Pakistani cricket team in England in 1996

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Pakistan in England 1996
  Flag of Pakistan.svg Flag of England.svg
  Pakistan England
Dates 27 June – 1 September 1996
Captains Wasim Akram Mike Atherton
Test series
Result Pakistan won the 3-match series 2–0
Most runs Saeed Anwar (362) Alec Stewart (396)
Most wickets Mushtaq Ahmed (17) Dominic Cork (12)
Player of the series Mushtaq Ahmed (Pak), Alec Stewart (Eng)
One Day International series
Results England won the 3-match series 2–1
Most runs Ijaz Ahmed (186) Nick Knight (264)
Most wickets Wasim Akram (6) Adam Hollioake (8)
Player of the series Ijaz Ahmed (Pak), Nick Knight (Eng)

Pakistani cricket team in England in 1996

The Pakistani cricket team toured England in the 1996 English cricket season to play a three-match Test series against England.

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Pakistan won the series 2-0 with 1 match drawn.

Test series summary

First Test

25–29 July 1996
(5-day match)
Scorecard
v
340 (108.2 overs)
Inzamam-ul-Haq 148 (218)
AD Mullally 3/44 (24 overs)
285 (102.4 overs)
GP Thorpe 77 (167)
Waqar Younis 4/69 (24 overs)
352/5d (113.2 overs)
Saeed Anwar 88 (144)
DG Cork 3/86 (24 overs)
243 (97.1 overs)
AJ Stewart 89 (189)
Mushtaq Ahmed 5/57 (38 overs)
Pakistan won by 164 runs
Lord's, London
Umpires: SA Bucknor (WIN) and P Willey (ENG)
Player of the match: Waqar Younis (PAK)

Second Test

8–12 August 1996
(5-day match)
Scorecard
v
448 (153.2 overs)
Ijaz Ahmed 141 (201)
DG Cork 5/113 (37 overs)
501 (156.5 overs)
AJ Stewart 170 (315)
Wasim Akram 3/106 (39.5 overs)
242/7d (81 overs)
Inzamam-ul-Haq 65 (83)
AR Caddick 3/52 (17 overs)
Match drawn
Headingley, Leeds
Umpires: SA Bucknor (WIN) and DR Shepherd (ENG)
Player of the match: AJ Stewart (ENG)
  • England won the toss and elected to field.

Third Test

22–26 August 1996
(5-day match)
Scorecard
v
326 (99.2 overs)
JP Crawley 106 (217)
Waqar Younis 4/95 (25 overs)
521/8d (159.1 overs)
Saeed Anwar 176 (264)
AD Mullally 3/97 (37.1 overs)
242 (82.4 overs)
AJ Stewart 54 (100)
Mushtaq Ahmed 6/78 (37 overs)
48/1 (6.4 overs)
Aamer Sohail 29* (17)
AD Mullally 1/24 (3 overs)
Pakistan won by 9 wickets
The Oval, London
Umpires: BC Cooray (SRI) and MJ Kitchen (ENG)
Player of the match: Mushtaq Ahmed (PAK)
  • England won the toss and elected to bat.
  • RDB Croft (ENG) made his Test debut.

One Day Internationals (ODIs)

England won the Texaco Trophy 2-1.

1st ODI

29 August 1996
Scorecard
Pakistan  Flag of Pakistan.svg
225/5 (50 overs)
v
Flag of England.svg  England
226/5 (46.4 overs)
Saeed Anwar 57 (75)
RDB Croft 2/36 (10 overs)
MA Atherton 65 (93)
Wasim Akram 3/45 (9.4 overs)
England won by 5 wickets
Old Trafford, Manchester
Umpires: NT Plews and G Sharp
Player of the match: MA Atherton (ENG)

2nd ODI

31 August 1996
Scorecard
England  Flag of England.svg
292/8 (50 overs)
v
Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan
185 (37.5 overs)
NV Knight 113 (132)
Mushtaq Ahmed 2/33 (10 overs)
Ijaz Ahmed 79 (80)
AJ Hollioake 4/23 (6.5 overs)
England won by 107 runs
Edgbaston, Birmingham
Umpires: MJ Kitchen and P Willey
Player of the match: NV Knight (ENG)
  • Pakistan won the toss and elected to field.
  • AJ Hollioake (ENG) made his ODI debut.

3rd ODI

1 September 1996
Scorecard
England  Flag of England.svg
246 (50 overs)
v
Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan
247/8 (49.4 overs)
NV Knight 125* (145)
Wasim Akram 3/45 (10 overs)
Saeed Anwar 61 (59)
AJ Hollioake 4/45 (8.4 overs)
Pakistan won by 2 wickets
Trent Bridge, Nottingham
Umpires: JW Holder and DR Shepherd
Player of the match: Pakistan team

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