AUS VS PAK - 1st ODI, Pakistan tour of Australia, 2024

Fine start to the Australian summer. A cracking game of ODI cricket and we next to head to Adelaide Oval for the 2nd game on 8th. We will be there to bring you all the action from that game. For now that's it from here. See you soon. Bye.

Throw him in a pressure situation and see him thrive! Often individuals tend to get cloggy in their minds when the going is seriously tough but this is a man who can filter all that pressure out and still think crystal clear. He only reacts to what's in front, doesn't overanalyze and even smiles when the opposition is chirping at him. The MCG was absolutely electric when he walked 7 down, with 56 more to get. And when he saw a ball with width first ball, he smacked it for four. A lot of times you would see people refraining to hit a boundary in such situations with not many wickets left, but he makes statements that pulls the opposition back to earth and makes them think, hang on, this guy means tough business. He is the iceman of modern-day cricket! Pat Cummins, you beauty!

Stats by Roshan Gede

Irfan Khan became the ninth cricketer and the first from Pakistan to bag three catches (as a non-wicketkeeper) on ODI debut.

Most balls remaining in successful 200-plus ODI chases (AUS)
144 vs Bangladesh, Mirpur, 2011
114 vs Sri Lanka, Dambulla, 2016
108 vs India, Perth, 2004
99 vs Pakistan, Melbourne, 2024
99 vs Zimbabwe, Townsville, 2022

Narrowest wins for AUS vs PAK in ODIs (by wickets)
By 2 wickets, Centurion, 2009 CT (off the last ball)
By 2 wickets, Perth, 2010
By 2 wickets, Melbourne, 2024
By 3 wickets, Melbourne, 1997
By 3 wickets, Sharjah, 2012

Most balls remaining in a ≤ 2 wicket-win in ODIs
161 - NZ vs AUS, Auckland, 2015 WC
135 - WI vs NZ, Auckland, 2013
102 - UAE vs NAM, Dubai, 2023
99 - AUS vs PAK, Melbourne, 2024
82 - KEN vs BER, Nairobi, 2007

Highest match totals with no individual fifty in ODIs in AUS
421 - AUS vs ENG, Sydney, 1999
410 - AUS vs NZ, Sydney, 1990
407 - AUS vs PAK, Melbourne, 2024
381 - AUS vs ENG, Melbourne, 1975
378 - AUS vs PAK, Adelaide, 1981

Most ODI wins against Pakistan
71 - Australia (109 matches)
71 - West Indies (137 matches)
59 - Sri Lanka (157 matches)
57 - England (92 matches)
57 - India (135 matches)

Pat Cummins | Australia captain: Tonight we got it done, always much prefer sitting in the changing room. Wonderful match but got a bit tighter than we would have liked. Really happy with the way the guys bowled, Starcy was terrific at the top and the others bowled really well. [on trying 8 bowlers] Trying to keep it interesting, Marnus is always in my ear so he had to have an over, he got one wicket. With this being an ODI and with the conditions, got plenty of allrounders, might as well use them. For three-quarters we were really good, try and find some partnerships, looking to play aggressively and sometimes it may not work, but think still room to try and find a couple of partnerships.

Mohammad Rizwan | Pakistan captain: We decided whatever the situation we will fight and show courage. It was good, this kind of match you can't say anything. It's difficult to read anything into this game, the result is in God's hands, but I'm happy with the fight we put up. I was keeping myself busy with field changes. Will give credit to both teams' bowlers. We have always seen a lot of support for Pakistan. Haris Rauf bowled very well, what we decided as a bowling group we don't want to go to the 5th or 6th bowler, try and use the four seamers. The luck was with Australia and that's why they won.

Mitchell Starc | PoTM: It's always nice to start the summer off on a positive note with the group. Powerplay wickets are always nice. Positive effort with the ball and we got the job done. Saw it swing away a bit there and we were sloppy on the field. We lost two many wickets and put pressure on us again. It's a big summer with the Test series and 5 more white ball games before that.

Steve Smith: We tried to take it on (boundaries) and kept failing. Good to get over the line. It was (two-paced). Some balls were stopping and some were skidding on quite easily. Not the easiest of wickets but good to get over the line. Felt my balance was good, feeling good about my batting. He (Cummins) batted really nicely under pressure and hopefully he can keep that going for the summer.

21:30 Local Time, 10:30 GMT, 16:00 IST: Cummins it is once again who sees Australia home in a tense chase. Has done that a few times in Test cricket and now does it here at the MCG. After losing the openers cheaply, Australia looked set to win easily when Inglis and Smith were going. Both were in full flow and made batting look easy. Then Rauf came on and turned the game around with a quick spell. He rushed the batters and took three quick wickets to leave Australia reeling. Shaheen Afridi and Hasnain too chipped in and Australia slipped to 155/7 from 112/2. Then Cummins and Abbott added 30 crucial runs before the latter was run-out. Rizwan brought Rauf back on then for one final spell but Cummins and Mitchell Starc saw it through with a composed partnership. The Australian captain was so cool and helped his side go 1-0 up. Pakistan and Rizwan fought till the end with the latter having a good game as captain, constantly changing the fields and being proactive. Encouraging signs for them going forward. Stay tuned for the presentation...

Mohammad Hasnain to Cummins, 1 run, Australia win. A short of length delivery outside off, Cummins punches wide of the diving backward point and takes one, Mitchell Starc pats Cummins on the chest with a few words

Mohammad Hasnain to Cummins, no run, good length on middle, solid forward defence to mid-on

The field has to come in now. Just deep mid-wicket back now.

Mohammad Hasnain to Cummins, FOUR, scores level. Full just outside off, Cummins slams it hard and straight down the ground, well wide of mid-on, when he saw the fuller length Cummins did not hold back

Haris Rauf to Mitchell Starc, no run, full on off and middle, Mitchell Starc gets forward to push with a full face to mid-off

Haris Rauf to Cummins, 1 run, full and sliding into the pads, flicked to deep backward square-leg