Australian cricket team in Pakistan in 1979–80
| Australian cricket team in Pakistan in 1979-80 | |||
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| 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.
The Series was Javed Miandad's first as a captain, following the retirement of Asif Iqbal. Pakistan were heavily criticised by analysts for producing doctored featherbed after their win in first test at Karachi largely to neutralize the effect of Dennis Lillee who was at height of his bowling powers and was best fast bowler in world cricket.[1] In second test at Faisalabad, only two innings were possible (Second Innings weren't completed either). During the same test first time in their cricket history all 11 Australian players bowled a delivery in a test match.[2]
Background[]
There was some original 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.[3]
Australian squad[]
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,
- Fastbowlers - Dennis Lillee, Geoff Dymock, Mick Malone
- Spinners - Graeme Beard, Ray Bright
- Wicketkeeper - Rod Marsh
Tour Matches[]
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Test series summary[]
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[]
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- 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[]
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- 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[]
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[]
- ^ "Too fast". Cricinfo. Retrieved 2021-04-03.
- ^ "Australia v Pakistan". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 2021-04-03.
- ^ Australian cricket team in Pakistan in 1979-80 at Wisden
External links[]
- Australian cricket team in Pakistan in 1979-80 Archived 2012-05-03 at the Wayback Machine at CricketArchive
- 1980 in Australian cricket
- 1980 in Pakistani cricket
- Australian cricket tours of Pakistan
- International cricket competitions from 1975–76 to 1980
- Pakistani cricket seasons from 1970–71 to 1999–2000