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Australia v Pakistan @ Melbourne Cricket Ground
12, 13, 14, 15, 16 January 1990 (five-day match)
Toss: Pakistan (field)
Umpires: RJ Evans, PJ McConnell
Match Result: Australia won by 92 runs
1st Innings
Australia
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Geoff Marsh | c Saleem Yousuf b Wasim Akram | 30 | 125 | 179 | 3 | - |
| 2. Mark Taylor | c Aaqib Javed b Imran Khan | 52 | 144 | 195 | 6 | - |
| 3. David Boon | lbw b Wasim Akram | 0 | 1 | 4 | - | - |
| *4. Allan Border | c Javed Miandad b Wasim Akram | 24 | 0 | 112 | 2 | - |
| 5. Dean Jones | c Saleem Yousuf b Imran Khan | 0 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| 6. Steve Waugh | c Saleem Yousuf b Aaqib Javed | 20 | 35 | 58 | 2 | - |
| 7. Peter Sleep | lbw b Wasim Akram | 23 | 74 | 98 | - | - |
| +8. Ian Healy | c Shoaib Mohammad b Aaqib Javed | 48 | 81 | 101 | 3 | - |
| 9. Merv Hughes | c Mansoor Akhtar b Wasim Akram | 8 | 12 | 26 | 1 | - |
| 10. Terry Alderman | c Aamer Malik b Wasim Akram | 0 | 2 | 2 | - | - |
| 11. Carl Rackemann | not out | 0 | 2 | 3 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-90 (Geoff Marsh), 2-90 (David Boon), 3-98 (Mark Taylor), 4-98 (Dean Jones), 5-131 (Steve Waugh), 6-148 (Allan Border), 7-201 (Peter Sleep), 8-223 (Merv Hughes), 9-223 (Terry Alderman), 223 (Ian Healy). |
| Extras | 0b, 9lb, 0w, 9nb, 0pen) 18 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 90.1 ovs) 223 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Imran Khan | 18 | 6 | 53 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Wasim Akram | 30 | 9 | 62 | 6 | (0w,0nb) |
| Aaqib Javed | 22.1 | 7 | 47 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Waqar Younis | 12 | 3 | 27 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Tauseef Ahmed | 8 | 1 | 25 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
2nd Innings
Pakistan
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Aamer Malik | lbw b Terry Alderman | 7 | 30 | 44 | - | - |
| 2. Shoaib Mohammad | c Ian Healy b Terry Alderman | 6 | 14 | 20 | - | - |
| 3. Mansoor Akhtar | c Mark Taylor b Carl Rackemann | 5 | 18 | 28 | - | - |
| 4. Javed Miandad | c Ian Healy b Terry Alderman | 3 | 48 | 60 | - | - |
| 5. Ijaz Ahmed | c Mark Taylor b Merv Hughes | 19 | 33 | 60 | 3 | - |
| *6. Imran Khan | c Terry Alderman b Carl Rackemann | 3 | 29 | 66 | - | - |
| +7. Saleem Yousuf | c Mark Taylor b Merv Hughes | 16 | 36 | 39 | 1 | - |
| 8. Wasim Akram | c Ian Healy b Merv Hughes | 6 | 9 | 15 | 1 | - |
| 9. Tauseef Ahmed | not out | 9 | 94 | 131 | - | - |
| 10. Waqar Younis | lbw b Peter Sleep | 18 | 85 | 114 | 1 | - |
| 11. Aaqib Javed | c Ian Healy b Carl Rackemann | 0 | 9 | 10 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-12 (Shoaib Mohammad), 2-20 (Aamer Malik), 3-20 (Mansoor Akhtar), 4-44 (Javed Miandad), 5-44 (Ijaz Ahmed), 6-65 (Saleem Yousuf), 7-71 (Wasim Akram), 8-71 (Imran Khan), 9-106 (Waqar Younis), 107 (Aaqib Javed). |
| Extras | 1b, 4lb, 0w, 10nb, 0pen) 15 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 65.5 ovs) 107 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Terry Alderman | 19 | 6 | 30 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Carl Rackemann | 21.5 | 8 | 32 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Merv Hughes | 17 | 7 | 34 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Peter Sleep | 8 | 5 | 6 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
3rd Innings
Australia
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Mark Taylor | c Aamer Malik b Tauseef Ahmed | 101 | 240 | 322 | 11 | - |
| 2. Geoff Marsh | c Wasim Akram b Aaqib Javed | 24 | 82 | 140 | 2 | - |
| 3. David Boon | run out ( > > ) | 21 | 45 | 69 | 2 | - |
| *4. Allan Border | not out | 62 | 0 | 262 | 4 | - |
| 5. Dean Jones | lbw b Wasim Akram | 10 | 11 | 11 | 2 | - |
| 6. Steve Waugh | c Saleem Yousuf b Wasim Akram | 3 | 3 | 7 | - | - |
| 7. Peter Sleep | b Wasim Akram | 0 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| +8. Ian Healy | c Ijaz Ahmed b Wasim Akram | 25 | 37 | 42 | 1 | - |
| 9. Merv Hughes | c Mansoor Akhtar b Wasim Akram | 32 | 50 | 61 | 4 | - |
| 10. Terry Alderman | not out | 1 | 19 | 24 | - | - |
| 11. Carl Rackemann |
| FOW | 1-73 (Geoff Marsh), 2-116 (David Boon), 3-204 (Mark Taylor), 4-216 (Dean Jones), 5-220 (Steve Waugh), 6-220 (Peter Sleep), 7-260 (Ian Healy), 8-305 (Merv Hughes). |
| Extras | 2b, 10lb, 1w, 20nb, 0pen) 33 |
| Total | (for 8 wickets, 108.4 ovs) 312 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Imran Khan | 8 | 2 | 21 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Wasim Akram | 41.4 | 12 | 98 | 5 | (0w,0nb) |
| Aaqib Javed | 21 | 1 | 55 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Waqar Younis | 22 | 4 | 68 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Tauseef Ahmed | 16 | 3 | 58 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
4th Innings
Pakistan
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Aamer Malik | c Mark Taylor b Merv Hughes | 0 | 20 | 26 | - | - |
| 2. Mansoor Akhtar | lbw b Terry Alderman | 14 | 50 | 68 | 1 | - |
| 3. Shoaib Mohammad | c David Boon b Merv Hughes | 10 | 39 | 54 | 1 | - |
| 4. Javed Miandad | lbw b Steve Waugh | 65 | 100 | 143 | 8 | - |
| 5. Ijaz Ahmed | c Geoff Marsh b Merv Hughes | 121 | 331 | 450 | 11 | - |
| *6. Imran Khan | lbw b Terry Alderman | 45 | 111 | 148 | 1 | - |
| +7. Saleem Yousuf | lbw b Terry Alderman | 38 | 66 | 94 | 1 | - |
| 8. Wasim Akram | c Mark Taylor b Peter Sleep | 6 | 14 | 19 | 1 | - |
| 9. Tauseef Ahmed | not out | 14 | 65 | 115 | 1 | - |
| 10. Waqar Younis | lbw b Terry Alderman | 4 | 27 | 39 | 1 | - |
| 11. Aaqib Javed | lbw b Terry Alderman | 0 | 16 | 19 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-4 (Aamer Malik), 2-23 (Mansoor Akhtar), 3-31 (Shoaib Mohammad), 4-134 (Javed Miandad), 5-218 (Imran Khan), 6-291 (Saleem Yousuf), 7-303 (Wasim Akram), 8-328 (Ijaz Ahmed), 9-333 (Waqar Younis), 336 (Aaqib Javed). |
| Extras | 1b, 7lb, 2w, 9nb, 0pen) 19 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 137.5 ovs) 336 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Terry Alderman | 33.5 | 6 | 105 | 5 | (0w,0nb) |
| Carl Rackemann | 38 | 13 | 67 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Merv Hughes | 42 | 14 | 79 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Peter Sleep | 21 | 7 | 64 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Steve Waugh | 3 | 0 | 13 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
Squads
Australia:
Mark Taylor, Geoff Marsh, David Boon, Allan Border, Dean Jones, Steve Waugh, Peter Sleep, Ian Healy, Merv Hughes, Terry Alderman, Carl Rackemann