Australia v Pakistan 3rd Test

Pakistan tour of Australia - 1976 (1976/77) · Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney · 14 January 1977

Pakistan won by 8 wickets

Pakistan won by 8 wickets. Asif Iqbal top-scored with 120 for Pakistan. Imran Khan took 6/63.

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MATCH FACTS

Series: Pakistan tour of Australia - 1976 (1976/77)
Ground: Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
Dates: 14 January 1977 to 18 January 1977
Toss: Australia, chose to bat
Result: Pakistan won by 8 wickets
Captains: Greg Chappell (Australia), Mushtaq Mohammad (Pakistan)
Debut: Haroon Rasheed (Pakistan)
Umpires: RR Ledwidge and TF Brooks

HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED

Australia won the toss and chose to bat. It was Haroon Rasheed's first Test.

Australia batted first and made 211 all out. Gary Cosier top-scored with 50 off 73 balls. Imran Khan took 6 for 102 for Pakistan.

Pakistan replied with 360 all out. Asif Iqbal top-scored with 120 off 213 balls, and Javed Miandad made 64. Max Walker took 4 for 112 for Australia. The innings was built on a 115-run stand for the sixth wicket between Asif Iqbal and Javed Miandad. Pakistan led by 149 on first innings.

Australia made 180 all out in their second innings. Rod Marsh top-scored with 41 off 80 balls. Imran Khan took 6 for 63 for Pakistan.

Set 32 to win, Pakistan made 32 for 2. Majid Khan top-scored with 26 not out off 27 balls.

Pakistan won by 8 wickets.

AUSTRALIA, FIRST INNINGS: 211 ALL OUT

Batter	How out	R	B
Ian Davis	bowled	20	43
Alan Turner	c Wasim Bari	0	4
Rick McCosker	c Mushtaq Mohammad	8	39
Greg Chappell	c Zaheer Abbas	28	44
Doug Walters	c Wasim Bari	2	13
Gary Cosier	c Wasim Bari	50	73
Rod Marsh	c Imran Khan	14	39
Gary Gilmour	c Javed Miandad	32	44
Kerry O'Keeffe	c Asif Iqbal	1	12
Dennis Lillee	lbw	14	–
Max Walker	not out	34	80

Extras 8 · Total 211 all out

Bowler (Pakistan)	O	M	R	W
Sarfraz Nawaz	16	4	42	3
Imran Khan	26	6	102	6
Asif Iqbal	15	5	53	0
Mushtaq Mohammad	2	1	2	0
Iqbal Qasim	4	3	2	0
Javed Miandad	1.2	0	2	1

FALL OF WICKETS

1-3 (Alan Turner), 2-26 (Rick McCosker), 3-28 (Ian Davis), 4-38 (Doug Walters), 5-100 (Greg Chappell), 6-125 (Gary Cosier), 7-138 (Rod Marsh), 8-146 (Kerry O'Keeffe), 9-159 (Gary Gilmour), 10-211 (Dennis Lillee)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs
first	Ian Davis and Alan Turner	3
second	Ian Davis and Rick McCosker	23
third	Greg Chappell and Ian Davis	2
fourth	Doug Walters and Greg Chappell	10
fifth	Greg Chappell and Gary Cosier	62
sixth	Rod Marsh and Gary Cosier	25
seventh	Rod Marsh and Gary Gilmour	13
eighth	Kerry O'Keeffe and Gary Gilmour	8
ninth	Dennis Lillee and Gary Gilmour	13
tenth	Dennis Lillee and Max Walker	52

PAKISTAN, FIRST INNINGS: 360 ALL OUT

Batter	How out	R	B
Majid Khan	c Rod Marsh	48	78
Sadiq Mohammad	c Gary Cosier	25	24
Zaheer Abbas	c Alan Turner	5	20
Mushtaq Mohammad	c Alan Turner	9	40
Haroon Rasheed	c Rod Marsh	57	106
Asif Iqbal	bowled	120	213
Javed Miandad	c Doug Walters	64	132
Imran Khan	c Alan Turner	0	5
Sarfraz Nawaz	c Alan Turner	13	26
Wasim Bari	c Doug Walters	5	14
Iqbal Qasim	not out	0	–

Extras 14 · Total 360 all out

Bowler (Australia)	O	M	R	W
Dennis Lillee	22.3	0	114	3
Gary Gilmour	16	1	81	3
Max Walker	29	4	112	4
Doug Walters	4	1	7	0
Kerry O'Keeffe	11	2	32	0

FALL OF WICKETS

1-42 (Sadiq Mohammad), 2-51 (Zaheer Abbas), 3-77 (Mushtaq Mohammad), 4-111 (Majid Khan), 5-205 (Haroon Rasheed), 6-320 (Asif Iqbal), 7-322 (Imran Khan), 8-339 (Javed Miandad), 9-360 (Sarfraz Nawaz), 10-360 (Wasim Bari)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs
first	Majid Khan and Sadiq Mohammad	42
second	Majid Khan and Zaheer Abbas	9
third	Mushtaq Mohammad and Majid Khan	26
fourth	Majid Khan and Haroon Rasheed	34
fifth	Asif Iqbal and Haroon Rasheed	94
sixth	Asif Iqbal and Javed Miandad	115
seventh	Imran Khan and Javed Miandad	2
eighth	Sarfraz Nawaz and Javed Miandad	17
ninth	Wasim Bari and Sarfraz Nawaz	21
tenth	Wasim Bari and Iqbal Qasim	0

AUSTRALIA, SECOND INNINGS: 180 ALL OUT

Batter	How out	R	B
Ian Davis	c Haroon Rasheed	25	56
Alan Turner	c Majid Khan	11	17
Rick McCosker	c Wasim Bari	8	14
Greg Chappell	c Wasim Bari	5	13
Doug Walters	c Wasim Bari	38	50
Gary Cosier	c Wasim Bari	4	20
Rod Marsh	run out	41	80
Gary Gilmour	c Zaheer Abbas	0	2
Kerry O'Keeffe	c Haroon Rasheed	7	14
Dennis Lillee	c Zaheer Abbas	27	57
Max Walker	not out	3	13

Extras 11 · Total 180 all out

Bowler (Pakistan)	O	M	R	W
Sarfraz Nawaz	15	3	77	3
Imran Khan	19.7	3	63	6
Iqbal Qasim	2	1	2	0
Javed Miandad	5	0	27	0

FALL OF WICKETS

1-32 (Alan Turner), 2-41 (Rick McCosker), 3-51 (Ian Davis), 4-61 (Greg Chappell), 5-75 (Gary Cosier), 6-99 (Doug Walters), 7-99 (Gary Gilmour), 8-115 (Kerry O'Keeffe), 9-177 (Rod Marsh), 10-180 (Dennis Lillee)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs
first	Ian Davis and Alan Turner	32
second	Ian Davis and Rick McCosker	9
third	Greg Chappell and Ian Davis	10
fourth	Doug Walters and Greg Chappell	10
fifth	Doug Walters and Gary Cosier	14
sixth	Doug Walters and Rod Marsh	24
seventh	Rod Marsh and Gary Gilmour	0
eighth	Rod Marsh and Kerry O'Keeffe	16
ninth	Rod Marsh and Dennis Lillee	62
tenth	Dennis Lillee and Max Walker	3

PAKISTAN, SECOND INNINGS: 32 FOR 2

Batter	How out	R	B
Majid Khan	not out	26	27
Sadiq Mohammad	c Rod Marsh	0	3
Zaheer Abbas	c Doug Walters	4	23
Mushtaq Mohammad	not out	0	7

Did not bat: Haroon Rasheed, Asif Iqbal, Javed Miandad, Imran Khan, Sarfraz Nawaz, Wasim Bari, Iqbal Qasim

Extras 2 · Total 32 for 2

Bowler (Australia)	O	M	R	W
Dennis Lillee	4	0	24	2
Max Walker	3.2	1	6	0

FALL OF WICKETS

1-1 (Sadiq Mohammad), 2-22 (Zaheer Abbas)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs
first	Majid Khan and Sadiq Mohammad	1
second	Majid Khan and Zaheer Abbas	21
third	Mushtaq Mohammad and Majid Khan	10

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