India v Pakistan 1st Test
Pakistan tour of India - 1979 (1979/80) · Karnataka State Cricket Association Stadium, Bengaluru · 21 November 1979
Match drawn
Match drawn. Mudassar Nazar top-scored with 126 for Pakistan. Imran Khan took 4/53.
MATCH FACTS
- Series
- Pakistan tour of India - 1979 (1979/80)
- Ground
- M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru (then Karnataka State Cricket Association Stadium)
- Dates
- 21 November 1979 to 26 November 1979
- Toss
- Pakistan, chose to bat
- Result
- Match drawn
- Captains
- Asif Iqbal (Pakistan), Sunil Gavaskar (India)
- Debuts
- Ehteshamuddin (Pakistan), Roger Binny (India)
- Umpires
- MV Gothoskar and S Kishen
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
Pakistan won the toss and chose to bat. Ehteshamuddin and Roger Binny played their first Tests.
Pakistan batted first and made 431 for 9. Mudassar Nazar top-scored with 126 off 337 balls, and Javed Miandad made 76. Dilip Doshi took 3 for 102 for India. The innings was built on a 134-run stand for the third wicket between Javed Miandad and Mudassar Nazar. That was well above the 1970s average first-innings total at M Chinnaswamy Stadium, 349 across 5 Tests.
India replied with 416 all out. Sunil Gavaskar top-scored with 88 off 219 balls, and Gundappa Viswanath made 73. Imran Khan took 4 for 53 for Pakistan. The innings was built on a 105-run stand for the second wicket between Sunil Gavaskar and Dilip Vengsarkar. Pakistan led by 15 on first innings.
Pakistan made 108 for 2 in their second innings. Zaheer Abbas top-scored with 31 not out off 98 balls.
Match drawn.
PAKISTAN, FIRST INNINGS: 431 FOR 9
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Majid Khan | c Syed Kirmani | 1 | 10 |
| Mudassar Nazar | c Dilip Doshi | 126 | 337 |
| Zaheer Abbas | st Syed Kirmani | 40 | 51 |
| Javed Miandad | lbw | 76 | 141 |
| Wasim Raja | lbw | 36 | 60 |
| Asif Iqbal | c Dilip Doshi | 55 | 80 |
| Imran Khan | c Gundappa Viswanath | 6 | 9 |
| Wasim Bari | not out | 49 | 129 |
| Abdul Qadir | lbw | 8 | 51 |
| Iqbal Qasim | run out | 20 | 43 |
Did not bat: Ehteshamuddin
Extras 14 · Total 431 for 9
| Bowler (India) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kapil Dev | 24 | 4 | 67 | 2 |
| Karsan Ghavri | 24 | 3 | 83 | 1 |
| Roger Binny | 10 | 1 | 49 | 0 |
| Dilip Doshi | 52.3 | 20 | 102 | 3 |
| Shivlal Yadav | 39 | 5 | 116 | 2 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-5 (Majid Khan), 2-62 (Zaheer Abbas), 3-196 (Javed Miandad), 4-256 (Wasim Raja), 5-334 (Asif Iqbal), 6-345 (Imran Khan), 7-348 (Mudassar Nazar), 8-371 (Abdul Qadir), 9-431 (Iqbal Qasim)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Majid Khan and Mudassar Nazar | 5 |
| second | Zaheer Abbas and Mudassar Nazar | 57 |
| third | Javed Miandad and Mudassar Nazar | 134 |
| fourth | Wasim Raja and Mudassar Nazar | 60 |
| fifth | Asif Iqbal and Mudassar Nazar | 78 |
| sixth | Imran Khan and Mudassar Nazar | 11 |
| seventh | Wasim Bari and Mudassar Nazar | 3 |
| eighth | Wasim Bari and Abdul Qadir | 23 |
| ninth | Wasim Bari and Iqbal Qasim | 60 |
INDIA, FIRST INNINGS: 416 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sunil Gavaskar | c Javed Miandad | 88 | 219 |
| Chetan Chauhan | c Majid Khan | 13 | 17 |
| Dilip Vengsarkar | bowled | 33 | 153 |
| Gundappa Viswanath | c Wasim Bari | 73 | 164 |
| Yashpal Sharma | c Javed Miandad | 62 | 185 |
| Roger Binny | c Ehteshamuddin | 46 | 96 |
| Syed Kirmani | c Iqbal Qasim | 37 | 86 |
| Kapil Dev | bowled | 38 | 47 |
| Karsan Ghavri | bowled | 2 | 7 |
| Shivlal Yadav | not out | 1 | 7 |
| Dilip Doshi | bowled | 0 | 4 |
Extras 23 · Total 416 all out
| Bowler (Pakistan) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Imran Khan | 28.4 | 12 | 53 | 4 |
| Ehteshamuddin | 18 | 2 | 52 | 2 |
| Iqbal Qasim | 41 | 17 | 75 | 0 |
| Majid Khan | 28 | 9 | 55 | 3 |
| Abdul Qadir | 35 | 8 | 114 | 1 |
| Wasim Raja | 8 | 2 | 30 | 0 |
| Mudassar Nazar | 6 | 1 | 14 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-17 (Chetan Chauhan), 2-122 (Dilip Vengsarkar), 3-164 (Sunil Gavaskar), 4-266 (Gundappa Viswanath), 5-307 (Yashpal Sharma), 6-347 (Roger Binny), 7-410 (Kapil Dev), 8-414 (Syed Kirmani), 9-415 (Karsan Ghavri), 10-416 (Dilip Doshi)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Chetan Chauhan and Sunil Gavaskar | 17 |
| second | Sunil Gavaskar and Dilip Vengsarkar | 105 |
| third | Gundappa Viswanath and Sunil Gavaskar | 42 |
| fourth | Gundappa Viswanath and Yashpal Sharma | 102 |
| fifth | Yashpal Sharma and Roger Binny | 41 |
| sixth | Syed Kirmani and Roger Binny | 40 |
| seventh | Syed Kirmani and Kapil Dev | 63 |
| eighth | Karsan Ghavri and Syed Kirmani | 4 |
| ninth | Karsan Ghavri and Shivlal Yadav | 1 |
| tenth | Dilip Doshi and Shivlal Yadav | 1 |
PAKISTAN, SECOND INNINGS: 108 FOR 2
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Majid Khan | st Syed Kirmani | 19 | 41 |
| Mudassar Nazar | c Kapil Dev | 17 | 46 |
| Zaheer Abbas | not out | 31 | 98 |
| Javed Miandad | not out | 30 | 66 |
Did not bat: Wasim Raja, Asif Iqbal, Imran Khan, Wasim Bari, Abdul Qadir, Iqbal Qasim, Ehteshamuddin
Extras 11 · Total 108 for 2
| Bowler (India) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kapil Dev | 4 | 2 | 6 | 0 |
| Karsan Ghavri | 8 | 3 | 30 | 0 |
| Roger Binny | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Dilip Doshi | 12 | 3 | 26 | 1 |
| Shivlal Yadav | 11 | 2 | 20 | 1 |
| Gundappa Viswanath | 3 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| Sunil Gavaskar | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-41 (Mudassar Nazar), 2-41 (Majid Khan)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Majid Khan and Mudassar Nazar | 41 |
| second | Majid Khan and Zaheer Abbas | 0 |
| third | Zaheer Abbas and Javed Miandad | 67 |
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