Abrar Ahmed gets the breakthrough for Pakistan, and Carey has to go! It was a terrific delivery, getting a thick outside edge of Carey and carrying straight to Salman Agha at slip. Josh Inglis is the new batter.
Pakistan Vs Australia LIVE Score, 1st ODI: Abrar Dimisses Carey; Inglis, Short At Crease | AUS 34/1 (7)
Pakistan vs Australia Live Score, 1st ODI: Follow the play-by-play updates from the PAK v AUS match at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium on May 30, 2026
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Welcome to our live coverage of the first ODI between Pakistan and Australia at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium on Saturday, May 30, 2026. Pakistan enter the series on the back of a 3-0 sweep against Australia in a T20I series earlier this year. The hosts have named a strong side for the series, with Babar Azam returning to the national team fold and Shaheen Shah Afridi leading the pace attack. Australia, meanwhile, arrive depleted, with a host of stars missing due to their IPL commitments. Josh Inglis has been tasked with leading a young side, with Cameron Green and Marnus Labuschagne lending their experience. Follow the play-by-play updates from the Pakistan vs Australia 1st ODI match right here.
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Pakistan vs Australia LIVE Score, 1st ODI: AUS 34/1 (7)
Pakistan vs Australia LIVE Score, 1st ODI: AUS 16/0 (4)
Rauf traps Carey on the stumps, and there is a huge appeal for an LBW. Rauf convinces Afridi to take the review, but UltraEdge shows a spike, and Carey survives. There’s another LBW appeal in the final ball of the over which is not given by the umpire, but Pakistan do not take the review.
Pakistan vs Australia LIVE Score, 1st ODI: AUS 1/0 (1)
After the national anthems, Carey and Short walk out on the crease to open for Australia. Afridi with the new ball for Pakistan. Beautiful bowling from the skipper, conceding just one run from a wide in the first over.
Pakistan vs Australia LIVE Score, 1st ODI: Playing XIs
Pakistan: Sahibzada Farhan, Maaz Sadaqat, Babar Azam, Ghazi Ghori (wk), Salman Ali Agha, Abdul Samad, Shadab Khan, Arafat Minhas, Shaheen Shah Afridi (c), Haris Rauf, Abrar Ahmed.
Australia: Matthew Short, Alex Carey, Josh Inglis (wk) (c), Marnus Labuschagne, Cameron Green, Matt Renshaw, Oliver Peake, Nathan Ellis, Adam Zampa, Billy Stanlake, Matthew Kuhnemann.
Pakistan vs Australia LIVE Score, 1st ODI: Toss Update
Pakistan skipper Salman Ali Agha has won the toss and opted to bowl first.
Pakistan vs Australia LIVE Score, 1st ODI: Squads
Pakistan: Sahibzada Farhan, Maaz Sadaqat, Babar Azam, Salman Agha, Abdul Samad, Ghazi Ghori (wk), Shadab Khan, Shaheen Afridi (c), Naseem Shah, Haris Rauf, Abrar Ahmed, Rohail Nazir, Ahmed Daniyal, Arafat Minhas, Sufyan Moqim, Shamyl Hussain.
Australia: Matthew Short, Josh Inglis (c), Marnus Labuschagne, Matt Renshaw, Alex Carey (wk), Cameron Green, Liam Scott, Nathan Ellis, Riley Meredith, Adam Zampa, Billy Stanlake, Matthew Kuhnemann, Tanveer Sangha, Oliver Peake.
Pakistan vs Australia LIVE Score, 1st ODI: Match Details
Fixture: Pakistan vs Australia 1st ODI
Series: Australia's tour of Pakistan 2026
Venue: Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium
Date: Saturday, May 30, 2026
Time: 5:00 PM IST
Pakistan vs Australia LIVE Score, 1st ODI: Welcome!
Good afternoon, cricket fans! This is the start of our live blog covering the Pakistan vs Australia 1st ODI in Rawalpindi on Saturday. Stay tuned for pre-match updates and playing XIs as they are announced.
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