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Pakistan v Australia 3rd Test

Australia tour of Pakistan - 1959 (1959/60) · National Stadium, Karachi · 4 December 1959

Match drawn

Match drawn. Hanif Mohammad top-scored with 101* for Pakistan. Fazal Mahmood took 5/74.

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MATCH FACTS

Series
Australia tour of Pakistan - 1959 (1959/60)
Ground
National Stadium, Karachi
Dates
4 December 1959 to 9 December 1959
Toss
Pakistan, chose to bat
Result
Match drawn
Captains
Fazal Mahmood (Pakistan), Richie Benaud (Australia)
Debuts
Intikhab Alam (Pakistan), Munir Malik (Pakistan)
Umpires
KA Saeed and Munawar Hussain

HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED

Pakistan won the toss and chose to bat. Intikhab Alam and Munir Malik played their first Tests.

Pakistan batted first and made 287 all out. Saeed Ahmed top-scored with 91, and Ijaz Butt made 58. Richie Benaud took 5 for 93 for Australia. That was well above the 1950s average first-innings total at National Stadium, 168 across 5 Tests.

Australia replied with 257 all out. Neil Harvey top-scored with 54, and Ken Mackay made 40. Fazal Mahmood took 5 for 74 for Pakistan. Pakistan led by 30 on first innings.

Pakistan made 194 for 8 in their second innings. Hanif Mohammad top-scored with 101 not out. Alan Davidson took 3 for 70 for Australia.

Set 225 to win, Australia made 83 for 2. Colin McDonald top-scored with 30.

Match drawn.

PAKISTAN, FIRST INNINGS: 287 ALL OUT
BatterHow outR
Hanif Mohammadlbw51
Imtiaz Ahmedbowled18
Saeed Ahmedc Neil Harvey91
Shujauddinc Norm O'Neill5
Duncan Sharpec Peter Burge4
Ijaz Buttc Wally Grout58
Wallis Mathiasc Les Favell43
Intikhab Alamrun out0
Fazal Mahmoodc Neil Harvey7
Mohammad Munafnot out4
Munir Malikst Wally Grout0

Extras 6 · Total 287 all out

Bowler (Australia)OMRW
Alan Davidson265591
Ray Lindwall256722
Richie Benaud49.517935
Ken Mackay278531
Norm O'Neill4140

FALL OF WICKETS

1-36 (Imtiaz Ahmed), 2-124 (Hanif Mohammad), 3-143 (Shujauddin), 4-149 (Duncan Sharpe), 5-181 (Saeed Ahmed), 6-265 (Wallis Mathias), 7-267 (Intikhab Alam), 8-276 (Fazal Mahmood), 9-287 (Ijaz Butt), 10-287 (Munir Malik)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRuns
firstHanif Mohammad and Imtiaz Ahmed36
secondHanif Mohammad and Saeed Ahmed88
thirdShujauddin and Saeed Ahmed19
fourthSaeed Ahmed and Duncan Sharpe6
fifthSaeed Ahmed and Ijaz Butt32
sixthWallis Mathias and Ijaz Butt84
seventhIjaz Butt and Intikhab Alam2
eighthFazal Mahmood and Ijaz Butt9
ninthIjaz Butt and Mohammad Munaf11
tenthMohammad Munaf and Munir Malik0
AUSTRALIA, FIRST INNINGS: 257 ALL OUT
BatterHow outR
Colin McDonaldbowled19
Gavin Stevensc Wallis Mathias13
Wally Groutc Intikhab Alam20
Ken Mackayc Ijaz Butt40
Neil Harveyc Imtiaz Ahmed54
Norm O'Neillbowled6
Les Favellc Duncan Sharpe10
Peter Burgec Duncan Sharpe12
Richie Benaudc Imtiaz Ahmed18
Alan Davidsonnot out39
Ray Lindwallc Imtiaz Ahmed23

Extras 3 · Total 257 all out

Bowler (Pakistan)OMRW
Fazal Mahmood30.212745
Mohammad Munaf80421
Intikhab Alam194492
Munir Malik225762
Shujauddin30130

FALL OF WICKETS

1-29 (Gavin Stevens), 2-33 (Colin McDonald), 3-82 (Wally Grout), 4-106 (Ken Mackay), 5-122 (Norm O'Neill), 6-145 (Les Favell), 7-174 (Neil Harvey), 8-184 (Peter Burge), 9-207 (Richie Benaud), 10-257 (Ray Lindwall)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRuns
firstColin McDonald and Gavin Stevens29
secondColin McDonald and Wally Grout4
thirdKen Mackay and Wally Grout49
fourthNeil Harvey and Ken Mackay24
fifthNeil Harvey and Norm O'Neill16
sixthNeil Harvey and Les Favell23
seventhNeil Harvey and Peter Burge29
eighthRichie Benaud and Peter Burge10
ninthRichie Benaud and Alan Davidson23
tenthRay Lindwall and Alan Davidson50
PAKISTAN, SECOND INNINGS: 194 FOR 8
BatterHow outR
Ijaz Buttrun out8
Imtiaz Ahmedc Neil Harvey9
Saeed Ahmedc Neil Harvey8
Hanif Mohammadnot out101
Duncan Sharpec Ken Mackay26
Shujauddinc Les Favell4
Wallis Mathiasc Alan Davidson13
Intikhab Alamc Peter Burge6
Fazal Mahmoodc Richie Benaud11
Mohammad Munafnot out4

Did not bat: Munir Malik

Extras 4 · Total 194 for 8

Bowler (Australia)OMRW
Alan Davidson348703
Ray Lindwall1710141
Richie Benaud2613481
Ken Mackay32.411582

FALL OF WICKETS

1-11 (Imtiaz Ahmed), 2-25 (Saeed Ahmed), 3-25 (Ijaz Butt), 4-78 (Duncan Sharpe), 5-91 (Shujauddin), 6-124 (Wallis Mathias), 7-159 (Intikhab Alam), 8-179 (Fazal Mahmood)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRuns
firstImtiaz Ahmed and Ijaz Butt11
secondSaeed Ahmed and Ijaz Butt14
thirdHanif Mohammad and Ijaz Butt0
fourthHanif Mohammad and Duncan Sharpe53
fifthHanif Mohammad and Shujauddin13
sixthHanif Mohammad and Wallis Mathias33
seventhHanif Mohammad and Intikhab Alam35
eighthFazal Mahmood and Hanif Mohammad20
ninthHanif Mohammad and Mohammad Munaf15
AUSTRALIA, SECOND INNINGS: 83 FOR 2
BatterHow outR
Colin McDonaldlbw30
Gavin Stevensc Imtiaz Ahmed28
Neil Harveynot out13
Norm O'Neillnot out7

Did not bat: Wally Grout, Ken Mackay, Les Favell, Peter Burge, Richie Benaud, Alan Davidson, Ray Lindwall

Extras 5 · Total 83 for 2

Bowler (Pakistan)OMRW
Fazal Mahmood105160
Mohammad Munaf30100
Intikhab Alam61131
Munir Malik91241
Shujauddin2190
Saeed Ahmed3060

FALL OF WICKETS

1-54 (Colin McDonald), 2-76 (Gavin Stevens)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRuns
firstColin McDonald and Gavin Stevens54
secondNeil Harvey and Gavin Stevens22
thirdNeil Harvey and Norm O'Neill7
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