India Vs Pakistan Final
Benson & Hedges World Championship of Cricket in Australia - 1985 (1984/85) · Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne · 10 March 1985
India won by 8 wickets (with 17 balls remaining)
India won by 8 wickets (with 17 balls remaining). Kris Srikkanth top-scored with 67 for India.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
- Date
- 10 March 1985
- Toss
- Pakistan, chose to bat
- Result
- India won by 8 wickets (with 17 balls remaining)
- Player of the match
- Kris Srikkanth
- Captains
- Javed Miandad (Pakistan), Sunil Gavaskar (India)
- Umpires
- RC Isherwood and AR Crafter
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
Pakistan won the toss and chose to bat.
Pakistan batted first and made 176 for 9. Javed Miandad top-scored with 48 off 92 balls, and Imran Khan made 35. Kapil Dev took 3 for 23 for India.
Chasing 177, India made 177 for 2. Kris Srikkanth top-scored with 67 off 77 balls, and Ravi Shastri made 63. The innings was built on a 103-run stand for the first wicket between Ravi Shastri and Kris Srikkanth, 58% of the total.
India won by 8 wickets (with 17 balls remaining).
PAKISTAN: 176 FOR 9
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mudassar Nazar | c Sadanand Viswanath | 14 | 39 |
| Mohsin Khan | c Mohammad Azharuddin | 5 | 17 |
| Ramiz Raja | c Kris Srikkanth | 4 | 12 |
| Qasim Umar | bowled | 0 | 1 |
| Javed Miandad | st Sadanand Viswanath | 48 | 92 |
| Imran Khan | run out | 35 | 67 |
| Saleem Malik | c Chetan Sharma | 14 | 14 |
| Wasim Raja | not out | 21 | 26 |
| Tahir Naqqash | c Sadanand Viswanath | 10 | 8 |
| Anil Dalpat | c Ravi Shastri | 0 | 2 |
| Azeem Hafeez | not out | 7 | 28 |
Extras 18 · Total 176 for 9
| Bowler (India) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kapil Dev | 9 | 1 | 23 | 3 |
| Chetan Sharma | 7 | 1 | 17 | 1 |
| Madan Lal | 6 | 1 | 15 | 0 |
| Mohinder Amarnath | 9 | 0 | 27 | 0 |
| Ravi Shastri | 10 | 0 | 44 | 1 |
| Laxman Sivaramakrishnan | 9 | 0 | 35 | 3 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-17 (Mohsin Khan), 2-29 (Mudassar Nazar), 3-29 (Qasim Umar), 4-33 (Ramiz Raja), 5-101 (Imran Khan), 6-131 (Saleem Malik), 7-131 (Javed Miandad), 8-142 (Tahir Naqqash), 9-145 (Anil Dalpat)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Mudassar Nazar and Mohsin Khan | 17 |
| second | Mudassar Nazar and Ramiz Raja | 12 |
| third | Qasim Umar and Ramiz Raja | 0 |
| fourth | Javed Miandad and Ramiz Raja | 4 |
| fifth | Imran Khan and Javed Miandad | 68 |
| sixth | Javed Miandad and Saleem Malik | 30 |
| seventh | Wasim Raja and Javed Miandad | 0 |
| eighth | Wasim Raja and Tahir Naqqash | 11 |
| ninth | Wasim Raja and Anil Dalpat | 3 |
| tenth | Wasim Raja and Azeem Hafeez | 31 |
INDIA: 177 FOR 2
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ravi Shastri | not out | 63 | 148 |
| Kris Srikkanth | c Wasim Raja | 67 | 77 |
| Mohammad Azharuddin | bowled | 25 | 26 |
| Dilip Vengsarkar | not out | 18 | 32 |
Did not bat: Sunil Gavaskar, Mohinder Amarnath, Kapil Dev, Madan Lal, Chetan Sharma, Sadanand Viswanath, Laxman Sivaramakrishnan
Extras 4 · Total 177 for 2
| Bowler (Pakistan) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Imran Khan | 10 | 3 | 28 | 1 |
| Azeem Hafeez | 10 | 1 | 29 | 0 |
| Tahir Naqqash | 10 | 2 | 35 | 1 |
| Wasim Raja | 7.1 | 0 | 42 | 0 |
| Mudassar Nazar | 8 | 0 | 26 | 0 |
| Saleem Malik | 2 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-103 (Kris Srikkanth), 2-142 (Mohammad Azharuddin)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Ravi Shastri and Kris Srikkanth | 103 |
| second | Ravi Shastri and Mohammad Azharuddin | 39 |
| third | Dilip Vengsarkar and Ravi Shastri | 35 |
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