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India v Pakistan 2nd Test

Pakistan tour of India - 1979 (1979/80) · Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi · 4 December 1979

Match drawn

Match drawn. Dilip Vengsarkar top-scored with 146* for India. Sikander Bakht took 8/69.

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MATCH FACTS

Series
Pakistan tour of India - 1979 (1979/80)
Ground
Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi (then Feroz Shah Kotla)
Dates
4 December 1979 to 9 December 1979
Toss
Pakistan, chose to bat
Result
Match drawn
Captains
Asif Iqbal (Pakistan), Sunil Gavaskar (India)
Umpires
Mohammad Ghouse and PR Punjabi

HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED

Pakistan won the toss and chose to bat.

Pakistan batted first and made 273 all out. Wasim Raja top-scored with 97 off 174 balls, and Asif Iqbal made 64. Kapil Dev took 5 for 58 for India. The innings was built on a 130-run stand for the fifth wicket between Asif Iqbal and Wasim Raja, 48% of the total. That was well below the 1970s average first-innings total at Arun Jaitley Stadium, 354 across 6 Tests.

India replied with 126 all out. Sunil Gavaskar top-scored with 31 off 51 balls. Sikander Bakht took 8 for 69 for Pakistan. Pakistan led by 147 on first innings.

Pakistan made 242 all out in their second innings. Wasim Raja top-scored with 61 off 121 balls, and Zaheer Abbas made 50. Kapil Dev took 4 for 63 for India.

Set 390 to win, India made 364 for 6. Dilip Vengsarkar top-scored with 146 not out off 370 balls, and Yashpal Sharma made 60. Sikander Bakht took 3 for 121 for Pakistan. The innings was built on a 122-run stand for the fourth wicket between Dilip Vengsarkar and Yashpal Sharma.

Match drawn.

PAKISTAN, FIRST INNINGS: 273 ALL OUT
BatterHow outRB
Majid Khanbowled017
Mudassar Nazarc Chetan Chauhan1848
Zaheer Abbasbowled335
Javed Miandadlbw3484
Wasim Rajalbw97174
Asif Iqbalc Dilip Vengsarkar64122
Imran Khanlbw3051
Wasim Baribowled919
Abdul Qadirbowled923
Iqbal Qasimrun out213
Sikander Bakhtnot out17

Extras 6 · Total 273 all out

Bowler (India)OMRW
Kapil Dev23.58585
Karsan Ghavri214582
Roger Binny103322
Dilip Doshi173510
Shivlal Yadav202680

FALL OF WICKETS

1-3 (Majid Khan), 2-13 (Zaheer Abbas), 3-36 (Mudassar Nazar), 4-90 (Javed Miandad), 5-220 (Asif Iqbal), 6-224 (Wasim Raja), 7-250 (Wasim Bari), 8-270 (Abdul Qadir), 9-271 (Imran Khan), 10-273 (Iqbal Qasim)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRuns
firstMajid Khan and Mudassar Nazar3
secondZaheer Abbas and Mudassar Nazar10
thirdJaved Miandad and Mudassar Nazar23
fourthWasim Raja and Javed Miandad54
fifthAsif Iqbal and Wasim Raja130
sixthImran Khan and Wasim Raja4
seventhWasim Bari and Imran Khan26
eighthImran Khan and Abdul Qadir20
ninthImran Khan and Iqbal Qasim1
tenthSikander Bakht and Iqbal Qasim2
INDIA, FIRST INNINGS: 126 ALL OUT
BatterHow outRB
Sunil Gavaskarc Wasim Bari3151
Chetan Chauhanc Wasim Bari1129
Dilip Vengsarkarc Javed Miandad115
Gundappa Viswanathrun out46
Yashpal Sharmanot out2884
Roger Binnylbw17
Syed Kirmanibowled57
Kapil Devbowled1520
Karsan Ghavrilbw02
Shivlal Yadavc Abdul Qadir48
Dilip Doshic Javed Miandad1025

Extras 16 · Total 126 all out

Bowler (Pakistan)OMRW
Imran Khan7.34110
Sikander Bakht213698
Asif Iqbal6.2431
Majid Khan10120
Iqbal Qasim3070
Mudassar Nazar3080

FALL OF WICKETS

1-19 (Chetan Chauhan), 2-35 (Dilip Vengsarkar), 3-46 (Gundappa Viswanath), 4-52 (Sunil Gavaskar), 5-56 (Roger Binny), 6-70 (Syed Kirmani), 7-87 (Kapil Dev), 8-87 (Karsan Ghavri), 9-94 (Shivlal Yadav), 10-126 (Dilip Doshi)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRuns
firstChetan Chauhan and Sunil Gavaskar19
secondSunil Gavaskar and Dilip Vengsarkar16
thirdGundappa Viswanath and Sunil Gavaskar11
fourthSunil Gavaskar and Yashpal Sharma6
fifthYashpal Sharma and Roger Binny4
sixthSyed Kirmani and Yashpal Sharma14
seventhKapil Dev and Yashpal Sharma17
eighthKarsan Ghavri and Yashpal Sharma0
ninthYashpal Sharma and Shivlal Yadav7
tenthYashpal Sharma and Dilip Doshi32
PAKISTAN, SECOND INNINGS: 242 ALL OUT
BatterHow outRB
Majid Khanc Syed Kirmani4074
Mudassar Nazarc Syed Kirmani1230
Zaheer Abbasc Syed Kirmani5085
Javed Miandadrun out02
Wasim Rajac Kapil Dev61121
Asif Iqbalc Syed Kirmani3865
Imran Khanc Chetan Chauhan211
Wasim Baribowled534
Abdul Qadirc Dilip Vengsarkar1153
Iqbal Qasimnot out55
Sikander Bakhtlbw610

Extras 12 · Total 242 all out

Bowler (India)OMRW
Kapil Dev22.56634
Karsan Ghavri174591
Roger Binny173562
Shivlal Yadav50210
Dilip Doshi196312

FALL OF WICKETS

1-39 (Mudassar Nazar), 2-68 (Majid Khan), 3-68 (Javed Miandad), 4-143 (Zaheer Abbas), 5-201 (Asif Iqbal), 6-209 (Wasim Raja), 7-210 (Imran Khan), 8-230 (Wasim Bari), 9-232 (Abdul Qadir), 10-242 (Sikander Bakht)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRuns
firstMajid Khan and Mudassar Nazar39
secondMajid Khan and Zaheer Abbas29
thirdZaheer Abbas and Javed Miandad0
fourthZaheer Abbas and Wasim Raja75
fifthAsif Iqbal and Wasim Raja58
sixthImran Khan and Wasim Raja8
seventhWasim Bari and Imran Khan1
eighthWasim Bari and Abdul Qadir20
ninthIqbal Qasim and Abdul Qadir2
tenthSikander Bakht and Iqbal Qasim10
INDIA, SECOND INNINGS: 364 FOR 6
BatterHow outRB
Sunil Gavaskarc Wasim Bari2129
Chetan Chauhanlbw40120
Dilip Vengsarkarnot out146370
Gundappa Viswanathbowled3486
Yashpal Sharmac Sikander Bakht60135
Kapil Devlbw2125
Roger Binnyc Abdul Qadir1024
Syed Kirmaninot out1120

Did not bat: Karsan Ghavri, Shivlal Yadav, Dilip Doshi

Extras 21 · Total 364 for 6

Bowler (Pakistan)OMRW
Imran Khan1020
Sikander Bakht3871213
Asif Iqbal207461
Iqbal Qasim305871
Mudassar Nazar258611
Abdul Qadir113160
Wasim Raja2120
Majid Khan4280

FALL OF WICKETS

1-37 (Sunil Gavaskar), 2-92 (Chetan Chauhan), 3-154 (Gundappa Viswanath), 4-276 (Yashpal Sharma), 5-308 (Kapil Dev), 6-343 (Roger Binny)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRuns
firstChetan Chauhan and Sunil Gavaskar37
secondChetan Chauhan and Dilip Vengsarkar55
thirdGundappa Viswanath and Dilip Vengsarkar62
fourthDilip Vengsarkar and Yashpal Sharma122
fifthDilip Vengsarkar and Kapil Dev32
sixthDilip Vengsarkar and Roger Binny35
seventhSyed Kirmani and Dilip Vengsarkar21
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