The

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toured Australia in the 1989–90 season, under the captaincy of

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. The series set a Pakistan team, regarded as one of the strongest in the world against an

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team returning from an unexpectedly successful tour of England. The series was marred by a series of incidents and conflicts, including a walk off by the Pakistani players during a tour match against

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in protest at an umpire's ruling. The three

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series was won by Australia 1–0. The touring party consisted of Imran Khan (captain),

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, Ijaz Ahmed,

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, Maqsood Rana, Mushtaq Ahmed,

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, Saeed Anwar,

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and

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Summary of results

Pakistan played 17 games during their tour, losing nine and winning five with three draws. Six of these were

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matches and Pakistan went without a win - including the three Test matches which saw one defeat to Australia and two draws.

1st Test

2nd Test

3rd Test

Other matches

Pakistan also competed in a tri-nationbr>ODI tournament
involving Australia and

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they won 5 of their 8 round robin matches. In the best of three final with Australia, they lost 2–0.

References

External sources

Australia v Pakistan, 1989-1990