Although the matches played at Melbourne Cricket Ground were exciting in every format, but if we talk about ODI, many historical matches have been played here. On this ground, Australia won the title by defeating Pakistan in the final of the Tri-Series in 2000. A total of 160 ODI matches have been played in Melbourne so far, in which the team batting first has won 78 times and the team batting in the second innings has won 77 times.
Head to head statistics of both teams
The teams of Australia and Pakistan have clashed 108 times so far in ODIs. Australia seems to have the upper hand and have won 70 out of 108 matches. Pakistan has won only 34 matches against Australia. It is so clear that Australia is stronger than Pakistan. Ricky Ponting has scored the most runs in Melbourne. Ponting has scored 2108 runs in 41 ODI matches, which includes 7 centuries and 15 half-centuries, while the record of taking the most wickets is in the name of Australia's Shane Warne. Warne has taken a total of 46 wickets in Melbourne.
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