India Vs Pakistan 3Rd Match
Benson & Hedges World Championship of Cricket in Australia - 1985 (1984/85) · Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne · 20 February 1985
India won by 6 wickets (with 25 balls remaining)
India won by 6 wickets (with 25 balls remaining). Mohammad Azharuddin top-scored with 93* for India. Roger Binny took 4/35.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
- Date
- 20 February 1985
- Toss
- Pakistan, chose to bat
- Result
- India won by 6 wickets (with 25 balls remaining)
- Player of the match
- Mohammad Azharuddin
- Captains
- Javed Miandad (Pakistan), Sunil Gavaskar (India)
- Debut
- Laxman Sivaramakrishnan (India)
- Umpires
- RA French and PJ McConnell
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
Pakistan won the toss and chose to bat. It was Laxman Sivaramakrishnan's first ODI.
Pakistan batted first and made 183 all out. Qasim Umar top-scored with 57 off 102 balls. Roger Binny took 4 for 35 for India.
Chasing 184, India made 184 for 4. Mohammad Azharuddin top-scored with 93 not out off 135 balls, and Sunil Gavaskar made 54. Imran Khan took 3 for 27 for Pakistan. The innings was built on a 132-run stand for the fourth wicket between Sunil Gavaskar and Mohammad Azharuddin, 72% of the total.
India won by 6 wickets (with 25 balls remaining).
PAKISTAN: 183 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mohsin Khan | c Sadanand Viswanath | 3 | 13 |
| Qasim Umar | c Laxman Sivaramakrishnan | 57 | 102 |
| Zaheer Abbas | c Laxman Sivaramakrishnan | 25 | 56 |
| Javed Miandad | c Laxman Sivaramakrishnan | 17 | 35 |
| Ramiz Raja | c Ravi Shastri | 29 | 37 |
| Imran Khan | c Madan Lal | 14 | 23 |
| Mudassar Nazar | run out | 6 | 8 |
| Tahir Naqqash | c Mohinder Amarnath | 0 | 3 |
| Rashid Khan | c Ravi Shastri | 17 | 16 |
| Anil Dalpat | c Kapil Dev | 9 | 8 |
| Wasim Akram | not out | 0 | – |
Extras 6 · Total 183 all out
| Bowler (India) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kapil Dev | 9 | 1 | 31 | 2 |
| Roger Binny | 8.2 | 3 | 35 | 4 |
| Madan Lal | 9 | 2 | 27 | 1 |
| Mohinder Amarnath | 3 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| Laxman Sivaramakrishnan | 10 | 0 | 49 | 2 |
| Ravi Shastri | 10 | 1 | 27 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-8 (Mohsin Khan), 2-73 (Zaheer Abbas), 3-98 (Qasim Umar), 4-119 (Javed Miandad), 5-144 (Imran Khan), 6-151 (Mudassar Nazar), 7-155 (Tahir Naqqash), 8-156 (Ramiz Raja), 9-183 (Anil Dalpat), 10-183 (Rashid Khan)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Mohsin Khan and Qasim Umar | 8 |
| second | Zaheer Abbas and Qasim Umar | 65 |
| third | Javed Miandad and Qasim Umar | 25 |
| fourth | Javed Miandad and Ramiz Raja | 21 |
| fifth | Imran Khan and Ramiz Raja | 25 |
| sixth | Mudassar Nazar and Ramiz Raja | 7 |
| seventh | Tahir Naqqash and Ramiz Raja | 4 |
| eighth | Rashid Khan and Ramiz Raja | 1 |
| ninth | Rashid Khan and Anil Dalpat | 27 |
| tenth | Rashid Khan and Wasim Akram | 0 |
INDIA: 184 FOR 4
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ravi Shastri | c Javed Miandad | 2 | 5 |
| Kris Srikkanth | c Mohsin Khan | 12 | 26 |
| Mohammad Azharuddin | not out | 93 | 135 |
| Dilip Vengsarkar | c Mudassar Nazar | 0 | 1 |
| Sunil Gavaskar | lbw | 54 | 92 |
| Mohinder Amarnath | not out | 11 | 16 |
Did not bat: Kapil Dev, Roger Binny, Madan Lal, Sadanand Viswanath, Laxman Sivaramakrishnan
Extras 12 · Total 184 for 4
| Bowler (Pakistan) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Imran Khan | 10 | 1 | 27 | 3 |
| Wasim Akram | 8.5 | 0 | 38 | 0 |
| Rashid Khan | 7 | 0 | 38 | 0 |
| Tahir Naqqash | 10 | 0 | 34 | 0 |
| Mudassar Nazar | 10 | 0 | 38 | 1 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-2 (Ravi Shastri), 2-27 (Kris Srikkanth), 3-27 (Dilip Vengsarkar), 4-159 (Sunil Gavaskar)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Ravi Shastri and Kris Srikkanth | 2 |
| second | Kris Srikkanth and Mohammad Azharuddin | 25 |
| third | Dilip Vengsarkar and Mohammad Azharuddin | 0 |
| fourth | Sunil Gavaskar and Mohammad Azharuddin | 132 |
| fifth | Mohinder Amarnath and Mohammad Azharuddin | 25 |
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