Cricket
Australia suffered one of the darkest nights in their T20 history as Pakistan handed them a crushing defeat in the third T20I at Lahore
Batting first at the Gaddafi Stadium, Pakistan put up a commanding 207/6 in 20 overs, setting Australia a stiff target of 208
Australia’s chase never took off. Their batters struggled against Pakistan’s bowling and kept losing wickets at regular intervals
Mohammad Nawaz led the charge with his spin, tearing through Australia’s batting lineup as the visitors collapsed to 96 all out in 16.5 overs
The 111-run loss turned out to be Australia’s heaviest defeat in T20 history, the first time they had ever lost a T20 match by more than 100 runs
Pakistan created history by dominating one of the strongest teams in world cricket, while Australia were left to reflect on a rare and humiliating setback