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  "path": "/news/2003971/pakistan-outspins-australia-in-milestone-odi-as-minhas-makes-history",
  "publishedAt": "2026-05-30T18:39:28.000Z",
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    "Babar Azam",
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    "Tuesday and Thursday"
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  "textContent": "Pakistan out-spun Australia by five wickets in the first one-day international in Rawalpindi with spinner Arafat Minhas becoming the first home bowler to take five wickets on ODI debut on Saturday.\n\nMinhas finished with 5-32 as an under-strength Australia were bowled out for 200 in 44.1 overs before Pakistan chased down the target in 42.3 overs for a memorable win in their 1,000th ODI.\n\nBabar Azam notched a 94-ball 69 while Ghazi Ghori hit an impressive 92-ball 65 as Australia’s inexperienced spinners failed to match Pakistan’s slow bowlers on a dry spin-assisting Pindi Stadium pitch.\n\nAzam and Ghori added 127 runs for the third wicket after Sahibzada Farhan (28) and Maaz Sadaqat (eight) fell with the score at 49.\n\nAzam hit four boundaries and a six while Ghori’s knock had eight hits to the rope before both falling to pacer Nathan Ellis, but with just 16 to win that did not hurt Pakistan.\n\nMinhas smashed a six to complete the victory.\n\nAustralia’s Matt Renshaw (L) is clean bowled during the first one-day international (ODI) cricket match between Pakistan and Australia at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium in Rawalpindi on May 30, 2026. — AFP\n\nAustralia are missing a host of key players, including regular skipper Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc and Josh Hazlewood alongside opener Travis Head.\n\nAustralia, sent in to bat, saw Matthew Renshaw hitting a career best 63-ball 61 and opener Matthew Short scoring a 76-ball 55 amidst a spin assault with eight wickets going to slow bowlers.\n\nIt was Abrar (2-44) who broke the opening stand of 34 with the wicket of Alex Carey for 19, before Minhas destroyed the batting with guile and accuracy.\n\nMinhas had stand-in skipper Josh Inglis (13) and Marnus Labuschagne (nought) in his fourth over before getting Cameron Green for a third-ball duck in his next.\n\nAt 68-4, Australia were in a spot of bother, but Short and Renshaw fought hard through a fifth-wicket stand of 55 before Minhas broke the stand, getting Short stumped.\n\nAbrar returned for his second spell to dismiss Renshaw while Arafat completed his five-wicket haul by Nathan Ellis for eight.\n\nShort hit six boundaries in his fourth ODI half-century, while Renshaw’s knock had five boundaries and a six.\n\nThe remaining two matches are in Lahore on Tuesday and Thursday.",
  "title": "Pakistan outspins Australia in milestone ODI as Minhas makes history"
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