Former Pakistan captain Shahid Afridi praised skipper Mohammad Rizwan and the whole group following their nine-wicket victory over Australia within the second ODI at Adelaide on Friday. Haris Rauf, Saim Ayub, and Abdullah Shafique led Pakistan’s dominant comeback, securing a robust nine-wicket win over Australia to stage the three-match sequence 1-1. After the match, Afridi took to X, expressing that “when a captain conjures up, the group fires”. He additionally counseled Rizwan, Haris, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Saim, and Abdullah for his or her “marvellous” performances.
“When a captain conjures up, the group fires! What an outstanding comeback efficiency by Pakistan in Adelaide – securing our first-ever nine-wicket win over world champions Australia on their residence turf! This victory is a big confidence booster for the ODIs forward. The phrase ‘marvellous’ barely does justice to at the moment’s stellar show from Rizwan, Haris, Shaheen, Saim, and Abdullah. Lads, maintain believing in yourselves, and inshallah, much more successes are simply across the nook,” Afridi wrote in his publish.
Pakistan received the toss and elected to bowl first, a choice that labored of their favour. Apart from Steve Smith (35 off 48 balls, with 5 fours and a six), no Australian batter might surpass the 20-run mark, with Australia bowled out for 163 in 35 overs.
Haris Rauf (5/29) bowled an outstanding spell throughout eight overs, whereas Shaheen took three wickets for 26 runs. Naseem Shah and Mohammad Hasnain chipped in with a wicket every.
Chasing 164, Saim Ayub (82 off 71 balls, with 5 fours and 6 sixes) and Abdullah Shafique (64* off 69 balls, with 4 boundaries and three sixes) displayed good batting, securing the win with 9 wickets in hand and greater than 23 overs to spare.
Rauf was awarded ‘Participant of the Match’ for his match-winning efficiency.
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