Australia Vs Pakistan 5Th Match
Benson & Hedges World Championship of Cricket in Australia - 1985 (1984/85) · Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne · 24 February 1985
Pakistan won by 62 runs
Pakistan won by 62 runs. Mohsin Khan top-scored with 81 for Pakistan. Wasim Akram took 5/21.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
- Date
- 24 February 1985
- Toss
- Australia, chose to field
- Result
- Pakistan won by 62 runs
- Player of the match
- Wasim Akram
- Captains
- Javed Miandad (Pakistan), Allan Border (Australia)
- Umpires
- MW Johnson and RC Isherwood
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
Australia won the toss and chose to field.
Pakistan batted first and made 262 for 6. Mohsin Khan top-scored with 81 off 109 balls, and Mudassar Nazar made 69. The innings was built on a 141-run stand for the first wicket between Mudassar Nazar and Mohsin Khan, 54% of the total. That was well above the 1980s average first-innings total at Melbourne Cricket Ground, 209 across 55 ODIs.
Chasing 263, Australia made 200 all out. Simon O'Donnell top-scored with 74 not out off 101 balls, and Wayne Phillips made 44. Wasim Akram took 5 for 21 for Pakistan. The innings was built on a 79-run stand for the sixth wicket between Wayne Phillips and Simon O'Donnell.
Pakistan won by 62 runs.
PAKISTAN: 262 FOR 6
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mudassar Nazar | c Craig McDermott | 69 | 86 |
| Mohsin Khan | bowled | 81 | 109 |
| Qasim Umar | bowled | 31 | 40 |
| Javed Miandad | bowled | 19 | 27 |
| Zaheer Abbas | bowled | 3 | 6 |
| Imran Khan | not out | 32 | 27 |
| Ramiz Raja | c Terry Alderman | 3 | 6 |
| Tahir Naqqash | not out | 5 | 3 |
Did not bat: Anil Dalpat, Rashid Khan, Wasim Akram
Extras 19 · Total 262 for 6
| Bowler (Australia) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geoff Lawson | 10 | 2 | 45 | 2 |
| Terry Alderman | 10 | 0 | 42 | 1 |
| Craig McDermott | 8 | 0 | 51 | 0 |
| Rod McCurdy | 10 | 0 | 58 | 1 |
| Simon O'Donnell | 10 | 1 | 42 | 2 |
| Kepler Wessels | 2 | 0 | 16 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-141 (Mudassar Nazar), 2-190 (Mohsin Khan), 3-190 (Qasim Umar), 4-196 (Zaheer Abbas), 5-224 (Javed Miandad), 6-229 (Ramiz Raja)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Mudassar Nazar and Mohsin Khan | 141 |
| second | Mohsin Khan and Qasim Umar | 49 |
| third | Javed Miandad and Qasim Umar | 0 |
| fourth | Zaheer Abbas and Javed Miandad | 6 |
| fifth | Imran Khan and Javed Miandad | 28 |
| sixth | Imran Khan and Ramiz Raja | 5 |
| seventh | Imran Khan and Tahir Naqqash | 33 |
AUSTRALIA: 200 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kepler Wessels | bowled | 10 | 11 |
| Robbie Kerr | bowled | 2 | 7 |
| Dean Jones | bowled | 11 | 11 |
| Allan Border | hit wicket | 11 | 17 |
| Kim Hughes | c Tahir Naqqash | 1 | 14 |
| Wayne Phillips | c Javed Miandad | 44 | 50 |
| Simon O'Donnell | not out | 74 | 101 |
| Geoff Lawson | c Ramiz Raja | 27 | 26 |
| Craig McDermott | run out | 4 | 7 |
| Rod McCurdy | run out | 1 | 5 |
| Terry Alderman | bowled | 2 | 9 |
Extras 13 · Total 200 all out
| Bowler (Pakistan) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Imran Khan | 6.3 | 0 | 24 | 1 |
| Wasim Akram | 8 | 1 | 21 | 5 |
| Rashid Khan | 10 | 0 | 51 | 0 |
| Zaheer Abbas | 3 | 0 | 16 | 0 |
| Tahir Naqqash | 7 | 0 | 37 | 1 |
| Mudassar Nazar | 8 | 0 | 40 | 1 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-4 (Robbie Kerr), 2-15 (Kepler Wessels), 3-30 (Dean Jones), 4-37 (Allan Border), 5-42 (Kim Hughes), 6-121 (Wayne Phillips), 7-178 (Geoff Lawson), 8-184 (Craig McDermott), 9-187 (Rod McCurdy), 10-200 (Terry Alderman)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Kepler Wessels and Robbie Kerr | 4 |
| second | Kepler Wessels and Dean Jones | 11 |
| third | Allan Border and Dean Jones | 15 |
| fourth | Kim Hughes and Allan Border | 7 |
| fifth | Kim Hughes and Wayne Phillips | 5 |
| sixth | Wayne Phillips and Simon O'Donnell | 79 |
| seventh | Geoff Lawson and Simon O'Donnell | 57 |
| eighth | Craig McDermott and Simon O'Donnell | 6 |
| ninth | Simon O'Donnell and Rod McCurdy | 3 |
| tenth | Terry Alderman and Simon O'Donnell | 13 |
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