Rauf leads rout as Pak level series against Oz
Haris Rauf took five wickets as Pakistan cruised to a nine-wicket victory over Australia in the second ODI to level the three-match series 1-1 at the Adelaide Oval on Friday.
Rauf claimed 5/29, his second five-wicket haul in ODIs, as Pakistan bundled out world champions Australia for 163 in 35 overs on a decent batting track, their lowest ODI score against Pakistan. Mohammad Rizwan, in his first series as Pakistan’s white-ball captain, was involved in six of those dismissals, equalling the world record for most dismissals by a wicketkeeper in an ODI.
He could have had a seventh catch but spilled a skier from Adam Zampa late in the Australian innings.
Saim Ayub hit 82 and forged a 137-run opening stand with Abdullah Shafique as Pakistan reached the target in 26.3 overs. “I know the pitch, I know the length,” Rauf said.
