New Zealand Vs Pakistan 3Rd Match
Sharjah Cup New Zealand, Pakistan, Sri Lanka in United Arab Emirates - 2002 (2001/02) · Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium, Sharjah · 11 April 2002
Pakistan won by 51 runs
Pakistan won by 51 runs. Inzamam-ul-Haq top-scored with 68 for Pakistan. Scott Styris took 4/30.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah (then Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium)
- Date
- 11 April 2002
- Toss
- Pakistan, chose to bat
- Result
- Pakistan won by 51 runs
- Player of the match
- Inzamam-ul-Haq
- Captains
- Waqar Younis (Pakistan), Craig McMillan (New Zealand)
- Umpires
- DR Shepherd and S Venkataraghavan
- Match referee
- GR Viswanath
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
Pakistan won the toss and chose to bat.
Pakistan batted first and made 288 for 6. Inzamam-ul-Haq top-scored with 68 off 96 balls, and Shahid Afridi made 56. Scott Styris took 4 for 30 for New Zealand. The innings was built on a 105-run stand for the fifth wicket between Inzamam-ul-Haq and Younis Khan. That was well above the 2000s average first-innings total at Sharjah Cricket Stadium, 236 across 45 ODIs.
Chasing 289, New Zealand made 237 for 8. Chris Harris top-scored with 54 off 82 balls, and Craig McMillan made 51. Waqar Younis took 3 for 43 for Pakistan. The innings was built on a 112-run stand for the fourth wicket between Chris Harris and Craig McMillan, 47% of the total.
Pakistan won by 51 runs.
PAKISTAN: 288 FOR 6
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shahid Afridi | b Scott Styris | 56 | 53 |
| Imran Nazir | c Chris Nevin b Scott Styris | 47 | 46 |
| Abdul Razzaq | c Chris Nevin b Scott Styris | 0 | 2 |
| Inzamam-ul-Haq | c Matt Horne b Craig McMillan | 68 | 96 |
| Mohammad Yousuf | c Chris Nevin b Scott Styris | 15 | 25 |
| Younis Khan | b Daryl Tuffey | 56 | 59 |
| Wasim Akram | not out | 28 | 16 |
| Rashid Latif | not out | 7 | 8 |
Did not bat: Waqar Younis, Saqlain Mushtaq, Shoaib Akhtar
Extras 11 · Total 288 for 6
| Bowler (New Zealand) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daryl Tuffey | 9 | 0 | 53 | 1 |
| James Franklin | 4 | 0 | 28 | 0 |
| Ian Butler | 4 | 0 | 30 | 0 |
| Jacob Oram | 6 | 0 | 36 | 0 |
| Scott Styris | 10 | 0 | 30 | 4 |
| Chris Harris | 7 | 0 | 35 | 0 |
| Nathan Astle | 4 | 0 | 27 | 0 |
| Craig McMillan | 6 | 0 | 46 | 1 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-98 (Shahid Afridi, 13.4 ov), 2-98 (Abdul Razzaq, 13.6 ov), 3-115 (Imran Nazir, 17.6 ov), 4-146 (Mohammad Yousuf, 25.3 ov), 5-251 (Inzamam-ul-Haq, 45.4 ov), 6-253 (Younis Khan, 46.3 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Shahid Afridi (56) and Imran Nazir (31) | 98 | 82 |
| second | Abdul Razzaq (0) and Imran Nazir (0) | 0 | 2 |
| third | Inzamam-ul-Haq (6) and Imran Nazir (10) | 17 | 23 |
| fourth | Inzamam-ul-Haq (14) and Mohammad Yousuf (15) | 31 | 44 |
| fifth | Inzamam-ul-Haq (47) and Younis Khan (55) | 105 | 121 |
| sixth | Wasim Akram (1) and Younis Khan (1) | 2 | 5 |
| seventh | Wasim Akram (27) and Rashid Latif (7) | 35 | 21 |
NEW ZEALAND: 237 FOR 8
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nathan Astle | c Rashid Latif b Wasim Akram | 12 | 9 |
| Chris Nevin | c Waqar Younis b Shoaib Akhtar | 40 | 57 |
| Mathew Sinclair | b Waqar Younis | 0 | 3 |
| Craig McMillan | b Saqlain Mushtaq | 51 | 68 |
| Chris Harris | c Shahid Afridi b Saqlain Mushtaq | 54 | 82 |
| Jacob Oram | b Waqar Younis | 6 | 8 |
| Matt Horne | lbw b Waqar Younis | 1 | 3 |
| Scott Styris | not out | 27 | 45 |
| James Franklin | b Shoaib Akhtar | 13 | 19 |
| Daryl Tuffey | not out | 5 | 6 |
Did not bat: Ian Butler
Extras 28 · Total 237 for 8
| Bowler (Pakistan) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wasim Akram | 10 | 2 | 42 | 1 |
| Waqar Younis | 10 | 0 | 43 | 3 |
| Abdul Razzaq | 8 | 1 | 39 | 0 |
| Shoaib Akhtar | 10 | 1 | 33 | 2 |
| Saqlain Mushtaq | 9 | 0 | 41 | 2 |
| Shahid Afridi | 3 | 0 | 23 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-32 (Nathan Astle, 4.5 ov), 2-34 (Mathew Sinclair, 5.3 ov), 3-65 (Chris Nevin, 13.6 ov), 4-177 (Craig McMillan, 35.5 ov), 5-182 (Chris Harris, 37.1 ov), 6-186 (Matt Horne, 38.1 ov), 7-187 (Jacob Oram, 38.6 ov), 8-222 (James Franklin, 47.6 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Nathan Astle (12) and Chris Nevin (16) | 32 | 27 |
| second | Mathew Sinclair (0) and Chris Nevin (1) | 2 | 4 |
| third | Craig McMillan (8) and Chris Nevin (22) | 31 | 51 |
| fourth | Chris Harris (52) and Craig McMillan (43) | 112 | 129 |
| fifth | Chris Harris (1) and Jacob Oram (4) | 5 | 8 |
| sixth | Matt Horne (1) and Jacob Oram (2) | 4 | 6 |
| seventh | Scott Styris (1) and Jacob Oram (0) | 1 | 5 |
| eighth | Scott Styris (17) and James Franklin (13) | 35 | 54 |
| ninth | Scott Styris (9) and Daryl Tuffey (5) | 15 | 12 |
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