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Australia v Pakistan @ Melbourne Cricket Ground
10, 11, 12, 14, 15 March 1979 (five-day match)
Toss: Australia (field)
Umpires: RC Bailhache, CE Harvey
Match Result: Pakistan won by 71 runs
1st Innings
Pakistan
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Majid Khan | c Kevin Wright b Rodney Hogg | 1 | 3 | 5 | - | - |
| 2. Mohsin Khan | c Andrew Hilditch b Rodney Hogg | 14 | 30 | 39 | 2 | - |
| 3. Zaheer Abbas | b Rodney Hogg | 11 | 27 | 49 | 1 | - |
| 4. Javed Miandad | b Rodney Hogg | 19 | 95 | 131 | 2 | - |
| 5. Asif Iqbal | c Kevin Wright b Wayne Clark | 9 | 0 | 26 | 1 | - |
| *6. Mushtaq Mohammad | c Kevin Wright b Alan Hurst | 36 | 0 | 152 | 2 | - |
| 7. Wasim Raja | b Alan Hurst | 13 | 0 | 26 | 1 | - |
| 8. Imran Khan | c Kevin Wright b Alan Hurst | 33 | 90 | 107 | 3 | - |
| 9. Sarfraz Nawaz | c Kevin Wright b Peter Sleep | 35 | 0 | 105 | 3 | - |
| +10. Wasim Bari | run out ( > > ) | 0 | 0 | 9 | - | - |
| 11. Sikander Bakht | not out | 5 | 23 | 24 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-2 (Majid Khan), 2-22 (Mohsin Khan), 3-28 (Zaheer Abbas), 4-40 (Asif Iqbal), 5-83 (Javed Miandad), 6-99 (Wasim Raja), 7-122 (Mushtaq Mohammad), 8-173 (Imran Khan), 9-177 (Wasim Bari), 196 (Sarfraz Nawaz). |
| Extras | 2b, 7lb, 1w, 10nb, 0pen) 20 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 61.7 ovs) 196 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Rodney Hogg | 17 | 4 | 49 | 4 | (0w,0nb) |
| Alan Hurst | 20 | 4 | 55 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Wayne Clark | 17 | 4 | 56 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Peter Sleep | 7.7 | 2 | 16 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
2nd Innings
Australia
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Graeme Wood | not out | 5 | 23 | 39 | - | - |
| 2. Andrew Hilditch | c Javed Miandad b Imran Khan | 3 | 0 | 42 | - | - |
| 3. Allan Border | b Imran Khan | 20 | 0 | 110 | 3 | - |
| *4. Graham Yallop | b Imran Khan | 25 | 79 | 114 | 2 | - |
| 5. Kim Hughes | run out ( > > ) | 19 | 0 | 88 | 2 | - |
| 6. Dav Whatmore | lbw b Sarfraz Nawaz | 43 | 0 | 206 | 2 | - |
| 7. Peter Sleep | c Wasim Bari b Imran Khan | 10 | 30 | 35 | - | - |
| +8. Kevin Wright | c Imran Khan b Wasim Raja | 9 | 33 | 43 | 1 | - |
| 9. Wayne Clark | c Mushtaq Mohammad b Wasim Raja | 9 | 21 | 21 | 2 | - |
| 10. Rodney Hogg | run out ( > > ) | 9 | 13 | 19 | 1 | - |
| 11. Alan Hurst | c & b Sarfraz Nawaz | 0 | 1 | 2 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-11 (Andrew Hilditch), 2-53 (Allan Border), 3-63 (Graham Yallop), 4-97 (Kim Hughes), 5-109 (Peter Sleep), 6-140 (Kevin Wright), 7-152 (Wayne Clark), 8-167 (Rodney Hogg), 9-167 (Alan Hurst), 168 (Dav Whatmore). |
| Extras | 1b, 5lb, 2w, 8nb, 0pen) 16 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 61.6 ovs) 168 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Imran Khan | 18 | 8 | 26 | 4 | (0w,0nb) |
| Sarfraz Nawaz | 21.6 | 6 | 39 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Sikander Bakht | 10 | 1 | 29 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Mushtaq Mohammad | 7 | 0 | 35 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Wasim Raja | 5 | 0 | 23 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
3rd Innings
Pakistan
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Majid Khan | b Allan Border | 108 | 157 | 219 | 16 | - |
| 2. Mohsin Khan | c & b Rodney Hogg | 14 | 21 | 28 | 2 | - |
| 3. Zaheer Abbas | b Rodney Hogg | 59 | 105 | 149 | 8 | - |
| 4. Javed Miandad | c Kevin Wright b Allan Border | 16 | 57 | 65 | 2 | - |
| 5. Asif Iqbal | lbw b Rodney Hogg | 44 | 0 | 153 | 3 | 2 |
| *6. Mushtaq Mohammad | c sub b Peter Sleep | 28 | 0 | 93 | 4 | - |
| 7. Wasim Raja | c Kevin Wright b Alan Hurst | 28 | 0 | 73 | 2 | - |
| 8. Imran Khan | c Wayne Clark b Alan Hurst | 28 | 54 | 71 | 3 | - |
| 9. Sarfraz Nawaz | lbw b Alan Hurst | 1 | 0 | 8 | - | - |
| +10. Wasim Bari | not out | 8 | 0 | 26 | - | - |
| 11. Sikander Bakht |
| FOW | 1-30 (Mohsin Khan), 2-165 (Zaheer Abbas), 3-204 (Majid Khan), 4-209 (Javed Miandad), 5-261 (Mushtaq Mohammad), 6-299 (Asif Iqbal), 7-330 (Wasim Raja), 8-332 (Sarfraz Nawaz), 9-353 (Imran Khan). |
| Extras | 4b, 6lb, 0w, 9nb, 0pen) 19 |
| Total | (for 9 wickets, 81.5 ovs) 353 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Rodney Hogg | 19 | 2 | 75 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Alan Hurst | 19.5 | 1 | 115 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Wayne Clark | 21 | 6 | 47 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Peter Sleep | 8 | 0 | 62 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Allan Border | 14 | 5 | 35 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
4th Innings
Australia
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Dav Whatmore | b Sarfraz Nawaz | 15 | 0 | 78 | 1 | - |
| 2. Andrew Hilditch | b Sarfraz Nawaz | 62 | 0 | 159 | 2 | - |
| 3. Allan Border | b Sarfraz Nawaz | 105 | 0 | 378 | 7 | - |
| *4. Graham Yallop | run out ( > > ) | 8 | 36 | 55 | - | - |
| 5. Kim Hughes | c Mohsin Khan b Sarfraz Nawaz | 84 | 0 | 267 | 8 | 1 |
| 6. Graeme Wood | c Wasim Bari b Sarfraz Nawaz | 0 | 1 | 2 | - | - |
| 7. Peter Sleep | b Sarfraz Nawaz | 0 | 5 | 10 | - | - |
| +8. Kevin Wright | not out | 1 | 26 | 40 | - | - |
| 9. Wayne Clark | b Sarfraz Nawaz | 0 | 1 | 2 | - | - |
| 10. Rodney Hogg | lbw b Sarfraz Nawaz | 0 | 14 | 22 | - | - |
| 11. Alan Hurst | c Wasim Bari b Sarfraz Nawaz | 0 | 2 | 2 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-49 (Dav Whatmore), 2-109 (Andrew Hilditch), 3-128 (Graham Yallop), 4-305 (Allan Border), 5-305 (Graeme Wood), 6-306 (Peter Sleep), 7-308 (Kim Hughes), 8-309 (Wayne Clark), 9-310 (Rodney Hogg), 310 (Alan Hurst). |
| Extras | 13b, 13lb, 0w, 9nb, 0pen) 35 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 92.4 ovs) 310 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Imran Khan | 27 | 9 | 73 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Sarfraz Nawaz | 35.4 | 7 | 86 | 9 | (0w,0nb) |
| Sikander Bakht | 7 | 0 | 29 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Mushtaq Mohammad | 11 | 0 | 42 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Wasim Raja | 3 | 0 | 11 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Majid Khan | 9 | 1 | 34 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
Squads
Australia:
Dav Whatmore, Andrew Hilditch, Allan Border, Graham Yallop, Kim Hughes, Graeme Wood, Peter Sleep, Kevin Wright, Wayne Clark, Rodney Hogg, Alan Hurst