Cummins rescues Aussies v Pak

Pat Cummins

Skipper Pat Cummins kept his cool under pressure with a gritty unbeaten 32 to steer Australia to a nervy two-wicket defeat of Pakistan in the first of three ODIs on Monday.

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Chasing 204, they reached the target with 99 balls to spare here, surviving a huge scare when they lost three wickets in five balls. "Wonderful match, but it got a little tighter than I would have liked it there," said Cummins.

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