Player of the Match
Player of the Match

1.21pm There it is. Pakistan seal their highest successful chase to win the tri-series title. Notably, this is their ninth successive T20I series win. Sarfraz runs onto the field and embraces Asif Ali and the uber-cool Shoaib Malik. Australia's openers Finch and Short ran away to 95 for 0 but some excellent end-overs bowling sparked a collapse as Australia lost 8 for 88. Fakhar Zaman then led the chase with a blistering 91 off 46 balls. Stick around for the presentation, ladies and gents.

Bilal: "Wait!!What?? I saw the Australian innings and thought match over Pakistan can't chase and went to sleep, now I've woken up to see this win, come on Pakistan you can't do this to me."

Finch: I thought we should have got around 200 and we just kept losing the wickets, which stalled the momentum. Pakistan played well. Yeah, I thought we started well with the ball. Fakhar Zaman played one hell of a knock. A 90-odd in a T20 game is hard to beat.

Zaman, Player of the Match and Player of the Series: I like these pitches. From the first game, I was in form. I have played here in 2016, the wickets were not that good then. Hard work in nets is the main thing. I take time at the start and play my natural game. After we lost two wickets, I told Safi I will play my natural game. Australia played well. Congratulations to my team

Sarfraz: It's a great team effort. Credit to the bowlers. Then Fakhar Zaman and Malik finished it for us. There were some dropped catches but we took the momentum in the second innings. The way Fakhar is batting and the whole tournament he and Malik batting well. Credit to the boys and management.

Sarfraz collects the trophy and is joined by his team-mates. There's the No. 1 T20I team. That's a wrap of this tri-series. Goodbye

Marshall Raja: "Aus seriously need to have a look at their squad. They need some solidity in their Middle Order and some skill in their bowling. Need to go for a specialist spinner. Agar is neither a batting all-rounder nor a bowling all-rounder."

Shahrukh: "What a way to chase highest total ever! From 2/2 to 187/4. This is why No.1."

Adeel Sheikh: "It happened 2nd time in past 1 year. The team gave Pakistan a humiliating defeat in league game got beaten by them in the Final of the same tournament. First India in CT2017 now Aussies in Tri Series. Fakhar the man once again!"

Ali Hasni: "Today Pakistan played like Australians and Aussie played like Pakistan, such a professional turnaround, never expected!!"

19.2
4
Stoinis to Asif Ali, FOUR, Pakistan clinch the tri-series in Zimbabwe! Back of a length and outside off, slower offcutter from Stoinis, Asif Ali reads it and slugs it away wide of deep midwicket for four
19.1
1
Stoinis to Shoaib Malik, 1 run, back of a length and outside off, muscled away to long-on

Stoinis

END OF OVER:
19 | 9 Runs | PAK: 182/4 (2 runs required from 6 balls, RR: 9.57, RRR: 2.00)

  • Asif Ali13 (10b)
  • Shoaib Malik42 (36b)
  • Andrew Tye4-0-33-0
  • Jhye Richardson4-0-29-1
18.6
2
Tye to Asif Ali, 2 runs, middle-stump yorker, jammed down to long-on for a couple of runs. Pakistan another couple away from victory
18.5
1
Tye to Shoaib Malik, 1 run, slog-swept away to deep fine leg

Nadeem: "Pak got off to an absolute shocker and now they are a couple of hits away from chasing their highest total ever. Amazing. "

18.4
0
Tye to Shoaib Malik, no run, Malik backs away outside leg and digs out a yorker to the keeper
18.3
1
Tye to Asif Ali, 1 run, Ali bunts a full ball on middle to long-on
18.2
1
Tye to Shoaib Malik, 1 run, shuffles outside leg and nurdles a single past short fine leg
18.1
4
Tye to Shoaib Malik, FOUR, full on middle stump, Malik backs away outside leg and smears it over point for four

Pakistan need 11 off the last two overs

END OF OVER:
18 | 17 Runs | PAK: 173/4 (11 runs required from 12 balls, RR: 9.61, RRR: 5.50)

  • Asif Ali10 (8b)
  • Shoaib Malik36 (32b)
  • Jhye Richardson4-0-29-1
  • Andrew Tye3-0-24-0
17.6
6
Richardson to Asif Ali, SIX, nice and full on off - right in the slot - Asif Ali gets underneath the length and slams it straight over the bowler's head like a boss. The slower ball has been dispatched into the stands
17.5
2
Richardson to Asif Ali, 2 runs, slower ball outside off, pulled away straight of long-on. Finch slides to his left and parries the ball to long-off
17.4
1
Richardson to Shoaib Malik, 1 run, banged in short on middle, shovel-pulls to deep square leg
17.3
1
Richardson to Asif Ali, 1 run, slower ball outside off, driven hard to long-off
17.2
1
Richardson to Shoaib Malik, 1 run, near yorker on middle, squeezed away to long-on
17.1
6
Richardson to Shoaib Malik, SIX, length ball on off stump, Malik lines it up and smokes it over the midwicket boundary. Such a smooth swing

END OF OVER:
17 | 2 Runs | PAK: 156/4 (28 runs required from 18 balls, RR: 9.17, RRR: 9.33)

  • Asif Ali1 (5b)
  • Shoaib Malik28 (29b)
  • Andrew Tye3-0-24-0
  • Jhye Richardson3-0-12-1
16.6
0
Tye to Asif Ali, no run, Asif aims to mow a length ball over midwicket but is beaten by extra bounce in the corridor

Mubashir: "Wait guys another twist is coming in this match, as we all know.. Pak predictably unpredictable."

16.5
1
Tye to Shoaib Malik, 1 run, turned to the leg side for one

Pratik Jain: "This is definitely a mental weakness with the current Australian team rather than lack of talent. These players don't have the killer instinct that their predecessors had"

16.4
1
Tye to Asif Ali, 1 run, full on middle and leg, tapped down to long-off for one now
16.3
0
Tye to Asif Ali, no run, back of a length and outside off, Ali slogs and misses
16.2
0
Tye to Asif Ali, no run, fullish on off, dropped to the covers
16.1
0
Tye to Asif Ali, no run, back of a length and nips away outside off past the outside edge

END OF OVER:
16 | 6 Runs 1 Wkt | PAK: 154/4 (30 runs required from 24 balls, RR: 9.62, RRR: 7.50)

  • Shoaib Malik27 (28b)
  • Jhye Richardson3-0-12-1
  • Marcus Stoinis2-0-26-0
15.6
W
Richardson to Fakhar Zaman, OUT, Zaman holes out to deep backward point. No hundred for him. Zaman shows his cards early and steps away outside leg. The bowler goes shorter and wider outside off. Zaman still reaches out for the ball and slices underneath the ball in the air but straight down the throat of Maddinson, the sub

Fakhar Zaman c sub (NJ Maddinson) b Richardson 91 (46b 12x4 3x6) SR: 197.82

15.5
1
Richardson to Shoaib Malik, 1 run, back of a length on middle, flipped away to deep square leg for one

Pakistan 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st2Fakhar ZamanSahibzada Farhan
2nd0Fakhar ZamanHussain Talat
3rd45Sarfaraz AhmedFakhar Zaman
4th107Shoaib MalikFakhar Zaman
5th33Shoaib MalikAsif Ali