Hello and welcome to our live coverage of the third and final T20 international match between Pakistan and Australia at the Bellerive Oval in Hobart on Monday (November 18, 2024). The series has already gone the Aussies’ way, with the home team notching up contrasting wins in the first two games to take an unassailable 2-0 lead. It is all about pride and improvement at this stage for the Men In Green, who would be desperate to avoid a 0-3 whitewash Down Under. Stay with us to follow the live cricket scores and updates from the PAK vs AUS match.
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Australia Vs Pakistan Live Score, 3rd T20I: WICKET!!!!
Hardie gets his second wicket! Agha Salman is plumb lbw. He departs for 1 off 9 balls, and Pakistan are now 70/4 in 9.4 overs. Irfan Khan is the new man in.
Australia Vs Pakistan Live Score, 3rd T20I: WICKET!!!!
Usman Khan Falls to Hardie!
Usman Khan’s aggressive charge backfires again! Hardie outsmarts him with a slower ball, and Usman miscues it to sweeper cover, where Nathan Ellis takes a brilliant catch near the boundary. Usman departs for 3 off 4 balls.
Now, the captain Agha Salman comes to the crease
Australia Vs Pakistan Live Score, 3rd T20I: WICKET!!!!
Haseebullah Khan Departs!
And, Adam Zampa strikes in his first over! A tempting googly floats wide of off, Haseebullah Khan goes for the big shot but edges it to Matthew Short at a backward point. Haseebullah departs for 24 off 19 balls, with 3 fours.
Usman Khan comes to the crease.
Australia Vs Pakistan Live Score, 3rd T20I: Powerplay
Pakistan make a solid start in Hobart, with the pitch proving to be a belter. The powerplay ends at 58/1, with Haseebullah Khan scoring 24 off 18 balls (3 fours) and Babar Azam 25 off 14 balls (4 fours). Now, Adam Zampa takes the ball.
Australia Vs Pakistan Live Score, 3rd T20I: Rythm!
Babar Azam is in brilliant touch, smashing hattrick boundaries off Marcus Stoinis deliveries. He dabs a back-of-length delivery past third man, pulls one firmly behind square, and then thrashes a fuller delivery through cover. With Babar’s 22 off 10 balls Pakistan move to 45/1 after 4.5 overs.
The fifth over saw 1, 4, 4, Wd, 4, L, 1, 1 – 16 Runs! Stoinis will surely regret this expensive over!
Australia Vs Pakistan Live Score, 3rd T20I: Eyes On Jehandad
Eyes will be on Jehandad Khan, the 21-year-old all-rounder from Rawalpindi, making his international debut for Pakistan. He is left-arm seamer and hard-hitting lower-order batter.
Meanwhile, Haseebullah Khan is in good form, delivering a four off Bartlett’s delivery, while Babar adds 9 runs off 5 balls, including a boundary.
Australia Vs Pakistan Live Score, 3rd T20I: WICKETTT!!
Just when Sahibzada Farhan found his rhythm with a crisp four, Spencer Johnson strikes! Farhan pulls a short delivery from Johnson and is caught by Bartlett at mid-wicket. The same fate as in the previous game for Farhan, as he falls for 9 off 7 balls, with 1 boundary.
Australia Vs Pakistan Live Score, 3rd T20I: Thrill Begins!
From Pakistan Sahibzada Farhan and Babar Azam are at the crease. Bartlett opens the attack for Australia.
Australia Vs Pakistan Live Score, 3rd T20I: Weather!!
Australia Vs Pakistan Live Score, 3rd T20I: Toss
Pakistan have won the toss against Australia and have opted to bat first.
A surprising name missing in the playing XIs is Pakistan captain Mohammad Rizwan who seems to be resting. Now, Salman Agha will lead the team in his absence.
Australia (Playing XI): Matthew Short, Jake Fraser-McGurk, Josh Inglis(w/c), Glenn Maxwell, Marcus Stoinis, Tim David, Aaron Hardie, Xavier Bartlett, Nathan Ellis, Spencer Johnson, Adam Zampa
Pakistan (Playing
Australia Vs Pakistan Live Score, 3rd T20I: Weather
The weather forecast for the third T20I between Australia and Pakistan are promising. According to Accuweather.com, there’s only 3% chance that it can rain today in Hobart.
Australia Vs Pakistan Live Score, 3rd T20I: Head To Head
Before Pakistan’s tour of Australia in 2024, the men in green held a superior head-to-head record with 13 wins to 11 losses. However, following Australia’s back-to-back victories in the last two games, the win-loss record between the two teams is now tied at 13-13.
Australia Vs Pakistan Live Score, 3rd T20I: Playing XIs
Pakistan (Playing
Australia (Playing XI): To be updated
Australia Vs Pakistan Live Score, 3rd T20I: Previous Matches
After losing the ODI series 1-2, Australia bounced back and clinched victories in the first two T20I matches, winning the first game by 29 runs at the Gabba (rain-shortened – 7 overs match). The Josh Inglis-led team won the second T20I by 13 runs against Pakistan.
Australia Vs Pakistan Live Score, 3rd T20I: Squads
Pakistan Squad: Mohammad Rizwan(w/c), Babar Azam, Arafat Minhas, Omair Yousuf, Haseebullah Khan, Irfan Khan, Usman Khan, Agha Salman, Shaheen Afridi, Naseem Shah, Haris Rauf, Jahandad Khan, Sahibzada Farhan, Abbas Afridi, Sufiyan Muqeem
Australia Squad: Matthew Short, Jake Fraser-McGurk, Josh Inglis(w/c), Marcus Stoinis, Tim David, Glenn Maxwell, Aaron Hardie, Sean Abbott, Adam Zampa, Xavier Bartlett, Nathan Ellis, Josh Philippe, Spencer Johnson.
Australia Vs Pakistan Live Score, 3rd T20I: Start Time, Where To Watch
The first ball of the third Australia vs Pakistan T20I is scheduled to be bowled at 1:30 pm IST, with the toss at 1 pm. The match will be live-streamed on the Disney+ Hotstar app and website in India. It will be telecast on the Star Sports Network TV channels in India.
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