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Australia Vs Pakistan 3Rd Match

Benson & Hedges Challenge Australia, England, Pakistan, West Indies in Australia - 1986 (1986/87) · Western Australia Cricket Association Ground, Perth · 2 January 1987

Pakistan won by 1 wicket (with 1 ball remaining)

Pakistan won by 1 wicket (with 1 ball remaining). Dean Jones top-scored with 121 for Australia. Steve Waugh took 4/48.

MATCH FACTS

Date
2 January 1987
Toss
Australia, chose to bat
Result
Pakistan won by 1 wicket (with 1 ball remaining)
Player of the match
Dean Jones
Captains
Allan Border (Australia), Imran Khan (Pakistan)
Debut
Glenn Bishop (Australia)
Umpires
SG Randell and AR Crafter

HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED

Australia won the toss and chose to bat. It was Glenn Bishop's first ODI.

Australia batted first and made 273 for 6. Dean Jones top-scored with 121 off 113 balls, and Steve Waugh made 82. The innings was built on a 173-run stand for the fourth wicket between Dean Jones and Steve Waugh, 63% of the total. That was well above the 1980s average first-innings total at Western Australia Cricket Association Ground, 201 across 24 ODIs.

Chasing 274, Pakistan made 274 for 9. Qasim Umar top-scored with 67 off 80 balls, and Asif Mujtaba made 60. Steve Waugh took 4 for 48 for Australia.

Pakistan won by 1 wicket (with 1 ball remaining).

AUSTRALIA: 273 FOR 6
BatterHow outRB
Geoff Marshrun out2846
Glenn Bishopc Saleem Jaffar620
Dean Jonesbowled121113
Allan Borderbowled1417
Steve Waughbowled82102
Greg Matthewsbowled35
Simon O'Donnellnot out96
Ken MacLeaynot out13

Did not bat: Tim Zoehrer, Mike Whitney, Bruce Reid

Extras 9 · Total 273 for 6

Bowler (Pakistan)OMRW
Imran Khan100432
Wasim Akram101582
Saleem Jaffar102430
Mudassar Nazar100561
Asif Mujtaba50320
Shoaib Mohammad30220
Manzoor Elahi20160

FALL OF WICKETS

1-26 (Glenn Bishop), 2-49 (Geoff Marsh), 3-70 (Allan Border), 4-243 (Steve Waugh), 5-254 (Greg Matthews), 6-271 (Dean Jones)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRuns
firstGeoff Marsh and Glenn Bishop26
secondDean Jones and Geoff Marsh23
thirdAllan Border and Dean Jones21
fourthDean Jones and Steve Waugh173
fifthGreg Matthews and Dean Jones11
sixthDean Jones and Simon O'Donnell17
seventhKen MacLeay and Simon O'Donnell2
PAKISTAN: 274 FOR 9
BatterHow outRB
Qasim Umarc Allan Border6780
Shoaib Mohammadlbw914
Ramiz Rajac Glenn Bishop03
Javed Miandadbowled715
Mudassar Nazarlbw725
Imran Khanc Tim Zoehrer2023
Manzoor Elahic Mike Whitney4844
Asif Mujtabanot out6056
Saleem Yousufc Simon O'Donnell3127
Wasim Akramc Mike Whitney510
Saleem Jaffarnot out32

Extras 17 · Total 274 for 9

Bowler (Australia)OMRW
Ken MacLeay100362
Mike Whitney100582
Bruce Reid100611
Steve Waugh9.50484
Simon O'Donnell100560

FALL OF WICKETS

1-34 (Shoaib Mohammad), 2-40 (Ramiz Raja), 3-73 (Javed Miandad), 4-93 (Mudassar Nazar), 5-96 (Qasim Umar), 6-129 (Imran Khan), 7-181 (Manzoor Elahi), 8-224 (Saleem Yousuf), 9-267 (Wasim Akram)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRuns
firstQasim Umar and Shoaib Mohammad34
secondQasim Umar and Ramiz Raja6
thirdJaved Miandad and Qasim Umar33
fourthMudassar Nazar and Qasim Umar20
fifthImran Khan and Qasim Umar3
sixthImran Khan and Manzoor Elahi33
seventhManzoor Elahi and Asif Mujtaba52
eighthSaleem Yousuf and Asif Mujtaba43
ninthWasim Akram and Asif Mujtaba43
tenthAsif Mujtaba and Saleem Jaffar7
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