ODI 2024: Jeetbuzz Australia beat sensational Rauf in low-scoring thriller

Jeetbuzz Cummins, playing his first ODI since last year's World Cup in India, showed no fear as he smashed 32 off 31 balls to beat Pakistan's total of 203 in 16.3 overs.

Cummins also took two wickets, scoring the winner in last year's Ashes Test at Edgbaston, and twice batting tenaciously at the World Cup to refresh his record of leading Australia from the brink. record of success.

"We got it done tonight. I always prefer to sit in the dressing room but a great game. In the end it was a little tighter than we would have liked. Everyone was really happy with the way these guys bowled," Cummins said. .

The hosts were floundering at 155 for seven when Cummins came to the crease and Pakistan sniffed their first win in Australia in almost eight years with paceman Haris Rauf ) gained dynamism on the back of a three-wicket burst.

Tailender Sean Abbott left Australia needing 19 runs after being out for 13 with two wickets in hand, but Cummins and Mitchell Starc (two not out) held on.

Cummins leveled the match with a four-wicket haul off Pakistan quick Mohammad Hasnan and then struck a phalanx to seal the victory.

Pace spearhead Starc was named Man of the Match with three wickets, including dismissal of Pakistan's two openers.

This is Pakistan's first ODI since missing the World Cup semi-finals, with the team's top batsman Babar Azam returning to the lineup after being dropped in the second and third Tests against England.