The Prime Minister of Pakistan Shehbaz Sharif extended his heartfelt congratulations to the national men’s cricket team over the historic ODI series victory against Australia.
Pakistan, under newly-appointed captain Mohammad Rizwan, defeated Australia in the third ODI by eight wickets in Perth to win their first series Down Under since 2002.
The visitors lost the first match of the three-match series by two wickets, however, they staged an impressive comeback to win the series 2-1.
Following the victory, Shehbaz Sharif took to his official X (formerly Twitter) account and praised the national cricket team for their dominant performance.
“Big Day for Pakistani Cricket. Congratulations to the Pakistan cricket team on their historic ODI series victory against Australia. After 22 years, Pakistan has defeated Australia on their home ground, and that too, in a convincing manner,” the PM stated.
He also lauded the leadership of Mohsin Naqvi, who is serving as the chairman of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB).
“This victory was the result of unity and teamwork of their brilliant players; as well as efforts of coaching staff and the PCB under the able leadership of Chairman Mohsin Naqvi. May this be the start of a great and glorious period for Pakistani Cricket,” he added.
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