Australia wins the toss for the 5th time in a row and decides to bat first against Pakistan in the 5th and final ODI being played at Adelaide on Jan. 26, 2017. The match starts time 8:20 a,m Pakistan time.
Pakistan under the leadership of Azhar Ali will be looking for a consolation victory as they gear up for the fifth and last ODI match against Australia on January 26, 2017, at the Adelaide Oval.
Final scores - Aus win by 57 runs.
Pakistan 312/9 (Babar Azam 100)
Australia 369/7 (David Warner 179, TM Head 128)
Australia 255/0 in 38 overs.
Australia has an unassailable lead of 3-1 in this series, and they will be trying to win this game too so that the series can be ended on a glorious note in a day which millions of people are celebrating Australia day festivities.
Australia won by 57 runs #AUSvPAK pic.twitter.com/DLgzdgOk5Q
— PCB Official (@TheRealPCB) January 26, 2017
TV Telecast and live stream online
Star Group has bought the television telecast rights of this series in India. Star Sports will telecast this game live in India, while the live streaming can be enjoyed in the official website of Star Sports or Hotstar.
Watch Pakistan vs Australia 5th ODI live streaming on PTV Sports here -> https://t.co/0BovrxekEd pic.twitter.com/T9NaZauUsd
— PanAsiaBiz (@panasiabiz) January 26, 2017
Channel 09 and PTV Sports are telecasting this fifth game live in Australia and Pakistan respectively. The live stream online can be watched at the official website of PTV Sports.
In the United States of America, this game can be enjoyed live on Willow TV.
Steve Smith won the toss for Australia and decided to bat first in the final #AusvPak ODI in Adelaide - Follow LIVE: https://t.co/r3ZYRfrAnL pic.twitter.com/gY08kDq0Br
— ICC (@ICC) January 26, 2017
In the opening three matches of this series, Pakistan showed tremendous fighting spirit, and they even succeeded to win the second game in the most convincing manner.
In Sydney,
Pakistan showed some pathetic cricket on the field, and cricketing experts consider it as the shoddiest fielding efforts by any team on the Aussie soil.
Australia won the toss and elected to bat first #AUSvPAK pic.twitter.com/kmiHco4wAh
— PCB Official (@TheRealPCB) January 26, 2017
The 'Men In Green' missed many catches throughout their game in Sydney, and it negatively impacted their chances to level the series by winning the fourth match.
In the previous game,
David Warner showed his full fury in the flat Sydney pitch, as Pakistan pace bowlers Mohammad Amir and Junaid Khan failed to find the momentum.
The surface at the Adelaide Oval is quite similar to that of Sydney, and David Warner will be expecting to repeat the same magic in the fifth game too.
As the pitch is batting friendly, the captain who wins the toss will not have any hesitations to bat first. A decent score on board will make it difficult to chase under foggy conditions, as the wet ground surface will restrict the movement of the ball in the outfield.
