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Australia v Pakistan on January 22

Australia have beaten Pakistan by 7 wickets in the 3^rd ODI. Steven Smith was unbeaten on 108 (8th ODI century), while Peter Handscomb scored 82. Earlier, Pakistan scored 263/7 in 50 overs after being put into bat by the home team in the third ODI in Perth. Sharjeel Khan (50) and Babar Azam (84) scored half centuries. Josh Hazlewood took three wickets for Australia. Australia lead five-match series 2-1. The series was tied at 1-1 following Pakistan cricket team’s victory in the second ODI. Australia won the first match by 92 runs, but the visitors fought back in Melbourne to clinch the second game by 6 wickets. Pakistan will look to level the series by winning the 4^th ODI while the hosts will look to clinch another series by winning the 4^th ODI.

·         Best economical pick – After scoring a useful knock of 23 runs with his bat the Australian All-Rounder Travis Head took 2 important wickets of Pakistan. He bowled superbly in this odi series so far.

·         Top captains & vice captains – When debutant Peter Handscomb joined his skipper Steve Smith in the middle of the WACA Ground this evening, the hosts were wobbling slightly at 2-45. But after some early nerves the right-handed duo steadied and produced a magnificent 183-run partnership as the home side cruised home with five overs to spare. Steve Smith's century continued his total dominance of Pakistan's bowlers this summer. The skipper has scored 50 or more in six of his eight innings against the touring side this summer, averaging 101.50 against them. And the bad news for the visitors is there's still two more matches to go.

·       Smart pick – Pakistan's Babar Azam joined an illustrious quartet of Sir Viv Richards, Kevin Pietersen, Jonathan Trott and Quinton de Kock by becoming the equal-fastest man to post 1000 runs in ODI cricket. The right-hander's innings of 84 meant he reached the milestone in his 21st innings, matching the record first set by Richards 37 years ago.

·         Cautions Pick – Glenn Maxwell was once again conspicuous by his absence from Australia's bowling attack as fellow off-spinner Travis Head carried the spin-bowling workload. Maxwell, whose spin-bowling could earn him a return to Australia's Test side in India next month, has bowled just four overs out in the middle since the start of December and hasn't bowled more than five overs in his past 12 ODIs.

·         My XI – Steve Smith (Captain),Peter Handscomb (Vice-Captain), Travis Head, Babar Azam, Junaid Khan, Josh Hazlewood, Mohammad Amir, Matthew Wade, Imad Wasim, Sharjeel Khan, Shoaib Malik