Pakistan secured a 2-1 series victory over Australia with a four-wicket win in the decisive third one-day international at Lahore's Gaddafi Stadium (a major cricket venue in Pakistan's cultural capital) on Thursday. Fast bowler Shaheen Shah Afridi took 3-30 to restrict Australia to just 157 all out, before all-rounder Shadab Khan steadied a wobbling chase with an unbeaten 29, combining with Abdul Samad in a match-winning 49-run seventh-wicket partnership to seal the win in 41.5 overs. The result gives Pakistan their third consecutive ODI series triumph over Australia, with Shaheen crediting a complete team effort across both batting and bowling throughout the series.