Adelaide November 08 2024 : Dominant performance from Pakistan, from start to finish, and a comprehensive nine-wicket win over Australia here in Adelaide. Haris Rauf set it up with his five-for to restrict Australia to 163. Ayub and Shafique then imposed themselves with a 137-run opening stand. They started slightly slow, but once they picked up speed, they didn’t look back. Or at least Ayub didn’t. Shafique was happy to drop anchor while Ayub kept finding or clearing the boundary. He made 82 in just his second ODI. Shafique then finished off on 64, with Babar Azam hitting a six to finish things off.
Right then, that sets up a fascinating series decider in Perth. Australia will be without a bunch of their Test players and Josh Inglis will have to man the troops as Pakistan will look to pull off another upset and seal a series win in Australia.
Rizwan with joint-highest wicketkeeper dismissals.
Saim Ayub hits 6 sixs in an innining in Austrailia after Saeed Anwer.
