Before skipper Mark Taylor's 1-0 series victory, only Richie Benaud had succeeded in beating Pakistan in Pakistan in the 1959-60 season when Australia recorded a 2-0 win in a three-match series.

Pakistan, needing 419 on the last day to square the three-match series, was 78 for four before lunch and the Aussies were right on top for their second victory.

But Ijaz played a superb match-saving knock, scoring an unbeaten 120 off 230 balls in 327 minutes, hitting 16 fours as Pakistan finished at 262 for five with Inzamam-ul-Haq not out on 21.

Ijaz and Moin played resolutely and kept Pakistan's unbeaten record of 33 matches intact at the National Stadium. They have won 16 matches here while the remaining 17 were drawn.

Scoreboard

Australia (1st innings):280

Pakistan (1st innings): 252

Australia (2nd innings): 390

Pakistan (2nd innings): Aamir Sohail lbw b Miller 25, Shahid Afridi c Healy b Miller 6, Ijaz Ahmed not out 120, Salim Malik lbw b Miller 0, Yousaf Youhanna c M Waugh b MacGill 11, Moin Khan c MacGill b Lehmann 75, Inzamam-ul-Haq not out 21; Extras (b2, nb2) 4.

Total (for 5 wickets in 86 overs) 262.

Fall of wickets: 1-20, 2-33, 3-35, 4-75, 5-228.

Did not bat: Wasim Akram, Shoaib Akhtar, Shakeel Ahmed, Arshad Khan.

Bowling: Glenn McGrath 18-11-40-0, Colin Miller 25-5-82-3, Stuart MacGill 17-2-66-1, Steve Waugh 8-5-10-0, Gavin Robertson 16-2-56-0, Darren Lehmann 2-0-6-1.

Man of the Match: Aamir Sohail (Pakistan). Men of the Series: Ijaz Ahmed (Pakistan), Mark Taylor (Australia).

Result: Match Drawn. Australia won series 1-0. First Test: Australia won by an innings and 99 runs. Second Test: Drawn.