It was a
40-overs-a-side match. It wasn’t just India’s first match against Pakistan, but
also their first B(ed)ilateral series of three matches.
The visitors made five changes to their playing eleven – Parthasarthi Sharma, Eknath Solkar, Sudhakar Rao, Pochiah Krishnamurthy and Bhagwat Chandrasekhar made way for a couple of returnees (Gundappa Viswanath and Karsan Ghavri) and three debutants – Chetan Chauhan, Surinder Amarnath (Mohinder’s older brother) and Kapil Dev.
Bishan Singh, India’s skipper, chose to bat on winning the toss. Chauhan, who faced eleven balls, scored just a couple. Needless to say, Sarfraz Nawaz was in seventh heaven. Anshuman Gaekwad, whose 35-ball innings included a boundary, scored 16. He was caught by Imran Khan. Hasan Jamil broke the 53-run stand.
The third-wicket pair failed to get off the mark. Surinder, whose 41-ball innings included four boundaries, scored 37. He was caught by Zaheer Abbas off the bowling of Jamil. The fourth-wicket pair put on a dozen. Viswanath, whose 20-ball innings included a boundary, scored nine. He was run out.
The fifth-wicket pair on 76. Dilip Vengsarkar, whose 57-ball innings included three boundaries and the only six of the innings, scored 34. He was run out. Mohinder, the player of the match, scored 51. His 61-ball innings included five boundaries. Nawaz broke the 15-run stand.
Kapil, whose 12-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 13. He was unbeaten. The seventh-wicket pair failed to get off the mark. Syed Kirmani, who faced a ball, didn’t open his account. He was bowled by Nawaz. Ghavri, who faced a couple of balls, scored a run. He was unbeaten.
Pakistan conceded seven extras. India scored 170 for the loss of seven wickets off 40 overs. Mudassar Nazar, who bowled eight wicketless overs, conceded 32. Imran and Iqbal Qasim bowled eight wicketless overs, including a maiden, apiece. They conceded 38 and 30, respectively.
Jamil bowled eight overs, including a maiden. He conceded 29, picking up a couple of wickets. Nawaz bowled eight overs, including a maiden, He conceded 34, picking up three scalps.
Mudassar, whose 21-ball innings included a boundary, scored 10. He was trapped leg before wicket by Ghavri, who broke the 22-run stand. Abbas, whose 39-ball innings included a boundary, scored 26. Mohinder broke the 60-run stand.
Majid Khan, Imran’s cousin, scored 50. His 64-ball innings included a couple of boundaries. Mohinder broke the seven-run stand. The fourth-wicket pair put on 11. Mushtaq – Pakistan’s skipper, the fourth of the Mohammad brothers and Bedi’s Northamptonshire teammate – faced seven balls, scoring half-a-dozen. He was run out.
The fifth-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Javed Miandad, who faced 19 balls, scored half-a-dozen. He was trapped leg before wicket by Bedi. Jamil, who faced 19 balls, scored 16. He was caught by Gaekwad. Bedi broke the 19-run stand.
Imran, who faced a dozen deliveries, scored just a couple. Kapil broke the 15-run stand. The eighth-wicket pair put on five. Mohsin Khan, whose 33-ball innings included a boundary, scored 17. He was run out. Wasim Bari, who faced 13 balls, scored 11. He was unbeaten, as was Nawaz, who faced 13 balls, scoring 14.
India conceded eight extras. Pakistan, who scored 166 for the loss of eight wickets off 40 overs, lost by four runs.
Venkat bowled eight wicketless overs, conceding 14. Ghavri and Kapil bowled eight overs each, picking up a wicket apiece. They conceded 35 and 27, respectively. Bedi and Mohinder bowled eight overs each, picking up two scalps apiece. They conceded 44 and 38, respectively.
India led the three-match series 1-0.
The visitors made five changes to their playing eleven – Parthasarthi Sharma, Eknath Solkar, Sudhakar Rao, Pochiah Krishnamurthy and Bhagwat Chandrasekhar made way for a couple of returnees (Gundappa Viswanath and Karsan Ghavri) and three debutants – Chetan Chauhan, Surinder Amarnath (Mohinder’s older brother) and Kapil Dev.
Bishan Singh, India’s skipper, chose to bat on winning the toss. Chauhan, who faced eleven balls, scored just a couple. Needless to say, Sarfraz Nawaz was in seventh heaven. Anshuman Gaekwad, whose 35-ball innings included a boundary, scored 16. He was caught by Imran Khan. Hasan Jamil broke the 53-run stand.
The third-wicket pair failed to get off the mark. Surinder, whose 41-ball innings included four boundaries, scored 37. He was caught by Zaheer Abbas off the bowling of Jamil. The fourth-wicket pair put on a dozen. Viswanath, whose 20-ball innings included a boundary, scored nine. He was run out.
The fifth-wicket pair on 76. Dilip Vengsarkar, whose 57-ball innings included three boundaries and the only six of the innings, scored 34. He was run out. Mohinder, the player of the match, scored 51. His 61-ball innings included five boundaries. Nawaz broke the 15-run stand.
Kapil, whose 12-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 13. He was unbeaten. The seventh-wicket pair failed to get off the mark. Syed Kirmani, who faced a ball, didn’t open his account. He was bowled by Nawaz. Ghavri, who faced a couple of balls, scored a run. He was unbeaten.
Pakistan conceded seven extras. India scored 170 for the loss of seven wickets off 40 overs. Mudassar Nazar, who bowled eight wicketless overs, conceded 32. Imran and Iqbal Qasim bowled eight wicketless overs, including a maiden, apiece. They conceded 38 and 30, respectively.
Jamil bowled eight overs, including a maiden. He conceded 29, picking up a couple of wickets. Nawaz bowled eight overs, including a maiden, He conceded 34, picking up three scalps.
Mudassar, whose 21-ball innings included a boundary, scored 10. He was trapped leg before wicket by Ghavri, who broke the 22-run stand. Abbas, whose 39-ball innings included a boundary, scored 26. Mohinder broke the 60-run stand.
Majid Khan, Imran’s cousin, scored 50. His 64-ball innings included a couple of boundaries. Mohinder broke the seven-run stand. The fourth-wicket pair put on 11. Mushtaq – Pakistan’s skipper, the fourth of the Mohammad brothers and Bedi’s Northamptonshire teammate – faced seven balls, scoring half-a-dozen. He was run out.
The fifth-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Javed Miandad, who faced 19 balls, scored half-a-dozen. He was trapped leg before wicket by Bedi. Jamil, who faced 19 balls, scored 16. He was caught by Gaekwad. Bedi broke the 19-run stand.
Imran, who faced a dozen deliveries, scored just a couple. Kapil broke the 15-run stand. The eighth-wicket pair put on five. Mohsin Khan, whose 33-ball innings included a boundary, scored 17. He was run out. Wasim Bari, who faced 13 balls, scored 11. He was unbeaten, as was Nawaz, who faced 13 balls, scoring 14.
India conceded eight extras. Pakistan, who scored 166 for the loss of eight wickets off 40 overs, lost by four runs.
Venkat bowled eight wicketless overs, conceding 14. Ghavri and Kapil bowled eight overs each, picking up a wicket apiece. They conceded 35 and 27, respectively. Bedi and Mohinder bowled eight overs each, picking up two scalps apiece. They conceded 44 and 38, respectively.
India led the three-match series 1-0.
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