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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
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Pakistan FlagPakistan
196 & 353/9d
Australia FlagAustralia
(T:382) 168 & 310

Pakistan won by 71 runs

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Mushtaq Mohammad has broken the record for playing the most Tests (56) for PAK, going past Hanif Mohammad

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Scorecard summary
Pakistan • 196/10(61.7 overs)
1st INNINGS
Mushtaq Mohammad
36 (121)
Rodney Hogg
4/49 (17)
Sarfraz Nawaz
35 (82)
Alan Hurst
3/55 (20)
Australia • 168/10(61.6 overs)
1st INNINGS
Dav Whatmore
43 (147)
Imran Khan
4/26 (18)
Graham Yallop
25 (79)
Sarfraz Nawaz
2/39 (21.6)
Pakistan • 353/9(81.5 overs)
2nd INNINGS
Majid Khan
108 (157)
Rodney Hogg
3/75 (19)
Zaheer Abbas
59 (105)
Alan Hurst
3/115 (19.5)
Australia • 310/10(92.4 overs)
2nd INNINGS
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
Melbourne Cricket Ground
TossAustralia, elected to field first
Series
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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Australia Innings
Player NameRB
DF Whatmore
bowled1548
AMJ Hilditch
bowled62132
AR Border
bowled105275
GN Yallop
run out836
KJ Hughes
caught84209
GM Wood
caught01
PR Sleep
bowled05
KJ Wright
not out126
WM Clark
bowled01
RM Hogg
lbw014
AG Hurst
caught02
Extras(b 13, lb 13, nb 9)
Total310(10 wkts; 92.4 ovs)
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