New DelhiBoth Pakistan’s openers Sam Ayub and Abdullah Shafiq gave a big victory to their team by baton charging on Adelaide ground. Pakistan won the match by achieving the target of 163 runs in 26.3 overs after losing one wicket. This is Pakistan’s biggest victory in Australia.
Pakistan first bowled out Australia for 163 runs in 35 overs and easily achieved this target by losing one wicket. In bowling for Pakistan, Haris Rauf took 5 wickets while bowling lethally, while in batting Sam Ayub scored the maximum 82 runs.
Pakistan beat badly and then won the match
Pakistan proved the target of 163 runs to be very small. Abdullah Shafiq and Sam Ayub together added 137 runs for the first wicket. Mitchell Starc and Pat Cummins were completely ineffective against Sam Ayub. Ayub scored 82 runs in 71 balls, which included five fours and six sixes. Abdullah Shafiq returned not out after scoring 64 runs on 69 balls and Babar Azam returned not out after scoring 15 runs on 20 balls. Babar gave Pakistan a memorable victory by 9 wickets with a six.
Australia swept away in Harris’s tsunami
Earlier, Pakistan won the toss and decided to bowl first. The Australian team was all out for 163 runs in 35 overs. Steve Smith made the maximum contribution of 35 runs, while apart from him no other Australian batsman could reach even 20 runs. Haris Rauf bowled strongly for Pakistan and took five wickets for 29 runs in eight overs, while Shaheen Afridi He took three wickets for 26 runs in 8 overs. Naseem Shah, however, proved expensive and took only one wicket for 65 runs in 10 overs. The three-match series is tied at 1-1 and now the series will be decided on the Perth ground.
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FIRST PUBLISHED : November 8, 2024, 2:55 PM IST