Nathan Ellis Sparks Australia's 41-Run Win Over Pakistan — Pakistan Vs Australia
Australia won pakistan vs australia by 41 runs at Lahore’s Gaddafi Stadium, with Nathan Ellis taking 4-33 in nine overs as Pakistan were bowled out for 190. The result leveled the three-match ODI series at 1-1 after Australia chased control on a difficult surface without Pat Cummins, Josh Hazlewood and Mitch Starc.
Ellis Leads Australia
Ellis finished with the best figures of the match and broke Pakistan’s chase at key points, while Matt Short added 3-36 and the spin group kept the pressure on. Australia had gone in with a trio of specialist spinners and used Adam Zampa in place of Billy Stanlake, who had recovered from neck spasms that kept him out of the first ODI.
Pakistan’s reply never settled. Ghazi Ghori made 37 and Shadab Khan was last out for 77, but the chase ended 41 runs short of the 232 target.
Australia’s 190 At Lahore
Australia’s own innings finished on 190, yet Josh Inglis and Cameron Green still provided the backbone with half-centuries. Inglis made 51 off 74 balls, Green scored 53 off 92 balls, and Matt Renshaw added 43 off the run a ball to give the tourists a total they could defend.
Alex Carey was bowled off the first ball of Australia’s innings, and Oliver Peake chipped in with 31 off 32 balls after the early setback. Haris Rauf pushed the pace in the last over, bowling in the high 140s kph, but Pakistan could not turn the late burst into a finish.
Series Reset In Pakistan
Pakistan had won the opening ODI in Rawalpindi by five wickets, and Arafat Minhas took 5-32 on his debut in that game. Mike Hesson had dismissed criticism of spin-friendly wickets before this match, but Australia handled the Lahore surface better and left the series tied with one match remaining.
Josh Inglis summed up the batting total in plain terms: “It was a pretty good total in the end,” and added, “It would have been nice for someone to go on and get a big score, but …. we thought anything over 200, we were right in the game.”
