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The Australian cricket team toured the United Arab Emirates in March 2019 to play five One Day International (ODI) matches against Pakistan.[1][2] The fixtures were part of both teams' preparation for the 2019 Cricket World Cup.[3][4]
| Australian cricket team against Pakistan in 2018–19 | |||
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| Pakistan | Australia | ||
| Dates | 22 – 31 March 2019 | ||
| Captains | Shoaib Malik[n 1] | Aaron Finch | |
| One Day International series | |||
| Results | Australia won the 5-match series 5–0 | ||
| Most runs | Haris Sohail (291) | Aaron Finch (451) | |
| Most wickets | Usman Shinwari (5) |
Nathan Coulter-Nile (7) Adam Zampa (7) | |
| Player of the series | Aaron Finch (Aus) | ||
Ahead of the tour, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) were in talks with Cricket Australia with a view to play some of the matches in Pakistan.[5][6] On 10 February 2019, the PCB confirmed the dates of the tour, with all the fixtures taking place in the UAE.[7][8]
The bans on Steve Smith and David Warner following the 2018 Australian ball-tampering scandal ended on 29 March 2019, coinciding with the date of the fourth ODI match.[9][10] However, when Cricket Australia named their squad for the tour, Smith and Warner were not included.[11] Trevor Hohns, chairman of the National Selection Panel, said that the best route for them coming back would be through the Indian Premier League.[12]
Pakistan's regular captain, Sarfaraz Ahmed, was rested ahead of the 2019 Cricket World Cup, with Shoaib Malik named as captain of the squad in his place.[13] For the fourth ODI, Imad Wasim captained the side for the first time, after Shoaib Malik was sidelined with a bruised rib.[14] Wasim also captained Pakistan for the fifth and final ODI of the series.[15]
Australia won the series 5–0.[16] It was Australia's first 5–0 series win away from home since they beat the West Indies in 2008.[17]
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Pakistan's Faheem Ashraf was rested for the final three matches of the series.[20] Jhye Richardson suffered an injury during the second ODI and was ruled out of Australia's squad for the rest of the series.[21]
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1st ODI
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- Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat.
- Mohammad Abbas and Shan Masood (Pak) both made their ODI debuts.
- Haris Sohail (Pak) scored his first century in ODIs.[22]
2nd ODI
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- Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat.
- Mohammad Hasnain (Pak) made his ODI debut.
- Mohammad Rizwan (Pak) scored his first century in ODIs.[23]
3rd ODI
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- Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
4th ODI
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- Pakistan won the toss and elected to field.
- Abid Ali and Saad Ali (Pak) both made their ODI debuts.
- Imad Wasim captained Pakistan for the first time in ODIs.[24]
- Abid Ali became the fifteenth batsman, and third for Pakistan, to score a century on debut in ODIs.[25] He also made the highest score by a batsman for Pakistan on debut in ODIs.[26]
5th ODI
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- Pakistan won the toss and elected to field.
- Glenn Maxwell (Aus) played in his 100th ODI.[27]
- Aaron Finch (Aus) scored his 4,000th run in ODIs.[28]
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- Imad Wasim captained Pakistan for the 4th and 5th ODIs.
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