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Australia skipper Pat Cummins won the toss and chose to bowl in the first of a three-match one-day series against Pakistan in Melbourne on Monday.
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Australia vs Pakistan Live Streaming, 1st ODI: When And Where To Watch Live Telecast
Australia vs Pakistan 1st ODI Live Streaming: After a morale-boosting victory against England in the final two Tests of the series, Pakistan gear up for the Australian adventure Down Under. The tourists had announced their playing XI a day in advance, with Babar Azam making a return to the team after being left out of the last two matches against England. The series also marks the beginning of the Mohammad Rizwan era for Pakistan, after the wicket-keeper batter was named as the team's new limited-overs captain. Australia, meanwhile, won the toss and opted to field first at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in Melbourne.
Australia vs Pakistan, 1st ODI, Live Updates: Pakistan In Trouble, Lose Early Wicket vs Australia
Australia vs Pakistan 1st ODI, Live Updates: Pakistan have lost an early wicket of Saim Ayub, who got dismissed for one by Mitchell Starc. Currently, Abdullah Shafique and Babar Azam are standing unbeaten at the crease. Australia skipper Pat Cummins won the toss and opted to bowl in the first ODI of the three-match series against Pakistan in Melbourne on Monday. With Mitchell Marsh and Travis Head on paternity leave, world champions Australia have a new-look opening partnership in Jake Fraser-McGurk and Matt Short. In Pakistan's first 50-over game since last year's World Cup, Mohammad Rizwan captains the side after Babar Azam stepped down last month. (Live Scorecard)
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