Pakistan vs Australia, 1st ODI, Australia tour of Pakistan 2026 - Player HighlightsPAK vs AUS, 1st ODI, Australia tour of Pakistan 2026 - Player Highlights

Nathan Ellis to Babar Azam, out Bowled!! A fast off-break that stays low and castles Babar. He was trying to force it off the back foot and there was no way he could've adjusted once it stayed so low while also turning in. The length was short and it barely hit the stump halfway up. Babar Azam b Nathan Ellis 69(94) [4s-4 6s-1]

Matthew Kuhnemann to Babar Azam, 1 run, dragged down short, stays low and Babar adjusts as he pulls to deep midwicket

Marnus Labuschagne to Babar Azam, 1 run, driven with the turn to sweeper cover

Marnus Labuschagne to Babar Azam, 2 runs, driven firmly through extra cover, two more

Marnus Labuschagne to Babar Azam, FOUR, Babar wants to finish this off quickly now. His intent has been high in the last few overs. Full in the slot, goes inside-out over extra cover and smashes it for four

Marnus Labuschagne to Babar Azam, no run, defended forward

Marnus Labuschagne to Babar Azam, no run, Labuschagne lands the first one nicely on a good length, takes the outside half as the ball turns away

Sangha to Babar Azam, 1 run, pitches outside leg on a good length, turns sharply and finishes outside off. Babar somehow manages to tuck it behind square

Sangha to Babar Azam, no run, good length just outside off, Babar leans back and cuts to backward point

Matt Renshaw to Babar Azam, SIX, Babar has been itching to play a big shot in the last couple of overs. Finally he gets the right delivery for it. Floated up right in the slot, he launches it straight back and clears the ropes

Matt Renshaw to Babar Azam, 1 run, dipping off-break in front of off, takes the inside edge behind square

Sangha to Babar Azam, 1 run, Babar jumps on the back foot and cuts to sweeper cover

Sangha to Babar Azam, no run, leg-break that skids on the surface outside off, Babar is rushed on the cut. Gets beaten under the bat

Sangha to Babar Azam, no run, flatter on middle, defended back

Matthew Short to Babar Azam, 1 run, on the pads, Babar tucks it to the on-side and keeps strike with a single

Matthew Short to Babar Azam, 1 run, in the air and dropped at mid-off. Kuhnemann is the fielder, who runs to his right and got both hands to the ball, fails to hang on. Babar goes for the pull to a ball that turns in shaply. He didn't have the room he needed. Ends up flat batting it to the right of mid-off

Sangha to Babar Azam, no run, Babar gets behind the ball in defence

Sangha to Babar Azam, no run, flighted on off, defended to the off-side

Sangha to Babar Azam, no run, leg-break on off that spins past the outside edge through to the keeper. There was a clear sound but the UltraEdge confirms not off the bat. Inglis asks Babar of he got some bat, but he seems to be explaining that the bat brushed his pad at the same time

Sangha to Babar Azam, no run, Babar presses forward and pushes it to short mid-wicket

Sangha to Babar Azam, no run, just a hint of width on offer outside off, cut to backward point

Sangha to Babar Azam, no run, flatter delivery that skids on middle. Babar keeps it out with a defence

Matthew Kuhnemann to Babar Azam, 1 run, well tossed up delivery outside off, Babar drops it in front of cover and scampers for a quick single. Gets to yet another fifty. The crowd roars as he reaches the milestone

Matthew Kuhnemann to Babar Azam, 3 runs, Babar gets a long way across and brings out the lap shot. There is no one in the deep behind square on the on-side and the duo scamper back for the third. Clever from Babar

Matthew Kuhnemann to Babar Azam, no run, turning away from Babar. Defended

Billy Stanlake to Babar Azam, 1 run, punched off the back foot to cover

Billy Stanlake to Babar Azam, no run, short delivery around head height. Babar keeps the pull down and finds square leg

Sangha to Babar Azam, 2 runs, width on offer outside off, driven past cover for another brace

Sangha to Babar Azam, 2 runs, nice shot. Wasn't that short and wide to cut. Babar makes room and cuts it late to thread the gap between backward point and short third man. The fielder at short third man, dives and gets a hand on the ball to slow it from racing away. Sweeper tidies it to a brace

Sangha to Babar Azam, no run, yorker outside off, Babar jams it out to point

Sangha to Babar Azam, 1 run, flighted delivery around off, Babar drives it down to long-off

Billy Stanlake to Babar Azam, 1 run, Babar drops it in front of point and sets off for a quick single. The fielder gets to the ball and has a wild throw, which ensures the batter to reach home safely

Billy Stanlake to Babar Azam, leg byes, 1 run, Stanlake bowls it on a good length and gets it to nip in. Sneaks past the inside edge and thuds on the back pad above the kneeroll. Australia decide to review and the replays show umpires call

Billy Stanlake to Babar Azam, 3 wides, poor delivery from Billy Stanlake. Angling it well down the leg and makes it hard for the keeper to gather as the ball bounces just in front of his dive. Babar missed the tuck and the duo scamper for two extras

Sangha to Babar Azam, 1 run, turning away outside off, driven wide of cover

Sangha to Babar Azam, 1 run, fuller length delivery outside off, driven to past cover

Billy Stanlake to Babar Azam, 1 run, angling in around the hips, Babar clips it off his hips to the on-side

Billy Stanlake to Babar Azam, 1 run, Babar drops it in front of cover for a quick single

Billy Stanlake to Babar Azam, no run, touch fuller on off, Babar pushes it to the right of mid-off

Billy Stanlake to Babar Azam, 2 runs, beautifully timed from Babar. Just a fraction short and outside off, Babar stands tall and punches it off the back foot wide of mid-off for a brace

Matthew Kuhnemann to Babar Azam, no run, Babar goes for the sweep. Doesn't connect it well and the ball rolls to the on-side

Nathan Ellis to Babar Azam, no run, good length delivery on middle, Babar Azam blocks it with bat-pad close together

Nathan Ellis to Babar Azam, FOUR, poor delivery from Ellis and it gets dispatched. Short and wide asking to be hit. Babar climbs on the ball and cuts it hard behind point. Raced along the turf in no time

Nathan Ellis to Babar Azam, 2 wides, slipped down the leg. Babar misses the flick and the keeper fails to collect it clearly

Matthew Kuhnemann to Babar Azam, 1 run, pushed to sweeper cover

Matthew Kuhnemann to Babar Azam, no run, Babar goes for the sweep and misses. The ball bounces more than he expected and hits him around the neck area. He gets attention by the physio and is back at his crease to face the next delivery

Matthew Kuhnemann to Babar Azam, no run, tossed up delivery on middle, defended off the front foot

Matthew Kuhnemann to Babar Azam, no run, what an effort by the fielder at short cover. Babar drives uppishly to the right of diving cover fielder, who sticks his hand out and tries to catch inches above the ground. Replays were not convincing and the third umpire had to give it not out

Matthew Kuhnemann to Babar Azam, no run, flighted on off and gets it to rip past the outside edge. Babar looks to defend and gets beaten on the outside edge

Nathan Ellis to Babar Azam, no run, loud shout for LBW! Will Australia review? No they don't. Probably was sliding down and Ellis didn't get much support from his skipper behind the stumps. Was angling into middle and leg, Babar misses the tuck and is hit on the front pad. The angle would have taken it down leg

Nathan Ellis to Babar Azam, 1 run, back of a length delivery well wide of off, Babar stands tall and cuts it to the off-side

Matt Renshaw to Babar Azam, 1 run, short and wide outside off, Babar rocks on the back foot and cuts it to sweeper cover

Matthew Short to Babar Azam, 1 run, back over the wicket now. Off-break on off and middle. Babar drops it wide of cover for a quick single

Matthew Short to Babar Azam, 1 run, early call from Babar Azam for a quick single. He turns it to the right of mid-wicket and sets off. Ghazi resonds and they make it with ease

Matt Renshaw to Babar Azam, 1 run, full outside off, driven to sweeper cover

Matt Renshaw to Babar Azam, FOUR, overpitched and put away! Babar drives through the gap at extra cover and there's no stopping it

Matt Renshaw to Babar Azam, no run, this time Babar gets cramped on the cut. Sharp turn off a length, no room on offer and he mistimes it to cover

Matt Renshaw to Babar Azam, 1 run, oh that's a miscue as Babar attempts a lofted shot! Tossed up, dips on him as he looks to chip it down the ground, it takes the inside half and lands short of long-on

Sangha to Babar Azam, 1 run, full outside off, driven to sweeper cover

Matt Renshaw to Babar Azam, no run, sliding away outside off, Babar looks to cut and is beaten. There's an appeal for a stumping by Inglis but both feet are inside the crease from Babar. Not out!

Matt Renshaw to Babar Azam, no run, dances down, pushes wide of short midwicket who once again cuts off the single

Matt Renshaw to Babar Azam, no run, driven wide of short midwicket who makes a diving stop to his left

Matt Renshaw to Babar Azam, 1 run, too full on off, Babar nudges it through midwicket

Sangha to Babar Azam, 1 run, overpitched on middle and leg, squeezed down to long-off

Sangha to Babar Azam, no run, lands it on a good length on off, defended forward

Sangha to Babar Azam, 1 run, punched off the back foot down to long-off

Matthew Short to Babar Azam, 1 run, length ball turning in on middle and leg, Babar tucks it wide of backward square

Matthew Short to Babar Azam, 1 run, hangs back and bunts this off-break to long-on

Matthew Kuhnemann to Babar Azam, 1 run, turning away from off, Babar knocks it gently into the off-side

Matthew Kuhnemann to Babar Azam, no run, defended forward as Kuhnemann lands it on a good length

Sangha to Babar Azam, no run, tossed up on off, lands it nicely, Babar defends forward

Sangha to Babar Azam, 2 runs, width again, this time Babar cuts it in the gap through extra cover and is back for two before sweeper cuts it off

Sangha to Babar Azam, no run, short and wide, Babar misses out as he cuts to short extra

Sangha to Babar Azam, no run, skidding through off a length, Babar tries clipping it off the back foot but gets an inside edge onto pad. It hurried onto him

Sangha to Babar Azam, no run, too full, almost in the blockhole, squeezed back down the pitch

Matthew Kuhnemann to Babar Azam, no run, another solid front foot block. Maiden over from Kuhnemann!

Matthew Kuhnemann to Babar Azam, no run, nicely bowled on a good length at the stumps, defended forward

Matthew Kuhnemann to Babar Azam, no run, tossed up wide of off, Babar looks to cut and mistimes it to short extra

Matthew Kuhnemann to Babar Azam, no run, good length on leg, non-turner, Babar gets forward to defend and it goes off the inside half in front of short midwicket

Matthew Kuhnemann to Babar Azam, no run, now this one slides on with the arm, so tough for the batters, but Babar looks in the mood. Goes back and punches it down the pitch

Matthew Kuhnemann to Babar Azam, no run, sharp turn after being fired in on a good length, Babar hangs back and does so well to keep it out

Nathan Ellis to Babar Azam, 1 run, hard length in the channel, Babar dabs it to third man

Nathan Ellis to Babar Azam, 1 run, cutting in off a good length, Babar adjusts nicely and tucks it wide of midwicket

Nathan Ellis to Babar Azam, no run, good length on off, blocked from the crease, gets an inside edge onto pad

Matthew Kuhnemann to Babar Azam, 1 run, slightly short and on the pads, Azam goes back and clips it wide of mid-on

Matthew Kuhnemann to Babar Azam, no run, nicely forward to defend

Matthew Kuhnemann to Babar Azam, no run, full on leg, Babar gets forward to defend but it takes a thick edge that rolls to backward point

Matthew Kuhnemann to Babar Azam, no run, flat on off, not much turn this time, Babar punches off the back foot to cover

Matthew Kuhnemann to Babar Azam, no run, rooted to the crease as this turns off a good length, manages to defend

Billy Stanlake to Babar Azam, no run, hard length on off, blocked from the crease

Billy Stanlake to Babar Azam, FOUR, the crowd roars in delight as Babar plays a sumptuous cut shot through point! Some width on offer, he frees the arms and cracks it in the gap

Matthew Kuhnemann to Babar Azam, no run, darted in on off, Babar has no trouble defending

Matthew Kuhnemann to Babar Azam, no run, good length on middle, defended forward

Matthew Kuhnemann to Babar Azam, 2 runs, drifting down leg, Babar clips it behind square and is back for two

Matthew Kuhnemann to Babar Azam, no run, watches the turn on the back foot and steers to backward point