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Fakhar Zaman's best 73, and Shaheen Afridi's three-wicket prevent Australia from clinching the No. 1 T20I spot.
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A brilliant Fakhar Zaman about fifty, followed by a disciplined bowling The performance allowed the Pakistani coast to win a resounding victory by beating Australia by 45 points in its triennial Twenty20 International series in Harare on Thursday, July 5th.
"We do not worry too much about the standings because we are only focused on winning the T20I triangular series," Pakistan captain Sarfraz Ahmed said before the series started. And Thursday, they stayed on both.
In a competition to sit at the top of the T20I tire rankings of MRF tires, Australia was to remain undefeated in the series; after their loss in Pakistan, they will have to settle for the number 2 spot.
Zaman's third half-century brought Pakistan to 194/7, their highest total of T20I against Australia. With his 73 balls of 42 balls, the Pakistani drummer became the best scorer of T20I in 2018. A bowling attack led by Shaheen Afridi then restricted Australia to 149/7.
Afridi's first international box was Aaron Finch's form, He also took Glenn Maxwell to the fore for 10.
Meanwhile, Faheem Ashraf allowed Travis Head's make the effect of a decisive pbad for 7, Australia going from 29/1 to 49/3 in no time. fit Aaron Finch fell early after scoring 16 “/>
D'Arcy Short, after making a steady 28 of 34, became the third victim of Afridi. Afridi, at only his second exit T20I, finished with 3/37.
Although Alex Carey, who scored the best for Australia with his undefeated 24-ball 37, showed some resistance, these races were not enough to drag his side to through the victory line.
Earlier, sent to the baton, Pakistan lost Haris Sohail for a first-ball duck after the opener traded the ball directly into the hands of Short, the square-field player, off Jhye Richardson.
Zaman and Hussain Talat stabilized the innings and scored 51/1 in Powerplay. Their 72-point stand for the second wicket was ended by Maxwell, who blew Talat for 30. Zaman, who scored 61, 6 and 47 in previous matches, continued and raised his second half. century of the series of 33 balls with a 6.
It took a slower ball from Marcus Stoinis to Zaman to return to the dugout. His sleeves were dotted with nine limits and three six.
Andrew Tye, who snatched Sarfraz Ahmed's crucial wicket, caught by Carey for 14, also ended Shoaib Malik's cameo (27 out of 15) and added Shadab Khan to his list. He finished with the 3 / 35
Asif Ali's late strikes, undefeated at age 37, helped Pakistan reach a competitive total – and ultimately a winner. The teams will meet again in the final.
