Pakistan gears up for second ODI against Australia

Islamabad: The Pakistan national cricket team intensified their preparations for the second One-Day International (ODI) against Australia with a rigorous practice session at the Adelaide Oval on Wednesday.

The players underwent batting, bowling, and fielding drills, fine-tuning their skills ahead of the crucial encounter. The team will also conduct another practice session on Thursday.

Pakistan is set to face Australia in the second match of the ODI series on November 8, aiming to bounce back from their two-wicket loss in the first ODI.

The hosts took an early advantage in the series with a thrilling two-wicket victory in the first ODI. However, Pakistan will seek to level the series in Adelaide. 

In the first match, Australia overcame Pakistan by two wickets at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) in a tense chase on Monday. Chasing 204 runs, Pat Cummins-led Australia reached the target in 33.3 overs with the skipper playing a crucial hand of unbeaten 32 off 31 balls hitting four fours.

Pakistan’s pace quartet of Haris Rauf (3-67), Shaheen Shah Afridi (2-43), Naseem Shah (1-39) and Mohammad Hasnain (1-51) shared seven wickets among them but couldn’t keep the defeat at bay.