In Perth, Australia, Pakistan won the toss and opted to field first in the ultimate one-day international match against Australia at Perth Stadium on Sunday.
The series had experienced a competitive back-and-forth, with Australia taking the first game in Melbourne by a narrow two-wicket margin on Monday. Pakistan bounced back strongly in the second match in Adelaide on Friday, securing a convincing victory by nine wickets, thus bringing the series to a tied position.

Australian captain Pat Cummins, along with key players like Mitchell Starc, Steven Smith, Marnus Labuschagne, and Josh Hazlewood, were rested ahead of an upcoming five-match Test series against India slated to commence on November 22 in Perth. The team saw the introduction of batter Cooper Connolly, who is playing in only his second ODI, while Marcus Stoinis and bowlers Sean Abbott, Spencer Johnson, and Lance Morris have also been brought into the lineup.

Josh Inglis, recently nominated as a reserve batter in Australia’s first Test squad, steps in as interim captain for Sunday’s game. He is set to lead the team in the forthcoming series of three T20 matches against Pakistan as Mitchell Marsh and Travis Head are currently on paternity leave.

Pakistan, maintaining consistency, retained the same playing XI for their third consecutive match, emphasizing a four-pronged pace attack led by star bowlers Shaheen Shah Afridi and Haris Rauf. This approach is expected to exploit the rapid conditions of the Perth wicket.

Lineups:
Australia: Matt Short, Jake Fraser-McGurk, Aaron Hardie, Josh Inglis (captain), Cooper Connolly, Marcus Stoinis, Glenn Maxwell, Sean Abbott, Adam Zampa, Spencer Johnson, Lance Morris.
Pakistan: Saim Ayub, Abdullah Shafique, Babar Azam, Mohammad Rizwan (captain), Kamran Ghulam, Salman Ali Agha, Irfan Khan, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Naseem Shah, Haris Rauf, Mohammad Hasnain.