Zimbabwean cricket team in Pakistan in 1998–99

The Zimbabwe national cricket team toured Pakistan from November to December 1998 and played a three-match Test series against the Pakistan national cricket team. Zimbabwe won the opening Test by 7 wickets, their first overseas victory,[1] and went on to win the series 1–0.[2] Zimbabwe were captained by Alistair Campbell and Pakistan by Aamer Sohail. In addition, the teams played a three-match Limited Overs International (LOI) series which Pakistan won 2–1.[3]

Test series summary

1st Test

27–30 November 1998
(5-day match)
Scorecard

Pakistan	v	Zimbabwe
296 (85.5 overs) Ijaz Ahmed 87 (128) HH Streak 4/93 (22.5 overs)		238 (68.3 overs) NC Johnson 107 (117) Wasim Akram 5/52 (23 overs)
103 (100.5 overs) Saeed Anwar 31 (76) Wasim Akram 31 (55) HK Olonga 4/42 (11 overs)		162/3 (48.2 overs) MW Goodwin 73* (124) Wasim Akram 3/47 (17 overs)

Zimbabwe won by 7 wickets
Arbab Niaz Stadium, Peshawar
Umpires: Athar Zaidi (PAK) and G Sharp (ENG)
Player of the match: NC Johnson (ZIM)

Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to field.
The match was scheduled for five days but completed in four.

2nd Test

10–14 December 1998
(5-day match)
Scorecard

Zimbabwe	v	Pakistan
183 (66.5 overs) A Flower 60* (147) Saqlain Mushtaq 5/32 (13.5 overs)		325/9d (113 overs) Yousuf Youhana 120* (206) HK Olonga 3/63 (25 overs)
48/0 (12 overs) GW Flower 17* (32)

Match drawn
Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore
Umpires: DB Hair (AUS) and Mian Mohammad Aslam (PAK)
Player of the match: Yousuf Youhana (PAK)

Pakistan won the toss and elected to field.
There was no play on the final day.
Naved Ashraf (PAK) made his Test debut.

3rd Test

17–21 December 1998
(5-day match)
Scorecard

Pakistan	v	Zimbabwe

Match abandoned
Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad
Umpires: DB Cowie (NZ) and Saleem Badar (PAK)

No toss made

References

"The Don's uninspiring debut". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 1 December 2017.
"Zimbabwe win first ever Test series as final match abandoned". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
"Zimbabwe in Pakistan 1998–99". CricketArchive. Retrieved 12 July 2014.

External links

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[OTD-1] "The Don's uninspiring debut". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 1 December 2017.

[2] "Zimbabwe win first ever Test series as final match abandoned". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 3 November 2020.

[CATI-3] "Zimbabwe in Pakistan 1998–99". CricketArchive. Retrieved 12 July 2014.

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