The Australian cricket team toured Pakistan in 1994–95. The teams played three 5-day

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and took part in a triangular ODI series (along with

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won the test series 1 - 0.

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was declared Man of the Series. Australia won the Wills Triangular Series, beating Pakistan in the final.

Test series summary

won the test series 1–0, winning the first test by 1 wicket, and drawing the last two matches. The first test was played at the

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on 28 September 1994. The second test was played at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium in

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on 5 October 1994. The third test was played at the

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on 1 November 1994. In the first test,

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and

both took 8 wickets, with the latter being declared the man of the match. In the high scoring second test,

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scored 110 in the first innings, while

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took 7 wickets (including a hat-trick in the second innings) for Australia. Saleem Malik scored 237 to earn man of the match honors for Pakistan. The third test featured three centurions for Pakistan,

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(115), Saleem Malik (143) (earning his 2nd man of the match honors for the series) and Aamer Sohail (105). Shane Warne took 9 wickets for Australia.

1st Test

2nd Test

3rd Test

Wills Triangular Series

Australia won the Wills Triangular Series beating Pakistan in the final by 64 runs, with

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earning the man of the match honours for a 5 wicket haul. The series included a round robin stage, where each team played the opponents 3 times. Pakistan and Australia finished the round robin series tied at the top of the table. Both teams had 9 points (winning 4, losing 1 and abandoning 1). South Africa failed to register a single point. The eighth match of the series, scheduled for 26 October 1994, was abandoned due to a waterlogged pitch. However, the teams took part in a 15 over exhibition match, in which Pakistan beat Australia by 4 wickets.

Tour Matches

Australia also played one 3-day first class tour match against President's XI at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium in

on 23 September 1994. The match was drawn.

External sources

CricketArchive

References

* ''Playfair Cricket Annual'' * ''Wisden Cricketers Almanack'' (annual) {{DEFAULTSORT:Australian cricket team in Pakistan in 1994-95 1994 in Australian cricket 1994 in Pakistani cricket 1994-95 Pakistani cricket seasons from 1970–71 to 1999–2000 International cricket competitions from 1994–95 to 1997