Australia won the ICC CWC 1999 by beating pakistan

In the Finals of the ICC cricket world cup, Australia was against the Pakistani team. This game was played on Lord’s, London, England on 20th June, 1999.

Both teams have played well since now in this ICC Cricket world Cup, 1999. So it would a good contest to witness. But Australia holds the edge over Pakistan.

Pakistan won the toss and opts to bat first, so this means Aussies will bowl first and will chase the target what Pakistan will post. This is how Pakistan team and 11 was looking like in this ICC CWC 1999, finals: Shoaib Akhtar, Inzamam-ul-Haq, Abdul Razzaq, Shahid Afridi, Azhar Mahmood, Wasim Akram (c), Ijaz Ahmed, Saeed Anwar, Moin Khan (wk),Saqlain Mushtaq, Wajahatullah Wasti

And Aussie team and 11 for this match of the world cup final was looking like this: Adam Gilchrist (wk), Ricky Ponting, Glenn McGrath, Shane Warne, Darren Lehmann, Steve Waugh (c), Tom Moody, Mark Waugh, Paul Reiffel, Damien Fleming, Michael Bevan

Pakistan started poorly and lost both their inform openers W Wasti and Saeed Anwar at the team score of 21 runs in 5.1 over’s and thereafter they kept losing wickets and eventually were bowled out for 132 runs in 39 over’s with Ijaz Ahmed top scored with 22 runs in 46 balls and Shane Warne was the pick of bowlers for Aussies as he picked 4 wickets by just conceding 33 runs in his 9 over’s.

Australia was required to chase only 133 runs in 50 over’s to win this game and the ICC CWC 1999.

Australia batted splendidly well and chased the target in only 20.1 over’s with 8 wickets in hand and major contributors were Wicket keeper batsman Adam Gilchrist who made 54 runs in 36 balls with 8 4’s and 1 six at the strike rate of 150 runs in 100 balls and Mark Waugh who made unbeaten 37 runs in 52 balls with 4 4’s and strike rate of 71 runs in 100 balls. So Australia won the ICC CWC 1999 by 8 wickets and still 179 balls to play in the game.

Shane warne was the man of the match for his great spell of Leg Spin Bowling.

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