- BATSMENRBM4s6sSRExtras18 (lb 11, nb 3, w 4)TOTAL249/9 (50 Overs, RR: 4.98)Fall of wickets: 1-147 (Robin Smith), 2-151 (Graeme Hick), 3-156 (Mike Atherton), 4-194 (Neil Fairbrother), 5-204 (Jack Russell), 6-212 (Dermot Reeve), 7-217 (Dominic Cork), 8-241 (Darren Gough), 9-247 (Peter Martin)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB Wasim Akram 7 1 31 1 4.42 3 0 Waqar Younis 10 1 45 1 4.5 0 0 Aaqib Javed 7 0 34 0 4.85 0 3 Mushtaq Ahmed 10 0 53 3 5.3 0 0 Aamer Sohail 10 0 48 2 4.8 1 1 Saleem Malik 6 1 27 1 4.5 0 0
03/03Result
25th Match, Wills World Cup at Karachi, Mar 3 1996
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![England]( "England")
249/9 -
![Pakistan]( "Pakistan")
250/3 (47.4/50 ov)
Player of the Match
03/03Result
25th Match, Wills World Cup at Karachi, Mar 3 1996
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![England]( "England")
249/9 -
![Pakistan]( "Pakistan")
250/3 (47.4/50 ov)
Player of the Match
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSRExtras3 (lb 1, w 2)TOTAL250/3 (47.4 Overs, RR: 5.24)Fall of wickets: 1-81 (Aamer Sohail), 2-139 (Saeed Anwar), 3-214 (Ijaz Ahmed)
Match Details
Series
Toss
England , elected to bat first
Player Of The Match
Match number
Season
Match days
3 March 1996 (50-over match)
TV Umpires
Match Referee
Points
Pakistan 2, England 0
Match Notes
- England's 1st match against Pakistan in Pakistan since 1987/88.
- RA Smith and MA Atherton 147 for the 1st wicket, highest partnership for any wicket by England against Pakistan, first ever century partnership for the 1st wicket at Karachi.
- PAJ DeFreitas and AJ Stewart substituted for Fairbrother and Smith in the field.
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