Pakistani cricket team in the West Indies in 1992–93
The Pakistan national cricket team toured the West Indies from March to May 1993 and played a three-match Test series against the West Indies cricket team which the West Indies won 2–0. Pakistan were captained by Wasim Akram; West Indies by Richie Richardson. In addition, the teams played a five-match One Day International (ODI) series which was drawn 2–2 with the final game ending in a tie.[1]
| Pakistani cricket team in the West Indies in 1992–93 | |||
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| West Indies | Pakistan | ||
| Dates | 23 March – 6 May 1993 | ||
| Captains | Richie Richardson | Wasim Akram | |
| Test series | |||
| Result | West Indies won the 3-match series 2–0 | ||
| Most runs | Desmond Haynes (402) | Basit Ali (222) | |
| Most wickets | Courtney Walsh (12) | Waqar Younis (19) | |
| Player of the series | Desmond Haynes (Win) | ||
| One Day International series | |||
| Results | 5-match series drawn 2–2 | ||
| Most runs | Brian Lara (234) | Aamer Sohail (238) | |
| Most wickets |
Carl Hooper (6) Ian Bishop (6) | Wasim Akram (8) | |
| Player of the series | - | ||
The tied ODI, fifty overs each, was played at Bourda, Georgetown, on 3 April and Pakistan batted first after winning the toss. They scored 244 for six in their fifty overs. In reply, the West Indies levelled the score off the final ball of the fiftieth over and had lost five wickets compared with the six lost by Pakistan. Normally, when scores are level, the match is awarded to the team losing the least wickets and so, under the rules, the West Indies would have won. However, the crowd invaded the field before play on the final ball was completed. A Pakistani fielder threw the ball to Wasim Akram at the bowler's end and he saw the chance of a run out at the striker's end if he could return the ball to the wicket-keeper, but, with the pitch already overrun by spectators, he had no chance of doing this and the batsman could not be run out. As a result, the match referee Raman Subba Row had to make a decision on the result and he adjudged the match a tie.[2]
Test series summary
First Test
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- West Indies won the toss and elected to bat.
- The match was scheduled for five days but completed in three.
- Basit Ali (PAK) made his Test debut.
Second Test
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- Pakistan won the toss and elected to field.
- 26 April was taken as a rest day.
- The match was scheduled for five days but completed in four.
- Aamer Nazir (PAK) made his Test debut.
Third Test
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- West Indies won the toss and elected to bat.
- 3 May was taken as a rest day.
- There was no play on the final day.
- Nadeem Khan and Shakeel Ahmed (both PAK) made their Test debuts.
One Day Internationals (ODIs)
The series was drawn 2-2, with one match tied.
1st ODI
2nd ODI
26 March 1993 Scorecard |
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- West Indies won the toss and elected to field.
- The match was reduced from 50 to 45 overs per side.
- Aamer Nazir (PAK) made his ODI debut.
3rd ODI
27 March 1993 Scorecard |
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- West Indies won the toss and elected to bat.
- The match was reduced from 50 to 45 overs per side.
- Nadeem Khan (PAK) made his ODI debut.
4th ODI
Arrest of Pakistani players
Four Pakistani players (captain Wasim Akram, vice-captain Waqar Younis, Aaqib Javed and Mushtaq Ahmed), along with two female tourists and a local man, were arrested on a beach in Grenada on 8 April 1993 on charges of "possession of a controlled drug". They were later released on bail.[4]
References
- "Pakistan in the West Indies 1992–93". CricketArchive. Retrieved 24 July 2014.
- "West Indies v Pakistan, Fifth ODI 1993". CricketArchive. Retrieved 24 July 2014.
- Rutnagur, Dicky (1994). "The Pakistanis in the West Indies, 1992-93. Fifth One-Day International". In Engel, Matthew (ed.). Wisden Cricketers' Almanack 1994. John Wisden & Co Ltd. pp. 1095–1096. ISBN 0-947766-22-7.
- Cozier, Tony (10 April 1993). "Pakistani cricketers arrested over drugs find on beach: West Indies tour in doubt after four held in Grenada". The Independent. Retrieved 15 January 2016.
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