Australia v Pakistan 3rd Test
Pakistan tour of Australia - 1981 (1981/82) · Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne · 11 December 1981
Pakistan won by an innings and 82 runs
Pakistan won by an innings and 82 runs. Graeme Wood top-scored with 100 for Australia. Bruce Yardley took 7/187.
MATCH FACTS
- Series
- Pakistan tour of Australia - 1981 (1981/82)
- Ground
- Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
- Dates
- 11 December 1981 to 15 December 1981
- Toss
- Pakistan, chose to bat
- Result
- Pakistan won by an innings and 82 runs
- Player of the match
- Bruce Yardley
- Captains
- Javed Miandad (Pakistan), Greg Chappell (Australia)
- Umpires
- RA French and RC Bailhache
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
Pakistan won the toss and chose to bat.
Pakistan batted first and made 500 for 8. Mudassar Nazar top-scored with 95 off 202 balls, and Zaheer Abbas made 90. Bruce Yardley took 7 for 187 for Australia. The innings was built on a 141-run stand for the second wicket between Majid Khan and Mudassar Nazar. That was well above the 1980s average first-innings total at Melbourne Cricket Ground, 316 across 12 Tests.
Australia replied with 293 all out. Graeme Wood top-scored with 100 off 305 balls. Imran Khan took 3 for 41 for Pakistan. Pakistan led by 207 on first innings. Australia followed on.
Australia made 125 all out in their second innings. Bruce Laird top-scored with 52 off 132 balls. Iqbal Qasim took 4 for 44 for Pakistan. From 0 for 0 they lost 4 wickets for 29 runs, to 29 for 4.
Pakistan won by an innings and 82 runs.
PAKISTAN, FIRST INNINGS: 500 FOR 8
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mudassar Nazar | c Dennis Lillee | 95 | 202 |
| Mohsin Khan | c Jeff Thomson | 17 | 84 |
| Majid Khan | c Graeme Wood | 74 | 155 |
| Javed Miandad | lbw | 62 | 129 |
| Zaheer Abbas | c Bruce Yardley | 90 | 174 |
| Wasim Raja | c Bruce Laird | 50 | 132 |
| Imran Khan | not out | 70 | 111 |
| Sarfraz Nawaz | c Bruce Yardley | 0 | 1 |
| Wasim Bari | bowled | 8 | 20 |
| Iqbal Qasim | not out | 16 | 38 |
Did not bat: Sikander Bakht
Extras 18 · Total 500 for 8
| Bowler (Australia) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dennis Lillee | 36.3 | 9 | 104 | 0 |
| Terry Alderman | 27 | 8 | 62 | 0 |
| Jeff Thomson | 25 | 2 | 85 | 0 |
| Bruce Yardley | 66 | 16 | 187 | 7 |
| Allan Border | 4 | 1 | 16 | 0 |
| Greg Chappell | 9 | 2 | 17 | 1 |
| Kim Hughes | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Bruce Laird | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-40 (Mohsin Khan), 2-181 (Mudassar Nazar), 3-201 (Majid Khan), 4-329 (Javed Miandad), 5-363 (Zaheer Abbas), 6-443 (Wasim Raja), 7-444 (Sarfraz Nawaz), 8-456 (Wasim Bari)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Mudassar Nazar and Mohsin Khan | 40 |
| second | Majid Khan and Mudassar Nazar | 141 |
| third | Majid Khan and Javed Miandad | 20 |
| fourth | Zaheer Abbas and Javed Miandad | 128 |
| fifth | Zaheer Abbas and Wasim Raja | 34 |
| sixth | Imran Khan and Wasim Raja | 80 |
| seventh | Sarfraz Nawaz and Imran Khan | 1 |
| eighth | Wasim Bari and Imran Khan | 12 |
| ninth | Imran Khan and Iqbal Qasim | 44 |
AUSTRALIA, FIRST INNINGS: 293 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bruce Laird | lbw | 35 | 85 |
| Graeme Wood | c Mohsin Khan | 100 | 305 |
| Greg Chappell | c Wasim Bari | 22 | 89 |
| Allan Border | run out | 7 | 18 |
| Kim Hughes | c Iqbal Qasim | 34 | 68 |
| Dirk Wellham | c Mudassar Nazar | 26 | 84 |
| Rod Marsh | c Mudassar Nazar | 31 | 77 |
| Bruce Yardley | bowled | 20 | 56 |
| Dennis Lillee | lbw | 1 | 12 |
| Jeff Thomson | not out | 3 | 11 |
| Terry Alderman | lbw | 1 | 2 |
Extras 13 · Total 293 all out
| Bowler (Pakistan) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Imran Khan | 24.1 | 7 | 41 | 3 |
| Sarfraz Nawaz | 14 | 3 | 43 | 2 |
| Wasim Raja | 37 | 7 | 73 | 1 |
| Iqbal Qasim | 55 | 17 | 104 | 3 |
| Sikander Bakht | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| Majid Khan | 2 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-75 (Bruce Laird), 2-118 (Greg Chappell), 3-127 (Allan Border), 4-173 (Kim Hughes), 5-232 (Dirk Wellham), 6-235 (Graeme Wood), 7-286 (Bruce Yardley), 8-288 (Rod Marsh), 9-289 (Dennis Lillee), 10-293 (Terry Alderman)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Graeme Wood and Bruce Laird | 75 |
| second | Greg Chappell and Graeme Wood | 43 |
| third | Graeme Wood and Allan Border | 9 |
| fourth | Kim Hughes and Graeme Wood | 46 |
| fifth | Graeme Wood and Dirk Wellham | 59 |
| sixth | Rod Marsh and Graeme Wood | 3 |
| seventh | Rod Marsh and Bruce Yardley | 51 |
| eighth | Rod Marsh and Dennis Lillee | 2 |
| ninth | Dennis Lillee and Jeff Thomson | 1 |
| tenth | Jeff Thomson and Terry Alderman | 4 |
AUSTRALIA, SECOND INNINGS: 125 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bruce Laird | c Sarfraz Nawaz | 52 | 132 |
| Graeme Wood | c Wasim Bari | 1 | 13 |
| Greg Chappell | c Javed Miandad | 0 | 18 |
| Allan Border | run out | 1 | 8 |
| Kim Hughes | c Majid Khan | 11 | 45 |
| Dirk Wellham | bowled | 13 | 88 |
| Rod Marsh | c Mohsin Khan | 21 | 67 |
| Bruce Yardley | bowled | 0 | 3 |
| Dennis Lillee | c Wasim Bari | 4 | 40 |
| Jeff Thomson | bowled | 17 | 18 |
| Terry Alderman | not out | 4 | 4 |
Extras 1 · Total 125 all out
| Bowler (Pakistan) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Imran Khan | 14.1 | 5 | 21 | 2 |
| Sarfraz Nawaz | 15 | 10 | 11 | 3 |
| Wasim Raja | 13 | 2 | 34 | 0 |
| Iqbal Qasim | 24 | 11 | 44 | 4 |
| Majid Khan | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| Javed Miandad | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-1 (Graeme Wood), 2-9 (Greg Chappell), 3-13 (Allan Border), 4-29 (Kim Hughes), 5-77 (Bruce Laird), 6-78 (Dirk Wellham), 7-79 (Bruce Yardley), 8-92 (Dennis Lillee), 9-121 (Rod Marsh), 10-125 (Jeff Thomson)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Graeme Wood and Bruce Laird | 1 |
| second | Greg Chappell and Bruce Laird | 8 |
| third | Allan Border and Bruce Laird | 4 |
| fourth | Kim Hughes and Bruce Laird | 16 |
| fifth | Bruce Laird and Dirk Wellham | 48 |
| sixth | Rod Marsh and Dirk Wellham | 1 |
| seventh | Rod Marsh and Bruce Yardley | 1 |
| eighth | Rod Marsh and Dennis Lillee | 13 |
| ninth | Rod Marsh and Jeff Thomson | 29 |
| tenth | Jeff Thomson and Terry Alderman | 4 |
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