The

Pakistan national cricket team The Pakistan national cricket team or Pak cricket team, often referred to as the Shaheens (), Green Shirts, Men in Green and Cornered Tigers is administered by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB). The team is a Full Member of the International ...

toured Australia in the 1996–97 season and took part in the 1996–97 Carlton and United Series which they won after defeating

West Indies The West Indies is a subregion of North America, surrounded by the North Atlantic Ocean and the Caribbean Sea that includes 13 independent island countries and 18 dependencies and other territories in three major archipelagos: the Greate ...

in the final. Pakistan playe
one first-class match
on the tour against

Tasmania ) , nickname = , image_map = Tasmania in Australia.svg , map_caption = Location of Tasmania in AustraliaCoordinates: , subdivision_type = Country , subdi ...

at the

Bellerive Oval Bellerive Oval, known commercially as Blundstone Arena for sponsorship reasons, is a cricket and Australian rules football ground located in Bellerive, a suburb on the eastern shore of Hobart, Australia, holding 20,000 people it is the largest ...

. Tasmania won by an innings and 69 runs. The team that played during the 96-97 season were found shouting racist remarks towards the Australian people at a bar.

External sources

CricketArchive

References

* ''Wisden Cricketers Almanack '' 1996 in Australian cricket 1996 in Pakistani cricket 1996–97 Australian cricket season 1997 in Australian cricket 1997 in Pakistani cricket International cricket competitions from 1994–95 to 1997 1996-97 {{Australia-cricket-tour-stub