Opener Babar Azam struck a half-century and leg-spinner Shadab Khan claimed three wickets as Pakistan secured a 3-0 T20 series whitewash over Australia with a 33-run victory in Dubai.<\/p>\n
Azam\u2019s 40-ball 50 lifted Pakistan to another challenging total of 150-5 before Shadab\u2019s 3-19 helped bowl Australia out for 117 in 19.1 overs on Sunday.<\/p>\n
It is Pakistan\u2019s first-ever whitewash against Australia in a limited-over series and their 10th series win under Sarfraz Ahmed since he took over as captain in September 2016.<\/p>\n
Pakistan justified their world-number-one ranking in the shortest format of the game, following a 66-run thrashing in Abu Dhabi with an 11-run win in Dubai.<\/p>\n
Australia\u2019s batting line-up never recovered from being bowled out for 89 in the first game.<\/p>\n
Carey, promoted to open the innings, smashed two fours and two sixes in Imad Wasim\u2019s first over of the innings but they lost wickets at regular intervals.<\/p>\n
Skipper Aaron Finch failed yet again, scoring only one while Chris Lynn (15) and Glenn Maxwell (four) also inflicted little damage as seamer Hasan Ali finished with 2-14.<\/p>\n
Sarfraz said the series win was \u201ca reward for hard work\u201d.<\/p>\n
\u201cI would say that all the boys have worked hard in all facets, the result is just the reward,\u201d said Sarfraz.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhoever has got an opportunity has done well. We wanted to carry forward the momentum to the New Zealand series, the way we bowled and took our catches was superb tonight.\u201d<\/p>\n
Finch admitted it was disappointing to come up so short when chasing 151 to win.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe had our chances in all three games,\u201d said Finch. \u201cYou back yourself while chasing under 150, you back your batsmen to get the side over the line but it didn\u2019t happen.<\/p>\n
\u201cOur bowling was very impressive all series, keeping them to below 150 was great. We\u2019re looking forward to a tough series against South Africa (at home).\u201d Earlier, Azam scored his second fifty of the series after the hosts had won the toss and batted.<\/p>\n
Azam and Sahibzada Farhan gave Pakistan an excellent start — their opening stand of 99 their highest against Australia in T20 internationals — in 12.5 overs, but Pakistan could not capitalise on that start.<\/p>\n
Farhan, dismissed for a first-ball duck in his only previous match against Australia in Harare in July, hit a 38-ball 39.<\/p>\n
But after the openers, only Mohammad Hafeez managed to score freely during his 20-ball 32 not out.<\/p>\n
Shoaib Malik scored 18 and became the second-highest run-scorer in T20 international history, passing New Zealand\u2019s Brendon McCullum.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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