Australia Beat Pakistan by Two Wickets in Thrilling ODI – Series 1-0
Pakistan captain Mohammad Rizwan opted to field first in the second ODI and fielded an unchanged Playing XI, meanwhile, Australia made one change as Josh Hazlewood replaced Sean Abbott.
Jake Fraser-McGurk (13) and Matthew Short (19) both got off to a good start, hitting three boundaries each, however, Shaheen Afridi dismissed both batters inside seven overs with 41 runs on the board.
Steve Smith and Josh Inglis (18) helped stabilize the Australian innings with a solid partnership of 38 runs from 44 balls before Haris Rauf got Inglis caught behind.
Haris picked the wicket of Marnus Labuschagne (6) in his next over to further increase Australia’s troubles.
Smith played a cautious knock of 35 runs from 48 balls, which featured five boundaries and one six, before falling prey to Mohammad Hasnain.
Australia beat Pakistan by two wickets in thriller
Aaron Hardie (14) and Glenn Maxwell (16) added crucial 20 runs for the six-wicket before the dramatic collapse, which saw Australia fall from 121-5 to 146-9 in quick succession.
Shaheen took the final wicket of Adam Zampa, who played a crucial 18-run cameo to push Australia’s total to 163.
Haris led Pakistan’s bowling attack with figures of 5-29, while Shaheen took 3-26. Naseem and Hasnain chipped in with one wicket each.
The hosts lead the three-match ODI series 1-0 after captain Pat Cummins guided his side to a thrilling two-wicket victory over Pakistan in the first ODI on November 4.
Pakistan and Australia will face off in the third game at Perth on November 10.
The ODI series will be followed by a three-match T20I series with the first game scheduled for November 14 at The Gabba in Brisbane.
Australia: Matt Short, Jake Fraser-McGurk, Steve Smith, Josh Inglis, Marnus Labuschagne, Glenn Maxwell, Aaron Hardie, Pat Cummins (capt), Mitchell Starc, Adam Zampa, Josh Hazlewood
Pakistan: Saim Ayub, Abdullah Shafique, Babar Azam, Mohammad Rizwan (capt), Kamran Ghulam, Agha Salman, Irfan Khan, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Naseem Shah, Haris Rauf, Mohammad Hasnain
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