PAK vs AUS 1st ODI Highlights 2026 Rawalpindi | Minhas Debut Five-Wicket Haul Seals Pakistan Win

• Arafat Minhas took 5/32 on ODI debut becoming the first Pakistan bowler to do so
• Matthew Short scored 55 and Matt Renshaw scored 61 but Australia were bowled out for 200
• Adam Zampa was ruled out before the toss with neck spasms replaced by Tanveer Sangha
• Babar Azam scored 69 off 94 balls and Ghazi Ghori made 65 off 92 in a 127-run partnership
• Sahibzada Farhan and Maaz Sadaqat fell cheaply as Australia attacked early with spin
• Pakistan chased 201 in 42.3 overs winning by five wickets with 45 balls remaining
• Minhas finished with 18 not out off 17 and hit the winning six down the ground

PAK vs AUS 1st ODI Highlights 2026 — Match Overview

Shaheen Afridi read the dry Rawalpindi surface correctly and made the bold call to play four spinners and just two quicks. Australia lost Zampa before the toss and never fully recovered from that blow. What followed was a day shaped entirely by spin on a pitch that kept low and turned sharply from the start.

Pakistan won the toss and chose to field. The plan was clear from ball one. Get Australia on a turning surface early, bowl them out under 220 and then let Babar build the chase. It worked better than anyone could have scripted.

Pakistan Squad:

Sahibzada Farhan, Maaz Sadaqat, Babar Azam, Ghazi Ghori, Arafat Minhas, Salman Agha, Abdul Samad, Shadab Khan, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Haris Rauf, Abrar Ahmed

Australia Squad:

Alex Carey, Matthew Short, Josh Inglis, Marnus Labuschagne, Cameron Green, Matt Renshaw, Oliver Peake, Matthew Kuhnemann, Nathan Ellis, Tanveer Sangha, Billy Stanlake

Australia Innings | How Minhas Dismantled the Visitors

Australia started steadily. Matthew Short and Alex Carey found boundaries early and the first six overs looked comfortable for the visitors. Short crunched Haris Rauf through the off side twice in the second over and Carey followed with boundaries off Shaheen before Abrar Ahmed removed him caught at slip with a flighted delivery in the seventh over.

Minhas came into the attack and took time to settle. His first few overs were probing rather than penetrating. Then in his fourth over everything clicked.

He pushed the ball with the arm to trap Josh Inglis and Marnus Labuschagne lbw in the space of three balls. Australia were 68 for 4 and the innings felt fragile.

The ball that ended Cameron Green was the delivery of the match. It pitched back of a length on middle and leg and ripped back to clip the top of his off stump. Green stood and stared. There was nothing he could have done differently.

Short and Renshaw steadied things with a 55-run partnership and both made half centuries. But Minhas returned and beat Short for pace and turn with Ghori sharp behind the stumps.

Abrar then bowled Renshaw through the gate and Australia stalled completely. Shadab Khan was expensive with none for 54 from eight overs. Minhas returned in the third powerplay and bowled Nathan Ellis through a sharp turner to complete his five-wicket haul. Australia were bowled out for 200 with 35 balls unused.

Pakistan Chase | Babar and Ghori Rebuild With Patience

Australia attacked with spin from the fourth over and it worked immediately. Maaz Sadaqat holed out at deep midwicket off Kuhnemann trying to force the pace. Sahibzada Farhan followed shortly after failing to connect with a tossed-up Sangha delivery and Short took a clean catch at long off.

Pakistan were two down early and the pitch was turning. This was the moment the innings needed Babar Azam to absorb pressure rather than express himself.

The Farhan Lesson — Reading Conditions Over Format

Sahibzada Farhan is a player with the instincts to attack. He plays that way in T20 cricket and it has served him well. But ODI cricket demands something different and Rawalpindi on this day demanded something different again. Rohit Sharma is the best example of a batter who mastered this separation. He attacks in T20 cricket freely but in ODIs he has always known when to build and when to accelerate. Farhan’s dismissal trying to go over the top on a turning surface was a lesson in reading conditions over format instinct. He will be a better ODI batter for having learned it here.

Babar Azam did exactly what the situation needed. He chose patience. He chose accumulation. He played each ball on its merit and refused to force the issue even when the run rate climbed.

Ghazi Ghori came in and immediately looked composed beyond his experience. His 65 off 92 was his highest List A score and only his second ODI innings. He rotated the strike. He left deliveries outside off. He trusted Babar to control the tempo and he was rewarded with a partnership that put the match beyond Australia.

The 127-run stand between the two was built quietly. Australia tried Short, Renshaw and Labuschagne as part-time spinners but none of it broke the partnership. A catch chance off Kuhnemann went down when Babar was on 28 and he went on to 69 off 94. As the equation became manageable the pair shifted gears. Ghori launched Nathan Ellis for boundaries. Babar hit the first six of the match off Renshaw and followed with a glorious inside-out drive off Labuschagne.

Both eventually fell in the closing overs but it did not matter. Minhas walked in and finished the match with a six down the ground. Pakistan crossed the line with 45 balls to spare.

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FAQs — PAK vs AUS 1st ODI Highlights 2026

Q1. What happened in the PAK vs AUS 1st ODI highlights 2026?
Pakistan beat Australia by five wickets at Rawalpindi on May 30 2026. Arafat Minhas took 5/32 on debut and hit the winning six. Babar Azam scored 69 and Ghazi Ghori made 65 in a 127-run partnership to seal the chase.

Q2. Who was Player of the Match in PAK vs AUS 1st ODI 2026?
Arafat Minhas was Player of the Match for his five-wicket haul on ODI debut and his unbeaten 18 including the winning six.

Q3. What record did Arafat Minhas set on his ODI debut?
Arafat Minhas became the first Pakistan bowler to take five wickets on ODI debut finishing with 5/32 from ten overs against Australia in Rawalpindi.

Q4. What were the final scores in Pakistan vs Australia 1st ODI 2026?
Australia scored 200 all out in 42.5 overs. Pakistan chased the target finishing on 202 for 5 in 42.3 overs winning by five wickets with 45 balls remaining.

Q5. Where can I watch PAK vs AUS 1st ODI highlights 2026?
The official highlights of Pakistan vs Australia 1st ODI 2026 are available on the PCB YouTube channel. Watch here.