LAHORE – Pakistan produced a disciplined bowling performance to restrict Australia to 231/9 in the second ODI of the three-match series at Gaddafi Stadium on Tuesday.
After opting to bowl first, Pakistan struck early as captain Shaheen Shah Afridi dismissed Alex Carey with the first ball of the match. Josh Inglis (51) and Cameron Green (53) offered resistance with half-centuries, while Matt Renshaw contributed 43 and Oliver Peake added 31.
However, regular breakthroughs prevented Australia from building substantial partnerships. Shaheen led the attack with 3/36, while Arafat Minhas, Haris Rauf and Abrar Ahmed claimed two wickets each to keep the visitors in check.
Playing XIs
Pakistan: Sahibzada Farhan, Maaz Sadaqat, Babar Azam, Muhammad Ghazi Ghori (wk), Salman Ali Agha, Abdul Samad, Shadab Khan, Arafat Minhas, Shaheen Shah Afridi (c), Haris Rauf and Abrar Ahmed.
Australia: Matt Short, Alex Carey, Josh Inglis (c & wk), Marnus Labuschagne, Cameron Green, Matt Renshaw, Ollie Peake, Nathan Ellis, Tanveer Sangha, Adam Zampa and Matt Kuhnemann.
