Pakistan wins first Aussie series in 20 years
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PAKISTAN achieved its first series win over Australia in 20 years with a thumping 356-run win in the second Test in Abu Dhabi yesterday.
The win lifts Pakistan to No. 3 in International Cricket Council’s Test rankings behind No. 1 South Africa and Australia. Spinners Zulfiqar Babar (5-120) and Yasir Shah (3-44) rocked Australia once again for 246 in the second innings soon after lunch.
Pakistan won the first Test by 221 runs in Dubai to take the series 2-0.
Pakistan had taken a big step forward after scoring a mammoth 570-6 declared in its first innings and getting a 309-run lead by dismissing Australia for 261. That never allowed Australia to stage a comeback and avoid series defeat for the first time since losing 0-1 in Pakistan in 1994.
The defeat was Australia’s third worst in all Test cricket behind its 675 run loss against England in 1928 and by 408 against the West Indies in 1980.
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