PAK vs AUS Highlights, 3rd ODI: Pakistan beat Australia by 4 wickets, win series 2-1
THE TIMES OF INDIA | Jun 05, 2026, 07:05:53 IST
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PAK vs AUS Highlights, 3rd ODI: Pakistan beat Australia by 4 wickets, win series 2-1

PAK vs AUS, 3rd ODI: Josh Inglis’ fighting half-century went in vain as Australia failed to cope with Pakistan’s pace and spin attack, suffering a four-wicket defeat in the third ODI and conceding the series 2-1 on Thursday.

After opting to bat, Australia looked set for a competitive total with Inglis scoring 65 off 71 balls and sharing useful stands with Marnus Labuschagne and Alex Carey. However, the visitors suffered another dramatic collapse, losing their final seven wickets for only 38 runs to be bowled out for 157 in 42 overs.

Shaheen Shah Afridi starred with the ball, claiming 3-30 with both the new and old ball, while Abrar Ahmed returned 2-19 and Shadab Khan ended a five-match wicketless streak in ODIs with 2-28. Haris Rauf also played a crucial role by removing Carey and triggering the collapse.

Australia’s bowlers threatened to pull off an unlikely win on a surface offering considerable assistance to spin. Left-arm spinner Matthew Kuhnemann struck three times, including the prized wicket of Babar Azam, who top-scored with a patient 40 off 84 balls. Pakistan slipped to 112-6 before Shadab and Abdul Samad combined for an unbeaten 49-run partnership.

Shadab finished on 29 not out, with Samad unbeaten on 18, as Pakistan reached 161/6 in 41.5 overs. Australian captain Josh Inglis admitted his side had left itself short once again.

“A bit like the first game, we were just too many runs short,” Inglis said after Australia’s batting struggles proved costly.
18:04 (IST) Jun 04
PAK vs AUS Live Score: 44/1 (10.5 overs)
0
Overs10.5
Score44 - 1

Shadab Khan to Josh Inglis, Just short! Flatter, short and on off, turns away with bounce this time. Josh Inglis flays his bat at it. Gets a thick outside edge but the ball goes on the bounce to short third.

18:03 (IST) Jun 04
PAK vs AUS Live Score: 44/1 (10.4 overs)
1
Overs10.4
Score44 - 1

Shadab Khan to Marnus Labuschagne, Flighted, full and around off, turns away, Marnus Labuschagne plays it late and steers it through point for another run.

18:03 (IST) Jun 04
PAK vs AUS Live Score: 43/1 (10.3 overs)
0
Overs10.3
Score43 - 1

Shadab Khan to Marnus Labuschagne, Tossed up, full and on off, Marnus Labuschagne prods forward and blocks it out.

18:03 (IST) Jun 04
PAK vs AUS Live Score: 43/1 (10.2 overs)
1
Overs10.2
Score43 - 1

Shadab Khan to Josh Inglis, Goes short again and around off, Josh Inglis rocks back and punches it aerially but through covers for a run.

18:02 (IST) Jun 04
PAK vs AUS Live Score: 42/1 (10.1 overs)
1
Overs10.1
Score42 - 1

Shadab Khan to Marnus Labuschagne, Floated, short and outside off, Marnus Labuschagne cuts it away to deep point for a single.

18:02 (IST) Jun 04

Powerplay 2! Pakistan can now have four fielders outside the inner ring till the 40th over. Shadab Khan comes into the attack now.

18:01 (IST) Jun 04
PAK vs AUS Live Score: 41/1 (9.6 overs)
Score after 10 overs 41 - 1
Runs Scored: 0
000300
  • Josh Inglis 24 (24)
  • Marnus Labuschagne 16 (34)
Arafat Minhas2-0-14-0
0
Overs9.6
Score41 - 1

Arafat Minhas to Josh Inglis, Full, on off, Josh Inglis lunges and blocks it out.

18:01 (IST) Jun 04
PAK vs AUS Live Score: 41/1 (9.5 overs)
0
Overs9.5
Score41 - 1

Arafat Minhas to Josh Inglis, Short, on middle, Josh Inglis pushes it to cover.

17:58 (IST) Jun 04

Oh..no! There is some real concern in the field at the moment. While trying to save the boundary, Maaz Sadaqat has hurt his head here and is lying on the ground. Skipper Shaheen Afridi is waving for the doctors, and the stretcher is also coming out. Scenes you do not want to see on a cricket field. However, the good thing is that Maaz is up on his feet, but he is walking off the field. Hopefully, it is nothing serious. Also, Shamyl Hussain is the substitute fielder.

17:57 (IST) Jun 04
PAK vs AUS Live Score: 41/1 (9.4 overs)
3
Overs9.4
Score41 - 1

Arafat Minhas to Marnus Labuschagne, Excellent work in the deep! Short of a length, outside off, Marnus transfers his weight on his back foot and punches it well into the gap between cover and point. Both the fielders sprint back, and it's Maaz Sadaqat from the cover region who dives just before the ball touches the boundary cushion and saves a run for the team. However, he has hurt himself during the process as he lands awkwardly on his left shoulder and takes a hit on his head. 

17:57 (IST) Jun 04
PAK vs AUS Live Score: 38/1 (9.3 overs)
0
Overs9.3
Score38 - 1

Arafat Minhas to Marnus Labuschagne, Short, on off and middle. Marnus Labuschagne hangs back and brings out his solid defence.

17:56 (IST) Jun 04
PAK vs AUS Live Score: 38/1 (9.2 overs)
0
Overs9.2
Score38 - 1

Arafat Minhas to Marnus Labuschagne, A tad fuller, pitching on middle and turning away. Marnus Labuschagne rocks back and blocks it down.

17:56 (IST) Jun 04
PAK vs AUS Live Score: 38/1 (9.1 overs)
0
Overs9.1
Score38 - 1

Arafat Minhas to Marnus Labuschagne, Short and wide outside off, Marnus Labuschagne dabs it to cover.

17:55 (IST) Jun 04
PAK vs AUS Live Score: 38/1 (8.6 overs)
Score after 9 overs 38 - 1
Runs Scored: 0
100102
  • Josh Inglis 24 (22)
  • Marnus Labuschagne 13 (30)
Abrar Ahmed2-1-4-0
2
Overs8.6
Score38 - 1

Abrar Ahmed to Josh Inglis, Drags his length back, does Abrar, outside off. Josh Inglis goes deep into the crease and punches it to the left of the wide long off fielder and gets an easy brace.

17:54 (IST) Jun 04
PAK vs AUS Live Score: 36/1 (8.5 overs)
0
Overs8.5
Score36 - 1

Abrar Ahmed to Josh Inglis, On the fuller side, on off, Josh Inglis fends it to short cover.

17:54 (IST) Jun 04
PAK vs AUS Live Score: 36/1 (8.4 overs)
1
Overs8.4
Score36 - 1

Abrar Ahmed to Marnus Labuschagne, A tad fuller, on middle and leg, Marnus Labuschagne nudges it to mid-wicket and gets a single.

17:54 (IST) Jun 04
PAK vs AUS Live Score: 35/1 (8.3 overs)
0
Overs8.3
Score35 - 1

Abrar Ahmed to Marnus Labuschagne, Just outside off, fuller in length, Marnus Labuschagne eases it to short cover.

17:53 (IST) Jun 04
PAK vs AUS Live Score: 35/1 (8.2 overs)
0
Overs8.2
Score35 - 1

Abrar Ahmed to Marnus Labuschagne, Full, on off, Marnus Labuschagne defends it to the left of the bowler.

17:53 (IST) Jun 04
PAK vs AUS Live Score: 35/1 (8.1 overs)
1
Overs8.1
Score35 - 1

Abrar Ahmed to Josh Inglis, Short, on off, Josh Inglis punches it to long off for one.

17:52 (IST) Jun 04
PAK vs AUS Live Score: 34/1 (7.6 overs)
Score after 8 overs 34 - 1
Runs Scored: 0
461000
  • Marnus Labuschagne 12 (27)
  • Josh Inglis 21 (19)
Arafat Minhas1-0-11-0
0
Overs7.6
Score34 - 1

Arafat Minhas to Marnus Labuschagne, Beaten! Pitches it fuller, on off and turns it away from the batter. Marnus Labuschagne looks to block it on his front foot but gets beaten on the outside edge.

17:52 (IST) Jun 04
PAK vs AUS Live Score: 34/1 (7.5 overs)
0
Overs7.5
Score34 - 1

Arafat Minhas to Marnus Labuschagne, Full, on off, Marnus Labuschagne rests it down.

17:52 (IST) Jun 04
PAK vs AUS Live Score: 34/1 (7.4 overs)
0
Overs7.4
Score34 - 1

Arafat Minhas to Marnus Labuschagne, A touch shorter, around off, Marnus Labuschagne eases it to cover.

17:51 (IST) Jun 04
PAK vs AUS Live Score: 34/1 (7.3 overs)
1
Overs7.3
Score34 - 1

Arafat Minhas to Josh Inglis, Short, on off, Josh Inglis punches it to long off for one.

17:50 (IST) Jun 04
PAK vs AUS Live Score: 33/1 (7.2 overs)
6
Overs7.2
Score33 - 1

Arafat Minhas to Josh Inglis, SIX! KABOOM! Fullish yet again, closer to the off stump. Josh Inglis goes inside out and lofts it elegantly over deep cover for half a dozen.

17:50 (IST) Jun 04
PAK vs AUS Live Score: 27/1 (7.1 overs)
4
Overs7.1
Score27 - 1

Arafat Minhas to Josh Inglis, FOUR! Warm greetings to Minhas from Inglis. Tossed up, fuller, offering a lot of width, outside off. Josh Inglis hangs back and spanks it through cover-point for four runs.

17:49 (IST) Jun 04

A probing over from Abrar Ahmed. Spin from both ends now with Arafat Minhas replacing Haris Rauf.

17:49 (IST) Jun 04
PAK vs AUS Live Score: 23/1 (6.6 overs)
Score after 7 overs 23 - 1
Runs Scored: 0
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  • Marnus Labuschagne 12 (24)
  • Josh Inglis 10 (16)
Abrar Ahmed1-1-0-0
0
Overs6.6
Score23 - 1

Abrar Ahmed to Marnus Labuschagne, Googly to end the over, offering a bit flight, pitching it fuller, around off and middle. Marnus Labuschagne rocks back and tries to block it but gets the inside edge and gets wrapped on his pads.

17:48 (IST) Jun 04
PAK vs AUS Live Score: 23/1 (6.5 overs)
0
Overs6.5
Score23 - 1

Abrar Ahmed to Marnus Labuschagne, Full, on the leg stump, Maaz Sadaqat blocks it to the leg side.

17:48 (IST) Jun 04
PAK vs AUS Live Score: 23/1 (6.4 overs)
0
Overs6.4
Score23 - 1

Abrar Ahmed to Marnus Labuschagne, Short, around off, Marnus Labuschagne slaps it to cover.

17:48 (IST) Jun 04
PAK vs AUS Live Score: 23/1 (6.3 overs)
0
Overs6.3
Score23 - 1

Abrar Ahmed to Marnus Labuschagne, Pitches it up, does Abrar, on middle, Marnus Labuschagne lunges and rests it down.

17:47 (IST) Jun 04
PAK vs AUS Live Score: 23/1 (6.2 overs)
0
Overs6.2
Score23 - 1

Abrar Ahmed to Marnus Labuschagne, A touch shorter now, on off, Marnus Labuschagne hangs back and defends it from the inner part of his bat.

17:47 (IST) Jun 04
PAK vs AUS Live Score: 23/1 (6.1 overs)
0
Overs6.1
Score23 - 1

Abrar Ahmed to Marnus Labuschagne, Short, on middle, Marnus Labuschagne blocks it down.

17:47 (IST) Jun 04

Time for spin now as Abrar Ahmed comes into the attack.

17:46 (IST) Jun 04
PAK vs AUS Live Score: 23/1 (5.6 overs)
Score after 6 overs 23 - 1
Runs Scored: 0
004010
  • Josh Inglis 10 (16)
  • Marnus Labuschagne 12 (18)
Haris Rauf3-0-8-0
0
Overs5.6
Score23 - 1

Haris Rauf to Josh Inglis, Oh, nearly gets beaten on the inside edge! Slanting in, around the off stump, fuller in length. Josh Inglis prods and goes for an expansive drive toward mid off, but gets nicked on the inside edge, before it rolls to mid on. 

17:45 (IST) Jun 04
PAK vs AUS Live Score: 23/1 (5.5 overs)
1
Overs5.5
Score23 - 1

Haris Rauf to Marnus Labuschagne, A touch fuller, outside off, Matt Renshaw dabs it to backward point.

17:44 (IST) Jun 04
PAK vs AUS Live Score: 22/1 (5.4 overs)
0
Overs5.4
Score22 - 1

Haris Rauf to Marnus Labuschagne, On a length, outside off, Labuschagne fends it to cover.

17:43 (IST) Jun 04
PAK vs AUS Live Score: 22/1 (5.3 overs)
4
Overs5.3
Score22 - 1

Haris Rauf to Marnus Labuschagne, FOUR! Easy pickings for Labuschagne. Good-length delivery, on middle and leg, angling in. Marnus Labuschagne just rolls his wrists and flicks it to the right of the deep square leg fielder for four runs.

17:43 (IST) Jun 04
PAK vs AUS Live Score: 18/1 (5.2 overs)
0
Overs5.2
Score18 - 1

Haris Rauf to Marnus Labuschagne, Pitches it up, wide outside off. Marnus Labuschagne bends his back leg and tries to drill it away, through cover, but gets beaten on the outside edge.

17:42 (IST) Jun 04
PAK vs AUS Live Score: 18/1 (5.1 overs)
0
Overs5.1
Score18 - 1

Haris Rauf to Marnus Labuschagne, Full-length delivery, on off, angling in. Marnus Labuschagne defends it back to the bowler. Rauf picks it up and has a shy at the batter's end as Labuschagne is out of his crease. As he sees the bowler making the throw, he gets back.

17:41 (IST) Jun 04
PAK vs AUS Live Score: 18/1 (4.6 overs)
Score after 5 overs 18 - 1
Runs Scored: 0
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  • Josh Inglis 10 (15)
  • Marnus Labuschagne 7 (13)
Shaheen Afridi3-1-15-1
0
Overs4.6
Score18 - 1

Shaheen Afridi to Josh Inglis, It's a maiden from Shaheen Afridi. Full, shaping in, on off. Josh Inglis blocks it back to the bowler.

17:40 (IST) Jun 04
PAK vs AUS Live Score: 18/1 (4.5 overs)
0
Overs4.5
Score18 - 1

Shaheen Afridi to Josh Inglis, Make it five dots. Much fuller, on off, Josh Inglis blocks it to mid off.

17:39 (IST) Jun 04
PAK vs AUS Live Score: 18/1 (4.4 overs)
0
Overs4.4
Score18 - 1

Shaheen Afridi to Josh Inglis, Good length, on off, Josh Inglis punches it to the point fielder. Four dots now.

17:38 (IST) Jun 04
PAK vs AUS Live Score: 18/1 (4.3 overs)
0
Overs4.3
Score18 - 1

Shaheen Afridi to Josh Inglis, Oh, that was close! Angling in, on a length, on off. Josh Inglis looks to drive it but gets an inside edge onto his pads. The ball just misses the off pole and rolls to the right of the keeper. 

17:38 (IST) Jun 04
PAK vs AUS Live Score: 18/1 (4.2 overs)
0
Overs4.2
Score18 - 1

Shaheen Afridi to Josh Inglis, Slows it up, on off, Josh Inglis knocks it to the fielder at mid on.

17:37 (IST) Jun 04
PAK vs AUS Live Score: 18/1 (4.1 overs)
0
Overs4.1
Score18 - 1

Shaheen Afridi to Josh Inglis, Hard length, on off, Josh Inglis blocks it to mid off.

17:36 (IST) Jun 04
PAK vs AUS Live Score: 18/1 (3.6 overs)
Score after 4 overs 18 - 1
Runs Scored: 0
001000
  • Marnus Labuschagne 7 (13)
  • Josh Inglis 10 (9)
Haris Rauf2-0-3-0
0
Overs3.6
Score18 - 1

Haris Rauf to Marnus Labuschagne, Excellent fielding! Full, on middle, Marnus Labuschagne flicks it to mid-wicket. Shadab Khan dives to his right and makes a brilliant stop. Dot ball.

17:35 (IST) Jun 04
PAK vs AUS Live Score: 18/1 (3.5 overs)
0
Overs3.5
Score18 - 1

Haris Rauf to Marnus Labuschagne, Too full, on leg, Marnus Labuschagne eases it to the mid on fielder.

17:35 (IST) Jun 04
PAK vs AUS Live Score: 18/1 (3.4 overs)
0
Overs3.4
Score18 - 1

Haris Rauf to Marnus Labuschagne, Slows it up, outside off, Marnus Labuschagne punches it to the point fielder.

17:34 (IST) Jun 04
PAK vs AUS Live Score: 18/1 (3.3 overs)
1
Overs3.3
Score18 - 1

Haris Rauf to Josh Inglis, A tad fuller, on off, Josh Inglis makes room and steers it through point for a single.

17:33 (IST) Jun 04
PAK vs AUS Live Score: 17/1 (3.2 overs)
0
Overs3.2
Score17 - 1

Haris Rauf to Josh Inglis, Too full, on the stumps, Josh Inglis stays back and blocks it to the right of the bowler.

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PAK vs AUS, 3rd ODI: Pakistan overcame Australia’s spin challenge on a tricky wicket to secure a four-wicket victory in the third and final ODI and clinch the series 2-1 on Thursday. Chasing a modest 158, Pakistan had to work hard on an abrasive surface before reaching 161/6 in 41.5 overs, completing their third successive bilateral ODI series win over Australia.

Captain Shaheen Shah Afridi led from the front with figures of 3-30, while Abrar Ahmed and Shadab Khan chipped in with two wickets each as Australia were bowled out for 157 in 42 overs, their lowest ODI total in Pakistan. Josh Inglis fought a lone battle with 65 off 71 balls, but Australia lost their last seven wickets for just 38 runs.

Pakistan’s chase was tested by left-arm spinner Matthew Kuhnemann, who claimed 3-38 and removed Babar Azam for a patient 40. With the hosts reduced to 112-6, Shadab and Abdul Samad held their nerve in an unbeaten 49-run stand. Shadab remained unbeaten on 29 and sealed victory with a boundary off Adam Zampa.

“It was a complete team effort throughout the series,” said Afridi, praising his bowlers for executing their plans on difficult batting surfaces.