Pakistan vs Australia, 2nd ODI: Live Score and Updates from Lahore
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Pakistan vs Australia 2nd ODI Live updates: Shaheen Shah Afridi's Pakistan are taking on Josh Inglis' Australia in a 3-match ODI series. Coach Mike Hesson has been vocal about the importance of the bilateral as the team looks to build-up for the 2027 ODI World Cup.
11.6: Abrar Ahmed to Cameron Green, No run, played towards covers.
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11.5: Abrar Ahmed to Cameron Green, No run, that is defended solidly off the front foot.17:51 IST:
11.4: Abrar Ahmed to Cameron Green, 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.17:50 IST:
11.3: Abrar Ahmed to Josh Inglis, A well-judged single now. Fullish length on off, Inglis leans on and pushes it in front of covers, scampering through for a single.17:50 IST:
11.2: Abrar Ahmed to Josh Inglis, Attacking the stumps, Inglis rocks back and blocks it off.17:49 IST:
11.1: Abrar Ahmed to Josh Inglis, 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.17:48 IST:
10.6: Arafat Minhas to Cameron Green, Length ball on the stumps, watchfully kept out by Green. A wicket-maiden for Arafat Minhas.17:48 IST:
10.5: Arafat Minhas to Cameron Green, 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.17:47 IST:
Australia lose their third wicket now. Cameron Green walks up to the middle to replace Marnus Labuschagne.17:47 IST:
10.4: Arafat Minhas to 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 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.17:46 IST:
10.3: Arafat Minhas to Marnus Labuschagne, 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.17:45 IST:
10.2: Arafat Minhas to Marnus Labuschagne, Flatter this time, angled in with the arm and towards the stumps. Labuschagne rocks back to defend.17:45 IST:
10.1: Arafat Minhas to Marnus Labuschagne, 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.17:44 IST:
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.17:44 IST:
9.6: Abrar Ahmed to Josh Inglis, 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.17:43 IST:
9.5: Abrar Ahmed to Josh Inglis, Quicker and flatter around off, Josh Inglis punches this to cover-point for yet another dot.17:43 IST:
9.4: Abrar Ahmed to Josh Inglis, Pushed through on off, Josh Inglis pushes this gently towards covers for another dot.17:43 IST:
9.3: Abrar Ahmed to Josh Inglis, Flighted, around off, Josh Inglis drives this well but straight to extra cover.17:43 IST:
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.17:42 IST:
9.2: Abrar Ahmed to Josh Inglis, Googly, on middle and leg, Josh Inglis rocks onto his back foot and pushes this towards the right of the bowler for a dot.17:42 IST:
9.1: Abrar Ahmed to Josh Inglis, Tossed up, around off, Josh Inglis defends this off his front foot.17:41 IST:
8.6: Arafat Minhas to Marnus Labuschagne, Fuller around off, Marnus Labuschagne blocks this towards the off side.17:41 IST:
8.5: Arafat Minhas to Marnus Labuschagne, 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.17:40 IST:
8.4: Arafat Minhas to Marnus Labuschagne, 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.17:40 IST:
8.3: Arafat Minhas to Marnus Labuschagne, Quicker and flatter into the batter, on middle and off, Marnus Labuschagne strides to the pitch of the ball and blocks it.17:40 IST:
8.2: Arafat Minhas to Marnus Labuschagne, Length dragged back from Arafat, around off, Marnus Labuschagne goes onto his back foot this time and keeps it out.17:39 IST:
8.1: Arafat Minhas to Marnus Labuschagne, Fuller around off, Marnus Labuschagne defends this off his front foot.17:38 IST:
7.6: Abrar Ahmed to Marnus Labuschagne, Quicker one, on the pads, Marnus Labuschagne tucks this through square leg for one.17:38 IST:
7.5: Abrar Ahmed to Marnus Labuschagne, Short of a length, around off, Marnus Labuschagne cuts this square but straight to point.17:36 IST:
Marnus Labuschagne walks out to bat next.17:36 IST:
7.4: Abrar Ahmed to Matthew Short, 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.17:35 IST:
7.3: Abrar Ahmed to Matthew Short, Quicker one, on off, Matthew Short defends this one.17:34 IST:
7.2: Abrar Ahmed to Josh Inglis, 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.17:35 IST:
7.1: Abrar Ahmed to Josh Inglis, Flighted around off, turning away from the batter. Josh Inglis rocks back and pushes this to point.17:32 IST:
6.6: Arafat Minhas to Josh Inglis, Fired on the pads of Josh Inglis. The Aussie skipper tickles this to fine leg for a run.17:32 IST:
6.5: Arafat Minhas to Matthew Short, Fired into the batter, on middle and leg, Matthew nudges this through square leg for a single.17:32 IST:
6.4: Arafat Minhas to Matthew Short, Short of a length, on middle and off, Matthew Short rises with the bounce and flicks this through mid-wicket for a brace.17:32 IST:
6.3: Arafat Minhas to Matthew Short, 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.17:32 IST:
6.2: Arafat Minhas to Matthew Short, Fuller around off, Matthew Short punches this well towards extra cover.17:31 IST:
6.1: Arafat Minhas to Josh Inglis, Tossed up, around off, Josh Inglis goes down on a knee and ramps this to fine leg for a single.17:29 IST:
5.6: Abrar Ahmed to Matthew Short, Flicker around off, Matthew Short moves away to his leg side and drives this towards covers for no run.17:28 IST:
5.5: Abrar Ahmed to Matthew Short, Pushed through on middle and off, Short tucks this to the right of square leg for no run.17:28 IST:
5.4: Abrar Ahmed to Matthew Short, 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.17:27 IST:
5.3: Abrar Ahmed to Matthew Short, Fired into the batter, on middle and leg, Matthew Short gets behind the line of the ball and blocks it.17:27 IST:
5.2: Abrar Ahmed to Matthew Short, Quicker and fuller, on off, Matthew Short defends this one.17:26 IST:
5.1: Abrar Ahmed to Josh Inglis, 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.17:27 IST:
Spin from both ends as Abrar Ahmed comes in to replace Haris Rauf.17:25 IST:
4.6: Arafat Minhas to Matthew Short, Quicker one, on off, Matthew Short dead bats this off his front foot.17:25 IST:
4.5: Arafat Minhas to Matthew Short, 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.17:24 IST:
4.4: Arafat Minhas to Josh Inglis, Fired onto the pads, Josh Inglis tucks this through square leg for one.17:23 IST:
4.3: Arafat Minhas to Josh Inglis, Short of a length, around off, Josh Inglis punches this towards cover-point for a dot.17:23 IST:
4.2: Arafat Minhas to Josh Inglis, Tossed up, around off, Josh Inglis gets right on top of the bounce and keeps it out.17:23 IST:
4.1: Arafat Minhas to Josh Inglis, 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.17:23 IST:
The first bowling change from Pakistan, and it is Arafat Minhas, who comes in to replace Shaheen Afridi.17:21 IST:
3.6: Haris Rauf to Matthew Short, 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.17:20 IST:
3.5: Haris Rauf to Josh Inglis, 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.17:19 IST:
3.4: Haris Rauf to Josh Inglis, Rauf keeps it full and in the line of the stumps, Josh Inglis pushes this to mid on for no run.17:19 IST:
3.3: Haris Rauf to Matthew Short, Good length, on middle and off, Matthew Short pushes this gently in front of mid on and takes one.17:19 IST:
3.2: Haris Rauf to Matthew Short, 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.17:17 IST:
3.1: Haris Rauf to Matthew Short, Rauf bowls it on a length, around off, Matthew Short presents a full face of his bat and pushes this towards mid off.17:16 IST:
2.6: Shaheen Afridi to Matthew Short, Good length, on middle and leg, Matthew Short works this towards mid-wicket and takes a quick run.17:16 IST:
2.5: Shaheen Afridi to Josh Inglis, 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.17:15 IST:
2.4: Shaheen Afridi to Josh Inglis, Full and wide outside off, going harmlessly away from the batter. Josh Inglis gives it a good look and leaves it all alone.17:15 IST:
2.3: Shaheen Afridi to Josh Inglis, Shaheen goes full and around off, Josh Inglis gets right behind the line of the ball and blocks this out.17:14 IST:
2.2: Shaheen Afridi to Josh Inglis, 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.17:13 IST:
2.1: Shaheen Afridi to Josh Inglis, 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.17:12 IST:
1.6: Haris Rauf to Matthew Short, A maiden by Rauf as Matthew Short blocks a length delivery towards the right of the bowler.17:11 IST:
1.5: Haris Rauf to Matthew Short, 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.17:10 IST:
1.4: Haris Rauf to Matthew Short, 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.17:10 IST:
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.17:09 IST:
1.3: Haris Rauf to Matthew Short, Hard length, on off, Matthew Short punches this to point.17:09 IST:
1.2: Haris Rauf to Matthew Short, 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.17:07 IST:
1.1: Haris Rauf to Matthew Short, Rauf goes full and around off, Matthew Short punches this towards mid off for a dot.17:07 IST:
Haris Rauf to steam in from the other end.17:06 IST:
0.6: Shaheen Afridi to Josh Inglis, Hard length, on middle and leg, Josh Inglis defends this towards the on side for a dot. A successful first over for Pakistan.17:05 IST:
0.5: Shaheen Afridi to Josh Inglis, Shaheen goes fuller around off, takes it away from the batter. Josh Inglis offers no stroke at it.17:04 IST:
0.4: Shaheen Afridi to Josh Inglis, 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.17:03 IST:
0.3: Shaheen Afridi to Josh Inglis, Back of a length, around off, Josh Inglis hops back and blocks this out.17:03 IST:
0.2: Shaheen Afridi to Josh Inglis, 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.17:02 IST:
Josh Inglis is in early at number 3.17:02 IST:
0.1: Shaheen Afridi to Alex Carey, 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.17:00 IST:
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...16:54 IST:
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.16:43 IST:
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).16:42 IST:
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.