Australian cricket team in Pakistan in 1998–99

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Australian cricket team in Pakistan in 1998–99
 
  Pakistan Australia
Dates October – November 1998
Test series
Result Australia won the 3-match series 1–0
Player of the series Ijaz Ahmed (PAK) and Mark Taylor (AUS)
One Day International series
Results Australia won the 3-match series 3–0

The Australian cricket team toured Pakistan in 1998–99. The teams played three 5-day tests and three ODIs.[1] Australia won both the test series (1-0) and the ODI series (3-0). Ijaz Ahmed and Mark Taylor were declared Men of the Series for the Test matches.

Tour Matches[edit]

Test[edit]

1st Test[edit]

1–5 October 1998
(5-day match)
Scorecard
v
269 (97 overs)
Saeed Anwar 145 (275)
SCG MacGill 5/66 (22 overs)
513 (173.5 overs)
SR Waugh 157 (326)
Wasim Akram 3/111 (35 overs)
145 (75.5 overs)
Saleem Malik 52* (159)
SCG MacGill 4/47 (21 overs)
Australia won by an innings and 99 runs
Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi
Umpires: Javed Akhtar (PAK) and P Willey (ENG)
Player of the match: SR Waugh (AUS)
  • Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat.
  • CR Miller (AUS) made his Test debut.

2nd Test[edit]

15–19 October 1998
(5-day match)
Scorecard
v
599/4d (174 overs)
MA Taylor 334* (564)
Shoaib Akhtar 2/107 (31 overs)
580/9d (172.1 overs)
Ijaz Ahmed 155 (282)
GD McGrath 3/131 (36 overs)
289/5 (88 overs)
MA Taylor 92 (159)
Mushtaq Ahmed 2/59 (20 overs)
Match drawn
Arbab Niaz Stadium, Peshawar
Umpires: SA Bucknor (WIN) and Mohammad Nazir (PAK)
Player of the match: MA Taylor (AUS)
  • Australia won the toss and elected to bat.

3rd Test[edit]

22–26 October 1998
(5-day match)
Scorecard
v
290 (125.3 overs)
MJ Slater 96 (257)
Shahid Afridi 5/52 (23.3 overs)
252 (89.4 overs)
Aamer Sohail 133 (272)
GD McGrath 5/66 (25 overs)
390 (142.3 overs)
ME Waugh 117 (229)
Shakeel Ahmed 4/91 (29.3 overs)
262/5 (86 overs)
Ijaz Ahmed 120* (251)
CR Miller 3/82 (25 overs)
Match drawn
National Stadium, Karachi
Umpires: DL Orchard (SA) and Riazuddin (PAK)
Player of the match: Aamer Sohail (PAK)

ODIs[edit]

1st ODI[edit]

6 November 1998
Scorecard
Australia 
324/8 (50 overs)
v
 Pakistan
238 (47.2 overs)
DS Lehmann 103 (101)
Shoaib Akhtar 3/44 (9 overs)
Yousuf Youhana 92 (110)
GD McGrath 3/35 (8 overs)
Australia won by 86 runs
National Stadium, Karachi
Umpires: Riazuddin and Saleem Badar
Player of the match: DS Lehmann (AUS)
  • Pakistan won the toss and elected to field.

2nd ODI[edit]

8 November 1998
Scorecard
Pakistan 
217/7 (50 overs)
v
 Australia
220/5 (48.1 overs)
Azhar Mahmood 65* (90)
BP Julian 3/40 (10 overs)
MG Bevan 57* (83)
Saqlain Mushtaq 3/35 (10 overs)
Australia won by 5 wickets
Arbab Niaz Stadium, Peshawar
Umpires: Athar Zaidi and Saleem Badar
Player of the match: BP Julian (AUS)
  • Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Asif Mahmood (PAK) made his ODI debut.

3rd ODI[edit]

10 November 1998
Scorecard
Pakistan 
315/8 (50 overs)
v
 Australia
316/4 (48.5 overs)
Ijaz Ahmed 111 (109)
GD McGrath 2/58 (10 overs)
RT Ponting 124* (129)
Saqlain Mushtaq 1/44 (9.5 overs)
Australia won by 6 wickets
Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore
Umpires: Mian Mohammad Aslam and Mohammad Nazir
Player of the match: RT Ponting (AUS)
  • Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat.
  • A Symonds (AUS) made his ODI debut.

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Australia cricket team in Pakistan in 1998-99". ESPNcricinfo.

External links[edit]

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