Australia give 141-run target to Pakistan in third ODI

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Pakistan beat Australia by 8 wickets to clinch ODI series in Perth

Pakistani fast bowlers ran through the Australian batting line up restricting them to 140 runs in the third ODI being played at the Optus Stadium in Perth.

Shaheen Afridi, Naseem Shah got three wickets each while Harris Rauf bagged 2 wickets.

Earlier, Pakistan won the toss and opted to field first at the Optus Stadium in Perth.

Today’s game will determine who emerges victorious in the three-match series, which is currently levelled at 1-1 after the Green Shirts made a stunning comeback to defeat the hosts during a one-sided contest of the second ODI at the Adelaide Oval.

Five changes have been made in the Australian team.

After winning the toss, Pakistan captain Muhammad Rizwan said that the pitch does not look different, so they are bowling first and will try to play well in this match like the previous match.

Playing XIs

 

Pakistan: Mohammad Rizwan (c), Salman Ali Agha (vc), Abdullah Shafique, Muhammad Irfan Khan, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Naseem Shah, Saim Ayub, Babar Azam, Kamran Ghulam, Haris Rauf, Mohammad Hasnain.

Australia: Matt Short, Josh Inglis (capt, wk), Cooper Connolly, Marcus Stoinis, Glenn Maxwell, Jake Fraser-McGurk, Aaron Hardie, , Sean Abbott, Adam Zampa, Spencer Johnson, Lance Morris.