Australia Vs Pakistan 4Th Match
Benson & Hedges World Series Australia, Pakistan, Sri Lanka in Australia - 1989 (1989/90) · Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne · 3 January 1990
Australia won by 7 wickets (with 54 balls remaining)
Australia won by 7 wickets (with 54 balls remaining). Allan Border top-scored with 69* for Australia.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
- Date
- 3 January 1990
- Toss
- Pakistan, chose to bat
- Result
- Australia won by 7 wickets (with 54 balls remaining)
- Player of the match
- Allan Border
- Captains
- Imran Khan (Pakistan), Allan Border (Australia)
- Debuts
- Maqsood Rana (Pakistan), Nadeem Ghauri (Pakistan)
- Umpires
- LJ King and SG Randell
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
Pakistan won the toss and chose to bat. Maqsood Rana and Nadeem Ghauri played their first ODIs.
Pakistan batted first and made 161 all out. Imran Khan top-scored with 39 off 62 balls, and Mansoor Akhtar made 32. Carl Rackemann took 3 for 21 for Australia. That was well below the 1990s average first-innings total at Melbourne Cricket Ground, 206 across 38 ODIs.
Chasing 162, Australia made 162 for 3. Allan Border top-scored with 69 not out off 103 balls, and David Boon made 39. The innings was built on a 81-run stand for the fourth wicket between Allan Border and Steve Waugh, 50% of the total.
Australia won by 7 wickets (with 54 balls remaining).
PAKISTAN: 161 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shoaib Mohammad | c Ian Healy | 22 | 58 |
| Aamer Malik | c Ian Healy | 23 | 65 |
| Mansoor Akhtar | bowled | 32 | 42 |
| Saeed Anwar | c Geoff Marsh | 3 | 11 |
| Imran Khan | c Merv Hughes | 39 | 62 |
| Ijaz Ahmed | run out | 3 | 11 |
| Wasim Akram | c Peter Taylor | 8 | 17 |
| Abdul Qadir | c Allan Border | 1 | 5 |
| Maqsood Rana | run out | 5 | 13 |
| Nadeem Ghauri | not out | 7 | 13 |
| Aaqib Javed | run out | 1 | 5 |
Extras 17 · Total 161 all out
| Bowler (Australia) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Merv Hughes | 10 | 3 | 16 | 0 |
| Terry Alderman | 10 | 2 | 31 | 1 |
| Carl Rackemann | 10 | 2 | 21 | 3 |
| Simon O'Donnell | 9 | 0 | 43 | 1 |
| Peter Taylor | 10 | 0 | 36 | 2 |
| Steve Waugh | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-56 (Aamer Malik), 2-59 (Shoaib Mohammad), 3-67 (Saeed Anwar), 4-107 (Mansoor Akhtar), 5-115 (Ijaz Ahmed), 6-136 (Wasim Akram), 7-138 (Abdul Qadir), 8-148 (Maqsood Rana), 9-156 (Imran Khan), 10-161 (Aaqib Javed)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Shoaib Mohammad and Aamer Malik | 56 |
| second | Mansoor Akhtar and Shoaib Mohammad | 3 |
| third | Mansoor Akhtar and Saeed Anwar | 8 |
| fourth | Imran Khan and Mansoor Akhtar | 40 |
| fifth | Imran Khan and Ijaz Ahmed | 8 |
| sixth | Imran Khan and Wasim Akram | 21 |
| seventh | Imran Khan and Abdul Qadir | 2 |
| eighth | Imran Khan and Maqsood Rana | 10 |
| ninth | Imran Khan and Nadeem Ghauri | 8 |
| tenth | Aaqib Javed and Nadeem Ghauri | 5 |
AUSTRALIA: 162 FOR 3
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| David Boon | bowled | 39 | 66 |
| Geoff Marsh | c Aamer Malik | 3 | 8 |
| Dean Jones | bowled | 2 | 15 |
| Allan Border | not out | 69 | 103 |
| Steve Waugh | not out | 31 | 56 |
Did not bat: Simon O'Donnell, Ian Healy, Peter Taylor, Merv Hughes, Carl Rackemann, Terry Alderman
Extras 18 · Total 162 for 3
| Bowler (Pakistan) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wasim Akram | 10 | 1 | 24 | 1 |
| Aaqib Javed | 8 | 0 | 30 | 1 |
| Maqsood Rana | 2 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| Imran Khan | 7 | 0 | 29 | 0 |
| Nadeem Ghauri | 10 | 3 | 30 | 1 |
| Abdul Qadir | 4 | 0 | 23 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-6 (Geoff Marsh), 2-17 (Dean Jones), 3-81 (David Boon)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | David Boon and Geoff Marsh | 6 |
| second | Dean Jones and David Boon | 11 |
| third | Allan Border and David Boon | 64 |
| fourth | Allan Border and Steve Waugh | 81 |
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