LAHORE: Pakistan captain
Babar Azam won the toss and sent Australia to bat Tuesday in the first of three day-night internationals in Lahore.
Pakistan are without pace spearhead Shaheen Shah Afridi, who hurt his knee while batting on Monday.
Fast bowler Mohammad Wasim Junior and leg-spinner Zahid Mahmood are making their ODI debuts.
Already-depleted Australia lost Ashton Agar after the spinner tested positive earlier Tuesday for Covid-19 after reserve wicketkeeper Josh Inglis caught the virus a day earlier.
All-rounder Mitchell Marsh is also missing, having injured his hip.
The next two ODIs will be on Thursday and Saturday, also in Lahore.
Teams:Pakistan: Babar Azam (captain), Fakhar Zaman,
Haris Rauf
, Hasan Ali, Iftikhar Ahmed, Imam-Ul-Haq, Khushdil Shah, Zahid Mahmood, Mohammad Rizwan, Mohammad Wasim Junior, Saud Shakeel
Australia: Aaron Finch (captain),
Sean Abbott, Alex Carey,
Nathan Ellis
, Cameron Green,
Travis Head
, Marnus Labuschagne, Ben McDermott, Marcus Stoinis,
Mitchell Swepson, Adam Zampa
Umpires: Aleem Dar (PAK) and Asif Yaqoob (PAK)
Tv umpire: Ahsan Raza (PAK)
Match referee: Muhammad Javed Malik (PAK)
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