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India-Pakistan Test records

By Rajneesh Gupta
March 29, 2004 23:30 IST
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Summary of Series Results :
Season From To Host Tests Ind won Pak won Draw Series won by
1952-53 16 Oct 1952 15 Dec 1952 Ind 5 2 1 2 Ind
1954-55 01 Jan 1955 01 Mar 1955 Pak 5 0 0 5 Draw
1960-61 02 Dec 1960 13 Feb 1961 Ind 5 0 0 5 Draw
1978-79 16 Oct 1978 19 Nov 1978 Pak 3 0 2 1 Pak
1979-80 21 Nov 1979 03 Feb 1980 Ind 6 2 0 4 Ind
1982-83 10 Dec 1982 04 Feb 1983 Pak 6 0 3 3 Pak
1983-84 14 Sep 1983 10 Oct 1983 Ind 3 0 0 3 Draw
1984-85 17 Oct 1984 29 Oct 1984 Pak 2 0 0 2 Draw
1986-87 03 Feb 1987 17 Mar 1987 Ind 5 0 1 4 Pak
1989-90 15 Nov 1989 14 Dec 1989 Pak 4 0 0 4 Draw
1998-99 28 Jan 1999 20 Feb 1999 Ind 2 1 1 0 Draw
1998-99 # Ind 1 0 1 0 Pak
TOTAL 47 5 9 33
In India 27 5 4 18
In Pakistan 20 0 5 15
# This Test was part of the Asian Test Championship and was not counted as part of the preceding bilateral series.

The third Test of the 1984-85 series was cancelled following the news of Indian Prime Minister, Mrs. Indira Gandhi's assassination

Highest Innings TotalsIndia

Score Inns Test Venue Series
539-9d 1st 4th Madras 1960-61
527-9d 1st 1st Madras 1986-87
509 1st 3rd Lahore 1989-90
500 1st 2nd Faisalabad 1984-85

Pakistan

Score Inns Test Venue Series
699-5 1st 3rd Lahore 1989-90
674-6 1st 2nd Faisalabad 1984-85
652 1st 3rd Faisalabad 1982-83
581-3d 1st 4th Hyderabad (Niaz) 1982-83
539-6d 1st 2nd Lahore 1978-79
503-8d 1st 1st Faisalabad 1978-79

Lowest Innings Totals India

Total Inn Tst Venue Season
106 1st 2nd Lucknow 1952-53
126 1st 2nd Delhi 1979-80
145 1st 5th Karachi 1954-55
145 1st 5th Bangalore 1986-87
148 1st 1st Dacca 1954-55
156 1st 1st Lahore 1984-85
160 2nd 3rd Bombay 1979-80

Pakistan

Total Inn Tst Venue Season
116 1st 5th Bangalore 1986-87
150 1st 1st Delhi 1952-53
152 2nd 1st Delhi 1952-53
158 2nd 1st Dacca 1954-55

Individual HundredsIndia : 32 (17 in India, 15 in Pakistan)
Pakistan : 43 (14 in India, 29 in Pakistan) Highest Individual InningsIndia

Score Batsman Inns Test Venue Series
218 SV Manjrekar 1st 3rd Lahore 1989-90
201 AD Gaekwad 1st 2nd Jullundur 1983-84
177* CG Borde 1st 4th Madras 1960-61
166 SM Gavaskar 1st 5th Madras 1979-80

Pakistan

Score Batsman Inns Test Venue Series
280* Javed Miandad 1st 4th Hyderabad (Niaz) 1982-83
235* Zaheer Abbas 1st 2nd Lahore 1978-79
231 Mudassar Nazar 1st 4th Hyderabad (Niaz) 1982-83
215 Zaheer Abbas 1st 1st Lahore 1982-83
210 Qasim Omar 1st 2nd Faisalabad 1984-85
203* Shoaib Mohammad 1st 3rd Lahore 1989-90
199 Mudassar Nazar 1st 2nd Faisalabad 1984-85
188* Saeed Anwar 2nd 3rd Calcutta 1998-99
186 Zaheer Abbas 1st 2nd Karachi 1982-83
176 Zaheer Abbas 1st 1st Faisalabad 1978-79
168* Zaheer Abbas 1st 1st Lahore 1984-85
168 Zaheer Abbas 1st 3rd Faisalabad 1982-83
160 Hanif Mohammad 1st 1st Bombay 1960-61
154* Javed Miandad 1st 1st Faisalabad 1978-79
152* Mudassar Nazar 1st 5th Lahore 1982-83
152 Mudassar Nazar 1st 6th Karachi 1982-83

Carrying bat through a completed inningsIndia

Runs Batsman Score Inns Tst Venue Season
127* SM Gavaskar 286 2nd 3rd Faisalabad 1982-83
Runs Batsman Score Inns Tst Venue Season
124* Nazar Mohammad 331 1st 2nd Lucknow 1952-53
152* Mudassar Nazar 323 1st 5th Lahore 1982-83
188* Saeed Anwar 316 2nd 3rd Calcutta 1998-99

Nervous NinetiesIndia

Score Batsman Inns Test Venue Series
99 ML Jaisimha 1st 2nd Kanpur 1960-61
97 SM Gavaskar 2nd 2nd Lahore 1978-79
97 NS Sidhu 2nd 4th Sialkot 1989-90
96 S Ramesh 2nd 2nd Delhi 1998-99
96 DB Vengsarkar 1st 1st Madras 1986-87
96 SM Gavaskar 2nd 5th Bangalore 1986-87
93 CPS Chauhan 2nd 2nd Lahore 1978-79
92 NJ Contractor 1st 5th Delhi 1960-61
91 SM Gavaskar 1st 1st Madras 1986-87

Pakistan

Score Batsman Inns Test Venue Series
99 Maqsood Ahmed 1st 3rd Lahore 1954-55
99 Javed Miandad 1st 1st Bangalore 1983-84
97 Waqar Hassan 2nd 5th Calcutta 1952-53
97 Wasim Raja 1st 2nd Delhi 1979-80
96 Zaheer Abbas 2nd 1st Faisalabad 1978-79
96 Hanif Mohammad 2nd 3rd Bombay 1952-53
95 Shoaib Mohammad 2nd 1st Karachi 1989-90
94* Wasim Raja 1st 4th Kanpur 1979-80
94 Mohsin Khan 1st 1st Lahore 1982-83
94 Javed Miandad 1st 1st Madras 1986-87
93 AH Kardar 2nd 5th Karachi 1954-55
91 Mohsin Khan 1st 6th Karachi 1982-83
90 Taslim Arif 1st 6th Calcutta 1979-80

Highest Run-aggregate in India-Pakistan TestsIndia

Runs Batsman M Inns NO Ave HS 100 50 0
2089 SM Gavaskar 24 41 4 56.46 166 5 12 1
1284 DB Vengsarkar 22 35 6 44.28 146* 2 8 2
1080 M Amarnath 18 28 4 45.00 120 4 5 1
1054 Kapil Dev 29 41 2 27.03 84 0 8 2
911 PR Umrigar 15 19 2 53.59 117 5 2 0
801 RJ Shastri 15 22 1 38.14 139 3 3 3
769 M Azharuddin 12 19 0 40.47 141 3 3 1
611 GR Viswanath 15 23 1 27.77 145 1 3 3
574 VL Manjrekar 13 18 3 38.27 74* 0 5 1
569 SV Manjrekar 4 7 1 94.83 218 2 3 0

Pakistan

Runs Batsman M Inns NO Ave HS 100 50 0
2228 Javed Miandad 28 39 6 67.52 280* 5 14 1
1740 Zaheer Abbas 19 25 5 87.00 235* 6 3 1
1431 Mudassar Nazar 18 25 2 62.22 231 6 3 0
1091 Imran Khan 23 29 8 51.95 135* 3 3 0
970 Hanif Mohammad 15 26 2 40.42 160 2 6 1
846 Salim Malik 22 29 5 35.25 107 3 2 2
753 Imtiaz Ahmed 15 27 1 28.96 135 1 6 4
643 Wasim Raja 11 15 2 49.46 125 1 5 0
608 Shoaib Mohammad 9 13 2 55.27 203* 2 2 1
604 Rameez Raja 9 14 0 43.14 114 1 4 0
601 Waqar Hassan 10 17 1 37.56 97 0 5 0

Record Partnership for each wicketIndia

Wkt Runs Batsmen Inn Tst Venue Season
1st 200 SM Gavaskar & K Srikkanth 1st 1st Madras 1986-87
2nd 135 NS Sidhu & SV Manjrekar 2nd 1st Karachi 1989-90
3rd 190 M Amarnath & Yashpal Sharma 1st 5th Lahore 1982-83
4th 186 SV Manjrekar & RJ Shastri 1st 3rd Lahore 1989-90
5th 200 SM Patil & RJ Shastri 1st 2nd Faisalabad 1984-85
6th 143 M Azharuddin & Kapil Dev 1st 2nd Calcutta 1986-87
7th 155 RMH Binny & Madan Lal 1st 1st Bangalore 1983-84
8th 122 SMH Kirmani & Madan Lal 1st 3rd Faisalabad 1982-83
9th 149 PG Joshi & RB Desai 1st 1st Bombay 1960-61
10th 109 HR Adhikari & Ghulam Ahmed 1st 1st Delhi 1952-53

Pakistan

Wkt Runs Batsmen Inn Tst Venue Season
1st 162 Hanif Mohammad & Imtiaz Ahmed 1st 4th Madras 1960-61
2nd 250 Mudassar Nazar & Qasim Omar 1st 2nd Faisalabad 1984-85
3rd 451 Mudassar Nazar & Javed Miandad 1st 4th Hyderabad (Niaz) 1982-83
4th 287 Javed Miandad & Zaheer Abbas 1st 3rd Faisalabad 1982-83
5th 213 Zaheer Abbas & Mudassar Nazar 1st 2nd Karachi 1982-83
6th 207 Salim Malik & Imran Khan 1st 3rd Faisalabad 1982-83
7th 154 Imran Khan & Ijaz Faqih 1st 4th Ahmedabad 1986-87
8th 112 Imran Khan & Wasim Akram 1st 1st Madras 1986-87
9th 60 Wasim Bari & Iqbal Qasim 1st 1st Bangalore 1979-80
10th 104 Zulfiqar Ahmed & Amir Elahi 1st 4th Madras 1952-53

Five wickets in an inningsIndia : 32 (18 in India, 14 in Pakistan)
Pakistan : 33 (22 in India, 11 in Pakistan)

Best bowling in an innings India

Wkts Runs Bowler Inns Tst Venue Series
10 74 A Kumble 2nd 2nd Delhi 1998-99
8 52 MH Mankad 1st 1st Delhi 1952-53
8 85 Kapil Dev 1st 5th Lahore 1982-83
8 86 J Srinath 2nd 3rd Calcutta 1998-99
7 27 Maninder Singh 1st 5th Bangalore 1986-87
7 56 Kapil Dev 2nd 5th Madras 1979-80
7 220 Kapil Dev 1st 3rd Faisalabad 1982-83

Pakistan

Wkts Runs Bowler Inns Tst Venue Series
8 60 Imran Khan 2nd 2nd Karachi 1982-83
8 69 Sikander Bakht 1st 2nd Delhi 1979-80
7 42 Fazal Mahmood 2nd 2nd Lucknow 1952-53

Best bowling in a matchIndia

Wkts Runs Bowler Tst Venue Series 1st 2nd
14 149 A Kumble 2nd Delhi 1998-99 4-75 10-74
13 131 MH Mankad 1st Delhi 1952-53 8-52 5-79
13 132 J Srinath 3rd Calcutta 1998-99 5-46 8-86
11 146 Kapil Dev 5th Madras 1979-80 4-90 7-56
10 126 Maninder Singh 5th Bangalore 1986-87 7-27 3-99

Pakistan

Wkts Runs Bowler Tst Venue Series 1st 2nd
12 94 Fazal Mahmood 2nd Lucknow 1952-53 5-52 7-42
11 79 Imran Khan 2nd Karachi 1982-83 3-19 8-60
11 180 Imran Khan 3rd Faisalabad 1982-83 6-98 5-82
11 190 Sikander Bakht 2nd Delhi 1979-80 8-69 3-121
10 175 Iqbal Qasim 3rd Bombay 1979-80 4-135 6-40
10 187 Saqlain Mushtaq 1st Madras 1998-99 5-94 5-93
10 216 Saqlain Mushtaq 2nd Delhi 1998-99 5-94 5-122

Most wickets in India-Pakistan TestsIndia

Wkts Bowler Tests Balls Mdns Runs Ave Best 5WI 10WM
99 Kapil Dev 29 5944 200 2982 30.12 8/85 7 1
37 MH Mankad 9 3172 230 913 24.68 8/52 4 1
34 SP Gupte 10 2753 182 852 25.06 5/18 3 -
27 DR Doshi 11 2438 103 1044 38.67 5/90 1 -
26 Maninder Singh 13 3200 142 1277 49.12 7/27 2 1

Pakistan

Wkts Bowler Tests Balls Mdns Runs Ave Best 5WI 10WM
94 Imran Khan 23 5078 216 2260 24.04 8/60 6 2
45 Wasim Akram 12 2928 104 1299 28.87 5/96 2 -
44 Fazal Mahmood 14 3635 228 1080 24.55 7/42 4 1
39 Mahmood Hussain 14 3106 128 1293 33.15 6/67 2 -
36 Sarfraz Nawaz 9 2337 88 1058 29.39 5/70 1 -
34 Iqbal Qasim 15 3359 176 1334 39.24 6/40 2 1
28 Sikander Bakht 8 1737 60 952 34.00 8/69 3 1
27 Abdul Qadir 16 2559 74 1391 51.52 4/67 - -

A fifty and five wicket innings haul in same matchIndia

Kapil Dev 84 & 7-56 Madras 1979-80
Kapil Dev 73 & 5-102 Karachi 1982-83
M Prabhakar 54* & 6-132 Faisalabad 1989-90

Pakistan

Imran Khan 117 & 6-98,5-82 Faisalabad 1982-83

Best career allround performancesIndia : Kapil Dev 1054 runs (ave.27.03) & 99 wickets (ave.30.12) in 29 Tests
Pakistan: Imran Khan 1091 runs (ave.51.95) & 94 wickets (ave.24.04) in 23 Tests

Most dismissals in an innings by a keeper: India :

5 (all ct) SMH Kirmani Faisalabad 1982-83
5 (all ct) NR Mongia Calcutta 1998-99

Pakistan : Two 'keepers have effected four dismissals on six occasions with Wasim Bari doing so five times

Most dismissals in a match by a keeper:India :

8 (all ct) NR Mongia Calcutta 1998-99
6 (5 ct,1 st) NS Tamhane Karachi 1954-55
6 (all ct) SMH Kirmani Madras 1979-80

Pakistan :

7 (6 ct,1 st) Wasim Bari Bombay 1979-80

Most dismissals in India-Pakistan Tests:

India: 50 (45 ct,5 st) SMH Kirmani 20 Tests
Pakistan: 55 (50 ct,5 st) Wasim Bari 18 Tests

Most catches in an innings by a fielder :India :

5 M Azharuddin Karachi 1989-90

Pakistan :
Five players have taken three catches in the field Most catches in a match by a fielder :India :

5 M Azharuddin Karachi 1989-90

Pakistan :

4 Imran Khan Hyderabad (Niaz) 1982-83
4 Mudassar Nazar Nagpur 1983-84
4 Ijaz Ahmed Delhi 1998-99

Most catches in India-Pakistan Tests :India : 19 SM Gavaskar 24 matches
Pakistan : 18 Iqbal Qasim 15 matches
18 Javed Miandad 28 matches

Captaincy records :India

Captain Tests Won Lost Drawn Start End Winning % Toss
L Amarnath 5 2 1 2 16 Oct 1952 15 Dec 1952 40.00 3
MH Mankad 5 0 0 5 01 Jan 1955 01 Mar 1955 0.00 1
NJ Contractor 5 0 0 5 02 Dec 1960 13 Feb 1961 0.00 1
BS Bedi 3 0 2 1 16 Oct 1978 19 Nov 1978 0.00 1
SM Gavaskar 13 2 3 8 21 Nov 1979 29 Oct 1984 15.38 6
GR Viswanath 1 0 0 1 29 Jan 1980 03 Feb 1980 0.00 1
Kapil Dev 8 0 1 7 14 Sep 1983 17 Mar 1987 0.00 4
K Srikkanth 4 0 0 4 15 Nov 1989 14 Dec 1989 0.00 2
M Azharuddin 3 1 2 0 28 Jan 1999 20 Feb 1999 33.33 1

Pakistan

Captain Tests Won Lost Drawn Start End Winning % Toss
AH Kardar 10 1 2 7 16 Oct 1952 01 Mar 1955 10.00 6
Fazal Mahmood 5 0 0 5 02 Dec 1960 13 Feb 1961 0.00 4
Mushtaq Mohammad 3 2 0 1 16 Oct 1978 19 Nov 1978 66.66 2
Asif Iqbal 6 0 2 4 21 Nov 1979 03 Feb 1980 0.00 3
Imran Khan 15 4 0 11 10 Dec 1982 14 Dec 1989 26.66 9
Zaheer Abbas 5 0 0 5 14 Sep 1983 29 Oct 1984 0.00 1
Wasim Akram 3 2 1 0 28 Jan 1999 20 Feb 1999 66.66 2

Most appearances :India

Tests Player
29 Kapil Dev
24 SM Gavaskar
22 DB Vengsarkar
20 SMH Kirmani

Pakistan

Tests Player
28 Javed Miandad
23 Imran Khan
22 Salim Malik

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