T20I3rd T20I · Sri Lanka tour of Pakistan 2026/27PAK168/8SL172/2Sri Lanka won by 8 wicketsTest2nd Test · Australia tour of South Africa 2026/27SA20/2AUSDay 1 - Australia chose to field.ODI3rd ODI · Bangladesh Women tour of Australia 2026/27BANW172AUSW175/2Australia Women won by 8 wicketsODIMatch 134 · ICC Men's Cricket World Cup League 2 2026/27NEP263/8OMA150Nepal won by 113 runsODIMatch 135 · ICC Men's Cricket World Cup League 2 2026/27USA277/7NAM278/4Namibia won by 6 wicketsT20IMatch 14 · ICC Men's T20 World Cup Sub Regional Asia Qualifier B 2026/27HK172/5SIN134Hong Kong won by 38 runsT20IMatch 20 · ICC Men's T20 World Cup Sub Regional Asia Qualifier A 2026/27BHR119QAT120/8Qatar won by 2 wicketsT20IMatch 21 · ICC Men's T20 World Cup Sub Regional Asia Qualifier A 2026/27THA134/8BHU97Thailand won by 37 runsT20IMatch 15 · ICC Men's T20 World Cup Sub Regional Asia Qualifier B 2026/27KSA194/5MAL69Saudi Arabia won by 125 runsT20IMatch 13 · ICC Men's T20 World Cup Sub Regional Asia Qualifier B 2026/27CHI60MAS63/4Malaysia won by 6 wickets
3rd Test

Australia beat Pakistan by an innings and 20 runs in the 3rd Test

Western Australia Cricket Association Ground, Perth, . Pakistan won the toss and chose to bat.

Pakistan155 & 27669.4 ov
Australia451110.5 ov
Australia won by an innings and 20 runs

Match report

From the scorecard

Pakistan won the toss and chose to bat. Pakistan were bowled out for 155. Michael Kasprowicz took 4 for 53.

Australia were bowled out for 451, Ricky Ponting 197 from 288 balls and Justin Langer 144 from 286 balls. Mohammad Akram took 5 for 138.

Pakistan were bowled out for 276, Ijaz Ahmed 115 from 160 balls and Wasim Akram 52 from 40 balls. Glenn McGrath took 4 for 49.

Australia won by an innings and 20 runs.

Key performers

197Ricky PontingAustralia. 288 balls, 22 foursPlayer of the match4/49Glenn McGrathAustralia. 21 overs, 5 maidensIA115Ijaz AhmedPakistan. 160 balls, 16 foursMA5/138Mohammad AkramPakistan. 27.5 overs, 1 maiden

Pakistan 1st innings

155(52 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
Saeed Anwarc RT Ponting b GD McGrathc RT Ponting b GD McGrath18292062.07
Wajahatullah Wastic RT Ponting b GD McGrathc RT Ponting b GD McGrath5151033.33
Ijaz Ahmedb DW Flemingb DW Fleming119005.26
Inzamam-ul-Haqc SR Waugh b MS Kasprowiczc SR Waugh b MS Kasprowicz22504044.00
Mohammad Yousufc †AC Gilchrist b GD McGrathc †AC Gilchrist b GD McGrath18242075.00
Azhar Mahmoodc SK Warne b DW Flemingc SK Warne b DW Fleming39656060.00
Moin Khan †c & b DW Flemingc & b DW Fleming28532052.83
Wasim Akram (c)not outnot out5*301016.67
Saqlain Mushtaqc GS Blewett b MS Kasprowiczc GS Blewett b MS Kasprowicz7311022.58
Shoaib Akhtarb MS Kasprowiczb MS Kasprowicz02000.00
Mohammad Akramc ME Waugh b MS Kasprowiczc ME Waugh b MS Kasprowicz01000.00
Extras(lb 4, nb 8)(lb 4, nb 8)12
Total52 Ov (RR 2.24)52 Ov (RR 2.24)155
Fall of wickets: 18-1 (Wajahatullah Wasti, 4.3 ov), 26-2 (Ijaz Ahmed, 9.3 ov), 26-3 (Saeed Anwar, 10.4 ov), 51-4 (Mohammad Yousuf, 18.4 ov), 83-5 (Inzamam-ul-Haq, 26.1 ov), 135-6 (Azhar Mahmood, 39.4 ov), 142-7 (Moin Khan, 41.6 ov), 155-8 (Saqlain Mushtaq, 51.3 ov), 155-9 (Shoaib Akhtar, 51.5 ov), 155-10 (Mohammad Akram, 51.6 ov)
BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
Glenn McGrath1934431.74---04
Damien Fleming1974831.89---00
Michael Kasprowicz1225343.31---04
Shane Warne20602.25---00

Australia 1st innings

451(110.5 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
Michael Slaterlbw b Wasim Akramlbw b Wasim Akram02000.00
Greg Blewettc Inzamam-ul-Haq b Mohammad Akramc Inzamam-ul-Haq b Mohammad Akram11191057.89
Justin Langerc †Moin Khan b Shoaib Akhtarc †Moin Khan b Shoaib Akhtar14428616050.35
Mark Waughc sub (Ghulam Ali) b Mohammad Akramc sub (Ghulam Ali) b Mohammad Akram013000.00
Steve Waugh (c)c Mohammad Yousuf b Mohammad Akramc Mohammad Yousuf b Mohammad Akram581062.50
Ricky Pontingc Ijaz Ahmed b Azhar Mahmoodc Ijaz Ahmed b Azhar Mahmood19728822068.40
Adam Gilchrist †b Mohammad Akramb Mohammad Akram282650107.69
Shane Warnec †Moin Khan b Saqlain Mushtaqc †Moin Khan b Saqlain Mushtaq13181072.22
Michael Kasprowicznot outnot out9*151060.00
Damien Fleminglbw b Saqlain Mushtaqlbw b Saqlain Mushtaq07000.00
Glenn McGrathc Azhar Mahmood b Mohammad Akramc Azhar Mahmood b Mohammad Akram08000.00
Extras(b 9, lb 9, nb 26)(b 9, lb 9, nb 26)44
Total110.5 Ov (RR 3.06)110.5 Ov (RR 3.06)451
Fall of wickets: 0-1 (MJ Slater, 0.2 ov), 28-2 (GS Blewett, 5.4 ov), 48-3 (ME Waugh, 9.5 ov), 54-4 (SR Waugh, 11.2 ov), 381-5 (JL Langer, 96.2 ov), 424-6 (AC Gilchrist, 102.6 ov), 424-7 (RT Ponting, 103.2 ov), 448-8 (SK Warne, 107.6 ov), 450-9 (DW Fleming, 109.3 ov), 451-10 (GD McGrath, 110.5 ov)
BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
Wasim Akram1725512.43---08
Mohammad Akram27.5113853.75---010
Shoaib Akhtar1627413.47---07
Azhar Mahmood2329112.97---00
Saqlain Mushtaq2677522.16---01
Wajahatullah Wasti11000.00---00

Pakistan 2nd innings

276(69.4 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
Saeed Anwarc †AC Gilchrist b DW Flemingc †AC Gilchrist b DW Fleming6190031.58
Wajahatullah Wastic DW Fleming b GD McGrathc DW Fleming b GD McGrath7240029.17
Ijaz Ahmedc MJ Slater b MS Kasprowiczc MJ Slater b MS Kasprowicz11516016071.88
Saqlain Mushtaqlbw b MS Kasprowiczlbw b MS Kasprowicz12411029.27
Inzamam-ul-Haqc ME Waugh b GD McGrathc ME Waugh b GD McGrath8131061.54
Mohammad Yousufc SR Waugh b GD McGrathc SR Waugh b GD McGrath017000.00
Azhar Mahmoodb SK Warneb SK Warne17471036.17
Moin Khan †c †AC Gilchrist b GD McGrathc †AC Gilchrist b GD McGrath26513150.98
Wasim Akram (c)c GD McGrath b MS Kasprowiczc GD McGrath b MS Kasprowicz524090130.00
Shoaib Akhtarc SK Warne b DW Flemingc SK Warne b DW Fleming890088.89
Mohammad Akramnot outnot out10*610166.67
Extras(lb 6, nb 9)(lb 6, nb 9)15
Total69.4 Ov (RR 2.98)69.4 Ov (RR 2.98)276
Fall of wickets: 15-1 (Saeed Anwar, 5.6 ov), 25-2 (Wajahatullah Wasti, 8.6 ov), 53-3 (Inzamam-ul-Haq, 18.3 ov), 56-4 (Mohammad Yousuf, 24.1 ov), 114-5 (Azhar Mahmood, 35.6 ov), 168-6 (Moin Khan, 52.1 ov), 230-7 (Ijaz Ahmed, 60.6 ov), 256-8 (Saqlain Mushtaq, 66.4 ov), 261-9 (Wasim Akram, 68.1 ov), 276-10 (Shoaib Akhtar, 69.4 ov)
BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
Glenn McGrath2154941.75---01
Damien Fleming19.438623.31---00
Michael Kasprowicz1637933.70---07
Shane Warne1315613.23---01