Australia Vs Pakistan 6Th Match
Benson & Hedges World Series Cup Australia, Pakistan, West Indies in Australia - 1981 (1981/82) · Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney · 17 December 1981
Pakistan won by 6 wickets (with 40 balls remaining)
Pakistan won by 6 wickets (with 40 balls remaining). Zaheer Abbas top-scored with 108 for Pakistan.
MATCH FACTS
- Series
- Benson & Hedges World Series Cup Australia, Pakistan, West Indies in Australia - 1981 (1981/82)
- Ground
- Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
- Date
- 17 December 1981
- Toss
- Pakistan, chose to field
- Result
- Pakistan won by 6 wickets (with 40 balls remaining)
- Player of the match
- Mudassar Nazar
- Captains
- Greg Chappell (Australia), Javed Miandad (Pakistan)
- Debut
- Dirk Wellham (Australia)
- Umpires
- RA French and MW Johnson
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
Pakistan won the toss and chose to field. It was Dirk Wellham's first ODI.
Australia batted first and made 222 for 6. Rick Darling top-scored with 74 off 100 balls, and Rod Marsh made 54. Mudassar Nazar took 3 for 20 for Pakistan. The innings was built on a 90-run stand for the sixth wicket between Rod Marsh and Dirk Wellham, 41% of the total.
Chasing 223, Pakistan made 223 for 4. Zaheer Abbas top-scored with 108 off 110 balls, and Mudassar Nazar made 50. The innings was built on a 105-run stand for the second wicket between Zaheer Abbas and Mudassar Nazar, 47% of the total.
Pakistan won by 6 wickets (with 40 balls remaining).
AUSTRALIA: 222 FOR 6
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rick Darling | run out | 74 | 100 |
| Bruce Laird | bowled | 12 | 27 |
| Graeme Wood | bowled | 25 | 48 |
| Allan Border | c Ashraf Ali | 2 | 8 |
| Dirk Wellham | run out | 42 | 69 |
| Greg Chappell | c Javed Miandad | 0 | 4 |
| Rod Marsh | not out | 54 | 49 |
Did not bat: Dennis Lillee, Geoff Lawson, Jeff Thomson, Terry Alderman
Extras 13 · Total 222 for 6
| Bowler (Pakistan) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Imran Khan | 10 | 0 | 47 | 0 |
| Sikander Bakht | 8 | 0 | 48 | 1 |
| Sarfraz Nawaz | 9 | 0 | 38 | 0 |
| Tahir Naqqash | 3 | 0 | 21 | 0 |
| Majid Khan | 10 | 0 | 35 | 0 |
| Mudassar Nazar | 10 | 4 | 20 | 3 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-40 (Bruce Laird), 2-106 (Graeme Wood), 3-110 (Allan Border), 4-132 (Rick Darling), 5-132 (Greg Chappell), 6-222 (Dirk Wellham)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Rick Darling and Bruce Laird | 40 |
| second | Rick Darling and Graeme Wood | 66 |
| third | Rick Darling and Allan Border | 4 |
| fourth | Rick Darling and Dirk Wellham | 22 |
| fifth | Greg Chappell and Dirk Wellham | 0 |
| sixth | Rod Marsh and Dirk Wellham | 90 |
PAKISTAN: 223 FOR 4
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mudassar Nazar | c Terry Alderman | 50 | 67 |
| Mohsin Khan | bowled | 2 | 13 |
| Zaheer Abbas | bowled | 108 | 110 |
| Javed Miandad | lbw | 22 | 32 |
| Majid Khan | not out | 20 | 34 |
| Wasim Raja | not out | 9 | 9 |
Did not bat: Imran Khan, Ashraf Ali, Sarfraz Nawaz, Tahir Naqqash, Sikander Bakht
Extras 12 · Total 223 for 4
| Bowler (Australia) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geoff Lawson | 9 | 0 | 43 | 1 |
| Terry Alderman | 10 | 1 | 41 | 0 |
| Dennis Lillee | 8 | 1 | 38 | 0 |
| Jeff Thomson | 7 | 0 | 27 | 1 |
| Allan Border | 3 | 0 | 24 | 0 |
| Greg Chappell | 6.2 | 0 | 38 | 2 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-15 (Mohsin Khan), 2-120 (Mudassar Nazar), 3-174 (Javed Miandad), 4-205 (Zaheer Abbas)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Mudassar Nazar and Mohsin Khan | 15 |
| second | Zaheer Abbas and Mudassar Nazar | 105 |
| third | Zaheer Abbas and Javed Miandad | 54 |
| fourth | Majid Khan and Zaheer Abbas | 31 |
| fifth | Majid Khan and Wasim Raja | 18 |
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