1994–95 Wills Triangular Series

The 1994–95 Wills Triangular Series was a One Day International cricket tournament played entirely in Pakistan. It was held in October, with players from Australia, South Africa and Pakistan. Tournament started with the match between Australia and South Africa. In the final, Australia defeated Pakistan by 64 runs to win the tournament.

1994–95 Wills Triangular Series
Date14 – 30 October 1994
LocationPakistan
Result Australia beat  Pakistan in the finals
Player of the seriesGlenn McGrath (Aus)
Teams
 Pakistan  Australia  South Africa
Captains
Saleem Malik Mark Taylor Kepler Wessels
Most runs
Inzamam-ul-Haq (240) Mark Waugh (243) Hansie Cronje (354)
Most wickets
Waqar Younis (6) Damien Fleming (9) Eric Simons (7)

Using the round robin format, each team played the others three times, before top two teams reaching the final.

Group stage

Points table
Pos Team Pld W L T NR BP Pts NRR
1  Pakistan 6410109+4.773
2  Australia 6410109+4.551
3  South Africa 6060000−4.110

Fixtures

1st match
12 October
Scorecard
Australia 
207/6 (50 overs)
v
 South Africa
201/8 (50 overs)
Steve Waugh 56 (71)
Tim Shaw 2/34 (10 overs)
Hansie Cronje 98 (130)
Craig McDermott 3/32 (10 overs)
Australia won by 6 runs
Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore
Umpires: Athar Zaidi and Mohammad Aslam
Player of the match: Steve Waugh (Aus)
  • Australia won the toss and elected to bat.

2nd match
14 October
Scorecard
Pakistan 
200/8 (50 overs)
v
 Australia
201/3 (46 overs)
Inzamam-ul-Haq 59 (86)
Damien Fleming 4/49 (10 overs)
David Boon 84 (131)
Wasim Akram 1/26 (8 overs)
Australia won by 7 wickets
Ibn-e-Qasim Bagh Stadium, Multan
Umpires: Riazuddin and Saqib Qureshi
Player of the match: David Boon (Aus)
  • Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat.

3rd match
16 October
Scorecard
South Africa 
163/9 (50 overs)
v
 Pakistan
166/2 (44.4 overs)
Kepler Wessels 33 (66)
Wasim Akram 2/28 (10 overs)
Saleem Malik 62* (85)
Eric Simons 1/39 (10 overs)
Pakistan won by 8 wickets
National Stadium, Karachi
Umpires: Feroze Butt and Saleem Badar
Player of the match: Saleem Malik (Pak)
  • South Africa won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Derek Crookes (SA) made his ODI debut.

4th match
18 October
Scorecard
Australia 
208/6 (50 overs)
v
 South Africa
186 (48.2 overs)
David Boon 43 (73)
Eric Simons 2/41 (10 overs)
Hansie Cronje 64 (94)
Shane Warne 4/40 (9.2 overs)
Australia won by 22 runs
Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad
Umpires: Islam Khan and Khizer Hayat
Player of the match: Hansie Cronje (SA)
  • Australia won the toss and elected to bat.

5th match
20 October
Scorecard
Pakistan 
249/6 (50 overs)
v
 South Africa
210/5 (50 overs)
Ijaz Ahmed 110 (110)
Craig Matthews 3/50 (10 overs)
Hansie Cronje 53 (80)
Waqar Younis 2/35 (10 overs)
Pakistan won by 39 runs
Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi
Umpires: Javed Akhtar and Said Shah
Player of the match: Ijaz Ahmed (Pak)
  • South Africa won the toss and elected to field.

6th match
22 October
Scorecard
Australia 
250/6 (50 overs)
v
 Pakistan
251/1 (39 overs)
Mark Waugh 121* (134)
Aaqib Javed 2/44 (10 overs)
Saeed Anwar 104* (119)
Tim May 1/65 (9 overs)
Pakistan won by 9 wickets
Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi
Umpires: Saleem Badar and Siddiq Khan
Player of the match: Saeed Anwar (Pak)
  • Pakistan won the toss and elected to field.

7th match
24 October
Scorecard
South Africa 
251/6 (50 overs)
v
 Australia
252/7 (49.4 overs)
Hansie Cronje 100* (124)
Glenn McGrath 2/22 (10 overs)
Michael Slater 54 (82)
Fanie de Villiers 2/49 (10 overs)
Australia won by 3 wickets
Arbab Niaz Stadium, Peshawar
Umpires: Mohammad Nazir and Shakeel Khan
Player of the match: Hansie Cronje (SA)
  • South Africa won the toss and elected to bat.

8th match
26 October
Scorecard
v
  • Both teams played a 15 over-a-side "exhibition" match.

9th match
28 October
Scorecard
South Africa 
222/4 (50 overs)
v
 Pakistan
223/4 (44.3 overs)
Gary Kirsten 69 (97)
Wasim Akram 1/36 (10 overs)
Ijaz Ahmed 98* (87)
Eric Simons 3/49 (8.3 overs)
Pakistan won by 6 wickets
Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad
Umpires: Afzaal Ahmed and Saleem Badar
Player of the match: Ijaz Ahmed (Pak)
  • South Africa won the toss and elected to bat.

Final
30 October
Scorecard
Australia 
269/5 (50 overs)
v
 Pakistan
205 (46.5 overs)
Michael Slater 66 (76)
Saleem Malik 3/31 (10 overs)
Basit Ali 63 (64)
Glenn McGrath 5/52 (10 overs)
Australia won by 64 runs
Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore
Umpires: Khizer Hayat and Mohammad Aslam
Player of the match: Glenn McGrath (Ind)
  • Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Phil Emery (Aus) made his ODI debut.

Statistics

Batting
Most runs[1]
PlayerMatchesRunsAvgHS
Hansie Cronje635488.50100*
Mark Waugh624348.60121*
Inzamam-ul-Haq624060.0091*
Ijaz Ahmed423377.66110
Michael Slater620634.3366

Bowling
Most wickets[2]
PlayerMatchesWicketsEconBBI
Damien Fleming393.924/49
Glenn McGrath493.945/52
Craig McDermott674.253/32
Eric Simons674.913/49
Craig Matthews464.263/50

References
  1. "Wills Triangular Series, 1994-95 – Most runs". Cricinfo.com. ESPN. Retrieved 25 October 2015.
  2. "Wills Triangular Series, 1994-95 – Most wickets". Cricinfo.com. ESPN. Retrieved 25 October 2015.
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