Pakistani cricket team in England in 1987
The Pakistan cricket team toured England in the 1987 season to play a five-match Test series against England.
Pakistan won the series 1-0 with 4 matches drawn. This was the first Test series that Pakistan won against England in England.
One Day Internationals (ODIs)[]
England won the Texaco Trophy 2-1.
1st ODI[]
21 May 1987
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Pakistan
232/6 (55 overs) |
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England
233/3 (53.1 overs) |
- England won the toss and elected to field.
2nd ODI[]
23 May 1987
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England
157 (51.1 overs) |
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Pakistan
158/4 (52 overs) |
- Pakistan won the toss and elected to field.
3rd ODI[]
25 May 1987
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Pakistan
213/9 (55 overs) |
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England
217/9 (54.3 overs) |
- England won the toss and elected to field.
Test series summary[]
First Test[]
4–9 June 1987
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140/5 (64 overs)
Mansoor Akhtar 75 (182) PH Edmonds 1/2 (7 overs) | ||
- Pakistan won the toss and elected to field.
- 7 June was taken as a rest day.
- There was no play on the final day.
- NH Fairbrother (ENG) made his Test debut.
Second Test[]
18–23 June 1987
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- England won the toss and elected to bat.
- 21 June was taken as a rest day.
- There was no play on the second, fourth and fifth days.
Third Test[]
2–6 July 1987
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England
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Pakistan
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199 (78.1 overs)
DI Gower 55 (136) Imran Khan 7/40 (19.1 overs) |
- England won the toss and elected to bat.
- 5 July was taken as a rest day.
- The match was scheduled for five days but completed in four.
- DJ Capel (ENG) made his Test debut.
Fourth Test[]
23–28 July 1987
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Pakistan
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521 (169.5 overs)
MW Gatting 124 (399) Imran Khan 6/129 (41.5 overs) | ||
- England won the toss and elected to field.
- 26 July was taken as a rest day.
Fifth Test[]
6–11 August 1987
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Pakistan
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England
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708 (220.3 overs)
Javed Miandad 260 (617) GR Dilley 6/154 (47.3 overs) |
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- Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat.
- 9 August was taken as a rest day.
The Pakistan innings of 708 is the highest in Test match history not to feature a wide.[1]
Annual reviews[]
References[]
- ^ Walmsley, Keith (2003). Mosts Without in Test Cricket. Reading, England: Keith Walmsley. p. 364. ISBN 0947540067.
External sources[]
- Pakistan tour of England 1987 at ESPN Cricinfo
- CricketArchive – tour itineraries
Categories:
- 1987 in Pakistani sport
- 1987 in English cricket
- Pakistani cricket tours of England
- International cricket competitions from 1985–86 to 1988
- International cricket tour of England stubs