Australia vs Pakistan, 4th ODI - Live Cricket Score, Commentary

Hello and a warm welcome, friends for the fourth ODI between Australia and Pakistan. After winning the third ODI rather comprehensively, captain Steve Smith would be looking forward to wrap up the series in this game itself, and there's every possibility that it happens. Pakistan's tour has only gotten worse as the calendar kept flipping over, albeit that singular win in the second ODI which ignited a spark, only to be diffused in a couple of days time.

While one thought that the shorter format might light up the tourists' chances, the story hasn't changed much, or rather at all. Who do Pakistan look to for inspiration? I am as clueless as they would be at this moment. They say tough times bring the best in strong men, let's see if we are about to witness any of it on a Sunday. I'm Shirshendu Roy and I will be with you throughout the course of the game. For engaging cricket conversations, random thoughts and almost everything that I can put under the bracket of cricket, please tweet to

Toss and elevens in a bit. Don't go too far away..

Australia have won the toss and as expected, have chosen to bat first.

Adam Zampa gets a look in for the first time in the series while Mitchell Starc is back again, with workload management being well taken care of. James Faulkner and Billy Stanlake have gone out. For Pakistan, Azhar Ali is back to lead Pakistan and Asad Shafiq misses the bus.

Elevens in just a bit..

Pakistan (Playing XI): Azhar Ali(c), Sharjeel Khan, Babar Azam, Mohammad Hafeez, Shoaib Malik, Umar Akmal, Mohammad Rizwan(w), Imad Wasim, Mohammad Amir, Hasan Ali, Junaid Khan

Australia (Playing XI): David Warner, Usman Khawaja, Steven Smith(c), Peter Handscomb, Travis Head, Glenn Maxwell, Matthew Wade(w), Mitchell Starc, Pat Cummins, Adam Zampa, Josh Hazlewood

David Warner and Usman Khawaja have walked out to open the innings. Two left-handers at the crease and Pakistan decide to open the bowling with Mohammad Hafeez. Tactically, it makes sense but let's see how much it works..

Six boundaries and a six already in the first six overs of play. Four fours off the bat of Warner, no surprises really. He's the same man who got a hundred in the opening session of play on the first day of a Test, not long back. Do you mind if he lights up your Sunday again? I don't. Pakistan will dread it though.

Ravichandran Ashwin has hogged all the limelight in the year that has gone by, and with the amount of cricket played in India in 2016, his folklore had to grow by leaps and bounds. As good a spinner that he is, he isn't short of words either when it comes to talking about his game and the sport as a whole.

Here's how it panned out when our associate editor, Ganesh Chandrasekaran put the Spotlight on India's most sought after spinner.