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Pakistani cricket team in Australia in 1972–73

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ThePakistan national cricket teamtouredAustraliain the 1972–73 season and played threeTest matchesagainst theAustralian national cricket team.After an inadequate preparation against weak teams, Pakistan lost by an innings in the first Test in Adelaide. While Australia won the series 3–0, the last two tests were competitive, with Pakistan seeming the likely winner on the second last days. The 2nd test in Melbourne was attended by 115,721.[1]Pakistan also visitedSri Lankaand played a match against theSri Lankan national cricket teamand followed the tour with aseries against New Zealand,where both teams played their firstODI.

Touring team

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Test series summary

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First Test

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22–27 December 1972
(5-day match)
Scorecard
v
257 (75.3 overs)
Wasim Bari72
DK Lillee4/49 (20.3 overs)
585 (110.2 overs)
IM Chappell196 (243)
Mushtaq Mohammad3/67 (11.2 overs)
214 (65.6 overs)
Sadiq Mohammad81
AA Mallett8/59 (23.6 overs)
Australia won by an innings and 114 runs
Adelaide Oval,Adelaide
Umpires:MG O'ConnellandNE Townsend
  • Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat.
  • 25 December was taken as a rest day.
  • J Benaud(AUS) andTalat Ali(PAK) made their Test debuts.

Second Test

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29 December 1972–3 January 1973
(5-day match)
Scorecard
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441/5d(85.5 overs)
IR Redpath135 (204)
Sarfraz Nawaz2/100 (22.5 overs)
574/8d(124.6 overs)
Majid Khan158 (276)
AA Mallett3/124 (38 overs)
425 (87.6 overs)
J Benaud142 (207)
Saleem Altaf2/50 (14 overs)
200 (57.5 overs)
Intikhab Alam48 (126)
MHN Walker3/39 (14 overs)
Australia won by 92 runs
Melbourne Cricket Ground,Melbourne
Umpires:JR CollinsandPR Enright
  • Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
  • 31 December was taken as a rest day.
  • JR ThomsonandMHN Walker(both AUS) made their Test debuts.

Third Test

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6–11 January 1973
(5-day match)
Scorecard
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334 (80.5 overs)
IR Redpath79 (188)
Sarfraz Nawaz4/53 (19 overs)
360 (88.6 overs)
Mushtaq Mohammad121 (276)
GS Chappell5/61 (18.6 overs)
184 (53.1 overs)
RAL Massie42 (117)
Sarfraz Nawaz4/56 (21 overs)
106 (46 overs)
Zaheer Abbas47 (120)
MHN Walker6/15 (16 overs)
Australia won by 52 runs
Sydney Cricket Ground,Sydney
Umpires:TF BrooksandJR Collins
  • Pakistan won the toss and elected to field.
  • 9 January was taken as a rest day.
  • JR Watkins(AUS) made his Test debut.

Sri Lanka

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The Pakistan team had a stopover inColomboen routeto Australia and played a first-class match there between 9 and 11 November against theSri Lankan national cricket team,which at that time did not have Test status. The match was drawn. Sri Lanka were captained byMichael Tisseraand Pakistan byIntikhab Alam.[2]

See also

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References

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  1. ^Wilkins, Phil (1974)."Pakistan in Australia, 1972-73".Wisden.
  2. ^"Sri Lanka v Pakistan 1972".CricketArchive.Retrieved6 July2014.

Annual reviews

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Further reading

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  • Bill Frindall,The Wisden Book of Test Cricket 1877-1978,Wisden, 1979
  • Chris Harte,A History of Australian Cricket,André Deutsch, 1993
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