Australia has suffered one among its heaviest defeats to Pakistan in ODI historical past.
After posting solely 163, Australia was punished within the subject by Pakistan openers Saim Ayub and Abdullah Shafique as they raced to a nine-wicket victory within the second ODI with 141 balls to spare.
Pakistan’s win marks the primary time since 1992 that Australia has misplaced a house ODI by 9 wickets.
However they averted turning into the primary Australian crew to lose a white-ball match at house by 10 wickets when Adam Zampa ended the 137-run opening stand.
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Pakistan’s beautiful triumph on Friday offers it an enormous alternative to win the three-match collection, with Check stars Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc, Josh Hazlewood, Steve Smith and Marnus Labuschagne to sit down out Sunday’s deciding sport in Perth.
These 5 will skip the Western Australia journey to allow them to put together for the upcoming battle for the Border-Gavaskar trophy towards India.
Wicketkeeper Josh Inglis — who will captain Australia for the primary time in Cummins’ absence — in addition to Glenn Maxwell and Zampa, would be the solely members of final yr’s World Cup remaining facet to play at Optus Stadium.
Pakistan’s first ODI win towards Australia on the Adelaide since 1996 was set-up by tearaway fast Haris Rauf, who demolished the middle-order.
Haris Rauf celebrates the wicket of Glenn Maxwell in the course of the match between Australia and Pakistan. (AAP: Matt Turner)
Rauf, who has been a well-liked determine within the Huge Bash League for the Melbourne Stars since 2020, picked up the place he left off on the MCG when Pakistan captain Mohammad Rizwan gained the toss and opted to bowl.
The 31-year-old gave Pakistan an opportunity of a shock victory on Monday with 3-67, earlier than Cummins steered Australia house by two wickets.
However Rauf went to a different degree in Adelaide along with his second five-wicket haul in ODIs, dismissing Josh Inglis, Marnus Labuschagne, Aaron Hardie and Glenn Maxwell as Australia collapsed from 2-79 to 7-129.
The proper-armer additionally claimed Cummins’ scalp to finish any probability Australia had of posting a aggressive complete.
Mitchell Starc and Pat Cummins of Australia rejoice profitable the primary males’s ODI match between Australia and Pakistan at Melbourne Cricket Floor in Melbourne, Monday, November 4, 2024.
(AAP: Joel Carrett)
Rauf completed with one of the best ODI figures by a Pakistani bowler on the Adelaide Oval, impressing the legendary Wasim Akram within the commentary field.
Australia ought to have been all-out for 147 however wicketkeeper Rizwan spilled a skied ball from Zampa.
Zampa belted a quick-fire 18, even goading Rizwan into, unsuccessfully, utilizing a assessment, saying: “You blokes enchantment for every little thing. It’s best to take it (the assessment).”
Smith completed as Australia’s top-scorer with 35 when its innings ended within the thirty fifth over.
Australian openers Matt Quick and Jake Fraser-McGurk did not silence critics of their cavalier batting.
Australian nice Ian Healy had referred to as the pair “schoolyard bullies” and urged them to mood their aggression.
On Thursday, Fraser-McGurk stated he would proceed batting his manner.
