Zimbabwe v Pakistan 1st Test
Pakistan tour of Zimbabwe - 1995 (1994/95) · Harare Sports Club, Harare · 31 January 1995
Zimbabwe won by an innings and 64 runs
Zimbabwe won by an innings and 64 runs. Grant Flower top-scored with 201* for Zimbabwe. Heath Streak took 6/90.
MATCH FACTS
- Series
- Pakistan tour of Zimbabwe - 1995 (1994/95)
- Ground
- Harare Sports Club, Harare
- Dates
- 31 January 1995 to 4 February 1995
- Toss
- Zimbabwe, chose to bat
- Result
- Zimbabwe won by an innings and 64 runs
- Player of the match
- Andy Flower
- Captains
- Andy Flower (Zimbabwe), Saleem Malik (Pakistan)
- Debuts
- Stuart Carlisle (Zimbabwe), Henry Olonga (Zimbabwe)
- Umpires
- ID Robinson and MJ Kitchen
- Match referee
- JL Hendriks
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
Zimbabwe won the toss and chose to bat. Stuart Carlisle and Henry Olonga played their first Tests.
Zimbabwe batted first and made 544 for 4. Grant Flower top-scored with 201 not out off 523 balls, and Andy Flower made 156. The innings was built on a 269-run stand for the fourth wicket between Andy Flower and Grant Flower, 49% of the total. That was well above the 1990s average first-innings total at Harare Sports Club, 277 across 15 Tests.
Pakistan replied with 322 all out. Inzamam-ul-Haq top-scored with 71 off 197 balls, and Ijaz Ahmed made 65. Heath Streak took 6 for 90 for Zimbabwe. The innings was built on a 120-run stand for the seventh wicket between Ijaz Ahmed and Inzamam-ul-Haq. Zimbabwe led by 222 on first innings. Pakistan followed on.
Pakistan made 158 all out in their second innings. Inzamam-ul-Haq top-scored with 65 off 98 balls. Heath Streak took 3 for 15 for Zimbabwe. From 13 for 1 they lost 4 wickets for 22 runs, to 35 for 5.
Zimbabwe won by an innings and 64 runs.
ZIMBABWE, FIRST INNINGS: 544 FOR 4
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Dekker | c Rashid Latif | 2 | 10 |
| Grant Flower | not out | 201 | 523 |
| Alistair Campbell | lbw | 1 | 14 |
| Dave Houghton | c Aamer Sohail | 23 | 34 |
| Andy Flower | c Wasim Akram | 156 | 245 |
| Guy Whittall | not out | 113 | 192 |
Did not bat: Stuart Carlisle, Paul Strang, Heath Streak, David Brain, Henry Olonga
Extras 48 · Total 544 for 4
| Bowler (Pakistan) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wasim Akram | 39.5 | 12 | 95 | 1 |
| Aaqib Javed | 34.1 | 8 | 73 | 2 |
| Kabir Khan | 35 | 5 | 142 | 1 |
| Saleem Malik | 9 | 0 | 42 | 0 |
| Akram Raza | 34 | 6 | 112 | 0 |
| Asif Mujtaba | 7 | 0 | 30 | 0 |
| Aamer Sohail | 6 | 1 | 27 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-4 (Mark Dekker), 2-9 (Alistair Campbell), 3-42 (Dave Houghton), 4-311 (Andy Flower)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Grant Flower and Mark Dekker | 4 |
| second | Alistair Campbell and Grant Flower | 5 |
| third | Grant Flower and Dave Houghton | 33 |
| fourth | Andy Flower and Grant Flower | 269 |
| fifth | Grant Flower and Guy Whittall | 233 |
PAKISTAN, FIRST INNINGS: 322 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aamer Sohail | c Dave Houghton | 61 | 137 |
| Saeed Anwar | c Andy Flower | 8 | 28 |
| Akram Raza | c Guy Whittall | 19 | 36 |
| Asif Mujtaba | c Stuart Carlisle | 2 | 16 |
| Saleem Malik | c Stuart Carlisle | 32 | 70 |
| Ijaz Ahmed | c Grant Flower | 65 | 186 |
| Rashid Latif | c Alistair Campbell | 6 | 29 |
| Inzamam-ul-Haq | c Grant Flower | 71 | 197 |
| Wasim Akram | c Stuart Carlisle | 27 | 48 |
| Kabir Khan | not out | 2 | 11 |
| Aaqib Javed | lbw | 0 | 3 |
Extras 29 · Total 322 all out
| Bowler (Zimbabwe) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heath Streak | 39 | 11 | 90 | 6 |
| David Brain | 27 | 4 | 94 | 1 |
| Henry Olonga | 10 | 0 | 27 | 1 |
| Guy Whittall | 29 | 10 | 49 | 2 |
| Paul Strang | 15 | 5 | 45 | 0 |
| Mark Dekker | 4 | 1 | 10 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-36 (Saeed Anwar), 2-82 (Akram Raza), 3-88 (Asif Mujtaba), 4-131 (Aamer Sohail), 5-135 (Saleem Malik), 6-151 (Rashid Latif), 7-271 (Ijaz Ahmed), 8-317 (Wasim Akram), 9-322 (Inzamam-ul-Haq), 10-322 (Aaqib Javed)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Saeed Anwar and Aamer Sohail | 36 |
| second | Akram Raza and Aamer Sohail | 46 |
| third | Asif Mujtaba and Aamer Sohail | 6 |
| fourth | Saleem Malik and Aamer Sohail | 43 |
| fifth | Saleem Malik and Ijaz Ahmed | 4 |
| sixth | Ijaz Ahmed and Rashid Latif | 16 |
| seventh | Ijaz Ahmed and Inzamam-ul-Haq | 120 |
| eighth | Wasim Akram and Inzamam-ul-Haq | 46 |
| ninth | Inzamam-ul-Haq and Kabir Khan | 5 |
| tenth | Aaqib Javed and Kabir Khan | 0 |
PAKISTAN, SECOND INNINGS: 158 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aamer Sohail | c Alistair Campbell | 5 | 31 |
| Saeed Anwar | lbw | 7 | 22 |
| Asif Mujtaba | bowled | 4 | 22 |
| Saleem Malik | c Andy Flower | 6 | 29 |
| Ijaz Ahmed | c David Brain | 2 | 17 |
| Inzamam-ul-Haq | c Andy Flower | 65 | 98 |
| Rashid Latif | c Dave Houghton | 38 | 116 |
| Wasim Akram | c Mark Dekker | 19 | 18 |
| Akram Raza | not out | 2 | 16 |
| Kabir Khan | bowled | 0 | 3 |
| Aaqib Javed | bowled | 2 | 9 |
Extras 8 · Total 158 all out
| Bowler (Zimbabwe) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Brain | 16 | 4 | 50 | 3 |
| Heath Streak | 11 | 5 | 15 | 3 |
| Paul Strang | 19 | 3 | 35 | 1 |
| Guy Whittall | 16 | 3 | 58 | 3 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-13 (Saeed Anwar), 2-16 (Aamer Sohail), 3-26 (Asif Mujtaba), 4-29 (Saleem Malik), 5-35 (Ijaz Ahmed), 6-131 (Inzamam-ul-Haq), 7-142 (Rashid Latif), 8-156 (Wasim Akram), 9-156 (Kabir Khan), 10-158 (Aaqib Javed)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Saeed Anwar and Aamer Sohail | 13 |
| second | Asif Mujtaba and Aamer Sohail | 3 |
| third | Saleem Malik and Asif Mujtaba | 10 |
| fourth | Saleem Malik and Ijaz Ahmed | 3 |
| fifth | Ijaz Ahmed and Inzamam-ul-Haq | 6 |
| sixth | Inzamam-ul-Haq and Rashid Latif | 96 |
| seventh | Wasim Akram and Rashid Latif | 11 |
| eighth | Wasim Akram and Akram Raza | 14 |
| ninth | Akram Raza and Kabir Khan | 0 |
| tenth | Aaqib Javed and Akram Raza | 2 |
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