Pakistan out-spun Australia by 5 wickets within the first one-day worldwide in Rawalpindi with spinner Arafat Minhas turning into the primary house bowler to take 5 wickets on ODI debut on Saturday.
Minhas completed with 5-32 as an under-strength Australia had been bowled out for 200 in 44.1 overs earlier than Pakistan chased down the goal in 42.3 overs for a memorable win of their 1,000th ODI.
Babar Azam notched a 94-ball 69 whereas Ghazi Ghori hit a powerful 92-ball 65 as Australia’s inexperienced spinners did not match Pakistan’s gradual bowlers on a dry spin-assisting Pindi Stadium pitch.
Azam and Ghori added 127 runs for the third wicket after Sahibzada Farhan (28) and Maaz Sadaqat (eight) fell with the rating at 49.
Azam hit 4 boundaries and a six whereas Ghori’s knock had eight hits to the rope earlier than each falling to pacer Nathan Ellis, however with simply 16 to win that didn’t damage Pakistan.
Minhas smashed a six to finish the victory.
Australia are lacking a number of key gamers, together with common skipper Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc and Josh Hazlewood alongside opener Travis Head.
Australia, despatched in to bat, noticed Matthew Renshaw hitting a profession finest 63-ball 61 and opener Matthew Quick scoring a 76-ball 55 amid a spin assault with eight wickets going to gradual bowlers.
It was Abrar (2-44) who broke the opening stand of 34 with the wicket of Alex Carey for 19, earlier than Minhas destroyed the batting with guile and accuracy.
Minhas had stand-in skipper Josh Inglis (13) and Marnus Labuschagne (naught) in his fourth over earlier than getting Cameron Inexperienced for a third-ball duck in his subsequent.
At 68-4, Australia had been in a spot of trouble, however Quick and Renshaw fought exhausting by a fifth-wicket stand of 55 earlier than Minhas broke the stand, getting Quick stumped.
Abrar returned for his second spell to dismiss Renshaw whereas Arafat accomplished his five-wicket haul by Nathan Ellis for eight.
Quick hit six boundaries in his fourth ODI half-century, whereas Renshaw’s knock had 5 boundaries and a six.
The remaining two matches are in Lahore on Tuesday and Thursday.
