New Zealand cricket team in Pakistan in 1964–65

The New Zealand national cricket team toured Pakistan in March to April 1965 and played a three-match Test series against the Pakistan national cricket team. Pakistan won the Test series 2–0. New Zealand were captained by John Reid and Pakistan by Hanif Mohammad.[1]

Test series summary

First Test

27–30 March 1965
(5-day match)
Scorecard
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175 (56.5 overs)
BR Taylor 76
Pervez Sajjad 4/42 (16 overs)
318 (116.3 overs)
Saeed Ahmed 68
BR Taylor 3/38 (15 overs)
79 (47 overs)
BW Sinclair 21
Pervez Sajjad 4/5 (12 overs)
Pakistan won by an innings and 64 runs
Pindi Club Ground, Rawalpindi
Umpires: Qamaruddin Butt and Shujauddin
  • Pakistan won the toss and elected to field.
  • 29 March was taken as a rest day.
  • The match was scheduled for five days but completed in three.
  • Salahuddin (PAK) made his Test debut.

Second Test

2–7 April 1965
(5-day match)
Scorecard
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385/7d (167 overs)
Hanif Mohammad 203*
FJ Cameron 4/90 (44 overs)
482/6d (209 overs)
BW Sinclair 130
Mohammad Farooq 2/71 (41 overs)
194/8d (77 overs)
Majid Khan 44
FJ Cameron 2/15 (11 overs)
  • New Zealand won the toss and elected to field.
  • 5 April was taken as a rest day.

Third Test

9–14 April 1965
(5-day match)
Scorecard
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285 (103 overs)
JR Reid 128
Asif Iqbal 3/35 (11 overs)
307/8d (121 overs)
Saeed Ahmed 172
RC Motz 2/35 (22 overs)
223 (99.4 overs)
JR Reid 76
Intikhab Alam 4/39 (26.4 overs)
202/2 (60 overs)
Mohammad Ilyas 126
JR Reid 1/6 (1 over)
Pakistan won by 8 wickets
National Stadium, Karachi
Umpires: Daud Khan and Shujauddin
  • New Zealand won the toss and elected to bat.
  • 12 April was taken as a rest day.

References

  1. "New Zealand in India and Pakistan 1964–65". CricketArchive. Retrieved 10 July 2014.


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