Pakistan captain Salman Ali Agha (second from left) flips the coin as Australia’s Mitchell Marsh calls during the toss for the third T20I match at Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore on February 1, 2026. – PCB

LAHORE: Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat first in the 3rd and final T20I against Australia at the Gaddafi Stadium on Sunday.

Playing XIs:

Pakistan: Sahibzada Farhan, Saim Ayub, Salman Ali Agha (catch), Babar Azam, Usman Khan (VK), Mohammad Nawaz, Shatab Khan, Faheem Ashraf, Abrar Ahmed, Naseem Shah and Usman Tariq.

Australia: Matthew Short, Travis Head, Mitchell Marsh (catch), Cameron Green, Josh Inglis (week), Matt Renshaw, Cooper Connolly, Xavier Bartlett, Sean Abbott, Matthew Kuhneman and Adam Zampa.

Face to Face:

Pakistan and Australia have met 30 times in T20 Internationals.

Following Pakistan’s back-to-back wins in the first two matches, the two teams now share an equal head-to-head record with 14 wins each, while one match ended in a tie and the other inconclusive.

  • Matches played: 30
  • Pakistan win: 14
  • Australia won: 14
  • Tide/No result: 1/1

Form Guide:

As they prepare for the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup in 2026, Pakistan will look to maintain their winning momentum after back-to-back wins against Australia.

Meanwhile, Australia will be keen to avoid a whitewash following defeats in the first two matches against India and back-to-back defeats in the previous T20I series.

Pakistan: W, W, L, A, W (Most recent first)

Australia: L, L, NR, L, L

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