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Pakistan v Zimbabwe 2nd Test

Zimbabwe tour of Pakistan - 1996 (1996/97) · Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad · 24 October 1996

Pakistan won by 10 wickets

Pakistan won by 10 wickets. Saeed Anwar top-scored with 81 for Pakistan. Wasim Akram took 6/48.

MATCH FACTS

Series
Zimbabwe tour of Pakistan - 1996 (1996/97)
Ground
Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad
Dates
24 October 1996 to 26 October 1996
Toss
Zimbabwe, chose to bat
Result
Pakistan won by 10 wickets
Player of the match
Wasim Akram
Captains
Alistair Campbell (Zimbabwe), Wasim Akram (Pakistan)
Debuts
Pommie Mbangwa (Zimbabwe), Everton Matambanadzo (Zimbabwe), Hasan Raza (Pakistan), Mohammad Hussain (Pakistan)
Umpires
DB Cowie and Mahboob Shah
Match referee
JL Hendriks

HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED

Zimbabwe won the toss and chose to bat. Pommie Mbangwa, Everton Matambanadzo, Hasan Raza and Mohammad Hussain played their first Tests.

Zimbabwe batted first and made 133 all out. Andy Flower top-scored with 61 off 144 balls. Wasim Akram took 6 for 48 for Pakistan. That was well below the 1990s average first-innings total at Iqbal Stadium, 185 across 6 Tests.

Pakistan replied with 267 all out. Saeed Anwar top-scored with 81 off 97 balls, and Moin Khan made 58. Bryan Strang took 3 for 53 for Zimbabwe. Pakistan led by 134 on first innings.

Zimbabwe made 200 all out in their second innings. Dave Houghton top-scored with 73 off 102 balls, and Alistair Campbell made 52. Waqar Younis took 4 for 54 for Pakistan. The innings was built on a 113-run stand for the fourth wicket between Alistair Campbell and Dave Houghton, 56% of the total.

Set 67 to win, Pakistan made 69 for 0. Saeed Anwar top-scored with 50 not out off 66 balls.

Pakistan won by 10 wickets.

ZIMBABWE, FIRST INNINGS: 133 ALL OUT
BatterHow outRB
Grant Flowerbowled1525
Mark Dekkerc Moin Khan1943
Craig Wishartlbw01
Dave Houghtonbowled13
Alistair Campbellc Moin Khan921
Andy Flowerc Mohammad Hussain61144
Guy Whittallbowled951
Paul Strangc Saleem Malik323
Bryan Strangbowled114
Pommie Mbangwabowled023
Everton Matambanadzonot out01

Extras 15 · Total 133 all out

Bowler (Pakistan)OMRW
Wasim Akram208486
Waqar Younis116131
Saqlain Mushtaq155281
Shahid Nazir5.50231
Mohammad Hussain6371

FALL OF WICKETS

1-22 (Grant Flower), 2-33 (Craig Wishart), 3-34 (Dave Houghton), 4-49 (Mark Dekker), 5-55 (Alistair Campbell), 6-102 (Guy Whittall), 7-111 (Paul Strang), 8-118 (Bryan Strang), 9-129 (Pommie Mbangwa), 10-133 (Andy Flower)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRuns
firstGrant Flower and Mark Dekker22
secondMark Dekker and Craig Wishart11
thirdDave Houghton and Mark Dekker1
fourthAlistair Campbell and Mark Dekker15
fifthAlistair Campbell and Andy Flower6
sixthAndy Flower and Guy Whittall47
seventhAndy Flower and Paul Strang9
eighthAndy Flower and Bryan Strang7
ninthAndy Flower and Pommie Mbangwa11
tenthAndy Flower and Everton Matambanadzo4
PAKISTAN, FIRST INNINGS: 267 ALL OUT
BatterHow outRB
Saeed Anwarc Andy Flower8197
Aamer Sohaillbw26
Ijaz Ahmedc Andy Flower216
Saleem Malikc Andy Flower1833
Hasan Razac Dave Houghton2748
Wasim Akrambowled3547
Moin Khanc Andy Flower58100
Mohammad Hussainrun out (Grant Flower)07
Saqlain Mushtaqnot out1588
Waqar Younisbowled2332
Shahid Nazirlbw13

Extras 5 · Total 267 all out

Bowler (Zimbabwe)OMRW
Everton Matambanadzo110622
Pommie Mbangwa171672
Bryan Strang186533
Guy Whittall74110
Paul Strang24.18661
Grant Flower2041

FALL OF WICKETS

1-7 (Aamer Sohail), 2-10 (Ijaz Ahmed), 3-67 (Saleem Malik), 4-127 (Saeed Anwar), 5-141 (Hasan Raza), 6-194 (Wasim Akram), 7-200 (Mohammad Hussain), 8-235 (Moin Khan), 9-264 (Waqar Younis), 10-267 (Shahid Nazir)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRuns
firstSaeed Anwar and Aamer Sohail7
secondIjaz Ahmed and Saeed Anwar3
thirdSaleem Malik and Saeed Anwar57
fourthSaeed Anwar and Hasan Raza60
fifthWasim Akram and Hasan Raza14
sixthWasim Akram and Moin Khan53
seventhMoin Khan and Mohammad Hussain6
eighthMoin Khan and Saqlain Mushtaq35
ninthWaqar Younis and Saqlain Mushtaq29
tenthSaqlain Mushtaq and Shahid Nazir3
ZIMBABWE, SECOND INNINGS: 200 ALL OUT
BatterHow outRB
Grant Flowerlbw02
Mark Dekkerlbw01
Craig Wishartc Saleem Malik729
Dave Houghtonlbw73102
Alistair Campbellc Moin Khan5287
Andy Flowerc Saeed Anwar2341
Guy Whittalllbw06
Paul Strangbowled936
Bryan Strangnot out1328
Everton Matambanadzobowled714
Pommie Mbangwalbw23

Extras 14 · Total 200 all out

Bowler (Pakistan)OMRW
Wasim Akram18.44584
Waqar Younis153544
Saqlain Mushtaq71340
Shahid Nazir115252
Mohammad Hussain41140
Saleem Malik2070

FALL OF WICKETS

1-0 (Grant Flower), 2-0 (Mark Dekker), 3-23 (Craig Wishart), 4-136 (Dave Houghton), 5-136 (Alistair Campbell), 6-140 (Guy Whittall), 7-169 (Paul Strang), 8-174 (Andy Flower), 9-198 (Everton Matambanadzo), 10-200 (Pommie Mbangwa)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRuns
firstGrant Flower and Mark Dekker0
secondMark Dekker and Craig Wishart0
thirdDave Houghton and Craig Wishart23
fourthAlistair Campbell and Dave Houghton113
fifthAlistair Campbell and Andy Flower0
sixthAndy Flower and Guy Whittall4
seventhAndy Flower and Paul Strang29
eighthAndy Flower and Bryan Strang5
ninthBryan Strang and Everton Matambanadzo24
tenthBryan Strang and Pommie Mbangwa2
PAKISTAN, SECOND INNINGS: 69 FOR 0
BatterHow outRB
Saeed Anwarnot out5066
Aamer Sohailnot out1847

Did not bat: Saqlain Mushtaq, Waqar Younis, Shahid Nazir, Moin Khan, Mohammad Hussain, Ijaz Ahmed, Saleem Malik, Hasan Raza, Wasim Akram

Extras 1 · Total 69 for 0

Bowler (Zimbabwe)OMRW
Everton Matambanadzo50270
Pommie Mbangwa73140
Bryan Strang4.51200
Paul Strang2080
PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRunsBalls
firstSaeed Anwar and Aamer Sohail69113
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