West Indies cricket team in Pakistan in the 1958-59 season

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The West Indies cricket team's tour to Pakistan in the 1958/59 season took place from February 20, 1958 to March 31, 1959. The international cricket tour was part of the 1958/59 international cricket season and included three tests . Pakistan won the series 2–1.

prehistory

The West Indies previously contested a tour in India , for Pakistan it was the first tour of the season. The last meeting of the two teams on a tour took place in the 1957/58 season in the West Indies .

Stages

Tour venues
West Indies cricket team in Pakistan in the 1958/59 season (Bangladesh)
Dhaka (BNS)
Dhaka (BNS)
Tour venues

The following stages have been designated as the venue for the tour.

Stadion city capacity Games
Bangabandhu National Stadium Dhaka 36,000 2nd test
National Stadium Karachi 34,228 1st test
Lahore Stadium Lahore 60,000 3rd test

Squad lists

The teams named the following squads.

test
Pakistan Pakistan West Indies cricket team West Indies
  • Antao D'Souza
  • Alim Uddin
  • Fazal Mahmood
  • Hanif Mohammad
  • Haseeb Ahsan
  • Ijaz Butt
  • Imtiaz Ahmed
  • Mahmood Hussain
  • Mushtaq Mohammad
  • Nasim-ul-Ghani
  • Saeed Anwar
  • Shuja Uddin
  • Wallis Mathias
  • Waqar Younis
  • Wazir Mohammad
  • Garry Alexander
  • Eric Atkinson
  • Basil Butcher
  • Robin Bynoe
  • Lance Gibbs
  • Wes Hall
  • John Holt
  • Conrad Hunte
  • Rohan Kanhai
  • Sonny Ramadhin
  • Cammie Smith
  • Garry Sobers
  • Joe Solomon
  • Jaswick Taylor

Testing

First test in Karachi

February
20-25 scorecard
Karachi West Indies cricket team West Indies
146 (60) & 245 (113)
- Pakistan Pakistan
304 (160.2) & 88-0 (34)
Pakistan wins with 10 wickets

Second test in Dhaka

March
6-8 Scorecard
Dhaka Pakistan Pakistan
145 (75.3) & 144 (62.5)
- West Indies cricket team West Indies
76 (36.3) & 172 (60.5)
Pakistan wins with 41 runs

Third test in Lahore

March 26th - 31st
Scorecard
Lahore West Indies cricket team West Indies
469 (149.3)
- Pakistan Pakistan
209 (79.2) & 104 (48.5) (f / o)
West Indies wins with one innings and 156 runs

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