India Vs Pakistan 1St Match
Rothmans Four-Nations Cup Australia, England, India, Pakistan in United Arab Emirates - 1985 (1984/85) · Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium, Sharjah · 22 March 1985
India won by 38 runs
India won by 38 runs. Mohammad Azharuddin top-scored with 47 for India. Imran Khan took 6/14.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah (then Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium)
- Date
- 22 March 1985
- Toss
- Pakistan, chose to field
- Result
- India won by 38 runs
- Player of the match
- Imran Khan
- Captains
- Kapil Dev (India), Javed Miandad (Pakistan)
- Umpires
- HD Bird and MW Johnson
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
Pakistan won the toss and chose to field.
India batted first and made 125 all out. Mohammad Azharuddin top-scored with 47 off 93 balls, and Kapil Dev made 30. Imran Khan took 6 for 14 for Pakistan. That was well below the 1980s average first-innings total at Sharjah Cricket Stadium, 203 across 45 ODIs.
Chasing 126, Pakistan made 87 all out. Ramiz Raja top-scored with 29 off 71 balls. Kapil Dev took 3 for 17 for India.
India won by 38 runs.
INDIA: 125 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ravi Shastri | lbw | 0 | 1 |
| Kris Srikkanth | c Saleem Malik | 6 | 5 |
| Mohammad Azharuddin | bowled | 47 | 93 |
| Dilip Vengsarkar | c Ashraf Ali | 1 | 4 |
| Sunil Gavaskar | c Ashraf Ali | 2 | 9 |
| Mohinder Amarnath | bowled | 5 | 10 |
| Kapil Dev | bowled | 30 | 44 |
| Roger Binny | c Javed Miandad | 8 | 19 |
| Madan Lal | c Ashraf Ali | 11 | 39 |
| Sadanand Viswanath | not out | 3 | 28 |
| Laxman Sivaramakrishnan | c Saleem Malik | 1 | 6 |
Extras 11 · Total 125 all out
| Bowler (Pakistan) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Imran Khan | 10 | 2 | 14 | 6 |
| Wasim Akram | 7.4 | 0 | 27 | 1 |
| Tahir Naqqash | 5 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| Mudassar Nazar | 10 | 1 | 36 | 1 |
| Tauseef Ahmed | 10 | 0 | 27 | 2 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-0 (Ravi Shastri), 2-12 (Kris Srikkanth), 3-20 (Dilip Vengsarkar), 4-28 (Sunil Gavaskar), 5-34 (Mohinder Amarnath), 6-80 (Kapil Dev), 7-95 (Roger Binny), 8-113 (Madan Lal), 9-121 (Mohammad Azharuddin), 10-125 (Laxman Sivaramakrishnan)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Ravi Shastri and Kris Srikkanth | 0 |
| second | Kris Srikkanth and Mohammad Azharuddin | 12 |
| third | Dilip Vengsarkar and Mohammad Azharuddin | 8 |
| fourth | Sunil Gavaskar and Mohammad Azharuddin | 8 |
| fifth | Mohinder Amarnath and Mohammad Azharuddin | 6 |
| sixth | Kapil Dev and Mohammad Azharuddin | 46 |
| seventh | Roger Binny and Mohammad Azharuddin | 15 |
| eighth | Madan Lal and Mohammad Azharuddin | 18 |
| ninth | Mohammad Azharuddin and Sadanand Viswanath | 8 |
| tenth | Laxman Sivaramakrishnan and Sadanand Viswanath | 4 |
PAKISTAN: 87 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mudassar Nazar | c Sunil Gavaskar | 18 | 18 |
| Mohsin Khan | run out | 10 | 9 |
| Ramiz Raja | c Sunil Gavaskar | 29 | 71 |
| Javed Miandad | c Sunil Gavaskar | 0 | 15 |
| Ashraf Ali | c Dilip Vengsarkar | 0 | 11 |
| Imran Khan | st Sadanand Viswanath | 0 | 4 |
| Saleem Malik | c Sunil Gavaskar | 17 | 39 |
| Manzoor Elahi | c Madan Lal | 9 | 24 |
| Tahir Naqqash | c Sadanand Viswanath | 1 | 2 |
| Tauseef Ahmed | bowled | 0 | 7 |
| Wasim Akram | not out | 0 | – |
Extras 3 · Total 87 all out
| Bowler (India) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kapil Dev | 6.5 | 1 | 17 | 3 |
| Roger Binny | 3 | 0 | 24 | 1 |
| Laxman Sivaramakrishnan | 7 | 2 | 16 | 2 |
| Ravi Shastri | 10 | 5 | 17 | 2 |
| Madan Lal | 6 | 2 | 12 | 1 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-13 (Mohsin Khan), 2-35 (Mudassar Nazar), 3-40 (Javed Miandad), 4-41 (Ashraf Ali), 5-41 (Imran Khan), 6-74 (Saleem Malik), 7-85 (Ramiz Raja), 8-87 (Tahir Naqqash), 9-87 (Manzoor Elahi), 10-87 (Tauseef Ahmed)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Mudassar Nazar and Mohsin Khan | 13 |
| second | Mudassar Nazar and Ramiz Raja | 22 |
| third | Javed Miandad and Ramiz Raja | 5 |
| fourth | Ashraf Ali and Ramiz Raja | 1 |
| fifth | Imran Khan and Ramiz Raja | 0 |
| sixth | Saleem Malik and Ramiz Raja | 33 |
| seventh | Ramiz Raja and Manzoor Elahi | 11 |
| eighth | Tahir Naqqash and Manzoor Elahi | 2 |
| ninth | Tauseef Ahmed and Manzoor Elahi | 0 |
| tenth | Tauseef Ahmed and Wasim Akram | 0 |
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