Date-stamped : 21 May94 - 02:24
Pakistan v Jamaica, Kingston, March 18-21 1993

Pakistan won by 144 runs

The  tour`s  opening  match  was  a  gentler  exercise   for  the
Pakistani`s  because  of  an  absence  of Jamaica`s two Test pace
bowlers, Walsh and Patterson, and  an uncharacteristically   slow
Sabina  Park pitch.  It played like one of their own at home. All
the Pakistani`s four first-innings wickets were  lost  attempting
to  force  the pace, though three chances dropped by Haynes added
to the Pakistani`s prosperity.  Inzimam-ul-Haq,  dropped  on  27,
went  on  to  106. Wasim Akram declared midway through the second
morning, and his bowlers were  held  up  only  by  a   5th-wicket
partnership  of  171 between Davidson and Williams. However, both
were out immediately next morning.  Despite the unhelpful  pitch,
Mushtaq  Ahmed  finished with 5 for 86. The match was thrown open
when the Pakistani`s, shuffling their batting order,  lost  three
second-innings wickets for 58. But they recovered their poise and
initiative thanks to Asif Mujtaba and Basit Ali.  Hitherto   unk-
nown  abroad,  Basit  drove  and cut with power and used a lovely
touch to find gaps.  Jamaica, chasing 300 in 277  minutes,   were
never  in  the  race,  although Jeffrey Dujon, in his last first-
class match, batted with a brief flourish and received a standing
ovation.

Thanks: 1994 Wisden
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