Australia break MASSIVE ODI record with victory over Pakistan in Melbourne

Australia beat Pakistan by 2 wickets in a close low-scoring encounter at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG). With this victory, Australia not only took a 1-0 lead in the series, but also became the most successful ODI team against Pakistan.

This was the 71st time the Baggy Greens made the Men in Green taste defeat in the format, which is the joint-most by any team. In one-day cricket, West Indies have also defeated Pakistan on 71 occasions, however Australia have managed to do so in 28 less matches.

Australia’s 71 wins have come in 109 matches, while managed to get 71 wins in 137 games. Sri Lanka have the third-highest wins over Pakistan with a tally of 59 in 157 matches.

This wasn’t the only record that Australia broke during the match as their left-arm pacer Mitchell Starc became the fastest Australian player to take 100 ODI wickets surpassing legendary pacer Brett Lee.

Starc delivered a performance with the ball that lived up to his reputation. He picked up 3 wickets while giving away 33 runs in his 10-over spell. The pacer dismissed both Pakistan openers Abdullah Shafique and Saim Ayub before dismissing tail-ender Shaheen Afridi to bag his third wicket.