Haris Rauf And Saim Ayub Star In Pakistan's Resounding 9-wicket Win Over Australia

Fast bowler Haris Rauf took 5-29 and Saim Ayub scored 82 runs as Pakistan defeated Australia by nine wickets in second one-day international on Friday.

Australia was 163 all out in 35 overs against Rauf's relentless pace and left-hander Ayub smashed six sixes and five fours as Pakistan cruised to 169-1 in 26.3 overs to level three-match series.

Former captain Babar Azam (15 t out) clinched victory with a pulled six off am Zampa with Abdullah Shafique staying unbeaten on better than run-a-ball 64 which featured four boundaries and three sixes.

series decider will be played at Perth on Sunday with Australia resting five frontline players to prepare for five-match home test series against India, starting from v. 22 at Perth.

opening pair of Ayub and Shafique h been criticized for run of low scores in test matches, but both blunted Australian pace with a match-winning stand of 137 runs after Pakistan kept faith on duo in white-ball format.

Ayub took his time against Hazlewood and Mitchell Starc before he grew in confidence and flicked Pat Cummins, Starc and Aaron Hardie for sixes and also smashed Zampa for two big hits.

left-hander, who me his ODI debut at Melbourne Cricket Ground on Monday, got a reprieve just before reaching a half century when Zampa dropped a sitter at third man, but he offered a tame catch at short third man just when he looked set for a century.

Earlier, Rauf, who nearly pulled off a victory for Pakistan in first game, found outside edges of bats consistently by hitting right lengths.

Captain Mohamm Rizwan took five catches — four off Rauf's bowling — and could have h a sixth h he t dropped a top-edge off Zampa (18) before Australia was dismissed after Pakistan won toss and elected to field on a lively elaide wicket.

Shaheen Shah Afridi (3-26) provided breakthrough inside first power play. Jake Fraser-McGurk hit three crisp boundaries on off side in Naseem Shah's first over to get Australia rolling before Afridi's twin strike pushed back Australia.

Afridi dropped Matt Short at deep fine leg when ball burst through his hands to boundary but left-arm fast bowler me amends when he h Short caught at covers after trapping Fraser-McGurk plumb leg before wicket.

Afridi ended Australia's below-par innings when Zampa played a full ball back onto his stumps. Zampa flicked Naseem Shah for a six and a four in an over which enabled home team to cross 150-run mark.

Rauf sliced through middle-order with only Steve Smith scoring 35 off 48 balls before he too chased a wide short ball of Mohamm Hasnain and edged behind wicket.

Fast bowler Josh Hazlewood replaced Sean Abbott in only change Australia me from team which edged Pakistan in first game.

Starc, Smith, Marnus Labuschagne, Cummins and Hazlewood all will be rested for final game of series on Sunday. Wicketkeeper-batter Josh Inglis was named interim captain for last ODI at Perth.

Inglis will also le side in next week's three T20s against Pakistan with Mitchell Marsh and Travis He away on paternity leave.