On This Day - Saqlain Mushtaq hat-trick in ODI Cricket

Zimbabwe tour of Pakistan 1996

3rd ODI: Pakistan vs Zimbabwe Played at Arbab Niaz Stadium, Peshawar 3 November 1996 (50-over match)

ODI debuts - Zahoor Elahi (Pakistan); EZ Matambanadzo (Zimbabwe)

Toss - Pakistan, who chose to bat

Scorecard:

Pakistan innings (40 overs maximum): 264/9 for 40 over

Ijaz Ahmed 117 runs for just 105 balls(10 fours & 4 sixes)

Zimbabwe innings (target: 225 runs from 34 overs)

Zimbabwe innings 147 ALL OUT for just 32.1 over

Saqlain Mushtaq 28/4

Saqlain Musthaq took a hat trick (Flower, Rennie, Whittall) and 4 wickets in 5 balls.

Pakistan won by 78 runs (revised target)

Man of the match - Ijaz Ahmed (Pakistan)

Players of the series - GW Flower (Zimbabwe) and Wasim Akram (Pakistan)

Series - Pakistan won the 3-match series 3-0