Pakistan Vs Australia 3Rd Odi
Australia tour of Pakistan - 1998 (1998/99) · Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore · 10 November 1998
Australia won by 6 wickets (with 7 balls remaining)
Australia won by 6 wickets (with 7 balls remaining). Ricky Ponting top-scored with 124* for Australia.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore
- Date
- 10 November 1998
- Toss
- Pakistan, chose to bat
- Result
- Australia won by 6 wickets (with 7 balls remaining)
- Player of the match
- Ricky Ponting
- Captains
- Aamer Sohail (Pakistan), Steve Waugh (Australia)
- Debut
- Andrew Symonds (Australia)
- Umpires
- Mian Mohammad Aslam and Mohammad Nazir
- Match referee
- RS Madugalle
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
Pakistan won the toss and chose to bat. It was Andrew Symonds's first ODI.
Pakistan batted first and made 315 for 8. Ijaz Ahmed top-scored with 111 off 109 balls, and Mohammad Yousuf made 100. The innings was built on a 162-run stand for the fourth wicket between Ijaz Ahmed and Mohammad Yousuf, 51% of the total. That was well above the 1990s average first-innings total at Gaddafi Stadium, 234 across 20 ODIs.
Chasing 316, Australia made 316 for 4. Ricky Ponting top-scored with 124 not out off 129 balls, and Adam Gilchrist made 103. The innings was built on a 193-run stand for the second wicket between Ricky Ponting and Adam Gilchrist, 61% of the total.
Australia won by 6 wickets (with 7 balls remaining).
PAKISTAN: 315 FOR 8
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aamer Sohail | c Adam Gilchrist | 21 | 27 |
| Asif Mahmood | c Brendon Julian | 0 | 4 |
| Ijaz Ahmed | bowled | 111 | 109 |
| Saleem Malik | run out (Ricky Ponting) | 2 | 14 |
| Mohammad Yousuf | c Mark Waugh | 100 | 111 |
| Shahid Afridi | run out (Ricky Ponting, Adam Gilchrist) | 40 | 26 |
| Wasim Akram | run out (Ricky Ponting, Adam Gilchrist) | 13 | 7 |
| Moin Khan | c Michael Bevan | 0 | 1 |
| Azhar Mahmood | not out | 3 | 2 |
Did not bat: Saqlain Mushtaq, Shoaib Akhtar
Extras 25 · Total 315 for 8
| Bowler (Australia) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glenn McGrath | 10 | 0 | 58 | 2 |
| Damien Fleming | 10 | 3 | 44 | 0 |
| Brendon Julian | 10 | 0 | 75 | 2 |
| Steve Waugh | 6 | 0 | 31 | 0 |
| Brad Young | 8 | 0 | 46 | 0 |
| Andrew Symonds | 2 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
| Mark Waugh | 2 | 0 | 16 | 0 |
| Darren Lehmann | 2 | 0 | 16 | 1 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-7 (Asif Mahmood, 2.1 ov), 2-50 (Aamer Sohail, 7.4 ov), 3-73 (Saleem Malik, 13.3 ov), 4-235 (Ijaz Ahmed, 41.2 ov), 5-288 (Mohammad Yousuf, 47.5 ov), 6-303 (Shahid Afridi, 48.5 ov), 7-303 (Moin Khan, 48.6 ov), 8-315 (Wasim Akram, 49.6 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Aamer Sohail and Asif Mahmood | 7 | 13 |
| second | Ijaz Ahmed and Aamer Sohail | 43 | 33 |
| third | Saleem Malik and Ijaz Ahmed | 23 | 35 |
| fourth | Ijaz Ahmed and Mohammad Yousuf | 162 | 167 |
| fifth | Shahid Afridi and Mohammad Yousuf | 53 | 39 |
| sixth | Wasim Akram and Shahid Afridi | 15 | 6 |
| seventh | Wasim Akram and Moin Khan | 0 | 1 |
| eighth | Wasim Akram and Azhar Mahmood | 12 | 6 |
AUSTRALIA: 316 FOR 4
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Waugh | lbw | 13 | 18 |
| Adam Gilchrist | st Moin Khan | 103 | 104 |
| Ricky Ponting | not out | 124 | 129 |
| Darren Lehmann | c Moin Khan | 8 | 12 |
| Steve Waugh | bowled | 30 | 29 |
| Michael Bevan | not out | 6 | 9 |
Did not bat: Andrew Symonds, Brendon Julian, Brad Young, Damien Fleming, Glenn McGrath
Extras 32 · Total 316 for 4
| Bowler (Pakistan) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wasim Akram | 9 | 0 | 46 | 1 |
| Shoaib Akhtar | 8 | 0 | 58 | 0 |
| Saqlain Mushtaq | 9.5 | 0 | 44 | 1 |
| Azhar Mahmood | 2 | 0 | 23 | 0 |
| Saleem Malik | 7 | 0 | 54 | 1 |
| Aamer Sohail | 10 | 0 | 54 | 1 |
| Shahid Afridi | 3 | 0 | 24 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-25 (Mark Waugh, 4.4 ov), 2-218 (Adam Gilchrist, 33.4 ov), 3-237 (Darren Lehmann, 36.6 ov), 4-306 (Steve Waugh, 46.3 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Mark Waugh and Adam Gilchrist | 25 | 28 |
| second | Ricky Ponting and Adam Gilchrist | 193 | 174 |
| third | Ricky Ponting and Darren Lehmann | 19 | 20 |
| fourth | Steve Waugh and Ricky Ponting | 69 | 57 |
| fifth | Michael Bevan and Ricky Ponting | 10 | 14 |
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