Summary Shaheen Afridi is leading the Pakistan side, while Sahibzada Farhan and Moaz Sadaqat will open the batting innings
RAWALPINDI (Dunya News) - Australia have set a target of 201 runs against Pakistan to win the first match of One Day International (ODI) series between the two sides.
Earlier, Pakistan captain Shaheen Shah Afridi won the toss and elected to bowl first.
Batting first, Australia were bowled out for 200 runs in 44.1 overs. Matt Renshaw top-scored with 61 runs, while Matthew Short contributed 55 runs.
For Australia, Alex Carey scored 19 runs, captain Josh Inglis made 13, Nathan Ellis added 8, and Oliver Peake chipped in with 7 runs.
Three Australian batters were dismissed without scoring.
Pakistan playing XI for the first ODI vs Australia
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For Pakistan, debutant Arafat Minhas starred with the ball, claiming five wickets.
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Abrar Ahmed took two wickets, while Shaheen Shah Afridi, Haris Rauf, and Salman Ali Agha picked up one wicket each.
Playing XIs
Australia: Matt Short, Alex Carey, Josh Inglis (c & wk), Marnus Labuschagne, Cameron Green, Matt Renshaw, Ollie Peake, Nathan Ellis, Tanveer Sangha, Billy Stanlake, and Matt Kuhnemann.
Pakistan: Sahibzada Farhan, Maaz Sadaqat, Babar Azam, Ghazi Ghori (wk), Salman Ali Agha, Abdul Samad, Shadab Khan, Arafat Minhas, Shaheen Shah Afridi (c), Haris Rauf, and Abrar Ahmed.
