Rauf leads rout as Pakistan level ODI series against Australia

Haris Rauf and Saim Ayub prima successful Pakistan’s resounding nine-wicket triumph to level nan three-game bid successful Australia.

Haris Rauf took 5 wickets arsenic Pakistan cruised to a nine-wicket triumph complete Australia successful nan 2nd one-day world to level nan three-match bid 1-1 astatine nan Adelaide Oval connected Friday.

Rauf claimed 5-29, his 2nd five-wicket haul successful ODIs, arsenic Pakistan bundled retired world champions Australia for 163 successful 35 overs connected a decent batting track, their lowest ODI people against Pakistan.

Mohammad Rizwan, successful his first bid arsenic Pakistan’s white-ball captain, was progressive successful six of those dismissals, equalling nan world grounds for astir dismissals by a wicketkeeper successful a one-day international.

He could person had a seventh drawback but spilled a skier from Adam Zampa precocious successful nan Australian innings.

Saim Ayub deed 82 and forged a 137-run opening guidelines pinch Abdullah Shafique arsenic Pakistan reached nan target successful 26.3 overs.

“I’ve been bowling present for nan Melbourne Stars, I cognize nan pitch, I cognize nan length,” Rauf said during nan break betwixt innings, referring to his stint successful nan Big Bash League. “I conscionable wanted to get nan breakthrough for Pakistan.”

Glenn Maxwell of Australia reacts during nan Pakistan innings [Maya Thompson/Getty Images]

There was nary motion of Australia’s impending illness erstwhile Jake Fraser-McGurk deed Naseem Shah for 3 fours successful nan bowler’s first over, but was soon trapped lbw by Shaheen Afridi (3-26) for 13.

Afridi, fielding adjacent nan bound rope, spilled opener Matthew Short successful nan adjacent over, but past had him caught astatine screen for 19.

Steve Smith (35) and Josh Inglis (18) tried to rebuild nan Australian innings earlier Rauf ran done their mediate order.

Inglis fell caught behind, and nan Rauf-Rizwan operation besides accounted for Marnus Labuschagne, Aaron Hardie and Mitchell Starc. Smith survived a beardown lbw entreaty but fell caught down to nan adjacent transportation from Mohammad Hasnain.

Saim led Pakistan’s accelerated reply, taking Pakistan past 50 without nonaccomplishment by pulling Pat Cummins for a level six.

Adam Zampa dropped Saim successful nan deep, allowing him to title to a 52-ball fifty, but yet dismissed him aft nan opener had smashed six sixes successful his belligerent knock.

Shafique made 64 not out, and Babar Azam sealed Pakistan’s triumph pinch a level six.

The 3rd and last ODI is scheduled successful Perth connected Sunday.

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