Australia Vs Pakistan 8Th Match
Benson & Hedges World Series Australia, Pakistan, Sri Lanka in Australia - 1989 (1989/90) · Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney · 13 February 1990
Pakistan won by 5 wickets (with 9 balls remaining)
Pakistan won by 5 wickets (with 9 balls remaining). Imran Khan top-scored with 56* for Pakistan.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
- Date
- 13 February 1990
- Toss
- Pakistan, chose to field
- Result
- Pakistan won by 5 wickets (with 9 balls remaining)
- Player of the match
- Imran Khan
- Captains
- Allan Border (Australia), Imran Khan (Pakistan)
- Umpires
- RJ Evans and TA Prue
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
Pakistan won the toss and chose to field.
Australia batted first and made 165 for 8. Dean Jones top-scored with 54 off 88 balls. That was well below the 1990s average first-innings total at Sydney Cricket Ground, 213 across 40 ODIs.
Chasing 166, Pakistan made 167 for 5. Imran Khan top-scored with 56 not out off 106 balls, and Wasim Akram made 34.
Pakistan won by 5 wickets (with 9 balls remaining).
AUSTRALIA: 165 FOR 8
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Taylor | bowled | 23 | 76 |
| Tom Moody | bowled | 3 | 13 |
| Dean Jones | run out | 54 | 88 |
| Steve Waugh | c Javed Miandad | 28 | 63 |
| Simon O'Donnell | bowled | 3 | 7 |
| Allan Border | run out | 22 | 31 |
| Ian Healy | bowled | 11 | 16 |
| Peter Taylor | not out | 3 | 6 |
| Craig McDermott | run out | 0 | 1 |
Did not bat: Carl Rackemann, Terry Alderman
Extras 18 · Total 165 for 8
| Bowler (Pakistan) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wasim Akram | 10 | 2 | 21 | 2 |
| Waqar Younis | 10 | 1 | 36 | 0 |
| Aaqib Javed | 7 | 0 | 28 | 0 |
| Nadeem Ghauri | 10 | 1 | 23 | 0 |
| Imran Khan | 10 | 1 | 30 | 2 |
| Shoaib Mohammad | 3 | 0 | 14 | 1 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-8 (Tom Moody), 2-68 (Mark Taylor), 3-110 (Dean Jones), 4-123 (Simon O'Donnell), 5-125 (Steve Waugh), 6-153 (Ian Healy), 7-164 (Allan Border), 8-165 (Craig McDermott)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Mark Taylor and Tom Moody | 8 |
| second | Dean Jones and Mark Taylor | 60 |
| third | Dean Jones and Steve Waugh | 42 |
| fourth | Simon O'Donnell and Steve Waugh | 13 |
| fifth | Allan Border and Steve Waugh | 2 |
| sixth | Allan Border and Ian Healy | 28 |
| seventh | Allan Border and Peter Taylor | 11 |
| eighth | Craig McDermott and Peter Taylor | 1 |
PAKISTAN: 167 FOR 5
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shoaib Mohammad | c Craig McDermott | 9 | 57 |
| Saeed Anwar | bowled | 27 | 30 |
| Ijaz Ahmed | bowled | 3 | 13 |
| Javed Miandad | lbw | 29 | 54 |
| Imran Khan | not out | 56 | 106 |
| Saleem Malik | c Allan Border | 0 | 4 |
| Wasim Akram | not out | 34 | 30 |
Did not bat: Saleem Yousuf, Waqar Younis, Aaqib Javed, Nadeem Ghauri
Extras 9 · Total 167 for 5
| Bowler (Australia) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terry Alderman | 10 | 2 | 29 | 1 |
| Craig McDermott | 8 | 1 | 35 | 1 |
| Simon O'Donnell | 9.3 | 1 | 32 | 2 |
| Carl Rackemann | 8 | 1 | 24 | 0 |
| Peter Taylor | 9 | 1 | 26 | 1 |
| Allan Border | 4 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-32 (Saeed Anwar), 2-38 (Ijaz Ahmed), 3-43 (Shoaib Mohammad), 4-102 (Javed Miandad), 5-111 (Saleem Malik)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Shoaib Mohammad and Saeed Anwar | 32 |
| second | Shoaib Mohammad and Ijaz Ahmed | 6 |
| third | Javed Miandad and Shoaib Mohammad | 5 |
| fourth | Imran Khan and Javed Miandad | 59 |
| fifth | Imran Khan and Saleem Malik | 9 |
| sixth | Imran Khan and Wasim Akram | 56 |
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