Pakistan Join India, Australia With Unique Feat To Enter Elite List Of ODI Teams

28.04.2023 - 10:49 sports.ndtv.com

Pakistan registered a comfortable 5 wickets victory against New Zealand as they chased down the target of 289 with 9 balls to spare.

This victory marked their 500 wins in the ODI format. Pakistan became the third team to reach the 500-win mark after Australia and India, getting to the landmark in their 949th ODI outing.

Australia sits at the top of the list with 594 wins followed by India on 539. The achievement comes after Pakistan made their ODI debut in February 1973, and secured a first win in the format in their second ODI appearance - versus England at Nottingham in August 1974.

Pakistan were made to work for their 500th ODI win after New Zealand were sent into bat then registered a competitive total of 288/7 thanks to Daryl Mitchell's impressive 113 and opener Will Young's brisk 86.

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