AUS vs PAK, Pakistan tour of Australia 1972/73, 2nd Test at Melbourne, December 29, 1972 - January 03, 1973

RESULT

2nd Test, Melbourne, December 29, 1972 - January 03, 1973, Pakistan tour of Australia

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Australia

441/5d & 425

Pakistan

(T:293) 574/8d & 200

Australia won by 92 runs

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Australia 1st Innings

Pakistan 1st Innings

Australia 2nd Innings

Pakistan 2nd Innings

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Australia 1st Innings

BATTING		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Ian Redpath	c Saeed Ahmed b Intikhab Alam	135	204	277	14	0	66.17
Paul Sheahan	run out	23	46	72	2	0	50.00
Ian Chappell (c)	c †Wasim Bari b Sarfraz Nawaz	66	105	130	11	0	62.85
Greg Chappell	not out	116	204	230	12	0	56.86
John Benaud	c Sarfraz Nawaz b Intikhab Alam	13	40	30	0	0	32.50
Rod Marsh †	c †Wasim Bari b Sarfraz Nawaz	74	83	125	11	0	89.15
Extras	(b 1, lb 6, nb 7)	14
TOTAL	85.5 Ov (RR: 5.15)	441/5d
Did not bat: Kerry O'Keeffe, Ashley Mallett, Max Walker, Jeff Thomson, Dennis Lillee
Fall of wickets: 1-60 (Paul Sheahan), 2-183 (Ian Chappell), 3-273 (Ian Redpath), 4-295 (John Benaud), 5-441 (Rod Marsh)

BOWLING	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s
Asif Masood	17	0	97	0	4.27	-	-	-
Saleem Altaf	9	0	49	0	4.08	-	-	-
Sarfraz Nawaz	22.5	4	100	2	3.31	-	-	-
Intikhab Alam	16	0	101	2	4.73	-	-	-
Majid Khan	21	2	80	0	2.85	-	-	-

Pakistan 1st Innings

BATTING		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Sadiq Mohammad	lbw b Lillee	137	261	313	15	0	52.49
Saeed Ahmed	c GS Chappell b Walker	50	73	95	8	0	68.49
Zaheer Abbas	run out	51	55	72	5	0	92.72
Majid Khan	c †Marsh b Walker	158	276	303	18	0	57.24
Mushtaq Mohammad	c †Marsh b O'Keeffe	60	157	133	5	0	38.21
Asif Iqbal	c Lillee b Mallett	7	11	13	1	0	63.63
Intikhab Alam (c)	c Sheahan b Mallett	68	126	141	6	0	53.96
Wasim Bari †	b Mallett	7	18	16	0	0	38.88
Saleem Altaf	not out	13	28	32	0	0	46.42
Sarfraz Nawaz	not out	0	0	4	0	0	-
Extras	(b 12, lb 7, nb 3, w 1)	23
TOTAL	124.6 Ov (RR: 4.60)	574/8d
Did not bat: Asif Masood
Fall of wickets: 0-31 (Saeed Ahmed), 1-128 (Zaheer Abbas), 2-323 (Sadiq Mohammad), 3-395, 4-416 (Majid Khan), 5-429 (Asif Iqbal), 6-519 (Mushtaq Mohammad), 7-541 (Wasim Bari), 8-572 (Intikhab Alam)

BOWLING	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s
Dennis Lillee	16.6	1	90	1	4.02	-	-	-
Jeff Thomson	17	1	100	0	4.41	-	-	-
Max Walker	24	1	112	2	3.50	-	-	-
Ashley Mallett	38	4	124	3	2.44	-	-	-
Kerry O'Keeffe	23	1	94	1	3.06	-	-	-
Ian Chappell	5	0	21	0	3.15	-	-	-
Ian Redpath	1	0	10	0	7.50	-	-	-

Australia 2nd Innings

BATTING		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Ian Redpath	c †Wasim Bari b Saleem Altaf	6	13	26	0	0	46.15
Paul Sheahan	c Sarfraz Nawaz b Asif Masood	127	207	275	12	0	61.35
John Benaud	c †Wasim Bari b Saleem Altaf	142	207	211	18	2	68.59
Ian Chappell (c)	st †Wasim Bari b Majid Khan	9	36	48	0	0	25.00
Greg Chappell	run out	62	80	108	7	0	77.50
Rod Marsh †	c Asif Iqbal b Asif Masood	3	7	6	0	0	42.85
Kerry O'Keeffe	b Sarfraz Nawaz	24	70	110	2	0	34.28
Ashley Mallett	c †Wasim Bari b Sarfraz Nawaz	8	20	16	0	0	40.00
Max Walker	run out	11	22	25	2	0	50.00
Jeff Thomson	not out	19	30	39	3	0	63.33
Dennis Lillee	c Mushtaq Mohammad b Intikhab Alam	2	24	18	0	0	8.33
Extras	(lb 3, nb 9)	12
TOTAL	87.6 Ov (RR: 4.84)	425
Fall of wickets: 1-18 (Ian Redpath), 2-251 (John Benaud), 3-288 (Paul Sheahan), 4-298 (Ian Chappell), 5-305 (Rod Marsh), 6-375 (Greg Chappell), 7-391 (Ashley Mallett), 8-392 (Kerry O'Keeffe), 9-418 (Max Walker), 10-425 (Dennis Lillee)

BOWLING	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s
Asif Masood	12	0	100	2	6.25	-	-	-
Saleem Altaf	14	0	50	2	2.67	-	-	-
Sarfraz Nawaz	22	2	99	2	3.37	-	-	-
Intikhab Alam	15.6	3	70	1	3.33	-	-	-
Majid Khan	17	1	61	1	2.69	-	-	-
Mushtaq Mohammad	7	0	33	0	3.53	-	-	-

Pakistan 2nd Innings (T: 293 runs)

BATTING		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Sadiq Mohammad	c †Marsh b Walker	5	16	23	1	0	31.25
Saeed Ahmed	c Mallett b Lillee	6	8	16	1	0	75.00
Zaheer Abbas	run out	25	49	85	0	0	51.02
Majid Khan	c †Marsh b Lillee	47	89	87	6	0	52.80
Mushtaq Mohammad	run out	13	38	54	0	0	34.21
Asif Iqbal	c Redpath b Walker	37	54	63	3	0	68.51
Intikhab Alam (c)	c IM Chappell b Mallett	48	126	107	11	0	38.09
Wasim Bari †	b Walker	0	4	3	0	0	0.00
Saleem Altaf	b O'Keeffe	10	50	49	1	0	20.00
Sarfraz Nawaz	run out	8	26	21	1	0	30.76
Asif Masood	not out	1	1	5	0	0	100.00
Extras		0
TOTAL	57.5 Ov (RR: 3.47)	200
Fall of wickets: 1-11 (Saeed Ahmed), 2-15 (Sadiq Mohammad), 3-80 (Zaheer Abbas), 4-83 (Majid Khan), 5-128 (Mushtaq Mohammad), 6-138 (Asif Iqbal), 7-138 (Wasim Bari), 8-161 (Saleem Altaf), 9-181 (Sarfraz Nawaz), 10-200 (Intikhab Alam)

BOWLING	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s
Dennis Lillee	11	1	59	2	4.02	-	-	-
Jeff Thomson	2	0	10	0	3.75	-	-	-
Max Walker	14	3	39	3	2.08	-	-	-
Ashley Mallett	17.5	3	56	1	2.38	-	-	-
Kerry O'Keeffe	9	4	10	1	0.83	-	-	-
Ian Chappell	3	0	16	0	4.00	-	-	-
Greg Chappell	1	0	10	0	7.50	-	-	-

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CLOSE OF PLAY

Fri, 29 Dec - day 1 - Australia 1st innings 349/4 (Greg Chappell 71*, Rod Marsh 27*)

Sat, 30 Dec - day 2 - Pakistan 1st innings 292/1 (Sadiq Mohammad 125*, Majid Khan 92*, 59 ov)

Sun, 31 Dec - rest day

Mon, 01 Jan - day 3 - Australia 2nd innings 47/1 (Paul Sheahan 27*, John Benaud 11*)

Tue, 02 Jan - day 4 - Australia 2nd innings 416/8 (Max Walker 10*, Jeff Thomson 15*)

Wed, 03 Jan - day 5 - Pakistan 2nd innings 200 (57.5 ov) - end of match

MATCH FLOW

General

Saeed Ahmed (1) retired hurt on 18* from 31/0 to 323/2

MATCH DETAILS

Melbourne Cricket Ground
Toss	Australia, elected to bat first
Series	Pakistan tour of Australia
Season	1972/73
Series result	Australia led the 3-match series 2-0
Match number	Test no. 705
Match days	day (5-day match)
Test debut	Jeff Thomson Max Walker
Umpires	Jack Collins Peter Enright

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Pakistan Innings

PLAYER NAME		R	B
Sadiq Mohammad	caught	5	16
Saeed Ahmed	caught	6	8
Zaheer Abbas	run out	25	49
Majid Khan	caught	47	89
Mushtaq Mohammad	run out	13	38
Asif Iqbal	caught	37	54
Intikhab Alam	caught	48	126
Wasim Bari	bowled	0	4
Saleem Altaf	bowled	10	50
Sarfraz Nawaz	run out	8	26
Asif Masood	not out	1	1
Total	200(10 wkts; 57.5 ovs)

PLAYER NAME	O	M	R	W	Econ
DK Lillee	11	1	59	2	4.02
JR Thomson	2	0	10	0	3.75
MHN Walker	14	3	39	3	2.08
AA Mallett	17.5	3	56	1	2.38
KJ O'Keeffe	9	4	10	1	0.83
IM Chappell	3	0	16	0	4
GS Chappell	1	0	10	0	7.5

WKT	RUNS	PLAYERS
1st	11	Saeed Ahmed	Sadiq Mohammad
2nd	4	Sadiq Mohammad	Zaheer Abbas
3rd	65	Majid Khan	Zaheer Abbas
4th	3	Mushtaq Mohammad	Majid Khan
5th	45	Mushtaq Mohammad	Asif Iqbal
6th	10	Intikhab Alam	Asif Iqbal
7th	0	Intikhab Alam	Wasim Bari
8th	23	Intikhab Alam	Saleem Altaf
9th	20	Intikhab Alam	Sarfraz Nawaz
10th	19	Intikhab Alam	Asif Masood

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