Pakistan opt to bowl first after winning toss in second ODI against Australia

Pakistan retained the same playing XI that secured victory in the opening match of the three-match series, while Australia made one change to their lineup, bringing in Adam Zampa in place of Billy Stanlake

LAHORE: (UrduPoint/UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News-June 2^nd, 2026) Pakistan won the toss and elected to bowl first in the second One-Day International (ODI) against Australia in Lahore on Tuesday.

Pakistan retained the same playing XI that secured victory in the opening match of the three-match series, while Australia made one change to their lineup, bringing in Adam Zampa in place of Billy Stanlake.

Pakistan currently lead the series 1-0 after registering a comfortable five-wicket win in the first ODI.

The hosts will be aiming to seal the series with another victory, while Australia will look to level the contest and force a decider in the third and final match.

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Pakistan 1 Sahibzada Farhan, 2 Maaz Sadaqat, 3 Babar Azam, 4 Ghazi Ghori (wk), 5 Salman Ali Agha, 6 Abdul Samad, 7 Shadab Khan, 8 Arafat Minhas, 9 Shaheen Shah Afridi (capt), 10 Haris Rauf, 11 Abrar Ahmed

Australia 1 Matt Short, 2 Alex Carey, 3 Josh Inglis, 4 Matt Renshaw, 5 Cameron Green, 6 Marnus Labuschagne, 7 Oli Peake, 8 Nathan Ellis, 9 Matt Kuhnemann, 10 Adam Zampa, 11 Tanveer Sangha