The pair put on 209, a record opening stand for Australia while chasing in ODIs which bettered Mark Waugh's and Adam Gilchrist's partnership of 206 against West Indies in 2001. Pakistan had won the toss and skipper Shoaib Malik elected to bat first, setting Australia a target of 285 to win, anchored by Mohamed Rizwan's maiden ODI century. Finch stepped up to bowl in Richardson's place and he picked up only his third ODI wicket when he had Haris Sohail caught behind for 34. Umar Akmal (16) also departed cheaply when he holed out to Peter Handscomb in the deep trying to attack Nathan Lyon. The win was Australia's fifth in a row after their 3-2 comeback in the series in India earlier this month.

Source: bd News24 March 24, 2019 19:18 UTC