In the second ODI match, Pakistan won the toss and decided to bowl against Australia.
Pakistan started the match well and took Australia’s first wicket for 21 runs when Shaheen Afridi dismissed Jack Fraser McGurk for 13 runs.
Australia’s second wicket fell on 41 runs, Shaheen Afridi dismissed Mathew Short on 19 runs.
Later, the home team’s batsmen tried to establish a partnership but Haris Rauf thwarted it, dismissing Josh Ingles for 18 runs to claim Australia’s third wicket.
Australia’s fourth wicket was taken by Haris Rauf, who scored 87 runs. He caught out Marnes Labushin for 6 runs. Fast bowler Muhammad Hasnain took the fifth wicket, scoring 101 runs. This time, Steve Smith had to go back to the pavilion for 35 runs.
Australia’s sixth wicket was taken by Haris Rauf on 121 runs and seventh wicket on 129 runs while Naseem Shah took the eighth wicket on 130 runs.
Earlier, while talking to the media after winning the toss in Adelaide, captain Mohammad Rizwan said that no changes have been made in Pakistan’s playing XI.
He said that both the teams played well in the first ODI, put up a good fight, and the pitch was looking good.
On this occasion, Australian captain Pat Cummins said that if we had won the toss, we would have bowled first.
Pakistan Team
Captain Muhammad Rizwan, Abdullah Shafiq, Saeem Ayub, Babar Azam, Kamran Ghulam, Salman Agha, Irfan Khan, Shaheen Afridi, Naseem Shah, Haris Rauf and Muhammad Hasnain are part of the team.
Australia has a one-nil lead in the 3-match series against Pakistan.
After the ODI series, a series of 3 T20 matches is also scheduled between the two teams.