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Pakistan v India 1st Test

India tour of Pakistan - 1955 (1954/55) · Dacca Stadium, Dhaka · 1 January 1955

Match drawn

Match drawn. Vijay Manjrekar top-scored with 74* for India. Mahmood Hussain took 6/67.

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MATCH FACTS

Series
India tour of Pakistan - 1955 (1954/55)
Ground
Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka (then Dacca Stadium)
Dates
1 January 1955 to 4 January 1955
Toss
Pakistan, chose to bat
Result
Match drawn
Captains
Abdul Kardar (Pakistan), Vinoo Mankad (India)
Debuts
Pananmal Punjabi (India), Naren Tamhane (India)
Umpires
Daud Khan and Idrees Baig

HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED

Pakistan won the toss and chose to bat. Pananmal Punjabi and Naren Tamhane played their first Tests.

Pakistan batted first and made 257 all out. Imtiaz Ahmed top-scored with 54, and Waqar Hasan made 52. Ghulam Ahmed took 5 for 109 for India.

India replied with 148 all out. Gulabrai Ramchand top-scored with 37. Mahmood Hussain took 6 for 67 for Pakistan. From 115 for 5 they lost 4 wickets for 30 runs, to 145 for 9. Pakistan led by 109 on first innings.

Pakistan made 158 all out in their second innings. Alimuddin top-scored with 51, and Waqar Hasan made 51. Subhash Gupte took 5 for 18 for India. From 137 for 4 they lost 6 wickets for 21 runs, to 158 for 10.

Set 268 to win, India made 147 for 2. Vijay Manjrekar top-scored with 74 not out, and Pankaj Roy made 67. The innings was built on a 130-run stand for the third wicket between Pankaj Roy and Vijay Manjrekar, 88% of the total.

Match drawn.

PAKISTAN, FIRST INNINGS: 257 ALL OUT
BatterHow outR
Hanif Mohammadc Naren Tamhane41
Alimuddinc Dattu Phadkar7
Waqar Hasanc Ghulam Ahmed52
Maqsood Ahmedc Naren Tamhane11
Wazir Mohammadc Dattu Phadkar23
Imtiaz Ahmedbowled54
Abdul Kardarbowled29
Shujauddinst Naren Tamhane25
Fazal Mahmoodc Naren Tamhane0
Mahmood Hussainbowled9
Khan Mohammadnot out4

Extras 2 · Total 257 all out

Bowler (India)OMRW
Dattu Phadkar1811241
Gulabrai Ramchand157192
Subhash Gupte4614791
Ghulam Ahmed4581095
Vinoo Mankad12.23241

FALL OF WICKETS

1-21 (Alimuddin), 2-74 (Hanif Mohammad), 3-88 (Maqsood Ahmed), 4-125 (Waqar Hasan), 5-157 (Wazir Mohammad), 6-207 (Imtiaz Ahmed), 7-227 (Abdul Kardar), 8-227 (Fazal Mahmood), 9-240 (Mahmood Hussain), 10-257 (Shujauddin)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRuns
firstHanif Mohammad and Alimuddin21
secondHanif Mohammad and Waqar Hasan53
thirdMaqsood Ahmed and Waqar Hasan14
fourthWaqar Hasan and Wazir Mohammad37
fifthImtiaz Ahmed and Wazir Mohammad32
sixthAbdul Kardar and Imtiaz Ahmed50
seventhAbdul Kardar and Shujauddin20
eighthFazal Mahmood and Shujauddin0
ninthMahmood Hussain and Shujauddin13
tenthKhan Mohammad and Shujauddin17
INDIA, FIRST INNINGS: 148 ALL OUT
BatterHow outR
Pankaj Roybowled0
Pananmal Punjabibowled26
M.K.Mantribowled0
Vijay Manjrekarbowled18
Polly Umrigarc Abdul Kardar32
Gulabrai Ramchandc Imtiaz Ahmed37
Dattu Phadkarc Imtiaz Ahmed11
Vinoo Mankadc Imtiaz Ahmed2
Naren Tamhanebowled5
Ghulam Ahmedbowled2
Subhash Guptenot out1

Extras 14 · Total 148 all out

Bowler (Pakistan)OMRW
Fazal Mahmood2519180
Mahmood Hussain276676
Khan Mohammad26.512424
Shujauddin4270

FALL OF WICKETS

1-17 (Pankaj Roy), 2-19 (M.K.Mantri), 3-45 (Pananmal Punjabi), 4-56 (Vijay Manjrekar), 5-115 (Gulabrai Ramchand), 6-129 (Polly Umrigar), 7-131 (Vinoo Mankad), 8-143 (Dattu Phadkar), 9-145 (Naren Tamhane), 10-148 (Ghulam Ahmed)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRuns
firstPankaj Roy and Pananmal Punjabi17
secondM.K.Mantri and Pananmal Punjabi2
thirdVijay Manjrekar and Pananmal Punjabi26
fourthPolly Umrigar and Vijay Manjrekar11
fifthPolly Umrigar and Gulabrai Ramchand59
sixthDattu Phadkar and Polly Umrigar14
seventhVinoo Mankad and Dattu Phadkar2
eighthDattu Phadkar and Naren Tamhane12
ninthGhulam Ahmed and Naren Tamhane2
tenthGhulam Ahmed and Subhash Gupte3
PAKISTAN, SECOND INNINGS: 158 ALL OUT
BatterHow outR
Hanif Mohammadc Polly Umrigar14
Alimuddincaught51
Waqar Hasanst Naren Tamhane51
Maqsood Ahmedc M.K.Mantri16
Imtiaz Ahmedc Polly Umrigar5
Abdul Kardarc M.K.Mantri3
Shujauddinrun out1
Wazir Mohammadrun out0
Fazal Mahmoodnot out15
Mahmood Hussainc Pananmal Punjabi0
Khan Mohammadrun out0

Extras 2 · Total 158 all out

Bowler (India)OMRW
Dattu Phadkar28.211572
Gulabrai Ramchand1910300
Subhash Gupte60185
Vinoo Mankad186340
Polly Umrigar158170

FALL OF WICKETS

1-24 (Hanif Mohammad), 2-116 (Alimuddin), 3-122 (Waqar Hasan), 4-137 (Maqsood Ahmed), 5-139 (Imtiaz Ahmed), 6-140 (Shujauddin), 7-140 (Wazir Mohammad), 8-148 (Abdul Kardar), 9-156 (Mahmood Hussain), 10-158 (Khan Mohammad)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRuns
firstHanif Mohammad and Alimuddin24
secondWaqar Hasan and Alimuddin92
thirdMaqsood Ahmed and Waqar Hasan6
fourthImtiaz Ahmed and Maqsood Ahmed15
fifthAbdul Kardar and Imtiaz Ahmed2
sixthAbdul Kardar and Shujauddin1
seventhAbdul Kardar and Wazir Mohammad0
eighthAbdul Kardar and Fazal Mahmood8
ninthFazal Mahmood and Mahmood Hussain8
tenthFazal Mahmood and Khan Mohammad2
INDIA, SECOND INNINGS: 147 FOR 2
BatterHow outR
Pankaj Roynot out67
Pananmal Punjabilbw3
M.K.Mantric Imtiaz Ahmed2
Vijay Manjrekarnot out74

Did not bat: Polly Umrigar, Gulabrai Ramchand, Dattu Phadkar, Vinoo Mankad, Naren Tamhane, Ghulam Ahmed, Subhash Gupte

Extras 1 · Total 147 for 2

Bowler (Pakistan)OMRW
Fazal Mahmood2311340
Mahmood Hussain72210
Khan Mohammad125182
Shujauddin146250
Maqsood Ahmed3140
Abdul Kardar123170
Hanif Mohammad51150
Alimuddin50120
Imtiaz Ahmed1100

FALL OF WICKETS

1-15 (Pananmal Punjabi), 2-17 (M.K.Mantri)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRuns
firstPankaj Roy and Pananmal Punjabi15
secondPankaj Roy and M.K.Mantri2
thirdPankaj Roy and Vijay Manjrekar130
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