Australia vs Pakistan 2026 1st ODI Full Commentary

Result · May 30 2026, Sat - 05:00 PM (IST)

1st ODI, - Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium

AUSTRALIA

200

PAKISTAN

202/5

Pakistan won by 5 wickets

CRR:4.75

Player Of The Match

Arafat Minhas

44.1

OUT! Caught. Haris Rauf to Matthew Kuhnemann. Off cutter length ball, off stump on the front foot pushing, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to silly mid on, caught by Azam. Australia's innings never quite found momentum and they are bowled out in 44.1 overs. Pakistan's bowlers, led brilliantly on debut by Arafat Minhas with a five-wicket haul, applied relentless pressure. Matt Short's patient 55 and Renshaw's fluent 61 were the only substantial contributions as wickets fell in clusters. Abrar Ahmed and Salman Ali Agha made crucial strikes while Shaheen Afridi and Haris Rauf provided pace support. Despite some brief resistance from Kuhnemann, the innings ended with Pakistan firmly in control heading into the chase. Join us in around 30 minutes.
43.6

APPEAL! Shaheen Afridi to Billy Stanlake. Reverse Swing-In full toss, to leg on the front foot working, hit pad to point for no runs, fielded by Minhas, appeal made for L.B.W. Pakistan are out of reviews.
43.5

OUT! Bowled. Shaheen Afridi to Tanveer Sangha. Half volley, outside off stump down the track driving, missed. You miss, I hit.
43.4

Shaheen Afridi to Tanveer Sangha. Yorker, outside off stump on the front foot Steer, missed for no runs, fielded by Ghori.
43.3

Shaheen Afridi to Tanveer Sangha. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, Played to backward point for no runs, run save by Khan.
43.2

Shaheen Afridi to Matthew Kuhnemann. Reverse Swing-In length ball, off stump on the back foot working, Played to long on for 1 run, fielded by Minhas.
43.1

Shaheen Afridi to Matthew Kuhnemann. Reverse Swing-In half volley, wide outside off stump on the front foot Steer, missed for no runs, fielded by Ghori.
42.6

Arafat Minhas to Tanveer Sangha. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, Played to short extra cover for no runs, fielded by Khan.
42.5

OUT! Bowled. Arafat Minhas to Nathan Ellis. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the back foot Steer, missed. Arafat Minhas gets his fifth wicket.
42.4

Arafat Minhas to Nathan Ellis. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the back foot Slog, mis-timed back to bowler for no runs.
42.3

Arafat Minhas to Nathan Ellis. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the back foot driving, Played to short extra cover for no runs, fielded by Khan.
42.2

Arafat Minhas to Nathan Ellis. Stock length ball, to leg on the front foot defending, Played to short mid wicket for no runs, fielded by Afridi.
42.1

Arafat Minhas to Nathan Ellis. Stock length ball, to leg on the back foot defending, leading edge to point for no runs, fielded by Khan.
End of Over 42

Over 42. 4 runs. Bowler: Matt Renshaw. Pakistan: 195/4 (rr 4.64)
41.6

Shadab Khan to Nathan Ellis. Leg spinner half volley, to leg on the front foot driving, Played to long off for 1 run, fielded by Agha.
41.5

Shadab Khan to Matthew Kuhnemann. Leg spinner length ball, outside off stump on the back foot pushing, Played to short extra cover for 1 run, shy attempt by Minhas, fielded by Ghori.
41.4

Shadab Khan to Matthew Kuhnemann. Leg spinner length ball, to leg on the front foot sweeping, hit pad to short leg for no runs, fielded by Ghori.
41.3

Shadab Khan to Nathan Ellis. Googly length ball, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, Played to long on for 1 run, fielded by Azam.
41.2

Shadab Khan to Matthew Kuhnemann. Googly length ball, to leg on the back foot defending, hit pad to short third man for 1 run, fielded by Agha.
41.1

Shadab Khan to Nathan Ellis. Leg spinner length ball, to leg on the back foot working, Played to short mid wicket for 1 run, fielded by Minhas.
End of Over 41

Over 41. 11 runs. Bowler: Nathan Ellis. Pakistan: 191/4 (rr 4.66)
40.6

APPEAL! Arafat Minhas to Matthew Kuhnemann. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the back foot glancing, Missed (Leg Side) for no runs, fielded by Ghori, appeal made for Caught. The umpire is not interested.
40.5

Arafat Minhas to Matthew Kuhnemann. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, outside edge to first slip for no runs, fielded by Agha.
40.4

Arafat Minhas to Matthew Kuhnemann. Stock length ball, wide outside off stump on the back foot working, Played to silly mid on for no runs.
40.3

Arafat Minhas to Matthew Kuhnemann. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, Played back to bowler for no runs.
40.2

Arafat Minhas to Matthew Kuhnemann. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the back foot working, Played to short mid wicket for no runs, fielded by Khan.
40.1

Arafat Minhas to Nathan Ellis. Stock length ball, off stump on the back foot pushing, Played to short third man for 1 run, fielded by Ahmed.
End of Over 40

Over 40. 3 runs. Bowler: Matthew Kuhnemann. Pakistan: 180/3 (rr 4.50)
39.6

FOUR! Shadab Khan to Matthew Kuhnemann. Leg spinner half volley, outside off stump on the front foot driving, well timed in the air under control past long off for 4 runs.
39.5

Shadab Khan to Matthew Kuhnemann. Googly half volley, outside off stump on the front foot driving, Played to long off for 2 runs, mis-fielded by Azam.
39.4

Shadab Khan to Nathan Ellis. Googly length ball, outside off stump on the back foot Steer, Played to short third man for 1 run, fielded by Ahmed.
39.3

Shadab Khan to Nathan Ellis. Googly length ball, outside off stump on the back foot defending, missed for no runs, fielded by Ghori.
39.2

Shadab Khan to Nathan Ellis. Googly length ball, outside off stump on the back foot working, Played to deep backward square leg for 2 runs, fielded by Farhan.

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42.3

SIX! Marnus Labuschagne to Arafat Minhas. Leg spinner half volley, outside off stump on the front foot Slog, well timed in the air under control over long on for 6 runs. Pakistan seal a confident five-wicket win with a composed chase. They recovered from early setbacks as Babar Azam and Muhammad Ghazi Ghori built a decisive 127-run stand. Nathan Ellis struck late to remove both set batters. Arafat Minhas added a brisk cameo, and Pakistan crossed the line in 42.3 overs. Australia will look to come back stronger in the next ODI to keep the series alive. Arafat Minhas is the Player of the Match for his impressive performance in his debut game.
42.2

Marnus Labuschagne to Abdul Samad. Leg spinner full toss, outside off stump on the front foot driving, well timed to short extra cover for 1 run, mis-fielded by Kuhnemann.
42.1

Agha Salman lbw b Marnus Labuschagne 6 (4)

OUT! L.B.W. Marnus Labuschagne to Salman Ali Agha. Leg spinner length ball, middle stump on the front foot sweeping, hit pad. Another one bites the dust.
End of Over 42

Over 42. 4 runs. Bowler: Matt Renshaw. Pakistan: 195/4 (rr 4.64)
41.6

FOUR! Matt Renshaw to Arafat Minhas. Off break half volley, down leg side on the front foot sweeping, well timed past fine leg for 4 runs.
41.5

Matt Renshaw to Arafat Minhas. Off break length ball, off stump on the front foot defending, Played to short extra cover for no runs, fielded by Labuschagne.
41.4

Matt Renshaw to Arafat Minhas. Off break length ball, middle stump on the back foot working, mis-timed to short leg for no runs, fielded by Inglis.
41.3

Matt Renshaw to Arafat Minhas. Off break length ball, middle stump on the back foot working, Played to short mid wicket for no runs, fielded by Green.
41.2

Matt Renshaw to Arafat Minhas. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot pushing, Played to short extra cover for no runs, fielded by Labuschagne.
41.1

Matt Renshaw to Arafat Minhas. Off break half volley, to leg on the front foot working, Played to short fine leg for no runs, fielded by Stanlake.
End of Over 41

Over 41. 11 runs. Bowler: Nathan Ellis. Pakistan: 191/4 (rr 4.66)
40.6

Nathan Ellis to Salman Ali Agha. Off cutter short, outside off stump down the track driving, inside edge to short mid wicket for no runs, fielded by Green.
40.5

Nathan Ellis to Salman Ali Agha. Reverse Swing-In back of a length, middle stump down the track working, Played in the air under control to deep mid wicket for 2 runs, fielded by Peake, by Inglis.

40.4

FOUR! Nathan Ellis to Salman Ali Agha. Reverse Swing-In length ball, off stump down the track flick, well timed past deep mid wicket for 4 runs.
40.3

Muhammad Ghazi Ghori lbw b Nathan Ellis 65 (92)

OUT! L.B.W. Nathan Ellis to Muhammad Ghazi Ghori. Slower ball back of a length, off stump on the front foot pulling, hit pad. Plumb in front.
40.2

Nathan Ellis to Arafat Minhas. Slower length ball, wide outside off stump on the front foot Steer, Played to third man for 1 run, fielded by Kuhnemann.
40.1

FOUR! Nathan Ellis to Arafat Minhas. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot Slog, well timed in the air under control past long on for 4 runs.
End of Over 40

Over 40. 3 runs. Bowler: Matthew Kuhnemann. Pakistan: 180/3 (rr 4.50)
39.6

Matthew Kuhnemann to Arafat Minhas. Stock length ball, middle stump on the back foot working, Played to mid wicket for 1 run, fielded by Labuschagne.
39.5

Matthew Kuhnemann to Muhammad Ghazi Ghori. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the back foot pushing, Played to point for 1 run, shy attempt by Ellis.
39.4

Matthew Kuhnemann to Muhammad Ghazi Ghori. Stock length ball, off stump on the back foot pushing, Played to cover for no runs, fielded by Labuschagne.
39.3

Matthew Kuhnemann to Arafat Minhas. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the front foot working, Played to square leg for 1 run, fielded by Ellis.
39.2

Matthew Kuhnemann to Arafat Minhas. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the front foot working, mis-timed to short mid wicket for no runs, fielded by Labuschagne.
39.1

Matthew Kuhnemann to Arafat Minhas. Stock ball full toss, outside off stump down the track working, Played to short mid wicket for no runs, fielded by Labuschagne.

End of Over 39

Over 39. 2 runs. Bowler: Nathan Ellis. Pakistan: 177/3 (rr 4.54)
38.6

Nathan Ellis to Arafat Minhas. Off cutter length ball, wide outside off stump on the back foot cutting, Played to deep backward point for 1 run, mis-fielded by Kuhnemann.
38.5

Nathan Ellis to Arafat Minhas. Full toss, wide outside off stump on the front foot driving, well timed to cover for no runs, fielded by Green.
38.4

Nathan Ellis to Arafat Minhas. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot pushing, mis-timed back to bowler for no runs.
38.3

Nathan Ellis to Arafat Minhas. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot working, mis-timed to silly mid on for no runs, mis-fielded by Short.
38.2

બાબર આઝમ b Nathan Ellis 69 (94)

OUT! Bowled. Nathan Ellis to Babar Azam. Off cutter length ball, outside off stump on the back foot driving, missed. Knocked him over.
38.1

Nathan Ellis to Muhammad Ghazi Ghori. Reverse Swing-In length ball, outside off stump on the back foot Steer, Played to third man for 1 run, fielded by Stanlake.
End of Over 38

Over 38. 7 runs. Bowler: Matthew Kuhnemann. Pakistan: 175/2 (rr 4.61)
37.6

Matthew Kuhnemann to Muhammad Ghazi Ghori. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the front foot pushing, Played to cover for 1 run, fielded by Labuschagne.
37.5

FOUR! Matthew Kuhnemann to Muhammad Ghazi Ghori. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the back foot Slog, well timed in the air under control past deep mid wicket for 4 runs.
37.4

Matthew Kuhnemann to Muhammad Ghazi Ghori. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the back foot defending, Played to silly mid off for no runs.

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