Pakistan vs Australia, 1st ODI
Australia tour of Pakistan 2026 · ODI · · Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi
Pakistan won by 5 wickets (with 45 balls remaining) (Pakistan 202/5, Australia 200).
Match report
Pakistan (PAK) faced Australia (AUS) in the 1st ODI of Australia tour of Pakistan 2026, a ODI match, at Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi. Play began on Saturday, 30 May 2026 at 11:30 UTC. Each side bats for up to 50 overs.
Pakistan won the toss and chose to bowl. The on-field umpires were Asif Yaqoob and Kumar Dharmasena, with Graeme Labrooy as match referee.
Australia made 200 in 44.1 overs, with Matt Renshaw top-scoring on 61 from 63 balls. Arafat Minhas was the pick of the bowlers with 5 for 32. Pakistan made 202/5 in 42.3 overs, with Babar Azam top-scoring on 69 from 94 balls. Nathan Ellis was the pick of the bowlers with 2 for 45.
Result: Pakistan won by 5 wickets (with 45 balls remaining). Arafat Minhas was named player of the match.
The full scorecard, fall of wickets and every ball of the commentary are on the Scorecard and Commentary tabs, and the Crease Cam replays each delivery as an animation.
Australia · 1st innings: 200 (44.1 ov)
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alex Carey | c Salman Agha b Abrar Ahmed | 19 | 24 | 4 | 0 | 79.17 |
| Matthew Short | st Ghazi Ghori b Arafat Minhas | 55 | 76 | 6 | 0 | 72.37 |
| Josh Inglis | lbw b Arafat Minhas | 13 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 59.09 |
| Marnus Labuschagne | lbw b Arafat Minhas | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cameron Green | b Arafat Minhas | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Matt Renshaw | b Abrar Ahmed | 61 | 63 | 5 | 1 | 96.83 |
| Oliver Peake | c Ghazi Ghori b Salman Agha | 7 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 43.75 |
| Matthew Kuhnemann | c Babar Azam b Haris Rauf | 24 | 40 | 2 | 0 | 60 |
| Nathan Ellis | b Arafat Minhas | 8 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 57.14 |
| Tanveer Sangha | b Shaheen Afridi | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Billy Stanlake | not out | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Extras: 13
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shaheen Afridi | 6 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 3.17 |
| Haris Rauf | 5.1 | 0 | 24 | 1 | 4.65 |
| Abrar Ahmed | 10 | 0 | 44 | 2 | 4.4 |
| Arafat Minhas | 10 | 1 | 32 | 5 | 3.2 |
| Shadab Khan | 8 | 0 | 54 | 0 | 6.75 |
| Salman Agha | 5 | 0 | 21 | 1 | 4.2 |
Pakistan · 1st innings: 202/5 (42.3 ov)
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sahibzada Farhan | c Matthew Short b Tanveer Sangha | 28 | 33 | 3 | 0 | 84.85 |
| Maaz Sadaqat | c Matthew Short b Matthew Kuhnemann | 8 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 57.14 |
| Babar Azam | b Nathan Ellis | 69 | 94 | 4 | 1 | 73.4 |
| Ghazi Ghori | lbw b Nathan Ellis | 65 | 92 | 8 | 0 | 70.65 |
| Arafat Minhas | not out | 18 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 105.88 |
| Salman Agha | lbw b Marnus Labuschagne | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 150 |
| Abdul Samad | not out | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
Extras: 7 · Did not bat: Shadab Khan, Shaheen Afridi, Haris Rauf, Abrar Ahmed
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nathan Ellis | 7 | 0 | 45 | 2 | 6.43 |
| Billy Stanlake | 6 | 0 | 37 | 0 | 6.17 |
| Matthew Kuhnemann | 10 | 1 | 29 | 1 | 2.9 |
| Tanveer Sangha | 10 | 3 | 31 | 1 | 3.1 |
| Matthew Short | 3 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 3.67 |
| Matt Renshaw | 5 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 6.6 |
| Marnus Labuschagne | 1.3 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 10 |
Latest overs
- Over 43 (PAK, Marnus Labuschagne): 7 runs, 201/5 – 6 1 W
- Over 42 (PAK, Matt Renshaw): 4 runs, 194/4 – 4 • • • • •
- Over 41 (PAK, Nathan Ellis): 11 runs, 190/4 – • 2 4 W 1 4
- Over 40 (PAK, Matthew Kuhnemann): 3 runs, 179/3 – 1 1 • 1 • •
- Over 39 (PAK, Nathan Ellis): 2 runs, 176/3 – 1 • • • W 1
- Over 38 (PAK, Matthew Kuhnemann): 7 runs, 174/2 – 1 4 • 1 1 •