Australia defeated Pakistan by 42 runs to level the series 1-1. In the match played at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore, Pakistan captain Shaheen Afridi won the toss and invited Australia to bat first. The visiting team scored 231 runs for the loss of 9 wickets in the stipulated 50 overs. Cameron Green 53, Josh Ingles 51 and Matt Renshaw 43 were prominent for Australia. For Pakistan, captain Shaheen Afridi got 3 wickets while Haris Rauf, Arafat Minhas and Abrar Ahmed got 2 wickets each.
Chasing a target of 231 runs, the entire Pakistan team was bowled out for 190 runs in 44 overs. Shadab Khan played an unbeaten 71 runs for Pakistan. Apart from them, Ghazi Ghauri scored 37 and Arafat Minhas scored 33 runs. For Australia, Nathan Ellis took 4 and Matthew Short took 3 wickets. In the first ODI, Pakistan defeated Australia by 5 wickets.
