Mitchell Starc to Abdullah Shafique, No run.
Mitchell Starc to Abdullah Shafique, Full and angling across, outside off, Abdullah Shafique leans on it and drives it through covers for two more runs.
Score after
7
overs
22 - 1
- Abdullah Shafique 10 (22)
- Babar Azam 11 (9)
Pat Cummins to Abdullah Shafique, Honing in at the stumps, on a good length, Abdullah Shafique tucks it behind square on the leg side and takes a single.
Pat Cummins to Abdullah Shafique, Goes full and on middle and leg, Abdullah Shafique flicks it beautifully off his pads past mid on to his right and gets two runs.
Pat Cummins to Abdullah Shafique, Follows up with a tight line, in and around off, on a length, Abdullah Shafique gets behind the line and dabs it down the deck.
Pat Cummins to Abdullah Shafique, FOUR! Hit with real authority from Abdullah Shafique! Pat Cummins digs it in short, over off but not too short to trouble the right-hander. This sits up nicely for Shafique and he nails his pull wide of mid on for a boundary.
Pat Cummins to Babar Azam, Full and on middle and leg, Babar Azam clips it off his pads in front of deep square leg and rotates the strike over.
Pat Cummins to Babar Azam, Short of a length, on off, Babar Azam stands tall and punches it to the other side of mid off where Sean Abbott yet again fails to slide and stop it. Allows the batter to come back for two runs.
Score after
6
overs
12 - 1
- Babar Azam 8 (7)
- Abdullah Shafique 3 (18)
Mitchell Starc to Babar Azam, Fuller and on off, Babar Azam times his drive well to the right of mid off and Sean Abbott fails to mop it up cleanly as he dives over the ball. The ball goes past him and Babar Azam comfortably collects another three runs.
Mitchell Starc to Babar Azam, Wider on off and on a length, Babar Azam holds his bat up and lets this one go through to the keeper.
Mitchell Starc to Babar Azam, Short of a length and angling away, outside off, almost got the outside edge that Starc was looking for on this one. Babar Azam hops back and looks to slash it away but plays it well away from his body. The ball shoots off the deck and goes past the outside edge.
Mitchell Starc to Babar Azam, Length, on off, Babar Azam knocks it down to point.
Mitchell Starc to Abdullah Shafique, A very risky run! On a length, on middle and leg, Abdullah Shafique taps it in front of mid on and sets off for the run. Pat Cummins collects it to his right and flicks it quickly at the bowling end but misses to hit the stumps. A direct hit and Abdullah Shafique could have been in big trouble!
Mitchell Starc to Babar Azam, Nice shot from Babar Azam! He looks in good touch already! This is pitched shorter in length and outside off, Babar Azam times his punch through cover. Glenn Maxwell dives to his left and gets a hand to it which slows the ball down. Three runs off that shot then!
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Score after
5
overs
5 - 1
- Abdullah Shafique 2 (17)
- Babar Azam 2 (2)
Pat Cummins to Abdullah Shafique, A maiden over from Pat Cummins! This is angled in, on middle and off, Abdullah Shafique pushes it to mid off.
Pat Cummins to Abdullah Shafique, Lands it nicely on a length, over off, Abdullah Shafique pats it in front of cover.
Pat Cummins to Abdullah Shafique, Full and outside off, Abdullah Shafique looks to drive and goes at it with hard hands. Gets it off the outer half and it lands in front of backward point.
Pat Cummins to Abdullah Shafique, Angling in again, on middle and leg, Abdullah Shafique looks confident on this occasion and deadbats it down the deck.
Pat Cummins to Abdullah Shafique, Angles this one back in, on a good length, over middle and leg, Abdullah Shafique looks to tuck it across but gets an inside edge back onto his thigh pad.
Pat Cummins to Abdullah Shafique, On a perfect length, just outside off, Abdullah Shafique plays inside the line and the ball goes past the outside edge.
Score after
4
overs
5 - 1
- Babar Azam 2 (2)
- Abdullah Shafique 2 (11)
Mitchell Starc to Babar Azam, Nice looking shot from Babar Azam! A bit fuller and on off, Babar Azam drives it to the left of mid off and sets off for the run. The fielder collects the ball and has a shy at the bowling end, but no one backs up the throw, allowing Babar to collect the second run.
Mitchell Starc to Babar Azam, Lands it on a good length and on middle and off, Babar Azam covers the line and pushes it back to the bowler.
Babar Azam walks in at number 3.
Mitchell Starc to Saim Ayub, OUT! TIMBER! Starc gets rid of the debutant! This will set the perfect tone for Australia. Saim Ayub has to walk back for just 1 run. Starc hurls it on a length, just outside off, tempting the batter to push ahead and play at it. Gets the ball to nip back in a bit and it catches an inside edge that rockets back into the off stump. Pakistan are rocked early and are 3/1. Starc gets his 100th ODI wicket on home soil.
Mitchell Starc to Saim Ayub, Attacks the stumps, on a hard length, Saim Ayub gets right behind and keeps it out with a straight bat.
Mitchell Starc to Saim Ayub, On a good length, on off, Saim Ayub dabs it out to the off side off the back foot.
Mitchell Starc to Saim Ayub, Gets a good bounce on this one does Starc! Bangs the deck, on a back of a length, outside off with some extra zip off the deck. Saim Ayub looks to cut it square on off but misses due to the extra bounce and pace behind it.
Score after
3
overs
3 - 0
- Abdullah Shafique 2 (11)
- Saim Ayub 1 (1)
Pat Cummins to Abdullah Shafique, Good tight over from Cummins! 3 runs off it! Lands this on a length, over off, Abdullah Shafique opens the bat face a bit and pats it in front of point.
Pat Cummins to Abdullah Shafique, Good length, in and around off, Abdullah Shafique taps it back to the bowler.
Pat Cummins to Abdullah Shafique, Beauty from Cummins! Hits the deck on a good length, just outside off with the angle coming in. The ball straightens off the deck to whizz past the outside edge as Abdullah Shafique looks to block it with a straight bat.
Pat Cummins to Abdullah Shafique, Beautiful shot! A bit too full this time from Cummins, on off, Abdullah Shafique leans ahead and times his push past point for a couple of runs.
Pat Cummins to Abdullah Shafique, Bashes the deck hard, on a good length and gets the ball to nip back in, Abdullah Shafique looks to tuck it down the deck but gets cramped for room. Gets an inside edge onto his abdomen.
Pat Cummins to Saim Ayub, Pat Cummins comes from over the wicket and hurls it on a short of a length, on off with the angle going away from the left-hander, Saim Ayub looks to play at it with a straight bat and gets a thick outside edge down to deep third for a single. Ayub is off the mark in ODI cricket.
It will be Pat Cummins to steam in from the other end.
- Abdullah Shafique 0 (6)
- Saim Ayub 0 (0)
Mitchell Starc to Abdullah Shafique, A maiden from Starc to start the Men's International Summer! This is nice and full, right on the money, Abdullah Shafique taps it back to the bowler with deft hands.
Mitchell Starc to Abdullah Shafique, Brings the line straighter and attacks the stumps, on a good length, Abdullah Shafique gets his bat ahead and with a full presentation of the face, stabs it down the deck.
Mitchell Starc to Abdullah Shafique, Good length, outside off, Abdullah Shafique sees the ball going across him and opts to shoulder arms.
Mitchell Starc to Abdullah Shafique, A bit fuller than the previous one, with a scrambled seam, and good pace behind it as well. Abdullah Shafique stays rooted to the crease and looks to steer it behind square on the off side but misses.
Mitchell Starc to Abdullah Shafique, Looks for the swing and goes fuller this time, on off, Abdullah Shafique leans on and drives it to cover.
Mitchell Starc to Abdullah Shafique, With two slips in place, Starc steams in from over the wicket and gets the ball to nip back in straight away, on a shorter length, on middle and off, Abdullah Shafique stays right behind the line and dabs it down the deck.
Time to get going at the 'G'. It's a slightly overcast Monday afternoon in Melbourne, but importantly, the weather is expected to stay dry. Pat Cummins leads his troops out to the centre. Abdullah Shafique and the debutant, Saim Ayub, will open the innings for Pakistan. Mitchell Starc will kickstart proceedings with the new ball for Australia. Two slips in place. The countdown is done. Off we go...
Pakistan are playing their first ODI in almost a year. Their last game in this format was in the ODI World Cup in India in 2023.
Pakistan are playing four pacers including the returning Mohammad Hasnain. Kamran Ghulam who scored a ton on debut in the recent Test series will make his ODI debut today.
Pakistan Playing XI: Abdullah Shafique, Saim Ayub, Babar Azam, Mohammad Rizwan (w/c), Kamran Ghulam, Agha Salman, Irfan Khan, Shaheen Afridi, Naseem Shah, Haris Rauf, Mohammad Hasnain
Australia Playing XI: Matthew Short, Jake Fraser-McGurk, Steven Smith, Josh Inglis (w), Marnus Labuschagne, Glenn Maxwell, Aaron Hardie, Pat Cummins (c), Sean Abbott, Mitchell Starc, Adam Zampa
TOSS! Australia have won the toss and have opted to field
Hello and welcome to the live coverage of the first ODI between Australia and Pakistan at MCG.