5 most embarrassing defeats for Pakistan in ODIs

#2 8 wicket defeat to Australia in World Cup final at Lord’s, 1999

Shane Warne celebrates after taking the wicket of Pakistan's Wasim Akram, the first of four

Pakistan, led by the legendary Wasim Akram, played brilliant cricket throughout the 1999 World Cup and when they reached the final, there was widespread optimism that they would go all the way. It was their first final since 1992 and considering the fact that they had beaten Australia in the group stage, Pakistan fans and the team must have felt confident about becoming world champions. However, everything went wrong for them once they won the toss and chose to bat first.

On a decent Lord’s pitch, the Pakistani batsmen suffered from stage fright and after losing the openers (Wajahuttlah Wasti and Saeed Anwar) for only 15, Abdur Razzaq and Ijaz Ahmed strung a partnership. However, that proved to be a false dawn as Pakistan collapsed from 68 for 2 to be all out for 132, thanks to Shane Warne’s brilliant spell (4-33). Australia then reached the target in only 20.1 overs and completed a rout.