PAK vs AUS highlights, 2nd ODI: Nathan Ellis shines as Australia beat Pakistan by 41 runs in Lahore
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PAK vs AUS highlights, 2nd ODI: Nathan Ellis shines as Australia beat Pakistan by 41 runs in Lahore

PAK vs AUS Live Score, 2nd ODI: Pakistan head into the second ODI with a chance to seal the series after a convincing performance in the opener. The home side adapted far better to conditions in Rawalpindi, particularly through spin, and now have an opportunity to wrap up the contest before the final game. However, the bigger question for Pakistan goes beyond the result.

With the ODI World Cup in southern Africa still around 16 months away, the team management faces an interesting decision. Do they continue preparing pitches that suit their strengths and help them win immediately, or do they look further ahead and create conditions that might resemble those expected at the World Cup? A series victory would certainly boost confidence and reinforce the team's recent progress. Yet preparation for a major tournament often requires thinking beyond short-term success. Lahore has traditionally produced high-scoring matches, and a more batting-friendly surface could test Pakistan's bowlers in different ways. Regardless of the pitch, Pakistan will enter the match with momentum and belief after taking a 1-0 lead. Another victory would not only secure the series but also underline their growing strength in home conditions against a competitive Australian side.

23:56 (IST) Jun 02
Pakistan vs Australia Live Score : 169/8 (37.4 overs)
0
Overs37.4
Score169 - 8

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

23:56 (IST) Jun 02
Pakistan vs Australia Live Score : 169/8 (37.3 overs)
0
Overs37.3
Score169 - 8

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

23:55 (IST) Jun 02
Pakistan vs Australia Live Score : 169/8 (37.2 overs)
1
Overs37.2
Score169 - 8

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

23:55 (IST) Jun 02
Pakistan vs Australia Live Score : 168/8 (37.1 overs)
0
Overs37.1
Score168 - 8

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

23:54 (IST) Jun 02

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

23:53 (IST) Jun 02
Pakistan vs Australia Live Score : 168/8 (36.6 overs)
Score after 37 overs 168 - 8
Runs Scored: 0
004400(W)
  • Shaheen Afridi 11 (18)
  • Shadab Khan 50 (77)
Matthew Short7-1-33-3
W
Overs36.6
Score168 - 8

Matthew Short to Shaheen Afridi, 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.

23:52 (IST) Jun 02
Pakistan vs Australia Live Score : 168/7 (36.5 overs)
0
Overs36.5
Score168 - 7

Matthew Short to Shaheen Afridi, Fuller, on off, Afridi fends it away.

23:51 (IST) Jun 02
Pakistan vs Australia Live Score : 168/7 (36.4 overs)
4
Overs36.4
Score168 - 7

Matthew Short to Shaheen Afridi, 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.

23:51 (IST) Jun 02
Pakistan vs Australia Live Score : 164/7 (36.3 overs)
4
Overs36.3
Score164 - 7

Matthew Short to Shaheen Afridi, 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.

23:50 (IST) Jun 02
Pakistan vs Australia Live Score : 160/7 (36.2 overs)
0
Overs36.2
Score160 - 7

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

23:50 (IST) Jun 02
Pakistan vs Australia Live Score : 160/7 (36.1 overs)
0
Overs36.1
Score160 - 7

Matthew Short to Shaheen Afridi, 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.

23:50 (IST) Jun 02

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

23:48 (IST) Jun 02
Pakistan vs Australia Live Score : 160/7 (35.6 overs)
Score after 36 overs 160 - 7
Runs Scored: 0
011101(1WD)0
  • Shadab Khan 50 (77)
  • Shaheen Afridi 3 (12)
Nathan Ellis8-1-32-3
0
Overs35.6
Score160 - 7

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

23:48 (IST) Jun 02
Pakistan vs Australia Live Score : 160/7 (35.6 overs)
1wd
Overs35.6
Score160 - 7

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

23:47 (IST) Jun 02
Pakistan vs Australia Live Score : 159/7 (35.5 overs)
0
Overs35.5
Score159 - 7

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

23:46 (IST) Jun 02
Pakistan vs Australia Live Score : 159/7 (35.4 overs)
1
Overs35.4
Score159 - 7

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

23:46 (IST) Jun 02
Pakistan vs Australia Live Score : 158/7 (35.3 overs)
1
Overs35.3
Score158 - 7

Nathan Ellis to Shadab Khan, 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. 

23:45 (IST) Jun 02
Pakistan vs Australia Live Score : 157/7 (35.2 overs)
1
Overs35.2
Score157 - 7

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

23:44 (IST) Jun 02
Pakistan vs Australia Live Score : 156/7 (35.1 overs)
0
Overs35.1
Score156 - 7

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

23:43 (IST) Jun 02
Pakistan vs Australia Live Score : 156/7 (34.6 overs)
Score after 35 overs 156 - 7
Runs Scored: 0
065(5WD)1001
  • Shaheen Afridi 1 (9)
  • Shadab Khan 49 (74)
Cameron Green2-0-19-0
1
Overs34.6
Score156 - 7

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

23:42 (IST) Jun 02
Pakistan vs Australia Live Score : 155/7 (34.5 overs)
0
Overs34.5
Score155 - 7

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

23:42 (IST) Jun 02
Pakistan vs Australia Live Score : 155/7 (34.4 overs)
0
Overs34.4
Score155 - 7

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

23:41 (IST) Jun 02
Pakistan vs Australia Live Score : 155/7 (34.3 overs)
1
Overs34.3
Score155 - 7

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

23:40 (IST) Jun 02
Pakistan vs Australia Live Score : 154/7 (34.3 overs)
5wd
Overs34.3
Score154 - 7

Cameron Green to Shadab Khan, 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.

23:40 (IST) Jun 02
Pakistan vs Australia Live Score : 149/7 (34.2 overs)
6
Overs34.2
Score149 - 7

Cameron Green to Shadab Khan, 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.

23:39 (IST) Jun 02
Pakistan vs Australia Live Score : 143/7 (34.1 overs)
0
Overs34.1
Score143 - 7

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

23:38 (IST) Jun 02
Pakistan vs Australia Live Score : 143/7 (33.6 overs)
Score after 34 overs 143 - 7
Runs Scored: 0
000000
  • Shaheen Afridi 0 (6)
  • Shadab Khan 42 (71)
Nathan Ellis7-1-28-3
0
Overs33.6
Score143 - 7

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

23:38 (IST) Jun 02
Pakistan vs Australia Live Score : 143/7 (33.5 overs)
0
Overs33.5
Score143 - 7

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

23:37 (IST) Jun 02
Pakistan vs Australia Live Score : 143/7 (33.4 overs)
0
Overs33.4
Score143 - 7

Nathan Ellis to Shaheen Afridi, Hard length, on off, Shaheen Afridi keeps it out.

23:36 (IST) Jun 02
Pakistan vs Australia Live Score : 143/7 (33.3 overs)
0
Overs33.3
Score143 - 7

Nathan Ellis to Shaheen Afridi, 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.

23:36 (IST) Jun 02
Pakistan vs Australia Live Score : 143/7 (33.2 overs)
0
Overs33.2
Score143 - 7

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

23:35 (IST) Jun 02
Pakistan vs Australia Live Score : 143/7 (33.1 overs)
0
Overs33.1
Score143 - 7

Nathan Ellis to Shaheen Afridi, 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. 

23:34 (IST) Jun 02
Pakistan vs Australia Live Score : 143/7 (32.6 overs)
Score after 33 overs 143 - 7
Runs Scored: 0
006000
  • Shadab Khan 42 (71)
  • Shaheen Afridi 0 (0)
Cameron Green1-0-6-0
0
Overs32.6
Score143 - 7

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

23:33 (IST) Jun 02
Pakistan vs Australia Live Score : 143/7 (32.5 overs)
0
Overs32.5
Score143 - 7

Cameron Green to Shadab Khan, Full-pitched delivery, wide outside off. Khan leaves it alone.

23:32 (IST) Jun 02

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!

23:32 (IST) Jun 02
Pakistan vs Australia Live Score : 143/7 (32.4 overs)
0
Overs32.4
Score143 - 7

Cameron Green to Shadab Khan, 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. 

23:31 (IST) Jun 02
Pakistan vs Australia Live Score : 143/7 (32.3 overs)
6
Overs32.3
Score143 - 7

Cameron Green to Shadab Khan, 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.

23:30 (IST) Jun 02
Pakistan vs Australia Live Score : 137/7 (32.2 overs)
0
Overs32.2
Score137 - 7

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

23:29 (IST) Jun 02
Pakistan vs Australia Live Score : 137/7 (32.1 overs)
0
Overs32.1
Score137 - 7

Cameron Green to Shadab Khan, 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.

23:26 (IST) Jun 02

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.

23:24 (IST) Jun 02
Pakistan vs Australia Live Score : 137/7 (31.6 overs)
Score after 32 overs 137 - 7
Runs Scored: 0
221000(W)
  • Arafat Minhas 33 (43)
  • Shadab Khan 36 (65)
Nathan Ellis6-0-28-3
W
Overs31.6
Score137 - 7

Nathan Ellis to Arafat Minhas, 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.

23:24 (IST) Jun 02
Pakistan vs Australia Live Score : 137/6 (31.5 overs)
0
Overs31.5
Score137 - 6

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

23:23 (IST) Jun 02
Pakistan vs Australia Live Score : 137/6 (31.4 overs)
0
Overs31.4
Score137 - 6

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

23:22 (IST) Jun 02
Pakistan vs Australia Live Score : 137/6 (31.3 overs)
1
Overs31.3
Score137 - 6

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

23:21 (IST) Jun 02
Pakistan vs Australia Live Score : 136/6 (31.2 overs)
2
Overs31.2
Score136 - 6

Nathan Ellis to Shadab Khan, 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.

23:21 (IST) Jun 02
Pakistan vs Australia Live Score : 134/6 (31.1 overs)
2
Overs31.1
Score134 - 6

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

23:20 (IST) Jun 02

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

23:18 (IST) Jun 02
Pakistan vs Australia Live Score : 132/6 (30.6 overs)
Score after 31 overs 132 - 6
Runs Scored: 0
100004
  • Arafat Minhas 33 (40)
  • Shadab Khan 31 (62)
Matthew Kuhnemann8-1-33-1
4
Overs30.6
Score132 - 6

Matthew Kuhnemann to Arafat Minhas, 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.

23:18 (IST) Jun 02
Pakistan vs Australia Live Score : 128/6 (30.5 overs)
0
Overs30.5
Score128 - 6

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

23:17 (IST) Jun 02
Pakistan vs Australia Live Score : 128/6 (30.4 overs)
0
Overs30.4
Score128 - 6

Matthew Kuhnemann to Arafat Minhas, 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.

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The second ODI sets up an intriguing contest between a Pakistan side carrying momentum and an Australian team searching for a response. Pakistan arrive with confidence after winning the opener and will be eager to secure the series at the first opportunity.

Australia, meanwhile, face a different challenge. They need to improve quickly and prove that the struggles seen in Rawalpindi were only a temporary setback. The contrasting recent form of the two teams adds further interest. Pakistan's recent record shows a mix of results but also an ability to bounce back strongly.

Momentum can be powerful in cricket, but it can also shift quickly. A strong start from Australia would change the mood immediately, while another Pakistan victory would further strengthen the hosts' belief. With questions around spin, team selection, pitch conditions and World Cup preparation all hanging over the contest, the stage is set for an important and potentially decisive match in Lahore.