Half the team returned to the pavilion with a score of just 79.
After losing the toss, Australia, who came to bat under the leadership of Josh English, had a very bad start. Naseem Shah dismissed Jake Fraser McGurk (7) on the very first ball of the fourth over on the score of just 20. After this, Shaheen Afridi sent Arane Hardy (12) to the pavilion on the score of 36, while on the score of 56, Naseem Shah gave the third blow to the Kangaroos by getting captain Josh English (7) caught behind the wicket. Then on the score of 72, Haris Rauf made Matthew Short (22) his victim and Cooper Connolly retired hurt after scoring 7 runs. After this, on the score of 79, Haris Rauf gave the fifth blow to the Kangaroos by making Glenn Maxwell (0) his second victim.
The target of 141 runs was set for Pakistan
The sixth blow to the Australian team was given by young bowler Hasnain on the score of 88, when he got Marcus Stoinis (8) caught by Rizwan. After this, Naseem Shah gave the 7th blow by dismissing Adam Zampa (13) on the score of 118. After this, Shaheen Afridi gave two consecutive blows and ended Australia's innings at 140/9. Cooper Connolly could not come out to bat due to injury. Therefore he was retired out.
Opportunity to defeat Australia at home after 22 years
This series being played between Australia and Pakistan has reached an exciting turn with the tie at 1-1. The first match of the series was played at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, in which host Australia defeated Pakistan by 2 wickets. After this, Pakistan made a spectacular comeback in the second match played at Adelaide Oval Stadium and registered a big victory by 9 wickets. Today, Pakistan has a golden opportunity to defeat Australia at home after 22 years, because many senior players including Pat Cummins are not playing in this match due to preparations for the Border-Gavaskar Trophy.
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