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[Slowcoach]

India 'B' v Pakistan 'B' at Bombay, 1st Unofficial Test (4 days), 1978



Pitch: (7) Uneven bounce

Weather: (4) Mainly cloudy, some sunny intervals



Pakistan 'B' eventually declared their innings closed at 404/9 with the loss of their last recognised batsman in Mudassar for 47.

Mudassar was out to a brilliant running catch at deep mid off by key outfield B.P.Patel, who ran 30 yards and dived to take a great catch off Doshi.

Earlier Abdul Qadir had hooked Doshi to long leg to be out for 24, and Saleem Altaf had offered no shot to Binny and lost his off bail for 3.

Doshi toiled well to take a well earned 5 wicket haul on a pitch that so far has offered no extra turn.

The visitors would be happy with their efforts, with a strong bowling attack to exploit the favourable conditions as the match wears on.



Pakistan 'B' 404/9 declared (142.2 overs)



Taslim Arif (wk)................c N.S.Yadav b D.S.Doshi...............................140 (379 mins, 305 balls) 10 fours

Talat Ali............................lbw K.D.Ghavri................................................5 (18 mins, 13 balls)

Mohsin Khan....................c R.M.H.Binny b D.S.Doshi..............................31 (55 mins, 51 balls) 2 fours

Mansoor Akhtar................c K.Srikkanth b S.Madan Lal...........................22 (57 mins, 52 balls) 2 fours

Haroon Rasheed (c)..........b K.D.Ghavri.................................................101 (226 mins, 205 balls) 14 fours 1 six

Mudassar Nazar................c B.P.Patel b D.S.Doshi....................................47 (149 mins, 111 balls) 3 fours

Wasim Raja......................b D.S.Doshi.....................................................5 (27 mins, 23 balls) 1 four

Abdul Qadir.......................c R.M.H.Binny b D.S.Doshi..............................24 (71 mins, 75 balls) 2 fours

Saleem Altaf.....................b R.M.H.Binny..................................................3 (11 mins, 10 balls)

Mohammad Nazir.............................not out...........................................13* (17mins, 18 balls) 1 four

Sikander Bakht

Extras: 13 (b4, w5, nb4)

TOTAL: 404/9 declared (142.2 overs)

Fall: 12,59,105,297,313,328,378,386,404

...........................................O...M...R...W

K.D.Ghavri..........................25 - 2 - 82 - 2

S.Madan Lal........................25 - 4 - 58 - 1

R.M.H.Binny........................16 - 2 - 45 - 1

D.S.Doshi...........................45.2 - 8 - 116 - 5

N.S.Yadav............................30 - 2 - 93 - 0

A.D.Gaekwad........................1 - 0 - 6 - 0

 

[Slowcoach]

India 'B' v Pakistan 'B' at Bombay, 1st Unofficial Test (4 days), 1978



Pitch: (7) Uneven bounce

Weather: (4) Mainly cloudy, some sunny intervals.



The home team started nervously, losing Srikkanth to a firey new ball spell from Saleem Altaf who created a number of chances.

Srikkanth was out to an easy catch in the gully for just 6 in a bad start for the Indians.

Gaekwad was steady, timing the ball well despite playing defensively and not being set.



India 'B' 26/1 (13 overs)

A.D.Gaekwad.........................not out..................................20*(54 mins, 45 balls) 3 fours

K.Srikkanth............c Mohammad Nazir b Saleem Altaf...........6 (44 mins, 31 balls) 1 four

R.Lamba................................not out...................................0* (8mins, 2 balls)

Extras: 0

TOTAL: 26/1 (13 overs)

Fall: 20

...................................O...M...R...W

Saleem Altaf.................7 - 3 - 9 - 1

Sikander Bakht.............6 - 1 - 17 - 0

 

[Slowcoach]

India 'B' v Pakistan 'B' at Bombay, 1st Unofficial Test (4 days), 1978



Pitch: (7) Uneven bounce

Weather: (4) Mainly cloudy, some sunny intervals



India 'B' were struggling at stumps after losing another 3 wickets in the post Tea session.

Lamba was out bowled through the gate by a turning Qadir delivery for a scratchy 22.

Gaekwad soon followed from a mistimed drive to cover point off Mohammad Nazir where Mohsin took an easy catch.

Paceman Saleem Altaf was summoned for one last effort before stumps, and came up trumps, beating Patel for pace to dismiss him for 21.

Yashpal was not out 15, and Binny unbeaten on zero, as the home team went to stumps in some trouble at 107/4.



Stumps, Day 2



India 'B' 107/4 (47 overs)



A.D.Gaekwad..............c Mohsin Khan b Mohammad Nazir..................42 (118 mins, 93 balls) 5 fours

K.Srikkanth................c Mohammad Nazir b Saleem Altaf....................6 (44 mins, 31 balls) 1 four

R.Lamba.....................b Abdul Qadir.................................................21 (69 mins, 58 balls) 1 four

Yashpal Sharma........................not out...........................................15* (57 mins, 42 balls) 2 fours

B.P.Patel.....................b Saleem Altaf................................................21 (52 mins, 57 balls) 2 fours

R.M.H.Binny.............................not out..............................................0* (2 mins, 2 balls)

Extras: 1 (w1)

TOTAL: 107/4 (47 overs)

Fall: 21,71,71,107

.................................O...M...R...W

Saleem Altaf..............11 - 5 - 19 - 2

Sikander Bakht...........8 - 1 - 24 - 0

Mudassar Nazar...........6 - 2 - 13 - 0

Mohammad Nazir.......11 - 5 - 21 - 1

Abdul Qadir.................8 - 2 - 24 - 1

Wasim Raja................3 - 0 - 6 - 0

 

[Slowcoach]

India 'B' v Pakistan 'B' at Bombay, 1st Unofficial Test, 4 days, 1978



Pitch: (7) Uneven bounce

Weather: (3) Sunny, some cloud about



India 'B' were eventually dismissed for a poor total of 178 by a varied and skillful Pakistan 'B' bowling attack.

Wickets fell steadily as a succession of batsmen played poor shots.

Yashpal was unlucky, taken in a brilliant diving catch by Wasim Raja inches from the ground, but apart from that the batsmen were all complicit in their own demise.

Mohammad Nazir and Saleem Altaf picked up 4 wickets apiece in an impressive display by the visitors.

Haroon Rasheed chose not to enforce the follow on, intent on giving his batsmen as much batting practice as possible early in the tour.



India 'B' 178 all out (72.1 overs)



A.D.Gaekwad.................c Mohsin Khan b Mohammad Nazir..................42 (118 mins, 93 balls) 5 fours

K.Srikkanth...................c Mohammad Nazir b Saleem Altaf....................6 (44 mins, 31 balls) 1 four

R.Lamba........................b Abdul Qadir.................................................21 (69 mins, 58 balls) 1 four

Yashpal Sharma.............c Wasim Raja b Mohammad Nazir...................36 (112 mins, 78 balls) 4 fours

B.P.Patel........................b Saleem Altaf................................................21 (52 mins, 57 balls) 2 fours

R.M.H.Binny...................lbw Saleem Altaf..............................................0 (6 mins, 3 balls)

S.M.H.Kirmani (c) (wk)...c Taslim Arif b Saleem Altaf...............................0 (2mins, 1 ball)

S.Madan Lal...................c Mudassar Nazar b Mohammad Nazir..............27 (41 mins, 46 balls) 3 fours

K.D.Ghavri..................................not out..............................................14* (47 mins, 38 balls) 1 four

N.S.Yadav.......................c Mohsin Khan b Mohammad Nazir....................6 (23 mins, 23 balls) 1 four

D.S.Doshi.......................lbw Abdul Qadir.................................................0 (15 mins, 9 balls)

Extras: 4 (w2, nb2)

TOTAL: 178 all out (72.1 overs)

Fall: 21,71,71,107,111,111,151,158,165,178

.................................O...M...R...W

Saleem Altaf..............18 - 6 - 39 - 4

Sikander Bakht..........10 - 1 - 30 - 0

Mudassar Nazar...........6 - 2 - 13 - 0

Mohammad Nazir.......20 - 9 - 38 - 4

Abdul Qadir................13.1 - 4 - 39 - 2

Wasim Raja................5 - 0 - 19 - 0



Pakistan 'B' lead by 226 runs.

 

[Slowcoach]

India 'B' v Pakistan 'B' at Bombay, 1st Unofficial Test (4 days), 1978



Pitch: (7) Uneven bounce.

Weather: (3) Sunny, some cloud about.



Tea, Day 3



Pakistan 'B' struggled to Tea on Day 3, adding 65 runs off 33 overs for the loss of 2 wickets.

Talat Ali failed for a second time in the match, putting his place in doubt, scoring only 13 before being bowled by a Roger Binny inswinger.

Mohsin Khan struggled to get going, eventually being bowled through the gate by a turning delivery from offspinner Yadav for his first wicket of the match.

Mudassar remained not out, a typically slow innings, along with Mansoor Akhtar who needs some runs.

Left arm spinner Doshi stangled the batsmen, conceding just 4 runs in a 10 over spell with 6 maidens, and was unlucky not to take a wicket.



Pakistan 'B' 65/2 (33 overs)



Mudassar Nazar............................not out...............................27* (121 mins, 85 balls) 2 fours

Talat Ali.....................b R.M.H.Binny........................................13 (59 mins, 55 balls) 1 four

Mohsin Khan.............b N.S.Yadav............................................15 (57 mins, 55 balls) 1 four

Mansoor Akhtat...........................not out..................................2* (3 mins, 5 balls)

Extras: 8 (b6, nb2)

TOTAL: 65/2 (33 overs)

Fall: 34,63

.................................O...M...R...W

K.D.Ghavri.................6 - 0 - 12 - 0

S.Madan Lal...............6 - 2 - 17 - 0

R.M.H.Binny...............6 - 2 - 16 - 1

D.S.Doshi.................10 - 6 - 4 - 0

N.S.Yadav..................5 - 1 - 10 - 1

 

[Slowcoach]

India 'B' v Pakistan 'B' at Bombay, 1st Unofficial Test (4 days), 1978



Pitch: (8) Taking spin

Weather: (3) Sunny, some cloud about.



Pakistan completed a messy innings following the loss of top scorer Mudassar for 40, closing on 93/6 declared after finding difficulty on a turning pitch against the spinners.

Haroon called a halt when it appeared nothing more could be achieved, setting India 'B' 320 to win in around 7 hours or 110 overs.

Both spinners enjoyed their work, particularly Yadav after a poor first innings.

The Pakistani spinners will be licking their fingers in prospect of a turning 4th day pitch on which to unleash their variations.



Pakistan 'B' 93/6 (47.2 overs)



Mudassar Nazar..........c and b D.S.Doshi...................................40 (170 mins, 123 balls) 2 fours

Talat Ali.....................b R.M.H.Binny.........................................13 (59 mins, 55 balls) 1 four

Mohsin Khan.............b N.S.Yadav............................................,15 (57 mins, 55 balls) 1 four

Mansoor Akhtar.........c R.M.H.Binny b D.S.Doshi........................2 (12 mins, 14 balls)

Wasim Raja...............c B.P.Patel b N.S.Yadav..............................0 (2 mins, 2 balls)

Haroon Rashid (c)......st S.M.H.Kirmani b N.S.Yadav....................9 (14 mins, 17 balls) 2 fours

Taslim Arif (wk)..........................not out....................................6* (21 mins, 20 balls) 1 four

Extras: 8 (b6, nb2)

Fall: 34,63,70,70,81,93

Extras: 8 (b6, nb2)

TOTAL: 93/6 (33 overs)

Fall: 34,63,70,70,81,93

.................................O...M...R...W

K.D.Ghavri.................6 - 0 - 12 - 0

S.Madan Lal...............6 - 2 - 17 - 0

R.M.H.Binny...............6 - 2 - 16 - 1

D.S.Doshi.................17.2 - 9 - 20 - 2

N.S.Yadav..................12 - 3 - 22 - 3



India 'B' need 320 runs to win.

 

[Slowcoach]

India 'B' v Pakistan 'B' at Bombay, 1st Unofficial Test (4 days), 1978



Pitch: (8) Taking spin.

Weather: (2) Hot and sunny.



Stumps, Day 3



India 'B' got off to a positiive start in their chase of 320, adding 61 runs in 15 overs of solid batting.

Srikkanth was the only man out, knicking behind off Sikander Bakht for a second failure in the match.

Gaekwad and Lamba were undaunted, and with positive strokeplay took toll of a loos Sikander, who conceded 42 in 6 overs.

The Pakistan 'B' captain will be feeling the pressure after his declaration, but now the real test begins in the morning against the spinners who will start with a close field against unset batsmen.



India 'B' 61/1 (15 overs)



A.D.Gaekwad.........................not out.......................24* (59 mins, 39 balls) 2 fours

K.Srikkanth..........c Taslim Arif b Sikander Bakht.......14 (24 mins, 17 balls) 3 fours

R.Lamba................................not out.......................21* (34 mins, 36 balls) 2 fours

Extras: 2 (2nb)

TOTAL: 61/1 (15 overs)

Fall: 22

....................................O...M...R...W

Saleem Altaf..................6 - 1 - 13 - 0

Sikander Bakht..............6 - 0 - 42 - 1

Mohammad Nazir...........2 - 0 - 6 - 0

Abdul Qadir.....................1 - 1 - 0 - 0



India 'B' require another 259 runs to win.

 

[Slowcoach]

India 'B' v Pakistan 'B' at Bombay, 1st Unofficial Test (4 days), 1978



Pitch: (8) Taking spin

Weather: (2) Hot and sunny



Pakistan 'B' completed an easy victory midway between Lunch and Tea on the final day, as none of the India 'B' batsmen really came to grips with accurate legspin bowling on a spinning pitch.

Abdul Qadir picked up 5-36 and Wasim Raja 3-20 as the visitors won easily with over a session to spare.

For India 'B', captain Kirmani top scored with 40, while Gaekwad again fought well for 30.

Man of the match was Taslim Arif, who missed a couple of tough chances with the gloves, but generally had a good game behind the stumps, and top scored with 140 in Pakistan 'B's first innings.

The pakistanis caught well, especially Wasim Raja, who took a couple of great catches to go with his 3 wickets.



India 'B' 159 all out (68.4 overs)



A.D.Gaekwad.......................c Wasim Raja b Abdul Qadir.....................30 (92 mins, 73 balls) 2 fours

K.Srikkanth.........................c Taslim Arif b Sikander Bakht.................14 (24 mins, 17 balls) 3 fours

R.Lamba..............................c Wasim Raja b Abdul Qadir.....................26 (54 mins, 56 balls) 3 fours

Yashpal Sharma...................c Haroon Rashid b Abdul Qadir.................13 (26 mins, 22 balls) 2 fours

B.P.Patel..............................c Mohsin Khan b Saleem Altaf..................15 (77 mins, 71 balls) 2 fours

R.M.H.Binny.........................st Taslim Arif b Abdul Qadir........................0 (8 mins, 10 balls)

S.M.H.Kirmani (wk) (c).........b Wasim Raja..........................................40 (106 mins, 93 balls) 3 fours

S.Madan Lal.........................b Abdul Qadir............................................4 (21 mins, 20 balls) 1 four

K.D.Ghavri............................................not out...................................8* (49 mins, 38 balls) 1 four

N.S.Yadav.............................b Wasim Raja...........................................0 (7 mins, 5 balls)

D.S.Doshi.............................c Saleem Altaf b Wasim Raja.....................2 (9 mins, 9 balls)

Extras: 7 (b1, w3, nb 3)

TOTAL: 159 all out (68.4 overs)

Fall: 22,68,79,86,86,125,134,151,153,159

............................................O...M...R...W

Saleem Altaf........................10 - 2 - 16 - 1

Sikander Bakht.....................8 - 0 - 48 - 1

Mohammad Nazir.................21 - 8 - 38 - 0

Abdul Qadir..........................21 - 10 - 36 - 5

Wasim Raja..........................7.4 - 2 - 20 - 3

Mudassar Nazar.....................1 - 1 - 0 - 0



Pakistan 'B' won by 160 runs.

Man of the Match: Taslim Arif



Man of the match Taslim Arif top scored in the first innings with 140, is it enough to put pressure on Wasim Bari for a test spot?

 

[Slowcoach]

Breaking News...Pakistan 'B' in India, 1978

Pakistan 'B' have called up 5 Under 19 players to the squad for their tour of India 'B'.
The players are: Rizwan-uz-Zaman, Shoaib Mohammad, Rameez Raja, Salim Malik, and Anil Dalpat (wk).
This swells their squad to 17, and changes are certain for the lineup for the remaining matches, with Ashraf Ali, reserve keeper, also yet to get a game.
India 'B' on the other hand would not be sure what to do with the balance of their side, with Binny's form with the bat an issue.

Also, in other breaking news, a 3rd Unofficial Test has been added to the program, due to overwhelming crowd support from the locals for the first two matches.
It is not clear where this game will be played at present, but details and more tour reports will follow.

 

[Slowcoach]

India 'B' v Pakistan 'B', 2nd Unofficial Test, Delhi



Pitch: (3) Normal pitch

Weather: Hot and Sunny



The visitors won the toss and elected to bat on a pitch expected to offer turn on the 3rd and 4th days of the match.

Both sides included 3 spinners, but on the first two days there was nothing in the pitch for them as Pakistan 'B' piled up another big first innings score.

The Pakistanis lost a couple of early wickets, but a slow innings by Talat, and a faster 78 by the impressive Saleem Malik resurrected the ship.

A couple of more wickets followed, but Wasim Raja and Ashraf Ali piled on centuries in a 6th wicket partnership of 198.

Haroon eventually declared when the total passed 400, with wicketkeeper Ashraf Ali unbeaten on 122*.



Pakistan 'B' 403/7 declared (148 overs)



Rizwan-uz-Zaman...............b K.D.Ghavri............................................4 (12 mins, 11 balls)

Talat Ali..............................b Arshad Ayub.........................................26 (169 mins, 136 balls)

Mansoor Akhtar..................c A.D.Gaekwad b Gopal Sharma................10 (43 mins, 43 balls)

Saleem Malik......................b D.S.Doshi.............................................78 (137 mins, 130 balls) 6 fours

Haroon Rashid (c)...............c C.S.Pandit b S.Madan Lal.........................0 (3 mins, 3 balls)

Wasim Raja........................c A.D.Gaekwad b Arshad Ayub.................112 (223 mins, 192 balls, 13 fours, 1 six)

Ashraf Ali (wk)...................................not out...................................122* (308 mins, 302 balls) 11 fours

Abdul Qadir.........................b Arshad Ayub.........................................25 (66 mins, 63 balls) 1 four

Saleem Altaf................................not out............................................9 * (36mins, 23 balls)

Mohammad Nazir

Sikander Bakht

Extras: 17 (b1, lb1, w8, nb7)

TOTAL: 403/7 declared (148 overs)

Fall: 4,16,113,114,127,325,372

............................................O...M...R...W

K.D.Ghavri...........................20 - 3 - 68 - 1

S.Madan Lal.........................26 - 9 - 55 - 1

D.S.Doshi.............................33 - 9 - 93 - 1

Gopal Sharma.......................29 - 6 - 88 - 1

Arshad Ayub.........................38 - 6 - 92 - 3

A.D.Gaekwad..........................2 - 0 - 5 - 0

 

[Slowcoach]

India 'B' v Pakistan 'B', 2nd Unofficial Test (4 days), Delhi, 1978



India "B' looked like slipping to another heavy defeat at 150/7 on Day 3, before being rescued by a 150 run partnership between Ghavri and Ayub.

Ghavri made 66, and Arshad Ayub a surprising hundred, as the pakistani bowlers failed to make any impact on a normal pitch.

The home team eventually trailed by 69 when earlier it looked as if passing the follow on target would be difficult.

Nazir claimed 4 wickets in a tireless display, but most of the bowling lacked bite on a pitch that offered them little.



India 'B' 334 all out (132.4 overs)



A.D.Gaekwad......................b Abdul Qadir....................................13 (54 mins, 47 balls) 1 four

K.Srikkanth (c)..................b Saleem Altaf...................................45 (101 mins, 84 balls) 6 fours

R.Lamba............................c Sikander Bakht b Abdul Qadir...........11 (18 mins, 16 balls) 2 fours

Yashpal Sharma.................b Mohammad Nazir.............................14 (50mins, 41 balls) 3 fours

B.P.Patel............................c Mansoor Akhtar b Mohammad Nazir...44 (92 mins, 81 balls) 5 fours

C.S.Pandit (wk)..................c Ashraf Ali b Mohammad Nazir.............3 (17 mins, 18 balls)

S.Madan Lal.......................c Haroon Rasheed b Sikander Bakht.....16 (27 mins, 26 balls) 3 fours

K.D.Ghavri.........................b Mohammad Nazir..............................66 (227 mins, 196 balls) 3 fours

Arshad Ayub......................c Haroon Rashid b Wasim Raja.............102 (254 mins, 236 balls) 5 fours

Gopal Sharma....................b Wasim Raja........................................10 (56 mins, 52 balls) 1 four

D.S.Doshi........................................not out.....................................2* (8mins, 7 balls)

Extras: 8 (w1, nb7)

TOTAL: 334 all out (132.4 overs)

Fall: 28,52,80,95,111,135,150,300,331,334

...........................................O...M...R...W

Saleem Altaf.......................24 - 10 - 47 - 1

Sikander Bakht...................18 - 7 - 33 - 1

Mohammad Nazir.................40 - 6 - 111 - 4

Abdul Qadir..........................32 - 7 - 92 - 2

Wasim Raja..........................17.4 - 3 - 48 - 2

Saleem Malik.........................1 - 0 - 3 - 0

 

[Slowcoach]

India 'B' v Pakistan 'B' at Delhi, 2nd Unofficial Test (4 days), 1978



Pakistan 'B' again struggled in their 2nd innings, but managed to set the home team a chase of 231 in around 50 overs on the final day.

Ashraf again top scored, this time with an unbeaten 50, as he and Wasim Raja again rescued their team.

Doshi was the pick of the bowlers, claiming 4 wickets with his probing left arm spin.

With the pitch now turning, the spinners did the bulk of the work once the new ball lost it's shine.



Pakistan 'B' 161/6 declared (62 overs)



Rizwan-uz-Zaman.................b D.S.Doshi............................15 (50 mins, 34 balls) 1 four

Talat Ali................................lbw Arshad Ayub.....................20 (62 mins, 52 balls) 3 fours

Mansoor Akhtar.....................c A.D.Gaekwad b D.S.Doshi......9 (28 mins, 28 balls)

Saleem Malik.........................b D.S.Doshi............................12 (24 mins, 22 balls) 2 fours

Haroon Rashid (c)..................b D.S.Doshi.............................12 (24 mins, 19 balls) 1 four

Wasim Raja...........................b Gopal Sharma......................34 (54 mins, 50 balls) 4 fours 2 sixes

Ashraf Ali (wk)...............................not out...........................50* (104 mins, 105 balls) 5 fours

Abdul Qadir....................................not out.............................6* (66 mins, 65 balls)

Saleem Altaf

Mohammad Nazir

Sikander Bakht

Extras: 3 (w1,nb2)

TOTAL: 161/6 declared (62 overs)

Fall: 30,37,55,62,75,119

.......................................O...M...R...W

K.D.Ghavri.......................6 - 1 - 19 - 0

S.Madan Lal.....................6 - 4 - 11 - 0

D.S.Doshi........................25 - 10 - 56 - 4

Arshad Ayub....................11 - 1 - 42 - 1

Gopal Sharma..................13 - 2 - 32 - 1

A.D.Gaekwad.....................1 - 0 - 1 - 0

 

[Slowcoach]

India 'B' v Pakistan 'B' at Delhi, 2nd Unofficial Test (4 days), 1978



India 'B' escaped with the draw in the final session mainly through a solid half century from Gaekwad.

A few of the other batsmen made starts, and India 'B' managed to survive 51 overs for the loss of 5 wickets.

The bowlers struggled for impact despite an uneven pitch now offering all the bowlers assistance.

With one match to play in the Unofficial Test series and 1-0 down India 'B' have some more thinking to do.

Man of the match was again the Pakistani 'B' wicketkeeper, this time Ashraf Ali, who made an unbeaten hundred in the first innings, and 50 not out in the 2nd.



India 'B' 155/5 (51 overs)



A.D.Gaekwad........................c Abdul Qadir b Mohammad Nazir............62 (150 mins, 143 balls) 8 fours

K.Srikkanth (c).....................c Ashraf Ali b Sikander Bakht...................6 (23 mins, 17 balls)

R.Lamba...............................b Wasim Raja.........................................21 (42 mins, 32 balls) 2 fours

Yashpal Sharma....................c Abdul Qadir b Mohammad Nazir..............6 (24 mins, 22 balls) 1 four

B.P.Patel................................b Wasim Raja.........................................34 (81 mins, 65 balls) 3 fours

C.S.Pandit (wk)..................................not out......................................20* (27 mins, 25 balls) 3 fours

S.Madan Lal.......................................not out.......................................0* (4 mins, 6 balls)

K.D.Ghavri

Arshad Ayub

Gopal Sharma

D.S.Doshi

Extras: 6 (b2, w1, nb3)

TOTAL: 155/5 (51 overs)

Fall: 17,54,78,126,152

..................................O...M...R...W

Saleem Altaf................8 - 3 - 19 - 0

Sikander Bakht............8 - 0 - 24 - 1

Mohammad Nazir........18 - 4 - 42 - 2

Abdul Qadir..................10 - 1 - 40 - 0

Wasim Raja...................7 - 1 - 28 - 2



Match Drawn.

Man of the Match: Ashraf Ali

 

[Slowcoach]

India 'B' v Pakistan 'B', 3rd Unofficial Test (4 days), at Calcutta, 1978



Pitch: 1A Very Slow Paced Wicket

Weather: Hot and Sunny



India 'B' won the toss, and with the wicket very slow paced and likely to remain that way for the match, decided to bat first.

Once again their top order struggled, and this time they were propped up by an excellent century by Patel.

Scoring was terribly slow during the innings due to the slow pitch, meaning most batsmen's best shots failed to be rewarded fully.

Sikander Bakht took 5-87 for Pakistan 'B' in an excellent performance on a pitch which offered him nothing.

The Indian team declared their innings at 300, shortly after Patel was out for 128.



India 'B' 300/9 declared (170 overs)



A.D.Gaekwad................c Shoaib Mohammad b Mohammad Nazir..............15 (87 mins, 61 balls)

K.Srikkanth (c).............c Anil Dalpat b Sikander Bakht...............................3 (13 mins, 12 balls)

R.Lamba.......................lbw Saleem Altaf..................................................17 (144 mins, 131 balls) 1 four

Yashpal Sharma............lbw Sikander Bakht..............................................33 (133 mins, 116 balls)

B.P.Patel.......................c Anil Dalpat b Sikander Bakht.............................128 (411 mins, 356 balls) 4 balls

C.S.Pandit (wk).............c Saleem Altaf b Sikander Bakht............................24 (104 mins, 80 balls)

R.M.H.Binny..................b Abdul Qadir.........................................................31 (136 mins, 130 balls) 2 fours

S.Madan Lal..................c Mohsin Khan b Abdul Qadir..................................15 (84 mins, 80 balls) 1 four

K.D.Ghavri....................c Shoaib Mohammad b Sikander Bakht....................9 (50 mins, 34 balls)

N.S.Yadav.....................................not out..................................................14* (36 mins, 24 balls) 1 six

D.S.Doshi.....................................not out....................................................2* (2mins, 3 balls)

Extras: 9 (b2, w3, nb4)

TOTAL: 300/9 declared (170 overs)

Fall: 4,29,56,90,146,215,268,274,298

........................................O...M...R...W

Saleem Altaf....................33 - 8 - 52 - 1

Sikander Bakht................33 - 4 - 87 - 5

Mudassar Nazar................14 - 3 - 28 - 0

Mohammad Nazir..............53 - 23 - 54 - 1

Abdul Qadir.......................37 - 6 - 77 - 2

 

[Slowcoach]

India 'B' v Pakistan 'B', 3rd Unofficial Test (4 days), at Calcutta, 1978



India 'B' bowled well to dismiss the Pakistanis for 174, with Doshi leading the way again with 4-38.

Mohsin Khan top scored with 53, and Mudassar made a slow 39, as all of the top order made starts.

The innings ended after over 110 overs, the pitch once again too slow for entertaining cricket.

India 'B' lead by 126, and will no doubt declare to set up a run chase, but probably don't have enough time left to bowl the visitors out again on such a slow pitch.



Pakistan 'B' 174 all out (110.4 overs)



Mohsin Khan..................c Yashpal Sharma b K.D.Ghavri........................53 (198 mins, 169 balls) 1 four

Talat Ali..........................b R.M.H.Binny.................................................11 (51 mins, 40 balls) 2 fours

Rameez Raja..................c C.S.Pandit b R.M.H.Binny...............................10 ( 36mins, 30 balls) 1 four

Mansoor Akhtar..............st C.S.Pandit b N.S.Yadav.................................11 (70 mins, 63 balls)

Shoaib Mohammad.........c A.D.Gaekwad b D.S.Doshi..............................22 (112 mins, 98 balls)

Mudassar Nazar (c).........c B.P.Patel b D.S.Doshi.....................................39 (210 mins, 185 balls)

Anil Dalpat (wk)..............c C.S.Pandit b D.S.Doshi....................................0 (3 mins, 1 ball)

Abdul Qadir......................lbw S.Madan Lal...............................................8 (31 mins, 25 balls) 1 four

Saleem Altaf....................c N.S.Yadav b D.S.Doshi...................................5 (48 mins, 28 balls)

Mohammad Nazir.............c Yashpal Sharma b R.M.H.Binny.......................2 (26 mins, 20 balls)

Sikander Bakht................................not out...........................................2* (24 mins, 15 balls)

Extras: 11 (1lb, 4w, 6nb)

TOTAL: 174 all out (110.4 overs)

Fall: 28,46,74,95,127,127,139,154,166,174

.....................................O...M...R...W

K.D.Ghavri....................21 - 8 - 34 - 1

S.Madan Lal..................17 - 2 - 32 - 1

R.M.H.Binny..................22 - 7 - 33 - 3

D.S.Doshi.....................29.4 - 9 - 38 - 4

N.S.Yadav.....................21 - 6 - 36 - 1