India v Pakistan 4th Test
Pakistan tour of India - 1979 (1979/80) · Green Park, Kanpur · 25 December 1979
Match drawn
Match drawn. Wasim Raja top-scored with 94* for Pakistan. Kapil Dev took 6/63.
MATCH FACTS
- Series
- Pakistan tour of India - 1979 (1979/80)
- Ground
- Green Park, Kanpur
- Dates
- 25 December 1979 to 30 December 1979
- Toss
- India, chose to bat
- Result
- Match drawn
- Captains
- Sunil Gavaskar (India), Asif Iqbal (Pakistan)
- Umpires
- Mohammad Ghouse and S Kishen
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
India won the toss and chose to bat.
India batted first and made 162 all out. Karsan Ghavri top-scored with 45 not out off 92 balls. Ehteshamuddin took 5 for 47 for Pakistan. From 0 for 0 they lost 4 wickets for 17 runs, to 17 for 4. That was well below the 1970s average first-innings total at Green Park, 392 across 5 Tests.
Pakistan replied with 249 all out. Wasim Raja top-scored with 94 not out off 124 balls, and Sadiq Mohammad made 47. Kapil Dev took 6 for 63 for India. Pakistan led by 87 on first innings.
India made 193 for 2 in their second innings. Sunil Gavaskar top-scored with 81 off 150 balls, and Chetan Chauhan made 61. The innings was built on a 125-run stand for the first wicket between Chetan Chauhan and Sunil Gavaskar, 65% of the total.
Match drawn.
INDIA, FIRST INNINGS: 162 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sunil Gavaskar | bowled | 2 | 12 |
| Chetan Chauhan | c Zaheer Abbas | 6 | 34 |
| Dilip Vengsarkar | c Wasim Bari | 0 | 1 |
| Gundappa Viswanath | c Mudassar Nazar | 2 | 11 |
| Yashpal Sharma | c Wasim Bari | 16 | 87 |
| Roger Binny | bowled | 29 | 76 |
| Syed Kirmani | bowled | 0 | 9 |
| Kapil Dev | c Mudassar Nazar | 2 | 4 |
| Karsan Ghavri | not out | 45 | 92 |
| Shivlal Yadav | c Majid Khan | 25 | 57 |
| Dilip Doshi | c Wasim Bari | 20 | 48 |
Extras 15 · Total 162 all out
| Bowler (Pakistan) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sikander Bakht | 24 | 9 | 56 | 5 |
| Ehteshamuddin | 26.4 | 11 | 47 | 5 |
| Mudassar Nazar | 10 | 4 | 22 | 0 |
| Asif Iqbal | 8 | 3 | 22 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-4 (Sunil Gavaskar), 2-4 (Dilip Vengsarkar), 3-11 (Gundappa Viswanath), 4-17 (Chetan Chauhan), 5-58 (Yashpal Sharma), 6-67 (Roger Binny), 7-69 (Kapil Dev), 8-69 (Syed Kirmani), 9-117 (Shivlal Yadav), 10-162 (Dilip Doshi)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Chetan Chauhan and Sunil Gavaskar | 4 |
| second | Chetan Chauhan and Dilip Vengsarkar | 0 |
| third | Chetan Chauhan and Gundappa Viswanath | 7 |
| fourth | Chetan Chauhan and Yashpal Sharma | 6 |
| fifth | Yashpal Sharma and Roger Binny | 41 |
| sixth | Syed Kirmani and Roger Binny | 9 |
| seventh | Syed Kirmani and Kapil Dev | 2 |
| eighth | Karsan Ghavri and Syed Kirmani | 0 |
| ninth | Karsan Ghavri and Shivlal Yadav | 48 |
| tenth | Karsan Ghavri and Dilip Doshi | 45 |
PAKISTAN, FIRST INNINGS: 249 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mudassar Nazar | c Syed Kirmani | 6 | 22 |
| Sadiq Mohammad | c Syed Kirmani | 47 | 114 |
| Zaheer Abbas | c Sunil Gavaskar | 5 | 19 |
| Javed Miandad | lbw | 8 | 24 |
| Majid Khan | lbw | 19 | 91 |
| Asif Iqbal | c Gundappa Viswanath | 11 | 26 |
| Wasim Raja | not out | 94 | 124 |
| Wasim Bari | bowled | 0 | 4 |
| Iqbal Qasim | bowled | 32 | 82 |
| Sikander Bakht | c Syed Kirmani | 4 | 26 |
| Ehteshamuddin | bowled | 2 | 16 |
Extras 21 · Total 249 all out
| Bowler (India) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kapil Dev | 28 | 5 | 63 | 6 |
| Karsan Ghavri | 21 | 5 | 42 | 1 |
| Roger Binny | 18.5 | 2 | 76 | 2 |
| Dilip Doshi | 17 | 8 | 26 | 1 |
| Shivlal Yadav | 5 | 1 | 21 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-12 (Mudassar Nazar), 2-35 (Zaheer Abbas), 3-63 (Javed Miandad), 4-92 (Sadiq Mohammad), 5-108 (Asif Iqbal), 6-131 (Majid Khan), 7-132 (Wasim Bari), 8-214 (Iqbal Qasim), 9-226 (Sikander Bakht), 10-249 (Ehteshamuddin)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Sadiq Mohammad and Mudassar Nazar | 12 |
| second | Sadiq Mohammad and Zaheer Abbas | 23 |
| third | Sadiq Mohammad and Javed Miandad | 28 |
| fourth | Majid Khan and Sadiq Mohammad | 29 |
| fifth | Asif Iqbal and Majid Khan | 16 |
| sixth | Majid Khan and Wasim Raja | 23 |
| seventh | Wasim Bari and Wasim Raja | 1 |
| eighth | Wasim Raja and Iqbal Qasim | 82 |
| ninth | Wasim Raja and Sikander Bakht | 12 |
| tenth | Wasim Raja and Ehteshamuddin | 23 |
INDIA, SECOND INNINGS: 193 FOR 2
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sunil Gavaskar | c Mudassar Nazar | 81 | 150 |
| Chetan Chauhan | c Sadiq Mohammad | 61 | 194 |
| Dilip Vengsarkar | not out | 16 | 94 |
| Gundappa Viswanath | not out | 17 | 43 |
Did not bat: Yashpal Sharma, Roger Binny, Syed Kirmani, Kapil Dev, Karsan Ghavri, Shivlal Yadav, Dilip Doshi
Extras 18 · Total 193 for 2
| Bowler (Pakistan) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sikander Bakht | 23.2 | 5 | 63 | 0 |
| Ehteshamuddin | 26 | 9 | 40 | 1 |
| Mudassar Nazar | 3 | 1 | 19 | 0 |
| Iqbal Qasim | 16 | 7 | 28 | 0 |
| Wasim Raja | 9 | 2 | 25 | 1 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-125 (Sunil Gavaskar), 2-168 (Chetan Chauhan)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Chetan Chauhan and Sunil Gavaskar | 125 |
| second | Chetan Chauhan and Dilip Vengsarkar | 43 |
| third | Gundappa Viswanath and Dilip Vengsarkar | 25 |
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