Australia Vs Pakistan 2Nd Match
Benson & Hedges World Series Cup Australia, Pakistan, West Indies in Australia - 1981 (1981/82) · Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne · 22 November 1981
Pakistan won by 4 wickets (with 4 balls remaining)
Pakistan won by 4 wickets (with 4 balls remaining). Javed Miandad top-scored with 72 for Pakistan. Sikander Bakht took 4/34.
MATCH FACTS
- Series
- Benson & Hedges World Series Cup Australia, Pakistan, West Indies in Australia - 1981 (1981/82)
- Ground
- Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
- Date
- 22 November 1981
- Toss
- Pakistan, chose to field
- Result
- Pakistan won by 4 wickets (with 4 balls remaining)
- Player of the match
- Javed Miandad
- Captains
- Greg Chappell (Australia), Javed Miandad (Pakistan)
- Umpires
- BE Martin and RV Whitehead
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
Pakistan won the toss and chose to field.
Australia batted first and made 209 for 9. Kim Hughes top-scored with 67 off 83 balls, and Rick Darling made 41. Sikander Bakht took 4 for 34 for Pakistan. The innings was built on a 86-run stand for the sixth wicket between Kim Hughes and Bruce Yardley, 41% of the total.
Chasing 210, Pakistan made 210 for 6. Javed Miandad top-scored with 72 off 82 balls, and Mudassar Nazar made 44. Greg Chappell took 3 for 33 for Australia. The innings was built on a 105-run stand for the third wicket between Javed Miandad and Mudassar Nazar, 50% of the total.
Pakistan won by 4 wickets (with 4 balls remaining).
AUSTRALIA: 209 FOR 9
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rick Darling | c Sarfraz Nawaz | 41 | 70 |
| Graeme Wood | run out | 23 | 34 |
| Greg Chappell | c Wasim Raja | 3 | 10 |
| Allan Border | bowled | 6 | 18 |
| Kim Hughes | c Mudassar Nazar | 67 | 83 |
| Rod Marsh | bowled | 15 | 14 |
| Bruce Yardley | bowled | 28 | 58 |
| Shaun Graf | run out | 8 | 12 |
| Geoff Lawson | not out | 4 | 5 |
| Jeff Thomson | run out | 3 | 4 |
Did not bat: Terry Alderman
Extras 11 · Total 209 for 9
| Bowler (Pakistan) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Imran Khan | 10 | 1 | 42 | 1 |
| Sarfraz Nawaz | 10 | 0 | 44 | 1 |
| Tahir Naqqash | 10 | 0 | 46 | 0 |
| Sikander Bakht | 10 | 1 | 34 | 4 |
| Ijaz Faqih | 10 | 1 | 32 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-48 (Graeme Wood), 2-51 (Greg Chappell), 3-71 (Allan Border), 4-80 (Rick Darling), 5-102 (Rod Marsh), 6-188 (Bruce Yardley), 7-197 (Kim Hughes), 8-204 (Shaun Graf), 9-209 (Jeff Thomson)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Rick Darling and Graeme Wood | 48 |
| second | Greg Chappell and Rick Darling | 3 |
| third | Rick Darling and Allan Border | 20 |
| fourth | Kim Hughes and Rick Darling | 9 |
| fifth | Rod Marsh and Kim Hughes | 22 |
| sixth | Kim Hughes and Bruce Yardley | 86 |
| seventh | Kim Hughes and Shaun Graf | 9 |
| eighth | Shaun Graf and Geoff Lawson | 7 |
| ninth | Jeff Thomson and Geoff Lawson | 5 |
PAKISTAN: 210 FOR 6
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mudassar Nazar | c Rod Marsh | 44 | 106 |
| Mansoor Akhtar | c Bruce Yardley | 12 | 22 |
| Zaheer Abbas | c Rod Marsh | 2 | 5 |
| Javed Miandad | c Geoff Lawson | 72 | 82 |
| Wasim Raja | c Rick Darling | 8 | 10 |
| Imran Khan | not out | 28 | 38 |
| Ijaz Faqih | bowled | 17 | 22 |
| Ashraf Ali | not out | 15 | 17 |
Did not bat: Sarfraz Nawaz, Tahir Naqqash, Sikander Bakht
Extras 12 · Total 210 for 6
| Bowler (Australia) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeff Thomson | 9.2 | 0 | 47 | 1 |
| Terry Alderman | 10 | 0 | 20 | 2 |
| Shaun Graf | 10 | 0 | 34 | 0 |
| Geoff Lawson | 8 | 1 | 43 | 0 |
| Bruce Yardley | 3 | 0 | 21 | 0 |
| Greg Chappell | 9 | 1 | 33 | 3 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-19 (Mansoor Akhtar), 2-21 (Zaheer Abbas), 3-126 (Mudassar Nazar), 4-139 (Wasim Raja), 5-151 (Javed Miandad), 6-184 (Ijaz Faqih)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Mudassar Nazar and Mansoor Akhtar | 19 |
| second | Zaheer Abbas and Mudassar Nazar | 2 |
| third | Javed Miandad and Mudassar Nazar | 105 |
| fourth | Wasim Raja and Javed Miandad | 13 |
| fifth | Imran Khan and Javed Miandad | 12 |
| sixth | Imran Khan and Ijaz Faqih | 33 |
| seventh | Imran Khan and Ashraf Ali | 26 |
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