Pakistan vs Australia, 1st ODI — Australia tour of Pakistan
PAK
202/5 42.3 ov
PAK won by 5 wickets
AUS
200 44.1 ov
Match summary
Pakistan beat Australia by 5 wickets in the 1st ODI of the Australia tour of Pakistan at Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi on Sat, 30 May, 2026. Australia 200/10 (44.1 ov); Pakistan 202/5 (42.3 ov). Babar Azam top-scored with 69 off 94 balls for Pakistan. Arafat Minhas took 5/32 for Pakistan. Pakistan won the toss and chose to bowl.
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42.36Marnus Labuschagne to Arafat Minhas, Six, Six !! With a brilliant legbreak on the stumps, Arafat Minhas hangs in the crease and showcases power-hitting prowess as batter unleashes a spectacular pull to deep mid wicket for a colossal Maximum!
42.21Marnus Labuschagne to Abdul Samad, 1 run, Abdul Samad hangs in the crease to take legbreak of full length aimed on the off stump, executing a confident defensive shot that sent the ball sailing towards mid off for 1 run.
42.1WMarnus Labuschagne to Salman Agha, no run, Out LBW !! legbreak, full length, on the stumps, Salman Agha hangs in the crease, takes a big risk to chunk it away, but unfortunately, mistimes it, and the ball hits the pad, and Marnus Labuschagne appeals for an LBW, which is given by the umpire. Salman Agha has to go back.
41.64Matt Renshaw to Arafat Minhas, Four, Four !! off break ball, full length, on the stumps, Arafat Minhas goes forward and caresses reverse sweep to deep fine leg, it raced away to the fence for four.
41.50Matt Renshaw to Arafat Minhas, no run, Dot ball !! off break ball, full length, on the stumps, Arafat Minhas hangs in the crease, tucks it toward the fielder at mid on, who blocks the ball right away.
41.40Matt Renshaw to Arafat Minhas, no run, Dot ball !! off break ball, full length, on the stumps, Arafat Minhas goes forward and slash defensive shot towards mid off, but the fielder reacts promptly and blocks it right away.
41.30Matt Renshaw to Arafat Minhas, no run, Dot ball !! off break ball, full length, on the stumps, goes back, played it to the short cover.
41.20Matt Renshaw to Arafat Minhas, no run, Dot ball !! off break ball, full length, on the stumps, Arafat Minhas goes back, plays it with soft hands towards short mid wicket, but the fielder is quick to react and prevents the run.
41.10Matt Renshaw to Arafat Minhas, no run, Dot ball !! off break ball, full length, on the off stump, Arafat Minhas goes forward, tucks it toward the fielder at short cover, who blocks the ball right away.
40.60Nathan Ellis to Salman Agha, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, good length, on the stumps, Salman Agha goes back, plays it with soft hands towards deep mid wicket, but the fielder is quick to react and prevents the run.
40.52Nathan Ellis to Salman Agha, 2 runs, fast ball, full length, on the stumps, Salman Agha hangs in the crease to make a room for himself and hits it towards deep square leg for 2 runs.
40.44Nathan Ellis to Salman Agha, Four, Four !! fast ball, full length, on the stumps, goes forward, delivers pull in the gap to the long on for four.
40.3WNathan Ellis to Ghazi Ghori, no run, Out LBW !! fast ball, good length, on the stumps, Ghazi Ghori goes forward, takes a big risk to chunk it away, but unfortunately, mistimes it, and the ball hits the pad, and Nathan Ellis appeals for an LBW, which is given by the umpire. Ghazi Ghori has to go back.
40.21Nathan Ellis to Arafat Minhas, 1 run, fast ball, full length, on the stumps, Arafat Minhas hangs in the crease to make a room for himself and hits it towards deep square leg for 1 run.
40.14Nathan Ellis to Arafat Minhas, Four, Four !! fast ball, full length, on the off stump, Arafat Minhas hangs in the crease, plays inside out shot in the air to long on. Ball finds the ropes for four.
39.61Matthew Kuhnemann to Arafat Minhas, 1 run, An accurately pitched off break ball on the stumps, Arafat Minhas goes forward to make a confident flick shot, sending the ball towards deep mid wicket for 1 run.
39.51Matthew Kuhnemann to Ghazi Ghori, 1 run, off break ball, full length, on the stumps, goes forward, plays push, towards the deep mid wicket for 1 run.
39.40Matthew Kuhnemann to Ghazi Ghori, no run, Dot ball !! off break ball, good length, on the stumps, Arafat Minhas goes forward and slash push towards short cover, but the fielder reacts promptly and blocks it right away.
39.31Matthew Kuhnemann to Arafat Minhas, 1 run, Ghazi Ghori goes back to take off break ball of full length aimed on the stumps, executing a confident defensive shot that sent the ball sailing towards deep mid wicket for 1 run.
39.20Matthew Kuhnemann to Arafat Minhas, no run, Dot ball !! off break ball, full length, on the stumps, Ghazi Ghori goes forward, tucks it toward the fielder at short mid wicket, who blocks the ball right away.
39.10Matthew Kuhnemann to Arafat Minhas, no run, Matthew Kuhnemann delivers off break ball at full length, Arafat Minhas goes forward and plays the shot, but the ball goes straight to the fielder at mid on for 1 run.
38.61Nathan Ellis to Arafat Minhas, 1 run, fast ball, good length, on the off stump, hangs in the crease, plays defensive shot, towards the deep point for 1 run.
38.50Nathan Ellis to Arafat Minhas, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump, Arafat Minhas goes back, tucks it toward the fielder at short cover, who blocks the ball right away.
38.40Nathan Ellis to Arafat Minhas, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, good length, on the stumps, Arafat Minhas goes back, plays it with soft hands towards mid off, but the fielder is quick to react and prevents the run.
38.30Nathan Ellis to Arafat Minhas, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump, Arafat Minhas goes forward, tucks it toward the fielder at short cover, who blocks the ball right away.
38.2WNathan Ellis to Babar Azam, no run, Bowled out !! fast ball, good length, on the stumps, A bold move from Babar Azam as batter goes forward, plays it, but it proves to be batter's downfall. The ball crashes into stumps, and the stumps are rattled. Bowled out!
38.11Nathan Ellis to Ghazi Ghori, 1 run, Ghazi Ghori hangs in the crease to take fast ball of good length aimed on the off stump, executing a confident push that sent the ball sailing towards third man for 1 run.
37.61Matthew Kuhnemann to Ghazi Ghori, 1 run, , good length, on the stumps, goes forward, plays push, towards the short cover for 1 run.
37.54Matthew Kuhnemann to Ghazi Ghori, Four, Four !! , back of length, on the stumps. Ghazi Ghori goes back, hits pull in the gap towards deep mid wicket, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.
37.40Matthew Kuhnemann to Ghazi Ghori, no run, Dot ball !! off break ball, good length, on the stumps, Ghazi Ghori goes back and slash defensive shot towards mid off, but the fielder reacts promptly and blocks it right away.