Aussies v. Pakistanis. ODI series.

Donny · Posted: Tue Oct 07, 2014 11:34 am

Today.

1st ODI: Australia v Pakistan at Sharjah.

10:00 GMT | 21:00 AEDT

Australia (possible) 1 Aaron Finch, 2 David Warner, 3 Steven Smith/Phillip Hughes, 4 George Bailey (capt), 5 Glenn Maxwell, 6 Brad Haddin (wk), 7 James Faulkner, 8 Mitchell Johnson, 9 Sean Abbott, 10 Mitchell Starc, 11 Nathan Lyon.

Pakistan (possible) 1 Ahmed Shahzad, 2 Umar Amin, 3 Sohaib Maqsood, 4 Misbah-ul-Haq (capt), 5 Fawad Alam, 6 Umar Akmal (wk)/Sarfraz Ahmed (wk), 7 Shahid Afridi, 8 Wahab Riaz, 9 Raza Hasan, 10 Zulfiqar Babar, 11 Mohammad Irfan.

Johnson is likely to return but the allrounder Mitchell Marsh remains unavailable with a hamstring injury. As well as Johnson, Bailey and Nathan Lyon will be expected to take their places from outside the XI that played in the T20 match. It could mean that either Steven Smith or Phillip Hughes misses out, while either Kane Richardson or Sean Abbott would probably have to make way for Johnson.

Pitch and conditions.

The Sharjah pitch will probably offer some turn but there should also be plenty of runs available. The two most recent ODIs at the venue provided first-innings totals in the 320s. The forecast for Tuesday is for a sunny day with a top of 34C.

Stats and trivia

Australia have played only three ODIs in Sharjah since the turn of the century, and have won them all

Misbah-ul-Haq will be playing his 150th one-day international

Australia enter the series ranked 4th in ODIs and could finish it anywhere from 1st to 4th; Pakistan is 6th and will almost certainly stay there regardless of the series result

Donny · Posted: Tue Oct 07, 2014 9:11 pm

Cricinfo info incorrect.

Starts at 10 pm AEST.

Donny · Posted: Tue Oct 07, 2014 9:58 pm

George Bailey won the toss.

Aussies to bat.

Shaun Abbott to debut.

Donny · Posted: Tue Oct 07, 2014 10:03 pm

Wicket, first ball.

Aaron Finch 0.

Donny · Posted: Tue Oct 07, 2014 10:16 pm

1/5 after 3 overs.

Irfan and Riaz on target.

Donny · Posted: Tue Oct 07, 2014 10:28 pm

After 6 overs, 1/20.

Warner 14*, Smith 5*.

Donny · Posted: Tue Oct 07, 2014 11:23 pm

1/86 after 18.

Warner 43*, Smith 40*.

Donny · Posted: Wed Oct 08, 2014 12:03 am

3/140 after 29 overs. Warner 43.

Smith 69*. George Bailey out for 18.

Donny · Posted: Wed Oct 08, 2014 12:52 am

4/191 after 40 overs.

Smith 92*, Faulkner 11*.

Donny · Posted: Wed Oct 08, 2014 12:58 am

5/201. Faulkner 11. Afridi 2/36.

Smith 97*, Haddin 5*.

Donny · Posted: Wed Oct 08, 2014 1:14 am

Smith holes out to Shahid Afridi (3/43) for 101.

6/216.

Donny · Posted: Wed Oct 08, 2014 1:44 am

Australia scored 8/255 from its 50 overs.

Johnson 21, Haddin 23*.

Donny · Posted: Wed Oct 08, 2014 2:33 am

MJ strikes early.

1/14 after 3 overs.

Donny · Posted: Wed Oct 08, 2014 11:32 am

Pakistan all out 162.

Akmal 46, Johnson 3/24 from 7 overs.

Donny · Posted: Sat Oct 11, 2014 12:24 am

Second match.

Pakistan 3/161 after 34 overs.