After winning the toss, New Zealand chose to bat first and ended with a
total of 262. Pakistan batted conservatively yet lost wickets at regular
intervals. With the departure of Imran Khan and Saleem Malik shortly thereafter, Pakistan still required 115 runs at a rate of 7.67 per over with veteran Javed Miandad being the only known batsman remaining at the crease. A young Inzamam-ul-Haq,
who had just turned 22 and was not a well-known player at the time,
burst onto the international stage with a match-winning 60 off 37 balls.
Once Inzamam got out, Pakistan required 36 from 30 balls, which
wicketkeeper Moin Khan
ended with a towering six over long off, followed by the winning
boundary to midwicket. The match is seen as the emergence of Inzamam
onto the international stage.
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