Pakistan whitewash Australia in T20 series

LAHORE: All-rounder Mohammad Nawaz grabbed five wickets for Pakistan on Sunday as Green Shirts whitewashed Australia in a three-match T20 series by 3-0 at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore.

In the first innings, Saim Ayub and Babar Azam scored half-centuries on Sunday as Pakistan posted 207 runs against Australia — the Green Shirts’ highest total against the visitors in a T20I game..

Winning the toss and opting to bat first, Pakistan decided to replace Sahibzada Farhaan with Fakhar Zaman, who opened with Saim Ayub. Farhaan was dismissed in the first match of the series without scoring any runs and had managed to score just five runs in the second game. In Sunday’s match, Saim scored 56 runs. He shared a 69-run partnership with Babar Azam, who remained unbeaten on 50. Staff Report