Pakistan v England 3rd Test
England tour of Pakistan - 1977 (1977/78) · National Stadium, Karachi · 18 January 1978
Match drawn
Match drawn. Mudassar Nazar top-scored with 76 for Pakistan. Phil Edmonds took 7/66.
MATCH FACTS
- Series
- England tour of Pakistan - 1977 (1977/78)
- Ground
- National Stadium, Karachi
- Dates
- 18 January 1978 to 23 January 1978
- Toss
- England, chose to bat
- Result
- Match drawn
- Player of the match
- Phil Edmonds
- Captains
- Geoff Boycott (England), Wasim Bari (Pakistan)
- Debuts
- Mike Gatting (England), Mohsin Khan (Pakistan)
- Umpires
- Amanullah Khan and Shakoor Rana
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
England won the toss and chose to bat. Mike Gatting and Mohsin Khan played their first Tests.
England batted first and made 266 all out. Graham Roope top-scored with 56 off 241 balls. Abdul Qadir took 4 for 81 for Pakistan. That was well below the 1970s average first-innings total at National Stadium, 405 across 5 Tests.
Pakistan replied with 281 all out. Mudassar Nazar top-scored with 76 off 209 balls, and Wasim Raja made 47. Phil Edmonds took 7 for 66 for England. Pakistan led by 15 on first innings.
England made 222 for 5 in their second innings. Geoff Boycott top-scored with 56 off 201 balls, and Derek Randall made 55.
Match drawn.
ENGLAND, FIRST INNINGS: 266 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Geoff Boycott | bowled | 31 | 110 |
| Brian Rose | c Javed Miandad | 10 | 23 |
| Derek Randall | lbw | 23 | 103 |
| Graham Roope | lbw | 56 | 241 |
| Mike Gatting | lbw | 5 | 35 |
| Geoff Miller | c Mudassar Nazar | 11 | 49 |
| Bob Taylor | lbw | 36 | 200 |
| Phil Edmonds | lbw | 6 | 19 |
| Geoff Cope | bowled | 18 | 69 |
| John Lever | not out | 33 | 88 |
| Bob Willis | lbw | 5 | 58 |
Extras 32 · Total 266 all out
| Bowler (Pakistan) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sarfraz Nawaz | 15 | 6 | 27 | 1 |
| Sikander Bakht | 15 | 4 | 39 | 1 |
| Iqbal Qasim | 40 | 20 | 56 | 3 |
| Abdul Qadir | 40.1 | 9 | 81 | 4 |
| Wasim Raja | 13 | 3 | 31 | 1 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-17 (Brian Rose), 2-69 (Geoff Boycott), 3-72 (Derek Randall), 4-85 (Mike Gatting), 5-107 (Geoff Miller), 6-189 (Graham Roope), 7-197 (Bob Taylor), 8-203 (Phil Edmonds), 9-232 (Geoff Cope), 10-266 (Bob Willis)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Geoff Boycott and Brian Rose | 17 |
| second | Geoff Boycott and Derek Randall | 52 |
| third | Graham Roope and Derek Randall | 3 |
| fourth | Graham Roope and Mike Gatting | 13 |
| fifth | Graham Roope and Geoff Miller | 22 |
| sixth | Bob Taylor and Graham Roope | 82 |
| seventh | Bob Taylor and Phil Edmonds | 8 |
| eighth | Phil Edmonds and Geoff Cope | 6 |
| ninth | John Lever and Geoff Cope | 29 |
| tenth | Bob Willis and John Lever | 34 |
PAKISTAN, FIRST INNINGS: 281 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mudassar Nazar | c Ian Botham | 76 | 209 |
| Shafiq Ahmed | c Ian Botham | 10 | 35 |
| Mohsin Khan | c Bob Willis | 44 | 137 |
| Haroon Rasheed | c Bob Taylor | 27 | 47 |
| Javed Miandad | c Graham Roope | 23 | 81 |
| Wasim Raja | c Mike Gatting | 47 | 115 |
| Abdul Qadir | c Graham Roope | 21 | 53 |
| Wasim Bari | lbw | 6 | 33 |
| Sarfraz Nawaz | c Mike Gatting | 0 | 2 |
| Iqbal Qasim | bowled | 8 | 42 |
| Sikander Bakht | not out | 7 | 14 |
Extras 12 · Total 281 all out
| Bowler (England) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Willis | 8 | 1 | 23 | 1 |
| John Lever | 12 | 4 | 32 | 0 |
| Phil Edmonds | 33 | 7 | 66 | 7 |
| Geoff Cope | 28 | 8 | 77 | 1 |
| Geoff Miller | 14 | 0 | 71 | 1 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-33 (Shafiq Ahmed), 2-121 (Mohsin Khan), 3-167 (Haroon Rasheed), 4-170 (Mudassar Nazar), 5-230 (Javed Miandad), 6-243 (Wasim Raja), 7-263 (Abdul Qadir), 8-263 (Sarfraz Nawaz), 9-269 (Wasim Bari), 10-281 (Iqbal Qasim)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Shafiq Ahmed and Mudassar Nazar | 33 |
| second | Mudassar Nazar and Mohsin Khan | 88 |
| third | Mudassar Nazar and Haroon Rasheed | 46 |
| fourth | Javed Miandad and Mudassar Nazar | 3 |
| fifth | Wasim Raja and Javed Miandad | 60 |
| sixth | Wasim Raja and Abdul Qadir | 13 |
| seventh | Wasim Bari and Abdul Qadir | 20 |
| eighth | Wasim Bari and Sarfraz Nawaz | 0 |
| ninth | Wasim Bari and Iqbal Qasim | 6 |
| tenth | Sikander Bakht and Iqbal Qasim | 12 |
ENGLAND, SECOND INNINGS: 222 FOR 5
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Geoff Boycott | c Javed Miandad | 56 | 201 |
| Brian Rose | c Haroon Rasheed | 18 | 74 |
| Derek Randall | bowled | 55 | 135 |
| Graham Roope | not out | 33 | 157 |
| Mike Gatting | lbw | 6 | 31 |
| Geoff Miller | c Wasim Bari | 3 | 42 |
| Bob Taylor | not out | 18 | 91 |
Did not bat: Phil Edmonds, Geoff Cope, John Lever, Bob Willis
Extras 33 · Total 222 for 5
| Bowler (Pakistan) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sarfraz Nawaz | 28 | 7 | 57 | 0 |
| Sikander Bakht | 17 | 4 | 40 | 2 |
| Iqbal Qasim | 29 | 11 | 51 | 2 |
| Abdul Qadir | 8 | 2 | 26 | 1 |
| Mudassar Nazar | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Javed Miandad | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Shafiq Ahmed | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Wasim Bari | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Haroon Rasheed | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Mohsin Khan | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-35 (Brian Rose), 2-125 (Geoff Boycott), 3-148 (Derek Randall), 4-162 (Mike Gatting), 5-171 (Geoff Miller)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Geoff Boycott and Brian Rose | 35 |
| second | Geoff Boycott and Derek Randall | 90 |
| third | Graham Roope and Derek Randall | 23 |
| fourth | Graham Roope and Mike Gatting | 14 |
| fifth | Graham Roope and Geoff Miller | 9 |
| sixth | Bob Taylor and Graham Roope | 51 |
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