Cricket: Pakistan beat Australia for Twenty20 clean sweep

Cricket: Pakistan beat Australia for Twenty20 clean sweep

Dubai: Pakistan downed Australia by 33 runs in the third and final Twenty20 international in Dubai to register a 3-0 whitewash on Sunday.

Pakistan made 150-5 in their 20 overs with Babar Azam (50), Sahibzada Farhan (39) and Mohammad Hafeez (32 not out) their main run scorers.

Mitchell Marsh finished with 2-6.
In reply Australia were bowled out for 117 in 19.1 overs, with Ben McDermott and Mitchell Marsh scoring 21 each. Spinner Shadab Khan took 3-19.

Pakistan won the first match by 66 runs in Abu Dhabi followed by 11 run victory in the second in Dubai.

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