Welcome to the highlights of West Indies vs Pakistan - The first final match of the best-of-three finals of the 1996-97 Carlton & United Series triangular One-Day International cricket tournament between West Indies and Pakistan was played at Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney on January 18, 1997.
Match Overview:
Fast bowler Waqar Younis' four-wickets, All-rounder Shahid Afridi's three-wickets with fifty and Ijaz Ahmed's half-century helped to Pakistan convincing four-wicket victory over West Indies and take a 1-0 lead in a low-scoring first final encounter of the best-of-three finals of a Carlton and United Series.
In-Depth Match Highlights:
West Indies scored 179-9 in 50 overs with top scorer by Sherwin Campbell cracked a 52 off 89-balls including 5-fours.
Junior Murray struck 48 off 76-balls - who fell two-run short of his half-century - including 3-fours, Roland Holder cracked a 32 off 46-balls without a boundary and Ian Bishop scored a unbeaten 18 off 46-balls without a four.
Pakistan best bowler by Waqar Younis claimed a 4-wickets for 43-runs in 10-overs including a maiden, Shahid Afridi picked up 3-wickets for 33-runs in 10-overs with economy rate of 3.30 and Mushtaq Ahmed took one-wicket.
Pakistan chase down the target of 180, finishing at 185 for 6 in 38.2 overs with top scorer by Ijaz Ahmed cracked a 60 off 71-balls including 4-fours.
Shahid Afridi struck 53 off 54-balls including 8-fours and Moin Khan hit a unbeaten 38 off 44-balls included 2-fours & a six.
West Indies best bowler by Courtney Walsh captured two-wickets, Shivnarine Chanderpaul, Curtly Ambrose and Ian Bishop each took one-wickets.
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