Naseem Shah to Matthew Short, 3 runs.
Naseem Shah to Matthew Short, Play and a miss!
Naseem Shah to Matthew Short, On a length, over off, Matthew Short with soft hands dabs it out to gully.
Score after
6
overs
22 - 1
- Aaron Hardie 1 (9)
- Matthew Short 7 (12)
Shaheen Afridi to Aaron Hardie, Overpitched and around off, Aaron Hardie drills it towards cover-point.
Shaheen Afridi to Aaron Hardie, Pitched up and on the fifth stump line, shaping in, Aaron Hardie once again misses out on his drive.
Shaheen Afridi to Aaron Hardie, A big shout for LBW, but turned down! Good-length delivery, on middle, shaping in sharply. Aaron Hardie looks to play at it but misses and gets hit on the pads. There is a big discussion between the players and Mohammad Rizwan, but by the time he signals the 'T', time runs out. Good call as Ball Tracking shows it to go over the stumps.
Shaheen Afridi to Aaron Hardie, That's a beauty! Full again and on off, gets it to shape inside this time, Aaron Hardie looks to drive it straight down the ground but gets beaten on the inside edge.
Shaheen Afridi to Aaron Hardie, A bit fuller and around off, angling away, Aaron Hardie plays inside the line of it as the ball goes through to the keeper.
Shaheen Afridi to Aaron Hardie, Back of a length and on middle, angling in, Aaron Hardie looks to work it away but gets an inside edge onto his thigh pad as the ball lobs to the leg side.
Score after
5
overs
22 - 1
- Matthew Short 7 (12)
- Aaron Hardie 1 (3)
Naseem Shah to Matthew Short, BEATEN! Naseem Shah lands this on a hard length and just outside off, tempting the batter. Matthew Short looks to drive it on the up but the ball zips past the outside edge. Excellent over from Naseem Shah!
Naseem Shah to Matthew Short, Pulls his length back a bit, on middle and off, Matthew Short strides out and taps it to covers.
Naseem Shah to Matthew Short, Errs in line and serves this full but down the leg side, Matthew Short misses his flick. Wided.
Naseem Shah to Aaron Hardie, Back of a length and outside off, Aaron Hardie cuts it through cover-point for a single and gets off the mark.
Naseem Shah to Aaron Hardie, On a length and on off, Aaron Hardie pushes it down the pitch.
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Naseem Shah to Aaron Hardie, BEAUTY! Fuller and just around off, nips away again, Aaron Hardie tries to drive it through covers but gets beaten on the outside edge. Very nearly two in two for Shah!
Aaron Hardie walks out to bat at number 3 for Australia!
Naseem Shah to Jake Fraser-McGurk, OUT! EDGED AND GONE! Naseem Shah draws first blood! Jake Fraser-McGurk fails again and departs for another low score. This one is full and on off, angles in and then straightens a bit. JFM looks for the big booming drive but without any footwork, gets a thick outside edge behind where Mohammad Rizwan makes no mistake. Australia rocked early once more!
Score after
4
overs
20 - 0
- Matthew Short 7 (10)
- Jake Fraser-McGurk 7 (8)
Shaheen Afridi to Matthew Short, Back of a length and outside off, Matthew Short leaves it alone. Australia survives the 3rd over for the first time in this series.
Shaheen Afridi to Matthew Short, Short of a length and on leg, Matthew Short misses his flick and gets hit on the pads.
Shaheen Afridi to Matthew Short, Pitches it up, on off, Matthew Short tries to drive it away but drags it past mid off for a couple of runs.
Shaheen Afridi to Matthew Short, BEATEN! Shaheen Afridi hits the hard length and around off, angles away. Matthew Short plays for the shape in but the ball zips past the outside edge to the keeper.
Shaheen Afridi to Matthew Short, Touch fuller and around leg, angles away, Matthew Short gets squared up and gets a leading edge on two bounces to point.
Shaheen Afridi to Matthew Short, Missed out there! Shaheen Afridi bangs this short and on middle, Matthew Short looks for the pull but misses it and gets hit on the thigh pads.
Score after
3
overs
18 - 0
- Jake Fraser-McGurk 7 (8)
- Matthew Short 5 (4)
Naseem Shah to Jake Fraser-McGurk, Overpitched and around middle, Jake Fraser-McGurk drills it down the pitch where it hits the stumps at the non-striker's end and goes nowhere.
Naseem Shah to Jake Fraser-McGurk, Full again and on off, Jake Fraser-McGurk drives it straight to short covers.
Naseem Shah to Jake Fraser-McGurk, Goes fuller and on middle, Jake Fraser-McGurk clips it away wide of deep mid-wicket for a brace.
Naseem Shah to Jake Fraser-McGurk, Short of a length and on off, Jake Fraser-McGurk dabs it down to point.
Naseem Shah to Jake Fraser-McGurk, FOUR! Streaky! Back of a length and in that channel outside off, takes off again. Jake Fraser-McGurk has a poke at it but gets an outside edge that flies between second slip and gully for a boundary.
Pakistan retained the same playing XI for the third consecutive match as it continued to field a four-pronged pace attack, led by Shaheen Shah Afridi and Haris Rauf, on a fast Perth wicket.
Fresh from being named in Australia's first test squad as a reserve batter, Josh Inglis is interim captain for Sunday's match. He will also lead the side in next week’s three T20s against Pakistan as Mitchell Marsh and Travis Head are both on paternity leave.
Batter Cooper Connolly plays just his second ODI and has been joined by Marcus Stoinis and bowlers Sean Abbott, Spencer Johnson and Lance Morris for the hosts.
Captain Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc, Steven Smith, Marnus Labuschagne and Josh Hazlewood have all been rested for Australia ahead of five-test series against India, starting Nov. 22 in Perth.
Naseem Shah to Jake Fraser-McGurk, Naseem Shah begins with a hard-length delivery around off, shapes away with good bounce, Jake Fraser-McGurk shoulders arms to it.
Australia won the first game on Monday at Melbourne by two wickets, before Pakistan routed Australia by nine wickets in the second game at Adelaide on Friday to level the three-game series.
Toss news - Pakistan won the toss and elected to field in the third and deciding one-day international against Australia at Perth Stadium
Hello and welcome to our live coverage of the series deciding third and final ODI between Australia and Pakistan in Perth.
Naseem Shah to start from the other end!
Score after
2
over
12 - 0
- Matthew Short 5 (4)
- Jake Fraser-McGurk 1 (2)
Shaheen Afridi to Matthew Short, Touch fuller and around off, Matthew Short opens the face and drills it through cover-point. Two fielders chase after it and work in tandem to stop it, but the batters take four runs anyway. 12 runs off the first over then!
Shaheen Afridi to Jake Fraser-McGurk, Good length and on middle, nips away, Jake Fraser-McGurk steers it towards point for a run.
Shaheen Afridi to Jake Fraser-McGurk, Back of a length and just outside off, Jake Fraser-McGurk lets it go again. It is called a wide. Tough call as it looked inside the tramline.
Shaheen Afridi to Jake Fraser-McGurk, FIVE WIDES! Handy extras for Australia! Shaheen Afridi loses his line and bowls this very full and outside off, this one angles further away. Jake Fraser-McGurk leaves it alone, Mohammad Rizwan behind the stumps dives to his right but fails to reach it as the ball runs away to the third man fence for a boundary.
Shaheen Afridi to Jake Fraser-McGurk, Goes fuller again and on middle, shaping in this time, Jake Fraser-McGurk flicks it well but straight to short mid-wicket.
Shaheen Afridi to Matthew Short, Australia and Matthew Short are underway now! Pitched up and around off, Matthew Short drives it towards extra covers for a single.
Shaheen Afridi to Matthew Short, Short of a length and outside off, Matthew Short looks to cut but chops it down on the off side.
Shaheen Afridi to Matthew Short, EDGED BUT SAFE! Shaheen Afridi starts with a full delivery, on off, shaping away a shy bit. Matthew Short goes for the big drive but gets an outside edge along the ground to first slip.
In all readiness for the action to begin! The two umpires stride out to the centre! The Pakistan team takes to the field, spreading out with purpose and intensity while Mohammad Rizwan has a big smile on his face. Australian openers, Matthew Short and Jake Fraser-McGurk walk confidently to the crease, ready to face the challenge ahead. At the top of his mark is Shaheen Afridi ready to start the proceedings. Here we go!
Pakistan (Playing XI) - Abdullah Shafique, Saim Ayub, Babar Azam, Mohammad Rizwan(C/WK), Kamran Ghulam, Salman Agha, Irfan Khan, Shaheen Afridi, Naseem Shah, Haris Rauf, Mohammad Hasnain.
Australia (Playing XI) - Matthew Short, Jake Fraser-McGurk, Aaron Hardie, Josh Inglis (C/WK), Cooper Connolly, Marcus Stoinis, Glenn Maxwell, Sean Abbott, Adam Zampa, Spencer Johnson, Lance Morris.