England v Pakistan @ Sharjah C.A. Stadium
15 December 1997
Toss: England (bat)
Umpires: SA Bucknor, KT Francis
Third Umpire: CJ Mitchley
Match Referee: PJP Burge
Match Result: England won by 8 runs
England
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | |||
| 1. Ally Brown | c Moin Khan b Saqlain Mushtaq | 41 | 47 | 53 | 4 | 1 | |
| +2. Alec Stewart | b Manzoor Akhtar | 47 | 66 | 96 | 3 | 2 | |
| 3. Nick Knight | b Manzoor Akhtar | 18 | 36 | 60 | - | - | |
| 4. Graeme Hick | b Manzoor Akhtar | 40 | 53 | 72 | 2 | - | |
| 5. Graham Thorpe | run out (Ijaz Ahmed > Moin Khan) | 3 | 4 | 5 | - | - | |
| *6. Adam Hollioake | c Shahid Afridi b Manzoor Akhtar | 17 | 27 | 40 | 1 | - | |
| 7. Mark Ealham | c & b Saqlain Mushtaq | 6 | 15 | 14 | - | - | |
| 8. Dougie Brown | not out | 18 | 30 | 38 | - | - | |
| 9. Matthew Fleming | c & b Saqlain Mushtaq | 0 | 1 | 3 | - | - | |
| 10. Robert Croft | c Ijaz Ahmed b Saqlain Mushtaq | 6 | 14 | 16 | - | - | |
| 11. Dean Headley | not out | 6 | 8 | 10 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-71 (Ally Brown), 2-108 (Alec Stewart), 3-121 (Nick Knight), 4-126 (Graham Thorpe), 5-168 (Adam Hollioake), 6-180 (Graeme Hick), 7-185 (Mark Ealham), 8-185 (Matthew Fleming), 9-203 (Robert Croft). |
| Extras | 1b, 4lb, 7w, 1nb, 0pen) 13 |
| Total | (for 9 wickets, 50 ovs) 215 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Wasim Akram | 6 | 1 | 34 | 0 | (1w,1nb) |
| Azhar Mahmood | 7 | 1 | 31 | 0 | (1w,0nb) |
| Saqlain Mushtaq | 10 | 1 | 26 | 4 | (2w,0nb) |
| Mushtaq Ahmed | 10 | 0 | 43 | 0 | (2w,0nb) |
| Manzoor Akhtar | 10 | 0 | 50 | 4 | (1w,0nb) |
| Shahid Afridi | 7 | 0 | 26 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
Pakistan
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | |||
| 1. Aamer Sohail | b Dean Headley | 1 | 2 | 6 | - | - | |
| 2. Shahid Afridi | b Dougie Brown | 0 | 1 | 1 | - | - | |
| 3. Saeed Anwar | b Robert Croft | 54 | 66 | 93 | 6 | 1 | |
| 4. Ijaz Ahmed | c Robert Croft b Mark Ealham | 41 | 66 | 90 | 3 | 2 | |
| 5. Akhtar Sarfraz | b Robert Croft | 20 | 32 | 42 | 3 | - | |
| 6. Manzoor Akhtar | run out (Nick Knight > Alec Stewart) | 44 | 68 | 101 | 2 | - | |
| +7. Moin Khan | c Nick Knight b Matthew Fleming | 10 | 19 | 25 | - | - | |
| *8. Wasim Akram | c Dougie Brown b Adam Hollioake | 4 | 19 | 27 | - | - | |
| 9. Azhar Mahmood | c Alec Stewart b Adam Hollioake | 12 | 9 | 23 | 1 | - | |
| 10. Saqlain Mushtaq | run out (Alec Stewart > ) | 9 | 14 | 19 | 1 | - | |
| 11. Mushtaq Ahmed | not out | 0 | 0 | 2 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-1 (Shahid Afridi), 2-5 (Aamer Sohail), 3-99 (Saeed Anwar), 4-99 (Ijaz Ahmed), 5-134 (Akhtar Sarfraz), 6-152 (Moin Khan), 7-177 (Wasim Akram), 8-185 (Manzoor Akhtar), 9-207 (Azhar Mahmood), 207 (Saqlain Mushtaq). |
| Extras | 0b, 5lb, 5w, 2nb, 0pen) 12 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 49 ovs) 207 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Dougie Brown | 5 | 0 | 29 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Dean Headley | 8 | 0 | 33 | 1 | (0w,2nb) |
| Mark Ealham | 10 | 1 | 39 | 1 | (1w,0nb) |
| Robert Croft | 10 | 1 | 39 | 2 | (2w,0nb) |
| Adam Hollioake | 10 | 0 | 35 | 2 | (1w,0nb) |
| Matthew Fleming | 6 | 0 | 27 | 1 | (1w,0nb) |
England: Ally Brown, Alec Stewart, Nick Knight, Graeme Hick, Graham Thorpe, Adam Hollioake, Mark Ealham, Dougie Brown, Matthew Fleming, Robert Croft, Dean Headley
Pakistan: Aamer Sohail, Shahid Afridi, Saeed Anwar, Ijaz Ahmed, Akhtar Sarfraz, Manzoor Akhtar, Moin Khan, Wasim Akram, Azhar Mahmood, Saqlain Mushtaq, Mushtaq Ahmed
