Welcome to the highlights of West Indies vs Pakistan - The second 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 Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne on January 20, 1997.
Match Overview:
Ijaz Ahmed, Mohammad Wasim's each forties before Three-wicket hauls from Wasim Akram and Shahid Nazir helped to Pakistan comfortable 62-run victory over West Indies and took an unassailable 2-0 lead to clinch title in the second final clash of the best-of-three-finals of a Carlton and United Series.
Match Stats:
- The Melbourne one-day international game produced the 8th instance of same team openers getting out for ducks in a ODI, This is the first such instance for West Indies in one-day internationals.
In-Depth Match Highlights:
* Pakistan captain Wasim Akram shrugged off niggling hamstring injury to spearhead a fast bowling rout of the West Indies as his team clinched the their first Australia's triangular ODI tournament title after five previous attempts.
Pakistan bowled out for 165 in 48.3 overs with top scorer by Ijaz Ahmed cracked a 45 off 81-balls including 3-fours.
Mohammad Wasim scored 41 off 79-balls including a boundary, Moin Khan hit 26 off 29-balls contained 2-fours and Aamer Sohail scored 16 off 49-balls contained two boundaries.
West Indies best bowler by Curtly Ambrose, Courtney Walsh, Cameron Cuffy each took 2-wickets and one for Jimmy Adams - Phil Simmons.
West Indies bundled out for 103 in 40.3 overs with top scorer by Curtly Ambrose cracked a unbeaten 31 off 71-balls including two boundaries.
Roland Holder scored 20 off 53-balls without a boundary and Brian Lara hit 19 off 59-balls contained two-fours.
Pakistan best bowler by Shahid Nazir picked up 3-wickets for 14-runs in 10-overs including three maidens with economy rate of 1.40.
Wasim Akram captured three-wickets for 17-runs in 7-overs included two maidens with economy rate of 2.42, Waqar Younis took 2-wickets and one for Shahid Afridi - Saqlain Mushtaq.
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