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PAK vs AUS Highlights: Stoinis' Crushes Pakistan With Power To Seal Thumping Whitewash

Australia beat Pakistan by 7 wickets in 3rd T20I [Source: @cricketcomau/X.com]Australia beat Pakistan by 7 wickets in 3rd T20I [Source: @cricketcomau/X.com]

In a one-sided contest, Australia beat Pakistan by 7 wickets in the third T20I to clean sweep the visitors in the 3-game T20I series. Batting first, Pakistan had a good start with 58 runs in powerplay. However, Babar Azam’s dismissal led to a 117/10 collapse. Meanwhile, Marcus Stoinis muscled 5 sixes to seal the chase in 11.2 overs and also complete a series sweep for Australia.

Here’s how the PAK vs AUS 3rd T20I panned out in Hobart:

PAK vs AUS Highlights: Babar Azam off to a promising start

After two back-to-back failures, Babar Azam finally was off to a good start with opener Sahibzada Farhan as skipper Mohammad Rizwan rested himself. He slammed 41 off 28 balls to stack up 58 runs in the powerplay. However, just when the time was right to accelerate, Babar fell prey to Adam Zampa’s setup in the 13th over, leading to his dismissal.

PAK vs AUS Highlights: Agha Salman fails on captaincy debut

Aaron Hardie deceived Usman Khan with a slower ball that he holed out to Nathan Ellis at sweeper cover. Stand-in captain Agha Salman was trapped by Hardie in front of LBW dismissal. Moreover, a comical miscommunication while running cost Irfan Khan his wicket and Pakistan got reduced to 92/6. Lastly, Shaheen Afridi added a couple of boundaries and a maximum to lead his team to an ordinary total of 117.

PAK vs AUS Highlights: Jake Fraser-McGurk’s horror run continues

In a nothing chase, Shaheen Afridi drew first blood to dismiss Matthew Short in the third over. A slower ball pitched full forced Short to go for a lofted shot. However, his connection was off as he edged it to Irfan Khan at mid-on. Meanwhile, Jake Fraser-McGurk’s international career continues to go downhill as he failed again, this time to debutant Jahandad Khan. 

PAK vs AUS Highlights: Marcus Stoinis invokes his inner beast to stun Pakistan

Pakistan’s hopes of a comeback were shattered by Marcus Sotinis. Batting at no.4, Stoinis used every ounce of his power to destroy Haris Rauf with 22 runs in the 9th over. The mega-over included 2 fours and as many sixes, with the final one leaving the stadium at the release speed of 151 kph. Stoinis then charged on Shaheen Afridi to slam two more sixes and a four before Tim David capped off the 25-run over with a maximum. Marcus Stoinis slammed 61 off just 27 balls to lead Australia to a 7-wicket victory in just 11.2 overs. With that, Australia swept Pakistan to claim a 3-0 series victory.