Pakistan opt to bowl first after winning toss in opening ODI against Australia

Youngster Arafat Minhas makes his ODI debut for Pakistan

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By Web Desk

May 30, 2026

Pakistan captain Shaheen Shah Afridi (centre) and Australias Josh Inglis (right) at the toss for their first ODI at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium in Rawalpindi on May 30, 2026. — PCB — Pakistan captain Shaheen Shah Afridi (centre) and Australia's Josh Inglis (right) at the toss for their first ODI at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium in Rawalpindi on May 30, 2026. — PCB

Pakistan decided to field first after winning the toss against Australia in the opening ODI of the three-match series at Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium on Saturday.

Youngster Arafat Minhas is making his ODI debut for Pakistan.

Playing XIs

Australia: Matt Short, Alex Carey, Josh Inglis (c & wk), Marnus Labuschagne, Cameron Green, Matt Renshaw, Ollie Peake, Nathan Ellis, Tanveer Sangha, Billy Stanlake, and Matt Kuhnemann.

Pakistan: Sahibzada Farhan, Maaz Sadaqat, Babar Azam, Ghazi Ghori (wk), Salman Ali Agha, Abdul Samad, Shadab Khan, Arafat Minhas, Shaheen Shah Afridi (c), Haris Rauf, and Abrar Ahmed.

After the opening match in Rawalpindi, the action will be shifted to Lahore for the second and third ODIs on June 2 and June 4, respectively.

This is a developing story and is being updated with further details.