Sport in Short: Cricket
THE West Indies won a rain-affected one-day international against Pakistan in Johannesburg by eight wickets. Victory puts West Indies, who were 109 for 2 at the close, level on points with Pakistan and South Africa.
(Pakistan won toss)
PAKISTAN
Ramiz Raja c Logie b Patterson. . . . . . . . . . 13 Shoaib Mohammed c Lara b Bishop. . . . . . . . . .49 Inzamam-ul-Haq c and b Simmons. . . . . . . . . . 23 Javed Miandad c Hooper b Ambrose. . . . . . . . . 13 Salim Malik lbw b Walsh. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Asif Mujtaba C Richardson b Ambrose. . . . . . . . 5 Rashid Latif b Patterson. . . . . . . . . . . . . .9 Wasim Akram c Logie b Bishop. . . . . . . . . . . 11 Waqar Younis not out. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 Mushtaq Ahmed lbw Bishop. . . . . . . . . . . . . .5 Aaqib Javed c Hooper b Bishop. . . . . . . . . . . 0 Extras (lb4 nb7 w7). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18 Total (41.4 overs). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .150
Fall: 1-21 2-74 3-100 4-103 5-111 6-127 7-135 8-143 9-150.
Bowling: Bishop 9.4-0-25-4; Paterson 8-1-33-2; Ambrose 8-0-31-2; Simmons 7-0-35-1; Walsh 9-2-22-1.
WEST INDIES
D Haynes not out. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 P Simmonds lbw b Waqar. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 B Lara b Waqar. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .0 C Hooper not out. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Extras (lb8 w5 nb7). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20 Total (for 2; 25.1 overs). . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Fall: 1-62 2-62.
Bowling: Wasim Akram 6-0-24-0; Aqib Javed 6-0- 16-0; Waqar Younis 5-0-19-2; Mushtaq Ahmed 5-0- 25-0; Salim Malik 1-0-8-0; Shoaib Mohammed 1.1-0- 6-0; Asif Mujtaba 1-0-3-0.
West Indies won faster run rate.
DOMINIC CORK misses England A's four-day match against the Australian Cricket Academy in Melbourne which begins today. The Derbyshire bowler injured a knee against Tasmania.
ENGLAND A: M Moxon (capt), M Roseberry, P Prichard, G Thorpe, G Lloyd, D Capel, J Russell (wkt), A Caddick, J Boiling, M Ilott, P Such.
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