India v Pakistan 1st Test
Pakistan tour of India - 1987 (1986/87) · MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai · 3 February 1987
Match drawn
Match drawn. Imran Khan top-scored with 135* for Pakistan. Maninder Singh took 5/135.
MATCH FACTS
- Series
- Pakistan tour of India - 1987 (1986/87)
- Ground
- MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai
- Dates
- 3 February 1987 to 8 February 1987
- Toss
- Pakistan, chose to bat
- Result
- Match drawn
- Player of the match
- Imran Khan
- Captains
- Imran Khan (Pakistan), Kapil Dev (India)
- Debut
- Ijaz Ahmed (Pakistan)
- Umpires
- R Mehra and VK Ramaswamy
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
Pakistan won the toss and chose to bat. It was Ijaz Ahmed's first Test.
Pakistan batted first and made 487 for 9. Imran Khan top-scored with 135 not out off 230 balls, and Shoaib Mohammad made 101. Maninder Singh took 5 for 135 for India. The innings was built on a 155-run stand for the third wicket between Javed Miandad and Shoaib Mohammad. That was well above the 1980s average first-innings total at MA Chidambaram Stadium, 391 across 8 Tests.
India replied with 527 for 9. Kris Srikkanth top-scored with 123 off 149 balls, and Dilip Vengsarkar made 96. Tauseef Ahmed took 3 for 189 for Pakistan. The innings was built on a 200-run stand for the first wicket between Sunil Gavaskar and Kris Srikkanth. India led by 40 on first innings.
Pakistan made 182 for 3 in their second innings. Rizwan-uz-Zaman top-scored with 54 not out, and Javed Miandad made 54.
Match drawn.
PAKISTAN, FIRST INNINGS: 487 FOR 9
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rizwan-uz-Zaman | c Kiran More | 1 | – |
| Shoaib Mohammad | lbw | 101 | – |
| Ramiz Raja | c Kris Srikkanth | 24 | – |
| Javed Miandad | run out | 94 | – |
| Saleem Malik | bowled | 19 | – |
| Ijaz Ahmed | c Dilip Vengsarkar | 3 | – |
| Abdul Qadir | c Mohammad Azharuddin | 21 | – |
| Imran Khan | not out | 135 | 230 |
| Wasim Akram | c Sunil Gavaskar | 62 | 102 |
| Saleem Yousuf | c Raju Kulkarni | 1 | – |
| Tauseef Ahmed | not out | 13 | – |
Extras 13 · Total 487 for 9
| Bowler (India) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kapil Dev | 18 | 1 | 68 | 0 |
| Raju Kulkarni | 7 | 0 | 41 | 1 |
| Maninder Singh | 59 | 16 | 135 | 5 |
| Shivlal Yadav | 41 | 3 | 127 | 1 |
| Ravi Shastri | 38 | 8 | 105 | 1 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-2 (Rizwan-uz-Zaman), 2-60 (Ramiz Raja), 3-215 (Shoaib Mohammad), 4-237 (Javed Miandad), 5-244 (Ijaz Ahmed), 6-257 (Saleem Malik), 7-273 (Abdul Qadir), 8-385 (Wasim Akram), 9-406 (Saleem Yousuf)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Rizwan-uz-Zaman and Shoaib Mohammad | 2 |
| second | Shoaib Mohammad and Ramiz Raja | 58 |
| third | Javed Miandad and Shoaib Mohammad | 155 |
| fourth | Javed Miandad and Saleem Malik | 22 |
| fifth | Saleem Malik and Ijaz Ahmed | 7 |
| sixth | Abdul Qadir and Saleem Malik | 13 |
| seventh | Imran Khan and Abdul Qadir | 16 |
| eighth | Imran Khan and Wasim Akram | 112 |
| ninth | Imran Khan and Saleem Yousuf | 21 |
| tenth | Imran Khan and Tauseef Ahmed | 81 |
INDIA, FIRST INNINGS: 527 FOR 9
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sunil Gavaskar | c Tauseef Ahmed | 91 | – |
| Kris Srikkanth | c Wasim Akram | 123 | 149 |
| Mohinder Amarnath | run out | 89 | – |
| Dilip Vengsarkar | st Saleem Yousuf | 96 | – |
| Mohammad Azharuddin | st Saleem Yousuf | 20 | – |
| Ravi Shastri | c Saleem Yousuf | 41 | – |
| Kapil Dev | c Ramiz Raja | 5 | – |
| Kiran More | lbw | 28 | – |
| Raju Kulkarni | c Saleem Yousuf | 2 | – |
| Shivlal Yadav | not out | 6 | – |
| Maninder Singh | not out | 7 | – |
Extras 19 · Total 527 for 9
| Bowler (Pakistan) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wasim Akram | 34 | 10 | 78 | 1 |
| Imran Khan | 27 | 4 | 103 | 2 |
| Abdul Qadir | 39 | 4 | 130 | 2 |
| Tauseef Ahmed | 67 | 6 | 189 | 3 |
| Shoaib Mohammad | 3 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-200 (Kris Srikkanth), 2-220 (Sunil Gavaskar), 3-405 (Mohinder Amarnath), 4-424 (Dilip Vengsarkar), 5-429 (Mohammad Azharuddin), 6-453 (Kapil Dev), 7-494 (Ravi Shastri), 8-498 (Raju Kulkarni), 9-515 (Kiran More)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Sunil Gavaskar and Kris Srikkanth | 200 |
| second | Mohinder Amarnath and Sunil Gavaskar | 20 |
| third | Mohinder Amarnath and Dilip Vengsarkar | 185 |
| fourth | Dilip Vengsarkar and Mohammad Azharuddin | 19 |
| fifth | Ravi Shastri and Mohammad Azharuddin | 5 |
| sixth | Kapil Dev and Ravi Shastri | 24 |
| seventh | Ravi Shastri and Kiran More | 41 |
| eighth | Kiran More and Raju Kulkarni | 4 |
| ninth | Shivlal Yadav and Kiran More | 17 |
| tenth | Shivlal Yadav and Maninder Singh | 12 |
PAKISTAN, SECOND INNINGS: 182 FOR 3
| Batter | How out | R |
|---|---|---|
| Ramiz Raja | c Mohammad Azharuddin | 14 |
| Shoaib Mohammad | c Dilip Vengsarkar | 45 |
| Rizwan-uz-Zaman | not out | 54 |
| Javed Miandad | st Kiran More | 54 |
| Saleem Malik | not out | 6 |
Did not bat: Tauseef Ahmed, Wasim Akram, Saleem Yousuf, Ijaz Ahmed, Abdul Qadir, Imran Khan
Extras 9 · Total 182 for 3
| Bowler (India) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kapil Dev | 9 | 1 | 36 | 0 |
| Raju Kulkarni | 5 | 0 | 15 | 1 |
| Maninder Singh | 26 | 10 | 47 | 2 |
| Shivlal Yadav | 15 | 4 | 29 | 0 |
| Ravi Shastri | 18 | 5 | 42 | 0 |
| Kris Srikkanth | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Sunil Gavaskar | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-17 (Ramiz Raja), 2-70 (Shoaib Mohammad), 3-160 (Javed Miandad)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Shoaib Mohammad and Ramiz Raja | 17 |
| second | Rizwan-uz-Zaman and Shoaib Mohammad | 53 |
| third | Javed Miandad and Rizwan-uz-Zaman | 90 |
| fourth | Rizwan-uz-Zaman and Saleem Malik | 22 |
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