Australia faced off against Pakistan in the second ODI of the three-match ODI series at the Adelaide Oval on Friday. Pakistan won the toss and opted to field first after having lost the first ODI at the MCG.
The decision was followed by a spectacular bowling performance from the Men In Green. They bowled out the Kangaroos for 163 runs in 35 overs. Haris Rauf was the star of the show as he bowled eight overs to scalp a five-wicket haul and give away just 29 runs.
Shaheen Shah Afridi complemented him beautifully by picking up three wickets. Naseem Shah and Hasnain picked up one wicket each.
Pakistan chased down the total in just 26.3 overs for the loss of one wicket. Saim Ayub scored 82 runs off 71 deliveries with five boundaries and six sixes. Abdullah Shafique remained not out for 64 runs off 69 deliveries, Babar Azam remained not out on 15 runs off 20 deliveries.
During the course of the innings, Shafique played a beautiful shot which was applauded by the bowler Josh Hazlewood himself. On the fifth delivery of the 10th over of the Pakistani innings, Hazlewood bowled full and Shafique crunched it through wide mid-off with a lovely drive which was met with applause from the fast bowler himself.
Muhammad Rizwan hails Pakistan team’s performance in Adelaide
Pakistan captain, Muhammad Rizwan spoke about their performance in the post-match presentation. He wants to take this confidence of a win to Perth in the series decider. Rizwan commended the performance of the bowlers and especially Haris Rauf.
“Hopefully we keep this confidence going forward to Perth. A win is a win. We decided to bowl after winning the toss. Our bowlers bowled well and we found success. Everyone is enjoying his (Haris Rauf’s) bowling. Not only fans from Pakistan, but also from all around the world, everyone enjoys to watch him bowl”, said Rizwan at the post-match presentation.
