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• Inglis hails 'hard to stop' Stoinis after ruthless knock

  Josh Inglis lauded "hard to stop" Marcus Stoinis as Australia signed off their T20I series against Pakistan in style, claiming a whitewash.

  The hosts raced to a seven-wicket victory with almost nine overs remaining in Monday's third match.

  After Australia's bowlers had limited Pakistan to just 117 runs, Stoinis ensured they signed off their final white-ball assignment in style, with his unbeaten 61 doing the damage.

  Only twice has he bettered that knock in T20Is – versus New Zealand in 2021 (78) and against Oman at the World Cup earlier this year (67*). 

  "It's been a great week. We've had a lot of fun as a group," Inglis said. "It's been really nice.

  "When Stoinis is going like that, he is really hard to stop. One of those sixes was probably the biggest I've ever seen!"

  Stoinis, who was named player of the match, added: "Nice to score some runs on a beautiful wicket but credit to the bowlers who kept the total down.

  "Yeah, I actually told [Haris] Rauf that this is the first time any of us got the better of him! No, he's a brilliant bowler, bowled well this series."

  During their white-ball tour, Pakistan won the ODI series, their first time doing so in Australia in 22 years, but got whitewashed in the T20Is.

  Despite the heavy loss, captain Agha Salman chose to focus on the positive effect the experience will have on their young players.

  "I think in the middle overs, we didn't capitalise on the start," he said. "But lots of positives.

  "The way Usman [Khan] batted, the way Jahandad [Khan] bowled. These youngsters will come good.

  "It's obviously a big achievement winning the ODI series, but we could have done much better in the T20Is."

• Harden goes second in all-time 3-pointers list, does not expect to catch Curry

  James Harden may consider himself one of the most confident players in the NBA, but he does not expect to overhaul Stephen Curry's all-time 3-pointer record after going second in the charts.

  Curry made a pair of 3-pointers as the Los Angeles Clippers beat the Utah Jazz 116-105 on Sunday, finishing with 20 points, 11 assists and six rebounds.

  His first 3-pointer of the evening, made with around six minutes to go in the first quarter, was the 2,794th of his NBA career, the second-most in league history.

  Having surpassed Ray Allen's total of 2,973, Harden only trails Curry – who has hit 3,782 3-pointers ahead of his Golden State Warriors facing the Clippers on Monday.

  Asked about his feat after Sunday's game, Harden said: "Unbelievable accomplishment. It's just a testament to the amount of work that I've been putting in. 

  "As I get older and just chip away at an unbelievable career, I start to accomplish things like that. So I don't ever want to take it for granted.

  "I just want to give motivation to the youth and every other person that's chasing a dream to play professional basketball or whatever it is, so it's an honour."

  But when asked if Curry's mark was now within his sights, Harden – who is just a year younger than the all-time record holder – said nobody will ever take that honour, adding: "I'm one of the most confident guys that we have in this league, but no, I probably won't catch Steph.

  "I don't think anybody will honestly. He can shoot the s*** out of the ball. Granted a lot of these guys are on that list for being catch-and-shoot players, so they came off pindowns, they were spot shots or whatnot. 

  "Now, where the game has evolved, guys like Steph are coming off pindowns, he's creating off isos, he's coming off pick-and-rolls. 

  "There's so many different variables to be able to shoot the 3, make shots and do it at an efficient high level.

  "Somebody has to have an unbelievable career, shoot the ball well and make a lot of 3s. If it happens, it's going to be when we're not here anymore. So that'll be in there for a minute."

• Salt century gives England winning start to West Indies T20 series

  Phil Salt hit a superb century as England drew first blood in their T20 series against West Indies, with a commanding eight-wicket victory at the Kensington Oval.

  Salt's unbeaten 103 off 54 balls was the highlight for the tourists, who successfully chased down their target of 183 with 19 balls to spare.

  The West Indies endured a difficult start and were reduced to 18-3 and later 117-8, with Saqib Mahmood (4-34) and Adil Rashid (3-32) doing the damage.

  However, the hosts managed 65 runs in the last 5.2 overs to finish at 182-8, with Gukadesh Motie knocking 33 off 14 balls along the way.

  Salt kick-started England's chase with 50 off just 25 deliveries taking them to 73-1 after six overs, with Will Jacks (17) dismissed with the final ball of the powerplay.

  Jos Buttler's first match after four months out lasted just three minutes, as the skipper was caught by Motie for a golden duck.

  However, it proved a false dawn for West Indies, with Salt and Jacob Bethall (58 from 36 balls) safely steering England to victory.

  Data Debrief: Salt completes hat-trick of hundreds as Bethell makes historic half-century

  England put their disappointing ODI series behind them, making history with the highest T20 chase at the Kensington Oval.

  Salt was the hero with his third T20I century, all of which have come against West Indies in the past 12 months.

  Bethell also made history on Saturday. Aged 21 years and 17 days, he become the youngest England player to score a 50 in a T20I.