Pakistan secured a five-wicket victory towards Australia within the first ODI match, delivering a powerful efficiency to take an early lead within the sequence.
After successful the toss, Pakistan opted to subject first, a choice that proved profitable as Australia have been bowled out for 200 runs in 44.1 overs.
Chasing the goal, Pakistan comfortably reached 201 for five within the forty third over. Babar Azam led the run chase with 69 runs, whereas Ghazi Ghori contributed 65. Sahibzada Farhan scored 28 and Moaz Sadaqat added 8 runs.
For Australia, Nathan Ellis took two wickets, whereas Marnus Labuschagne, Matthew Kuhnemann and Tanveer Sangha claimed one wicket every.
Pakistan cruise to a five-wicket victory 🏏
A 127-run stand between Ghazi and Babar laid the muse for the profitable chase
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Earlier, Australia’s high scorers have been Matt Renshaw with 61 runs and Matthew Brief with 55. Matthew Kuhnemann made 24, Alex Carey scored 19, Josh Inglis added 13, Nathan Ellis made 8 and Oliver Peake contributed 7 runs. Marnus Labuschagne and Cameron Inexperienced have been dismissed with out scoring.
Making his ODI debut, Pakistan spinner Arafat Minhas starred with the ball by taking 5 wickets. Abrar Ahmed claimed two wickets, whereas Shaheen Shah Afridi, Haris Rauf and Salman Ali Agha picked up one wicket every.
Arafat Minhas grew to become the primary Pakistani bowler to take 5 wickets on ODI debut, ending with figures of 5 for 32 in 10 overs. He additionally broke a 42-year-old nationwide document beforehand held by Zakaria Khan, who took 4 wickets for 19 runs on his ODI debut towards New Zealand in 1984.
The match was additionally historic for Pakistan because it marked the group’s 1,000th ODI, making Pakistan solely the third group in cricket historical past to succeed in the milestone of taking part in 1,000 One-Day Internationals.
Pakistan cruise to a five-wicket victory 🏏
A 127-run stand between Ghazi and Babar laid the muse for the profitable chase
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