Pakistan Vs Zimbabwe 3Rd Odi
Zimbabwe tour of Pakistan - 1996 (1996/97) · Arbab Niaz Stadium, Peshawar · 3 November 1996
Pakistan won by 78 runs (revised target)
Pakistan won by 78 runs (revised target). Ijaz Ahmed top-scored with 117 for Pakistan. Saqlain Mushtaq took 4/28.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- Arbab Niaz Stadium, Peshawar
- Date
- 3 November 1996
- Toss
- Pakistan, chose to bat
- Result
- Pakistan won by 78 runs (revised target)
- Player of the match
- Ijaz Ahmed
- Captains
- Wasim Akram (Pakistan), Alistair Campbell (Zimbabwe)
- Debuts
- Zahoor Elahi (Pakistan), Everton Matambanadzo (Zimbabwe)
- Umpires
- Javed Akhtar and Shakoor Rana
- Match referee
- JL Hendriks
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
Pakistan won the toss and chose to bat. Zahoor Elahi and Everton Matambanadzo played their first ODIs.
Pakistan batted first and made 264 for 9. Ijaz Ahmed top-scored with 117 off 105 balls, and Azam Khan made 72. Everton Matambanadzo took 4 for 32 for Zimbabwe. The innings was built on a 151-run stand for the fourth wicket between Ijaz Ahmed and Azam Khan, 57% of the total. That was well above the 1990s average first-innings total at Arbab Niaz Stadium, 212 across 6 ODIs.
Zimbabwe replied with 147 for 9. Grant Flower top-scored with 77 off 96 balls. Saqlain Mushtaq took 4 for 28 for Pakistan. From 118 for 4 they lost 4 wickets for 25 runs, to 143 for 8.
Pakistan won by 78 runs (revised target). Ijaz Ahmed's 117 is the highest individual score at Arbab Niaz Stadium.
PAKISTAN: 264 FOR 9
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shahid Afridi | c John Rennie | 0 | 1 |
| Zahoor Elahi | c Dave Houghton | 1 | 2 |
| Ijaz Ahmed | c Grant Flower | 117 | 105 |
| Hasan Raza | c Gavin Rennie | 12 | 33 |
| Azam Khan | c Paul Strang | 72 | 77 |
| Wasim Akram | run out (Grant Flower) | 1 | 3 |
| Moin Khan | c Paul Strang | 34 | 17 |
| Saleem Malik | c Andy Flower | 0 | 1 |
| Saqlain Mushtaq | run out (John Rennie) | 3 | 2 |
| Shahid Nazir | not out | 5 | 3 |
| Abdul Razzaq | not out | 0 | – |
Extras 19 · Total 264 for 9
| Bowler (Zimbabwe) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Everton Matambanadzo | 8 | 0 | 32 | 4 |
| John Rennie | 8 | 0 | 37 | 2 |
| Guy Whittall | 8 | 0 | 64 | 1 |
| Andy Whittall | 8 | 0 | 62 | 0 |
| Paul Strang | 4 | 0 | 33 | 0 |
| Mark Dekker | 4 | 0 | 32 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-0 (Shahid Afridi), 2-18 (Zahoor Elahi), 3-43 (Hasan Raza), 4-194 (Ijaz Ahmed), 5-199 (Wasim Akram), 6-231 (Azam Khan), 7-251 (Saleem Malik), 8-256 (Saqlain Mushtaq), 9-263 (Moin Khan)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Shahid Afridi and Zahoor Elahi | 0 |
| second | Ijaz Ahmed and Zahoor Elahi | 18 |
| third | Ijaz Ahmed and Hasan Raza | 25 |
| fourth | Ijaz Ahmed and Azam Khan | 151 |
| fifth | Wasim Akram and Azam Khan | 5 |
| sixth | Moin Khan and Azam Khan | 32 |
| seventh | Saleem Malik and Moin Khan | 20 |
| eighth | Moin Khan and Saqlain Mushtaq | 5 |
| ninth | Moin Khan and Shahid Nazir | 7 |
| tenth | Shahid Nazir and Abdul Razzaq | 1 |
ZIMBABWE: 147 FOR 9
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grant Flower | c Moin Khan | 77 | 96 |
| Mark Dekker | lbw | 11 | 22 |
| Paul Strang | c Wasim Akram | 29 | 40 |
| Dave Houghton | c Moin Khan | 6 | 8 |
| Andy Flower | c Wasim Akram | 1 | 2 |
| Guy Whittall | run out | 0 | 1 |
| Gavin Rennie | bowled | 6 | 23 |
| John Rennie | c Moin Khan | 0 | 1 |
| Andy Whittall | c Saleem Malik | 0 | 1 |
| Everton Matambanadzo | not out | 2 | 3 |
Did not bat: Alistair Campbell
Extras 15 · Total 147 for 9
| Bowler (Pakistan) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wasim Akram | 4 | 0 | 20 | 0 |
| Shahid Nazir | 6 | 0 | 16 | 0 |
| Abdul Razzaq | 5 | 0 | 24 | 1 |
| Saqlain Mushtaq | 6.1 | 0 | 28 | 4 |
| Shahid Afridi | 7 | 0 | 25 | 2 |
| Saleem Malik | 4 | 0 | 29 | 1 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-34 (Mark Dekker), 2-95 (Paul Strang), 3-110 (Dave Houghton), 4-118 (Andy Flower), 5-119 (Guy Whittall), 6-143 (Grant Flower), 7-143 (John Rennie), 8-143 (Andy Whittall), 9-147 (Gavin Rennie)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Grant Flower and Mark Dekker | 34 |
| second | Grant Flower and Paul Strang | 61 |
| third | Grant Flower and Dave Houghton | 15 |
| fourth | Andy Flower and Grant Flower | 8 |
| fifth | Grant Flower and Guy Whittall | 1 |
| sixth | Grant Flower and Gavin Rennie | 24 |
| seventh | John Rennie and Gavin Rennie | 0 |
| eighth | Andy Whittall and Gavin Rennie | 0 |
| ninth | Gavin Rennie and Everton Matambanadzo | 4 |
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