Pakistan Likely XI for 2nd ODI vs Australia: The Pakistan national cricket team will face hosts Australia national cricket team in the second game of the three-match ODI series at the Adelaide Oval in Adelaide on Friday, November 08. Mohammad Rizwan's debut as Pakistan's white-ball captain started on a bad note after his side suffered a close two-wicket defeat in the opening ODI in Melbourne. Talking about the first ODI, Pakistan batters had a disappointing outing. The visitors were all out for 203 runs. Captain Rizwan top scored with 44 runs, followed by Naseem Shah's vital 40-run knock. While chasing 204, Steve Smith (44) and Josh Inglis (49) played crucial knocks. Towards the end, captain Pat Cummins played a match-winning knock of unbeaten 32, which helped the hosts win the Melbourne ODI by two wickets. Ahead of the second ODI match in Adelaide, let's look at Pakistan's likely XI against Australia. Australia vs Pakistan 2024 Full Schedule, Free PDF Download Online: Get AUS vs PAK Live Streaming, TV Channel Telecast of ODI and T20I Series With Fixtures, Time Table and Match Timings in IST.

Top-Order: Even after having a disappointing outing with the bat in the first ODI, Pakistan could stick with their same opening pair of Abdullah Shafique and Saim Ayub in the upcoming second ODI match against Australia. Babar Azam is set to retain his number three spot. Babar looked in decent touch during the Melbourne ODI, where he made 37 runs.

Middle-Order: With the Adelaide ODI becoming a do-or-die match for Pakistan, the visitors might go with the same middle-order (Irfan Khan and Kamran Ghulam) who played the Melbourne ODI. The duo will be supported by their skipper, Mohammad Rizwan. Josh Inglis Named As Australia’s Interim Captain for AUS vs PAK 3rd ODI and T20I Series

All-rounders: Vice-captain Agha Salman is set to be their main all-rounder in the upcoming second ODI. Alongside Salman, Shaheen Shah Afridi and Naseem Shah can also add valuable runs with the bat at the lower middle order for Pakistan.

Bowlers: In the upcoming Adelaide ODI, Pakistan will hugely depend on their pace attack, which consists of Shaheen Shah Afridi, Haris Rauf, Naseem Shah, and Mohammad Hasnain. All four paces had a decent outing with the ball during the first ODI in Melbourne. In the spin department, the Men in Green can use Kamran Ghulam alongside vice-captain Agha Salman.

Pakistan's Likely XI for AUS vs PAK 2nd ODI 2024

Abdullah Shafique, Saim Ayub, Babar Azam, Mohammad Rizwan (c & wk), Kamran Ghulam, Agha Salman (vc), Irfan Khan, Shaheen Shah Afrdi, Naseem Shah, Haris Rauf, Mohammad Hasnain

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