New Zealand cricket team in Pakistan in 1990–91

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The New Zealand national cricket team toured Pakistan in October to November 1990 and played a three-match Test series against the Pakistan national cricket team. Pakistan won the Test series 3–0. In addition, the teams played a three-match Limited Overs International (LOI) series which Pakistan won 3–0. New Zealand were captained by Martin Crowe and Pakistan by Javed Miandad.{{cite web |url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/2/New_Zealand_in_Pakistan_1990-91.html |publisher=CricketArchive |title=New Zealand in Pakistan 1990–91 |access-date=20 March 2024 |url-access=subscription}}

Test series summary

=1st Test=

{{Two-innings cricket match

| date = 10–15 October 1990
(5-day match)

| team1 = {{cr-rt|NZL}}

| team2 = {{cr|PAK}}

| score-team1-inns1 = 196 (84.5 overs)

| runs-team1-inns1 = KR Rutherford 79 (141)

| wickets-team1-inns1 = Waqar Younis 4/40 (22 overs)

| score-team2-inns1 = 433/6d (140.3 overs)

| runs-team2-inns1 = Shoaib Mohammad 203 (411)

| wickets-team2-inns1 = DK Morrison 2/86 (28.3 overs)

| score-team1-inns2 = 194 (62.4 overs)

| runs-team1-inns2 = MD Crowe 68* (143)

| wickets-team1-inns2 = Wasim Akram 4/60 (24 overs)

| score-team2-inns2 =

| runs-team2-inns2 =

| wickets-team2-inns2 =

| result = Pakistan won by an innings and 43 runs

| report = [https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/53/53479.html Scorecard]

| venue = National Stadium, Karachi

| umpires = Feroze Butt and Mahboob Shah

| motm = Shoaib Mohammad (PAK)

| toss = Pakistan won the toss and elected to field.

| rain = 13 October was taken as a rest day.

| notes = GE Bradburn, C Pringle and DJ White (all NZ) made their Test debuts.

}}

=2nd Test=

{{Two-innings cricket match

| date = 18–23 October 1990
(5-day match)

| team1 = {{cr-rt|NZL}}

| team2 = {{cr|PAK}}

| score-team1-inns1 = 160 (59 overs)

| runs-team1-inns1 = IDS Smith 33 (41)

| wickets-team1-inns1 = Waqar Younis 3/20 (15 overs)

| score-team2-inns1 = 373/9d (125 overs)

| runs-team2-inns1 = Shoaib Mohammad 105 (223)

| wickets-team2-inns1 = W Watson 6/78 (36 overs)

| score-team1-inns2 = 287 (115.5 overs)

| runs-team1-inns2 = MD Crowe 108* (306)

| wickets-team1-inns2 = Waqar Younis 7/86 (37.5 overs)

| score-team2-inns2 = 77/1 (20.3 overs)

| runs-team2-inns2 = Shoaib Mohammad 42* (59)

| wickets-team2-inns2 = DK Morrison 1/36 (8 overs)

| result = Pakistan won by 9 wickets

| report = [https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/53/53503.html Scorecard]

| venue = Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore

| umpires = Athar Zaidi and Saleem Badar

| motm = Waqar Younis (PAK)

| toss = New Zealand won the toss and elected to bat.

| rain = 21 October was taken as a rest day.

| notes =

}}

=3rd Test=

{{Two-innings cricket match

| date = 26–31 October 1990
(5-day match)

| team1 = {{cr-rt|PAK}}

| team2 = {{cr|NZL}}

| score-team1-inns1 = 102 (40.3 overs)

| runs-team1-inns1 = Javed Miandad 25 (54)

| wickets-team1-inns1 = C Pringle 7/52 (16 overs)

| score-team2-inns1 = 217 (76.2 overs)

| runs-team2-inns1 = IDS Smith 61 (42)

| wickets-team2-inns1 = Waqar Younis 7/76 (30.2 overs)

| score-team1-inns2 = 357 (139.5 overs)

| runs-team1-inns2 = Shoaib Mohammad 142 (368)

| wickets-team1-inns2 = C Pringle 4/100 (43 overs)

| score-team2-inns2 = 177 (58.5 overs)

| runs-team2-inns2 = DN Patel 45 (105)

| wickets-team2-inns2 = Waqar Younis 5/54 (23.5 overs)

| result = Pakistan won by 65 runs

| report = [https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/53/53523.html Scorecard]

| venue = Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad

| umpires = Athar Zaidi and Saleem Badar

| toss = New Zealand won the toss and elected to field.

| motm = Waqar Younis (PAK)

| rain = 27 October was taken as a rest day.

| notes =

}}

One Day Internationals (ODIs)

Pakistan won the series 3-0.

=1st ODI=

{{Limited overs matches

| date = 2 November 1990

| time =

| daynight =

| team1 = {{cr-rt|PAK}}

| team2 = {{cr|NZL}}

| score1 = 196/8 (40 overs)

| runs1 = Saeed Anwar 101 (115)

| wickets1 = DK Morrison 3/28 (8 overs)

| score2 = 177 (39.2 overs)

| runs2 = IDS Smith 47 (31)

| wickets2 = Saleem Malik 5/35 (7 overs)

| result = Pakistan won by 19 runs

| report = [https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/53/53552.html Scorecard]

| venue = Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore

| umpires = Khizer Hayat and Mian Mohammad Aslam

| motm = Saeed Anwar (PAK)

| toss = New Zealand won the toss and elected to field.

| rain =

| notes = DJ White (NZ) made his ODI debut.

}}

=2nd ODI=

{{Limited overs matches

| date = 4 November 1990

| time =

| daynight =

| team1 = {{cr-rt|NZL}}

| team2 = {{cr|PAK}}

| score1 = 127 (37.4 overs)

| runs1 = MD Crowe 46 (55)

| wickets1 = Waqar Younis 5/11 (6.4 overs)

| score2 = 128/2 (29.1 overs)

| runs2 = Saeed Anwar 67 (75)

| wickets2 = GE Bradburn 2/18 (6 overs)

| result = Pakistan won by 8 wickets

| report = [https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/53/53559.html Scorecard]

| venue = Arbab Niaz Stadium, Peshawar

| umpires = Javed Akhtar and Said Shah

| motm = Saeed Anwar (PAK)

| toss = New Zealand won the toss and elected to bat.

| rain =

| notes = GE Bradburn (NZ) made his ODI debut.

}}

=3rd ODI=

{{Limited overs matches

| date = 6 November 1990

| time =

| daynight =

| team1 = {{cr-rt|PAK}}

| team2 = {{cr|NZL}}

| score1 = 223/2 (40 overs)

| runs1 = Rameez Raja 114 (123)

| wickets1 = DN Patel 1/44 (7 overs)

| score2 = 118 (25 overs)

| runs2 = KR Rutherford 24 (24)

| wickets2 = Waqar Younis 5/16 (6 overs)

| result = Pakistan won by 105 runs

| report = [https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/53/53561.html Scorecard]

| venue = Jinnah Stadium, Sialkot

| umpires = Khalid Aziz and Shakeel Khan

| motm = Rameez Raja (PAK)

| toss = New Zealand won the toss and elected to field.

| rain =

| notes = Zahid Fazal (PAK) made his ODI debut.

}}

References

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