65 from captain Inglis in vain as Australia lose deciding ODI in Pakistan

[p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/afridi-shaheen/CjuGAMSH/"]Shaheen[/a] grabbed 3-30 to bundle [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/australia/OxG0JfXg/"]Australia[/a] out for 157 before [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/khan-shadab/QR8E93q4/"]Shadab[/a] added a fighting 29 not out to his two wickets, helping [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/pakistan/tS3K91g9/"]Pakistan[/a] to their winning target in 41.5 overs.[/p][p]That gave Pakistan a 2-1 series win - their third successive ODI series victory over Australia - after they won the first match by five wickers in Rawalpindi.[/p][p]Australia won the second by 41 runs, also in Lahore.[/p][p]Left-arm spinner [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/kuhnemann-matthew/0jKO4R9p/"]Matthew Kuhnemann[/a]'s career best 3-38 - including [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/azam-babar/z7J0UtEQ/"]Babar Azam[/a]'s wicket for 40 - had given the visitors some hope of an unlikely win.[/p][p]At 112-6, Pakistan were in a spot of bother but Shadab found an able partner in [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/samad-abdul/rwHAwcK6/"]Abdul Samad[/a] as the duo added a match-winning 49 runs for the unbroken seventh wicket stand.[/p][p]Shadab's second boundary sealed the win, while Samad's 18 not out included one boundary.[/p][embed guid="f213097d-8f4a-4f12-801c-fd1d4015adf8" url="https://x.com/TheRealPCB/status/2062606908985622892" social-type="twitter" /][p]Shaheen praised a complete team effort.[/p][p]"[b]All bowlers executed plans well to keep Australia down to 157,[/b]" said Shaheen.[/p][p]"The conditions were tough for the batters but the players put in a great effort.[/p][p]"[b]I think it was a complete team effort throughout the series.[/b]"[/p][p]Australian captain [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/inglis-josh/fy2GJ5Iu/"]Josh Inglis[/a] praised his team.[/p][p]"[b]I thought the bowlers and the fielding group made a great effort to put us in a position to potentially win the game, but it wasn't to be in the end,[/b]" he said.[/p][p]"[b]We have some young and inexperienced guys so it's a great learning experience for them.[/b]"[/p][p]Earlier, Shaheen was ably supported by [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/ahmed-abrar/fF5HR4eB/"]Abrar Ahmed[/a] (2-19) and Shadab (2-28) as Australia's innings folded in 42 overs after they won the toss and batted.[/p][embed guid="8ed7edc1-33ec-4a28-b61b-c0cd2dd594a1" url="https://x.com/TheRealPCB/status/2062535754145026460" social-type="twitter" /][p]Spinners Abrar and Shadab built on Shaheen's early strikes as Pakistan made a strong comeback after a disappointing loss in the second game.[/p][p]Inglis top-scored with a 71-ball 65 which included eight boundaries and a six, with [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/labuschagne-marnus/0QSnItBN/"]Marnus Labuschagne[/a] and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/carey-alex/0jSW0rT0/"]Alex Carey[/a] scoring 19 each and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/zampa-adam/UecZYPql/"]Adam Zampa[/a] making 10.[/p][p]Shaheen had [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/short-matthew/K6i23oVb/"]Matthew Short[/a] caught off the second ball of the match before Inglis added 46 for the second wicket with Labuschagne and another 52 for the third with Carey.[/p][p]But Australia lost their last seven wickets for a meagre 38 runs with two run outs also hurting their innings.[/p][embed guid="d9b252bc-c89a-4b09-acbc-18fc1112ef93" url="https://x.com/TheRealPCB/status/2062533751826235395" social-type="twitter" /]