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Pakistan v India 2nd Test

India tour of Pakistan - 1978 (1978/79) · Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore · 27 October 1978

Pakistan won by 8 wickets

Pakistan won by 8 wickets. Zaheer Abbas top-scored with 235* for Pakistan. Sarfraz Nawaz took 4/46.

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MATCH FACTS

Series
India tour of Pakistan - 1978 (1978/79)
Ground
Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore
Dates
27 October 1978 to 1 November 1978
Toss
Pakistan, chose to field
Result
Pakistan won by 8 wickets
Captains
Bishan Bedi (India), Mushtaq Mohammad (Pakistan)
Umpires
Mahboob Shah and Shujauddin

HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED

Pakistan won the toss and chose to field.

India batted first and made 199 all out. Dilip Vengsarkar top-scored with 76. Sarfraz Nawaz took 4 for 46 for Pakistan. That was well below the 1970s average first-innings total at Gaddafi Stadium, 315 across 5 Tests.

Pakistan replied with 539 for 6. Zaheer Abbas top-scored with 235 not out, and Wasim Bari made 85. The innings was built on a 146-run stand for the sixth wicket between Mushtaq Mohammad and Zaheer Abbas. Pakistan led by 340 on first innings.

India made 465 all out in their second innings. Sunil Gavaskar top-scored with 97, and Chetan Chauhan made 93. Imran Khan took 3 for 110 for Pakistan. The innings was built on a 192-run stand for the first wicket between Chetan Chauhan and Sunil Gavaskar, 41% of the total.

Set 126 to win, Pakistan made 128 for 2. Majid Khan top-scored with 38.

Pakistan won by 8 wickets.

INDIA, FIRST INNINGS: 199 ALL OUT
BatterHow outR
Sunil Gavaskarc Majid Khan5
Chetan Chauhanbowled10
Surinder Amarnathc Asif Iqbal8
Gundappa Viswanathbowled20
Dilip Vengsarkarc Wasim Bari76
Mohinder Amarnathhit wicket20
Syed Kirmanilbw12
Kapil Devlbw15
Erapalli Prasannanot out1
Bishan Bedilbw4
Bhagwath Chandrasekharbowled0

Extras 28 · Total 199 all out

Bowler (Pakistan)OMRW
Imran Khan18.52544
Saleem Altaf133341
Sarfraz Nawaz164464
Mushtaq Mohammad60320
Mudassar Nazar3251

FALL OF WICKETS

1-15 (Sunil Gavaskar), 2-19 (Chetan Chauhan), 3-48 (Surinder Amarnath), 4-49 (Gundappa Viswanath), 4-106 (Mohinder Amarnath), 5-151 (Syed Kirmani), 6-186 (Kapil Dev), 8-194 (Dilip Vengsarkar), 9-198 (Bishan Bedi), 10-199 (Bhagwath Chandrasekhar)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRuns
firstChetan Chauhan and Sunil Gavaskar15
secondChetan Chauhan and Surinder Amarnath4
thirdGundappa Viswanath and Surinder Amarnath29
fourthGundappa Viswanath and Dilip Vengsarkar1
fifthMohinder Amarnath and Dilip Vengsarkar57
sixthSyed Kirmani and Dilip Vengsarkar45
seventhDilip Vengsarkar and Kapil Dev35
eighthMohinder Amarnath and Dilip Vengsarkar6
ninthErapalli Prasanna and Dilip Vengsarkar2
tenthErapalli Prasanna and Bishan Bedi4
11thErapalli Prasanna and Bhagwath Chandrasekhar1
PAKISTAN, FIRST INNINGS: 539 FOR 6
BatterHow outR
Majid Khanc Syed Kirmani45
Mudassar Nazarc Sunil Gavaskar12
Wasim Baric Syed Kirmani85
Zaheer Abbasnot out235
Asif Iqbalbowled29
Javed Miandadbowled35
Mushtaq Mohammadrun out67
Imran Khannot out9

Did not bat: Sarfraz Nawaz, Saleem Altaf, Iqbal Qasim

Extras 22 · Total 539 for 6

Bowler (India)OMRW
Kapil Dev281981
Sunil Gavaskar41100
Bishan Bedi3461302
Bhagwath Chandrasekhar2121091
Mohinder Amarnath211761
Erapalli Prasanna252940

FALL OF WICKETS

1-19 (Mudassar Nazar), 2-144 (Wasim Bari), 3-161 (Majid Khan), 4-216 (Asif Iqbal), 5-356 (Javed Miandad), 6-502 (Mushtaq Mohammad)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRuns
firstMajid Khan and Mudassar Nazar19
secondMajid Khan and Wasim Bari125
thirdMajid Khan and Zaheer Abbas17
fourthAsif Iqbal and Zaheer Abbas55
fifthZaheer Abbas and Javed Miandad140
sixthMushtaq Mohammad and Zaheer Abbas146
seventhZaheer Abbas and Imran Khan37
INDIA, SECOND INNINGS: 465 ALL OUT
BatterHow outR
Sunil Gavaskarc Sarfraz Nawaz97
Chetan Chauhanc Wasim Bari93
Surinder Amarnathc Mudassar Nazar60
Gundappa Viswanathbowled83
Kapil Devc Majid Khan43
Dilip Vengsarkarc Wasim Bari17
Mohinder Amarnathc Iqbal Qasim7
Syed Kirmaninot out39
Erapalli Prasannac Mushtaq Mohammad4
Bishan Bedibowled1
Bhagwath Chandrasekharbowled4

Extras 17 · Total 465 all out

Bowler (Pakistan)OMRW
Imran Khan42.3121103
Saleem Altaf164360
Sarfraz Nawaz3871122
Mushtaq Mohammad3061062
Mudassar Nazar4142
Iqbal Qasim3312680
Javed Miandad5171
Majid Khan2050

FALL OF WICKETS

1-192 (Chetan Chauhan), 2-202 (Sunil Gavaskar), 3-301 (Surinder Amarnath), 4-371 (Kapil Dev), 5-406 (Gundappa Viswanath), 6-407 (Dilip Vengsarkar), 7-415 (Mohinder Amarnath), 8-437 (Erapalli Prasanna), 9-438 (Bishan Bedi), 10-465 (Bhagwath Chandrasekhar)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRuns
firstChetan Chauhan and Sunil Gavaskar192
secondSunil Gavaskar and Surinder Amarnath10
thirdGundappa Viswanath and Surinder Amarnath99
fourthGundappa Viswanath and Kapil Dev70
fifthGundappa Viswanath and Dilip Vengsarkar35
sixthMohinder Amarnath and Dilip Vengsarkar1
seventhMohinder Amarnath and Syed Kirmani8
eighthErapalli Prasanna and Syed Kirmani22
ninthBishan Bedi and Syed Kirmani1
tenthBhagwath Chandrasekhar and Syed Kirmani27
PAKISTAN, SECOND INNINGS: 128 FOR 2
BatterHow outR
Majid Khanc Mohinder Amarnath38
Mudassar Nazarbowled29
Zaheer Abbasnot out34
Asif Iqbalnot out21

Did not bat: Wasim Bari, Javed Miandad, Mushtaq Mohammad, Imran Khan, Sarfraz Nawaz, Saleem Altaf, Iqbal Qasim

Extras 6 · Total 128 for 2

Bowler (India)OMRW
Kapil Dev101531
Bishan Bedi40230
Mohinder Amarnath60391
Gundappa Viswanath0.4070

FALL OF WICKETS

1-57 (Mudassar Nazar), 2-89 (Majid Khan)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRuns
firstMajid Khan and Mudassar Nazar57
secondMajid Khan and Zaheer Abbas32
thirdAsif Iqbal and Zaheer Abbas39
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