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England v Pakistan 4th Test

Pakistan tour of England - 1987 (1987) · Edgbaston, Birmingham · 23 July 1987

Match drawn

Match drawn. Mudassar Nazar top-scored with 124 for Pakistan. Imran Khan took 6/129.

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MATCH FACTS

Series
Pakistan tour of England - 1987 (1987)
Ground
Edgbaston, Birmingham
Dates
23 July 1987 to 28 July 1987
Toss
England, chose to field
Result
Match drawn
Player of the match
Mike Gatting
Captains
Imran Khan (Pakistan), Mike Gatting (England)
Umpires
AGT Whitehead and BJ Meyer

HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED

England won the toss and chose to field.

Pakistan batted first and made 439 all out. Mudassar Nazar top-scored with 124 off 362 balls, and Saleem Yousuf made 91. Graham Dilley took 5 for 92 for England. The innings was built on a 135-run stand for the third wicket between Javed Miandad and Mudassar Nazar. That was well above the 1980s average first-innings total at Edgbaston, 320 across 7 Tests.

England replied with 521 all out. Mike Gatting top-scored with 124 off 280 balls, and Tim Robinson made 80. Imran Khan took 6 for 129 for Pakistan. The innings was built on a 143-run stand for the seventh wicket between Mike Gatting and John Emburey. England led by 82 on first innings.

Pakistan made 205 all out in their second innings. Shoaib Mohammad top-scored with 50 off 136 balls. Neil Foster took 4 for 59 for England.

Set 124 to win, England made 109 for 7. Chris Broad top-scored with 30 off 23 balls.

Match drawn.

PAKISTAN, FIRST INNINGS: 439 ALL OUT
BatterHow outRB
Mudassar Nazarlbw124362
Shoaib Mohammadc Neil Foster1849
Mansoor Akhtarbowled2687
Javed Miandadlbw75145
Saleem Malikc Bruce French2495
Ijaz Ahmedlbw2035
Imran Khanc John Emburey01
Saleem Yousufnot out91152
Wasim Akramc Ian Botham2644
Abdul Qadirc Phil Edmonds630
Mohsin Kamalrun out1047

Extras 19 · Total 439 all out

Bowler (England)OMRW
Graham Dilley356925
Neil Foster3781072
John Emburey267480
Phil Edmonds24.312501
Ian Botham48131211
Mike Gatting3060

FALL OF WICKETS

1-44 (Shoaib Mohammad), 2-83 (Mansoor Akhtar), 3-218 (Javed Miandad), 4-284 (Mudassar Nazar), 5-289 (Saleem Malik), 6-289 (Imran Khan), 7-317 (Ijaz Ahmed), 8-360 (Wasim Akram), 9-384 (Abdul Qadir), 10-439 (Mohsin Kamal)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRuns
firstMudassar Nazar and Shoaib Mohammad44
secondMudassar Nazar and Mansoor Akhtar39
thirdJaved Miandad and Mudassar Nazar135
fourthMudassar Nazar and Saleem Malik66
fifthSaleem Malik and Ijaz Ahmed5
sixthImran Khan and Ijaz Ahmed0
seventhSaleem Yousuf and Ijaz Ahmed28
eighthSaleem Yousuf and Wasim Akram43
ninthAbdul Qadir and Saleem Yousuf24
tenthSaleem Yousuf and Mohsin Kamal55
ENGLAND, FIRST INNINGS: 521 ALL OUT
BatterHow outRB
Chris Broadc Saleem Yousuf54148
Tim Robinsonc Saleem Yousuf80208
Bill Atheybowled017
David Gowerc Saleem Yousuf61105
Mike Gattingc Wasim Akram124280
Bruce Frenchbowled02
Ian Bothamc Wasim Akram3739
John Embureylbw58141
Neil Fosterrun out2963
Phil Edmondsnot out2426
Graham Dilleybowled29

Extras 52 · Total 521 all out

Bowler (Pakistan)OMRW
Imran Khan41.581296
Wasim Akram4312833
Abdul Qadir214650
Mudassar Nazar357970
Mohsin Kamal2921220

FALL OF WICKETS

1-119 (Chris Broad), 2-132 (Bill Athey), 3-157 (Tim Robinson), 4-251 (David Gower), 5-251 (Bruce French), 6-300 (Ian Botham), 7-443 (John Emburey), 8-484 (Mike Gatting), 9-512 (Neil Foster), 10-521 (Graham Dilley)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRuns
firstChris Broad and Tim Robinson119
secondBill Athey and Tim Robinson13
thirdDavid Gower and Tim Robinson25
fourthMike Gatting and David Gower94
fifthMike Gatting and Bruce French0
sixthIan Botham and Mike Gatting49
seventhMike Gatting and John Emburey143
eighthMike Gatting and Neil Foster41
ninthPhil Edmonds and Neil Foster28
tenthPhil Edmonds and Graham Dilley9
PAKISTAN, SECOND INNINGS: 205 ALL OUT
BatterHow outRB
Mudassar Nazarbowled1047
Shoaib Mohammadlbw50136
Mansoor Akhtarlbw1734
Javed Miandadc John Emburey48
Saleem Malikc Ian Botham1714
Ijaz Ahmedbowled1118
Imran Khanlbw3794
Saleem Yousufc Mike Gatting1744
Wasim Akramc Phil Edmonds618
Abdul Qadirrun out2026
Mohsin Kamalnot out04

Extras 16 · Total 205 all out

Bowler (England)OMRW
Neil Foster277594
Graham Dilley183532
John Emburey4130
Ian Botham20.33662
Phil Edmonds41111

FALL OF WICKETS

1-47 (Mudassar Nazar), 2-80 (Mansoor Akhtar), 3-85 (Javed Miandad), 4-104 (Saleem Malik), 5-104 (Shoaib Mohammad), 6-116 (Ijaz Ahmed), 7-156 (Saleem Yousuf), 8-165 (Wasim Akram), 9-204 (Imran Khan), 10-205 (Abdul Qadir)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRuns
firstMudassar Nazar and Shoaib Mohammad47
secondMansoor Akhtar and Shoaib Mohammad33
thirdJaved Miandad and Shoaib Mohammad5
fourthSaleem Malik and Shoaib Mohammad19
fifthShoaib Mohammad and Ijaz Ahmed0
sixthImran Khan and Ijaz Ahmed12
seventhImran Khan and Saleem Yousuf40
eighthImran Khan and Wasim Akram9
ninthImran Khan and Abdul Qadir39
tenthAbdul Qadir and Mohsin Kamal1
ENGLAND, SECOND INNINGS: 109 FOR 7
BatterHow outRB
Chris Broadc Mudassar Nazar3023
Tim Robinsonc Imran Khan410
David Gowerbowled1815
Ian Bothamc Mohsin Kamal67
Mike Gattingrun out810
Bill Atheynot out1420
John Embureyrun out2018
Phil Edmondsrun out02
Bruce Frenchnot out11

Did not bat: Neil Foster, Graham Dilley

Extras 8 · Total 109 for 7

Bowler (Pakistan)OMRW
Imran Khan90612
Wasim Akram8.40412

FALL OF WICKETS

1-37 (Chris Broad), 2-39 (Tim Robinson), 3-53 (Ian Botham), 4-72 (David Gower), 5-73 (Mike Gatting), 6-108 (John Emburey), 7-108 (Phil Edmonds)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRuns
firstChris Broad and Tim Robinson37
secondDavid Gower and Tim Robinson2
thirdIan Botham and David Gower14
fourthMike Gatting and David Gower19
fifthMike Gatting and Bill Athey1
sixthJohn Emburey and Bill Athey35
seventhPhil Edmonds and Bill Athey0
eighthBill Athey and Bruce French1
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