Australia v Pakistan 2nd Test

Pakistan tour of Australia - 1979 (1978/79) · Western Australia Cricket Association Ground, Perth · 24 March 1979

Australia won by 7 wickets

Australia won by 7 wickets. Asif Iqbal top-scored with 134* for Pakistan. Alan Hurst took 5/94.

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MATCH FACTS

Series: Pakistan tour of Australia - 1979 (1978/79)
Ground: Western Australia Cricket Association Ground, Perth
Dates: 24 March 1979 to 29 March 1979
Toss: Australia, chose to field
Result: Australia won by 7 wickets
Captains: Mushtaq Mohammad (Pakistan), Kim Hughes (Australia)
Debut: Jeff Moss (Australia)
Umpires: MG O'Connell and AR Crafter

HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED

Australia won the toss and chose to field. It was Jeff Moss's first Test.

Pakistan batted first and made 277 all out. Javed Miandad top-scored with 129 not out off 276 balls. Alan Hurst took 4 for 61 for Australia.

Australia replied with 327 all out. Allan Border top-scored with 85 off 250 balls, and Rick Darling made 75. Mudassar Nazar took 3 for 48 for Pakistan. Australia led by 50 on first innings.

Pakistan made 285 all out in their second innings. Asif Iqbal top-scored with 134 not out off 280 balls, and Haroon Rasheed made 47. Alan Hurst took 5 for 94 for Australia.

Set 236 to win, Australia made 236 for 3. Rick Darling top-scored with 79 off 140 balls, and Allan Border made 66.

Australia won by 7 wickets.

PAKISTAN, FIRST INNINGS: 277 ALL OUT

Batter	How out	R	B
Majid Khan	c Andrew Hilditch	0	2
Mudassar Nazar	c Kevin Wright	5	38
Zaheer Abbas	c Kevin Wright	29	33
Javed Miandad	not out	129	276
Haroon Rasheed	c Allan Border	4	4
Asif Iqbal	run out	35	46
Mushtaq Mohammad	run out	23	109
Imran Khan	c Kevin Wright	14	32
Sarfraz Nawaz	c Kevin Wright	27	81
Wasim Bari	c Andrew Hilditch	0	6
Sikander Bakht	bowled	0	1

Extras 11 · Total 277 all out

Bowler (Australia)	O	M	R	W
Rodney Hogg	19	2	88	1
Alan Hurst	23	4	61	4
Geoff Dymock	21.6	4	65	3
Bruce Yardley	14	2	52	0

FALL OF WICKETS

1-0 (Majid Khan), 2-27 (Mudassar Nazar), 3-41 (Zaheer Abbas), 4-49 (Haroon Rasheed), 5-90 (Asif Iqbal), 6-176 (Mushtaq Mohammad), 7-224 (Imran Khan), 8-276 (Sarfraz Nawaz), 9-277 (Wasim Bari), 10-277 (Sikander Bakht)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs
first	Majid Khan and Mudassar Nazar	0
second	Zaheer Abbas and Mudassar Nazar	27
third	Zaheer Abbas and Javed Miandad	14
fourth	Javed Miandad and Haroon Rasheed	8
fifth	Asif Iqbal and Javed Miandad	41
sixth	Mushtaq Mohammad and Javed Miandad	86
seventh	Imran Khan and Javed Miandad	48
eighth	Sarfraz Nawaz and Javed Miandad	52
ninth	Wasim Bari and Javed Miandad	1
tenth	Javed Miandad and Sikander Bakht	0

AUSTRALIA, FIRST INNINGS: 327 ALL OUT

Batter	How out	R	B
Rick Darling	lbw	75	131
Andrew Hilditch	c Zaheer Abbas	41	107
Allan Border	c Majid Khan	85	250
Kim Hughes	lbw	9	28
Jeff Moss	c Wasim Bari	22	79
Dav Whatmore	c Asif Iqbal	15	51
Kevin Wright	c Wasim Bari	16	29
Bruce Yardley	bowled	19	29
Geoff Dymock	not out	5	39
Rodney Hogg	bowled	3	15
Alan Hurst	c Wasim Bari	16	24

Extras 21 · Total 327 all out

Bowler (Pakistan)	O	M	R	W
Imran Khan	32	5	105	3
Sarfraz Nawaz	35.1	7	112	2
Sikander Bakht	10.5	1	33	1
Mudassar Nazar	16	2	48	3
Javed Miandad	2	0	8	1

FALL OF WICKETS

1-96 (Andrew Hilditch), 2-143 (Rick Darling), 3-161 (Kim Hughes), 4-219 (Jeff Moss), 5-246 (Dav Whatmore), 6-273 (Kevin Wright), 7-297 (Allan Border), 8-301 (Bruce Yardley), 9-304 (Rodney Hogg), 10-327 (Alan Hurst)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs
first	Rick Darling and Andrew Hilditch	96
second	Rick Darling and Allan Border	47
third	Kim Hughes and Allan Border	18
fourth	Allan Border and Jeff Moss	58
fifth	Allan Border and Dav Whatmore	27
sixth	Allan Border and Kevin Wright	27
seventh	Bruce Yardley and Allan Border	24
eighth	Geoff Dymock and Bruce Yardley	4
ninth	Geoff Dymock and Rodney Hogg	3
tenth	Geoff Dymock and Alan Hurst	23

PAKISTAN, SECOND INNINGS: 285 ALL OUT

Batter	How out	R	B
Majid Khan	c Trevor Laughlin	0	8
Mudassar Nazar	c Andrew Hilditch	25	73
Zaheer Abbas	c Kevin Wright	18	49
Javed Miandad	c Kevin Wright	19	78
Haroon Rasheed	c Bruce Yardley	47	117
Asif Iqbal	not out	134	280
Mushtaq Mohammad	lbw	1	7
Imran Khan	c Kevin Wright	15	56
Sarfraz Nawaz	c Bruce Yardley	3	17
Wasim Bari	c Dav Whatmore	0	3
Sikander Bakht	run out	0	3

Extras 23 · Total 285 all out

Bowler (Australia)	O	M	R	W
Rodney Hogg	20	5	45	2
Alan Hurst	24.7	2	94	5
Geoff Dymock	23	5	72	1
Bruce Yardley	14	3	42	1
Allan Border	4	0	9	0

FALL OF WICKETS

1-0 (Majid Khan), 2-35 (Zaheer Abbas), 3-68 (Mudassar Nazar), 4-86 (Javed Miandad), 5-152 (Haroon Rasheed), 6-153 (Mushtaq Mohammad), 7-245 (Imran Khan), 8-263 (Sarfraz Nawaz), 9-263 (Wasim Bari), 10-285 (Sikander Bakht)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs
first	Majid Khan and Mudassar Nazar	0
second	Zaheer Abbas and Mudassar Nazar	35
third	Javed Miandad and Mudassar Nazar	33
fourth	Javed Miandad and Haroon Rasheed	18
fifth	Asif Iqbal and Haroon Rasheed	66
sixth	Mushtaq Mohammad and Asif Iqbal	1
seventh	Asif Iqbal and Imran Khan	92
eighth	Asif Iqbal and Sarfraz Nawaz	18
ninth	Asif Iqbal and Wasim Bari	0
tenth	Asif Iqbal and Sikander Bakht	22

AUSTRALIA, SECOND INNINGS: 236 FOR 3

Batter	How out	R	B
Rick Darling	run out	79	140
Andrew Hilditch	handled the ball	29	85
Allan Border	not out	66	115
Bruce Yardley	run out	1	2
Jeff Moss	not out	38	57

Did not bat: Kim Hughes, Dav Whatmore, Kevin Wright, Geoff Dymock, Rodney Hogg, Alan Hurst

Extras 23 · Total 236 for 3

Bowler (Pakistan)	O	M	R
Imran Khan	17	1	81
Sarfraz Nawaz	19	1	85
Mudassar Nazar	10.1	2	35
Javed Miandad	2	0	12

FALL OF WICKETS

1-87 (Andrew Hilditch), 2-153 (Rick Darling), 3-155 (Bruce Yardley)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs
first	Rick Darling and Andrew Hilditch	87
second	Rick Darling and Allan Border	66
third	Bruce Yardley and Allan Border	2
fourth	Allan Border and Jeff Moss	81

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