Australia Vs Pakistan 2Nd Match
Benson & Hedges World Series Australia, Pakistan, West Indies in Australia - 1988 (1988/89) · Adelaide Oval, Adelaide · 11 December 1988
Australia won by 9 wickets (with 34 balls remaining)
Australia won by 9 wickets (with 34 balls remaining). Geoff Marsh top-scored with 86* for Australia.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
- Date
- 11 December 1988
- Toss
- Pakistan, chose to bat
- Result
- Australia won by 9 wickets (with 34 balls remaining)
- Player of the match
- Merv Hughes
- Captains
- Imran Khan (Pakistan), Allan Border (Australia)
- Debuts
- Mark Waugh (Australia), Merv Hughes (Australia)
- Umpires
- LJ King and TA Prue
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
Pakistan won the toss and chose to bat. Mark Waugh and Merv Hughes played their first ODIs.
Pakistan batted first and made 177 all out. Saleem Malik top-scored with 44 off 41 balls, and Ijaz Ahmed made 37. Merv Hughes took 3 for 30 for Australia. That was well below the 1980s average first-innings total at Adelaide Oval, 227 across 24 ODIs.
Chasing 178, Australia made 178 for 1. Geoff Marsh top-scored with 86 not out off 135 balls, and Dean Jones made 55. The innings was built on a 126-run stand for the second wicket between Dean Jones and Geoff Marsh, 71% of the total.
Australia won by 9 wickets (with 34 balls remaining).
PAKISTAN: 177 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ramiz Raja | bowled | 3 | 18 |
| Sajid Ali | bowled | 15 | 40 |
| Saleem Yousuf | run out | 12 | 13 |
| Javed Miandad | bowled | 18 | 27 |
| Saleem Malik | run out | 44 | 41 |
| Ijaz Ahmed | bowled | 37 | 41 |
| Imran Khan | not out | 23 | 59 |
| Wasim Akram | bowled | 7 | 7 |
| Abdul Qadir | lbw | 10 | 15 |
| Tauseef Ahmed | bowled | 1 | 9 |
| Aaqib Javed | lbw | 0 | 8 |
Extras 7 · Total 177 all out
| Bowler (Australia) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terry Alderman | 9 | 3 | 15 | 1 |
| Merv Hughes | 10 | 1 | 30 | 3 |
| Craig McDermott | 10 | 0 | 51 | 2 |
| Steve Waugh | 7.4 | 0 | 27 | 1 |
| Peter Taylor | 9 | 0 | 52 | 1 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-5 (Ramiz Raja), 2-30 (Saleem Yousuf), 3-42 (Sajid Ali), 4-71 (Javed Miandad), 5-114 (Saleem Malik), 6-146 (Ijaz Ahmed), 7-155 (Wasim Akram), 8-174 (Abdul Qadir), 9-175 (Tauseef Ahmed), 10-177 (Aaqib Javed)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Ramiz Raja and Sajid Ali | 5 |
| second | Saleem Yousuf and Sajid Ali | 25 |
| third | Javed Miandad and Sajid Ali | 12 |
| fourth | Javed Miandad and Saleem Malik | 29 |
| fifth | Saleem Malik and Ijaz Ahmed | 43 |
| sixth | Imran Khan and Ijaz Ahmed | 32 |
| seventh | Imran Khan and Wasim Akram | 9 |
| eighth | Imran Khan and Abdul Qadir | 19 |
| ninth | Imran Khan and Tauseef Ahmed | 1 |
| tenth | Imran Khan and Aaqib Javed | 2 |
AUSTRALIA: 178 FOR 1
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| David Boon | run out | 27 | 29 |
| Geoff Marsh | not out | 86 | 135 |
| Dean Jones | not out | 55 | 95 |
Did not bat: Steve Waugh, Mark Waugh, Allan Border, Ian Healy, Peter Taylor, Craig McDermott, Merv Hughes, Terry Alderman
Extras 10 · Total 178 for 1
| Bowler (Pakistan) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Imran Khan | 10 | 3 | 33 | 0 |
| Aaqib Javed | 9 | 0 | 45 | 0 |
| Wasim Akram | 7 | 0 | 22 | 0 |
| Abdul Qadir | 7 | 0 | 36 | 0 |
| Tauseef Ahmed | 9 | 0 | 31 | 0 |
| Saleem Malik | 0.2 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-52 (David Boon)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | David Boon and Geoff Marsh | 52 |
| second | Dean Jones and Geoff Marsh | 126 |
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