Pakistan team is on Australia tour. Here, 3 ODI and 2 T20 matches are to be played under the captaincy of Mohammad Rizwan. Pakistan team has reached Australia after disappointing performance in the home series.
After performing shamefully in the home series, Pakistan team is on Australia tour. The first ODI is being played in Melbourne. Australia won the toss and invited Pakistan to bat.
In this match, a big innings was expected from former Pakistan captain and star batsman Babar Azam. Babar looked in rhythm, but failed to play big innings. Babar scored 34 runs in 44 balls with the help of 4 fours. Adam Zampa bowled him out.
PAK vs AUS 1st ODI Live From Melbourne
- In this match being played under the captaincy of wicketkeeper batsman Mohammad Rizwan, Pakistan’s Saim Ayub and Mohammad Irfan Khan got a chance to make their debut in One Day International.
- Pakistan had a bad start. Saim Ayub returned to the pavilion after scoring just one run in the third over. At that time Pakistan’s score was only 3 runs. Abdullah Shafiq played an inning of 12 runs.
- Babar Azam came to bat at number three. Babar was seen on the field for the first time after being dropped from the team in the Test series. He definitely looked in rhythm, but could not play big innings.
- Babar was out in the 18th over. At that time Pakistan’s total score was 63 runs. Pakistan’s run score could never reach 4. Fans reacted sharply on social media regarding this.
- Pakistan’s fourth wicket fell in the form of Kamran Ghulam, who scored 5 runs. He was caught out by English on the ball of Cummins.
PAK vs AUS: Both the teams are as follows –
Pakistan: Mohammad Rizwan (captain), Abdullah Shafiq, Saim Ayub, Babar Azam, Kamran Ghulam, Salman Ali Aga, Mohammad Irfan Khan, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Naseem Shah, Haris Rauf, Mohammad Hasnain.
Australia: Matt Short, Jake Fraser-McGurk, Steve Smith, Josh English (wk), Marnus Labuschagne, Glenn Maxwell, Aaron Hardie, Sean Abbott, Pat Cummins (c), Mitchell Starc, Adam Zampa.
Let us tell you, after this tour of Pakistan, Team India will go to Australia (IND vs AUS). A series of 5 test matches will be played between the two teams from 22 November to 7 January. After losing the 3-0 Test series against New Zealand, the future of Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli has started being discussed in India.
