Pakistan Clinches T20 Series Sweep Against Australia with Record 111-Run Victory in Lahore

Lahore.  Pakistan completed a clean sweep of the three-match T20 series by defeating Australia by a massive margin of 111 runs in the final match held at Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore. Having won the toss and elected to bat first, Pakistan posted a strong total of 207 runs for the loss of 6 wickets in their allotted 20 overs.

Chasing a difficult target of 208 runs, Australia was bundled out for just 96 runs in 16.5 overs, securing a historic victory for Pakistan. This marks Australia's largest defeat ever in T20 history based on the margin of runs.

Pakistan's victory was excellent in both batting and bowling aspects. Although they lost two early wickets, Saim Ayub and Babar Azam stabilized the innings. Ayub scored a half-century knock of 56 runs, while Babar Azam, who has been struggling with poor form for a long time, signaled his return to form by scoring an unbeaten 50 runs. In the final overs, Shadab Khan batted aggressively, adding 46 runs off just 19 balls, including 5 sixes, propelling Pakistan to a huge score.

Spinner Mohammad Nawaz emerged as the hero in dismantling the Australian innings. He took 5 wickets for only 18 runs in his 4-over spell, which is the best performance of his career.

Fast bowler Shaheen Shah Afridi shattered the Australian top order in the opening overs, taking 2 wickets. For Australia, Marcus Stoinis scored 23 and Cameron Green scored 22 runs; no other batter could withstand the Pakistani bowlers.

Previously, Pakistan had maintained its dominance by winning the first and second T20 matches by margins of 22 and 90 runs, respectively.