Welcome to the highlights of Pakistan vs New Zealand 2nd ODI - 1996 New Zealand tour of Pakistan 3-match ODI series - The second One-Day International cricket match between Pakistan and New Zealand was played at Jinnah Stadium, Sialkot on December 06, 1996.
Match Overview:
Top-order batsmen Saeed Anwar's 91, Zahoor Elahi's 86 and Ijaz Ahmed's 59 before Bowlers attack helped to Pakistan comfortable 46-run victory over New Zealand and took an unassailable 2-0 lead to seal the series in the second ODI.
Match Stats:
- Chris Harris' 5 for 42 was his best bowling performance for New Zealand in one-day international and the second best-bowling-figures by an New Zealand bowler against Pakistan in ODIs after Richard Hadlee's 5 for 38 at Dunedin in 1989.
- Chris Cairns became the third New Zealand bowler to take a five-wicket haul against Pakistan in ODIs after Richard Hadlee and Danny Morrison.
- Chris Harris became the ninth New Zealand bowler to claimed a five-wicket haul in ODIs.
- This is the fourth instance of Pakistan's top three batsmen were scores of fifty or more runs in their innings in one-day international and It is their first such instance against New Zealand in ODIs.
In-Depth Match Highlights:
Pakistan scored 277-9 in the allotted 47 overs - match reduced from 50 to 47-overs per a side because of heavy overnight dew on the outfield - with top scorer by Saeed Anwar struck 91 off 113-balls - who fell nine-run short of his century.
Zahoor Elahi hit 86 off 87-balls including 7-fours & 5-sixes and Ijaz Ahmed cracked a 59 off 53-balls included 4-fours & 2-sixes with strike rate of 111.32.
New Zealand best bowler by Chris Harris claimed a career-best 5-wicket haul for 42-runs in 10-overs, Chris Cairns, Nathan Astle and Justin Vaughan each took one-wickets.
New Zealand bowled out for 231 in 42.1 overs with top scorer by Stephen Fleming struck 88 off 95-balls including 10-fours.
Adam and Parore cracked a 37 off 45-balls including 2-sixes & 2-fours, Chris Harris hit 22 off 26-balls included a boundary and Nathan Astle hit 20 off 31-balls contained a six.
Pakistan best bowler by Wasim Akram picked up 3-wickets for 43-runs in 8.1-overs, Waqar Younis, Shahid Afridi, Saqlain Mushtaq each took 2-wickets and one for Saleem Malik.
Saeed Anwar named Player of the match for his brilliant batting performance to scored a 91 off facing 113-balls including 11-fours.
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