The first match of the three-match ODI series between Australia and Pakistan was played at the Melbourne Cricket Ground and the bowlers of both teams performed well. In this game, Pakistan got a chance to start but only scored 203 points in 46.4 overs. In this regard, the Australian team also seemed uncomfortable in the process of chasing the ball, but in the end they successfully won the game with an advantage of 2 wickets. This match also created a unique miracle in that neither batsman from either team managed to touch or break the 50-run mark. As a result, the 49-year-old record was also broken.
MCG repeats history
In the first match of the ODI series at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, Pakistan’s highest individual score in an innings came with the bat of captain Mohammad Rizwan, who scored a total of 44 runs. While the Australian team was chasing the ball, the highest individual scorer was Josh English, who scored 49 points in one game. In this game, the two teams scored a total of 407 points. With this, this is the third highest score in any ODI played in Australia so far without even a half-century in it. Earlier in 1975, in the ODI match between Australia and England at Melbourne Stadium, the two teams scored a total of 381 runs and no player could successfully score 50 runs in this match.
Australia’s highest total score in an ODI match when not even 50 runs were scored in the game
Australia vs England – 421 runs (1999, Sydney ODI)
Australia vs New Zealand – 410 runs (1990, Sydney ODI)
Australia vs Pakistan – 407 runs (2024 ODI, Melbourne)
Australia vs England – 381 runs (1975, Melbourne ODI)
Australia vs Pakistan – 378 runs (1981, Adelaide ODI)
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