Australia beat Pakistan by 41 runs to level series 1-1

LAHORE, (APP - UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 3rd Jun, 2026) Australia beat Pakistan by 41 runs in the second ODI of the three-match series at the Gaddafi Stadium here on Tuesday, with Nathan Ellis claiming four wickets to bowl out Pakistan for 190 in 44 overs while chasing 232.

The result levelled the three-match series 1-1, with the two sides set to face off in the third and final ODI on Thursday, 4 June at the same venue.

Earlier, Pakistan bowlers restricted Australia to 231 for nine, with skipper Shaheen Shah Afridi returning figures of 8-1-36-3, Arafat Minhas 10-2-27-2, Haris Rauf 10-1-49-2 and Abrar Ahmed two for 34 in 10 overs.

Pakistan were jolted with early blows when opening batter Maaz Sadaqat was bowled by player of the match Ellis off the third ball of the innings.

Sahibzada Farhan followed in the next over. Babar Azam contributed a run-a-ball 16 featuring two boundaries before being dismissed leg-before-wicket by Ellis as the scoreboard read 33 for three in the fifth over.

Matthew Short then struck twice in quick succession to send back Salman Ali Agha for seven and Abdul Samad, reducing Pakistan to 58 for five.

Muhammad Ghazi Ghori provided some resistance with a grinding 48-ball 37 hitting five fours before being bowled by Adam Zampa as the green shirts slipped to 78 for six in the 17th over.

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Arafat then pushed back with a 43-ball 33 featuring four fours, adding 59 for the seventh wicket with top-scorer Shadab Khan before being trapped leg-before-wicket by Ellis on the final delivery of the 32nd over.

Shadab then anchored the innings with a 104-ball 71; his second-highest ODI score, hitting one four and three sixes, before being stumped by captain Josh Inglis off Tanveer Sangha as Pakistan fell 41 runs short.

For Australia, Ellis finished returned figures of 9-1-33-4 while Matthew Short bagged three for 36.

Scores in brief:

Australia beat Pakistan by 41 runs at Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore

Australia 231-9, 50 overs (Cameron Green 53, Josh Inglis 51, Matt Renshaw 43, Oliver Peake 31; Shaheen Shah Afridi 3-36, Arafat Minhas 2-27, Abrar Ahmed 2-34, Haris Rauf 2-49)

Pakistan 190 all out, 44 overs (Shadab Khan 71, Muhammad Ghazi Ghori 37, Arafat Minhas 33; Nathan Ellis 4-33, Matthew Short 3-36)

Player of the match – Nathan Ellis (Pakistan)