Bouncing back barely after losing the series,Australia inflicted a humiliating 94-run defeat overPakistanin the third and final Twenty20 international inDubai.
Powered by the blistering 111-run opening stand between David Warner (59 off 34) and Shane Watson (47 off 32) after being sent to bat, Australia posted a whopping total of 168-7 and bundled out Pakistan for 74, their lowest ever score in shortest format of game.
Pakistan had claimed an unassailable lead in the series with a super over victory in the second game, which dragged Australia to 10th position below Ireland in the T20 rankings but a whopping win in the series-concluder have revived Aussies’ confidence ahead of ICC World T20, starting from September 18 in Sri Lanka.
“It’s a great win for us,” Australian captain George Bailey said. “We’ve worked really hard particularly since that opening game which was so disappointing for us.
“We were good the other night and we were even better tonight. Momentum and confidence are important things. But I guess it’s what you do with that. It’s not getting too complacent or carried away with that.”
“You’ve then got to go out and replicate that inSri Lanka.
Pakistanbatsmen were failed to stand against the catastrophic bowling of pace duo Mitchell Starc and Patrick Cummins, who finished with 3-11 and 3-15 respectively, as seven of their batsmen failed to reach double-figures
Earlier, Warner and Watson got the tourists got to a swashbuckling start and hit flamboyant shots all over the ground before both fell to seamer Yasir Arafat in quick-succession.
Warner’s vigil was studded with six sixes and a boundary while Watson hit five maximums and a four in his breezy knock.
Reaching 140-3 inside 15 overs after Glenn Maxwell’s whirlwind 27 off 23, Australia were seemed to be heading towards 200-mark but the flurry of quick wickets halted their progress.
