Pakistan, May 31 -- All-rounder Arafat Minhas marked his ODI debut with a five-wicket haul, while Babar Azam and Ghazi Ghori struck half-centuries as Pakistan cruised to a five-wicket victory over Australia in the first ODI of the three-match series at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium on Saturday.

Set to chase a modest 201-run target, the hosts comfortably knocked the winning runs for the loss of five wickets and 45 balls to spare, courtesy of a century-plus third-wicket partnership between Babar and Ghori.

The Green Shirts got off to a contrasting start to the pursuit as they lost left-handed opener Maaz Sadaqat (eight) in the sixth over with just 25 runs on the board.

His dismissal paved the way for Babar to come out and share a cautio...