3rd ODI win: Australia pull off series whitewash

Australia won the final match of the home series in Abu Dhabi yesterday by one run to whitewash Pakistan 3-0. Chasing a gettable 232, Pakistan got off to a solid start but no batsman was able to convert his start into a big score, with Asad Shafiq top scoring with 50, as wickets fell at regular intervals. After having added 30 for the seventh wicket partnership, it seemed that Umar Amin and Anwar Ali would see Pakistan home with only 28 required off 32 balls. However, first Amin and then Ali lost their wickets in quick succession to hand the initiative to the men from down under. The match turned once again as Zulfiqar Babar and Sohail Tanvir added 22 to bring Pakistan to within touching distance. But with only two runs required off the last over, Glenn Maxwell managed to take the final two wickets without conceding a single run to give Australia their narrowest ever win over Pakistan.

Published in The Express Tribune, October 13^th, 2014.