Pakistani cricket team in New Zealand in 1978–79

The Pakistan national cricket team toured New Zealand in January and February 1979 and played a three-match Test series against the New Zealand national cricket team. Pakistan won the series 1–0. New Zealand were captained by Mark Burgess and Pakistan by Mushtaq Mohammad.[1]

Test series summary

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First Test

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2 – 7 February 1979
(5–day match)
Scorecard
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271 (92.6 overs)
Javed Miandad 81
RJ Hadlee 5/62 (25 overs)
290 (88.4 overs)
BA Edgar 129
Mushtaq Mohammad 4/60 (25 overs)
323/6d (93 overs)
Javed Miandad 160*
RJ Hadlee 3/83 (26 overs)
176 (56 overs)
JV Coney 36
Mushtaq Mohammad 5/59 (22 overs)
Pakistan won by 128 runs
Lancaster Park, Christchurch
Umpires: JBR Hastie and RL Monteith
  • New Zealand won the toss and elected to field.
  • 5 February was taken as a rest day.
  • Anwar Khan (PAK) made his Test debut.

Second Test

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16 – 21 February 1979
(5–day match)
Scorecard
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360 (104.5 overs)
Asif Iqbal 104
RJ Hadlee 4/101 (25 overs)
402 (101.3 overs)
GP Howarth 114
Imran Khan 5/106 (33 overs)
234/3d (86 overs)
Majid Khan 119*
SL Boock 2/77 (30 overs)
Match drawn
McLean Park, Napier
Umpires: FR Goodall and SJ Woodward
  • Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat.
  • The match was scheduled for five days but extended to six, by playing on the scheduled rest day.
  • There was no play on the third day.

Third Test

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23 – 28 February 1979
(5–day match)
Scorecard
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254 (55.7 overs)
JV Coney 82
Sarfraz Nawaz 3/56 (15 overs)
359 (103 overs)
Zaheer Abbas 135
RJ Hadlee 5/104 (27 overs)
281/8d (91.2 overs)
MG Burgess 71
Sarfraz Nawaz 4/61 (28.2 overs)
8/0 (0.6 overs)
Talat Ali 8*
Match drawn
Eden Park, Auckland
Umpires: FR Goodall and JBR Hastie
  • Pakistan won the toss and elected to field.
  • 26 February was taken as a rest day.
  • JF Reid (NZ) made his Test debut.

References

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  1. ^ "Pakistan in New Zealand 1979". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 May 2014.
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