Pakistan vs Australia ODI Series: Pakistan team defeated Australia by 9 wickets in the second ODI match and leveled the three-match ODI series 1-1. In this match, Haris Rauf, Sam Ayub, and Shaheen Afridi performed well for Pakistan. It is because of these players that the Pakistani team was successful in winning the match. Australia gave Pakistan a target of 163 runs to win, which Pakistan chased easily thanks to half-centuries from Abdullah Shafiq and Sam Ayub.
Pakistani team did wonders.
This is Pakistan’s 41st win in ODIs on Australian soil. With this, Pakistan has become the first Asian team to win more than 40 ODIs in Australia and has broken India’s record. India had won a total of 40 ODIs on Australian soil. Now Pakistan has overtaken the Indian team. Sri Lanka is at the third spot. Sri Lanka has won a total of 29 matches on Australian soil.
Teams with the most wins in ODIs on Australian soil:
Pakistan – 41
India- 40
Sri Lanka- 29
Bangladesh- 2
Haris Rauf took 5 wickets
Haris Rauf bowled very well in the match against Australia. He took 5 wickets for 29 runs in his 8 overs. He badly destroyed the Australian batting order. In front of him, the Australian batsmen could not even stay on the crease, let alone score runs. He was successful in impressing everyone with his bowling. Apart from him, Shaheen Afridi took three wickets. In front of these bowlers, the entire Australian team was reduced to 163 runs. Steve Smith scored the highest 35 runs.
Two Pakistani batsmen scored half-centuries
After this, the Pakistani team, which came out to chase the target, got a great start from Sam Ayub (82 runs) and Abdullah Shafiq (64 runs). These players made a partnership of 137 runs for the first wicket. Babar Azam scored 15 runs. Pakistan did not face any problem in chasing the target.