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1994–95 Wills Triangular Series
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1994–95 Wills Triangular Series 14 – 30 October 1994 Pakistan AUS beat PAK in the finals Glenn McGrath (Aus) PAK AUS SA Saleem Malik Mark Taylor Kepler Wessels Inzamam-ul-Haq (240) Mark Waugh (243) Hansie Cronje (354) Waqar Younis (6) Damien Fleming (9) Eric Simons (7)
The 1994–95 Wills Triangular Series was a One Day International cricket tournament played entirely in Pakistan. It was held in October, with players from Australia, South Africa and Pakistan. Tournament started with the match between Australia and South Africa. In the final, Australia defeated Pakistan by 64 runs to win the tournament.
Using the round robin format, each team played the others three times, before top two teams reaching the final.
Group stage
Points table
Pos Team Pld Played W Won L Lost T Tied NR No result BP Bonus points Pts Points NRR Net run rate 1 PAK 6 4 1 0 1 0 9 +4.773 2 AUS 6 4 1 0 1 0 9 +4.551 3 SA 6 0 6 0 0 0 0 −4.110
Fixtures
1st match
12 October AUS 207/6 (50 overs) 201/8 (50 overs) SA Steve Waugh 56 (71) Tim Shaw 2/34 (10 overs) Hansie Cronje 98 (130) Craig McDermott 3/32 (10 overs) Australia won by 6 runs Scorecard Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore Athar Zaidi and Mohammad Aslam Steve Waugh (Aus) Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
2nd match
14 October PAK 200/8 (50 overs) 201/3 (46 overs) AUS Inzamam-ul-Haq 59 (86) Damien Fleming 4/49 (10 overs) David Boon 84 (131) Wasim Akram 1/26 (8 overs) Australia won by 7 wickets Scorecard Ibn-e-Qasim Bagh Stadium, Multan Riazuddin and Saqib Qureshi David Boon (Aus) Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat.
3rd match
16 October SA 163/9 (50 overs) 166/2 (44.4 overs) PAK Kepler Wessels 33 (66) Wasim Akram 2/28 (10 overs) Saleem Malik 62* (85) Eric Simons 1/39 (10 overs) Pakistan won by 8 wickets Scorecard National Stadium, Karachi Feroze Butt and Saleem Badar Saleem Malik (Pak) South Africa won the toss and elected to bat. Derek Crookes (SA) made his ODI debut.
4th match
18 October AUS 208/6 (50 overs) 186 (48.2 overs) SA David Boon 43 (73) Eric Simons 2/41 (10 overs) Hansie Cronje 64 (94) Shane Warne 4/40 (9.2 overs) Australia won by 22 runs Scorecard Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad Islam Khan and Khizer Hayat Hansie Cronje (SA) Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
5th match
20 October PAK 249/6 (50 overs) 210/5 (50 overs) SA Ijaz Ahmed 110 (110) Craig Matthews 3/50 (10 overs) Hansie Cronje 53 (80) Waqar Younis 2/35 (10 overs) Pakistan won by 39 runs Scorecard Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi Javed Akhtar and Said Shah Ijaz Ahmed (Pak) South Africa won the toss and elected to field.
6th match
22 October AUS 250/6 (50 overs) 251/1 (39 overs) PAK Mark Waugh 121* (134) Aaqib Javed 2/44 (10 overs) Saeed Anwar 104* (119) Tim May 1/65 (9 overs) Pakistan won by 9 wickets Scorecard Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi Saleem Badar and Siddiq Khan Saeed Anwar (Pak) Pakistan won the toss and elected to field.
7th match
24 October SA 251/6 (50 overs) 252/7 (49.4 overs) AUS Hansie Cronje 100* (124) Glenn McGrath 2/22 (10 overs) Michael Slater 54 (82) Fanie de Villiers 2/49 (10 overs) Australia won by 3 wickets Scorecard Arbab Niaz Stadium, Peshawar Mohammad Nazir and Shakeel Khan Hansie Cronje (SA) South Africa won the toss and elected to bat.
8th match
26 October AUS PAK Match abandoned Scorecard Jinnah Stadium, Gujranwala Both teams played a 15 over-a-side "exhibition" match.
9th match
28 October SA 222/4 (50 overs) 223/4 (44.3 overs) PAK Gary Kirsten 69 (97) Wasim Akram 1/36 (10 overs) Ijaz Ahmed 98* (87) Eric Simons 3/49 (8.3 overs) Pakistan won by 6 wickets Scorecard Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad Afzaal Ahmed and Saleem Badar Ijaz Ahmed (Pak) South Africa won the toss and elected to bat.
Final
30 October AUS 269/5 (50 overs) 205 (46.5 overs) PAK Michael Slater 66 (76) Saleem Malik 3/31 (10 overs) Basit Ali 63 (64) Glenn McGrath 5/52 (10 overs) Australia won by 64 runs Scorecard Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore Khizer Hayat and Mohammad Aslam Glenn McGrath (Ind) Australia won the toss and elected to bat. Phil Emery (Aus) made his ODI debut.
Statistics
Batting
Most runsWills Triangular Series, 1994-95 – Most runs http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/batting/most_runs_career.html?id=701;type=tournament Cricinfo.com ESPN 25 October 2015
PlayerMatchesRunsAvgHSSA Hansie Cronje6354 88.50100*AUS Mark Waugh624348.60121*PAK Inzamam-ul-Haq624060.0091*PAK Ijaz Ahmed423377.66110AUS Michael Slater6206 34.33 66
Bowling
Most wicketsWills Triangular Series, 1994-95 – Most wickets http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/bowling/most_wickets_career.html?id=701;type=tournament Cricinfo.com ESPN 25 October 2015
PlayerMatchesWicketsEconBBIAUS Damien Fleming393.924/49AUS Glenn McGrath493.945/52AUS Craig McDermott674.253/32SA Eric Simons674.913/49SA Craig Matthews464.263/50
References
External links
http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/series/60960.html
Category:International cricket competitions in Pakistan
Category:International cricket competitions from 1994–95 to 1997