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New Zealand Vs United Arab Emirates 18Th Match

Wills World Cup in India/Pakistan/Sri Lanka - 1996 (1995/96) · Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad · 27 February 1996

New Zealand won by 109 runs

New Zealand won by 109 runs. Roger Twose top-scored with 92 for New Zealand.

MATCH FACTS

Ground
Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad
Date
27 February 1996
Toss
U.A.E., chose to field
Result
New Zealand won by 109 runs
Player of the match
Roger Twose
Captains
Lee Germon (New Zealand), Sultan Zarawani (U.A.E.)
Umpires
BC Cooray and S Venkataraghavan
Match referee
RS Madugalle

HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED

U.A.E. won the toss and chose to field.

New Zealand batted first and made 276 for 8. Roger Twose top-scored with 92 off 112 balls, and Craig Spearman made 78. Azhar Saeed took 3 for 45 for U.A.E.. The innings was built on a 120-run stand for the third wicket between Roger Twose and Craig Spearman, 43% of the total. That was well above the 1990s average first-innings total at Iqbal Stadium, 226 across 7 ODIs.

Chasing 277, U.A.E. made 167 for 9. Johanne Samarasekera top-scored with 47 not out off 59 balls. Shane Thomson took 3 for 20 for New Zealand.

New Zealand won by 109 runs.

NEW ZEALAND: 276 FOR 8
BatterHow outRB
Craig Spearmanbowled7877
Nathan Astlebowled22
Stephen Flemingc Shaukat Dukanwala1611
Roger Twosec Mazhar Hussain92112
Chris Cairnsc Imtiaz Abbasi620
Adam Parorec Azhar Saeed1518
Shane Thomsonnot out3135
Lee Germonbowled36
Dion Nashlbw812
Danny Morrisonnot out102

Did not bat: Robert Kennedy

Extras 15 · Total 276 for 8

Bowler (U.A.E.)OMRW
Johanne Samarasekera60301
Arshad Laeeq20160
Saleem Raza90481
Shaukat Dukanwala100461
Mazhar Hussain30280
Azhar Saeed70453
Sultan Zarawani100492

FALL OF WICKETS

1-11 (Nathan Astle), 2-42 (Stephen Fleming), 3-162 (Craig Spearman), 4-173 (Chris Cairns), 5-210 (Adam Parore), 6-228 (Roger Twose), 7-239 (Lee Germon), 8-266 (Dion Nash)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRuns
firstCraig Spearman and Nathan Astle11
secondStephen Fleming and Craig Spearman31
thirdRoger Twose and Craig Spearman120
fourthChris Cairns and Roger Twose11
fifthAdam Parore and Roger Twose37
sixthShane Thomson and Roger Twose18
seventhShane Thomson and Lee Germon11
eighthShane Thomson and Dion Nash27
ninthDanny Morrison and Shane Thomson10
U.A.E.: 167 FOR 9
BatterHow outRB
Azhar Saeedc Stephen Fleming520
Saleem Razac Robert Kennedy2117
Mazhar Hussainc Chris Cairns2953
Vijay Mehrac Chris Cairns1221
Mohammad Ishaqc Stephen Fleming89
Mohammad Aslamc Roger Twose112
Shaukat Dukanwalac Chris Cairns821
Arshad Laeeqrun out1436
Johanne Samarasekeranot out4759
Sultan Zarawanic Shane Thomson1318
Imtiaz Abbasinot out26

Extras 7 · Total 167 for 9

Bowler (New Zealand)OMRW
Danny Morrison70371
Dion Nash91342
Chris Cairns102311
Robert Kennedy60201
Shane Thomson102203
Nathan Astle50230

FALL OF WICKETS

1-23 (Azhar Saeed), 2-29 (Saleem Raza), 3-65 (Vijay Mehra), 4-70 (Mazhar Hussain), 5-81 (Mohammad Ishaq), 6-88 (Mohammad Aslam), 7-92 (Shaukat Dukanwala), 8-124 (Arshad Laeeq), 9-162 (Sultan Zarawani)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRuns
firstAzhar Saeed and Saleem Raza23
secondMazhar Hussain and Saleem Raza6
thirdMazhar Hussain and Vijay Mehra36
fourthMazhar Hussain and Mohammad Ishaq5
fifthMohammad Ishaq and Mohammad Aslam11
sixthMohammad Aslam and Shaukat Dukanwala7
seventhArshad Laeeq and Shaukat Dukanwala4
eighthJohanne Samarasekera and Arshad Laeeq32
ninthJohanne Samarasekera and Sultan Zarawani38
tenthJohanne Samarasekera and Imtiaz Abbasi5
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