Australian cricket team in Pakistan in 1979–80
| Australian cricket team in Pakistan in 1979-80 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 |  | ||
| Australia | Pakistan | ||
| Dates | 22 February 1980 – 23 March 1980 | ||
| Captains | Greg Chappell | Javed Miandad | |
| Test series | |||
| Result | Pakistan won the 3-match series 1–0 | ||
| Most runs | Allan Border (395) Greg Chappell (381) | Taslim Arif (307) Majid Khan (199) | |
| Most wickets | Ray Bright (15) | Iqbal Qasim (16) | |
The Australian cricket team toured Pakistan in February to March 1980 to play a three-match Test series against Pakistan. Pakistan won the test series 1–0.
Summary
[edit]The Series was Javed Miandad's first as a captain, following the retirement of Asif Iqbal.[1] Pakistan was criticised by analysts for producing doctored pitches that were seen to neutralize Australian pace bowler Dennis Lillee who ended the three test series with only 3 wickets.[2]
The first test in Karachi, saw Pakistan come away victors, and gave Miandad his first test victory as captain, after limiting Australia to only 225 and 140, leaving a Day 4 chase of only 74, which Pakistan chased down for the loss of only three wickets.[3]
In the second test at Faisalabad, after no play was possible on the first day, Australia would bat until Day 4 and the game would finish with Pakistan only two wickets down in their first innings but still 235 runs behind Australia. Overall 336 overs were bowled in the match for only 12 wickets. While Australia would create their own history, by bowling all 11 players, including wicket keeper Rod Marsh who would bowl 10 overs alone.[4]
The third and final test in Lahore would again finish in a draw, with both teams declaring their first innings for over 400 runs, but Australia would bat out the final day, ensuring Pakistan a 1-0 series win.[5]
Background
[edit]There was some doubt as to whether the tour would go ahead due to financial problems. Eventually the tour guarantee was increased and the number of games played cut from eight matches to five with three test matches and two 3-day games.[6]
Australian squad
[edit]It was the first tour by an Australian team since the peace treaty between the Australian Cricket Board and World Series Cricket. The original squad selected was as follows:
- Batsmen - Greg Chappell (captain), Kim Hughes (vice-captain), Allan Border, Graham Yallop, Bruce Laird, Julien Wiener, David Hookes
- Fast bowlers - Dennis Lillee, Geoff Dymock, Mick Malone, Geoff Lawson
- Spinners - Graeme Beard, Ray Bright
- Wicketkeeper - Rod Marsh
Tour Matches
[edit]v | BCCP President's XI | |
- No toss
v | Punjab Governor's XI | |
- No toss
Test series summary
[edit]First Test
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- Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
- 1 March was taken as a rest day.
- The match was scheduled for five days but completed in four.
- GR Beard (AUS) and Tauseef Ahmed (PAK) made their Test debuts.
Second Test
[edit]v | ||
- Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
- 9 March was taken as a rest day.
- There was no play on the first day.
- All 11 Australian players bowled for first time in their test history
Third Test
[edit]v | ||
- Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
- 20 March was taken as a rest day.
- Azhar Khan and Azmat Rana (both PAK) made their Test debuts.
Impact
[edit]The tour was Javed Miandad's first series win as test captain of Pakistan. It was a notable personal success for Allan Border who scored over 600 runs, and a disappointment for David Hookes, who only scored 10 runs for the whole tour.
References
[edit]- ^ Mustafa Khan, Ghulam. "Wisden – Australia in Pakistan, 1979–80". Wisden. ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 29 December 2023.
- ^ "Too fast". Cricinfo. Retrieved 2021-04-03.
- ^ "1st Test, Karachi, February 27 - March 02, 1980, Australia tour of Pakistan, Australia tour of Pakistan". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 2023-12-29.
- ^ "Australia v Pakistan". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 2021-04-03.
- ^ "3rd Test, Lahore, March 18 - 23, 1980, Australia tour of Pakistan". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 2023-12-29.
- ^ Australian cricket team in Pakistan in 1979-80 at Wisden
External links
[edit]- Australia in Pakistan, 1979-80 at Cricinfo
- Australian cricket team in Pakistan in 1979-80 Archived 2012-05-03 at the Wayback Machine at CricketArchive
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