Pakistan fast bowler Rauf’s 5-29 bowl Australia for 163 in 2nd ODI

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ADELAIDE, Australia (AP) – Haris Rauf took five wickets for 29 runs with his relentless pace as Australia were bowled out for 163 in the second one-day international against Pakistan on Friday.

Rauf, who almost picked up Pakistan’s win in the first match at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Monday, found the outside edges of the bat by consistently hitting the right lengths.

Captain Mohammad Rizwan took five catches – four off Rauf’s bowling – and could have had a sixth had he not dropped a top edge from Adam Zampa (18) before Australia were dismissed in 35 overs.

Shaheen Shah Afridi (3-26) provided Pakistan’s breakthrough in the first powerplay after Rizwan won the toss and elected to field. Jake Fraser-McGurk hit three crisp boundaries on the off side in Naseem Shah’s first over to give Australia a rolling start before Afridi’s twin strike pushed Australia back.

Afridi dropped Matt Short at deep fine leg as the ball blasted through his hands for the boundary, but the left-arm fast bowler made up for it when he had Short caught at cover after catching Fraser-McGurk flat before the wicket.

Afridi ended Australia’s innings below par when Zampa played a full ball back onto his stumps. Zampa got Naseem Shah for a six and a four in one over, enabling the home side to cross the 150-run mark.

Rauf, who took 3-67 in the first match before Australia emerged with a two-wicket victory, then cut through the middle order with only Steve Smith scoring 35 off 48 balls before also chasing a wide short ball from Mohammad Hasnain and edges. behind the wicket.

Fast bowler Josh Hazlewood replaced Sean Abbott in the only change Australia made from the team, which angular Pakistan in the first game.

Mitchell Starc, Smith, Marnus Labuschagne, Cummins and Hazlewood will all be rested for the final match of the series on Sunday in Perth ahead of the five-Test series against India starting on November 22 in Perth.

Wicketkeeper batsman Josh Inglis was named interim captain for the final ODI in Perth. He will also lead the side in next week’s three T20 matches against Pakistan with Mitchell Marsh and Travis Head out on paternity leave.

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