Pakistan Register First Ever ODI Series Win On Australian Soil After Long Time

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The Pakistan Cricket Team registered a dominating win over Australia in the 3rd and deciding One-day international stadium at Optus Stadium, Perth on 10th November 2024. It was an impressive effort by the Pakistan pace bowlers including Haris Rauf, Naseem Shah, Shaheen Shah Afridi& Hasnain to bundle out hosts cheaply before chasing down the target easily.

Pakistan captain Mohammad Rizwan won the toss and decided to field first. Jake Fraser McGurk and Matthew Short began off decently against Shaheen Shah Afridi & Naseem Shah. Naseem Shah got the breakthrough dismissing Fraser McGurk with a simple catch to Rizwan. Shaheen Shah Afridi bowled troubled Aaron Hardie with lots of swing while Matthew Short looked decent enough. Shaheen Shah Afridi eventually struck with a lovely delivery caught by Salman Ali Agha at slips to leave hosts in trouble. Stand-in captain Inglis and Matthew Short looked in good touch as Australia scored 54 for 2 at the end of the first 10 overs.

Naseem Shah struck again dismissing Inglis with a good delivery as Rizwan took a lovely high catch leaving Australia in trouble. Shaheen Shah Afridi struck to dismiss Short caught by Agha. Cooper Connolly went off the field as Haris Rauf’s delivery hit his finger and did not bat due to the injury. Rauf got Maxwell for the third time in this series dismissing Maxwell providing an easy catch to Saim Ayub at backward point. Pakistan pace bowler Hasnain produced another lovely delivery to dismiss Marcus Stoinis leaving the hosts in deep trouble.

Sean Abbott looked confident with his strokes putting some pressure on the Pakistani bowlers. Adam Zampa struggled against top-quality Pakistani pace bowling before providing an easy catch to Saim Ayub at backward point. Abbott and Zampa put on 30 runs for the 7t wicket. It was a disciplined bowling effort by the Pakistani bowlers as Shaheen Shah Afridi got the wickets of Abbott and Lance Morris in the same over to bundle Australia out for just 140. Shaheen &Naseem Shah took 3 wickets each while Rauf took 2 wickets and Hasnain grabbed 1 wicket.

Chasing a paltry total of 141 runs to win, Saim Ayub struggled against Spencer Johnson before showing positive intent against other Australian bowlers. Abdullah Shafique also looked impressive, keeping the strike rotating making life tough for them. At the end of the first 10 overs, the Pakistan openers put on 47 for 0. Ayub and Shafique kept the momentum going. Shafique was given a reprieve as Zampa dropped an easy chance. Ayub and Shafique kept the scoreboard ticking with ease. Lance Morris struck twice in the same over dismissing Shafique with a good return catch while Ayub was dismissing taking inside edge onto the stumps. Babar Azam &Rizwan steadied the ship ensuring there were no hiccups in the chase. Babar Azam hit the winning runs with a boundary as Pakistan won the match by 8 wickets.

Babar and Rizwan added 58 unbeaten runs for the 3rd wicket helping Pakistan to win with 23.1 overs to spare. It was a dominating performance by the Pakistani team in the second ODI at Adelaide against the full-strength Aussies squad. Pakistani team won their first ODI series win on Aussies soil after a gap of 22 years.

For his figures of 2 for 24, Haris Rauf was named the player of the match award. For his 10 wickets in 3 matches, Haris Rauf was named the player of the series award.

Pakistan 143 for 2 in 26.5 overs (Saim Ayub 42, Rizwan 30*, Lance Morris 2/24) beat Australia 140 in 31.5 overs (Sean Abbott 30, Shaheen Shah Afridi 3/32, Naseem Shah 3/54) by 8 wickets.



 





Pakistan clinched historic ODI series win over Australia in Australia after 22 years. 

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