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The Pakistan National Cricket Team have finally found its form in the white-ball format. After being taken down by the Bangladesh National Cricket Team in their previous series, they came back well against Australia’s second-string side as they defeated them last night in the deciding third and final ODI game between Pakistan and Australia by 6 wickets.
After the win against Australia National Cricket Team, the Men in Green created a record for themselves, as they became the first Asian side to win three consecutive ODI series against the six-time World Cup winners. This is a historic moment for Shaheen Shah Afridi and his boys, as no other Asian Team, even India, have achieved this milestone against the Kangaroos.
Pakistan creates history against Australia
The series was evenly poised at 1-1 as Pakistan won the first game by 5 wickets while chasing a small target of 201 runs. In the second ODI, Australia’s new side completely dominated the hosts in a low-scoring game as the Men in Green failed to chase down 232 runs and were bowled out for 190, with the visitors winning by 41 runs margin.
India have never won two back-to-back series at home; the last time they won two consecutive series against the Aussies was back in 2017/18 and 2018/19, with one being in Australia and one here at their home venue. However, there is a vast difference in the string of squads that play against Pakistan and India, as the Aussies come nearly with full power against the Men in Blue.
In their last series back in 2024, where the Men in Green travelled to Australia and won the series for the first time since 2022, which has been an iconic victory for the side. They have been doing well in the bilateral series, but have struggled in the major tournaments as they failed to keep their temperament on the bigger stages.
Australia outplayed in third ODI
Coming to the match, Australia won the toss and opted to bat first, but they lost Matt Short for a duck. Captain Josh Inglis played a good knock of 65 runs; however, the middle order crumbled, and they were bowled out for 157 runs in 42 overs. Shaheen Shah Afridi was the pick of the bowlers with 3/30 in his 8 overs.
While chasing, the home side also lost four wickets in quick succession, but Shadab Khan, who had a poor series, came out strong in the final game as he took his team over the line in the third and final game, scoring 29 valuable runs and stitching a small partnership with Abdul Samad, which helped Pakistan to chase in 41.5 overs.
What next for Pakistan and Australia?
Up next for the Men in Green is that they have five Test matches lined up, all away from their home, with two against the West Indies starting from July 25th, and then followed by England in a 3-match Test series which begins on August 19th.
For Australia, they have lined up for another ODI series in the subcontinent, playing against Bangladesh in a full white-ball tour with three ODIs, following three T20Is, and then will play two Test matches against the Bangla Tigers in Australia.
