Watch the highlights of Pakistan vs Australia 1st ODI - 2026 Australia tour of Pakistan 3-match ODI series - The first One-Day International cricket match between Pakistan and Australia played at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi on May 30, 2026.
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| Arafat Minhas found plenty of success on debut © AFP/Getty Images |
Debutant Arafat Minhas's record-breaking debut five-for before Babar Azam and Ghazi Ghori's sixties sets up to Pakistan convincing five-wicket victory over Australia and take a 1-0 lead in a low-scoring first ODI.
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Australia bowled out for 200 in 44.1 overs with top scorer by Matt Renshaw cracked a 61 off 63-balls including 5-fours & a six.
Matthew Short struck 55 off 76-balls including 6-fours, Matthew Kuhnemann scored 24 off 40-balls included two boundaries and Alex Carey hit 19 off 24-balls contained 4-fours.
Pakistan best bowler by Debutant Arafat Minhas - who claimed a 5-wicket haul for 32-runs in 10-overs on his debut ODI match, Abrar Ahmed captured two-wickets, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Salman Agha and Haris Rauf each took one-wickets.
Pakistan chase down the target of 201, finishing at 202 for 5 in 42.3 overs with top scorer by Babar Azam cracked a 69 off 94-balls including 4-fours & a six.
Ghazi Ghori struck 65 off 92-balls including 8-fours, Sahibzada Farhan cracked a 28 off 33-balls included 3-fours and Arafat Minhas hit a unbeaten 18 off 17-balls contained 2-fours & a six.
Australia best bowler by Nathan Ellis captured two-wickets, Marnus Labuschagne, Matthew Kuhnemann and Tanveer Sangha each took one-wickets.
Arafat Minhas named Player of the match for his record-breaking debut bowling performance to claimed a 5-wicket haul for 32-runs in 10-overs including a maiden with economy rate of 3.20.
Pakistan Innings Highlights
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