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Inspirational captaincy of Pat Cummins mixed up with high-class bowling, Usman Khawaja’s stunning batting display in both innings and a 5-fer on the final day by Nathan Lyon helped Australia clinch the series-deciding third Test against Pakistan by 115-runs.
Australia Test series wins in Pakistan:
- 2-0 in 1959/60 (Richie Benaud)
- 1-0 in 1998/99 (Mark Taylor)
- 1-0 in 2021/22 (Pat Cummins)
Unlike the second Test, Pakistan could not secure a draw in Lahore, chasing 351 after a bold declaration from Australia on 227/3 before Tea on Day 4. Lyon finished with figures of 5/83, which included the key wicket of Pakistan skipper Babar Azam, who was looking♛ rock-solid in the final session.
Cummins picked up three wickets, including the final scalp as Australia scripted history. He won the ‘Player of the Match’ for his lion-hear🌟ted effort, picking u✱p overall 8 wickets in the match, including a 5-wicket haul in the first innings.
Best match figures by a touring fast bowler in Pakistan:
- 11/152 – Chris Pringle (Faisalabad, 1990)
- 9/187 – Andy Roberts (Lahore, 1975)
- 8/77 – Wes Hall (Dhaka, 1959)
- 8/79 – Pat Cummins (Lahore, 2022)
Khawaja, who scored a whopping 496 runs at a mind-boggling average of 165.33 in the three Tests, was named ‘Player of the Series’. The left-handed batter ♒had smashed a hundred in the second innings and a brilliant 91 in𝕴 the first innings of the Lahore Test.
Here is how Twitter reacted:
Australia win by 115 runs.
Congratulations 👏🏼 l— Pakistan Cricket (@TheRealPCB)
Australia win the Benaud-Qadir Trophy after winning the🌞 ওthird Test by 115 runs!
— cricket.com.au (@cricketcomau)
That is Australia's first away Test series victory in more than six years.
— Nic Savage (@nic_savage1)
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This is a phenomenal win for Australia! One for the ages. Well played and well led 👏🏽 Special mention to & 👌🏽 Pak were ju💧st too defensive throughout be it pitches or approach and it cost them dearly.
— Wasim Jaffer (@WasimJaffer14)
What a poe📖tic ending! Australia claims victory in Lahore! And it’s a Test series win for Australia in Pakistan! Bold decisions paid off for the Aussies this match. What a fantastic last day this has been. And Gaz brilliant w🀅ith a five wicket haul! 🔥
— Chloe-Amanda Bailey (@ChloeAmandaB)
Pretty remarkable few years for Australian cricket. Win a series in Asia for the first time in 12 years against Pakistan, an👍d on their last away tour they retain the Ashes in England for the first time in 18 years.
— Scott Bailey (@ScottBaileyAAP)
Two stumps uprooted and splayed on the ground on the slowest pitch of the series by Patrick Cummins is the ul𝄹timate final word on this historic series triumph in Pakistan
— Bharat Sundaresan (@beastieboy07)
Winning a test seriesಞ in Pakistan against Pakistan- huge achie♛vement for Australia. Many congratulations
— Boria Majumdar (@BoriaMajumdar)
Credit to AUS for the🌞ir persistence🙈 and honest efforts. Eventually, it was rewarded.
Aus' first Test series win in Asia since 2011.
Cummins' era.
— Bharath Ramaraj (@Fancricket12)
This is serious Home-Cummins forღ an Aussie🏅 pacer in the subcontinent. Quite a statement!
— KSR (@KShriniwasRao)
If you could pick a perfect image for Australia winning this series, it's hard to top Pat Cummins ripping out the off stump and sending it cartwheeling. What a performance. What a series. Let's not wait another 24 years.
— Melinda Farrell (@melindafarrell)
Australia▨ r🍒egister a historic victory in Pakistan 🙌
They win the third Test🤪 by 115 runs and take the series 1-0𝕴. |
— ICC (@ICC)
Fantastic series victory from Australia in Pakistan – especially given some of their recent struggles in Asia.
Se🥃ts them on course for a t🦄ilt at the World Test Championship
— Tim Wigmore (@timwig)
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