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New Zealand v Pakistan @ Eden Park, Auckland
23, 24, 25, 27, 28 February 1979 (five-day match)
Toss: Pakistan (field)
Umpires: FR Goodall, JBR Hastie
Match Result: Match Drawn
1st Innings
New Zealand
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. John Wright | c Wasim Bari b Sikander Bakht | 32 | - | 93 | 5 | - |
| 2. Bruce Edgar | c Wasim Bari b Imran Khan | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| 3. Geoff Howarth | c Wasim Bari b Sarfraz Nawaz | 5 | - | - | - | - |
| 4. John Reid | c Wasim Bari b Imran Khan | 0 | - | - | - | - |
| *5. Mark Burgess | c Sarfraz Nawaz b Sikander Bakht | 3 | - | - | - | - |
| 6. Jeremy Coney | c Wasim Bari b Sarfraz Nawaz | 82 | - | 189 | 12 | 1 |
| +7. Warren Lees | c Wasim Bari b Sarfraz Nawaz | 25 | - | 52 | 5 | - |
| 8. Lance Cairns | c Wasim Bari b Asif Iqbal | 17 | - | - | 3 | - |
| 9. Sir Richard Hadlee | not out | 53 | - | 115 | 7 | - |
| 10. Gary Troup | c Mushtaq Mohammad b Sikander Bakht | 7 | - | 57 | - | - |
| 11. Stephen Boock | c Javed Miandad b Imran Khan | 0 | - | - | - | - |
| FOW | 1-11 (Bruce Edgar), 2-31 (Geoff Howarth), 3-32 (John Reid), 4-50 (John Wright), 5-60 (Mark Burgess), 6-109 (Warren Lees), 7-166 (Lance Cairns), 8-209 (Jeremy Coney), 9-251 (Gary Troup), 254 (Stephen Boock). |
| Extras | 5b, 3lb, 1w, 20nb, 0pen) 29 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 55.7 ovs) 254 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Imran Khan | 17.7 | 2 | 77 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Sarfraz Nawaz | 15 | 3 | 56 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Asif Iqbal | 7 | 1 | 24 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Sikander Bakht | 16 | 4 | 68 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
2nd Innings
Pakistan
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Majid Khan | b Lance Cairns | 10 | - | - | - | - |
| 2. Talat Ali | c Warren Lees b Sir Richard Hadlee | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| 3. Zaheer Abbas | c Warren Lees b Gary Troup | 135 | - | 387 | 15 | 1 |
| 4. Javed Miandad | lbw b Lance Cairns | 30 | - | 156 | 3 | - |
| 5. Asif Iqbal | c Jeremy Coney b Lance Cairns | 35 | - | 133 | 5 | - |
| *6. Mushtaq Mohammad | lbw b Sir Richard Hadlee | 48 | - | 183 | 7 | - |
| 7. Wasim Raja | c Jeremy Coney b Gary Troup | 19 | - | 61 | 4 | - |
| 8. Imran Khan | c Warren Lees b Sir Richard Hadlee | 33 | - | - | 4 | 1 |
| 9. Sarfraz Nawaz | c Geoff Howarth b Sir Richard Hadlee | 5 | - | - | - | - |
| +10. Wasim Bari | not out | 25 | - | 45 | 3 | - |
| 11. Sikander Bakht | c Lance Cairns b Sir Richard Hadlee | 6 | - | - | - | - |
| FOW | 1-5 (Talat Ali), 2-22 (Majid Khan), 3-118 (Javed Miandad), 4-195 (Asif Iqbal), 5-231 (Zaheer Abbas), 6-273 (Wasim Raja), 7-321 (Mushtaq Mohammad), 8-322 (Imran Khan), 9-345 (Sarfraz Nawaz), 359 (Sikander Bakht). |
| Extras | 4b, 7lb, 0w, 1nb, 0pen) 12 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 103 ovs) 359 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Sir Richard Hadlee | 27 | 3 | 104 | 5 | (0w,0nb) |
| Gary Troup | 22 | 2 | 70 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Lance Cairns | 28 | 5 | 94 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Jeremy Coney | 19 | 4 | 51 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Stephen Boock | 6 | 0 | 28 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Geoff Howarth | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
3rd Innings
New Zealand
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. John Wright | b Sarfraz Nawaz | 10 | - | 83 | - | - |
| 2. Bruce Edgar | b Imran Khan | 0 | - | - | - | - |
| 3. Geoff Howarth | c Wasim Raja b Sikander Bakht | 38 | - | 148 | 4 | - |
| *4. Mark Burgess | c Asif Iqbal b Sarfraz Nawaz | 71 | - | 288 | 8 | - |
| 5. John Reid | c Majid Khan b Mushtaq Mohammad | 19 | - | 116 | 2 | - |
| 6. Jeremy Coney | c Mushtaq Mohammad b Imran Khan | 49 | - | 195 | 6 | 1 |
| +7. Warren Lees | not out | 45 | - | 150 | 4 | - |
| 8. Lance Cairns | b Sarfraz Nawaz | 4 | - | - | - | - |
| 9. Sir Richard Hadlee | c Talat Ali b Sarfraz Nawaz | 5 | - | - | - | - |
| 10. Gary Troup | ||||||
| 11. Stephen Boock |
| FOW | 1-1 (Bruce Edgar), 2-52 (John Wright), 3-85 (Geoff Howarth), 4-121 (John Reid), 5-205 (Mark Burgess), 6-261 (Jeremy Coney), 7-275 (Lance Cairns), 8-281 (Sir Richard Hadlee). |
| Extras | 8b, 13lb, 1w, 18nb, 0pen) 40 |
| Total | (for 8 wickets, 91.2 ovs) 281 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Imran Khan | 32 | 9 | 72 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Sarfraz Nawaz | 28.2 | 9 | 61 | 4 | (0w,0nb) |
| Asif Iqbal | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Sikander Bakht | 18 | 2 | 64 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Mushtaq Mohammad | 11 | 2 | 39 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
4th Innings
Pakistan
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Talat Ali | not out | 8 | - | - | - | - |
| 2. Javed Miandad | not out | 0 | - | - | - | - |
| 3. Majid Khan | ||||||
| 4. Zaheer Abbas | ||||||
| 5. Asif Iqbal | ||||||
| *6. Mushtaq Mohammad | ||||||
| 7. Wasim Raja | ||||||
| 8. Imran Khan | ||||||
| 9. Sarfraz Nawaz | ||||||
| +10. Wasim Bari | ||||||
| 11. Sikander Bakht |
| FOW | . |
| Extras | 0b, 0lb, 0w, 0nb, 0pen) 0 |
| Total | (for 0 wickets, 0.6 ovs) 8 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Sir Richard Hadlee | 0.6 | 0 | 8 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
Squads
New Zealand:
John Wright, Bruce Edgar, Geoff Howarth, Mark Burgess, John Reid, Jeremy Coney, Warren Lees, Lance Cairns, Sir Richard Hadlee, Gary Troup, Stephen Boock