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Australia beat Pakistan by 2 wickets: Took a 1-0 lead in the ODI series

Published - 4-NOV-2024 11:25 IST | Updated - 4-NOV-2024 11:25 IST

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Australia beat Pakistan by 2 wickets: Took a 1-0 lead in the ODI series

Australia beat 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. Batting first, the Pakistan team was all out for 203 runs in 46.4 overs. In reply, the host team achieved the target by losing 8 wickets in 33.3 overs.

Australian fast bowler Mitchell Starc took the most 3 wickets. He was chosen as the Player of the Match. At the same time, captain Pat Cummins took 2 wickets and also scored an unbeaten 32 runs.

The second ODI between the two teams will be played in Adelaide on November 8. The Pakistan team will also play a three-match T20 series on this Australia tour.

Inglis missed half-century

Chasing the target of 204 runs, wicketkeeper-batsman Josh Inglis missed a half-century for Australia. He scored the highest 49 runs for the team. Inglis hit 4 fours and 3 sixes in an innings of 42 balls. Apart from him, Steve Smith scored 44 runs off 46 balls. Captain Pat Cummins played an unbeaten innings of 32 runs off 31 balls. For Pakistan, pacer Haris Rauf took the highest 3 wickets. Shaheen Shah Afridi took 2 wickets. Naseem Shah and Mohammad Hasnain got 1-1 wickets.

Rizwan scored the highest 44 runs

Earlier, captain Mohammad Rizwan scored the highest 44 runs for Pakistan. Apart from this, Naseem Shah played a quick innings of 40 runs. Only then could he cross the 200 mark. Former captain Babar Azam scored 37 runs off 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 Jampa took 2-2 wickets. Sean Abbott and Marnus Labuschagne got 1-1 wickets.

Playing-11 of both teams

Australia: Pat Cummins (captain), Matthew Short, Jack Fraser-McGurk, Steve Smith, Josh Inglis (wicketkeeper), Marnus Labuschagne, Glenn Maxwell, Aaron Hardy, Sean Abbott, Mitchell Starc and Adam Jampa.

Pakistan: Mohammad Rizwan (captain-wicketkeeper), Saim 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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