Pakistan vs Australia, second ODI, Document: Ton-Up Babar Azam, Imam-Ul-Haq Punish Australia In Pakistan’s Best possible ODI Chase | Cricket Information

Skipper Babar Azam and opener Imam-ul-Haq smashed sensible centuries to assist Pakistan pull off their best ODI run-chase in a six-wicket conquer Australia in Lahore on Thursday. Azam hit an 83-ball 114 and Haq notched a 97-ball 106 as Pakistan chased down a stiff 349-run goal with six balls to spare to stage the three-match collection at 1-1. Ben McDermott cracked a maiden ODI hundred in Australia’s implementing overall of 348-Eight on a flat Gaddafi Stadium pitch. The victory is Pakistan’s first over Australia since Melbourne in January 2017.

In between, that they had misplaced 10 consecutive one-day internationals.

Pakistan’s win units up an intriguing ultimate event on the identical venue on Saturday. Australia gained the primary event via 88 runs on Tuesday, additionally in Lahore.

Haq, who hit six limitations and 3 sixes, placed on a powerful 118-run opening stand with Fakhar Zaman (67) off 111 balls to set the platform for the chase.

Zaman smashed seven limitations and two sixes throughout his 64-ball knock earlier than he used to be bowled via Marcus Stoinis.

Undeterred, Haq finished his 9th hundred off 90 balls earlier than he holed out at long-off in spinner Adam Zampa’s 35th over.

Haq added 111 for the second one wicket with Azam off 92 balls.

Azam reached his 15th ODI century with a unmarried off Cameron Inexperienced, attaining the mark off 73 balls. He added 80 for the 3rd wicket with Mohammad Rizwan earlier than he used to be stuck off Nathan Ellis with 40 wanted off 34 balls.

When Rizwan fell for 23, Pakistan nonetheless wanted 32 however Khushdil Shah cracked 27 no longer out with two fours and as many sixes and Iftikhar (8 no longer out) noticed off the objective in 49 overs.

Pakistan’s earlier best ODI chase used to be 327 accomplished towards Bangladesh at Mirpur in 2014.

Previous, McDermott scored 104 off 108 balls in handiest his fourth ODI, whilst Travis Head struck 89 and Marnus Labuschagne hit 59 after Australia had been despatched in to bat in to bat.

All-rounder Stoinis added the of entirety with a quickfire 49, with 5 limitations and a six.

Tempo spearhead Shaheen Shah Afridi — who neglected Pakistan’s 88-run defeat within the first ODI with a knee harm — gave the house aspect a leap forward off the 3rd ball of the innings when he trapped Aaron Finch leg-before with out scoring.

However Australia scored at will after that with McDermott and Head including 162 off 144 balls for the second one wicket, hitting limitations very easily.

Head, who scored 101 on Tuesday, smashed 5 sixes and 6 fours earlier than miscuing a sweep off leg-spinner Zahid Mahmood, being stuck via Shaheen at quick fine-leg.

McDermott added every other 74 with Labuschagne, and throughout that stand hit spinner Khushdil over long-off boundary for 6 to finish a century off 102 balls.

He used to be in spite of everything stuck off pacer Mohammad Wasim.

Regardless of Alex Carey and Cameron Inexperienced falling for 5 each and every, Sean Abbott chipped in with a 16-ball 28 to spice up the whole.

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Shaheen completed with 4-63 and Wasim took 2-56, however Pakistan’s Iftikhar Ahmed and Khushdil conceded 95 runs in ten overs between them.

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