Australia defeated Pakistan (Photo: PTI)
Australia vs Pakistan: Pakistan has suffered a huge defeat in the second ODI played in Lahore. He had to face defeat by 41 runs. In the match played on June 2, Pakistan appeared to be trapped in its own trap. In the absence of players like Cummins, Hazlewood, Starc, Australia's B-team is currently on a tour of Pakistan to play 3 ODI series. Pakistan won the first ODI played in Rawalpindi. After that, with the aim of capturing the series, a slow pitch trap was laid in the second ODI. But, just as the Pakistanis attacked, Australia's B-team also counterattacked in the same way. The result was that while playing at home, Pakistan's full strength team could not score even 200 runs and the Australian team leveled the series.
Laborers play a big role in defeating Pakistan
The Pakistan team itself got trapped in the web of slow pitch, in which Australian bowler Nathan Ellis, who had worked as a labourer, had a big role to play. Nathan Ellis, who once worked as a laborer at a construction site in Hobart, Australia, gave the best performance of his ODI career, taking 4 wickets for 33 runs in 9 overs in the second ODI against Pakistan on a slow pitch prepared by the hosts.
Nathan Ellis shines on Lahore's slow pitch
While chasing the target of 232 runs given by Australia, Pakistan got its first blow on just 4 runs. This blow was given to it by left arm fast bowler Nathan Ellis. Maaz could not even open a Sadaqat account. After this, Nathan Ellis took full advantage of the slow pitch and took advantage of Babar Azam. In the 5th over of Pakistan's innings, he dismissed Babar on his off-cutter. Nathan took the remaining two wickets for Arafat Minhas and Haris Rauf.
Australian bowlers made good use of slow pitch
On the slow pitch prepared by Pakistan for the second ODI, Australian bowlers, especially Nathan Ellis and Matthew Short, made good use of the slow length ball and took wickets. Apart from Ellis's 4 wickets, Short took 3 wickets in his bag. The result was that the entire Pakistan team could not play even 50 overs and was all out for 190 runs in just 44 overs.
Australia made 231/9 on the basis of middle order
Earlier, Australia also faced problems in batting on the slow pitch of Lahore. Its first wicket had fallen even before a single run was added on the score board. By the time it reached 50 runs, Australia suffered two more setbacks. But after that he worked to handle the collapsing innings in the middle order of Australia's B-team.
Captain Josh Inglis scored 51 runs while Cameron Green played an inning of 53 runs. Matt Renshaw scored 43 runs. Young batsman Oliver Peak played an innings of 31 runs in 32 balls. On the basis of these 4 double digit scores, Australia scored 231 runs for 9 wickets in 50 overs.
The decisive match of the series on June 4
In the second ODI, Pakistan had to face defeat by 41 runs against Australia's B team. With this match, the series has been leveled and the last match has also become exciting. Now the team that wins in that will win the series. The third and last T20 between Pakistan and Australia is also to be played in Lahore on June 4.
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