Pakistan win toss, choose to bowl first in essential second ODI in opposition to Australia

Pakistan skipper Mohammad Rizwan and Australia captain Pat Cummins perform toss on second ODI at Adelaide Oval on November 8, 2024. — PCB 

ADELAIDE: Pakistan received the toss and elected to bowl first in opposition to Australia within the second ODI of the three-match sequence at Adelaide Oval on Friday.

Earlier on Monday, Australia beat Pakistan by two wickets in a nail-biting fixture within the first ODI on the Melbourne Cricket Floor (MCG).

Chasing a modest 204-run goal set out by the Inexperienced Shirts, the Kangaroos needed to struggle their means in opposition to the Pakistani bowling unit to safe a 1-0 lead within the three-match ODI sequence.

The hosts had a shaky begin to the pursuit as their openers Jake Fraser-McGurk and Matthew Quick perished inside 4 overs with simply 28 runs on the board.

However, a strong 85-run partnership between Steve Smith and Josh Inglis put Australia in a dominant place.

Enjoying XIs

Pakistan: Mohammad Rizwan (c), Salman Ali Agha (vc), Abdullah Shafique, Saim Ayub, Babar Azam, Kamran Ghulam, Muhammad Irfan Khan, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Naseem Shah, Haris Rauf, Mohammad Hasnain.

Australia: Matt Quick, Jake Fraser-McGurk, Steve Smith, Josh Inglis (wk), Marnus Labuschagne, Aaron Hardie, Glenn Maxwell, Josh Hazlewood, Pat Cummins (c), Mitchell Starc, Adam Zampa.