Pakistan vs Australia, PAK vs AUS 1st ODI Live Score Updates: No Shaheen Afridi For Pakistan, Babar Azam Opts To Bowl vs Australia
PAK vs AUS 1st ODI Live: Australia and Pakistan play 3 ODIs before a one-off T20I.© Instagram
Pakistan vs Australia 1st ODI Live Score, Updates: Pakistan captain Babar Azam won the toss and sent Australia to bat Tuesday in the first of three day-night internationals in Lahore. Pakistan are without pace spearhead Shaheen Shah Afridi, who hurt his knee while batting on Monday. Fast bowler Mohammad Wasim Junior and leg-spinner Zahid Mahmood are making their ODI debuts. Already-depleted Australia lost Ashton Agar after the spinner tested positive earlier Tuesday for Covid-19 after reserve wicketkeeper Josh Inglis caught the virus a day earlier. All-rounder Mitchell Marsh is also missing, having injured his hip. The next two ODIs will be on Thursday and Saturday, also in Lahore.
Teams:
Pakistan:Babar Azam (captain), Fakhar Zaman, Haris Rauf, Hasan Ali, Iftikhar Ahmed, Imam-Ul-Haq, Khushdil Shah, Zahid Mahmood, Mohammad Rizwan, Mohammad Wasim Junior, Saud Shakeel
Australia:Aaron Finch (captain), Sean Abbott, Alex Carey, Nathan Ellis, Cameron Green, Travis Head, Marnus Labuschagne, Ben McDermott, Marcus Stoinis, Mitchell Swepson, Adam Zampa
Pakistan vs Australia 1st ODI, Live Score Updates straight from Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore
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