Mitchell Starc's excellent performance, where he took three crucial wickets, helped Australia bowl out Pakistan for a meager 203 runs. This feat helped Starc become the fifth Australian bowler to take 100 wickets at home. He also surpassed Steve Waugh's record and is now second only to legendary pacer Brett Lee in terms of most wickets at home in ODIs for Australia. However, Pakistan's Haris Rauf's 3-wicket haul made the game interesting before Australia's lower order took them to a 7-wicket win in the first ODI.
Amidst SA20 clash, South Africa's Shukri Conrad hits back at Steve Waugh's criticism of sending a weakened team to New Zealand, highlighting the significance of the SA20 league for the survival of Test cricket in South Africa.