Australian national cricket team in Pakistan in the 1979/80 season
The tour of the Australian national cricket team to Pakistan in the 1979/80 season took place from February 27 to March 23, 1980. The international cricket tour was part of the 1979/80 international cricket season and included three tests . Pakistan won the series 1–0.
prehistory
Pakistan previously played a tour in India , Australia a tour against the West Indies . The last meeting of the two teams on a tour took place in the 1978/79 season in Australia .
Stages
Tour venues |
The following stages have been designated as the venue for the tour.
| Stadion | city | capacity | Games |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iqbal Stadium | Faisalabad | 18,000 | 2nd test |
| National Stadium | Karachi | 34,228 | 1st test |
| Gaddafi Stadium | Lahore | 60,000 | 3rd test |
Squad lists
| test | |
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 Pakistan
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 Australia
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Tour matches
| February 22nd - 24th scorecard |
Rawalpindi |
Australians 223 (77.2) & 203-5d (58) |
- | BCCP President's XI 209-7d (77.3) & 81-9 (46) |
| draw | ||||
| March 13-15 Scorecard |
Multan |
Australians 213 (64.1) & 302 (110.2) |
- | Punjab Governor's XI (Pakistan) 323 (92) & 88-1 (14) |
| draw | ||||
Testing
First test in Karachi
| February 27th - March 2nd scorecard |
Karachi |
Australia 225 (95.2) & 140 (90) |
- |
Pakistan 292 (118.5) & 76-3 (25.1) |
| Pakistan wins with 7 wickets | ||||
Second test in Faisalabad
| March 6-11 Scorecard |
Faisalabad |
Australia 617 (211) |
- |
Pakistan 382-2 (126) |
| draw | ||||
Third test in Lahore
| March 18-23 Scorecard |
Lahore |
Australia 407-7d (142) & 391-8 (116) |
- |
Pakistan 420-9d (140) |
| draw | ||||