Gotham Cronie
Test Debutant
- Joined
- Jun 15, 2006
- Runs
- 14,600
As the heavy-weight West Indies team toured Pakistan in 1986, they came across a Imran Khan led squad that wouldn't back down, especially in front of their home crowd. This was never as evident as it was on Day 4 of the 1st Test in the series.
Pakistan had a disappointing start after winning the toss and electing to bat, slumping to 37/5 before a counter-attack from Imran which consisted of 61 runs off 75 balls. The team recovered to 159 in their 1st innings.
In reply, the Windies were all out for 248, gaining a 1st-innings lead of 89 runs despite career-best bowling figures of 6/91 from Wasim Akram.
Pakistan put up a better show in their 2nd innings, reaching 183/4 at the end of Day 3. With only a 94-run lead, however, they needed to continue their improvement on Day 4 to stand a chance and give their bowlers fighting total to defend.
On Day 4, Pakistan stuttered and lost wickets continuously before another counter-attack, this time from Akram who blasted 66 off 82 balls. Pakistan were dismissed for 328. The innings is remembered for Saleem Malik coming out to bat with his arm in a plaster after breaking it in the 1st innings. His courageous effort was able to allow Akram to face more deliveries.
West Indies needed 240 runs to go up 1-0 in the series and had four sessions at their disposal. What followed was a pure sight to see as Imran Khan and Abdul Qadir tore through the Windies' batting lineup. Imran finished with bowling figures of 4/30 while Abdul Qadir picked up another 5-wicket haul, his 10th in Tests.
By the end of Day 4, the West Indies were 43/9, left trying to figure out what had just happened in the Iqbal stadium in Faisalabad. The next day on Day 5, Qadir caught Malcolm Marshall off his own bowling to finish with bowling figures of 6/16 in 9.3 overs. The West Indies were all out for 53, which was their lowest ever in Tests. It was also the lowest Test innings score ever in Pakistan. The collapse left the West Indies with just their fourth loss in their previous 57 Tests, winning 30 of them.
Pakistan won by 186 runs.
Scorecard:
http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/63441.html
Pakistan had a disappointing start after winning the toss and electing to bat, slumping to 37/5 before a counter-attack from Imran which consisted of 61 runs off 75 balls. The team recovered to 159 in their 1st innings.
In reply, the Windies were all out for 248, gaining a 1st-innings lead of 89 runs despite career-best bowling figures of 6/91 from Wasim Akram.
Pakistan put up a better show in their 2nd innings, reaching 183/4 at the end of Day 3. With only a 94-run lead, however, they needed to continue their improvement on Day 4 to stand a chance and give their bowlers fighting total to defend.
On Day 4, Pakistan stuttered and lost wickets continuously before another counter-attack, this time from Akram who blasted 66 off 82 balls. Pakistan were dismissed for 328. The innings is remembered for Saleem Malik coming out to bat with his arm in a plaster after breaking it in the 1st innings. His courageous effort was able to allow Akram to face more deliveries.
West Indies needed 240 runs to go up 1-0 in the series and had four sessions at their disposal. What followed was a pure sight to see as Imran Khan and Abdul Qadir tore through the Windies' batting lineup. Imran finished with bowling figures of 4/30 while Abdul Qadir picked up another 5-wicket haul, his 10th in Tests.
By the end of Day 4, the West Indies were 43/9, left trying to figure out what had just happened in the Iqbal stadium in Faisalabad. The next day on Day 5, Qadir caught Malcolm Marshall off his own bowling to finish with bowling figures of 6/16 in 9.3 overs. The West Indies were all out for 53, which was their lowest ever in Tests. It was also the lowest Test innings score ever in Pakistan. The collapse left the West Indies with just their fourth loss in their previous 57 Tests, winning 30 of them.
Pakistan won by 186 runs.
Scorecard:
http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/63441.html
, Mudassar, Qasim Umar, Saleem Malik, ...) made 159... 
saving his team with the bat when not with the ball.
(took wickets of Kanhai, Sobers, amongst others)
