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Australia vs Pakistan, 1st Test at Melbourne, Mar 10 1979 - Match Result

RESULT
1st Test, Melbourne, March 10 - 15, 1979, Pakistan tour of Australia
Pakistan FlagPakistan
196 & 353/9d
Australia FlagAustralia
(T:382) 168 & 310

Pakistan won by 71 runs

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Scorecard summary
Pakistan1st Inn
196/10(61.7 overs)
Mushtaq Mohammad
36 (121)
Rodney Hogg
4/49 (17)
Sarfraz Nawaz
35 (82)
Alan Hurst
3/55 (20)
Australia1st Inn
168/10(61.6 overs)
Dav Whatmore
43 (147)
Imran Khan
4/26 (18)
Graham Yallop
25 (79)
Sarfraz Nawaz
2/39 (21.6)
Pakistan2nd Inn
353/9(81.5 overs)
Majid Khan
108 (157)
Rodney Hogg
3/75 (19)
Zaheer Abbas
59 (105)
Alan Hurst
3/115 (19.5)
Australia2nd Inn
310/10(92.4 overs)
Allan Border
105 (275)
Sarfraz Nawaz
9/86 (35.4)
Kim Hughes
84 (209)
Imran Khan
0/73 (27)
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Match details
GroundMelbourne Cricket Ground
TossAustralia, elected to field first
Series
Pakistan tour of Australia
Season1978/79
Series resultPakistan led the 2-match series 1-0
Match numberTest no. 849
Match daysday (5-day match)
Test debut
Dav Whatmore
Dav Whatmore
Peter Sleep
Peter Sleep
Umpires
Australia
Mick Harvey
Australia
Robin Bailhache
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