Of dreams and landmarks

Jan 19, 2017

Many dreams came true at the WACA...•Getty Images

But none of them were as remarkable as Babar Azam's landmark - he became joint-fastest to 1000 runs in ODIs, getting there in his 21st innings•Cricket Australia

Australia ran out of ideas for a while in the middle and looked desperate•AFP

But like David Warner in the field, Australia did to pull things back and restrict Pakistan to 263•Getty Images

But was left to rue two missed opportunities soon after - first due to a no-ball and second because Mohammad Nawaz couldn't hold on at point•Getty Images

...including Peter Handscomb's - the batsman made his ODI debut•Getty Images

Australia took early wickets after Sharjeel Khan's quick start though, and kept pegging Pakistan back•Cricket Australia

Pakistani fans had much to cheer about during the day and were the most audible•Getty Images

Imad Wasim and Pakistan were put under pressure by Warner who looked for boundaries early on•Cricket Australia

Handscomb, who should have been out for a duck, made the most of two reprieves•Getty Images

Shoaib Malik came in and took the attack to the bowlers•Cricket Australia

Umar Akmal came to the party with a typically busy, adventurous 39•Getty Images

Junaid Khan was overjoyed when he took a wicket...•Getty Images

Steven Smith stitched together 183 with Handscomb; his eighth century helped Australia complete a seven-wicket win•Getty Images