10th Match (Final), Australia v Pakistan, NatWest Series, Statistical Highlights

It was the 1728th ODI in cricket history

24-Jun-2001

It was the 1728th ODI in cricket history.

Pakistan became the first team in one day internationals to play 500 matches .Australia was playing its 487th match.

It was the 60th match between these two sides. The record now reads : Australia 33,Pakistan 24,tied one and abandoned 2.

Umpires David Shepherd and Peter Willey were officiating in their 97th and 23rd match respectively.

Australia and Pakistan were facing each other in the final of a tournament for the eighth time. Australia has won on seven occasions while Pakistan emerged victorious only once.

The wicket of Abdur Razzaq was 50th for Brett Lee in his 29th match. He became 22nd Australian and 125th bowler in all to reach this landmark. Lee also became the fourth fastest for Australia to do so after Dennis Lillee (24), Shane Warne (25),Len Pascoe (26) and alongwith Carl Rackemann (29)

Lee needed only one year and 165 days since his debut (v Pakistan at Brisbane on January 9,2000) to complete his 50 wickets which is the second shortest period for Australia after Shane Warne who reached his milestone in one year and 35 days. The ODI record, however, is held by India's Ajit Agarkar who needed only 182 days for his 50 wickets.

Inzamam-ul-Haq on 12 became third batsman after Mark Waugh (5132 runs in 128 innings) and Sachin Tendulkar (5078 runs in 133 innings) to complete 5000 runs in a career in matches batting first.

Australia's win by nine wickets was the fourth largest in the final of a tournament by a team batting second. India had beaten Zimbabwe by ten wickets in the final of the Champions Trophy in November 1998 which remains the largest win by a side in the final of a tournament. The details :

Margin	Winner	Total	Loser	Total	Venue	Date	Competition
10 wickets	Ind	197-0	Zim	196-9	Sharjah	13-11-1998	Champions Trophy
9 wickets	SA	115-1	Pak	114	Cape Town	23-04-1998	Standard Bank Int.Series
9 wickets	Ind	197-1	Ken	196	Calcutta	31-05-1998	Coca Cola Series
9 wickets	Aus	156-1	Pak	152	Lord's	23-06-2001	NatWest Series
8 wickets	Ind	177-2	Pak	176-9	Melbourne	10-03-1985	B&H World Series
8 wickets	Aus	164-2	NZ	162	Auckland	11-03-1990	Rothman's Cup
8 wickets	Ind	233-2	SL	230-7	Sharjah	14-04-1995	Asia Cup
8 wickets	SL	240-2	Ind	239-7	Colombo RPS	26-07-1997	Asia Cup
8 wickets	Pak	129-2	Ind	125	Sharjah	16-04-1999	Coca Cola Cup
8 wickets	Aus	133-2	Pak	132	Lord's	20-06-1999	World Cup
8 wickets	SL	208-2	Aus	202	Colombo RPS	31-08-1999	Aiwa Cup

By winning the match with 141 balls to spare Australia recorded the second largest victory by any team batting second in the final of a tournament. Interestingly the all time ODI record was also made in the match between these two sides and at this same venue when Australia beat Pakistan in the final of ICC World Cup with 179 balls to spare in June 1999.The following table has the complete detail of all such instances :

Balls	Winner	Total	Loser	Total	Venue	Date	Competition
179	Aus	133-2	Pak	132	Lord's	20-06-1999	World Cup
141	Aus	156-1	Pak	152	Lord's	23-06-2001	NatWest Series
134	SA	115-1	Pak	114	Cape Town	23-04-1998	Standard Bank Int.Series
132	Pak	129-2	Ind	125	Sharjah	16-04-1999	Coca Cola Cup
120	Ind	197-0	Zim	196-9	Sharjah	13-11-1999	Champions Trophy
113	Aus	138-4	NZ	137-9	Auckland	26-02-1995	New Zealand Centenary
90	Ind	197-1	Ken	196	Calcutta	31-05-1998	Coca Cola Series
79	SL	240-2	Ind	239-7	Colombo RPS	26-07-1997	Asia Cup
65	Aus	164-4	NZ	162	Auckland	11-03-1990	Rothman's Cup
64	Ind	140-7	Aus	139	Sharjah	29-03-1985	Rothman's Trophy
64	SA	204-3	Pak	203	Nairobi Gym	06-10-1996	Kenya Centenary
63	SL	208-2	Aus	202	Colombo RPS	31-08-1999	Aiwa Cup
62	WI	190-5	Pak	187	Johannesburg	27-02-1993	Total International Series
59	Eng	167-5	Pak	166-9	Perth	07-01-1987	B&H Challenge
56	SA	210-6	SL	209-7	Lahore	08-11-1997	Wills Trophy

The win was Australia's 21st in a competition comprising of at least three teams.

Adam Gilchrist was winning his ninth Man of the Match award in his 119th match.

At the end of the series :

Australia's overall ODI record : played 487, won 279,lost 190,tied 6 and abandoned 12.

Pakistan's overall ODI record : played 500,won 261,lost 223,tied 6 and abandoned 10.

England's overall ODI record : played 331,won 162,lost 158,tied 2 and abandoned 9.

Steve Waugh's captaining record : played 98,won 63,lost 31,tied one and abandoned 3.

Waqar Younis' captaincy record : played 15,won 10,lost 5.

Alec Stewart's captaincy record : played 40,won 14,lost 25 and abandoned one.

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