Overview
- Australia chased a recovery with the bat to post 231 for 9 and then defended the total to win by 41 runs, leveling the series at 1-1.
- Pacer Nathan Ellis produced a career-best 4 for 33 to break Pakistan’s middle order and finish as the match’s decisive bowler.
- Josh Inglis and Cameron Green steadied Australia’s innings with half-centuries that rebuilt the score after early wickets.
- Pakistan were bowled out for 190 while chasing 232, with Shadab Khan top-scoring with a fighting 71 but receiving little sustained support.
- The third ODI in Lahore will decide the series and is likely to be shaped by whether teams select extra spinners, including Adam Zampa if he is fit, and by how both sides use this tour to test combinations before upcoming 50-over events.