05/30/26 06:45:00
Printable Page
05/30 06:43 CDT Pakistan wins toss, elects to field in first ODI against
Australia
Pakistan wins toss, elects to field in first ODI against Australia
RAWALPINDI, Pakistan (AP) --- Pakistan won the toss and elected to field in the
first one-day international of the three-match series against Australia on
Saturday.
Pakistan, which has won its last two bilateral ODI series against Australia,
awarded a debut to all-rounder Arafat Minhas while Shadab Khan returned to the
50-over format for the first time since the 2023 World Cup.
Batting star Babar Azam is also back after being left out of the last series in
March, which Pakistan lost against Bangladesh. He was dropped due to poor form
in the T20 World Cup.
Mitchell Marsh was due to lead Australia but is ruled out of the series because
of an ankle problem. Josh Inglis will be the captain.
Pat Cummins and Mitchell Starc are being rested, while fellow paceman Josh
Hazlewood is playing at the Indian Premier League.
The young spinner Ollie Peake, 19, makes his ODI debut and Tanveer Sangha is
preferred to experienced leg-break bowler Adam Zampa.
Lahore will host the remaining ODIs on Tuesday and Thursday.
____
Line-ups:
Pakistan: Sahibzada Farhan, Maaz Sadaqat, Babar Azam, Ghazi Ghori, Salman Ali
Agha, Abdul Samad, Shadab Khan, Arafat Minhas, Shaheen Shah Afridi (captain),
Haris Rauf, Abrar Ahmed.
Australia: Matthew Short, Alex Carey, Josh Inglis (captain), Marnus
Labuschagne, Cameron Green, Matthew Renshaw, Ollie Peake, Nathan Ellis, Tanveer
Sangha, Billy Stanlake, Matthew Kuhnemann.
___
AP cricket: https://apnews.com/hub/cricket
|
