Australia’s slice of history in Pakistan
Australia secured a historic 1-0
Test series — the Benaud-qadir trophy — victory in Pakistan on its return to the country after 24 years.
Pat Cummins’ side endured the 15day grind on the flat pitches before having the last laugh with spin in
Lahore.
Seasoned campaigner Nathan
Lyon bagged a fifer and broke
Pakistan’s back by dismissing Babar
Azam (55) and Imam-ul-haq (70) in the chase of 351. Cummins picked up three, which included the wickets of
Mohammad Rizwan and Fawad
Alam, which choked the home team in its backyard.
Australia’s Islamabad-born batter, Usman Khawaja, won the player of the series award for smashing 496 runs.
Pakistan pulled it back in the three-match ODI series by defeating Aaron Finch’s side 2-1 with Babar scoring an unbeaten 105 in the decider. But the men in green lost the only T20I by three wickets.