Australia Vs Pakistan 5Th Match
Carlton & United Series Australia, Pakistan, West Indies in Australia - 1996 (1996/97) · Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney · 1 January 1997
Pakistan won by 4 wickets (with 27 balls remaining)
Pakistan won by 4 wickets (with 27 balls remaining). Ijaz Ahmed top-scored with 58 for Pakistan. Shane Warne took 4/37.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
- Date
- 1 January 1997
- Toss
- Australia, chose to bat
- Result
- Pakistan won by 4 wickets (with 27 balls remaining)
- Player of the match
- Shane Warne
- Captains
- Mark Taylor (Australia), Wasim Akram (Pakistan)
- Umpires
- RA Emerson and SG Randell
- Match referee
- R Subba Row
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
Australia won the toss and chose to bat.
Australia batted first and made 199 all out. Steve Waugh top-scored with 42 off 55 balls, and Greg Blewett made 33. Saqlain Mushtaq took 3 for 23 for Pakistan.
Chasing 200, Pakistan made 203 for 6. Ijaz Ahmed top-scored with 58 off 83 balls, and Aamer Sohail made 52. Shane Warne took 4 for 37 for Australia. The innings was built on a 75-run stand for the third wicket between Ijaz Ahmed and Aamer Sohail.
Pakistan won by 4 wickets (with 27 balls remaining).
AUSTRALIA: 199 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Taylor | run out (Saqlain Mushtaq) | 11 | 16 |
| Mark Waugh | c Moin Khan | 12 | 12 |
| Stuart Law | c Zahoor Elahi | 23 | 32 |
| Steve Waugh | bowled | 42 | 55 |
| Michael Bevan | c Shahid Afridi | 27 | 42 |
| Greg Blewett | bowled | 33 | 45 |
| Tom Moody | run out (Saqlain Mushtaq) | 4 | 15 |
| Ian Healy | not out | 22 | 36 |
| Paul Reiffel | c Aamer Sohail | 3 | 9 |
| Shane Warne | c Ijaz Ahmed | 11 | 20 |
| Glenn McGrath | c Aamer Sohail | 1 | 4 |
Extras 10 · Total 199 all out
| Bowler (Pakistan) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wasim Akram | 8 | 1 | 35 | 1 |
| Shahid Nazir | 7 | 0 | 31 | 0 |
| Aamer Sohail | 9 | 0 | 33 | 2 |
| Saqlain Mushtaq | 7.1 | 2 | 23 | 3 |
| Mushtaq Ahmed | 7 | 0 | 38 | 1 |
| Shahid Afridi | 9 | 0 | 32 | 1 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-24 (Mark Taylor), 2-24 (Mark Waugh), 3-75 (Stuart Law), 4-96 (Steve Waugh), 5-154 (Greg Blewett), 6-156 (Michael Bevan), 7-165 (Tom Moody), 8-173 (Paul Reiffel), 9-191 (Shane Warne), 10-199 (Glenn McGrath)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Mark Taylor and Mark Waugh | 24 |
| second | Mark Waugh and Stuart Law | 0 |
| third | Steve Waugh and Stuart Law | 51 |
| fourth | Steve Waugh and Michael Bevan | 21 |
| fifth | Michael Bevan and Greg Blewett | 58 |
| sixth | Tom Moody and Michael Bevan | 2 |
| seventh | Ian Healy and Tom Moody | 9 |
| eighth | Ian Healy and Paul Reiffel | 8 |
| ninth | Ian Healy and Shane Warne | 18 |
| tenth | Ian Healy and Glenn McGrath | 8 |
PAKISTAN: 203 FOR 6
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aamer Sohail | lbw | 52 | 99 |
| Shahid Afridi | c Greg Blewett | 34 | 27 |
| Zahoor Elahi | c Shane Warne | 0 | 2 |
| Ijaz Ahmed | c Michael Bevan | 58 | 83 |
| Inzamam-ul-Haq | bowled | 8 | 10 |
| Mohammad Wasim | not out | 16 | 29 |
| Wasim Akram | st Ian Healy | 11 | 12 |
| Moin Khan | not out | 17 | 13 |
Did not bat: Saqlain Mushtaq, Mushtaq Ahmed, Shahid Nazir
Extras 7 · Total 203 for 6
| Bowler (Australia) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glenn McGrath | 10 | 1 | 41 | 0 |
| Paul Reiffel | 3.3 | 2 | 18 | 0 |
| Greg Blewett | 0.3 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| Shane Warne | 10 | 1 | 37 | 4 |
| Tom Moody | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Michael Bevan | 10 | 0 | 35 | 0 |
| Mark Waugh | 5.3 | 1 | 27 | 0 |
| Stuart Law | 4 | 0 | 22 | 2 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-54 (Shahid Afridi), 2-54 (Zahoor Elahi), 3-129 (Aamer Sohail), 4-153 (Inzamam-ul-Haq), 5-160 (Ijaz Ahmed), 6-180 (Wasim Akram)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Aamer Sohail and Shahid Afridi | 54 |
| second | Aamer Sohail and Zahoor Elahi | 0 |
| third | Ijaz Ahmed and Aamer Sohail | 75 |
| fourth | Ijaz Ahmed and Inzamam-ul-Haq | 24 |
| fifth | Ijaz Ahmed and Mohammad Wasim | 7 |
| sixth | Wasim Akram and Mohammad Wasim | 20 |
| seventh | Moin Khan and Mohammad Wasim | 23 |
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