In the third and final match, Australia defeated Pakistan by seven wickets.
HOBART: Australia defeated Pakistan in the third Twenty20 International on Monday, completing a perfect sweep at the Bellerive Oval thanks to an incredible performance from Marcus Stoinis, who scored 61 runs.
Stoinis led Australia to chase the small mark of 118 in 11.2 overs at a cost of three wickets.
With the scoreboard showing 30-2 in 3.3 overs following Jake Fraser-McGurk’s dismissal, Stoinis stepped out to bat and used his aggressive hitting to completely change the course of the contest.
Josh Inglis, the captain of Australia, shared the third wicket with Stoinis for 55 runs, scoring a pitiful 17 runs. With the wicket of Inglis, who hit 27 off 24, Abbas Afridi broke the silence.
In order to lead his team to a resounding victory, Stoinis kept up his assault, smashing five sixes and as many fours throughout his 27-ball 61-runs.
Jahandad Khan, Abbas, and Shaheen Shah Afridi each claimed one wicket for Pakistan.
After winning the toss, Pakistan had previously chosen to bat first and had rested fast bowler Naseem Shah and skipper Muhammad Rizwan from their playing eleven.
The choice to bat first, though, did not pay off as Spencer Johnson, who claimed five wickets in the second Twenty20 International, dismissed Sahibzada Farhan (9) in the second over.
Before Haseebullah Khan (24) was struck by a googly from Adam Zampa, he and Babar Azam knitted a 44-run partnership for the second wicket in 31 balls.
Usman Khan (3) and captain Salman Ali Agha (1) were dismissed by Aaron Hardie, severely hurting Pakistan and leaving the visitors reeling at 70-4
Zampa terminated his time at the crease after Babar hit four boundaries to score 41 runs off 28 balls.
After struggling to get back on track, Pakistan collapsed badly, losing five wickets for just 26 runs and eventually succumbing to a pitiful 117 runs.
With statistics of 3–21, Hardie spearheaded Australia’s attack, while Zampa and Johnson both claimed two wickets. With one wicket apiece, Nathan Ellis and Xavier Bartlett also made contributions.
For those who are not familiar, the hosts are ahead 2-0 in the three-match T20I series. They set a target of 94 in seven overs and won the first match
Australia was held to 147 for 9 in the second Twenty20 International by Pakistani bowlers, which was led by Haris Rauf’s four-wicket haul. But the visitors lost by a slim margin of 13 runs after being dismissed for just 134 runs.
