Phoebe Litchfield shines on debut as Australia take lead

Veteran Meg Lanning and debutant Phoebe Litchfield twinned in a shocking century stand to drive Australia to an eight-wicket win in the downpour impacted opening ODI in Brisbane.

Skipper Lanning, who was getting back in the saddle after her half year break, struck 67 off 76 while 19-year-old Litchfield, making her ODI debut, scored 78* off 92 as the couple added 137 runs for the subsequent wicket and set the stage up for a simple success. The two players hit 9 fours, with Litchfield likewise contributing with a six, as Australia found the reconsidered focus of 158 in just 28.5 overs.

The game was decreased to 40 overs each after downpour initially deferred the beginning and afterward interfered. Pakistan, put in to bat first, lost openers Muneeba Ali and Sidra Ameen ahead of schedule to Darcie Earthy colored's speed with just 19 on the board. Tahlia McGrath's strike of Omaima Sohail then, at that point, exacerbated a terrible beginning as Pakistan wound up wobbling at 38/3 inside the 10th over.

Yet again bismah Maroof and Nida Dar then added 46 runs for the fourth wicket to deliver some kind of security to the innings however the chief's excusal put paid to that. Maroof was choked down the leg side by Ashleigh Gardner yet Dar waited in her 88-ball 59, likewise the top score of the innings as Pakistan mixed to 160/8 in their 40 overs.

Pakistan required a major exertion with the ball and Diana Baig gave the underlying push the wicket of Beth Mooney, yet Litchfield and Lanning, who was dropped on six, then dashed through the tracks as the guests looked shy of thoughts. In transit, Lanning crossed 4,500 one-day runs while Litchfield got to 50 years on debut. Omaima Sohail figured out how to represent Lanning yet Litchfield saw through the pursuit and made truly an impression in her lady one-day outing.