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{{Infobox cricket tour
| series_name              = Pakistani cricket team in Australia in 1999–2000
| team1_image              = Flag of Pakistan.svg
| team1_name               = Pakistan
| team2_image              = Flag of Australia.svg
| team2_name               = Australia
| from_date                = 26 October 1999
| to_date                  = 12 January 2000
| team1_captain            = [[Wasim Akram]]
| team2_captain            = [[Steve Waugh]]
| no_of_tests              = 3
| team1_tests_won          = 0
| team2_tests_won          = 3
| team1_tests_most_runs    = [[Saeed Anwar]] (282)
| team2_tests_most_runs    = [[Justin Langer]] (331)
| team1_tests_most_wickets = [[Saqlain Mushtaq]] (10)
| team2_tests_most_wickets = [[Damien Fleming]] (18)
| player_of_test_series    =
}}
The [[Pakistan national cricket team]] toured Australia in the 1999–2000 season to play three [[test cricket|test match]]es against [[Australia national cricket team|Australia]] before the [[1999–2000 Carlton and United Series|tri-series]] with [[India national cricket team|India]]. The tour began on October 26, in, [[Perth]], [[Western Australia]] against an ACB Chairman XI as they played in four tour matches (two [[List A cricket|list a]] and two [[First-class cricket|first-class]] matches before the first test which was played at the [[Brisbane Cricket Ground]]. The captains of the teams was [[Wasim Akram]] for Pakistan, and [[Steve Waugh]] for Australia.
In the opening test played in Brisbane, centuries from [[Michael Slater]] and [[Mark Waugh]] guided Australia to a ten wicket victory. The following test, played at [[Hobart]] saw Pakistan with a century from [[Inzamam-ul-Haq]] and a six wicket haul in the first innings from [[Saqlain Mushtaq]] give Australia a target of 369 runs to chase down. In what was a record breaking run-chase, centuries from [[Justin Langer]] and [[Adam Gilchrist]] aided Australia to a four wicket win and also taking the series with one game to spare. The final test which was played at Perth saw a 337-run partnership between [[Ricky Ponting]] and Justin Langer as they led Australia to 451 which would be enough as they won by an innings and twenty runs.
Australian batsman, Justin Langer top scored for the series with 331 runs which included two centuries as he finished ahead of Michael Slater and Pakistani batsman, [[Saeed Anwar]]. In the bowling, [[Damien Fleming]] was the leading wicket taker of the series with 18 wickets which included a five wicket inning in Brisbane. He was followed by fellow Australian bowlers, [[Glenn McGrath]] and [[Shane Warne]].
==Test series==
===1st Test===
{{Two-innings cricket match
| date = 5–9 November 1999
| team1 = {{cr-rt|PAK}}
| team2 = {{cr|AUS}}
| score-team1-inns1 = 367 (117.1 overs)
| runs-team1-inns1 = [[Inzamam-ul-Haq]] 88 (199)
| wickets-team1-inns1 = [[Damien Fleming]] 4/65 (31 overs)
| score-team2-inns1 = 575 (139.1 overs)
| runs-team2-inns1 = [[Michael Slater]] 169 (271)
| wickets-team2-inns1 = [[Shoaib Akhtar]] 4/153 (32 overs)
| score-team1-inns2 = 281 (74.1 overs)
| runs-team1-inns2 = [[Saeed Anwar]] 119 (174)
| wickets-team1-inns2 = [[Damien Fleming]] 5/59 (14.1 overs)
| score-team2-inns2 = 0/74 (14.2 overs)
| runs-team2-inns2 = [[Greg Blewett]] 40[[not out|*]] (48)
| wickets-team2-inns2 =
| result = Australia won by 10 wickets
| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/pakistan-tour-of-australia-1999-00-61475/australia-vs-pakistan-1st-test-63854/full-scorecard Scorecard]
| venue = [[The Gabba|Brisbane Cricket Ground]], [[Woolloongabba]], [[Brisbane]]
| umpires = [[Daryl Harper]] (Aus) and [[Eddie Nicholls]] (WI)
| toss = Australia won the toss and elected to field.
| motm = [[Michael Slater]] (Australia)
| rain =
| notes = [[Abdul Razzaq]] (Pak), [[Adam Gilchrist]] and [[Scott Muller (cricketer)|Scott Muller]] (Aus) made their Test debut.
}}
===2nd Test===
{{Two-innings cricket match
| date = 18–22 November 1999
| team1 = {{cr-rt|PAK}}
| team2 = {{cr|AUS}}
| score-team1-inns1 = 222 (72.5 overs)
| runs-team1-inns1 = [[Mohammad Wasim (cricketer)|Mohammad Wasim]] 91 (122)
| wickets-team1-inns1 = [[Shane Warne]] 3/45 (16 overs)
| score-team2-inns1 = 246 (80 overs)
| runs-team2-inns1 = [[Michael Slater]] 97 (195)
| wickets-team2-inns1 = [[Saqlain Mushtaq]] 6/46 (24 overs)
| score-team1-inns2 = 392 (128.5 overs)
| runs-team1-inns2 = [[Inzamam-ul-Haq]] 118 (191)
| wickets-team1-inns2 = [[Shane Warne]] 5/110 (45.5 overs)
| score-team2-inns2 = 6/369 (113.5 overs)
| runs-team2-inns2 = [[Adam Gilchrist]] 149[[not out|*]] (163)
| wickets-team2-inns2 = [[Azhar Mahmood]] 2/43 (17 overs)
| result = Australia won by 4 wickets
| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/pakistan-tour-of-australia-1999-00-61475/australia-vs-pakistan-2nd-test-63855/full-scorecard Scorecard]
| venue = [[Bellerive Oval]], [[Hobart]]
| umpires = [[Peter Parker (umpire)|Peter Parker]] (Aus) and [[Peter Willey]] (Eng)
| toss = Australia won the toss and elected to field.
| motm = [[Justin Langer]] (Australia)
| rain =
| notes = [[Adam Gilchrist]] scored his maiden Test century
}}
===3rd Test===
{{Two-innings cricket match
| date = 26–28 November 1999
| team1 = {{cr-rt|PAK}}
| team2 = {{cr|AUS}}
| score-team1-inns1 = 155 (52 overs)
| runs-team1-inns1 = [[Azhar Mahmood]] 39 (65)
| wickets-team1-inns1 = [[Michael Kasprowicz]] 4/53 (12 overs)
| score-team2-inns1 = 451 (110.5 overs)
| runs-team2-inns1 = [[Ricky Ponting]] 197 (288)
| wickets-team2-inns1 = [[Mohammad Akram (cricketer)|Mohammad Akram]] 5/138 (27.5 overs)
| score-team1-inns2 = 276 (69.4 overs)
| runs-team1-inns2 = [[Ijaz Ahmed (cricketer, born 1968)|Ijaz Ahmed]] 115 (160)
| wickets-team1-inns2 = [[Glenn McGrath]] 4/49 (21 overs)
| result = Australia won by innings and 20 runs
| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/pakistan-tour-of-australia-1999-00-61475/australia-vs-pakistan-3rd-test-63856/full-scorecard Scorecard]
| venue = [[WACA Ground]], [[Perth]]
| umpires = [[Darrell Hair]] (Aus) and [[Peter Willey]] (Eng)
| toss = Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat.
| motm = [[Ricky Ponting]] (Australia)
| rain =
| notes =
}}
==External sources==
* [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Seasons/Tours_1999-00.html CricketArchive]
==References==
* ''Playfair Cricket Annual''
* ''Wisden Cricketers Almanack ''
==External links==
* [http://static.espncricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/1999-2000/PAK_IN_AUS/ Pakistan in Australia, 1999-2000]
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