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India v Pakistan 3rd Test

Pakistan tour of India - 1979 (1979/80) · Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai · 16 December 1979

India won by 131 runs

India won by 131 runs. Kapil Dev top-scored with 69 for India. Iqbal Qasim took 6/40.

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MATCH FACTS

Series
Pakistan tour of India - 1979 (1979/80)
Ground
Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
Dates
16 December 1979 to 20 December 1979
Toss
India, chose to bat
Result
India won by 131 runs
Captains
Sunil Gavaskar (India), Asif Iqbal (Pakistan)
Umpires
KB Ramaswami and SN Hanumantha Rao

HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED

India won the toss and chose to bat.

India batted first and made 334 all out. Kapil Dev top-scored with 69 off 79 balls, and Dilip Vengsarkar made 58. Sikander Bakht took 5 for 55 for Pakistan. That was well below the 1970s average first-innings total at Wankhede Stadium, 426 across 6 Tests.

Pakistan replied with 173 all out. Abdul Qadir top-scored with 29 not out off 104 balls. Shivlal Yadav took 3 for 11 for India. India led by 161 on first innings.

India made 160 all out in their second innings. Sunil Gavaskar top-scored with 48 off 107 balls, and Dilip Vengsarkar made 45. Iqbal Qasim took 6 for 40 for Pakistan. From 132 for 4 they lost 6 wickets for 28 runs, to 160 for 10.

Set 322 to win, Pakistan made 190 all out. Javed Miandad top-scored with 64 off 126 balls. Karsan Ghavri took 4 for 63 for India.

India won by 131 runs.

INDIA, FIRST INNINGS: 334 ALL OUT
BatterHow outRB
Sunil Gavaskarc Abdul Qadir416
Chetan Chauhanc Wasim Bari542
Dilip Vengsarkarc Majid Khan58174
Gundappa Viswanathc Iqbal Qasim4787
Yashpal Sharmabowled330
Roger Binnyc Wasim Bari05
Syed Kirmanic Asif Iqbal41110
Kapil Devc Wasim Raja6979
Karsan Ghavric Asif Iqbal3672
Shivlal Yadavnot out2979
Dilip Doshic Wasim Bari915

Extras 33 · Total 334 all out

Bowler (Pakistan)OMRW
Imran Khan157351
Sikander Bakht22.15555
Iqbal Qasim44151354
Majid Khan238520
Abdul Qadir31160
Mudassar Nazar5070
Asif Iqbal2110

FALL OF WICKETS

1-13 (Sunil Gavaskar), 2-31 (Chetan Chauhan), 3-111 (Gundappa Viswanath), 4-129 (Yashpal Sharma), 5-129 (Roger Binny), 6-154 (Dilip Vengsarkar), 7-249 (Syed Kirmani), 8-250 (Kapil Dev), 9-310 (Karsan Ghavri), 10-334 (Dilip Doshi)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRuns
firstChetan Chauhan and Sunil Gavaskar13
secondChetan Chauhan and Dilip Vengsarkar18
thirdGundappa Viswanath and Dilip Vengsarkar80
fourthDilip Vengsarkar and Yashpal Sharma18
fifthDilip Vengsarkar and Roger Binny0
sixthSyed Kirmani and Dilip Vengsarkar25
seventhSyed Kirmani and Kapil Dev95
eighthKarsan Ghavri and Kapil Dev1
ninthKarsan Ghavri and Shivlal Yadav60
tenthDilip Doshi and Shivlal Yadav24
PAKISTAN, FIRST INNINGS: 173 ALL OUT
BatterHow outRB
Majid Khanc Syed Kirmani517
Mudassar Nazarc Sunil Gavaskar2566
Zaheer Abbasbowled27
Javed Miandadlbw1632
Wasim Rajac Gundappa Viswanath2420
Asif Iqbalc Shivlal Yadav1441
Imran Khanc Sunil Gavaskar1547
Wasim Baribowled2362
Abdul Qadirnot out29104
Iqbal Qasimc Syed Kirmani08
Sikander Bakhtlbw322

Extras 17 · Total 173 all out

Bowler (India)OMRW
Kapil Dev14.34231
Karsan Ghavri72170
Roger Binny121533
Dilip Doshi278523
Shivlal Yadav84113

FALL OF WICKETS

1-11 (Majid Khan), 2-15 (Zaheer Abbas), 3-53 (Javed Miandad), 4-57 (Mudassar Nazar), 5-83 (Wasim Raja), 6-105 (Asif Iqbal), 7-117 (Imran Khan), 8-146 (Wasim Bari), 9-146 (Iqbal Qasim), 10-173 (Sikander Bakht)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRuns
firstMajid Khan and Mudassar Nazar11
secondZaheer Abbas and Mudassar Nazar4
thirdJaved Miandad and Mudassar Nazar38
fourthWasim Raja and Mudassar Nazar4
fifthAsif Iqbal and Wasim Raja26
sixthAsif Iqbal and Imran Khan22
seventhWasim Bari and Imran Khan12
eighthWasim Bari and Abdul Qadir29
ninthIqbal Qasim and Abdul Qadir0
tenthSikander Bakht and Abdul Qadir27
INDIA, SECOND INNINGS: 160 ALL OUT
BatterHow outRB
Sunil Gavaskarc Zaheer Abbas48107
Chetan Chauhanbowled015
Dilip Vengsarkarc Wasim Bari45136
Gundappa Viswanathlbw921
Yashpal Sharmac Majid Khan1650
Syed Kirmanic Asif Iqbal1531
Kapil Devc Wasim Bari37
Karsan Ghavric Wasim Bari112
Roger Binnyc Sikander Bakht06
Shivlal Yadavst Wasim Bari16
Dilip Doshinot out18

Extras 21 · Total 160 all out

Bowler (Pakistan)OMRW
Sikander Bakht176302
Iqbal Qasim28.514406
Majid Khan41140
Abdul Qadir115271
Mudassar Nazar83181
Wasim Raja10100

FALL OF WICKETS

1-5 (Chetan Chauhan), 2-78 (Sunil Gavaskar), 3-97 (Gundappa Viswanath), 4-132 (Dilip Vengsarkar), 5-146 (Yashpal Sharma), 6-154 (Kapil Dev), 7-156 (Syed Kirmani), 8-157 (Karsan Ghavri), 9-157 (Roger Binny), 10-160 (Shivlal Yadav)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRuns
firstChetan Chauhan and Sunil Gavaskar5
secondSunil Gavaskar and Dilip Vengsarkar73
thirdGundappa Viswanath and Dilip Vengsarkar19
fourthDilip Vengsarkar and Yashpal Sharma35
fifthSyed Kirmani and Yashpal Sharma14
sixthSyed Kirmani and Kapil Dev8
seventhKarsan Ghavri and Syed Kirmani2
eighthKarsan Ghavri and Roger Binny1
ninthShivlal Yadav and Roger Binny0
tenthDilip Doshi and Shivlal Yadav3
PAKISTAN, SECOND INNINGS: 190 ALL OUT
BatterHow outRB
Majid Khanlbw717
Mudassar Nazarbowled1319
Zaheer Abbasbowled1112
Javed Miandadlbw64126
Wasim Rajac Dilip Vengsarkar43
Asif Iqbalc Gundappa Viswanath2640
Imran Khanc Sunil Gavaskar1928
Wasim Barilbw322
Abdul Qadirc Roger Binny1530
Iqbal Qasimc Dilip Vengsarkar623
Sikander Bakhtnot out11

Extras 21 · Total 190 all out

Bowler (India)OMRW
Kapil Dev61261
Karsan Ghavri184634
Roger Binny2120
Dilip Doshi194423
Shivlal Yadav6.40362

FALL OF WICKETS

1-16 (Majid Khan), 2-32 (Mudassar Nazar), 3-41 (Zaheer Abbas), 4-48 (Wasim Raja), 5-84 (Asif Iqbal), 6-145 (Imran Khan), 7-161 (Wasim Bari), 8-178 (Javed Miandad), 9-189 (Iqbal Qasim), 10-190 (Abdul Qadir)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRuns
firstMajid Khan and Mudassar Nazar16
secondZaheer Abbas and Mudassar Nazar16
thirdZaheer Abbas and Javed Miandad9
fourthWasim Raja and Javed Miandad7
fifthAsif Iqbal and Javed Miandad36
sixthImran Khan and Javed Miandad61
seventhWasim Bari and Javed Miandad16
eighthJaved Miandad and Abdul Qadir17
ninthIqbal Qasim and Abdul Qadir11
tenthSikander Bakht and Abdul Qadir1
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