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England Vs Pakistan 1St Odi

Pakistan tour of England and Scotland - 1996 (1996) · Old Trafford, Manchester · 29 August 1996

England won by 5 wickets (with 20 balls remaining)

England won by 5 wickets (with 20 balls remaining). Mike Atherton top-scored with 65 for England.

MATCH FACTS

Ground
Old Trafford, Manchester
Date
29 August 1996
Toss
Pakistan, chose to bat
Result
England won by 5 wickets (with 20 balls remaining)
Player of the match
Mike Atherton
Captains
Wasim Akram (Pakistan), Mike Atherton (England)
Debuts
Nick Knight (England), Graham Lloyd (England), Robert Croft (England), Dean Headley (England), Alan Mullally (England)
Umpires
G Sharp and NT Plews
Match referee
PL van der Merwe

HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED

Pakistan won the toss and chose to bat. Nick Knight, Graham Lloyd, Robert Croft, Dean Headley and Alan Mullally played their first ODIs.

Pakistan batted first and made 225 for 5. Saeed Anwar top-scored with 57 off 75 balls, and Aamer Sohail made 48. The innings was built on a 82-run stand for the first wicket between Saeed Anwar and Aamer Sohail.

Chasing 226, England made 226 for 5. Mike Atherton top-scored with 65 off 93 balls, and Alec Stewart made 48. Wasim Akram took 3 for 45 for Pakistan.

England won by 5 wickets (with 20 balls remaining).

PAKISTAN: 225 FOR 5
BatterHow outRB
Saeed Anwarc Alan Mullally5775
Aamer Sohailbowled48117
Ijaz Ahmedc Ronnie Irani4856
Wasim Akrambowled66
Inzamam-ul-Haqnot out3728
Moin Khanbowled109
Saleem Maliknot out69

Did not bat: Mushtaq Ahmed, Saqlain Mushtaq, Waqar Younis, Ata-ur-Rehman

Extras 13 · Total 225 for 5

Bowler (England)OMRW
Darren Gough100441
Alan Mullally103311
Dean Headley100520
Ronnie Irani100561
Robert Croft101362

FALL OF WICKETS

1-82 (Saeed Anwar), 2-141 (Aamer Sohail), 3-160 (Wasim Akram), 4-174 (Ijaz Ahmed), 5-203 (Moin Khan)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRuns
firstSaeed Anwar and Aamer Sohail82
secondIjaz Ahmed and Aamer Sohail59
thirdWasim Akram and Ijaz Ahmed19
fourthIjaz Ahmed and Inzamam-ul-Haq14
fifthMoin Khan and Inzamam-ul-Haq29
sixthSaleem Malik and Inzamam-ul-Haq22
ENGLAND: 226 FOR 5
BatterHow outRB
Alec Stewartlbw4858
Nick Knightc Moin Khan2634
Mike Athertonbowled6593
Graham Thorpest Moin Khan2332
Matthew Maynardbowled4153
Graham Lloydnot out215
Ronnie Iraninot out62

Did not bat: Robert Croft, Darren Gough, Dean Headley, Alan Mullally

Extras 15 · Total 226 for 5

Bowler (Pakistan)OMRW
Wasim Akram9.41453
Waqar Younis70281
Saqlain Mushtaq101540
Ata-ur-Rehman30140
Mushtaq Ahmed100520
Aamer Sohail71291

FALL OF WICKETS

1-57 (Nick Knight), 2-98 (Alec Stewart), 3-146 (Graham Thorpe), 4-200 (Mike Atherton), 5-220 (Matthew Maynard)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRuns
firstAlec Stewart and Nick Knight57
secondMike Atherton and Alec Stewart41
thirdMike Atherton and Graham Thorpe48
fourthMatthew Maynard and Mike Atherton54
fifthMatthew Maynard and Graham Lloyd20
sixthRonnie Irani and Graham Lloyd6
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