pat cummins
A 3-match ODI series is being played between Australia and Pakistan. The first match of the series was played on November 4 in which hosts Australia beat Pakistan by 2 wickets. In this match, captain Pat Cummins did wonders with both ball and bat and led his team to victory in a thrilling manner. Pat Cummins gave 39 runs in 9.4 overs, bowling 1 maiden and chasing 2 batsmen. Due to the brilliant bowling of Cummins and Mitchell Starc, the Pakistan team could not even play the full 50 overs and made 203 runs in 46.4 overs. After this, when the Australian team ran into trouble while chasing the target, captain Pat Cummins took charge and led his team to the target despite the fall of 8 wickets. In this match Cummins played a valuable innings of 32 runs with the help of 4 fours in 31 balls.
The captain changed suddenly.
After winning the first match, Australia will now face the visiting Pakistan team in the second ODI where they will look to capture the series. The second ODI match will be played in Adelaide on November 8. However, even before this match, Australia changed captains overnight. Command of the team has been handed over to Josh Inglis, 29, in place of Pat Cummins. While Pat Cummins will be the captain in the second ODI, Josh English will be seen captaining the team in the third match. Cummins will not be part of the team in the third ODI. After the ODI series, Josh Inglis will also lead the team in the T20I series against Pakistan. Pat Cummins will also not play in this series.
Focus on Border-Gavaskar Trophy
In fact, apart from Pat Cummins, Steve Smith, Josh Hazlewood, Mitchell Starc and Marnus Labuschagne will also not play in the third match of the three-match ODI series against Pakistan. This decision has been taken so that all these players can focus on the much-awaited Border-Gavaskar Trophy. In such a situation, fast bowlers Xavier Bartlett and Spencer Johnson have been included in Australia’s ODI squad along with wicketkeeper-batsman Josh Philip.
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