Australia Vs Pakistan 1St Final
Benson & Hedges World Series Australia, Pakistan, Sri Lanka in Australia - 1989 (1989/90) · Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne · 23 February 1990
Australia won by 7 wickets (with 25 balls remaining)
Australia won by 7 wickets (with 25 balls remaining). Wasim Akram top-scored with 86 for Pakistan.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
- Date
- 23 February 1990
- Toss
- Australia, chose to field
- Result
- Australia won by 7 wickets (with 25 balls remaining)
- Captains
- Imran Khan (Pakistan), Allan Border (Australia)
- Umpires
- PJ McConnell and AR Crafter
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
Australia won the toss and chose to field.
Pakistan batted first and made 162 all out. Wasim Akram top-scored with 86 off 76 balls, and Saleem Malik made 39. Greg Campbell took 3 for 39 for Australia. That was well below the 1990s average first-innings total at Melbourne Cricket Ground, 206 across 38 ODIs.
Chasing 163, Australia made 163 for 3. Dean Jones top-scored with 83 not out off 135 balls, and Allan Border made 44. The innings was built on a 109-run stand for the fourth wicket between Allan Border and Dean Jones, 67% of the total.
Australia won by 7 wickets (with 25 balls remaining).
PAKISTAN: 162 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ramiz Raja | c Ian Healy | 1 | 7 |
| Saeed Anwar | c Terry Alderman | 2 | 5 |
| Saleem Malik | c Terry Alderman | 39 | 47 |
| Javed Miandad | c Ian Healy | 2 | 26 |
| Imran Khan | c Ian Healy | 1 | 24 |
| Ijaz Ahmed | lbw | 7 | 34 |
| Wasim Akram | c Peter Taylor | 86 | 76 |
| Saleem Yousuf | c Terry Alderman | 4 | 22 |
| Tauseef Ahmed | c Peter Taylor | 10 | 43 |
| Waqar Younis | bowled | 0 | 1 |
| Nadeem Ghauri | not out | 3 | 4 |
Extras 7 · Total 162 all out
| Bowler (Australia) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terry Alderman | 8.5 | 2 | 26 | 2 |
| Simon O'Donnell | 10 | 2 | 29 | 2 |
| Carl Rackemann | 10 | 5 | 32 | 2 |
| Greg Campbell | 9 | 1 | 39 | 3 |
| Peter Taylor | 10 | 0 | 33 | 1 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-2 (Ramiz Raja), 2-8 (Saeed Anwar), 3-46 (Javed Miandad), 4-50 (Imran Khan), 5-50 (Saleem Malik), 6-77 (Ijaz Ahmed), 7-96 (Saleem Yousuf), 8-153 (Tauseef Ahmed), 9-159 (Wasim Akram), 10-162 (Waqar Younis)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Ramiz Raja and Saeed Anwar | 2 |
| second | Saleem Malik and Saeed Anwar | 6 |
| third | Javed Miandad and Saleem Malik | 38 |
| fourth | Imran Khan and Saleem Malik | 4 |
| fifth | Saleem Malik and Ijaz Ahmed | 0 |
| sixth | Wasim Akram and Ijaz Ahmed | 27 |
| seventh | Saleem Yousuf and Wasim Akram | 19 |
| eighth | Tauseef Ahmed and Wasim Akram | 57 |
| ninth | Wasim Akram and Waqar Younis | 6 |
| tenth | Waqar Younis and Nadeem Ghauri | 3 |
AUSTRALIA: 163 FOR 3
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Taylor | c Saleem Yousuf | 13 | 38 |
| Tom Moody | c Saleem Yousuf | 4 | 13 |
| Dean Jones | not out | 83 | 135 |
| Steve Waugh | bowled | 13 | 32 |
| Allan Border | not out | 44 | 61 |
Did not bat: Simon O'Donnell, Ian Healy, Peter Taylor, Greg Campbell, Carl Rackemann, Terry Alderman
Extras 6 · Total 163 for 3
| Bowler (Pakistan) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wasim Akram | 10 | 0 | 30 | 2 |
| Imran Khan | 9 | 0 | 32 | 0 |
| Waqar Younis | 9 | 0 | 26 | 1 |
| Nadeem Ghauri | 9 | 0 | 27 | 0 |
| Tauseef Ahmed | 8.5 | 0 | 45 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-9 (Tom Moody), 2-23 (Mark Taylor), 3-54 (Steve Waugh)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Mark Taylor and Tom Moody | 9 |
| second | Dean Jones and Mark Taylor | 14 |
| third | Dean Jones and Steve Waugh | 31 |
| fourth | Allan Border and Dean Jones | 109 |
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