Aussies Set 267-run Target For Pakistan In 3rd ODI

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Aussies set 267-run target for Pakistan in 3rd ODI

Visitors won the toss and elected to bat first. Finch made highest 90 and GJ Maxwell 71 off 55 balls

LAHORE- (Pakistan Point News- 27th March, 2019) Australia has set the target 267 runs for Pakistan in the thirds ODI at UAE’s Abu Dhabi cricket Stadium.

The visitors who already grabbed two one days in the five-match series won the toss and elected to bat first. But the Usman Khawaja and AJ Finch opened the innings but Khawaja got dismissed on the ball of Usman Shinvari at duck. Aussies met the second blow when Junaid Khan took the wicket of SE March at score of 14. However, PSP Handscomb played a solid inning with Finch and took the scoreboard to 150. Haris bowled out Handscomb at 47. He made this score off 43 balls with the help of six boundaries. Imad Wasim took the wicket of MP Stoinis at the score of 10. GJ Maxwell was the second highest scorers after Finch and he made 71 runs off 55 balls with the help of eight boundaries and one six before run out by Muhammad Rizwan. Finch made highest 90 off 136 balls with five boundaries and one six. Haris Sohail took Finch catch at Yasir Shah’s delivery.

AT Carey and PJ Cummins went not out on the score of 25 and two respectively. Aussies made 266 at loss of six wickets.

Iftikhar Alam

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