AUS vs PAK 1st ODI Match Live : The first match of the three-match ODI series between Australia and Pakistan has started. Australia won the toss and decided to bowl first. Stay with us for the latest updates of the match.
Brilliant innings of Mohammad Rizwan and Naseem Shah, the Pakistan team put up a respectable score. In the match being played at Melbourne Cricket Ground in Melbourne, Pakistan team was all out for 203 runs in 46.4 overs. The team gave Australia a target of 204 runs.
In the first match of the three-match ODI series, Australia won the toss and decided to bowl first. Pakistan’s team came out to bat first with new captain Mohammad Rizwan.
AUS vs PAK : Pakistan’s innings
• Saim Ayub could not play a big innings. He faced five balls and got out after scoring just one run. He was bowled by Mitchell Starc.
• Abdullah Shafiq faced 26 balls and got out after scoring 12 runs with the help of a four. He was caught out by Mitchell Starc at the hands of Josh Inglis.
• Babar Azam started well, but could not stay on the field for long. He scored 37 runs with the help of 4 fours in 44 balls. He was bowled by Adam Zampa.
• Kamran Ghulam could not do anything special for his team. He faced 6 balls and got out after scoring 5 runs with the help of a four. He was dismissed by Pat Cummins and sent to the pavilion.
• Salman Aga faced a total of 29 balls and got out after scoring just 12 runs with the help of a four. He was bowled by Sean Abbott
• Mohammad Rizwan played a good innings, but he missed the half-century. He scored 44 runs with the help of 2 fours and a six in 71 balls. He was dismissed by Marnus Labuschagne.
• Shaheen Shah Afridi scored at a strike rate of 126.31. He scored 24 runs with the help of 3 fours and a six in 19 balls. He was bowled by Mitchell Starc.
• Irfan Khan was batting well, but he was run out. He was run out after scoring 22 runs with the help of 2 fours in 35 balls.
• Haris Rauf could not even open the account. He faced three balls and returned without opening the account. He was dismissed by Adam Zampa.
• Naseem Shah played a brilliant innings and took the team’s score beyond 200. He scored 40 runs with the help of one four and 4 sixes in 39 balls. He was dismissed by Pat Cummins and sent to the pavilion.
• Mohammad Hasnain played an unbeaten innings. He remained unbeaten after scoring just 2 runs off 4 balls.
AUS vs PAK : Australia’s innings
• Matthew Short could not play a big innings for his team. He faced 4 balls and got out after scoring one run. He was dismissed by Shaheen Shah Afridi.
AUS vs PAK : Australia Playing-11
Matt Short, Jake Fraser-McGurk, Steve Smith, Josh Inglis (wicketkeeper), Marnus Labuschagne, Glenn Maxwell, Aaron Hardy, Sean Abbott, Pat Cummins (captain), Mitchell Starc, Adam Zampa.
AUS vs PAK : Pakistan Playing-11
Saim Ayub, Abdullah Shafiq, Babar Azam, Mohammad Rizwan (wicketkeeper), Kamran Ghulam, Salman Ali Agha, Irfan Khan, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Naseem Shah, Haris Rauf, Mohammad Hasnain.
Australia Squads
Jake Fraser-McGurk, Matthew Short, Steve Smith, Josh Inglis (wicketkeeper), Marnus Labuschagne, Glenn Maxwell, Aaron Hardy, Pat Cummins (captain), Mitchell Starc, Adam Zampa, Josh Hazlewood, Cooper Connolly, Sean Abbott, Marcus Stoinis.
Pakistan Squads
Abdullah Shafiq, Saim Ayub, Babar Azam, Mohammad Rizwan (wicketkeeper/captain), Kamran Ghulam, Agha Salman, Amer Jamal, Shaheen Afridi, Naseem Shah, Haris Rauf, Mohammad Hasnain, Arafat Minhas, Faisal Akram, Hasibullah Khan, Irfan Khan.
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