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Still a comparatively young team having been given Test status a little two years in 1952, Pakistan recorded their first ever win against England in Tests on August 17, 1954. What better venue than The Oval to have done so!
After winning the toss, Pakistan's first captain Abdul Hafeez Kardar chose to bat first. The Pakistan batting lineup struggled and were bowled out for 133 with Kardar being the highest scorer for Pakistan with 36 runs. In response, Pakistan's fast bowlers Fazal Mahmood and Mahmood Hussain ripped through the English lineup bowling them out for 130 finishing up with figures of 6/53 and 4/58, respectively.
Effectively, Pakistan had a 3-run lead going into the 2nd innings in a match that was turning out to be a low-scoring contest. The 2nd innings was no different as Pakistan batsmen found runs hard to come by. At one stage, being 82/8, Pakistan were looking to be bowled out under 100. However, courtesy of a 58-run partnership between Wazir Mohammad and Zulfiqar Ahmed allowed Pakistan to reach 162, before they were bowled.
Batting last, England started the chase confidently and at one stage looked comfortably placed at 109/2, needing only 59 runs with 8 wickets in hand. Kardar however, had other plans as he forced an English batting collapse and finished with figures of 6/46, bettering his first innings effort. England had been bowled out for 143 and Pakistan had won by 24 runs.
Fazal Mahmood finished with figures of 12/99 for the test match and wicket-keeper Zulfiqar Ahmed had provided good support behind the stumps, taking seven catches for the match.
This was indeed a special moment in Pakistan's cricketing history, defeating England in England. Additionally, this victory meant that Pakistan had leveled the 4-match series at 1-1.
Scorecard: http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/current/match/62776.html
After winning the toss, Pakistan's first captain Abdul Hafeez Kardar chose to bat first. The Pakistan batting lineup struggled and were bowled out for 133 with Kardar being the highest scorer for Pakistan with 36 runs. In response, Pakistan's fast bowlers Fazal Mahmood and Mahmood Hussain ripped through the English lineup bowling them out for 130 finishing up with figures of 6/53 and 4/58, respectively.
Effectively, Pakistan had a 3-run lead going into the 2nd innings in a match that was turning out to be a low-scoring contest. The 2nd innings was no different as Pakistan batsmen found runs hard to come by. At one stage, being 82/8, Pakistan were looking to be bowled out under 100. However, courtesy of a 58-run partnership between Wazir Mohammad and Zulfiqar Ahmed allowed Pakistan to reach 162, before they were bowled.
Batting last, England started the chase confidently and at one stage looked comfortably placed at 109/2, needing only 59 runs with 8 wickets in hand. Kardar however, had other plans as he forced an English batting collapse and finished with figures of 6/46, bettering his first innings effort. England had been bowled out for 143 and Pakistan had won by 24 runs.
Fazal Mahmood finished with figures of 12/99 for the test match and wicket-keeper Zulfiqar Ahmed had provided good support behind the stumps, taking seven catches for the match.
This was indeed a special moment in Pakistan's cricketing history, defeating England in England. Additionally, this victory meant that Pakistan had leveled the 4-match series at 1-1.
Scorecard: http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/current/match/62776.html
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