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England v Pakistan 3rd Test

Pakistan tour of England and Scotland - 1996 (1996) · Kennington Oval, London · 22 August 1996

Pakistan won by 9 wickets

Pakistan won by 9 wickets. Saeed Anwar top-scored with 176 for Pakistan. Mushtaq Ahmed took 6/78.

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MATCH FACTS

Series
Pakistan tour of England and Scotland - 1996 (1996)
Ground
Kennington Oval, London
Dates
22 August 1996 to 26 August 1996
Toss
England, chose to bat
Result
Pakistan won by 9 wickets
Player of the match
Mushtaq Ahmed
Captains
Mike Atherton (England), Wasim Akram (Pakistan)
Debut
Robert Croft (England)
Umpires
BC Cooray and MJ Kitchen
Match referee
PL van der Merwe

HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED

England won the toss and chose to bat. It was Robert Croft's first Test.

England batted first and made 326 all out. John Crawley top-scored with 106 off 217 balls, and Graham Thorpe made 54. Waqar Younis took 4 for 95 for Pakistan.

Pakistan replied with 521 for 8. Saeed Anwar top-scored with 176 off 264 balls, and Saleem Malik made 100. Alan Mullally took 3 for 97 for England. The innings was built on a 133-run stand for the second wicket between Ijaz Ahmed and Saeed Anwar. Pakistan led by 195 on first innings.

England made 242 all out in their second innings. Alec Stewart top-scored with 54 off 100 balls, and Nasser Hussain made 51. Mushtaq Ahmed took 6 for 78 for Pakistan.

Set 48 to win, Pakistan made 48 for 1. Aamer Sohail top-scored with 29 not out off 17 balls.

Pakistan won by 9 wickets.

ENGLAND, FIRST INNINGS: 326 ALL OUT
BatterHow outRB
Mike Athertonbowled3177
Alec Stewartbowled4451
Nasser Hussainc Saeed Anwar1225
Graham Thorpelbw5495
John Crawleybowled106217
Nick Knightbowled1745
Chris Lewisbowled540
Ian Salisburyc Inzamam-ul-Haq521
Dominic Corkc Moin Khan05
Robert Croftnot out518
Alan Mullallybowled2412

Extras 23 · Total 326 all out

Bowler (Pakistan)OMRW
Wasim Akram29.29833
Waqar Younis256954
Mohammad Akram121411
Mushtaq Ahmed275782
Aamer Sohail61170

FALL OF WICKETS

1-64 (Alec Stewart), 2-85 (Nasser Hussain), 3-116 (Mike Atherton), 4-205 (Graham Thorpe), 5-248 (Nick Knight), 6-273 (Chris Lewis), 7-283 (Ian Salisbury), 8-284 (Dominic Cork), 9-295 (John Crawley), 10-326 (Alan Mullally)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRuns
firstMike Atherton and Alec Stewart64
secondMike Atherton and Nasser Hussain21
thirdMike Atherton and Graham Thorpe31
fourthGraham Thorpe and John Crawley89
fifthJohn Crawley and Nick Knight43
sixthChris Lewis and John Crawley25
seventhIan Salisbury and John Crawley10
eighthJohn Crawley and Dominic Cork1
ninthJohn Crawley and Robert Croft11
tenthRobert Croft and Alan Mullally31
PAKISTAN, FIRST INNINGS: 521 FOR 8
BatterHow outRB
Saeed Anwarc Robert Croft176264
Aamer Sohailc Dominic Cork4678
Ijaz Ahmedc Alec Stewart61136
Inzamam-ul-Haqc Nasser Hussain3580
Saleem Maliknot out100223
Asif Mujtabarun out (Chris Lewis)1344
Wasim Akramst Alec Stewart4081
Moin Khanbowled2346
Mushtaq Ahmedc John Crawley218
Waqar Younisnot out06

Did not bat: Mohammad Akram

Extras 25 · Total 521 for 8

Bowler (England)OMRW
Chris Lewis2331120
Alan Mullally37.17973
Robert Croft47101162
Dominic Cork235711
Ian Salisbury2931161

FALL OF WICKETS

1-106 (Aamer Sohail), 2-239 (Ijaz Ahmed), 3-334 (Inzamam-ul-Haq), 4-334 (Saeed Anwar), 5-365 (Asif Mujtaba), 6-440 (Wasim Akram), 7-502 (Moin Khan), 8-519 (Mushtaq Ahmed)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRuns
firstSaeed Anwar and Aamer Sohail106
secondIjaz Ahmed and Saeed Anwar133
thirdSaeed Anwar and Inzamam-ul-Haq95
fourthSaleem Malik and Saeed Anwar0
fifthSaleem Malik and Asif Mujtaba31
sixthSaleem Malik and Wasim Akram75
seventhSaleem Malik and Moin Khan62
eighthSaleem Malik and Mushtaq Ahmed17
ninthSaleem Malik and Waqar Younis2
ENGLAND, SECOND INNINGS: 242 ALL OUT
BatterHow outRB
Mike Athertonc Inzamam-ul-Haq43144
Alec Stewartc Asif Mujtaba54100
Nasser Hussainlbw5196
Graham Thorpec Wasim Akram924
John Crawleyc Aamer Sohail1958
Nick Knightc Mushtaq Ahmed817
Chris Lewislbw422
Dominic Corkbowled2633
Robert Croftc Ijaz Ahmed616
Ian Salisburynot out0–
Alan Mullallybowled01

Extras 22 · Total 242 all out

Bowler (Pakistan)OMRW
Wasim Akram15.41673
Waqar Younis183551
Mushtaq Ahmed3710786
Aamer Sohail2140
Mohammad Akram103300

FALL OF WICKETS

1-96 (Alec Stewart), 2-136 (Mike Atherton), 3-166 (Graham Thorpe), 4-179 (Nasser Hussain), 5-187 (Nick Knight), 6-205 (Chris Lewis), 7-220 (John Crawley), 8-238 (Dominic Cork), 9-242 (Robert Croft), 10-242 (Alan Mullally)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRuns
firstMike Atherton and Alec Stewart96
secondMike Atherton and Nasser Hussain40
thirdNasser Hussain and Graham Thorpe30
fourthNasser Hussain and John Crawley13
fifthJohn Crawley and Nick Knight8
sixthChris Lewis and John Crawley18
seventhJohn Crawley and Dominic Cork15
eighthDominic Cork and Robert Croft18
ninthIan Salisbury and Robert Croft4
tenthIan Salisbury and Alan Mullally0
PAKISTAN, SECOND INNINGS: 48 FOR 1
BatterHow outRB
Saeed Anwarc Nick Knight18
Aamer Sohailnot out2917
Ijaz Ahmednot out1321

Did not bat: Inzamam-ul-Haq, Saleem Malik, Asif Mujtaba, Wasim Akram, Moin Khan, Mushtaq Ahmed, Waqar Younis, Mohammad Akram

Extras 5 · Total 48 for 1

Bowler (England)OMRW
Dominic Cork30150
Alan Mullally30241
Robert Croft0.4090

FALL OF WICKETS

1-7 (Saeed Anwar)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRuns
firstSaeed Anwar and Aamer Sohail7
secondIjaz Ahmed and Aamer Sohail41
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