Pakistan captain Shaheen Shah Afridi (left) flips the coin as Australia’s Josh Inglis makes the decision on the toss for his or her second ODI on the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore on June 2, 2026. — PCB
Pakistan determined to bowl first after successful the toss within the second one-day worldwide of the three-match collection in opposition to Australia on the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore on Tuesday.
The Inexperienced Shirts are main the collection 1-0 after clinching the primary encounter by 5 wickets on the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium on Might 30.
The final ODI shall be performed on Thursday on the Gaddafi Stadium.
Taking part in 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 Brief, Alex Carey, Josh Inglis (c & wk), Marnus Labuschagne, Cameron Inexperienced, Matt Renshaw, Ollie Peake, Nathan Ellis, Tanveer Sangha, Adam Zampa and Matt Kuhnemann.
Head-to-head
Pakistan and Australia have confronted one another 112 occasions in ODI cricket, with the six-time world champions dominating the rivalry with 71 wins, whereas Pakistan have secured 37 victories. Three matches have ended with no end result and one has been tied.
The final ODI collection between the 2 former champions was performed in November 2024, which Pakistan received 2-1. It marked Pakistan’s first-ever ODI collection conquer the Saggy Greens in Australia.
Matches: 112Australia: 71Pakistan: 37No Consequence: 3Tie: 1Form Information
Pakistan will stay in a dominant place after securing victory within the opening ODI in a low-scoring contest and can goal to register one other win to finish a 2-0 collection lead in opposition to Australia on their dwelling soil.
In the meantime, Australia shall be desperate to bounce again as their younger aspect appears to be like to settle the rating after the opening defeat and stage the collection forward of the ultimate encounter.
Pakistan: W, L, W, L, W (most up-to-date first)
Australia: L, L, W, W, W
