Australia Vs Pakistan 5Th Match
Carlton & United Series Australia, India, Pakistan in Australia - 2000 (1999/00) · Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne · 16 January 2000
Australia won by 6 wickets (with 13 balls remaining)
Australia won by 6 wickets (with 13 balls remaining). Steve Waugh top-scored with 81* for Australia.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
- Date
- 16 January 2000
- Toss
- Australia, chose to field
- Result
- Australia won by 6 wickets (with 13 balls remaining)
- Player of the match
- Steve Waugh
- Captains
- Wasim Akram (Pakistan), Steve Waugh (Australia)
- Umpires
- PD Parker and SJA Taufel
- Match referee
- CW Smith
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
Australia won the toss and chose to field.
Pakistan batted first and made 176 for 9. Abdul Razzaq top-scored with 51 not out off 54 balls, and Saeed Anwar made 49. Shane Lee took 3 for 24 for Australia. That was well below the 2000s average first-innings total at Melbourne Cricket Ground, 242 across 28 ODIs.
Chasing 177, Australia made 177 for 4. Steve Waugh top-scored with 81 not out off 92 balls, and Damien Martyn made 39. The innings was built on a 85-run stand for the fifth wicket between Steve Waugh and Damien Martyn, 48% of the total.
Australia won by 6 wickets (with 13 balls remaining).
PAKISTAN: 176 FOR 9
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saeed Anwar | c Michael Bevan b Andrew Symonds | 49 | 67 |
| Wajahatullah Wasti | c Adam Gilchrist b Glenn McGrath | 8 | 16 |
| Ijaz Ahmed | lbw b Damien Fleming | 0 | 11 |
| Inzamam-ul-Haq | c Andrew Symonds b Shane Lee | 8 | 8 |
| Mohammad Yousuf | c Mark Waugh b Shane Lee | 20 | 51 |
| Moin Khan | c Damien Martyn b Andrew Symonds | 5 | 12 |
| Wasim Akram | c Adam Gilchrist b Shane Lee | 0 | 3 |
| Abdul Razzaq | not out | 51 | 54 |
| Saqlain Mushtaq | c Steve Waugh b Brett Lee | 11 | 16 |
| Waqar Younis | c Adam Gilchrist b Glenn McGrath | 8 | 10 |
Did not bat: Shoaib Akhtar
Extras 16 · Total 176 for 9
| Bowler (Australia) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glenn McGrath | 9 | 1 | 48 | 2 |
| Damien Fleming | 8 | 0 | 33 | 1 |
| Brett Lee | 8 | 0 | 37 | 1 |
| Shane Lee | 8 | 1 | 24 | 3 |
| Andrew Symonds | 8 | 0 | 27 | 2 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-15 (Wajahatullah Wasti, 4.3 ov), 2-22 (Ijaz Ahmed, 7.5 ov), 3-42 (Inzamam-ul-Haq, 11.1 ov), 4-87 (Saeed Anwar, 24.4 ov), 5-92 (Mohammad Yousuf, 25.3 ov), 6-92 (Wasim Akram, 25.6 ov), 7-106 (Moin Khan, 30.4 ov), 8-144 (Saqlain Mushtaq, 37.1 ov), 9-176 (Waqar Younis, 40.6 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Saeed Anwar (7) and Wajahatullah Wasti (8) | 15 | 27 |
| second | Ijaz Ahmed (0) and Saeed Anwar (6) | 7 | 20 |
| third | Saeed Anwar (12) and Inzamam-ul-Haq (8) | 20 | 20 |
| fourth | Saeed Anwar (24) and Mohammad Yousuf (16) | 45 | 82 |
| fifth | Moin Khan (1) and Mohammad Yousuf (4) | 5 | 5 |
| sixth | Wasim Akram (0) and Moin Khan (0) | 0 | 3 |
| seventh | Moin Khan (4) and Abdul Razzaq (7) | 14 | 28 |
| eighth | Saqlain Mushtaq (11) and Abdul Razzaq (26) | 38 | 39 |
| ninth | Waqar Younis (8) and Abdul Razzaq (18) | 32 | 24 |
AUSTRALIA: 177 FOR 4
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Waugh | run out (Mohammad Yousuf) | 12 | 17 |
| Adam Gilchrist | lbw b Shoaib Akhtar | 21 | 13 |
| Ricky Ponting | c Wajahatullah Wasti b Shoaib Akhtar | 0 | 3 |
| Michael Bevan | run out (Mohammad Yousuf, Moin Khan) | 15 | 47 |
| Steve Waugh | not out | 81 | 92 |
| Damien Martyn | not out | 39 | 61 |
Did not bat: Andrew Symonds, Shane Lee, Damien Fleming, Brett Lee, Glenn McGrath
Extras 9 · Total 177 for 4
| Bowler (Pakistan) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wasim Akram | 7 | 0 | 29 | 0 |
| Waqar Younis | 6.5 | 0 | 48 | 0 |
| Shoaib Akhtar | 8 | 2 | 32 | 2 |
| Abdul Razzaq | 8 | 0 | 35 | 0 |
| Saqlain Mushtaq | 9 | 0 | 30 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-32 (Adam Gilchrist, 4.1 ov), 2-32 (Ricky Ponting, 4.4 ov), 3-38 (Mark Waugh, 6.2 ov), 4-92 (Michael Bevan, 21.3 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Mark Waugh (9) and Adam Gilchrist (21) | 32 | 25 |
| second | Mark Waugh (0) and Ricky Ponting (0) | 0 | 3 |
| third | Mark Waugh (3) and Michael Bevan (2) | 6 | 9 |
| fourth | Steve Waugh (39) and Michael Bevan (13) | 54 | 91 |
| fifth | Steve Waugh (42) and Damien Martyn (39) | 85 | 104 |
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