Pakistani cricket team in England in 1978
The Pakistan cricket team toured England in the 1978 season to play a three-match Test series against England.
England won the series 2-0 with 1 match drawn.
Test series summary[]
First Test[]
1–5 June 1978
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- Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat.
- 4 June was taken as a rest day.
- The match was scheduled for five days but completed in four.
- DI Gower (ENG) made his Test debut.
Second Test[]
15–19 June 1978
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364 (91.2 overs)
IT Botham 108 (110) Liaqat Ali 3/80 (18 overs) |
105 (36 overs)
Mohsin Khan 31 (91) RGD Willis 5/47 (13 overs) | |
- England won the toss and elected to bat.
- 18 June was taken as a rest day.
- There was no play on the first day.
- The match was scheduled for five days but completed in four.
Third Test[]
29 June–4 July 1978
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119/10(54 overs)
DI Gower 39 (99) Sarfraz Nawaz 5/39 (20 overs) | ||
- Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat.
- 2 July was taken as a rest day.
- There was no play on the third day.
One Day Internationals (ODIs)[]
England won the Prudential Trophy 2-0.
1st ODI[]
24, 25 May 1978
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England
217/7 (55 overs) |
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Pakistan
85 (47 overs) |
Wasim Bari 19 (49)
RGD Willis 4/15 (11 overs) |
- England won the toss and elected to bat.
- Reserve day used. Pakistan were 12/2 (11 overs) at the end of the first day.
- DI Gower and CT Radley (both ENG) made their ODI debuts.
2nd ODI[]
26 May 1978
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England
248/6 (55 overs) |
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Pakistan
154/8 (55 overs) |
- Pakistan won the toss and elected to field.
- Naeem Ahmed (PAK) made his ODI debut.
External sources[]
Annual reviews[]
Categories:
- 1978 in English cricket
- Pakistani cricket tours of England
- International cricket competitions from 1975–76 to 1980
- 1978 in cricket
- International cricket tour of England stubs