Pakistan vs Australia 2nd ODI Highlights: Nathan Ellis Shines As Australia Beat Pakistan By 41 Runs To Level Series | Cricket News
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Pakistan vs Australia Highlights, 2nd ODI: Nathan Ellis picked a four-wicket haul as Australia on Tuesday defeated Pakistan by 41 runs to take the three-match ODI series to decider. In the chase of 232, Pakistan were bundled out for 190. Earlier, Shaheen Afridi picked three wickets as Pakistan restricted Australia to 231 for 9. Josh Inglis fell for 51 while Cameron Green scored 53. Pakistan spinners Abrar Ahmed, Arafat Minhas and pacer Haris Rauf scalped two wickets apiece after their captain Shaheen won the toss and opted to bowl first. (Scorecard)

Here are the Highlights of Pakistan vs Australia 2nd ODI:

PAK vs AUS Live: Australia win by 41 runs!

Shadab Khan has been stumped! Australia win the game by 41 runs! Tanveer Sangha bowls it down the leg stump, and Shadab misses while trying to glance it. Josh Inglis collects the ball and clips the bails off in time to finish the game. The three-match series is now levelled at 1-1.

AUS 231/9 (50)
PAK 190 (44)

PAK vs AUS Live: OUT! Cleaned him up!

Nathan Ellis claims his fourth wicket! He has cleaned up Haris Rauf. The ball keeps low and beats the batter with pace. Pakistan are nine down. They need 43 runs in 36 balls.

Haris Rauf b Nathan Ellis 0(15)

PAK 189-9 (44)

PAK vs AUS Live: Shadab fighting hard for Pakistan!

Pakistan made a mini comeback, but Matthew Short dismissed Shaheen Afridi on the final ball of the 37th over to put Australia on top. Pakistan need 60 runs in 66 balls. Their only hope is Shadab Khan, who is holding one end tight with an unbeaten fifty.

PAK 172-8 (39)

PAK vs AUS Live: Pakistan 7 down!

Nathan Ellis removes Arafat Minhas! Pakistan are seven down in the chase. Ellis bowls it on the line of the stumps, and the ball hits Arafat on the back pad as he fails to bring his bat down in time. While umpire raises his finger over LBW appeal, Arafat sends it upstairs only to lose a review.

Arafat Minhas lbw b Nathan Ellis 33(43) [4s-4]

PAK 137-7 (32)

PAK vs AUS Live: Mini-recovery for Pak!

Pakistan lost Ghazi Ghori on the batter's individual score of 37, but Shadab Khan and Arafat Minhas then joined hands to stitch a partnership of 41 runs for the seventh wicket so far. This stand keeps Pak alive in the chase of 232.

PAK 119-6 (26.4)

PAK vs AUS Live: Australia in command!

Pakistan need 157 runs in the remaining 204 balls. While the asking rate is only 4.62, the issue for the side is that it has lost five wickets by now. The chasing team is heavily dependent on Ghazi Ghori, who is holding one end tight, moving to 37 off 47 balls.

PAK 75-5 (16)

PAK vs AUS Live: Pak in huge trouble!

Pakistan are five down in the chase! Matthew Short dismissed Abdul Samad on the first ball of the 12th over. Pakistan are in huge trouble. They are five down, being 171 runs behind the target.

PAK 61-5 (13)

PAK vs AUS Live: Pak 4 down in chase!

Salman Agha fell as the fourth wicket of Pakistan. Matthew Short bowled him on the fifth ball of the eighth over. With that wicket, Australia have taken complete control of the game.

PAK 58-4 (11)

PAK vs AUS Live: Babar Azam departs!

This is a big blow for Pakistan! Just when it seemed the side was making a bit of a recovery, Nathan Ellis has dismissed Babar Azam. It was a good-length ball that swung into the batter. Babar got hit on the front pad, and the umpire raised his finger. Even a review could not save the batter as the impact was on umpire's call.

Babar Azam lbw b Nathan Ellis 16(16) [4s-2] 

PAK 33-3 (4.4)

PAK vs AUS Live: Early wickets for Australia!

Nathan Ellis bowled Maaz Sadaqat on the third ball of the innings, while Matthew Kuhnemann dismissed Sahibzada Farhan in the second over. Pakistan are in huge trouble as they have lost two early wickets.

PAK 6-2 (1.2)

PAK vs AUS Live: Australia post 231!

Haris Rauf cleans up Oliver Peake on the final ball of the innings. He ends with figures of 2 for 49. Shaheen Afridi turns out to be the best bowler for Pakistan with 3 for 36 in eight overs. Australia have posted a below-par total of 231.

AUS 231-9 (50)

PAK vs AUS Live: Green is OUT!

Cameron Green fell to Abrar Ahmed in the 40th over. He departs after scoring his half-century (53). Australia have eight overs left in the innings. They are struggling to post a fighting total.

AUS 171-5 (42)

PAK vs AUS Live: SIX from Green!

Cameron Green jumps down the track and slams the Abrar Ahmed delivery for a six down the ground. It comes on the fifth ball of the over. Green is just 10 short of his half-century. He has added 37 runs for the fifth wicket with Matt Renshaw.

AUS 139-4 (35)

PAK vs AUS Live: Inglis OUT after 50!

OUT! Josh Inglis is out after scoring a fine fifty! He showed great resilience to reach the milestone but Arafat Minhas cleaned up the batter an over later. Australia are in huge trouble. They are four down at the score of 102.

AUS 102-4 (26.1)

PAK vs AUS Live: Inglis solid!

Josh Inglis continues to hold one end tight. He is only runs nine away from his half-century. On the other hand, Cameron Green is off to a slow start, scoring 12 off 28 balls.

AUS 81-3 (20)

PAK vs AUS Live: Pak on top!

Pakistan spinners – Arafat Minhas and Abrar Ahmed – have made life tough for Australia. Marnus Labuschagne fell to Arafat in the 11th over while trying to play a sweep shot. He top-edged the ball, and Salman Agha took the catch behind the stumps.

AUS 61-3 (13)

PAK vs AUS Live: WICKET!

Matthew Short is GONE! This is a soft dismissal for the Australian batter. Abrar Ahmed bowls a leg-spinning delivery. Short wants to work it on the leg side for a single but ends up giving a return catch to the bowler. The ball grips on the surface a bit, and that forces the batter to play a wrong shot.

Matthew Short c and b Abrar Ahmed 15(24) [4s-2]  

AUS 46-2 (7.4)

PAK vs AUS Live: Aus make recovery!

Australia have made a decent recovery through Josh Inglis and Matthew Short. Both the batters are looking solid in the middle. While the Australian captain is 20 off 19, Short has scored 15 off 22 balls.

AUS 43-1 (7)

PAK vs AUS Live: FOUR, FOUR!

Josh Inglis smashes Shaheen Afridi for two consecutive fours at the start of the over. He also gets an inside edge on the fifth delivery, but luckily for him, the ball misses the stumps. Ten runs come off the over.

AUS 20-1 (3)

PAK vs AUS Live: Early wicket for Pakistan!

Shaheen Afridi strikes on the first ball of the match! He bowls a short delivery to Alex Carey outside off-stump, and the batter finds an inside edge onto the timber. This is a lucky wicket for Pakistan.

Pakistan win toss, elect to field vs Australia!

Success for Pakistan at the coin flip, and they have elected to bowl first. The host team wins two tosses in a row. Will they produce a similar result as in the first game? Let's wait and watch. Hello everyone, welcome to NDTV's live blog.

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