Read the article of Australia vs Pakistan 8th Match Benson & Hedges World Series Cup 1984 - Benson & Hedges World Series Cup one-day international tournament of the 8th ODI match played between West Indies and Pakistan at Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne in 21st January 1984.
Opener Kepler Wessels' superb 86 and Rodney Hogg's four-wicket haul sets up to Australia crushing 43-run victory over Pakistan in the eighth match of a Benson and Hedges World Series Cup.
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* Australia using their top batsmen Kepler Wessels, Allan Border as bowlers and Rodney Hogg's 4-33 set up Australia for a 43-run victory over Pakistan, despite a leg-spinner Abdul Qadir's five-for in a World Series Cup match in Melbourne.
* Pakistan, for once employing Abdul Qadir's leg-spin and top-spinners, restricted Australia to 209 for eight in their 50 overs, Qadir taking 5-53 in his 10 overs.
* But Australia also resorted to spin, using the part-time services of left-handers Wessels Wessels and Border to help contain Pakistan and bowl them out for 166 in the 45th over.
* Javed Miandad tried to save Pakistan with a half-century but he has bowled going desperately for runs, one of the last four batsmen to fall in the space of five runs.
* Hughes, Australia's captain, proved more daring. In between Hogg's two spells, he took a chance with the occasional left-arm spin of Border and Wessels.
* Their combined figures brought 2-52 in 14 overs and Pakistan were bowled out for 166 with five overs left.
* Australia now have five points half way through the 10 games-a-side series, with the West Indies leading with eight points and Pakistan on three.
* Wessels had earlier triumphed with the bat, scoring 86 despite the efforts of Qadir, who took his wickets for 53 runs.
Australia scored 209-8 in 50 overs with top scorer by Kepler Wessels cracked a 86 off 118-balls, David Hookes hit 37 off 40-balls including 3-fours and Greg Ritchie hit 27 off 44-balls included 3-fours.
Pakistan best bowler by Abdul Qadir claimed a 5-wicket haul for 53-runs in 10-overs including a maiden, Mudassar Nazar, Ijaz Faqih and Azeem Hafeez each took one-wickets.
Pakistan scored 166 for all-out in 45 overs with top scorer by Javed Miandad struck 56 off 68-balls including 4-fours.
Abdul Qadir scored 23 off 29-balls including 3-fours, Mohsin Khan 22, Imran Khan and Ijaz Faqih each scored 17-runs.
Australia best bowler by Rodney Hogg claimed a 4-wickets for 33-runs in 10-overs including two maidens, Allan Border took 2-wickets and one for Geoff Lawson - John Maguire.
Kepler Wessels named Player of the match for his brilliant batting performance to scored a 86-runs knocked off facing 118-balls including 10-fours.
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