Here is is the timeline of key moments and the Pakistan vs Australia match scorecard from the first one dayer at Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi on May 30.
Pakistan beat Australia comfortably by 5 wickets and take a 1-0 lead.
Pakistan national cricket team vs Australia national cricket team 2026 Timeline & Scorecard
Pakistan win the toss and elect to field first.
Alex Carey and Matthew Short are solid and add 34.
Abrar Ahmed gets Carey for 19.
Australia’s middle order then suffered a dramatic collapse as Marnus Labuschagne and Cameron Green were dismissed without scoring.
Matthew Short and Matt Renshaw only 2 batters to cross fifty.
Debutant Arafat Minhas runs through the visitors batting line up and claims a well deserved 5-fer.
Australia are skittled out for 200 in 44.1 overs.
Chasing 201, Sahibzada Farhan and Maaz Sadaqat are steady and add 25.
Matthew Kuhnemann removes Maaz Sadaqat for 8.
Tanveer Sangha then gets the well set Sahibzada Farhan for 28.
Babar Azam and Ghazi Ghori steady the ship and add 127.
Nathan Ellis gets both the well set batters for their respective fifties.
Minhas scored an unbeaten 18 from 17 balls, which included two fours and a six, as hosts win by 5 wickets and 45 balls to spare.
Player of the match- Arafat Minhas 5/32.
