Pakistani pace shines in Adelaide: Australia bowled out at 163
The second match of the three-match ODI series between Pakistan and Australia is underway in Adelaide today, with Australia setting Pakistan a target of 164 runs to win.
Pakistan won the toss and invited Australia to bat. In the third over, with a total score of 21, Jack Fraser McGurk was dismissed lbw by Shaheen Afridi after he scored 13 runs off ten balls.
Mathew Short also fell victim to Afridi’s balling with a total score of 41 in the seventh over. He scored 19 runs off 15 balls and was caught out by Babar Azam.
Josh Ingles scored 18 runs off 25 balls, while Marnus Labuchagne scored six runs off 11 balls and was dismissed in the 16th over by Haris Rauf.
In the 21st over, when Australia's score was 101, Steven Smith also returned to the pavilion. He scored 35 runs off 48 balls and was caught out by Mohammad Rizwan off Mohammad Hasnain.
Australia's sixth wicket fell in the 26th over at a total of 121 when Aaron Hardie scored 13 off 29 balls and was caught out by Mohammad Rizwan off Haris Rauf. In the 28th over, Glenn Maxwell also returned to the pavilion. He scored 16 runs off 21 balls and was bowled by Haris Rauf.
In the next over, Australia's total score had just increased by one run when Mitchell Starc scored a run and was caught out by Mohammad Rizwan off the ball of Naseem Shah.
Adam Zampa scored 18 runs and was dismissed by Shaheen in the 35th over.
Haris Rauf took five, while Shaheen Afridi took three wickets for Pakistan. Naseem Shah and Muhammad Hasnain took one wicket each.