Australia (204/8) beat Pakistan (203) by 2 wickets in a low-scoring thriller in the first ODI

[Devadwal]

Pakistan on the top @Rana are you enjoying the rizwan captaincy?

 

[Rana]

Cummins big wicket

He is the game

 

[kingusama92]

Incredible fight from Pakistan's bowlers here.

 

[mango_bite77]

They both can bat. It is not over yet

 

[Bilal Ahmad15]

Cummins and Starc can bat

 

[DeadlyVenom]

umpires an Aussie fan

 

[big_gamer007]

We won World T20 after bro went heel on us

That was the transition period before he went full heel.
Now that the transition is completed, it’s doomed for us.

 

[Ahmed216]

Hasnain trying extra. Run-up still not sorted

 

[mango_bite77]

Hasnain trying best to fit in, but not been able to.

 

[Shafi]

Hasnain is just a club level bowler. 1 good ball followed by 3 bad balls.

 

[m.shah]

Hasnain will take eternity to develop

 

[mango_bite77]

Rizwan has not used 5th bowler yet

 

[Rana]

Great match

 

[aboveandbeyond]

Rizwan captaincy been excellent. Very proactive.

 

[Ahmed216]

C'mon yaar need 1 more quickly

 

[m.shah]

Rizwan has not used 5th bowler yet

He don't need to

 

[mango_bite77]

Hasnain will take eternity to develop

Suddenly Not belonging to this level at all. He was much better when he debuted.

 

[kingusama92]

Too many runs given by Hasnain there.

Time to get Rauf to give it his best shot here.

 

[RedwoodOriginal]

Rizwan's captaincy has been really good in this match. He has gone aggressive with the pacers rather than saving their overs for the end. Knowing full-well that with this total Pakistan can only win by taking wickets. If Babar was captain he would have given 5 overs to Agha.

 

[Shafi]

12 runs a over. Such a parchi this Hasnain is

 

[DeadlyVenom]

This is honestly like the Pakistan of old.

Something clicks and the game is on.

Even if we don't get over the line its been great viewing and good boost for the fans.

 

[mango_bite77]

He don't need to

I know, but other captains would have played safe and used 5th bowler already

 

[Markhor]

Criminal amount of wides.

 

[DeadlyVenom]

boys are getting carried away here.

Someone needs to step up and calm things down.

 

[Rana]

Stupid bowling

Pakistan will win this match by just sticking to basics

 

[RedwoodOriginal]

As long as Cummins is there, Australia are still favorites

 

[mominsaigol]

As long as Cummins is there, Australia are still favorites

Told you not to celebrate early

 

[Shafi]

Same old story with Nasim. Was never a good bowler to start with plus keep giving wides.

 

[mango_bite77]

As long as Cummins is there, Australia are still favorites

Yes, even Abbot can bat. 30 is too easy for them

 

[mango_bite77]

Kamran is so annoying

 

[RedwoodOriginal]

Yes, even Abbot can bat. 30 is too easy for them

Yeah Abbott is basically an all-rounder

 

[DeadlyVenom]

Too predictable

 

[shah_1]

What is this tactics?

 

[Usman Chadda]

Kamran Ghulam is really going at it.

Boy gonna cop some serious abuse in the next game lol

 

[RedwoodOriginal]

Kamran is so annoying

Puts the OG Kami and Sarfraz to shame

 

[mango_bite77]

Kamran Ghulam is really going at it.

Boy gonna cop some serious abuse in the next game lol

Only if he stays at the crease

 

[Rana]

Kamran Ghulam is really going at it.

Boy gonna cop some serious abuse in the next game lol

This is a different Australia team. They don’t sledge anymore

 

[Markhor]

Feels like a 90s era ODI in Australia which were often low scoring.

Not batting out the 50 overs may come to cost us. Cummins has rescued Australia a few times in these situations with the bat.

 

[Rana]

Tbf Hasnain’s deliveries after the wicket took off 80% of the pressure

 

[m.shah]

Same old story to repeat Pak fighting and achieving moral victory

 

[Nikhil_cric]

Nothing wrong with what KG is doing. Get into Cummins' eyeline and break his concentration.

Pakistan are 2 and 14 in Australia since 2003.

You're not gonna win being nice guys.

 

[Usman Chadda]

Rizwan just needs to stay calm and cut off the scoring opportunities, these two won't last long if they have to swing it on this big of a ground.

 

[RedwoodOriginal]

Wasim must be glad that his comments about Irfan Khan's fielding came to pass in this match lol

 

[m.shah]

Abott has highest score of 69 in odis

 

[shah_1]

short pitch garbage from Pakistan

 

[Ahmed216]

Great FIGHT shown by such a young side.

Had we batted full quota of overs bowled little more accurately this game was ours

 

[Rana]

If I were Australia, I would attack Harris here

He leaks runs when you go after him.

 

[gazza619]

Look at India, look at England, look at Australia. The batting approach in red ball and white ball is beyond pathetic. Words like intent and positivity is used to describe some rubbish batting.

Batting with patience is a skill which is dying pretty fast.

 

[DeadlyVenom]

Match is slipping

 

[mango_bite77]

Attack stump with yorker, just for a change

 

[Ahmed216]

Mix it up guys don't bowl just the short stuff. Neck neck neck and then the toes

 

[Nikhil_cric]

25,831 in attendance today at the MCG for an early season match.

ODI cricket supposedly finished.

 

[Ahmed216]

Rash from Rauf. Could easily have taken bit more time to aim at the stumps.

 

[PakPremi]

Luck is back with Aussies.

 

[Markhor]

FGS these guys always get the luck as well in these situations.

 

[DeadlyVenom]

Gya Pakistan. Game over but good fight.

 

[Usman Chadda]

Babar Azam well done on that spectacular bit of fielding.

 

[mango_bite77]

The moment it hit the boundary I knew it has to be Hasnain.

He just doesn't belong to this level

 

[Rana]

believe to the last run

 

[RedwoodOriginal]

2015 all over again

 

[PakPremi]

Nasim fielding is not upto mark. Second time he let go a boundary.

 

[RedwoodOriginal]

Who needs a victory when you can have a moral victory?

 

[mango_bite77]

Poor fielding bye everyone

 

[Shafi]

Australia is just impossible to beat by weak team like Pakistan/Zimbabwe/Bangladesh.

 

[Usman Chadda]

Abdullah Shafique now with a classy fumble.

 

[mominsaigol]

Who needs a victory when you can have a moral victory?

Mentality of all Misbah fans

 

[Nikhil_cric]

Coldplay's Chris Martin is apparently in the stadium watching the match.

 

[mango_bite77]

Nasim fielding is not upto mark. Second time he let go a boundary.

Hasnain , not Naseem

 

[DeadlyVenom]

Boys are on fire in the field.

 

[Nikhil_cric]

Think that's out. Lazy from Sean Abbott

 

[Rana]

there you go

That’s the luck you want

 

[DeadlyVenom]

And we have a wicket!!!

Good fielding man.

Zindabad.

 

[Ab Fan]

Cummins is a better batsman than Rizwan. Likely to win you games more than Riz and that too in OdIs also.

 

[mango_bite77]

Afridi u beauty

 

[kingusama92]

One last twist?

 

[mominsaigol]

Australia got greedy, no reason to take a run when over 20 overs are left

 

[Rana]

Cummins has to go for it himself

Starc and Zampa won’t get these runs

 

[Devadwal]

Run out

 

[mango_bite77]

Put slip please

 

[Markhor]

Cummins is the man I feel. Starc no mug with the bat but Cummins has got them over the line as a batter a few times.