Australia defeated Pakistan by 8 wickets in the second one-dayer which was played in Sharjah on Sunday and took a 2-0 lead in the 5-match ODI series. Batting first, Pakistan scored 284/7 in 50 overs thanks to Mohammad Rizwan's fine century.
In response, Australia chased the target by losing just 2 wickets in 47.5 overs and captain Aaron Finch scored unbeaten 153* and was adjudged Man of the Match for his second consecutive century of the series.
Pakistan's Batting:
Earlier, Pakistan Shoaib Malik won the toss and decided to bat first. Batting first, Pakistan had a poor start, opening batsmen Imam went without opening his account, Shaun Masood scored 19 runs, Harris Sohail 34 and Umar Akmal, who scored a century in the first ODI, was dismissed for 16 runs.
Wicket-keepers batsmen Mohammad Rizwan scored his maiden hundred and added 127 run partnership along with skipper Shoaib Malik. Rizwan scored 115 and Shoaib Malik contributed 60 and took Pakistan to a challenging total of 284/7.
For Australia, Richardson and Nathan Coulter-Nile took two wickets each and Nathan Lyon, Adam Zampa and Aaron Finch took one wicket each.
Australia's Batting:
In response to the target, Australia had a dream start. Both the Aussie openers Aaron Finch and Usman Khawaja added a massive 209 opening partnership. Khawaja scored 88 runs and Aaron Finch completed his 13th ODI hundred and scored 153* runs off 143 balls with the help of 11 fours and 6 sixes.
Glenn Maxwell scored 19, Shaun Marsh remained unbeaten on 11 runs. Yasir Shah picked one wicket for Pakistan. loading...
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