Twitter reacts as Australia script historic series win in Pakistan

Australian captain Pat Cummins added yet another jewel to his already glorious crown as he became just the third skipper from his country to win a Test series in Pakistan. Cummins has joined former captains Richie Benaud and Mark Taylor, who have previously scripted a series win on Pakistan soil.

Chasing 351 to win the final Test in Lahore and the three-match series 1-0, Pakistan's defensive mindset and lack of intent once again came back to bite them.

Having gone into Stumps on the fourth evening at the score of 0-73, the final day promised to be a cliffhanger but that wasn't on to be as Australia continued to chip away at the wickets at regular intervals.

Seam-bowling all-rounder Cameron Green provided a near-perfect to the Australians on the fifty morning as he dismissed an in-form Abdullah Shafique for 27.

Having struggled to close out games in the fourth innings in the last 3 years, off-spinner Nathan Lyon was under immense pressure to deliver on the final day in Lahore.

And, that is exactly what the champion spinner did as he snuffed out a well-set Imam-ul-Haq (70) and an in-form Azhar Ali in quick succession to leave Pakistan reeling at 142/3.

Pat Cummins then came to the party big time as he knocked over Fawad Alam and Mohammad Rizwan within a space of two overs, leaving Babar Azam with a herculean task to salvage a draw.

Azam continued with his good form as he compiled yet another half-century (55 off 104 deliveries) but any chances of him saving the game for the home side were snuffed out by Lyon, thanks to a brilliant catch by Steve Smith in the slip.

Once Babar was dismissed, it was just a matter of time for Australia as Lyon (5/83 in 37 overs) , en-route to a well-deserved five-wicket-haul, knocked over Hasan Ali and Shaheen Afridi before Cummins (3/23 in 15.1 overs) claimed the final wicket to seal a historic  win by 115 runs.

This is Australia's first series win in Asia since their 1-0 victory in Sri Lanka in 2011. This is also their first win away from home since their 2-0 triumph in New Zealand in February 2017.

Here's how Twitter reacted to Australia's 1-0 win over Pakistan: