Haris Rauf stars with a five-wicket haul as Pakistan restricts Australia to 163 runs

Shaheen seems to be putting tremendous pressure on forcing the new opening pair of Jake Fraser-McGurk and Matthew Short (19) to falter, which is bad news. ADELAIDE: In the second ODI of the three-match series on Friday, Haris Rauf and the rest of Pakistan bowlers managed to defend and restrict the Australian team to a low score of 163 runs. It was a rather low-scoring match at the Adleaide Oval cricket ground. The Australian bowlers seemed to suffer mental issues after losing the toss, and sometimes they were knocked out as early as 35 rounds and they did not go to bat convincingly. Shaheen Shah Afridi was among the top performers with the ball, taking a total of three wickets while bowling with a pulso of 26 runs; therefore, he picking up Australia’s new opening players, Jake Fraser-McGurk (13) and Matthew Short (19). In the beginning stage, it seems to be calm as the experienced batter Steve Smith knocked Josh Inglis and they managed to form a partnership of 38 runs. It fell apart the moment Rauf dismissed Inglis. Following the Australian Innings, it was evident that the score decline for the Kangaroos was ever-present. The odds from the consumers meant that Rauf grabbing Smith for the Australian side entailed a return level in the betting market. Smith remained on top of the scorers’ list for Australia with a fighting effort of 35 runs off 48 balls, striking six boundaries and a six in the process. On the other hand, Haris, in great touch, added two more to his collection of wickets, Aaron Hardie 13 and Glenn Maxwell 16 in two successive overs ahead of completing his five-for in ODIs, dismissing Pat Cummins 13, the captain of Australia. Adam Zampa in the end also contributed important runs to the Australians’ ascent with a short but effective 18-run effort, which was ended by Shaheen in the 35th over. A right-arm fast bowler presented outstanding bowling paraphernalia of 5/29 during eight overs, with Shaheen who grabbed three and Naseem Shah with two while Hasnain got one. Australia currently leads the three-match series by one due to Australia winning the first match that was contested on Monday at the MCG by two wickets. For Friday's match, there were no changes in Pakistan's team, whereas Australian Josh Hazlewood took to the field. The new shadows put on Pakistan's team did not work as the side led by Mohammad Rizwan put up a deeply disappointing two-wicket fight against Australia in the first ODI. Pat Cummins’ six-place reign in the competition was cemented with this victory after an impressive performance under pressure. Teams: Pakistan: Mohammad Rizwan (c), Salman Ali Agha (vc), Abdullah Shafique, Saim Ayub, Babar Azam, Kamran Ghulam, Muhammad Irfan Khan, Shaheen Sha Afridi, Naseem Shah, Haris Rauf, Mohammad Hasnain. Australia: Matt Short, Jake Fraser-McGurk, Steve Smith, Josh Inglis (wk), Marnus Labuschagne, Aaron Hardie, Glenn Maxwell, Josh Hazlewood, Mad Cummins, Mitchell Starc, Adam Zampa.