Pakistan opt to bowl first against Australia in second ODI
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Pakistan skipper Shaheen Shah Afridi has won the toss and opted to bowl first against Australia in the second ODI at Lahore’s iconic Gaddafi Stadium on Tuesday. Playing XIs 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 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 Green Shirts lead the three-match series after a convincing five-wicket win over the visitors at Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium. Pakistan secures rights to host ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2028