Pakistan Vs England 25Th Match
Wills World Cup in India/Pakistan/Sri Lanka - 1996 (1995/96) · National Stadium, Karachi · 3 March 1996
Pakistan won by 7 wickets (with 14 balls remaining)
Pakistan won by 7 wickets (with 14 balls remaining). Robin Smith top-scored with 75 for England.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- National Stadium, Karachi
- Date
- 3 March 1996
- Toss
- England, chose to bat
- Result
- Pakistan won by 7 wickets (with 14 balls remaining)
- Player of the match
- Aamer Sohail
- Captains
- Mike Atherton (England), Wasim Akram (Pakistan)
- Umpires
- BC Cooray and S Venkataraghavan
- Match referee
- RS Madugalle
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
England won the toss and chose to bat.
England batted first and made 249 for 9. Robin Smith top-scored with 75 off 92 balls, and Mike Atherton made 66. Mushtaq Ahmed took 3 for 53 for Pakistan. The innings was built on a 147-run stand for the first wicket between Robin Smith and Mike Atherton, 59% of the total.
Chasing 250, Pakistan made 250 for 3. Saeed Anwar top-scored with 71 off 72 balls, and Ijaz Ahmed made 70. The innings was built on a 81-run stand for the first wicket between Saeed Anwar and Aamer Sohail.
Pakistan won by 7 wickets (with 14 balls remaining).
ENGLAND: 249 FOR 9
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Robin Smith | c Waqar Younis | 75 | 92 |
| Mike Atherton | bowled | 66 | 91 |
| Graeme Hick | st Rashid Latif | 1 | 2 |
| Graham Thorpe | not out | 52 | 64 |
| Neil Fairbrother | c Wasim Akram | 13 | 21 |
| Jack Russell | c Mushtaq Ahmed | 4 | 7 |
| Dermot Reeve | bowled | 3 | 5 |
| Dominic Cork | lbw | 0 | 2 |
| Darren Gough | bowled | 14 | 15 |
| Peter Martin | run out | 2 | 4 |
| Richard Illingworth | not out | 1 | 1 |
Extras 18 · Total 249 for 9
| Bowler (Pakistan) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wasim Akram | 7 | 1 | 31 | 1 |
| Waqar Younis | 10 | 1 | 45 | 1 |
| Aaqib Javed | 7 | 0 | 34 | 0 |
| Mushtaq Ahmed | 10 | 0 | 53 | 3 |
| Aamer Sohail | 10 | 0 | 48 | 2 |
| Saleem Malik | 6 | 1 | 27 | 1 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-147 (Robin Smith), 2-151 (Graeme Hick), 3-156 (Mike Atherton), 4-194 (Neil Fairbrother), 5-204 (Jack Russell), 6-212 (Dermot Reeve), 7-217 (Dominic Cork), 8-241 (Darren Gough), 9-247 (Peter Martin)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Robin Smith and Mike Atherton | 147 |
| second | Mike Atherton and Graeme Hick | 4 |
| third | Mike Atherton and Graham Thorpe | 5 |
| fourth | Neil Fairbrother and Graham Thorpe | 38 |
| fifth | Jack Russell and Graham Thorpe | 10 |
| sixth | Dermot Reeve and Graham Thorpe | 8 |
| seventh | Graham Thorpe and Dominic Cork | 5 |
| eighth | Graham Thorpe and Darren Gough | 24 |
| ninth | Graham Thorpe and Peter Martin | 6 |
| tenth | Richard Illingworth and Graham Thorpe | 2 |
PAKISTAN: 250 FOR 3
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saeed Anwar | c Jack Russell | 71 | 72 |
| Aamer Sohail | c Graham Thorpe | 42 | 56 |
| Ijaz Ahmed | c Jack Russell | 70 | 83 |
| Inzamam-ul-Haq | not out | 53 | 54 |
| Javed Miandad | not out | 11 | 21 |
Did not bat: Saleem Malik, Wasim Akram, Rashid Latif, Mushtaq Ahmed, Waqar Younis, Aaqib Javed
Extras 3 · Total 250 for 3
| Bowler (England) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dominic Cork | 10 | 0 | 59 | 2 |
| Peter Martin | 9 | 0 | 45 | 0 |
| Darren Gough | 10 | 0 | 45 | 0 |
| Richard Illingworth | 10 | 0 | 46 | 1 |
| Dermot Reeve | 6.4 | 0 | 37 | 0 |
| Graeme Hick | 2 | 0 | 17 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-81 (Aamer Sohail), 2-139 (Saeed Anwar), 3-214 (Ijaz Ahmed)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Saeed Anwar and Aamer Sohail | 81 |
| second | Ijaz Ahmed and Saeed Anwar | 58 |
| third | Ijaz Ahmed and Inzamam-ul-Haq | 75 |
| fourth | Javed Miandad and Inzamam-ul-Haq | 36 |
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