Watch the highlights of Wasim Akram 5-21 vs Australia - Benson & Hedges World Championship of Cricket one-day international tournament of the 5th ODI match played between Pakistan and Australia at Melbourne in 24th February 1985.
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| Wasim Akram celebrates with Teammates after taking a wicket © cricket.com.au |
Pakistan's young left-arm fast bowler Wasim Akram produced a remarkable swing bowling performance to claimed a career-best 5-wicket haul for 21-runs in 8-overs including a maiden against Australia in the fifth match of the Benson & Hedges World Championship of Cricket at Melbourne.
Wasim Akram, an 18-year-old left arm apprentice to the Pakistani speed king Imran Khan boldly pulled rank on the master and bowled his team to nonchalant 62-run victory over host Australia in the Benson & Hedges World Championship of Cricket match.
* Singlehanded, Wasim Akram, a recent product of a Lahore cricket talent camp who up until a month ago did not own a decent pair of bowling boots, lopped down the top order of the Australian batting order, finishing with 5/21 from 48 deceptively fast balls.
* Wasim Akram's 5 for 21 was the best bowling figures for Pakistan in One-day international cricket history, surpassing the previous record of 5 for 44 held by Abdul Qadir against Sri Lanka at Leeds in the 1983 World Cup and the third best bowling figures by any bowler in Australia in ODIs.
Wasim Akram, an 18-year-old left arm apprentice to the Pakistani speed king Imran Khan boldly pulled rank on the master and bowled his team to nonchalant 62-run victory over host Australia in the Benson & Hedges World Championship of Cricket match.
* Singlehanded, Wasim Akram, a recent product of a Lahore cricket talent camp who up until a month ago did not own a decent pair of bowling boots, lopped down the top order of the Australian batting order, finishing with 5/21 from 48 deceptively fast balls.
* Wasim Akram's 5 for 21 was the best bowling figures for Pakistan in One-day international cricket history, surpassing the previous record of 5 for 44 held by Abdul Qadir against Sri Lanka at Leeds in the 1983 World Cup and the third best bowling figures by any bowler in Australia in ODIs.
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