Live Scorecard: Pakistan vs Australia, 1st ODI at Sharjah

It is expected to be a tough battle between the two captains Misbah-ul-Haq (Pak) and George Bailey (Aus).

Oct 7, 2014

After a tough defeat in the sole T20 against Australia in Dubai on Sunday, Pakistan gear up for a longer version of the limited-over format as the 1st ODI kicks-off at the Sharjah Sports Complex in UAE. It is expected to be a tough battle between the two captains Misbah-ul-Haq (Pak) and George Bailey (Aus) as both would look to get off to a flying start and put early pressure on the opponent. Catch the live blog of the match here

Australia, who are without their two big-guns, Michael Clarke and all-rounder, Shane Watson can still fire in this game as they have the ammunition in the form of some other big players with the likes of Glenn Maxwell, David Warner, Mitchell Johnson and many more. Pakistan, on the other hand would surely miss the services of their star spinner, Saeed Ajmal as he has been banned from bowling in the international circuit after being reported for suspect action and failing the test in Brisbane, subsequently. But still, Pakistan have the ammunition to fir up in the series with the likes of Umar Akmal, Shahid Afridi, Wahab Riaz and many more which indicates that it could well turn out to be an interesting contest. Catch the live score and ball-by-ball commentary of the 1st ODI between Pakistan and Australia here

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