The

Pakistan national cricket team The Pakistan men's national cricket team represents Pakistan in international cricket. It is controlled by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), the governing body for cricket in Pakistan, which is a Full Member of the International Cricket Counc ...

toured Australia in the 1999–2000 season to play three test matches against

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before the tri-series with

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. The tour began on October 26, in,

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against an ACB Chairman XI as they played in four tour matches (two

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and two first-class matches before the first test which was played at the

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. The captains of the teams were

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for Pakistan, and

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for Australia. In the opening test played in Brisbane, centuries from

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and

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guided Australia to a ten wicket victory. The following test, played at

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saw Pakistan with a century from

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and a six wicket haul in the first innings from

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give Australia a target of 369 runs to chase down. In what was a record breaking run-chase, centuries from

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and

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aided Australia to a four wicket win and also taking the series with one game to spare. The final test which was played at Perth saw a 337-run partnership between

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and Justin Langer as they led Australia to 451 which would be enough as they won by an innings and twenty runs. Australian batsman, Justin Langer top scored for the series with 331 runs which included two centuries as he finished ahead of Michael Slater and Pakistani batsman,

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. In the bowling,

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was the leading wicket taker of the series with 18 wickets which included a five wicket inning in Brisbane. He was followed by fellow Australian bowlers,

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and

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Test series

1st Test

2nd Test

3rd Test

External sources

CricketArchive

References

* ''Playfair Cricket Annual'' * ''Wisden Cricketers Almanack ''

External links

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