Pakistan beat Autralia by 6 Wickets

Pakistan win 2nd ODI by 6 wickets, end 12-year drought in Australia

The Pakistan And even India couldn't beat Australia Down Under since 2005.
Imad Wasim celebrating after knocking out Genn Maxwell at MGC

Pakistan cricket team beat Australia by six wickets in the second ODI  in Melbourne to level the five-match series 1-1. Australia scored 220/10 in 48.2 overs, Pakistan scored 221/4 in 47.4 overs, chasing the small total Australia set for them at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Sunday. Mohammad Hafeez top-scored for Pakistan with 72, while Shoaib Malik (42 n.o.) ensured the visitors completed the chase with ease.

Earlier, Australia national cricket team were bowled out for 220. Mohammad Amir took three wickets for Pakistan while Junaid Khan and Imad Wasim took two each as the visitors never let the Aussie batsmen settle down in the match. Skipper Steve Smith top-scored for Australia with 60 runs. Australia had beaten Pakistan by 92 runs in the 1st ODI. Get scorecard of Australia vs Pakistan, 2nd ODI from Melbourne here.
Players and summary:

Teams

Pakistan: 221/4 48.2 overs
  • Sharjeel Khan
  • Mohammad Hafeez (c)  72
  • Babar Azam  34
  • Asad Shafiq
  • Shoaib Malik  42
  • Umar Akmal 18
  • Mohammad Rizwan
  • Imad Wasim     2/37
  • Mohammad Amir 3/47
  • Hasan Ali
  • Junaid Khan 2/40
Australia: 220/10 47.4 overs
  • David Warner     16
  • Travis Head       29
  • Steve Smith (capt) 60
  • Usman Khawaja    17
  • Mitchell Marsh     0
  • Glenn Maxwell     23
  • Matthew Wade     35
  • James Faulkner   19, 2/35
  • Pat Cummins      0
  • Mitchell Starc     3, 2/47
  • Josh Hazlewood

Umpires

  • Chris Gaffaney (NZL) and Paul Wilson (AUS)
  • Third Umpire: Chettithody Shamshuddin (IND)
  • Match referee - Jeff Crowe (NZL)

Important Changes made to both teams.

Pakistan are missing captain Azhar Ali, who suffered a hamstring injury in the first ODI in Brisbane on Friday.
He has been replaced by Asad Shafiq. Mohammad Hafeez is captaining the team in Azhar's absence.
In other changes, Shoaib Malik and Junaid Khan have joined the squad to substitute Wahab Riaz and Mohammad Nawaz.
Australia have made two changes to the side that beat Pakistan on Friday.
Chris Lynn is out with a neck injury and has been replaced by Usman Khawaja and fast bowler Josh Hazlewood comes in for Billy Stanlake.

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Selfie fever in Pakistan-Two girls fall while posing in college building's roof in Gujaranwala

Image
Selfie Fever: 2 Girls Fall While Posing On Their College building's Roof In Gujranwala   Two girls were severely injured after they fell off the rooftop of a college's building in Gujranwala while taking selfies.   Govt. Post Graduate College for women, Satellite town, Gujranwala According to reports, two students named Nazish and Sana from Postgraduate College Satellite Town, fell from the rooftop of the college building while they were taking selfie photos. In a statement, the college admin stated that both students had suffered head injuries in the accident. Immediate medical action was taken and the girls were taken to hospital for medical care. In a trend that’s equally bizarre and concerning, people are getting injured and in some cases even succumbing to death while taking selfies in dangreous places.
Keep reading

Govt revises fuel prices for next two weeks, petrol hikes by Rs1.77 per litre

Image
Prices of petrol is increased by Rs.1.77 and hi-speed diesel by Rs.2.00. However, Kerosene oil and light diesel will remain constant. Finance Minister Ishaq Dar addressed a press conference in Islamabad, saying that the prices of light diesel oil and kerosene will remain intact, beginning tomorrow till Jan 31. He said the price of petrol will be increased by Rs1.77 per litre and high-speed diesel oil will be increased by Rs2 per litre. Dar aslo said that the government treasury will bear the burden of Rs2.75 billion as a subsidy for this period on petroleum products. The minister also informed that the prices of petrol and high-speed diesel oil have been increased due to a 43 per cent increase in the prices of crude oil and petroleum products in the global market. Reported by: Dawn
Keep reading

PSL Fever: Shahid Afridi is the New Brand Ambassador of UC Browser

Image
After the success of its first Pakistani TVC, now UC Browser has caught on the PSL fever and has signed up Shahid Afridi as its brand ambassador for the second season of the Pakistan Super league's Final. Pakistan has been going through some tough times and the struggle has been real. UC Browser’s campaign shows the resilience of the nation and their undying passion for the sport that has no boundaries no matter what the circumstances. “Sirf hum hi hain jinka jazba kissi rukawat ki wajah se kum nahi balkeh barhta chala jaata hai” After the success of its first Pakistani TVC in January 2017 featuring Mehwish Hayat, UC Browser has caught on the PSL fever and has signed up Shahid Afridi as its brand ambassador for the second season of the Pakistani league. Pakistan has been going through some tough times and the struggle has been real. UC Browser’s campaign shows the resilience of the nation and their undying passion for the sport that has no boundaries no mat...
Keep reading