Australia vs Pakistan 1st ODI LIVE Score & Updates: Hello and welcome to our live coverage of the first ODI of the ongoing three-match series between Australia and Pakistan. The series opener is taking place at Melbourne Cricket Ground.
In his first ODI match since the ODI World Cup 2023 final, Pat Cummins has invited Pakistan to bat first. Mohammad Rizwan is making his debut as full-time captain of Pakistan’s white-ball team today, and he will expect a big show from his teammates.
Babar Azam, Shaheen Shah Afridi, and Naseem Shah are back in Pakistan’s team for the ODI series after losing place in the Test team last month. But the hosts are playing without Travis Head and Mitchell Marsh.
Playing XIs
Australia: Matthew Short, Jake Fraser-McGurk, Steven Smith, Josh Inglis (WK), Marnus Labuschagne, Glenn Maxwell, Aaron Hardie, Pat Cummins (C), Sean Abbott, Mitchell Starc, Adam Zampa
Pakistan: Abdullah Shafique, Saim Ayub, Babar Azam, Mohammad Rizwan (C & WK), Kamran Ghulam, Agha Salman, Irfan Khan, Shaheen Afridi, Naseem Shah, Haris Rauf, Mohammad Hasnain
