Australia v Pakistan @ Melbourne Cricket Ground
16 January 1997
Toss: Pakistan (bat)
Umpires: DB Hair, PD Parker
Third Umpire: WP Sheahan
Match Referee: R Subba Row
Match Result: Australia won by 3 wickets
Pakistan
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | |||
| 1. Aamer Sohail | c Darren Lehmann b Anthony Stuart | 6 | 22 | 31 | - | - | |
| 2. Inzamam-ul-Haq | c Anthony Stuart b Michael Bevan | 64 | 114 | 156 | 5 | - | |
| 3. Zahoor Elahi | c Andy Bichel b Anthony Stuart | 1 | 6 | 8 | - | - | |
| 4. Ijaz Ahmed | c Ian Healy b Anthony Stuart | 2 | 8 | 11 | - | - | |
| 5. Mohammad Wasim | c Ian Healy b Anthony Stuart | 0 | 1 | 1 | - | - | |
| +6. Moin Khan | c Mark Taylor b Anthony Stuart | 0 | 1 | 2 | - | - | |
| *7. Wasim Akram | run out (Michael Bevan > Andy Bichel) | 33 | 36 | 53 | 4 | 1 | |
| 8. Shahid Afridi | c Anthony Stuart b Michael Bevan | 29 | 43 | 60 | 1 | - | |
| 9. Saqlain Mushtaq | not out | 30 | 48 | 48 | 1 | - | |
| 10. Mushtaq Ahmed | st Ian Healy b Michael Bevan | 9 | 24 | 29 | 1 | - | |
| 11. Waqar Younis | not out | 1 | 2 | 2 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-19 (Aamer Sohail), 2-20 (Zahoor Elahi), 3-29 (Ijaz Ahmed), 4-29 (Mohammad Wasim), 5-29 (Moin Khan), 6-92 (Wasim Akram), 7-130 (Inzamam-ul-Haq), 8-146 (Shahid Afridi), 9-177 (Mushtaq Ahmed). |
| Extras | 0b, 1lb, 3w, 2nb, 0pen) 6 |
| Total | (for 9 wickets, 50 ovs, 205 mins) 181 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Andy Bichel | 8 | 2 | 31 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Anthony Stuart | 10 | 1 | 26 | 5 | (0w,1nb) |
| Glenn McGrath | 10 | 0 | 40 | 0 | (0w,1nb) |
| Shane Warne | 10 | 2 | 37 | 0 | (2w,0nb) |
| Michael Bevan | 10 | 1 | 36 | 3 | (1w,0nb) |
| Darren Lehmann | 2 | 0 | 10 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
Australia
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | |||
| *1. Mark Taylor | lbw b Wasim Akram | 8 | 22 | 32 | - | - | |
| 2. Greg Blewett | c Moin Khan b Wasim Akram | 2 | 16 | 19 | - | - | |
| 3. Steve Waugh | c Wasim Akram b Saqlain Mushtaq | 20 | 37 | 63 | - | - | |
| 4. Michael Bevan | not out | 79 | 142 | 198 | 4 | - | |
| 5. Stuart Law | c Mohammad Wasim b Waqar Younis | 28 | 39 | 63 | 1 | - | |
| 6. Darren Lehmann | lbw b Wasim Akram | 10 | 12 | 32 | - | - | |
| +7. Ian Healy | b Wasim Akram | 0 | 2 | 1 | - | - | |
| 8. Shane Warne | lbw b Shahid Afridi | 2 | 13 | 14 | - | - | |
| 9. Andy Bichel | not out | 16 | 25 | 33 | 2 | - | |
| 10. Anthony Stuart | |||||||
| 11. Glenn McGrath |
| FOW | 1-9 (Greg Blewett), 2-14 (Mark Taylor), 3-54 (Steve Waugh), 4-110 (Stuart Law), 5-139 (Darren Lehmann), 6-139 (Ian Healy), 7-148 (Shane Warne). |
| Extras | 0b, 7lb, 9w, 1nb, 0pen) 17 |
| Total | (for 7 wickets, 49.3 ovs, 231 mins) 182 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Wasim Akram | 10 | 1 | 25 | 4 | (3w,0nb) |
| Waqar Younis | 10 | 0 | 36 | 1 | (5w,1nb) |
| Saqlain Mushtaq | 10 | 0 | 37 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Mushtaq Ahmed | 10 | 0 | 28 | 0 | (1w,0nb) |
| Shahid Afridi | 9 | 0 | 48 | 1 | (0w,1nb) |
| Aamer Sohail | 0.3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
Australia: Mark Taylor, Greg Blewett, Steve Waugh, Michael Bevan, Stuart Law, Darren Lehmann, Ian Healy, Shane Warne, Andy Bichel, Anthony Stuart, Glenn McGrath
Pakistan: Aamer Sohail, Inzamam-ul-Haq, Zahoor Elahi, Ijaz Ahmed, Mohammad Wasim, Moin Khan, Wasim Akram, Shahid Afridi, Saqlain Mushtaq, Mushtaq Ahmed, Waqar Younis
