Pakistan v Australia 1st Test
Australia tour of Pakistan - 1988 (1988/89) · National Stadium, Karachi · 15 September 1988
Pakistan won by an innings and 188 runs
Pakistan won by an innings and 188 runs. Javed Miandad top-scored with 211 for Pakistan. Iqbal Qasim took 5/35.
MATCH FACTS
- Series
- Australia tour of Pakistan - 1988 (1988/89)
- Ground
- National Stadium, Karachi
- Dates
- 15 September 1988 to 20 September 1988
- Toss
- Pakistan, chose to bat
- Result
- Pakistan won by an innings and 188 runs
- Player of the match
- Javed Miandad
- Captains
- Javed Miandad (Pakistan), Allan Border (Australia)
- Debut
- Ian Healy (Australia)
- Umpires
- Khizer Hayat and Mahboob Shah
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
Pakistan won the toss and chose to bat. It was Ian Healy's first Test.
Pakistan batted first and made 469 for 9. Javed Miandad top-scored with 211 off 441 balls, and Shoaib Mohammad made 94. Tim May took 4 for 97 for Australia. The innings was built on a 196-run stand for the third wicket between Javed Miandad and Shoaib Mohammad, 42% of the total. That was well above the 1980s average first-innings total at National Stadium, 273 across 12 Tests.
Australia replied with 165 all out. Peter Taylor top-scored with 54 not out off 251 balls. Iqbal Qasim took 5 for 35 for Pakistan. Pakistan led by 304 on first innings. Australia followed on.
Australia made 116 all out in their second innings. Ian Healy top-scored with 21 off 34 balls. Iqbal Qasim took 4 for 49 for Pakistan.
Pakistan won by an innings and 188 runs. It is the heaviest innings defeat at National Stadium across the 47 Tests in our archive.
PAKISTAN, FIRST INNINGS: 469 FOR 9
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mudassar Nazar | bowled | 0 | 2 |
| Ramiz Raja | c Ian Healy | 9 | 15 |
| Shoaib Mohammad | bowled | 94 | 241 |
| Javed Miandad | c David Boon | 211 | 441 |
| Tauseef Ahmed | c David Boon | 35 | 82 |
| Saleem Malik | c David Boon | 45 | 122 |
| Ijaz Ahmed | c David Boon | 12 | 45 |
| Aamer Malik | not out | 17 | 56 |
| Saleem Yousuf | c Graeme Wood | 5 | 8 |
| Abdul Qadir | c Geoff Marsh | 8 | 16 |
Did not bat: Iqbal Qasim
Extras 33 · Total 469 for 9
| Bowler (Australia) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bruce Reid | 41 | 10 | 109 | 4 |
| Tony Dodemaide | 29 | 13 | 35 | 0 |
| Steve Waugh | 26 | 3 | 94 | 1 |
| Tim May | 40.5 | 10 | 97 | 4 |
| Peter Taylor | 16 | 2 | 73 | 0 |
| Allan Border | 17 | 7 | 33 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-0 (Mudassar Nazar), 2-21 (Ramiz Raja), 3-217 (Shoaib Mohammad), 4-284 (Tauseef Ahmed), 5-398 (Saleem Malik), 6-428 (Javed Miandad), 7-444 (Ijaz Ahmed), 8-457 (Saleem Yousuf), 9-469 (Abdul Qadir)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Mudassar Nazar and Ramiz Raja | 0 |
| second | Shoaib Mohammad and Ramiz Raja | 21 |
| third | Javed Miandad and Shoaib Mohammad | 196 |
| fourth | Javed Miandad and Tauseef Ahmed | 67 |
| fifth | Javed Miandad and Saleem Malik | 114 |
| sixth | Javed Miandad and Ijaz Ahmed | 30 |
| seventh | Ijaz Ahmed and Aamer Malik | 16 |
| eighth | Saleem Yousuf and Aamer Malik | 13 |
| ninth | Abdul Qadir and Aamer Malik | 12 |
AUSTRALIA, FIRST INNINGS: 165 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Geoff Marsh | bowled | 8 | 31 |
| David Boon | bowled | 14 | 41 |
| Dean Jones | lbw | 3 | 49 |
| Graeme Wood | c Iqbal Qasim | 23 | 64 |
| Allan Border | c Aamer Malik | 4 | 13 |
| Steve Waugh | lbw | 0 | 9 |
| Peter Taylor | not out | 54 | 251 |
| Ian Healy | c Ijaz Ahmed | 26 | 95 |
| Tony Dodemaide | c Ijaz Ahmed | 8 | 101 |
| Tim May | c Saleem Yousuf | 6 | 61 |
| Bruce Reid | lbw | 0 | 17 |
Extras 19 · Total 165 all out
| Bowler (Pakistan) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mudassar Nazar | 10 | 3 | 15 | 1 |
| Aamer Malik | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Iqbal Qasim | 39 | 24 | 35 | 5 |
| Abdul Qadir | 37 | 16 | 54 | 2 |
| Tauseef Ahmed | 26 | 15 | 28 | 1 |
| Shoaib Mohammad | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Saleem Malik | 6 | 4 | 7 | 1 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-19 (David Boon), 2-23 (Geoff Marsh), 3-40 (Dean Jones), 4-48 (Allan Border), 5-54 (Steve Waugh), 6-64 (Graeme Wood), 7-106 (Ian Healy), 8-139 (Tony Dodemaide), 9-162 (Tim May), 10-165 (Bruce Reid)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | David Boon and Geoff Marsh | 19 |
| second | Dean Jones and Geoff Marsh | 4 |
| third | Graeme Wood and Dean Jones | 17 |
| fourth | Graeme Wood and Allan Border | 8 |
| fifth | Graeme Wood and Steve Waugh | 6 |
| sixth | Graeme Wood and Peter Taylor | 10 |
| seventh | Peter Taylor and Ian Healy | 42 |
| eighth | Peter Taylor and Tony Dodemaide | 33 |
| ninth | Peter Taylor and Tim May | 23 |
| tenth | Bruce Reid and Peter Taylor | 3 |
AUSTRALIA, SECOND INNINGS: 116 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Geoff Marsh | lbw | 17 | 80 |
| Peter Taylor | c Ijaz Ahmed | 2 | 6 |
| David Boon | bowled | 4 | 19 |
| Dean Jones | c Ijaz Ahmed | 4 | 6 |
| Graeme Wood | lbw | 15 | 51 |
| Allan Border | bowled | 18 | 74 |
| Steve Waugh | st Saleem Yousuf | 13 | 67 |
| Ian Healy | c Shoaib Mohammad | 21 | 34 |
| Tony Dodemaide | st Saleem Yousuf | 2 | 33 |
| Tim May | lbw | 0 | 1 |
| Bruce Reid | not out | 8 | 17 |
Extras 12 · Total 116 all out
| Bowler (Pakistan) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mudassar Nazar | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Aamer Malik | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Iqbal Qasim | 25 | 14 | 49 | 4 |
| Abdul Qadir | 13 | 4 | 34 | 3 |
| Tauseef Ahmed | 21.4 | 13 | 16 | 2 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-4 (Peter Taylor), 2-10 (David Boon), 3-15 (Dean Jones), 4-46 (Geoff Marsh), 5-50 (Graeme Wood), 6-80 (Steve Waugh), 7-93 (Allan Border), 8-104 (Ian Healy), 9-104 (Tim May), 10-116 (Tony Dodemaide)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Geoff Marsh and Peter Taylor | 4 |
| second | David Boon and Geoff Marsh | 6 |
| third | Dean Jones and Geoff Marsh | 5 |
| fourth | Graeme Wood and Geoff Marsh | 31 |
| fifth | Graeme Wood and Allan Border | 4 |
| sixth | Allan Border and Steve Waugh | 30 |
| seventh | Allan Border and Ian Healy | 13 |
| eighth | Tony Dodemaide and Ian Healy | 11 |
| ninth | Tim May and Tony Dodemaide | 0 |
| tenth | Bruce Reid and Tony Dodemaide | 12 |
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