Australia team celebrating the wicket of Saim Ayub. Ayub was dismissed by Mitchell Starc (centre). Starc took maximum 3 wickets. He was chosen player of the match.
Australia defeated Pakistan by 2 wickets in the first ODI. The team has taken a 1-0 lead in the 3-match series. In the first match played in Melbourne on Monday, Australia won the toss and decided to bowl first. Pakistan team was reduced to 203 runs in 46.4 overs. In reply, Kangaroo team achieved the target by losing 8 wickets in 33.3 overs.
Australian fast bowler Mitchell Starc took maximum 3 wickets. He was chosen player of the match. At the same time, captain Pat Cummins took 2 wickets and also scored 32 unbeaten runs.
The second ODI between the two teams will be played in Adelaide on 8 November. Pakistan team will also play a three-match T20 series on this Australia tour.
English missed half century Wicketkeeper-batsman Josh Inglis missed a half-century for Australia while chasing the target of 204 runs. He scored the maximum 49 runs for the team. Inglis hit 4 fours and 3 sixes in his innings of 42 balls. Apart from him, Steve Smith scored 44 runs on 46 balls. Captain Pat Cummins played an unbeaten inning of 32 runs on 31 balls. Pacer Haris Rauf took maximum 3 wickets for Pakistan. Shaheen Shah Afridi took 2 wickets. Naseem Shah and Mohammad Hasnain got 1-1 wicket.
Rizwan scored the highest 44 runs Earlier, captain Mohammad Rizwan scored the highest score of 44 runs for Pakistan. Apart from this, Naseem Shah played a quick inning of 40 runs. Only then could he cross the 200 mark. Former captain Babar Azam scored 37 runs in 44 balls.
Australian fast bowler Mitchell Starc took the most wickets. He took 3 wickets for 33 runs in a spell of 10 overs. Starc dismissed Abdullah Shafiq (12), Sam Ayub (1) and Shaheen Afridi (24). Apart from this, captain Pat Cummins and Adam Zampa took 2-2 wickets. Sean Abbott and Marnus Labuschagne got 1-1 wicket.
Rizwan out while trying to play sweep shot Marnus Labuschagne bowled the 32nd over of Pakistan's innings. On the fourth ball of the over, Rizwan tried to play a sweep shot, the top edge was hit and the ball went in the air. Wicketkeeper Josh Inglis ran towards square leg and took an easy catch.
Playing-11 of both the teams Australia: Pat Cummins (captain), Matthew Short, Jack Fraser-McGurk, Steve Smith, Josh Inglis (wk), Marnus Labuschagne, Glenn Maxwell, Aaron Hardie, Sean Abbott, Mitchell Starc and Adam Zampa.
Pakistan: Mohammad Rizwan (captain-wicketkeeper), Saeem Ayub, Abdullah Shafiq, Babar Azam, Kamran Ghulam, Salman Ali Aga, Irfan Khan, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Naseem Shah, Haris Rauf and Mohammad Hasnain.
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