Pakistani cricket team in Australia in 1995–96

The Pakistan national cricket team toured Australia in the 1995–96 season and played 3 Test matches against Australia. Australia won the series 2-1.

Test series summary

1st Test
9–13 November 1995
(5-day match)
Scorecard
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463 (161.5 overs)
SR Waugh 112* (275)
Waqar Younis 3/101 (29.5 overs)
97 (41.1 overs)
Aamer Sohail 32 (66)
SK Warne 7/23 (16.1 overs)
240 (f/o) (85.5 overs)
Aamer Sohail 99 (159)
SK Warne 4/54 (27.5 overs)
Australia won by an innings and 126 runs
Brisbane Cricket Ground, Woolloongabba, Brisbane
Umpires: KE Liebenberg (SA) and SG Randell (AUS)
Player of the match: SK Warne (AUS)
  • Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
  • 12 November was taken as a rest day.
  • The match was scheduled for five days but completed in four.
  • Saleem Elahi (PAK) made his Test debut.

2nd Test
17–20 November 1995
(5-day match)
Scorecard
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267 (78.3 overs)
ME Waugh 88 (151)
Mushtaq Ahmed 5/115 (30 overs)
198 (66.5 overs)
Rameez Raja 59 (115)
PR Reiffel 4/38 (15.5 overs)
306 (102.1 overs)
MA Taylor 123 (244)
Mushtaq Ahmed 4/83 (38 overs)
220 (84.3 overs)
Aamer Sohail 57 (110)
GD McGrath 5/61 (24.3 overs)
Australia won by 155 runs
Bellerive Oval, Hobart
Umpires: HD Bird (ENG) and DB Hair (AUS)
Player of the match: MA Taylor (AUS)
  • Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
  • The match was scheduled for five days but completed in four.

3rd Test
30 November–4 December 1995
(5-day match)
Scorecard
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299 (113.2 overs)
Ijaz Ahmed 137 (332)
SK Warne 4/55 (34 overs)
257 (98.2 overs)
ME Waugh 116 (206)
Mushtaq Ahmed 5/95 (36.2 overs)
204 (94 overs)
Inzamam-ul-Haq 59 (135)
CJ McDermott 5/49 (15.3 overs)
172 (66.1 overs)
MA Taylor 59 (154)
Mushtaq Ahmed 4/91 (30 overs)
Pakistan won by 74 runs
Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
Umpires: HD Bird (ENG) and SG Randell (AUS)
Player of the match: Mushtaq Ahmed (PAK)
  • Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat.

External sources

References
  • Playfair Cricket Annual
  • Wisden Cricketers Almanack


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