Aussies unchanged, bowling in Sharjah

Australia have lost the toss and will against bowl first in the second ODI against Pakistan in Sharjah.

Aaron Finch's side is unchanged from their series-opening victory on Friday, while Pakistan have handed a debut to exciting teenage quick Mohammad Hasnain. 

Following their comfortable eight-wicket win at the same venue, captain Finch said the glut of form batsmen in the Aussie squad was a welcome luxury as the World Cup draws near.

"It's a huge position to be in, to be able to make those tough calls, rather than having guys you need to fill spots," Finch said.

"We've got guys who are all putting their hands up, which is a real positive."

In an increasingly high-scoring world of limited-overs cricket, Australian fans waking up to the result on Saturday morning may have deemed a run chase of 281 to be just par for the course.

But it's precisely the type of target – not to mention the slow, unfamiliar pitch – that has troubled Australia's struggling 50-over outfit in recent years.

Before their breakthrough recent series win in India, they'd only chased down one total greater than 200 in their previous 11 attempts.

Having now pulled off two of their five biggest-ever ODI chases in Asia in the past two weeks after reeling in 359 against India in Mohali, the Australians would appear to have a wealth of options.

Pakistan XI: Shan Masood, Imam Ul Haq, Haris Sohail, Umar Akmal, Shoaib Malik (c), Faheem Ashraf, Imad Wasim, Mohammad Rizwan (wk), Yasir Shah, Mohammad Abbas, Mohammad Hasnain

Australia XI: Aaron Finch (c), Usman Khawaja, Shaun Marsh, Peter Handscomb, Marcus Stoinis, Glenn Maxwell, Alex Carey (wk), Nathan Coulter-Nile, Jhye Richardson, Nathan Lyon, Adam Zampa

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First ODI: Australia won by eight wickets

Second ODI: v Pakistan, March 24 in Sharjah

Third ODI: v Pakistan, March 27 in Abu Dhabi

Fourth ODI: v Pakistan, March 29 in Dubai

Fifth ODI: v Pakistan, March 31 in Dubai

(all matches begin at 10pm AEDT)