Pakistan vs Australia, 3rd T20I, Australia tour of Pakistan, 2026 - Player Highlights

Matthew Kuhnemann to Saim Ayub, out Caught by Matt Renshaw!! Saim Ayub's fine knock comes to an end. He advances down the wicket and mistimes his slogsweep towards the leg-side. Renshaw from deep square leg sprins across to his right, keeps his eyes on the ball and pulls off a brilliant diving catch to his right. Renshaw can't believe himself. He's not sure how he got there and took this blinder. That expression on his face says it all. Saim Ayub c Matt Renshaw b Matthew Kuhnemann 56(37) [4s-6 6s-2]

Adam Zampa to Saim Ayub, 1 run, driven to long-on for a single by Saim Ayub

Adam Zampa to Saim Ayub, no run, fails to make contact, this was down the leg-side

Adam Zampa to Saim Ayub, 1 run, slapped to long-off as the bowler goes short

Ben Dwarshuis to Saim Ayub, 1 run, short ball on leg, hooked towards fine leg for one

Ben Dwarshuis to Saim Ayub, 1 run, on a length around middle and leg, clipped through the leg-side for one

Connolly to Saim Ayub, 1 run, drifting on the pads, nudged towards short fine leg for one

Connolly to Saim Ayub, FOUR, Saim Ayub brings up his fifty in 30 balls! Full and wide outside off, Saim Ayub drills this through covers to bring up the milestone. Raises his bat to ackowledge the knowledgeable Lahore crowd

Connolly to Saim Ayub, 1 run, driven along the carpet to long-on by Saim Ayub

Cameron Green to Saim Ayub, 1 run, goes for a pull and miscues it over mid-wicket for a single

Cameron Green to Saim Ayub, no run, short and wide outside off, Saim Ayub attempts a flashy upper cut, gets beaten due to the steep bounce

Cameron Green to Saim Ayub, 2 runs, on the shorter side outside off, Saim Ayub rides the bounce, carving this through point for a couple of runs

Cameron Green to Saim Ayub, FOUR, Saim Ayub moves into the 40s! This was a short ball and Saim Ayub pulls it powerfully through mid-wicket. That's a rollicking boundary for the Pakistani opener

Cameron Green to Saim Ayub, no run, goes for a pull against this short ball, mistimes it towards mid-wicket

Adam Zampa to Saim Ayub, 1 run, drifting on the pads as Saim Ayub nudges it through the on-side for one

Adam Zampa to Saim Ayub, SIX, that's a juicy full toss by Adam Zampa! Saim Ayub picks the bones out of it, smoking it over deep mid-wicket for half-a-dozen. The fielder in the deep tried to grab it with a leap, but this cleared him comfortably

Matthew Short to Saim Ayub, FOUR, a productive over for Pakistan - 12 runs from it! This was fraction short outside off, Saim Ayub rocks back in the crease and chops it through backward point as the ball absolutely races away to the fence

Matthew Short to Saim Ayub, SIX, 50 up for Pakistan! Fraction short, Saim Ayub rocks back in the crease and pummels it over long-on for half-a-dozen

Matthew Short to Saim Ayub, no run, slower through the air around off, Saim Ayub push-drives this back to Matthew Short

Matthew Short to Saim Ayub, 2 runs, flicked through mid-wicket by Saim Ayub as Renshaw in the deep sprints across and saves a boundary with a slide

Matthew Short to Saim Ayub, no run, slight width on offer, punched to cover by Saim Ayub

Matthew Short to Saim Ayub, no run, short in length outside off, punched to cover by Saim Ayub

Matthew Kuhnemann to Saim Ayub, 1 run, advances down the wicket to nudge this through the on-side for one

Matthew Kuhnemann to Saim Ayub, 1 run, tad short as Saim Ayub pulls it towards the right of deep square leg. On the bounce to the fielder

Ben Dwarshuis to Saim Ayub, 1 run, gets hurried due to the pace and bounce, goes for a pull as the ball lands just in front of deep square leg

Ben Dwarshuis to Saim Ayub, 1 run, short of a length outside off, Saim Ayub chops it into the off-side for one

Connolly to Saim Ayub, 1 run, quicker through the air as Saim Ayub clips it through mid-wicket for one

Connolly to Saim Ayub, no run, Connolly gets away with that. Was a widish delivery down the leg-side and Saim Ayub flicks it straight to short fine leg

Connolly to Saim Ayub, FOUR, three in a row! That was fraction short and Saim Ayub rocks back in the crease to whip this over mid-wicket. Connolly proving to be expensive in his first over

Connolly to Saim Ayub, FOUR, back-to-back boundaries for Saim Ayub. He advances down the wicket and punches it past Connolly. Manages to beat him and that's a boundary more

Connolly to Saim Ayub, FOUR, tossed up delivery on middle and leg, Saim Ayub goes down on his knee and slogs this through mid-wicket. The fielder in the deep sprints across to his right, but fails to get there

Connolly to Saim Ayub, no run, driven to mid-off as Connolly goes full

Matthew Short to Saim Ayub, 1 run, short and wide outside off, Saim Ayub slaps it towards cover where Stoinis gets his hand to it, can't save the single though

Matthew Short to Saim Ayub, no run, tossed up delivery outside off, spinning away from the batter, Saim Ayub goes for a sweep and misses

Matthew Short to Saim Ayub, no run, quicker through the air at the stumps, Saim Ayub slices it into the off-side

Matthew Kuhnemann to Saim Ayub, 1 run, flicked through the on-side for a single

Matthew Kuhnemann to Saim Ayub, 1 run, advances down the wicket and drives this back to the spinner. Kuhnemann gets his hands to it, but fails to stop it completely. Ayub goes for a single and makes it at the other end. There was a direct-hit by Matthew Kuhnemann, but Ayub was in