all over! Haris charges a full toss and tries to heave this over the leg side but splices this to long-on. Green settles himself five yards inside the rope and takes a basic head-high catch to clinch an 88-run win for Australia.
Pakistan vs Australia, 1st ODI at Lahore, PAK v AUS, Mar 29 2022 - Match Result
10.36 pm So the visitors continue their momentum from the end of the Test series. Travis Head was almost a one-man wrecking crew tonight. He scores the fastest ODI century by an Australian against Pakistan, then follows it up with two wickets and a catch in the field. Adam Zampa stars with four wickets as well.
Here is Adam Zampa: "The boys played really well. The opening batsmen set the tone early for us to put up a really competitive total. To be fair, we thought it was going to be a really tough chase for us to defend with the dew coming in. But our quick bowlers built some really good pressure at the start so we got results at the end. [About Daniel Vettori advice] It's all just tactical stuff. We do a bit of research on the opposition and then hash over the plans before we go out so try to keep it pretty simple. I think it stayed quite low and was skidding through. The dew came through later in the night. It started to spin late so we bowled slower to the tailenders. It's been great. It took us 24 years since the last time we were here, but we feel safe, we're happy, the crowds are amazing. [On Travis Head] I'm stoked for Travis. He's been out of the team for awhile and to get a 100 off 70 balls, it's a match-winning knock."
Umpire Aleem Dar is being recognized now by the PCB for standing in 500 international matches.
No surprises for Player of the Match going to Travis Head: "Nice to get a look at the top, get an opportunity and take it. I felt like we set the platform really well, Finchy and I, so we knew that with the dew coming in it may be tough to bowl later in the innings. So runs at the top against the new ball were going to be crucial and it was nice to play a role. It's a completely different wicket with a night game, so we played it how we see it. I thought we put on a great total and were able to defend it. It's nice to [bowl] when needed. It may not be the whole series but when the opportunity arises, I was able to do my job."
Pakistan captain Babar Azam: "We let them score too many runs in the first ten overs. We started poorly and then gave away too many runs at the death. While Imam and I were batting, we felt we had the chase under control but then lost wickets in clumps and couldn't recover."
Australia captain Aaron Finch: "We felt we probably needed around the 300 mark. Having no experience here in the past of what we felt like we needed to set, it was made a little bit easier by Travis Head getting off to a flyer. They bowled well through the middle part and through the back end of the innings which made it difficult for us to get away. We felt as though we needed an extra spinner based on how dry the square looked and how the Test wicket played as well. There's not a huge amount of grass out there. We come here with a real open mind to be flexible with the team we select and some different roles that the guys play so I'm really proud of the way that the guys took on that challenge. It's very wet now. The guys were struggling toward the back end to hold the ball. Like Babar said, if you get some in batters, it can be slightly easier. Once you expose a new batter, it can be a bit more difficult. So that's something we need to learn as well if we bat second, once you get someone in, you need to cash in big."
That'll do it for us from the coverage of the first ODI. Come back on Thursday for the second match in the series. On behalf of Alex Malcolm, I'm Peter Della Penna. Keep your eyes peeled for post-match reporting from Tristan Lavalette, Danyal Rasool and the rest of the ESPNcricinfo team. Take care!
Faran: "Pakistan was 1-0 down at the start of the match with this bowling line-up. Pakistan is only playing with 3 specialist bowlers. Out of 3, Hasan Ali is out of form from a long time."
flighted full on fifth stump, goes for a big heave and misses.
Swepson back in place of Zampa who has finished his 10.
Anwar Ahmad: "According to new rules, after the fall of Wasim Jr wicket, Zahid should have been on strike against Zampa." That's what I thought. Am confused myself!
good length ball on middle, defended to cover.
good length ball on off, defended to the off side.
length ball on fourth stump, sliced over point for one.
MNK: "Definitely agree with AK. He simply seems to just roll his arm and there seems to be no effort in his bowling anymore. It was disappointing to see him play ahead of the other pacers in the Test Series. "
length ball top-edged high over mid-on, falls into no man's land but they opt against a single on the free hit.
attempted yorker goes horribly awry! Full toss at head height tails down the leg side at 136 kph. Haris steps inside the line to avoid it. No ball called on height and a warning given to Ellis. Haris cracks a smile.
length ball on off stump, Haris rocks back and flat-bats this through mid-on to the rope.
Muhammad: "What's the crowd like at the gaddafi?" Sad.
good length ball on off at 132 kph, defended to Ellis.
Moaz T: "Might aswell try Rizwan up in the order for the next two ODI's. He has not been very effective down the order for sure."
full on the stumps, defended to midwicket.
googly spins down leg for a wide.
Zahid now on strike for his first ball.
full on the wide guideline, spoons this off the toe to long-off for one.
full on off, another big heave but comes off the toe into the ground.
Muhammad Yousaf: "I guess no one is too afraid to say this - Babar did not have a good day today. Consumed too many balls early on and when he got settled got out. And the Middle order just collapsed. Disappointment from Rizwan too but can happen. Lets Move on to the next. "
good length ball defended.
googly fetches another wicket for Zampa. Flighted full on sixth stump, teases Khushdil into a slog sweep for midwicket with the length but the turn and bounce away produces a top edge that swirls over point. Carey runs out from behind the stumps and calls everyone off for a simple catch.
full on off, scuffed out to long-off for one.
back of a length on fourth stump at 135 kph, defended back to Ellis.
Ak : "With all this Imam criticism…we are forgetting Hasan Ali. He was a great part of this team…but in both long and short formats he has been poor the past few series. His speed is down, he cant get wickets nor can he contain…we all the young quicks in the pipeline..they should really give someone else a shot. Pak insistence with him is a little baffling "
yorker jammed into the legs at 130 kph, but hits him outside the line of leg stump. Can't flick it away.
Ashwath: "Can everyone cut some slack for Imam. The guy has scored half the runs at a strike rate much better than the team's but still he is being singled out"
slower ball on fifth stump, slapped through cover for one.
Hilal Hassan: "you take imam's score out and Pak are 111 for 7"
slower ball on a good length on the legs, flicked into midwicket for one.
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Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore | |
Toss | Pakistan, elected to field first |
Series | |
Season | 2021/22 |
Player Of The Match | |
Series result | Australia led the 3-match series 1-0 |
Match number | ODI no. 4379 |
Match days | 29 March 2022 - daynight (50-over match) |
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Points | Australia 10, Pakistan 0 |