Pakistani cricket team in England in 1987

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The Pakistan cricket team toured England in the 1987 season to play a five-match Test series against England. Pakistan won the series 1-0 with 4 matches drawn. This was the first Test series that Pakistan won against England in England.

One Day Internationals (ODIs)

England won the Texaco Trophy 2-1.

1st ODI

21 May 1987
Scorecard
Pakistan 
232/6 (55 overs)
v
 England
233/3 (53.1 overs)
Javed Miandad 113 (145)
NA Foster 2/36 (11 overs)
BC Broad 99 (168)
Mudassar Nazar 1/41 (11 overs)
England won by 7 wickets
The Oval, London
Umpires: DR Shepherd and AGT Whitehead
Player of the match: BC Broad (ENG)
  • England won the toss and elected to field.

2nd ODI

23 May 1987
Scorecard
England 
157 (51.1 overs)
v
 Pakistan
158/4 (52 overs)
BC Broad 52 (84)
Wasim Akram 2/18 (9.1 overs)
Javed Miandad 71* (129)
NA Foster 2/25 (11 overs)
Pakistan won by 6 wickets
Trent Bridge, Nottingham
Umpires: DJ Constant and BJ Meyer
Player of the match: Javed Miandad (PAK)
  • Pakistan won the toss and elected to field.

3rd ODI

25 May 1987
Scorecard
Pakistan 
213/9 (55 overs)
v
 England
217/9 (54.3 overs)
Javed Miandad 68 (128)
NA Foster 3/29 (11 overs)
MW Gatting 41 (56)
Mudassar Nazar 2/17 (11 overs)
England won by 1 wicket
Edgbaston, Birmingham
Umpires: HD Bird and KE Palmer
Player of the match: PAJ DeFreitas (ENG)
  • England won the toss and elected to field.

Test series summary

First Test

4–9 June 1987
Scorecard
v
447 (143.4 overs)
RT Robinson 166 (365)
Wasim Akram 4/111 (46 overs)
140/5 (64 overs)
Mansoor Akhtar 75 (182)
PH Edmonds 1/2 (7 overs)
Match drawn
Old Trafford, Manchester
Umpires: HD Bird and BJ Meyer
Player of the match: RT Robinson (ENG)
  • Pakistan won the toss and elected to field.
  • 7 June was taken as a rest day.
  • There was no play on the final day.
  • NH Fairbrother (ENG) made his Test debut.

Second Test

18–23 June 1987
Scorecard
v
368 (112.5 overs)
CWJ Athey 123 (202)
Mudassar Nazar 2/26 (16 overs)
Match drawn
Lord's, London
Umpires: DJ Constant and AGT Whitehead
Player of the match: CWJ Athey (ENG)
  • England won the toss and elected to bat.
  • 21 June was taken as a rest day.
  • There was no play on the second, fourth and fifth days.

Third Test

2–6 July 1987
Scorecard
v
136 (60.4 overs)
DJ Capel 53 (161)
Mohsin Kamal 3/22 (8.4 overs)
353 (131.2 overs)
Saleem Malik 99 (238)
NA Foster 8/107 (46.2 overs)
199 (78.1 overs)
DI Gower 55 (136)
Imran Khan 7/40 (19.1 overs)
Pakistan won by an innings and 18 runs
Headingley, Leeds
Umpires: KE Palmer and DR Shepherd
Player of the match: Imran Khan (PAK)
  • England won the toss and elected to bat.
  • 5 July was taken as a rest day.
  • The match was scheduled for five days but completed in four.
  • DJ Capel (ENG) made his Test debut.

Fourth Test

23–28 July 1987
Scorecard
v
439 (173.3 overs)
Mudassar Nazar 124 (416)
GR Dilley 5/92 (35 overs)
521 (169.5 overs)
MW Gatting 124 (399)
Imran Khan 6/129 (41.5 overs)
205 (73.3 overs)
Shoaib Mohammad 50 (152)
NA Foster 4/59 (27 overs)
109/7 (17.4 overs)
BC Broad 30 (23)
Wasim Akram 2/41 (8.4 overs)
Match drawn
Edgbaston, Birmingham
Umpires: BJ Meyer and AGT Whitehead
Player of the match: MW Gatting (ENG)
  • England won the toss and elected to field.
  • 26 July was taken as a rest day.

Fifth Test

6–11 August 1987
Scorecard
v
708 (220.3 overs)
Javed Miandad 260 (617)
GR Dilley 6/154 (47.3 overs)
232 (99.4 overs)
MW Gatting 61 (164)
Abdul Qadir 7/96 (44.4 overs)
315/4 (f/o) (142 overs)
MW Gatting 150* (346)
Abdul Qadir 3/115 (53 overs)
Match drawn
The Oval, London
Umpires: DJ Constant and KE Palmer
Player of the match: Javed Miandad (PAK)
  • Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat.
  • 9 August was taken as a rest day.

The Pakistan innings of 708 is the highest in Test match history not to feature a wide.[1]

Annual reviews

References

  1. ^ Walmsley, Keith (2003). Mosts Without in Test Cricket. Reading, England: Keith Walmsley. p. 364. ISBN 0947540067.

External sources

  • Pakistan tour of England 1987 at ESPN Cricinfo
  • CricketArchive – tour itineraries
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