Indian cricket team in Pakistan in 1984–85

{{Infobox cricket tour |

series_name = Indians in Pakistan in 1984-85 |

team1_image = Flag of India.svg |

team1_name = India |

team2_image = Flag of Pakistan.svg |

team2_name = Pakistan |

from_date = 14 October 1984|

to_date = 10 November 1984 |

team1_captain = Sunil Gavaskar|

team2_captain = Imran Khan|

no_of_tests = 3|

team1_tests_won = 0|

team2_tests_won = 0|

team1_tests_most_runs = Ravi Shastri (210) |

team2_tests_most_runs = Qasim Umar (256) |

team1_tests_most_wickets = Ravi Shastri (4) |

team2_tests_most_wickets = Azeem Hafeez (11) |

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}}

The India national cricket team toured the Pakistan during the 1984–85 cricket season. They played three Test matches against the Pakistan cricket team; the series was drawn 0–0. The Third Test was cancelled because of the assassination of Indira Gandhi on 31 October 1984.{{cite web | url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/792695.html | title=ESPNcricinfo XI: Tours that ended prematurely or never happened | publisher=ESPNcricinfo | date=27 October 2014 | access-date=16 December 2017 | author=Lynch, Steven}}

Test matches

=1st Test=

{{Test match

| date =17–22 October 1984

| team1 ={{cr-rt|Pakistan}}

| team2 ={{cr|India}}

| score-team1-inns1 =428/9d (158 overs)

| runs-team1-inns1 =Zaheer Abbas 168 (341)

| wickets-team1-inns1 =Ravi Shastri 3/90 (46 overs)

| score-team2-inns1 =156 (72.5 overs)

| runs-team2-inns1 =Sunil Gavaskar 48

| wickets-team2-inns1 =Azeem Hafeez 6/46 (23 overs)

| score-team2-inns2 =371/6 (f/o) (156 overs)

| runs-team2-inns2 =Mohinder Amarnath 101*

| wickets-team2-inns2 =Jalaluddin 2/61 (24 overs)

| result =Match drawn

| venue =Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore

| umpires =Khizer Hayat (Pak) and Shakoor Rana (Pak)

| report =[https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/62331.html Scorecard]

| toss =Pakistan won the toss and decided to bat.

| rain =

| motm=Azeem Hafeez (Pak)

| notes = Chetan Sharma (Ind) made his debut in Tests.

20 October was a rest day.

}}

=2nd Test=

{{Test match

| date =24–29 October 1984

| team1 ={{cr-rt|India}}

| team2 ={{cr|Pakistan}}

| score-team1-inns1 =500 (163 overs)

| runs-team1-inns1 =Ravi Shastri 139 (270)

| wickets-team1-inns1 =Abdul Qadir 4/104 (38 overs)

| score-team2-inns1 =674/6 (224.5 overs)

| runs-team2-inns1 =Qasim Umar 210 (442)

| wickets-team2-inns1 =Anshuman Gaekwad 1/75 (27 overs)

| result =Match drawn

| venue =Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad

| umpires =Amanullah Khan, Mahboob Shah

| report =[https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/63382.html Scorecard]

| toss =India won the toss and decided to bat.

| rain =

| motm=Qasim Umar (Pak)

| notes = Manzoor Elahi (Pak) made his debut in Tests.

27 October was a rest day.

}}

=3rd Test=

{{Test match

| date =4–9 November 1984

| team1 ={{cr-rt|India}}

| team2 ={{cr|Pakistan}}

| result =Match cancelled

| venue =National Stadium, Karachi

| umpires =

| report =[http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/45/45332.html scorecard]

| toss =No Toss

| rain =Test was cancelled because of assassination of Indira Gandhi on 31 October 1984.

| motm=

}}

One Day Internationals (ODIs)

India won the Wills Series 1-0 by winning the first match. The second match was abandoned following the assassination of Indira Gandhi and the third cancelled when the tour was called off.{{cite book |editor1-last= Woodcock |editor1-first= John |date= 1986 |title= Wisden Cricketers' Almanack, 1986 |chapter= The Indians in Pakistan, 1984-85 |url= http://www.espncricinfo.com/wisdenalmanack/content/story/153063.html |isbn= 9780947766054 }}

=1st ODI=

{{Limited overs matches

| date = 12 October 1984

| time =

| daynight =

| team1 = {{cr-rt|PAK}}

| team2 = {{cr|IND}}

| score1 = 199/7 (40 overs)

| runs1 = Zaheer Abbas 55 (56)

| wickets1 = Kapil Dev 3/36 (8 overs)

| score2 = 200/3 (37.1 overs)

| runs2 = SC Khanna 31 (37)

| wickets2 = Manzoor Elahi 2/18 (4 overs)

| result = India won by 7 wixkets

| report = [https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/45/45288.html Scorecard]

| venue = Ayub National Stadium, Quetta

| umpires = Javed Akhtar and Khizer Hayat

| motm = Manzoor Elahi (PAK)

| toss = India won the toss and elected to field.

| rain =

| notes = Manzoor Elahi (PAK) made his ODI debut.

}}

=2nd ODI=

{{Limited overs matches

| date = 31 October 1984

| time =

| daynight =

| team1 = {{cr-rt|IND}}

| team2 = {{cr|PAK}}

| score1 = 210/3 (40 overs)

| runs1 = DB Vengsarkar 94* (102)

| wickets1 = Mudassar Nazar 2/27 (8 overs)

| score2 =

| runs2 =

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| result = No result

| report = [https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/45/45322.html Scorecard]

| venue = Jinnah Stadium, Sialkot

| umpires = Mian Mohammad Aslam and Shakoor Rana

| motm =

| toss = Pakistan won the toss and elected to field.

| rain =

| notes = Sajid Ali (PAK) made his ODI debut.

}}

=3rd ODI=

{{Limited overs matches

| date = 2 November 1984

| time =

| daynight =

| team1 = {{cr-rt|PAK}}

| team2 = {{cr|IND}}

| score1 =

| runs1 =

| wickets1 =

| score2 =

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| result = Match cancelled

| report = [https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/45/45325.html Scorecard]

| venue = Shahi Bagh Stadium, Peshawar

| umpires =

| motm =

| toss =

| rain =

| notes =

}}

References

External links

[http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Events/2/India_in_Pakistan_1984-85.html Cricarchive]
[http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/series/62331.html Tour page ESPNcricinfo]
[http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/series/62331.html?view=records Record ESPNcricinfo]

Category:1984 in Indian cricket

Category:1984 in Pakistani cricket

1984-85

Category:International cricket competitions from 1980–81 to 1985

Category:Pakistani cricket seasons from 1970–71 to 1999–2000