Aaron Finch-led Australian cricket team defeated Pakistan by 88 runs in the first ODI of the three-match series. In this match played on the night of 29 March 2022 at Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore, Pakistan won the toss and elected to bowl. Batting first, Australia scored 313 for 7 in 50 overs. Chasing the target, the entire team of Pakistan could only score 225 runs in 45.2 overs.
This is Australia’s biggest win (in terms of runs) against Pakistan or any other team in an international ODI in Pakistan. Prior to this, his biggest victory came on 6 November 1998. Then Australia defeated Pakistan by 86 runs in that match played at the National Stadium in Karachi.
Australia has played 12 One Day Internationals in Pakistan so far. Out of this, they have won 7 matches, while they have lost 4 matches. The result of one match has not come out. Overall, 105 One Day International matches have been played between Australia and Pakistan so far. Of these, Australia has won 69 and Pakistan has won 32. One match ended in a tie, while three matches did not result.
At one point in the match played on Tuesday, Pakistan was slowly moving towards victory. For Pakistan, opener Imam-ul-Haq scored 103 runs in 96 balls with the help of 6 fours and 3 sixes, but as soon as he returned to the pavilion, the whole team was scattered like a pack of cards. At one point, Pakistan’s score was 204 for 5 in 38.5 overs.
Pakistan needed 110 runs to win in 11.1 overs to win. The goal was not easy, but it was not difficult either. However, after that his last 5 wickets fell within just 19 runs in the next 39 balls. Australian spinner Adam Zampa was instrumental in destroying Pakistan’s innings. He took 2 of the last 5 wickets. He took 4 wickets giving 38 runs.
Opener Travis Head also played an important role in Australia’s victory. He scored 101 runs in 72 balls with the help of 12 fours and 3 sixes. He completed his century in 70 balls. He was also adjudged player of the match. Travis Head has been a part of Royal Challengers Bangalore in the 2016 and 2017 seasons of the Indian Premier League (IPL).
travis head (Travis Head) scored 205 runs in 10 matches at an average of 29.29 and strike rate of 138.51. He has also taken two wickets in IPL at an economy of 10.13. At the time of Travis Head, the command of Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) was in the hands of Virat Kohli.
This was the 16th consecutive match (all formats) in which Pakistan’s team Australia failed to win against In the last 16 international matches played between the two teams, Australia has won 13, while two have been drawn and one has not resulted.