Pakistan vs Australia, AUS in PAK, 3 ODIs, 2026 Jun 2 Full score card

OUT! STUMPED! Australia win this contest by 41 runs and level the series 1-1 with a game to spare. Fuller, wide down the leg side, Shadab Khan goes for a flick but misses and falls over. His back foot drags out of the crease and Josh Inglis gathers this behind the stumps fairly and dislodges the bails in time. This is sent upstairs for a stumping check and the replay shows that Shadab was out of his crease when the bails were dislodged by Josh Inglis. OUT flashes on the giant screen.

Abrar Ahmed is the last man in.

OUT! TIMBER! Nathan Ellis gets Australia within touching distance and picks up a four-fer as well. Slower ball, after slower ball, but now Ellis goes pace on. This is bowled relatively full and on off. Haris Rauf gets pegged onto the back foot and tries to fend it away but the ball nips back in, beats the bat and castles into the stump. Rauf goes for a 15-ball duck, and Pakistan still need 43 to win with just one wicket in hand.

Pace off again, full and wide outside off, patted down through cover-point for a single by Khan.

No way out at the moment for Shadab. Ellis keeps the length full and pitches it outside off. Khan can only manage to drive it towards the cover fielder.

No run yet again. Another slower ball, full and outside off. Khan lunges and drives it to cover. Three dots to start the over.

Slower ball, pitched full and outside off. Khan hangs back and guides it to deep third, but no single is taken yet again. Shadab Khan needs to get a big hit or two away every over.

Short of a good length, on off, dabbed down towards mid on by Shadab.

A flatter wrong'un now, angled into the stumps. Haris Rauf stays back and blocks it across to the on side. 44 needed now off 42 balls.

Floated up outside off, Khan leans on and eases it through covers for a single.

Short and wide outside off, cut away straight to backward point.

Fuller one, driven down the ground but Shadab isn't interested in taking the single.

Good length around off, punched away towards cover.

SIX! Up, up and just over! Shadab Khan is really keeping Pakistan in the fight. Tossed up opn off, Khan goes after it and haves it across to wide long on. Cameron Green leaps up to his right but the ball clears him for a biggie.

A big appeal for LBW, turned down. Fuller oe, sliding into the pads. Haris Rauf looks to flick but misses and wears it on the pads. There is a discussion between the bowler and the keeper, but no review is taken. Oh, deary me! Later on Ball Tracking shows that had Australia reviewed it, it would have been out.

Nice and full again, straighter too, defended down the line by Rauf. Five dots in the over, with one ball to go.

The dots keep mounting. Tossed up around off, Rauf gets onto his front foot and pushes it into the off side.

Flatter and on middle, Rauf goes onto the back foot and short-arm jabs it to short mid-wicket.

Flotaed up on middle and leg, Rauf just nudges it behind square on the leg side and there's no run there either.

A drag-down on off, Rauf rocks back and smacks it straight back, but Sangha manages to make a stop to his right.

Oh, a heart-in-the-mouth moment for Shadab Khan, but he survives. Length ball, on off, turns away as well. Shadab pokes at it and gets a top edge that lobs up but falls short of backward point. 51 needed now off 54 balls.

Full and drifted into leg stump, Shadab gets his hands out in front and pushes it to the right of the bowler.

Shorter in length, outside off, tapped down to point.

That's excellent running. Dragged length on middle and leg, Shadab Khan works it into the huge and vacacnt space at mid-wicket and manages to race back for the second run.

Floated up around off, Shadab lunges and strokes it through the gap at covers, but doesn't take the single.

Flatter one from the front of the hand, attacking middle, Khan jams it out.

Into the final 10 overs we go. Australia will be eager to wrap things up and will now be allowed as many as 5 fielders outside the ring. Whereas Pakistan will be hoping that Shadab Khan can take the fight deep. With that said, Adam Zampa is back into the attack. There is a slight halt as Shadab Khan seems to be struggling with cramps and the physio is out, tending to him. After a couple of minutes, we are good to go again.

Short of a length, around off, Haris Rauf rocks back and punches this to long off. for no run. Shadab Khan will keep the strike at the start of the new over.

Arm-delivery, around off, Haris Rauf tucks this to square leg.

Short of a length, around off, Shadab Khan cuts this off his back foot towards the left of deep cover for one.

Tossed up, around off, Shadab Khan sweeps this yet again but this time doesn't time this that well and runs two as deep square leg cuts it off.

FOUR! A boundary to Shadab and Pakistan are inching close to the finish line. Tossed up, around off, Shadab Khan goes down on a knee and sweeps this through the square leg region for a boundary. Shadab Khan is cramping a bit.

Full and onto the pads, Shadab Khan steps a long way across and sweeps this to short fine leg.

Short of a length, on middle, Haris Rauf blocks it down the deck.

On a nagging length, outside off, Shadab Khan sweeps it to deep backward square leg and takes a single.

Short, on middle, Shadab Khan backs away and blocks it down.

Full, outside off, Shadab Khan flicks it to long on.

Matthew Short sees the batter shifting toward the leg side, so he follows the batter and fires it down the leg side. Shadab Khan swipes it to the left of the short fine leg fielder and gets a couple of runs.

Short, on middle, Shadab Khan tucks it to the right of mid-wicket and denies the single.

Full and on the pads, Haris Rauf pushes this back to the right of the bowler.

Short of a length, around off, Haris Rauf blocks this off his back foot yet again.

Pushed through around off, Haris Rauf blocks this off his back foot this time.

Fuller, into the batter, Haris Rauf gets close to the pitch of the ball and defends it out.

Short of a length, around off, Shadab Khan punches this to long off for a single.

Full and around off, Shadab Khan punches this to short covers.

Haris Rauf is the new batter for Pakistan. Also, Matthew Kuhnemann returns to the attack.

OUT! CAUGHT BEHIND! The change to bring Matthew Short into the attack has worked wonders for Australia, but the danger man is still out there. A touch fuller, pitching it just outside off, angling in, but turns it away. Shaheen Afridi stays on his back foot and tries to cut it away, but the ball just kisses the outside edge, and the rest of the work is done by Josh Inglis, behind the stumps. Pakistan are eight down and need 64 off 78 balls.

Fuller, on off, Afridi fends it away.

FOUR! Just over the fielder! Flighted, fuller, on middle, Shaheen Afridi once again sweeps it uppishly, over the deep mid-wicket fielder, who is standing much ahead of the boundary line. He leaps up, but it zips past his fingertips and goes beyond the fence with a bounce.

FOUR! This time, Afridi gets a perfect connection. Tossed up, fuller, on middle and leg. Shaheen Afridi gets down on one knee and sweeps it over backward square for four runs.

Fuller, on middle, Shaheen Afridi doesn't connect his sweep well toward mid-wicket.

Overpitched, fuller, on middle, Shaheen Afridi tucks it with soft hands to square leg and looks to get a single, but Shadab Khan denies it as the keeper charges toward it.

Matthew Short (6-1-25-2) is back on.

Good length, around off, Shadab Khan punches this well but straight to the fielder.

WIDE! Full and wide down the leg side, Shadab Khan goes for a flick but misses out. Wided.

Short and around off, Shadab Khan cuts this straight to point. This struck Shadab high on his bat around the sticker.

Good length, on the pads, Shaheen Afridi tucks this through square leg for a single.

FIFTY FOR SHADAB KHAN! 5th ODI half-century for Shadab in an immense pressure cooker situation. Yorker, on off, Shadab Khan jams this to mid on and rotates the strike for a single to bring up his half-century.

Full and on middle and leg, Shaheen Afridi clears his front foot and hammers this to mid on for a quick single.

Ellis comes around the stumps, and bowls it on a length around off, Shaheen Afridi defends this towards cover-point for a dot.

A surprise yorker from Green, on off. Shaheen Afridi drops his bat down and digs it to cover for a single.

Bouncer, wide outside off, Shaheen Afridi attempts to upper cut it over short third but gets beaten with a huge gap.

On a length, around off, Afridi pushes it to the off side.

Fullish, at the stumps. Shadab Khan pushes it to mid on and gets a single. Shadab Khan is on 49!

FIVE WIDES! The runs are starting to flow now. Pitches it fuller, but sprays it down the leg side. Shadab Khan misses his flick, and it goes past Josh Inglis, toward deep fine leg for four runs. Wide called by the umpire as well.

SIX! Outstanding shot from Shadab. A touch fuller from Green, pitching it just outside off. Shadab Khan charges down the track and launches it over long off for six more runs.

Green bashes hard on the length to generate some extra bounce, on off. Shadab Khan mistimes his pull to the right of the bowler.

A maiden from Nathan Ellis. Good length, around off, Shaheen Afridi keeps it out off his back foot.

Yorker, around off, Shaheen Afridi blocks this off his front foot.

Hard length, on off, Shaheen Afridi keeps it out.

Wild from Shaheen. Good length, going across the batter, Shaheen Afridi plants his front foot towards his leg side and heaves at it. Misses out on any sort of connection between the bat and the ball.

Good length, around off, Shaheen Afridi pushes this to cover-point for a dot.

Cutter, around the pads, Shaheen Afridi fails to get bat on ball and gets hit on the front pad. The fact that the ball pitched outside leg has saved the day for Shaheen Afridi.

Slower one, full and wide outside off. Shadab Khan squeezes it out to point.

Full-pitched delivery, wide outside off. Khan leaves it alone.

Shadab Khan just manages to stay alive! Much fuller, just behind the yorker length, on middle. Shadab Khan jams it toward the right of the bowler. Khan watches the bowler is not charging toward the ball and for that reason, he calls for a single, but Shaheen Afridi is ball watching, and eventually Shadab has to turn back. Tanveer Sangha sprints in from mid off, gathers the ball cleanly and manages to score a direct hit at the striker's end. However, the third umpire has been called into the action, and he sees that Shadab dives and just manages to drag his bat into the crease.

Is that a run out? Josh Inglis seems confident and this could be the game for Australia. It was Shadab's call and he ran halfway down the pitch before scampering back. Tanveer Sangha with the direct hit at the keeper's end, but replays show that Shadab managed to dive home to safety. NOT OUT!

SIX! High and handsome! Pitches it up, does Green, on off. Shadab Khan comes down the track, launches it over the wide long off fence for half a dozen.

Fullish, on off, Shadab Khan fends it to cover.

What a start from Cameron Green! He pitches it on off and manages to swing into the batter. Shadab Khan punches late at it, toward mid off. Appeal goes around, but the umpire remains unmoved.

DRINKS! What a bowling change and what a time to strike from Nathan Ellis as well. Pakistan seemed well and truly back in the game, but that wicket of Arafat Minhas has put Australia well in front yet again. With 95 needed for the win, Pakistan only have 4 wickets remaining and there's a new batter at the crease. Shadab Khan will have to pull a miracle if he is to take his side over the line. With that said, Shaheen Afridi walks out to bat at number 8. Also, Cameron Green comes into the attack for the first time in this game.

OUT! LBW! A massive moment in the contest as Nathan Ellis breaks this threatening partnership. Back of a length, around off, Arafat Minhas looks to cut this off his back foot, but it's too close to cut. Minhas gets hit on his back pad, and a gentle appeal is all that the umpire needed to raise his finger here. Arafat Minhas sends this upstairs. UltraEdge shows that it is clearly pad first and Ball Tracker shows three reds with the ball thumping into the off-pole. On-field decision of OUT stays. Pakistan still need 95 runs to win.

Off-cutter, around off, Arafat Minhas defends this to point for a dot.

Really deceptive bowling from Ellis. Back of the hand, slower one, on middle and leg, Arafat Minhas keeps it out with a block.

Good length, around off, Shadab blocks this towards mid on and takes a quick single.

DEJA VU! Just that this ball was bowled back of a length, around off, Shadab Khan stands tall and guides this to the right of the fielder at deep third for a brace again.

Full and wide of off, Shadab Khan plays this late, guides this to the right of the deep third fielder for a couple.

The Pakistani batters are seen rehydrating themselves as Josh Inglis brings Nathan Ellis back into the attack.

FOUR! Oh, now that's a cheeky shot from Minhas. Flighted and fuller, just outside off. Arafat Minhas reverse sweeps it late to guide the delivery past the short third fielder for four runs. Pakistan need exactly 100 runs off 114 balls now.

A tad fuller, on off, Arafat Minhas rocks back and pushes it back to the bowler.

Fuller, just outside off, Arafat Minhas looks to drive it through cover, but plays it early and the ball hits the inside edge, before it rolls back to the bowler.

Pitches it up, around the pads yet again. Arafat Minhas flicks it from the inner part of his bat to short fine leg.

Quicker and fuller, on pads, Arafat Minhas tucks it to square leg.

Full, just outside off.  Shadab Khan gets on his front foot and pushes it through cover for one. That will bring up the 50-run partnership between these two batters.

Flighted, on the pads, Shadab Khan presents a full face of his bat and punches this through the right of the bowler for one.

Quicker one, around off, Arafat Minhas rolls this down to long on for a run.

Fuller around off, Shadab Khan drives this to sweeper cover for a single.

Shorter in length, outside off, ansd cut away straight to point.

Another enquiry for LBW, but a stifled one. Bowled from the front of the hand, on a length and on middle. Shadab Khan rocks back to defend, but there's again the question of whether the bat was in front of the pads or not. No review taken.

A slider around leg, Minhas advances down the pitch and works it away to deep mid-wicket for a single.

109 more runs are needed for Pakistan to win this game and clinch the series, whereas the visitors need 4 more wickets to level it.

Good-length delivery, at the stumps, Shadab Khan tucks it to short mid-wicket.

On a nagging length, outside off, Khan opens the face of the bat and guides it to backward point.

Kuhnemann drags his length back, outside off. Khan punches it to cover.

A touch fuller, around off, Shadab Khan gets on his back foot and eases it away from his body to cover.

Tossed up, fuller, just outside off, Shadab Khan defends it to cover.

Much fuller, on middle, with a bit of flight. Arafat Minhas gets down on one knee and sweeps it swiftly toward the left of the deep square leg fielder for a single.

An appeal for LBW, turned down. Too high? The Aussies don't review it. Adam Zampa flights the ball up on leg, drifting it in. The ball pitches and turns away, squaring up Shadab Khan, who is beaten past the outside edge and gets caught on the pads. Probably pitching outside leg as well.

Flighted ball, Shadab Khan lunges well ahead and pushes it to mid on.

On the shorter side, on the pads, worked away past square leg for a single by Minhas.

Another quicker one, fired into the pads. Khan misses the flick and the ball brushes the pads, rolling to short fine leg for a leg bye.

Quick and a bit full, on middle, Shadab keeps it out.

How costly will this drop turn out to be? Oliver Peake has dropped Arafat Minhas on 24.

DROPPED! That should have been the game for the Aussies. Very full and on middle, Arafat Minhas lunges and tries to force the sweep shot but miscues it badly. The ball gets lobbed up to the left of square leg, where Oliver Peake jumps across and spills it. Single taken.

Shortish yet again, around off, Khan blocks it down.

Short of a length, outside off, Shadab Khan looks to cut it late, but cramps for room. The ball goes past the outside edge and Josh Inglis gloves it and dislodges the stump, appealing for stumping. The third umpire sees that Shadab Khan's back foot is grounded inside the crease when Inglis hits the stump.

Deft touch! Matt Renshaw drags his length back, just outside off. Shadab Khan waits for the delivery to arrive and opens the bat to steer it to deep third for another brace.

Full, on off, Shadab Khan fends it to cover.

Fuller in length, around off, Arafat Minhas opens the face of the bat and pushes it to point for a single.

Short of a length, on off and middle. Arafat Minhas goes deep into the crease and flicks it well toward the left of Alex Carey in mid-wicket and gets a couple of runs.

Oh, that is a beauty from Zampa. Flatter one, angled into middle and leg. Shadab Khan looks to defend it down the line, but gets squared up as the ball grips and rips past the outside edge.

Minhas does get the single now. Full and on middle, just eased down to long on for one.

On middle and leg, sliding on. Minhas plays it with soft hands and works it across to short mid-wicket. Four dots in a row now.

Tossed up, full and outside off, Minhas leans across and strokes it to short extra cover.

Floated up on the stumps, dips a bit. Minhas covers the line and watchfully blocks it off.

Short one, turns square away from off. Shadab muscles it down to long on for just a single.

Renshaw goes around the wicket to bowl to the lefty. He bowls full and around middle, Arafat Minhas prods and defends it to the left of the bowler.

Pitches it up, outside off, Shadab Khan eases it away from the cover fielder and gets across for one run.

A bit fuller now, outside off, Shadab Khan drives it away toward the right of the sweeper cover fielder and gets a couple of runs.

Short and outside off, Shadab Khan rocks back and dabs it to backward point.

Fuller, on off, Shadab Khan blocks it down.

Matt Renshaw joins the attack now! He bowls fuller, around off and turns in. Shadab Khan looks to block it on his front foot but misses and wears on his pad. Appeal goes round but the umpire remains unmoved.

FOUR! A poor, poor ball, and Tanveer Sangha nearly gets a wicket as well. Dragged way too short and down the leg side. Arafat Minhas rocks back and shovels the pull flat towards fine leg. The fielder charges in, dives forward but the ball lands well short and goes past the fielder for a boundary.

Shorter one outside off, stays relatively low. Khan manages to smack it towards deep cover and collects a single.

Pushed through quicker again, targeting the stumps. Khan rocks back to defend.

Flatter one around off, Khan rocks back and pats it down into the off side.

Sangha drags the length back, bowling it on leg. Minhas works it behind square leg for one.

FOUR! Beautiful shot! Tossed up, full and outside off, Arafat Minhas stays inside the line, leans on and lifts it inside-out over extra cover for a boundary.

Short, outside off, Shadab Khan rocks back and looks to cut but misses.

Appeal for LBW, but turned down by the umpire! Flatter and fuller, just outside off, Shadab Khan looks to sweep it but wears on the front of his pad. The impact hitting on the pads seems outside off.

Around off, Shadab Khan reverse sweeps it to backward point and gets a couple of runs.

Pitches it up, on off, Shadab Khan defends it to cover.

Fuller, around off, Arafat Minhas lofts it to deep cover for a single.

Short, outside off, Shadab Khan cuts it well to the left of the short cover fielder. The fielder does well to put a dive and gets some hands on it to make a half stop. Single taken.

Sangha comes around the wicket and drags the length back, angling it in. Minhas pushes it down to mid on.

Attempted wrong'un, flighted full and wide outside off, doesn't spin. Arafat Minhas lunges to defend but gets an outside edge down to deep third and picks up a couple of runs.

Nicely tossed up, on middle and leg, Minhas drives it back to the bowler.

Lobbed full and down leg, Khan works it behind square leg for a single.

Half an appeal for LBW, turned down. Josh Inglis does review it. Seemed like a slider from Tanveer Sangha, bowled from the front of the hand and targeting the stumps. Shadab Khan rocks back to defend and punches it out to cover. The third umpire is called in and initial replays show that the bat is brushing the pad and UltraEdge confirms the same. It stays Not Out, and Australia lose a review.

Floated up to the batter, on middle. Shadab drives it back to the bowler.

Flighted much fuller, on middle, Arafat Minhas jams it back to the bowler.

Fuller in length, on off, Shadab Khan drives it to cover.

Tossed up, around off, Arafat Minhas pushes it through cover.

Fullish, on leg, Shadab Khan looses his balance while flicking it toward the deep fine leg region for a single.

Pitches it up, a touch fuller, just outside off, turns it away from the batter. Shadab Khan gets on his front foot and looks to block it but it zips past the outside edge.

Short, around the pads of the batter. Arafat Minhas tucks it to square leg for a single.

Full and on middle and leg, Arafat Minhas pushes this down to long on for a single.

Pushed through around off, Arafat Minhas guides this to short third for nothing.

FOUR! This will give Arafat Minhas and the Pakistan dressing room a world lot of confidence. Flighted, around off, Arafat Minhas gets close to the pitch of the ball and hammers this over the extra cover fielder for a thumping boundary. 145 more needed for Pakistan.

Floated around off, Arafat Minhas plays this off his back foot and guides this to backward point.

Quicker and flatter on the pads, Shadab Khan tucks this through square leg for a run.

Fuller onto the pads, Shadab Khan glances this to fine leg for a couple.

Good length, on the pads, Shadab Khan nudges this through square leg for one.

Back of a length, around off, Shadab Khan dabs this around short leg.

Full and on middle and leg, Shadab Khan punches this towards mid on for another dot.

Hard length, on off, Shadab Khan punches this firmly towards the right of point and sets off for a one but is sent back again.

Almost chopped on. Good length, wide of off, Shadab looks to guide this towards backward point but ends up chopping this off the inside edge towards the keeper's left.

Ellis bowls it on a length, around off, a slower one. Shadab Khan pushes this towards mid on and was looking to steal a single but Arafat wasn't on the same wavelength and he sends him back. A better throw towards the striker's end might have been the end of Khan here.

Nathan Ellis (4-0-22-2) is back on.

Floated around off, Arafat Minhas pushes this off his front foot towards covers.

Fired onto the pads, Arafat Minhas gets rapped on his pads as he misses out on a flick.

Tosed up, on the pads, Minhas keeps it out.

Arm-delivery, angling into the batter, Arafat Minhas plays for the straight one and gets it edged off the inside edge towards short leg.

Short of a length, around off, Arafat Minhas cuts this off his back foot but swipes over it and gets it away from the under-edge towards point.

Full and on off, Arafat Minhas gets on top of the bounce and keeps it out.

Tossed up, on the pads, Arafat Minhas tucks this through backward square leg for a single.

Full and on the pads, Arafat Minhas tucks this to short mid-wicket.

Quicker one, on off, Arafat Minhas gets right behind the line of the ball and keeps it out.

The next batter in is Arafat Minhas.

OUT! TIMBER! Adam Zampa bowls it a lot slower through the air, drifts this into the batter and this one skids as well after pitching. Ghazi Ghori plays for the spin but the ball goes straight past the gate between bat and pads. The ball rattles the timber and the break does the trick for Australia as Ghazi Ghori departs and Pakistan are 78 for 6 now.

Pushed through around off, Shadab Khan dabs this through backward point for a single.

Short of a length, around off, Shadab Khan rocks back and punches this through covers for a couple.

DRINKS! 16 overs done in the chase and Australia are right on top of proceedings. They have the hosts reeling at 75/5, needing 157 more to win with just 5 more wickets in hand. However, Ghazi Ghori is still out there, battling it out and has a capable partner in the form of Shadab Khan. The Aussies know that a wicket or two more in the next 5-10 overs, and it will be game over for the hosts. Let's see if Pakistan can keep fighting and find a way to make a real match out of this one.

Pushed through on the pads, Shadab Khan rocks back inside his crease and flicks this to deep backward square leg for a single.

Fired around off, going across the batter, Shadab brings out the reverse sweep and guides this past the short third fielder to his left for a couple.

Floated around off, Ghazi Ghori plays this late and guides this to the left of short third for one.

Fired into the batter on middle and leg, Ghazi Ghori swivels and pulls this in the gap between Alex Carey at deep square leg and Matthew Kuhnemann at deep mid-wicket for two runs.

Short comes around the stumps and attacks the pads of Shadab. The batter tickles this to fine leg for a single.

Fuller around off, Ghazi steps a long way across and milks this through square leg for a single.

Tossed up, around off, Ghori punches this towards sweeper cover for a run.

Fuller around off, Ghazi Ghori goes down on a knee and sweeps this well to the right of square leg but Matthew Short puts in the dive to his left and fields this.

Slightly short and on off, Ghazi Ghori cuts this well but straight to point.

Slider around off, Ghazi Ghori guides this to point for a dot.

Short and wide of off, Khan cuts this square to deep point for one.

Fuller around off, Shadab Khan blocks this out.

Fired onto the pads, Ghazi Ghori steps inside the line of the ball and ramps this towards the fine leg region. Alex Carey mops it just inside the playing area, running to his right from wide fine leg to keep it down to two.

Flighted around off, Ghazi Ghori tucks this to the right of the bowler.

Full and wide outside off, Ghazi Ghori leans onto the pitch of the ball and guides this to point.

Fuller around off, Shadab Khan drives this towards wide mid off for one.

Tossed up, down the leg side, Ghazi Ghori goes down on a knee and looks for the sweep. Gets it tickled off the gloves towards the short fine leg region for a single.

Short bowls this fuller and on middle and off, Ghazi Ghori punches this right back to the bowler.

Short of a length, around off, Shadab Khan rocks back and cuts this to point.

Quicker one, on the pads, Shadab Khan tucks this to short leg.

Fuller on the pads, Ghazi Ghori smashes this towards long on for a run.

Short of a length, around off, Khan cuts it off his back foot toward the sweeper cover region for a single.

Flighted, around off, Shadab Khan dabs this in front of first slip.

Tossed up, around off, Shadab Khan defends this one.

Fuller around off, Ghazi Ghori drives this to covers for a dot.

Fuller around middle and leg, Ghazi Ghori milks this straight to Matt Renshaw at square leg.

Around that nagging length, on middle and off, Ghazi Ghori gets right behind the line of the ball and keeps it out.

Fired onto the pads, Shadab tucks this to fine leg for a single.

Pushed through on middle and leg, Shadab offers a straight bat and pushes this to short mid-wicket.

Two wickets in the first three overs for Matthew Short. Shadab Khan comes out as number seven.

OUT! CAUGHT AND BOWLED! Pakistan, despite scoring at a healthy rate are in shambles as half of their side is already back in the dressing room. Quicker offie, around middle and off, turning into the batter, Abdul Samad stands tall and looks to work this through square leg but closes his bat face early and lobs this straight off the outside edge towards Matthew Short. Pakistan are 58 for 5.

Floated around off, Ghazi Ghori defends this one.

FOUR! Poor from Zampa and Ghazi makes him pay. Short of a length, wide of off, Ghazi Ghori swivels and pulls this with the bottom hand coming off the handle of the bat but the ball races wide to the left of deep mid-wicket for four.

Quicker and fuller around off, Ghazi punches this to covers.

Pushed through on off, Ghazi Ghori goes onto his back foot and offers a dead bat at it.

Flighted around off, Abdul Samad gets close to the pitch of the ball and drives this ti wide long off for a single.

Slider around off, Abdul Samad rocks back and blocks this out.

That's the end of the first Powerplay! Australia have started the innings with flying colours. After the completion of the first ten overs, Pakistan are now 53 for 4. As the restrictions lift, Australia are now allowed to have a maximum of 4 fielders outside the inner ring for overs 11-40. This might help the Pakistani batters to rotate the strike with a bit of ease. Also, Adam Zampa has been brought into the attack.

FOUR! That's begging to be hit, and it also brings up the 50 for Pakistan. Shortish length, turning back in. Ghazi Ghori goes onto the back foot and pulls it almost with a vertical bat, well in front of square on the leg side and picks up four more runs.

Bowled from around the wicket, outside the line of leg stump. Ghazi Ghori taps it down to short fine leg.

In and around the off stump, Ghori keeps it out.

FOUR! That's positive batting from Ghori. Dragged well short over middle, Ghazi Ghori rocks back and drags the pull shot towards deep mid-wicket for a boundary.

Nagging length, turns back in sharply. Ghori leans on to defend but is a bit taken aback and gets an inside edge onto the pads.

On the shorter side, on middle and leg, worked off the back foot and just to the left of square leg for a quick single. Abdul Samad is off the mark.

A maiden for Matthew Kuhnemann. Floated up on middle and leg, Ghori sweeps it straight to square leg.

Make that five dots in a row. Just short of a length, on off, Ghazi Ghori rocks back and punches it to the right of extra cover, where Marnus Labuschagne makes a fine stop.

Flatter one, turns away from off. Ghori goes onto the back foot and punches it sweetly but straight to the cover fielder. Four dots now.

On middle again, this one angles in. Ghori gets a big stride out and defends it back to the bowler.

A bit slower, drifted into middle, turns away as well. Ghazi Ghori watchfully blocks it off.

Flighted ball, lands it full on off. Ghori lunges to defend.

Change of ends for Matthew Kuhnemann.

Lobbed full on middle, Abdul Samad punches it firmly to short mid on.

Another one bites the dust. Abdul Samad comes out to the middle as the new batter.

OUT! TIMBER! That's a brute of a delivery, and Pakistan are in tatters at 44/4. Matthew Short delivers this one quicker at 95.4 clicks, a bit fuller and just outside off. It is the natural variation, the one that drifts in but doesn't turn. Salman Agha plays for the spin and looks to block down the line, but the ball straightens, beats the outside edge and smashes into the off pole. Australia are well in control now.

Bowled well short and angling down leg, Ghori drags the pull down to long leg and turns the strike over.

Good running. Length ball outside off, Salman comes down the pitch, nudges it down behind square leg and gets across quickly for the single.

Slightly dragged length, this one grips and Ghori ends up chipping the punch through mid on for a single.

Short starts with a fullish ball outside off. It is darted in and Ghazi Ghori manages to jam it out.

Good length, slower one and attacking the top of off. Solidly blocked off the front foot by Agha.

FOUR! Edged away. Pitched-up delivery, this one straightens a touch as well. Salman Agha looks to prod halfway and block but the ball catches the outside edge and goes through the vacant slip cordon for a boundary.

Fuller than a good length, on middle, driven straight to mid on.

Length ball, a bit too straight and worked down to long leg for a single.

Another off-pace delivery, full and outside off. Ghori checks the drive and punches it to cover.

Very similar to the one that got Babar Azam, but Salman Agha escapes. Slower one, pitched up outside off, this one grips and turns in as well. Salman Agha looks to defend but gets an inside edge, past the stumps and towards backward square leg for one.

Half an appeal for LBW, mostly from the keeper, but it is turned down. The arm ball now, slides back in towards middle stump. Ghori gets pushed back and defends it out. Josh Inglis thought it was pad first, but replays show that it came off the middle of the bat. Wow, UltraEDge later shows that it was indeed pad first and Ball Tracking shows that the ball would have hit the stumps as well. Opportunity missed by Australia.

Tossed up, fuller and around off. This is driven uppishly down to long off for a run.

Round-arm delivery, darted back in from outside off. Salman Agha watchfully defends.

Australia putting pressure on the new batter. Two slips now for Salman Agha. Also, the wind has picked up quite a bit.

Slower through the air, on middle and leg. Ghori sits down and angles the sweep behind square leg for a single.

Marginally short and outside off, Ghazi Ghori rocks back and cuts it straight to point.

Flatter one on off, grips and turns away. Ghazi blocks it off.

Pitched fuller and straighter at the stumps, Salman manages to block it on the front foot. Pakistan are 33/3, needing 199 more off 270 balls.

Ellis hits a hard length, bowling it on of. Salman Agha blocks it off.

Salman Agha is the new man in, replacing Babar Azam.

OUT! LBW! The umpire had a long think about it, and eventually, he raised his finger. A very close call, but it does stand and Babar Azam has to walk back, amidst the disappointment of the crowd. Slower one from Nathan Ellis, a bit full and outside off. The off-cutter grips and cuts back in sharply. Babar Azam is late to get his front leg out and play at it and gets beaten past the inside edge, getting struck on the pads. There's an appeal and up goes the finger, but Babar reviews it. Initially, it did seem like an inside edge and that's what Babar indicated as well, but replays show that there's no bat involved. Ball Tracking shows the impact as umpire's call and wickets as hitting and Azam has to walk back.

Review time! The on-field decision is out after a huge roar of appeal from the Aussies. Babar Azam opted for a review. The UltraEdge shows no bat involvement and the Ball Tracking shows that the impact on the pad is umpire's call and the ball is nipping in to hit the middle stump. Pakistan retained their review though.

FOUR! Down the wrong line again, and Azam picks up four easy runs. Back of a length, on leg, worked off the hips and down to fine leg for a second boundary in the over.

Well-fielded. Good-length delivery, drifted into the pads. Ghori tucks it to the right of the square leg fielder and picks up a single.

FOUR! Picked up and dispatched. Short ball, Ghazi Ghori gets inside the line, swivels and pulls it towards long leg for a boundary.

A bit more round-arm, full and on middle. Azam shovels it between mid on and mid-wicket, picking up a couple of more runs. 11 off the over.

EDGED AND FOUR! Floated up on off, Babar Azam opts to go back but the ball just jumps off the deck and catches Babar by surprise. The ball goes off the face of the blade and wide of first slip for a boundary down to deep third.

Drifted into middle and leg, Azam puts in a big stride to defend.

Dragged length on middle and leg, nudged away into the leg side for a quick single.

Easy three on offer. Very full, on the pads, Babar Azam squeezes it away towards the vacant deep mid-wicket region. The fielder at deep square leg covers a lot of ground to his left and cuts it off.

Flighted ball on leg, Ghori lunges to sweep but gets more of a top edge and the ball goes over the vacant square leg region for a single.

Excellent line and length. Good length, on middle, Babar Azam watchfully defends.

Fuller in length again, attacking the stumps and Babar clips it across to mid-wicket.

Slightly slower, full and on the fourth stump line. Azam blocks it off the front foot.

Good-length delivery, taregting the pads, Babar's head falls forward as he turns it to short mid-wicket.

WIDE! Full again, pushed down the leg side and Babar fails to flick it away.

Slightly overpitched now, outside off. Azam laces the cover drive but finds the fielder at the edge of the circle.

Good length on off, shapes away. Babar looks to work it leg side but gets it off the outside edge into the off side.

Bowled flatter, pitching it outside the line of leg stump. Ghori nudges it 'round the corner on the leg side.

A silly point in place for Babar Azam. This is bowled full around off, Babar drives it on the up and firms it to long off for one more.

Flighted ball on leg, clipped away towards mid-wicket for a single.

FOUR! Nicely done. Full again, down the leg side, Ghazi Ghori gets down on one knee, sweeps it firmly and along the turf, through square leg for a boundary.

Ghazi Ghori walks out really early in the middle with the bat to pair with Babar Azam.

OUT! CAUGHT! What a take from Adam Zampa and Pakistan lose both their openers in just the first 8 legal deliveries. Just a floater from Matthew Kuhnemann, full and drifting down leg. Sahibzada Farhan sits down to help it around the corner but gets a top edge towards short fine leg. Zampa over there leaps up and takes it wonderfully over his head with both hands. Pakistan are 6/2 now.

Starts with a flatter one on middle, it grips as well. Farhan hops back to defend it down the pitch.

Who'll be bowling from the other end? Spin from the other end as Matthew Kuhnemann comes into the attack.

Neatly tucked away and Babar Azam is off the mark. Full and angled into the legs, Babar leans on and clips it well to the left of deep square leg for a brace. Pakistan are 6/1 in a chase of 232.

The in-between length, shapes away from middle and leg. Babar shows the full face of the blade and pushes it to mid off.

Pitched fuller and outside off, Babar Azam leans on and plays that favored cover drive, but straight to the fielder.

Babar Azam walks out next.

OUT! PLAYED ON! That seemed to take place in slow motion, and Australia too get a wicket in the very first over. Nathan Ellis bowls the slower one, at 111.1 kph, and angles it across off on a back of a length. Maaz Sadaqat has a tentative poke at it and gets an inside edge onto the deck. He tries to see where the ball is going and it just lands on top of the bails, which fall off and Sadaqat is in disbelief.

WIDE! A length ball, darted wide of the off stump. The left-hander, Maaz Sadaqat, goes after it but fails to connect, and a wide is called.

Fuller in length, shaping away from off, Farhan leans on and drives it with sweet timing. The fielder at extra cover, moves to his left, makes a half stop and the batters get a single.

Pakistan are up and running. Pitched-up delivery, on the pads, Sahibzada Farhan flicks it firmly and well to the left of Tanveer Sangha at deep backward square leg for a couple of runs.

OUT! TIMBER! Haris Rauf ends proceedings with a wicket, and Australia finish with 231/9 on the board. Rauf keeps going for the full and fast one and gets it spot-on this time. Bowled at around 147 clicks, full, not quite yorker length but right at the stumps. Oliver Peake makes room to open up the off side but is beaten for raw pace, and the ball smashes into the stumps. End of a nifty knock from Peake and 16 runs come off the final over.

FOUR BYES! A bit of a wild delivery, and the keeper gets a really bad bounce as well. Full toss, just outside off. Peake makes room but fails to connect and the ball just shoots off after pitching behind the stumps. Ghazi Ghori is taken aback and the ball races past him for four extra runs towards fine leg.

FOUR! This is momentum-shifting batting from Oliver Peake. Back of a length, at nearly 146 kph and trying to cramp the batter. Peake swivels back and pulls it firmly to the left of deep mid-wicket for a boundary. 12 off the over, with 2 balls still to go.

Another slower one, dug in short and outside off. Peake reaches out and forces it over the cover fielder for a couple of handy runs.

SIX! That's a clean strike and Australia go past 220. Slower delivery, overpitched and outside off. Oliver Peake goes onto the back foot and lays into the lofted drive, launching it over wide long off for a biggie.

Ambitious attempt from Oliver Peake. Pace on and over off and middle, Peake tries to reverse hit it away, but the ball was past him in a flash.

Full and at the toes, clipped away through square leg. They do take the single off the last ball, pretty surprising. Actually, they don't and Oliver Peake will be on strike at the start of the final over.

Adam Zampa comes out next to bat for Australia.

OUT! CAUGHT! High, high, but not long enough. Shaheen Afridi rolls his fingers over the ball and bowls it into the pitch. Nathan Ellis backs away and leans back to swing it leg side but gets it high on the bat. The ball sails down to wide long on, where Arafat Minhas settles under it and takes a good catch.

Very full and outside off, Ellis goes after it but misses, and he seems angry with himself.

FOUR! That's a fine shot. Full and attacking off stump, Nathan Ellis makes room and laces the swat down to long off for a boundary.

Oh, that's missed the off stump by a whisker. Fuller one jammed in towards the off pole. Nathan Ellis backs away and misses to connect, but the ball deviates away after pitching and misses the stumps. Half an appeal for caught behind, and nothing more. Actually, UltraEdge later shows that there was indeed and outside edge.

High up in the air, doesn't carry. Slower ball into the pitch, grips a bit. Oliver Peake hangs back to pull but gets a top edge that lands well in front of Abrar Ahmed, who came in from fine leg. Just a single.

Slightly short and angled in, awkwardly chipped towards mid on for a single by Peake.

Not where Peake intended that to go. Just back of a length, angled in, Peake leans back to launch it over mid-wicket but the ball just doesn't arrive quickly enough. It goes off the toe end of the blade to mid off.

Good length, around off, tentatively pushed away in front of cover for a quick single.

Much better. The outswinger now, a bit full and outside off, shapes away a fair bit. Ellis pokes at it but misses.

FIVE WIDES! Bonus runs for the Aussies. Very ill-directed from Haris, on a length and sprayed down the leg side. The keeper dives to his left, but fails to get a glove on it and the ball rolls away to the fine leg fence.

Short, but not short enough to pull, outside off. Oliver Peake leans back and drags it across to deep square leg for one.

Bashed on a hard length, darted in a long way towards the batter. No room on offer for Peake, who punches it out to silly mid on.

Excellent over, just a wide and a wicket off it as well. Shorter and angled into the batter, Ellis hops up and gets hit on the body.

That's a big swing and a miss. Full and just outside off, angles in a bit. Nathan Ellis stays back and just looks to tee off like in golf, hoicking it across the line but fails to connect.

Shaheen comes around the wicket to the right-hander, hammers the shorter length and angles it in. Ellis gets cramped for room and hops to defend.

Shaheen Afridi gets his second wicket. Nathan Ellis is the new man at the crease.

OUT! BOWLED'EM! This was very much on the cards. Shaheen Afridi keeps the length fairly full and shapes the ball back in towards the stumps. Matthew Kuhnemann backs away yet again and has a wild swipe across the line, missing the ball completely and the ball then smashes into the stumps. Kuhnemann's job was to get Peake on strike, but he's just swung for the fences and got himself out.

A wide yorker, reverses in late. Kuhnemann backs away early and has to reach for it, toe-ending it into the off side.

WIDE! Attempted bumper, dug in well short and angled down leg. Kuhnemann backs away and ducks under it.

Looking for the straight yorker, Shaheen ends up serving a low full toss, which Kuhnemann hits it back to him.

Darted into the pads, Kuhnemann misses the flick and the ball rolls off the pads to square leg. The batters pick up a leg bye.

The off-cutter now, nearly skims the top of off stump. Good length, angled in from outside off, but straightens. Kuhnemann stays leg side of the ball and has half a poke at it but is well beaten.

Full and straight, angling into middle and leg, Kuhnemann jams it across to wide mid on.

A direct hit, and Kuhnemann would have been gone! Length ball, attacking off stump. Oliver Peake stays back and drops it with soft hands in front of point, setting off for the single. Shadab Khan gathers the ball and underarms the throw at the keeper's end but misses and Kuhnemann is able to drag his bat home. 200 up for Australia now.

A bit slower and pushed into the pads. Peake tentatively blocks it to short mid-wicket.

Back of a length, at 144.2 clicks and outside off. Kuhnemann hangs back and punches it down square through the point region for a single.

SIX! SMASHED AWAY FOR A HUGE SIX. Flighted, around middle and leg, Oliver Peake goes down on a knee and slogs this out of the park towards the deep mid-wicket region.

Full and on the pads, Matt Renshaw gets it away towards point for one.

Short of a length, arond off, Matt Renshaw looks to flick it away but gets it edged over the bowler for a couple towards long on.

Tossed up, on the pads, Oliver Peake hits this to deep square leg for a single.

Wrong'un around off, Oliver Peake looks to block this off his back foot but he fails to read the wrong'un and gets beaten on the outside edge.

Fuller on middle and off, Oliver Peake drives this down to long off for a single. The throw comes in from the deep, hits the stumps directly at the striker's end, allowing the batters to take an extra run as the ball rolls towards square leg.

Pace-on bumper at 140.1 kph from Rauf, around the left ear of Matthew Kuhnemann. The Aussie batter gets away from the line of the ball and leaves it.

Back of a length, wide of off, Matthew Kuhnemann keeps his guard down here.

Full and around off, Oliver Peake punches this to the left of mid off for one.

Good length, around off, Matthew Kuhnemann guides this to the third man region for one.

Matthew Kuhnemann walks out to bat next.

OUT! TIMBER! Rauf answers right back. Right in the channel, on off, Matt Renshaw opens his bat face and looks to run this down the third man region but misses out, and the ball swings back in and sneaks past his bat and rattles the timber. Matt Renshaw departs for run-a-ball 43.

FOUR! Great wrist control from Matt and he gets the first boundary for Australia after 50 balls, as per Ramiz Raja on-air. On a length, around the pads, Matt Renshaw flicks this through the square leg region and the ball races to the fence for four. The fielder did try to put in a dive and field this but failed to keep it away from the fence.

Haris Rauf is back into the attack.

Tossed up, around off, Oliver Peake drives this past the left of the fielder at extra cover for two.

Tossed up, on the pads, Matt Renshaw flicks this down to long on for a strike rotation.

Quicker googly, on off, Oliver Peake plays this off his back foot towards deep third for one.

LEG BYE! Pushed through on the pads, Matt Renshaw goes for a flick off his back foot but misses and gets it deflected off his pads to the left of short fine leg for a leg bye.

Flighted, around off, Matt Renshaw drives this through covers for a couple more.

Wrong'un, around leg, Matt Renshaw goes deep inside the crease and tucks this towards the left of long on for two.

According to the new rules, after 34 overs, one of the two balls is chosen by the bowling side. Now, it seems that the ball chosen has gone out of shape. The fourth umpire is out with a box of balls, and the umpires choose one that is closest in terms of wear and tear to the previous one.

Tossed up, around off, Oliver Peake defends this one and sees out the last delivery from Abrar.

Flicker, in the line of the stumps, Oliver Peake gets behind the line of the ball and keeps it out.

Tossed up, on the pads, Oliver Peake hits this well but finds square leg.

Full and on the pads, Matt nudges this through square leg for a run.

Short of a length, on middle and leg, Oliver Peake pulls this flat towards deep square leg for one.

Quicker one, around off, Oliver Peake dabs this to backward point.

Short of a length, onto the pads, turning down the leg. Oliver Peake helps this towards fine leg for a single.

Googly, not picked up at all, leaving the southpaw on his outside edge. Oliver Peake looks to block this one but gets beaten.

Full and on middle and leg, Oliver Peake gets it edged off the inside edge towards short fine leg.

Pushed through around off, going across the batter, Oliver Peake plays for the spin and slashes at it. Ends up blocking this out.

Tossed up, around off, Oliver Peake pushes this to short cover for a dot.

Fuller on the pads, Matt Renshaw flicks this through square leg for one.

Powerplay 3! The fielding side will now be allowed 5 fielders outside the 30-yard circle till the end of this innings.

Dragged length on off, blocked off by Peake. A run and a wicket off the 40th over of the innings.

Floated up, on a nagging length and on middle. Oliver Peake goes deep in the crease and drops it with soft hands in front of first slip.

Oliver Peake replaces Green with the bat for Australia.

OUT! CAUGHT! A huge wicket at this stage of the innings, and Abrar Ahmed gives a staring send-off to Cameron Green as well. This is tossed up, on off and slightly short. Green rocks back to pull but snatches at it and gets it high on the bat. The ball gets clubbed down to long on, where Sahibzada Farhan comes in a bit and takes a safe catch. End of a fighting knock from Green, and Australia are 167/5.

Fuller in length, pushed well wide of the off stump. Green reaches for it and toe-ends it towards cover-point.

Dragged shorter and outside off, Green punches it straight to Shadab Khan at short extra cover.

Flatter one on off, Renshaw hangs deep and swats it down to long on for one.

Just an over for Agha and Abrar Ahmed replaces him.

Short, around leg, Matt Renshaw nudges it to deep mid-wicket for a single.

Full toss, around off, Matt Renshaw flicks it to mid-wicket.

Short, outside off, Green slaps it to sweeper cover for one.

Full, around off, Green stabs it to backward point.

Two wides! Short, down the leg side, Matt Renshaw misses his flick and the keeper fails to glove it. The batter gets a single.

Just a few inches in it! A touch fuller, around off, Matt Renshaw gets forward and looks to drive at it, but gets the outside edge. The ball rolls toward the right of the long off fielder. He does well to charge on the ball and has a shy to the non-striker's end as he sees the batters trying to get a double. The fielder scores a direct hit, but the third umpire sees that Cameron Green dragged his bat and managed to get inside the crease by a few inches.

A direct hit towards the bowler's end, and is that OUT? Just the first replay was enough to confirm that Green is safely inside his crease as the ball hits the stumps.

Khan tries to bowl much fuller, but offers a low full toss, on middle. Cameron Green drives it downtown to long on and gets a single.

Fuller one at the stumps, Green leans on and drives it down to long on for one. 7 easy runs off that over.

That's positive running from the batters. Fractionally short, Cameron Green presses back and works it wide of the deep mid-wicket fielder and races back for the second. Green also brings up his FIFTY, a very gritty knock from him.

Four balls, four singles so far. Good length on off, grips a bit and Renshaw works it off the back foot through mid on for a run.

Dragged length outside off, Green covers the line well and pushes it down to long on for one more.

Round-arm delivery, angled into off. Renshaw cuts it to deep point and picks up an easy single.

Nagging length, spinning into the pads. Green punches it down to long on and turns the strike over.

Salman Agha has been called into action with the ball.

A bit slower now, full, around off, Green punches it to long off for another single. The 50-run stand is up between these two, a crucial one for the Aussies as well.

Around off, fullish, Matt Renshaw knocks it to long on and gets a single.

Tossed up, fuller in length, around off, Cameron Green strides out and drives it to long off for one.

Easy double! Khan drags his length back, outside off, Cameron Green transfers his weight on his back foot and slaps at it toward the left of the deep cover fielder and gets a comfortable brace.

Full, around the leg stump. Matt Renshaw clips it to backward square leg and gets a single.

Floated through the air and offers a lower full toss, outside off. Matt Renshaw drills it to the mid off fielder.

Slower delivery, full and on the stumps. Renshaw leans on and wrists it past square leg for one more. 7 off the over and this partnership now moves to 44 runs.

Back of a length, angled across off. Green stands tall and punches it to sweeper cover for another single.

A slower short ball, pulled down to long leg for a single.

Pitched up, full and outside off, driven on the up and past the diving fielder for a couple of runs in the deep.

A full ball on middle, reverses away from the right-hander. Green looks to drive but gets an inside edge wide of short fine leg for one more.

Just a single. On the pads, flicked away to deep mid-wicket for a single by Renshaw. The batters look for two but decide against it and the throw comes in at the bowler's end. Afridi whips off the bails, but the replays show that Renshaw dived back into safety.

Short, on middle, Cameron Green dabs it to the off side.

SIX! KABOOM! Flighted and fuller, on middle. Cameron Green puts on his dancing shoes and charges down the track to launch it to downtown for half a dozen.

That's been taken, or has it? Oh, cheeky Shadab Khan is just having a bit of fun with the crowd. That's clearly a bump ball. Tossed up around off, Green advances and punches it into the turf. Shadab springs to his left at short cover and pouches it brilliantly, but it won't count.

Pitches it up, fuller, on off, Green drives it gently to the same short cover fielder.

On a nagging length, around off, Cameron Green looks to tuck it but ends up pushing it to the short cover fielder.

Short, just outside off, Cameron Green fends it to the short cover fielder.

DRINKS! The game is going at a really slow pace and the slowness of the deck has a lot to do with that. The Aussies are somehow looking to take the game deep with these two out in the middle and Green in particular has really done the hard work, whereas Matt Renshaw has looked at ease ever since stepping out in the middle. Arafat Minhas has bowled out and that is a good sign for the visitors, as they were not able to pick or play him well enough. The Aussies will be looking to first touch 200 and then look to add onto that.

Full and a bit too straight again, on the pads, tucked away to mid-wicket.

FOUR! Lovely timing and placement from Matt Renshaw. Overpitched, on middle and leg, Renshaw clips it away to the left of mid on and Haris Rauf soon gives up the chase as the ball races into the fence.

Top delivery, right on the money. A honing yorker on off stump, right in the blockhole, but Renshaw squeezes it out on the off side.

Pitched full and outside off, a bit of reverse back into the left-hander. Renshaw drives, but does so uppishly and in front of mid off.

Full again, angled into the pads, clipped away to deep square leg for a single.

The fielder had a lot more time than he thought. Full and shaping into middle and leg. Cameron Green jams the drive to mid on and the batters look for the single. Renshaw is stranded in the middle when he turns back and Arafat Minhas fires in a wide throw at the bowler's end, letting Renshaw off the hook.

Slower through the air, fuller in length,on middle. Cameron Green strides out and tries to block it, but gets the inside edge, before the ball rolls to square leg. Single taken.

Fires a fuller, on middle. Matt Renshaw clips it to deep square leg for a single.

Ghazi Ghori has recovered from the respiratory issue he was facing earlier. He is keeping the wickets for Pakistan again.

Fullish, on middle, Matt Renshaw drives it to the right of the wide long on fielder for a couple of runs.

Pitches it up, on off, Matt Renshaw punches it, but straight to the mid-wicket fielder.

Abrar Ahmed comes around the wicket to bowl the left-hander. Angling in, around off, Matt Renshaw tucks it to mid-wicket.

Tossed up, much fuller, on off, Green nudges it to the right of mid on for a single.

FOUR! Picked well enough by Renshaw. Slightly slower and full, well outside off. Matt Renshaw leans on and chips the drive well over covers for a boundary.

Full and fast, angled into the stumps, Renshaw digs it out to mid on.

A quick yorker to follow up the slower one. Darted in on middle and leg, Green manages to jam it down to long on for a single.

Was there an inside edge? Looks like it, but replays show that the ball seemed to be angling down leg, no inside edge, though. Slower one, relatively full and on off. Cameron Green leans on to drive but the ball angles in and betas the inside edge, wrapping Green on the pads.

Around the wicket to the left-hander, short again and angled into the batter. Renshaw hops up and nurdles it around the corner on the leg side for one more.

Dug in short and outside off, doesn't rise much. Green pulls it off the bottom edge towards deep mid-wicket and picks up a single.

End of another excellent spell from Arafat Minhas (10-2-27-2).

Just short of the fielder! On a nagging length, around off. Cameron Green tries to defend this as well, but gets nicked on the outside edge. Luckily, the ball flies low and drops just short of the slip fielder. It bounces away toward the backward point region and the batter gets a single.

Angling in, fuller and around middle, Green tucks it to square leg.

Full, outside off, Green rests it to cover.

A touch fuller, just outside off. Green tries to defend it on his front foot but induces an outside edge. The ball rolls past the slip fielder, toward deep backward point, and Green gets a couple of runs.

Pitches it fuller, angling in, toward the pads of the batter. Cameron Green eases it toward the right of the bowler.

Flat and fuller, just outside off. Green leans on the delivery and blocks it out.

Hard length, onto the pads, Cameron Green works this towards fine leg for one.

Good length, down the leg side, Matt Renshaw flicks this through square leg and takes one. The batters were looking for the second, but Arafat Minhas was quickly onto the ball and restricted the batters to one.

Rauf goes in search of a yorker length, misses this slightly but keeps it within the line of the stumps. Matt flicks this to Babar Azam at mid on.

A touch fuller and wide outside off, Cameron Green strides towards the pitch of the ball and drives this to sweeper cover for one.

Back of a length, around off, Cameron Green defends this off his front foot.

On a length, around the pads, going further down. Matt Renshaw flicks this to deep square leg for a single.

Haris Rauf (4-1-10-0) is reintroduced into the attack.

That's a very close call! Pitching it slightly back of the fuller length, just outside off and turning it back toward the left-hander. Matt Renshaw gets down on one knee to sweep it, but fails to get the connection. The ball sneaks past the inside edge and thumps the pad. After the appeal is rejected, Pakistan opt for the review. The UltraEdge shows no bat involvement, and the Ball Tracking shows that the impact of the pad and the ball hitting the off stump are both umpire's call.

An appeal for LBW against Matt Renshaw, but turned down. The impact seemed outside off, but the bowler has convinced Shaheen Afridi to go for the DRS. The third umpire is called into action. There's nothing on UltraEdge and Ball Tracking shows the impact as umpire's call. It stays Not Out, but Pakistan keep the review as well.

Oh, it just takes the inside edge! On a nagging length, on leg, turning down the leg side. Matt Renshaw looks to flick it but only manages to get the inside edge. The ball zips past the gloves of the keeper and rolls away to the left of the deep fine leg fielder for a couple of runs.

Minhas drags his length back, just outside off. Cameron Green leans back and cuts it to deep point for a single.

Pitches it up, does Minhas, on middle, Green blocks it back to the bowler.

A bit quicker this time, flat and fuller, on middle. Cameron Green pushes it to cover.

Rauf bowls this on a length, drifting this down the leg side. Matt Renshaw flicks this to deep square leg for a single.

Quicker and fuller on off, Cameron Green keeps it out.

Googly, on off, Cameron Green strides next to the pitch of the ball and defends this out.

Fuller on off, turning away from the batter, Green pushes this to covers.

Leggie, around off, Cameron Green rises with the bounce and pushes this towards cover-point for a dot.

Fuller on middle and off, Matt Renshaw comes onto his front foot and flicks this through mid on for a single.

Quicker one, on middle and leg, Matt Renshaw rocks back inside the crease and tucks this to the onside for a dot.

Pushed through around off, Cameron Green blocks this one.

Tossed up, on middle and off, Cameron Green dead bats it.

Tossed up, on middle and leg, Matt Renshaw tucks this just wide to the left of the short mid-wicket fielder for a single. This was in the air for a moment but was wide enough of Shaheen Afridi at short mid-wicket.

Fuller, wide of off, Matt Renshaw goes for the reverse sweep yet again and this time gets a bit of bat at it but dabs this only to the fielder at first slip.

Full and wide outside off, Matt Renshaw goes for a reverse sweep but doesn't connect with the ball at all and the ball gets jammed off his gloves.

Matt Renshaw is the new batter in at number 6. Also, an over or so ago, Pakistan also changed their keeper. Ghazi Ghori seemed to be having some breathing issues and Rohail Nazir took the gloves from him. Let's hope Ghori is fine.

OUT! BOWLED'EM! Arafat Minhas picks up his second wicket and breaks the sturdy 51-run partnership. He comes around the wicket and bowls a touch fuller, on off. The ball skids through after pitching on the track and attacks the off stump. Josh Inglis rocks on his back foot to punch it away, but plays all over it as it goes past the inside edge and rattles the stump. Josh Inglis has to depart after scoring a half-century.

Pushed through on off, Cameron Green defends this towards short leg.

Fired on off, Cameron Green defends this off his front foot.

Quicker one, on off, Josh Inglis rocks back and punches this towards long on for a single.

Fuller and flatter on off, Josh Inglis blocks this out.

FOUR! A timely knock of a half-century under pressure from the Australian skipper. Flighted around off, Josh Inglis reads the line of the ball and plays the reverse sweep. Hits this past the left of the backward point fielder for a boundary to bring up his FIFTY. A fine, captain's knock from him so far.

Quicker on off, Josh Inglis blocks this back to the bowler.

Arafat Minhas has got the rhythm, and he is threatening Green here. Pitching it on off, a touch fuller in length, spinning it away. Green looks to block it on his front foot and it yet again goes past the outside edge.

Tossed up, much fuller, on off, Green leans on the delivery and defends it back to the bowler.

And again! On a nagging length this time, pitching closer to the middle stump and turning it away. Green looks to block it but misses on the outside edge. However, there's an appeal for stumping as Ghazi Ghori gloves it and dislodges the bails. The third umpire has a look at it, but sees that Green's back foot is well inside the crease.

Beaten! Pitches it fuller, on off and turns it away from the batter. Cameron Green lunges to block it but it whistles past the outside edge.

Minhas drags his length back, just outside off. Josh Inglis hangs back and mistimes his push to long off as the ball slows a bit after pitching on the track. Single taken.

A touch fuller, pitching it just outside off and turning it away. Cameron Green rocks back and punches it toward the left of the cover fielder for a single.

Arafat Minhas (6-2-17-1) is back on as Pakistan look to break this brewing stand.

Over-pitched delivery, around off, Josh Inglis drives this well towards the right of Babar Azam at mid off. Babar puts in a dive to his right and fields this. Just 2 off this over and Shaheen has bowled well in this comeback spell, giving away just 2 from his last 2 overs.

Yorker, on the pads, Josh Inglis leans inside the line of the ball and tucks this to mid on.

Shaheen goes full again, around off, Cameron Green goes for a drive at it. gets it edged off the outside edge towards the third man region for a single.

Shaheen goes even fuller, bowls it into the batter on middle and leg, Cameron Green rolls this to mid on for a dot.

Full and on middle and off, Cameron Green thumps this towards short covers for no run.

Short and on middle and leg, Josh Inglis pulls this to deep backward square leg for one.

SIX! BANG! A boundary after a very long time, and this is the first biggie of the match. Shorter yet again from Shadab, angling in, on middle and leg. Cameron Green reads the delivery, opens his stance and heaves it up and over the deep mid-wicket fence for half a dozen.

Tossed up, fuller, on off, Josh Inglis drives it to long off for a single.

Shadab drags his length back, just outside off. Josh Inglis stays on his back foot and punches it to cover.

Again a touch fuller, outside off. Cameron Green punches it through covers and gets an easy single.

A tad fuller, around off, Josh Inglis lunges and pushes it to long off for another single.

A bit flat one to start, pitching it much fuller, on middle. Cameron Green gets on his front foot and drives it to long off for one.

Maiden for Shaheen. Good length, on top of off, Josh Inglis pushes this towards mid on and the batters just can not rotate.

Hard length, into the deck, on middle and off, Josh Inglis pushes this from the inside of his bat towards mid on for yet another dot.

Yorker, around off, Josh Inglis guides this to point for another dot.

Shaheen bowls it on a length, slanting this back into the batter on middle and leg. Josh Inglis defends this off his front foot.

Back of a length, around off, Josh Inglis punches this off his back foot towards point.

Shaheen bowls it full and on off, Josh Inglis pushes this with a straight bat to mid off for a dot.

Shaheen Afridi (2-0-16-1) brings himself back into the attack.

Flighted and fuller, at the stumps. Cameron Green pushes it to the right of the bowler. Shadab Khan tumbles away and stops it.

Fullish, outside off, Cameron Green mistimes his drive to the cover fielder.

Short, around off, Cameron Green dabs it to the off side.

Fuller yet again, around off, Josh Inglis leans on the delivery and drives it toward the left of the bowler. Shadab Khan makes a dive but fails to stop it. Single taken.

Pitches it up, does Shadab, on off, Cameron Green drives it to long off and gets a single.

Tossed up, much fuller, just behind the yorker length, around the pads of the batter. Cameron Green tucks it to mid-wicket.

Length ball on off, Green stays a bit low and plays it towards deep point picking up a single. Australia are 81/3 after 20 overs, and this partnership is now worth 30 runs.

Oh, the surprise yorker now. Full and straight, quick too. Tails back into middle stump. Cameron Green manages to jam his bat down in time and keeps it out.

Another effort ball, dug in short and outside off, angling in. Inglis leans back and does well to guide it down to deep third for a run.

Dug in a bit shorter, on off. Inglis gets on his toes and keeps it down on the off side.

Brilliant stop! Back of a length again, outside off. Josh Inglis stands tall and punches it firmly to the right of point, but Shadab Khan dives in and stops a certain boundary. Inglis remains on 40.

Back of a length, bowled from wider of the crease and over middle. Inglis presses back and blocks it off.

The googly now, landed on a length and just outside off. Green reads it well, hops back and dabs it down to point.

Flatter delivery on off, smacked down the ground to long off for just one more.

Fractionally short around off, cut away off the back foot and in front of square on the off side for a single.

Immaculate length on off, turning the ball away. Cameron Green gets a big stride in and make sthe block.

A bit quicker and fuller on leg, turns away. Green rocks back to defend.

Slow and short on off, turns away a long way. Inglis manages to drag it past the diving bowler and down to long on for a single.

DRINKS! Time for a hydration break. The home side would be the happier of the two at this point. Australia, too, would feel they have made a decent comeback after losing a wicket on the very first ball. Josh Inglis holds the key for the Australian side as he has looked at ease in this contest thus far and it depends a lot on him to what the visitors will post on the board.

Fuller in length, outside off, and inducing the drive. Josh Inglis goes after it but gets it off the outer half of the blade towards deep third for a single.

Full again, at 144.8 kph and angled back into the stumps. Inglis watchfully defends.

Pitched full and straight, looking to slip one through. Inglis manages to get his bat down in time and drives it to mid off.

Angled into the pads now, worked away to the left of deep mid-wicket for a single.

Good length, attacking the top of off and middle at nearly 141 clicks. Green solidly blocks it to cover.

Hard length outside off, stays a tad low. Green gets across and blocks it off the inner half of the blade.

Haris Rauf has been called back into the action.

Fullish length, wide outside off, Inglis leans across and plays it towards cover.

A googly now, too full and on middle. Inglis leans on and smothers it towards mid on.

FOUR! Easy pickings, but Josh Inglis does well to put it away. Short and wide, it stands up for the batter. Inglis rocks back and punches it through covers for a boundary.

Oh, that's some sharp turn. On a length, drifted into off, but the leg-break pitches and turns away square, leaving Inglis bamboozled.

Dragged length on off, this one grips a bit. Green stays back and pats it down wide of cover-point for one more.

Shadab tosses it up, full and wide outside off. Josh Inglis plays the square drive and picks up a single in the deep.

Josh Inglis hasn't really played a false stroke thus far and his side will be counting on him to play a big knock here.

Another change for Pakistan. Shadab Khan joins the attack, replacing Arafat Minhas.

Darted in quicker, outside off as well. Green jams it out towards cover. Just 3 off the over.

Slow and short, Inglis has to wait back before punching it past extra cover for a single.

A lot more air on this one, lobbed up on off and middle, allowing the ball to turn. But its slow turn and Inglis easily pats it behind point.

Pushed through quicker now, just outside off. Inglis makes yet another block.

Nagging length, in and around off, Inglis opens the bat face late and angles it towards short third.

On the shorter side, Josh Inglis pounces on it and slaps it wide of deep cover. Haris Rauf runs to his right in the deep and dives to make the stop. The batters get two runs.

Another maiden for Arafat Minhas. Fired in straighter, Green lunges to defend yet again.

Seems like Green and Australia are happy to play the waiting game against Minhas. Fullish length on off, Green blocks it off the front foot.

Four dots on the trot! Dragged length around middle, Cameron Green rocks back and punches it out to mid on.

Quicker through the air, full and just outside off. Green eases it out towards point.

A bit more flighted, drifting into the pads. Green looks to block but gets a bit of a leading edge into the off side.

Full and straight at 88.7 kph, slides right on. Green gets half a stride out to defend.

Flatter one on off, tapped away comfortably through cover-point for a run. Australia are 65/3 after 14 overs.

Shortish length again, this time Inglis opens the bat face and punches it square through the off side for a single.

Fractionally short, outside off as well. Josh Inglis goes deep in the crease and hammers it away but straight to the cover fielder.

Fuller and just oustide off, squeezed away towards point by Inglis.

A drag-down outside off, the ball holds in the deck and stays a bit low. Green rocks back and punches it down to long off for one more.

Maaz offers a lot of flight right away and pushes it wide outside off. Inglis reaches for it and smacks it to deep cover for one.

Change? Yes, Maaz Sadaqat has been brought into the attack.

That's come on with the arm. Full and on middle, slides back in. Green gets an inside edge through backward square leg and picks up a couple of runs.

Minhas drags the length back by a couple of inches and bowls it around off. Green pushes it out into the off side.

And again! Fuller one, on off, Green lunges to defend.

Full and straight, Green gets a good stride in and blocks it off.

Uppish but safe enough. Slightly fuller this time, Inglis leans on, shows the full face of the blade and punches it to the left of the bowler for a single down to long off.

Flatter delivery, punched with the full face of the blade towards extra cover.

Oh, that could have been catastrophic for the Aussies. Fuller one on off, Green pushes it into the off side and looks for the single, but is rightfully sent back by Inglis.

A yorker now, fired in on off and middle. Green manages to dig it out.

FOUR! In the air, but in the gap as well. The top-spinner from Abrar, on a good length. Green stands tall and punches it away wide of mid on and the ball speeds away to the fence for a welcome boundary.

A well-judged single now. Fullish length on off, Inglis leans on and pushes it in front of covers, scampering through for a single.

Attacking the stumps, Inglis rocks back and blocks it off.

Nicely played. Floated, full and on the stumps. Josh Inglis lunges inside the line and paddles it down to fine leg for a couple of runs.

Length ball on the stumps, watchfully kept out by Green. A wicket-maiden for Arafat Minhas.

Peach! Full and on off, drifts in, but turns away sharply. Cameron Green leans on to block but does well not to edge it behind.

Australia lose their third wicket now. Cameron Green walks up to the middle to replace Marnus Labuschagne.

OUT! CAUGHT! Another one bites the dust and Arafat Minhas gets his first wicket of the game. Nicely tossed up, a bit full and outside off. Marnus Labuschagne looks to release pressure and gets down to sweep. But he tries to reach for it as the ball turns away from him. The ball takes the top edge and lobs towards leg slip. Salman Agha at first slip, runs after it and gobbles it up. Australia are 51/3, and in a spot of bother.

Gets away with it this time, does Minhas. Short and wide, comes slower off the deck. Labuschagne reaches out and taps it in front of point.

Flatter this time, angled in with the arm and towards the stumps. Labuschagne rocks back to defend.

That's a beauty! Nice and full, just outside off, at 91.8 kph. Marnus Labuschagne is drawn forward but the ball dips and turns away sharply past the outside edge.

Powerplay 1 is done. The next phase of play will last till 40 overs, where Pakistan will be allowed as many as 4 fielders outside the ring.

A maiden for Abrar Ahmed. Full and on off, Josh Inglis punches this firmly to the left of silly mid off but a good effort from Shaheen Afridi, diving to his left saves a run for his side.

Quicker and flatter around off, Josh Inglis punches this to cover-point for yet another dot.

Pushed through on off, Josh Inglis pushes this gently towards covers for another dot.

Flighted, around off, Josh Inglis drives this well but straight to extra cover.

Abrar Ahmed gets a talking to from the umpire regarding his follow-through. Not an official warning yet, but it might be incoming if Abrar strays one more time.

Googly, on middle and leg, Josh Inglis rocks onto his back foot and pushes this towards the right of the bowler for a dot.

Tossed up, around off, Josh Inglis defends this off his front foot.

Fuller around off, Marnus Labuschagne blocks this towards the off side.

FOUR! Class on show by Marnus Labuschagne. Slightly short of a length, around off, Marnus Labuschagne is quick to use the depth of the crease, rocks deep inside the crease and cuts this with fast hands through the right of the backward point fielder for four runs.

Floated around off, Marnus Labuschagne almost plays down the wrong line but gets lucky to edge this off the outside edge of his bat towards backward point.

Quicker and flatter into the batter, on middle and off, Marnus Labuschagne strides to the pitch of the ball and blocks it.

Length dragged back from Arafat, around off, Marnus Labuschagne goes onto his back foot this time and keeps it out.

Fuller around off, Marnus Labuschagne defends this off his front foot.

Quicker one, on the pads, Marnus Labuschagne tucks this through square leg for one.

Short of a length, around off, Marnus Labuschagne cuts this square but straight to point.

Marnus Labuschagne walks out to bat next.

OUT! CAUGHT AND BOWLED! The slowness of the deck has assisted the home side for the second time inside 8 overs. Short and in line with the stumps, spinning away from the batter. Matthew Short goes deep inside the crease and was looking to flick this through mid-wicket, but the ball stopped on the batter, and catches Short high on his bat around the sticker, before lobbing straight back to the bowler. Abrar Ahmed pouches it with ease. Australia are 46 for 2 now.

Quicker one, on off, Matthew Short defends this one.

Abrar gives it a lot more air, around off, Josh Inglis backs away to the leg side and lofts this inside out. Gets it sliced from the outside half of his bat and the ball lofts behind cover-point. The ball was racing to the fence, but an excellent chase from Arafat Minhas kept it down to three.

Flighted around off, turning away from the batter. Josh Inglis rocks back and pushes this to point.

Fired on the pads of Josh Inglis. The Aussie skipper tickles this to fine leg for a run.

Fired into the batter, on middle and leg, Matthew nudges this through square leg for a single.

Short of a length, on middle and off, Matthew Short rises with the bounce and flicks this through mid-wicket for a brace.

Arafat drifts this one into the batter on off, turning it away from the batter. Matthew Short looks to tuck this away towards mid-wicket but gets beaten.

Fuller around off, Matthew Short punches this well towards extra cover.

Tossed up, around off, Josh Inglis goes down on a knee and ramps this to fine leg for a single.

Flicker around off, Matthew Short moves away to his leg side and drives this towards covers for no run.

Pushed through on middle and off, Short tucks this to the right of square leg for no run.

Short of a length, on middle and off, Matthew Short rocks back and flicks this towards the left of the deep square leg fielder for a couple.

Fired into the batter, on middle and leg, Matthew Short gets behind the line of the ball and blocks it.

Quicker and fuller, on off, Matthew Short defends this one.

Floated onto the pads, Josh Inglis looks to play this around the mid-wicket region but gets it edged off the outside edge with the ball rolling through mid on for one.

Spin from both ends as Abrar Ahmed comes in to replace Haris Rauf.

Quicker one, on off, Matthew Short dead bats this off his front foot.

FOUR! Well swept in front of the square on the leg for four. Tossed up, around off, turning it away from the batter. Matthew Short goes down on a knee and sweeps this past the right of the short mid-wicket fielder for four runs.

Fired onto the pads, Josh Inglis tucks this through square leg for one.

Short of a length, around off, Josh Inglis punches this towards cover-point for a dot.

Tossed up, around off, Josh Inglis gets right on top of the bounce and keeps it out.

Fuller around leg, turning away from the batter. Josh Inglis looks to block this one but gets beaten and is hit on his front pad. A loud appeal for LBW but the umpire turns it down.

The first bowling change from Pakistan, and it is Arafat Minhas, who comes in to replace Shaheen Afridi.

FOUR! First boundary of the game for Matthew Short. Pitched-up delivery, on the pads, drifting down the leg side. Matthew Short flicks this past the left of the mid-wicket fielder for a boundary.

Bowled at 141.5 kph, short and into the batter, Josh Inglis hops back inside his crease and works this through backward square leg for a single.

Rauf keeps it full and in the line of the stumps, Josh Inglis pushes this to mid on for no run.

Good length, on middle and off, Matthew Short pushes this gently in front of mid on and takes one.

FOUR LEG BYES! Rauf errs in line and the ball races away to the fence for four leg byes. Matthew Short moves away to his leg before the bowler releases the ball and Haris Rauf follows him with a fuller one on his pads. Short misses on the flick and the ball clips his pads and races to the fine leg fence four four extras.

Rauf bowls it on a length, around off, Matthew Short presents a full face of his bat and pushes this towards mid off.

Good length, on middle and leg, Matthew Short works this towards mid-wicket and takes a quick run.

Cutter, around off, going across the batter, Josh Inglis looks to play this late and guide this through the backward point region but the ball arrives late and Josh Inglis gets an inside edge that rolls towards square leg for a single.

Full and wide outside off, going harmlessly away from the batter. Josh Inglis gives it a good look and leaves it all alone.

Shaheen goes full and around off, Josh Inglis gets right behind the line of the ball and blocks this out.

FOUR! It keeps getting better from Josh Inglis. Back of a length, around off, Josh Inglis hangs deep inside his crease and punches this off his back foot for a boundary through the cover-point region.

FOUR! Glorious from the Australian skipper. Over-pitched delivery, wide of off, Josh Inglis steps down the track, gets right on top of the bounce of the ball and punches this from the middle of his bat for a boundary through the covers region.

A maiden by Rauf as Matthew Short blocks a length delivery towards the right of the bowler.

Right in the channel, around off, Matthew Short looks to punch this down the ground but his bat tilts in his hands at the time of the contact with the ball and the white leather rolls to mid on.

Rauf bowls at 143.1 kph, on a good length, around off, Matthew Short comes down the track and punches this straight to mid on.

There seems to be an issue with the ball, and a few threads have come off. Babar Azam hands it to the umpire, who trims them off.

Hard length, on off, Matthew Short punches this to point.

FOUR BYES! Rauf bowls it on a good length, wide of off, the ball nips back into the batter sharply and beats Short on the inside edge. The ball misses the off-pole marginally and keeps going away to the left of the diving keeper. Ghazi Ghori puts in a good effort but the swing on the ball takes the ball away to the fine leg fence for four byes.

Rauf goes full and around off, Matthew Short punches this towards mid off for a dot.

Haris Rauf to steam in from the other end.

Hard length, on middle and leg, Josh Inglis defends this towards the on side for a dot. A successful first over for Pakistan.

Shaheen goes fuller around off, takes it away from the batter. Josh Inglis offers no stroke at it.

Wristy from Josh. Good length, on the pads, Josh Inglis rolls his wrists and flicks this in the gap between mid on and mid-wicket for two.

Back of a length, around off, Josh Inglis hops back and blocks this out.

FOUR! Flicked away for a boundary. The Aussie skipper is off the mark with four. Pitched-up delivery, around the pads, Josh Inglis leans inside the line and flicks this through the mid-wicket region for a boundary to get going in this contest.

Josh Inglis is in early at number 3.

OUT! CHOPPED ON! A perfect start for the home side but the worst possible one for Australia. Shaheen bowls this full and wide of off, shaping away from the batter. Alex Carey has a slash at it without moving his feet and gets an inside edge. The ball gets chopped back onto the stumps and the bails get dislodged. Alex Carey departs for a golden duck and the slowness of the deck is on show already.

We are all set for the game to begin! The umpires make their way out to the middle, followed by the players of Pakistan. Alex Carey and Matthew Short will be the opening pair for Australia. Shaheen Afridi will take the new ball himself, and he's raring to go. Just one slip in place to begin with. Let's go...

PITCH REPORT - Bazid Khan is pitchside. He says that the weather is quite hot, and the pitch yet again is prepared in a way that it has some roughness on it. He adds that there are a lot of cracks, and one would expect it to turn quite a bit. He ends by saying that there won't be much pace in it either.

Australia (Playing XI) - Matthew Short, Alex Carey, Josh Inglis (C/WK), Marnus Labuschagne, Cameron Green, Matt Renshaw, Oliver Peake, Nathan Ellis, Tanveer Sangha, Matthew Kuhnemann, and Adam Zampa (In for Billy Stanlake).

Pakistan (Unchanged XI) - Sahibzada Farhan, Maaz Sadaqat, Babar Azam, Arafat Minhas, Salman Agha, Ghazi Ghori (WK), Abdul Samad, Shadab Khan, Shaheen Afridi (C), Haris Rauf, and Abrar Ahmed.

TOSS - Success for Pakistan at the coin flip and they have elected to BOWL first.

A blockbuster showdown awaits - The stage is officially set for an electrifying contest under the lights, and the atmosphere is bound to be electric. Will Pakistan continue their ruthless march to a series victory on home soil, or will the mighty Australians show their trademark grit and fight their way back into the tournament? Grab your popcorn and settle in, because this second ODI promises to be an absolute thriller that you simply cannot afford to miss. Toss and team news to follow...

Australia searching for answers against spin - Australia, on the other hand, found themselves thoroughly outplayed, exposing a familiar vulnerability and lack of technical skills against Pakistan's high-quality spin attack. The visitors collapsed under pressure, failing to build partnerships or read the variations off the pitch. To turn things around and force a result in their favour, the Aussie batters must use their feet better, sweep with confidence, and avoid playing predetermined shots. Additionally, their pace battery needs to strike early in the Powerplay to put Pakistan's formidable batting lineup under scoreboard pressure right from the start.

Clinical Pakistan eyeing series glory - The home side was nothing short of spectacular in the opening match, putting on a highly professional display to dismantle the visitors. A major highlight was Arafat Minhas, who enjoyed a dream debut with the ball by baffling the batters and picking up crucial breakthroughs. During the chase, Ghazi Ghori and Babar Azam anchored the middle order with sheer composure, rotating the strike effortlessly and putting on a batting masterclass. Despite the dominant win, Pakistan will know they must sharpen their Powerplay execution and fielding slip-ups if they want to build an unstoppable momentum in the lead-up to the ICC Cricket World Cup 2027.

Series decider or level ground - Welcome, cricket fans, to a massive encounter that carries immense stakes for both nations. The 2nd ODI between Pakistan and Australia could either seal the series for the clinical hosts or see the resilient visitors level the playing field. If Pakistan secures another victory today, they will comfortably wrap up the series with a game to spare. However, a fierce bounce-back from Australia will blow the series wide open, setting up an absolute blockbuster of a finale.

... MATCHDAY ...

The launchpad at Rawalpindi - The three-match ODI series began with a historical landmark as Pakistan celebrated its 1,000th One-Day International by registering a commanding five-wicket victory over Australia at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium. After electing to bowl first on a low, slow surface, the home side completely dismantled the visitors' batting lineup, restricting them to a below-par score of 200 runs. Chasing a modest target of 201, Pakistan's batting core showed great composure to cross the finishing line inside 43 overs with 45 balls to spare. This comprehensive win handed the hosts a crucial 1-0 lead as the action now moves to the traditionally high-scoring Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore. Pakistan's search for perfection - The Men in Green displayed exceptional balance in the series opener, clicking beautifully across both major departments. Their bowling unit accurately exploited the home conditions to choke the scoring rate, while the batting department paced the chase with pristine authority, spearheaded by a steady 69 from Babar Azam and a solid 65 from Ghazi Ghori. To climb to a higher tier of consistency, Pakistan needs to sharpen their middle-overs scoring efficiency and address the expensive wicketless form of returning spinner Shadab Khan. An essential catalyst for this perfect vision remains young sensation Arafat Minhas, who scripted history with a phenomenal 5-wicket haul on his ODI debut. His lethal left-arm orthodox spin will dictate whether Pakistan can sustain their stranglehold and run away with the series. Australia's strategic reset - The visiting Australian unit looks significantly challenged on this subcontinental assignment due to the absence of key senior heavyweights. Their primary failure in the opening match was an evident inability to read local spin, which caused an abrupt middle-order collapse despite fighting half-centuries from Matthew Short and Matt Renshaw. To restore parity in this critical second game, Australia's central pillars like Marnus Labuschagne and Cameron Green must quickly snap out of their respective batting ruts. The tourists need a dynamic tactical approach that balances calculated risk-taking against the slower bowlers with clinical Powerplay execution to post a competitive total. The core tactical battles - This clash will be decided by specific high-stakes individual duels that carry serious tactical weight. The most anticipated battle features the Australian top-order trying to negotiate the introductory spell of Pakistan spin bowling, whose lethal bowling can easily alter the game's momentum. Simultaneously, the master tactician Babar Azam, facing off against the spin wizardry of Matthew Kuhnemann in the middle overs, will serve as a classical cricket chess match. Whoever manages to absorb the pressure and master these phase-specific challenges will push their respective country to the front line of this contest. Team form (Last 5 completed ODIs, recent first) - PAK - WLWLW | AUS - LLWWW. Series defining factors - As the teams unpack their gear in Lahore, the changing nature of the surface will dramatically dictate the destiny of this series. Gaddafi Stadium historically acts as a paradise for stroke-makers, a massive shift from the slow, turning track of Rawalpindi. If Pakistan's diversified bowling arsenal successfully replicates its clinical execution, they will easily seal the trophy with a match to spare. However, if Australia's powerhouse batters capitalize on the true bounce and short boundaries of Lahore, they can successfully level the series and trigger a thrilling winner-take-all finale.