- BATSMENRBM4s6sSRExtras22 (lb 10, w 12)TOTAL149 all out (45.2 Overs, RR: 3.28)Fall of wickets: 1-4 (Aamer Sohail), 2-4 (Zahoor Elahi), 3-7 (Ijaz Ahmed), 4-28 (Inzamam-ul-Haq), 5-78 (Mujahid Jamshed), 6-116 (Mohammad Wasim), 7-121 (Wasim Akram), 8-132 (Shahid Afridi), 9-136 (Saqlain Mushtaq), 10-149 (Mohammad Zahid)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB GD McGrath 8 1 21 1 2.62 4 1 AJ Bichel 10 3 17 3 1.7 1 0 AM Stuart 10 1 35 1 3.5 0 0 GS Blewett 10 2 31 1 3.1 2 0 SK Warne 7.2 0 35 2 4.77 5 0
Player of the Match
Player of the Match
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSRExtras28 (lb 6, nb 13, w 9)TOTAL120 all out (41.3 Overs, RR: 2.89)Fall of wickets: 1-29 (Mark Taylor), 2-38 (Mark Waugh), 3-52 (Steve Waugh), 4-68 (Stuart Law), 5-93 (Greg Blewett), 6-102 (Ian Healy), 7-115 (Shane Warne), 8-118 (Andy Bichel), 9-120 (Michael Bevan), 10-120 (Anthony Stuart)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB Wasim Akram 8 2 13 3 1.62 3 1 Mohammad Zahid 10 1 53 2 5.3 3 8 Ijaz Ahmed 10 0 28 1 2.8 1 8 Mujahid Jamshed 4 1 6 1 1.5 2 0 Saqlain Mushtaq 8 1 13 1 1.62 0 0 Shahid Afridi 1.3 0 1 2 0.66 0 0
Match Details
Toss
Pakistan , elected to bat first
Player Of The Match
Match number
Season
Match days
7 January 1997 (50-over match)
ODI debut
Umpires
TV Umpires
Match Referee
Points
Pakistan 2, Australia 0
Match Notes
- Crowd: 11542 Taken from the official scoresheets
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