New Zealand Vs Pakistan 1St Sf
Benson & Hedges World Cup in Australia/New Zealand - 1992 (1991/92) · Eden Park, Auckland · 21 March 1992
Pakistan won by 4 wickets (with 6 balls remaining)
Pakistan won by 4 wickets (with 6 balls remaining). Martin Crowe top-scored with 91 for New Zealand.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- Eden Park, Auckland
- Date
- 21 March 1992
- Toss
- New Zealand, chose to bat
- Result
- Pakistan won by 4 wickets (with 6 balls remaining)
- Player of the match
- Inzamam-ul-Haq
- Captains
- Martin Crowe (New Zealand), Imran Khan (Pakistan)
- Umpires
- DR Shepherd and SA Bucknor
- Match referee
- PJP Burge
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
New Zealand won the toss and chose to bat.
New Zealand batted first and made 262 for 7. Martin Crowe top-scored with 91 off 83 balls, and Ken Rutherford made 50. The innings was built on a 107-run stand for the fourth wicket between Martin Crowe and Ken Rutherford, 41% of the total. That was well above the 1990s average first-innings total at Eden Park, 210 across 27 ODIs.
Chasing 263, Pakistan made 264 for 6. Inzamam-ul-Haq top-scored with 60 off 37 balls, and Javed Miandad made 57. The innings was built on a 87-run stand for the fifth wicket between Javed Miandad and Inzamam-ul-Haq.
Pakistan won by 4 wickets (with 6 balls remaining).
NEW ZEALAND: 262 FOR 7
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| John Wright | c Ramiz Raja b Mushtaq Ahmed | 13 | 44 |
| Mark Greatbatch | b Aaqib Javed | 17 | 22 |
| Andrew Jones | lbw b Mushtaq Ahmed | 21 | 53 |
| Martin Crowe | run out (Saleem Malik, Moin Khan) | 91 | 83 |
| Ken Rutherford | c Moin Khan b Wasim Akram | 50 | 68 |
| Chris Harris | st Moin Khan b Iqbal Sikander | 13 | 12 |
| Ian Smith | not out | 18 | 10 |
| Dipak Patel | lbw b Wasim Akram | 8 | 6 |
| Gavin Larsen | not out | 8 | 6 |
Did not bat: Danny Morrison, Willie Watson
Extras 23 · Total 262 for 7
| Bowler (Pakistan) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wasim Akram | 10 | 0 | 40 | 2 |
| Aaqib Javed | 10 | 2 | 45 | 1 |
| Mushtaq Ahmed | 10 | 0 | 40 | 2 |
| Imran Khan | 10 | 0 | 59 | 0 |
| Iqbal Sikander | 9 | 0 | 56 | 1 |
| Aamer Sohail | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-35 (Mark Greatbatch, 9.1 ov), 2-39 (John Wright, 12.4 ov), 3-87 (Andrew Jones, 23.6 ov), 4-194 (Ken Rutherford, 42.4 ov), 5-214 (Chris Harris, 45.6 ov), 6-221 (Martin Crowe, 46.2 ov), 7-244 (Dipak Patel, 48.3 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | John Wright (11) and Mark Greatbatch (17) | 35 | 58 |
| second | John Wright (2) and Andrew Jones (2) | 4 | 21 |
| third | Martin Crowe (24) and Andrew Jones (19) | 48 | 68 |
| fourth | Martin Crowe (53) and Ken Rutherford (50) | 107 | 113 |
| fifth | Martin Crowe (7) and Chris Harris (13) | 20 | 20 |
| sixth | Ian Smith (0) and Martin Crowe (0) | 7 | 2 |
| seventh | Ian Smith (13) and Dipak Patel (8) | 23 | 13 |
| eighth | Ian Smith (5) and Gavin Larsen (8) | 18 | 9 |
PAKISTAN: 264 FOR 6
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ramiz Raja | c Danny Morrison b Willie Watson | 44 | 55 |
| Aamer Sohail | c Andrew Jones b Dipak Patel | 14 | 20 |
| Imran Khan | c Gavin Larsen b Chris Harris | 44 | 93 |
| Javed Miandad | not out | 57 | 69 |
| Saleem Malik | c Rod Latham b Gavin Larsen | 1 | 2 |
| Inzamam-ul-Haq | run out (Chris Harris) | 60 | 37 |
| Wasim Akram | b Willie Watson | 9 | 8 |
| Moin Khan | not out | 20 | 11 |
Did not bat: Mushtaq Ahmed, Iqbal Sikander, Aaqib Javed
Extras 15 · Total 264 for 6
| Bowler (New Zealand) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dipak Patel | 10 | 1 | 50 | 1 |
| Danny Morrison | 9 | 0 | 55 | 0 |
| Willie Watson | 10 | 2 | 39 | 2 |
| Gavin Larsen | 10 | 1 | 34 | 1 |
| Chris Harris | 10 | 0 | 72 | 1 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-30 (Aamer Sohail, 6.6 ov), 2-84 (Ramiz Raja, 21.3 ov), 3-134 (Imran Khan, 33.3 ov), 4-140 (Saleem Malik, 34.1 ov), 5-227 (Inzamam-ul-Haq, 44.4 ov), 6-238 (Wasim Akram, 46.2 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Ramiz Raja (14) and Aamer Sohail (14) | 30 | 42 |
| second | Imran Khan (23) and Ramiz Raja (30) | 54 | 87 |
| third | Imran Khan (21) and Javed Miandad (20) | 50 | 72 |
| fourth | Javed Miandad (0) and Saleem Malik (1) | 6 | 4 |
| fifth | Javed Miandad (25) and Inzamam-ul-Haq (60) | 87 | 64 |
| sixth | Javed Miandad (1) and Wasim Akram (9) | 11 | 10 |
| seventh | Javed Miandad (6) and Moin Khan (20) | 26 | 16 |
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