Protesting Pakistanis Angry fans accuse team of 'throwing' match Click here for more on this story Posted: Monday September 06, 1999 03:47 PM   While feeling major disappointment, Pakistani fans believe their national team threw the match for $8 million. Craig Prentis/Allsport MULTAN, Pakistan (CNN/SI) -- About 1,000 angry cricket fans paraded donkeys through the streets of Punjab on Monday, beating them with sandals before setting effigies of World Cup players on fire. Police used tear gas to break up the demonstration, the angriest public manifestation of Pakistan's disappointment at the way its team played in Sunday's final at Lord's after promising earlier matches. Demonstrators also accused the team of "throwing" the game for a payment 400 million rupees (US$8 million). The crowd called on a Pakistani judge investigating allegations of match-fixing in the national sport to open a probe into the way Pakistan crumbled against Australia. They also called on Justice Malik Mohammad Qayyum to send the case to a military court and to confiscate the property of all those involved in one of the most one-sided World Cup finals ever played. Military courts were established by the government this year to mete out swift justice and have been operating principally in neighboring Sindh province. The protesters stoned the house of Pakistani batsman Inzamam-ul-Haq, breaking several windows. He was not home at the time, witnesses said. The report by Qayyum is expected to be made public in the second week of July and will cover the period up to the end of the World Cup, according to the lawyer of the Pakistan Cricket Board. Wasim Akram, the captain of the beaten side, is one of three leading members of the current side being investigated over allegations of foul play dating back to the mid 1990s.   Related information Stories Australia prepares to welcome home World Cup winners Cricket-crazy Pakistan mourns team's World Cup loss Australia thrashes Pakistan to win World Cup Multimedia Click here for the latest audio and video Search our site Watch CNN/SI 24 hours a day Sports Illustrated and CNN have combined to form a 24 hour sports news and information channel. To receive CNN/SI at your home call your cable operator or DirecTV. Reuters contributed to this report.

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