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PAK Vs AUS, 1st ODI: Australia has defeated Pakistan by 2 wickets in the first ODI match. In this match played in Melbourne, the Pakistani team, coming to bat first, scored 203 runs. In reply, Australia won the match with 99 balls remaining.
Even Babar and Shaheen could not lead the team to victory.
The returning Shaheen Shah Afridi took 2 important wickets. Babar Azam also remained the center of discussion in this match. Who scored 37 runs. But even he could not make the team win. Both these star players of Pakistan have been dropped due to poor performance in the test match against England. Now even though they have come back, they could not defeat the team. Now there are many questions regarding his joining the team again.
Bad start for Australian team
The Australian team, which set out to chase the target, had a bad start. Matthew Short and Jack Fraser McGurk lost their wickets for 28 runs. After this Steve Smith and Josh English took command of the team. Between whom they made an important partnership of 85 runs. But as soon as Steve Smith was out for 44 runs, Australia lost the next 4 wickets within 26 runs.
Captain Pat Cummins played a brilliant innings
Pakistan made a comeback in this match. But Australian captain Pat Cummins remained an obstacle in the way of their victory. Cummins led the team to victory by playing an unbeaten inning of 32 runs. Apart from this, Josh English made an important contribution of 49 runs. Haris Rauf was the highest wicket taker for Pakistan with 3 wickets.