Australia wins a Test series in Asia after 2011 by defeating Pakistan

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The Australian men's cricket team defeated Pakistan by 115 runs in the third and final test match of the 3 match Test series  to win the series 1-0. The Australian team  was touring Pakistan after 1998.

• The first two test matches were  played at Rawalpindi and Karachi respectively which ended in a draw.

• The third test was played at Lahore which was won by Australia 

• Australia won the inaugural Benaud-Qadir Trophy. The test match series between Australia and Pakistan  has been named as the Benaud-Qadir Trophy.

•  This is the third Test series victory of Australia in Pakistan 

•  This is Australia's first Test series win in Asia since beating Sri Lanka 1-0  in 2011.

• Usma Khwaja of Australia was named as the Player of the Series.

• The Australian team captain was Pat Cummins while Babar Azam was the captain of Pakistan.