[Watch] Haris Rauf cuts his birthday cake with teammates after a win in the AUS vs PAK 2024 2nd ODI

Pakistan pacer Haris Rauf, who turned 31 yesterday (November 7), had a late celebration after winning the second ODI against Australia by nine wickets today (November 8). Rauf cut a birthday cake in the presence of his teammates, a video of which was uploaded by the Pakistan Cricket Board on their official social media account.

Pakistan Cricket captioned their Instagram post:

"@HarisRauf14's birthday and epic bowling performance call for a celebration with the squad 🤩"

Take a look at the video below:

Haris Rauf has enjoyed a fairly successful tour so far. Among bowlers across both camps, he has picked up the most wickets (8), with a 5-fer in the second ODI today and won the game for his side.

Haris Rauf has played a key role for Pakistan in the ongoing ODI series

Haris Rauf has picked up eight wickets so far on Pakistan's tour of Australia. In the first game, Rauf changed the complexion of the game as he picked up the wicket of an in-form Steve Smith before coming back and striking twice to dismiss Marnus Labuschagne and Glenn Maxwell off consecutive deliveries.

He played a starring role with the ball in hand in the second game as well. He picked up his first wicket in the form of Josh Inglis and then dismissed Marnus Labuschagne, Aaron Hardie, Glenn Maxwell, and Pat Cummins, bagging his second ODI five-wicket haul as the hosts were skittled out for 163. Rauf registered figures of 5/29 in eight overs.

Later on, Pakistan openers Saim Ayub (82 off 71) and Abdullah Shafique (64 off 69) put on a fine start with the bat in hand as Pakistan chased the total down and won the match by nine wickets. Pakistan achieved parity in the three-match ODI series, with Australia winning the first game by two wickets. With the series all square at 1-1, the deciding last match will be played at the Perth Stadium on Sunday (November 10).

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