Australia is ahead in the three-match series at 1-0 making it urgent counterpart for Pakistan,



AT ADELAIDE: Pakistan has decided to bowl first after winning the toss at Adelaide Oval on Friday for the second ODI of the three-match series against Australia.



Previously, Australia defeated Pakistan with a thrilling two-wicket victory in the first ODI at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) on Monday.



Chasing a modest target of 204 runs set by Pakistan, Australia had to fight their way against the Pakistani bowling unit to take a 1-0 lead in the three-match ODI series.



The hosts had a shaky start to their innings as their openers Jake Fraser-McGurk and Matthew Short were dismissed within four overs with only 28 runs on the board.



However, a solid partnership of 85 runs between Steve Smith and Josh Inglis put Australia in a strong position.




Playing XIs

Pakistan: Mohammad Rizwan (c), Salman Ali Agha (vc), Abdullah Shafique, Saim Ayub, Babar Azam, Kamran Ghulam, Muhammad Irfan Khan, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Naseem Shah, Haris Rauf, Mohammad Hasnain.

Australia: Matt Short, Jake Fraser-McGurk, Steve Smith, Josh Inglis (wk), Marnus Labuschagne, Aaron Hardie, Glenn Maxwell, Josh Hazlewood, Pat Cummins (c), Mitchell Starc, Adam Zampa.