Australia Vs Pakistan 1St Odi
Pakistan v Australia - 2018 (2018/19) · Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah · 22 March 2019
Australia won by 8 wickets (with 6 balls remaining)
Australia won by 8 wickets (with 6 balls remaining). Aaron Finch top-scored with 116 for Australia.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah
- Date
- 22 March 2019
- Toss
- Pakistan, chose to bat
- Result
- Australia won by 8 wickets (with 6 balls remaining)
- Player of the match
- Aaron Finch
- Captains
- Shoaib Malik (Pakistan), Aaron Finch (Australia)
- Debuts
- Shan Masood (Pakistan), Mohammad Abbas (Pakistan)
- Umpires
- Ahsan Raza and MA Gough
- Match referee
- JJ Crowe
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
Pakistan won the toss and chose to bat. Shan Masood and Mohammad Abbas played their first ODIs.
Pakistan batted first and made 280 for 5. Haris Sohail top-scored with 101 not out off 115 balls, and Umar Akmal made 48. The innings was built on a 98-run stand for the third wicket between Umar Akmal and Haris Sohail. That was well above the 2010s average first-innings total at Sharjah Cricket Stadium, 230 across 42 ODIs.
Chasing 281, Australia made 281 for 2. Aaron Finch top-scored with 116 off 135 balls, and Shaun Marsh made 91. The innings was built on a 172-run stand for the second wicket between Shaun Marsh and Aaron Finch, 61% of the total.
Australia won by 8 wickets (with 6 balls remaining).
PAKISTAN: 280 FOR 5
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shan Masood | b Nathan Coulter-Nile | 40 | 62 |
| Imam-ul-Haq | c & b Nathan Lyon | 17 | 27 |
| Haris Sohail | not out | 101 | 115 |
| Umar Akmal | c Aaron Finch b Nathan Coulter-Nile | 48 | 50 |
| Shoaib Malik | b Glenn Maxwell | 11 | 7 |
| Faheem Ashraf | c Marcus Stoinis b Jhye Richardson | 28 | 26 |
| Imad Wasim | not out | 28 | 13 |
Did not bat: Mohammad Rizwan, Mohammad Amir, Yasir Shah, Mohammad Abbas
Extras 7 · Total 280 for 5
| Bowler (Australia) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jhye Richardson | 8 | 1 | 64 | 1 |
| Nathan Coulter-Nile | 10 | 0 | 61 | 2 |
| Nathan Lyon | 10 | 0 | 38 | 1 |
| Glenn Maxwell | 10 | 0 | 57 | 1 |
| Adam Zampa | 10 | 0 | 44 | 0 |
| Marcus Stoinis | 2 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-35 (Imam-ul-Haq, 8.4 ov), 2-78 (Shan Masood, 18.5 ov), 3-176 (Umar Akmal, 37.2 ov), 4-190 (Shoaib Malik, 38.6 ov), 5-247 (Faheem Ashraf, 46.6 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Shan Masood (14) and Imam-ul-Haq (15) | 35 | 46 |
| second | Shan Masood (25) and Haris Sohail (18) | 43 | 61 |
| third | Umar Akmal (49) and Haris Sohail (48) | 98 | 111 |
| fourth | Shoaib Malik (11) and Haris Sohail (3) | 14 | 10 |
| fifth | Haris Sohail (27) and Faheem Ashraf (28) | 57 | 48 |
| sixth | Imad Wasim (28) and Haris Sohail (5) | 33 | 18 |
AUSTRALIA: 281 FOR 2
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aaron Finch | c Mohammad Rizwan b Mohammad Abbas | 116 | 135 |
| Usman Khawaja | c Shoaib Malik b Faheem Ashraf | 24 | 30 |
| Shaun Marsh | not out | 91 | 102 |
| Peter Handscomb | not out | 30 | 27 |
Did not bat: Marcus Stoinis, Glenn Maxwell, Alex Carey, Nathan Coulter-Nile, Jhye Richardson, Nathan Lyon, Adam Zampa
Extras 20 · Total 281 for 2
| Bowler (Pakistan) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mohammad Amir | 9 | 0 | 59 | 0 |
| Mohammad Abbas | 10 | 0 | 44 | 1 |
| Imad Wasim | 10 | 1 | 50 | 0 |
| Faheem Ashraf | 9 | 0 | 50 | 1 |
| Yasir Shah | 10 | 0 | 56 | 0 |
| Shoaib Malik | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-63 (Usman Khawaja, 11.1 ov), 2-235 (Aaron Finch, 42.3 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Aaron Finch (32) and Usman Khawaja (24) | 63 | 67 |
| second | Shaun Marsh (77) and Aaron Finch (84) | 172 | 188 |
| third | Shaun Marsh (14) and Peter Handscomb (30) | 46 | 39 |
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