The disastrous run of Pakistan is continuing in the Australian soil, as they lost the first ODI in Brisbane, after failing to chase down a meagre score of 269 runs.
Pak skipper Azhar Ali's hamstring injury has ruled him out of this game, with even Shoaib Mallik out, Mohammad Hafeez will lead the Pakistan side today. The match starts at 08:20 Pakistan time.
Final scores
Pakistan 221/4 in 47.4 overs - Pakistan won by 6 wickets
Australia 220 all-out in 48.2 overs. Junaid Khan 25/2
Australia 30/0 in 5 overs
Australia wins the toss and they elect to bat first.
The second match will be played on January 15, 2017, at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. The game is quite crucial for the visitors as the Pakistan media houses have already targeted his step down from Captaincy.
Record viewership is expected for this match, as in Pakistan, Cricket is considered as a religion, and lots of crazy fans are there in the country. Scroll down to see the live telecast information of this match in various countries.
Pakistan win 2nd ODI by six wickets
Match Summary: Pakistan won by 6 wickets #AUSvPAK pic.twitter.com/PNZXgk0zsx
— PCB Official (@TheRealPCB) January 15, 2017
TV telecast and live streaming in the United States and Pakistan
Willow TV is telecasting this match live in the United States.
If you have an IP address located in the United States, the live streaming can be enjoyed by visiting the official website of Willow TV.
In Pakistan, PTV Sports is telecasting this game, and the live streaming can be watched on the official website of the channel.
Pakistan vs Australia ODI series 2017 live streaming - PTV Sports Watch here - >https://t.co/0BovrxvW2N pic.twitter.com/fqrZtrurUK
— PanAsiaBiz (@panasiabiz) January 15, 2017
TV Telecast and live streaming in Australia and India
Star Group has bagged the distribution rights of this series in India, and the live actions can be watched by tuning into Star Sports.
Channel 09 is telecasting the game live in Australia.
Australia brushed away Pakistan without too much fuss in the 1st ODI! Will we see a similar outcome? Find out LIVE, on Star Sports! #AUSvPAK pic.twitter.com/mgpukAEz46
— Star Sports (@StarSportsIndia) January 15, 2017
Match preview
In the first match, Pakistan excelled in the bowling department, and at one point of time, they posed a huge threat to the Australian batting lineup which made us think that the hosts will be knocked out a score below 200.
Later the rescue operation from Matthew Wade in the final overs helped them to surpass the score of 260.
Players lineup #AUSvPAK pic.twitter.com/2etmyKZYPp
— PCB Official (@TheRealPCB) January 15, 2017
Chasing a small total, Pakistan batsmen literally failed to keep up the momentum which finally resulted in their loss.
A major headache for Azhar Ali will be the batting department, and if they fail once again in the pace friendly pitch, then things will not be that easy for the visitors.
Pakistan levelled the ODI series and ended a LOOOOOONG Aussie drought! Report with highlights here: https://t.co/otPSt1Ltyy #AUSvPAK pic.twitter.com/BHSCVhoFvE
— cricket.com.au (@CricketAus) January 15, 2017