England v Pakistan 5th Test
Pakistan tour of England - 1987 (1987) · Kennington Oval, London · 6 August 1987
Match drawn
Match drawn. Javed Miandad top-scored with 260 for Pakistan. Abdul Qadir took 7/96.
MATCH FACTS
- Series
- Pakistan tour of England - 1987 (1987)
- Ground
- Kennington Oval, London
- Dates
- 6 August 1987 to 11 August 1987
- Toss
- Pakistan, chose to bat
- Result
- Match drawn
- Player of the match
- Javed Miandad
- Captains
- Imran Khan (Pakistan), Mike Gatting (England)
- Umpires
- DJ Constant and KE Palmer
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
Pakistan won the toss and chose to bat.
Pakistan batted first and made 708 all out. Javed Miandad top-scored with 260 off 521 balls, and Imran Khan made 118. Graham Dilley took 6 for 154 for England. The innings was built on a 234-run stand for the fourth wicket between Javed Miandad and Saleem Malik. That was well above the 1980s average first-innings total at Kennington Oval, 385 across 10 Tests.
England replied with 232 all out. Mike Gatting top-scored with 61 off 136 balls, and John Emburey made 53. Abdul Qadir took 7 for 96 for Pakistan. Pakistan led by 476 on first innings. England followed on.
England made 315 for 4 in their second innings. Mike Gatting top-scored with 150 not out off 302 balls, and Ian Botham made 51. Abdul Qadir took 3 for 115 for Pakistan. The innings was built on a 176-run stand for the fifth wicket between Ian Botham and Mike Gatting, 56% of the total.
Match drawn.
PAKISTAN, FIRST INNINGS: 708 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mudassar Nazar | c Martyn Moxon | 73 | 142 |
| Ramiz Raja | bowled | 14 | 25 |
| Mansoor Akhtar | c Bruce French | 5 | 10 |
| Javed Miandad | c Graham Dilley | 260 | 521 |
| Saleem Malik | c David Gower | 102 | 237 |
| Imran Khan | run out | 118 | 201 |
| Ijaz Ahmed | c Martyn Moxon | 69 | 97 |
| Saleem Yousuf | c Graham Dilley | 42 | 68 |
| Wasim Akram | c Ian Botham | 5 | 15 |
| Abdul Qadir | c Martyn Moxon | 0 | 4 |
| Tauseef Ahmed | not out | 0 | 3 |
Extras 20 · Total 708 all out
| Bowler (England) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Graham Dilley | 47.3 | 10 | 154 | 6 |
| Neil Foster | 12 | 3 | 32 | 0 |
| Ian Botham | 52 | 7 | 217 | 3 |
| John Emburey | 61 | 10 | 143 | 0 |
| Phil Edmonds | 32 | 8 | 97 | 0 |
| Mike Gatting | 10 | 2 | 18 | 0 |
| Martyn Moxon | 6 | 2 | 27 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-40 (Ramiz Raja), 2-45 (Mansoor Akhtar), 3-148 (Mudassar Nazar), 4-382 (Saleem Malik), 5-573 (Javed Miandad), 6-601 (Imran Khan), 7-690 (Saleem Yousuf), 8-707 (Ijaz Ahmed), 9-707 (Abdul Qadir), 10-708 (Wasim Akram)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Mudassar Nazar and Ramiz Raja | 40 |
| second | Mudassar Nazar and Mansoor Akhtar | 5 |
| third | Javed Miandad and Mudassar Nazar | 103 |
| fourth | Javed Miandad and Saleem Malik | 234 |
| fifth | Imran Khan and Javed Miandad | 191 |
| sixth | Imran Khan and Ijaz Ahmed | 28 |
| seventh | Saleem Yousuf and Ijaz Ahmed | 89 |
| eighth | Wasim Akram and Ijaz Ahmed | 17 |
| ninth | Abdul Qadir and Wasim Akram | 0 |
| tenth | Tauseef Ahmed and Wasim Akram | 1 |
ENGLAND, FIRST INNINGS: 232 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Broad | c Saleem Yousuf | 0 | 4 |
| Martyn Moxon | c Javed Miandad | 8 | 45 |
| Tim Robinson | bowled | 30 | 62 |
| David Gower | bowled | 28 | 39 |
| Mike Gatting | c Imran Khan | 61 | 136 |
| Ian Botham | bowled | 34 | 82 |
| John Emburey | c Saleem Malik | 53 | 116 |
| Bruce French | c Saleem Malik | 1 | 29 |
| Neil Foster | c Ijaz Ahmed | 4 | 51 |
| Phil Edmonds | lbw | 2 | 26 |
| Graham Dilley | not out | 0 | 11 |
Extras 11 · Total 232 all out
| Bowler (Pakistan) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Imran Khan | 18 | 2 | 39 | 1 |
| Wasim Akram | 14 | 2 | 37 | 0 |
| Abdul Qadir | 44.4 | 15 | 96 | 7 |
| Tauseef Ahmed | 23 | 9 | 53 | 2 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-0 (Chris Broad), 2-32 (Martyn Moxon), 3-54 (Tim Robinson), 4-78 (David Gower), 5-165 (Ian Botham), 6-166 (Mike Gatting), 7-184 (Bruce French), 8-198 (Neil Foster), 9-223 (Phil Edmonds), 10-232 (John Emburey)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Chris Broad and Martyn Moxon | 0 |
| second | Tim Robinson and Martyn Moxon | 32 |
| third | David Gower and Tim Robinson | 22 |
| fourth | Mike Gatting and David Gower | 24 |
| fifth | Ian Botham and Mike Gatting | 87 |
| sixth | Mike Gatting and John Emburey | 1 |
| seventh | John Emburey and Bruce French | 18 |
| eighth | John Emburey and Neil Foster | 14 |
| ninth | Phil Edmonds and John Emburey | 25 |
| tenth | John Emburey and Graham Dilley | 9 |
ENGLAND, SECOND INNINGS: 315 FOR 4
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Broad | c Ijaz Ahmed | 42 | 206 |
| Martyn Moxon | c Saleem Yousuf | 15 | 57 |
| Tim Robinson | c Wasim Akram | 10 | 24 |
| David Gower | c Mudassar Nazar | 34 | 58 |
| Mike Gatting | not out | 150 | 302 |
| Ian Botham | not out | 51 | 209 |
Did not bat: John Emburey, Bruce French, Neil Foster, Phil Edmonds, Graham Dilley
Extras 13 · Total 315 for 4
| Bowler (Pakistan) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Imran Khan | 26.3 | 8 | 59 | 0 |
| Wasim Akram | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Abdul Qadir | 53 | 21 | 115 | 3 |
| Tauseef Ahmed | 46.3 | 15 | 98 | 1 |
| Mudassar Nazar | 6 | 0 | 21 | 0 |
| Javed Miandad | 4 | 2 | 10 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-22 (Martyn Moxon), 2-40 (Tim Robinson), 3-89 (David Gower), 4-139 (Chris Broad)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Chris Broad and Martyn Moxon | 22 |
| second | Chris Broad and Tim Robinson | 18 |
| third | David Gower and Chris Broad | 49 |
| fourth | Mike Gatting and Chris Broad | 50 |
| fifth | Ian Botham and Mike Gatting | 176 |
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