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AUSTRALIA vs PAKISTAN, 1st Test

Series: Pakistan in Australia Test Series, 1979Format: TESTVenue: Melbourne Cricket Ground, MelbourneDate & Time: Saturday, March 10, 1979, 05:30 AM

AUSTRALIA vs PAKISTAN, 1st Test: match overview

AUSTRALIA and PAKISTAN met in the 1st Test of Pakistan in Australia Test Series, 1979 at Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne on Saturday, March 10, 1979. Result: Pakistan won by 71 runs.

A Test match is played over up to five days with two innings a side, so the scorecard here tracks both innings for each team, the follow-on and declarations, and the session-by-session state of play.

Follow every ball on this page: live commentary, the full scorecard with batting and bowling figures, both squads, over-by-over summaries, partnerships, run-rate and win-probability charts. Crickpal updates the score from official feeds in real time, and the latest news around Pakistan in Australia Test Series, 1979 appears alongside the match.

Match facts

Match
1st Test, Pakistan in Australia Test Series, 1979
Teams
AUSTRALIA vs PAKISTAN
Format
Test match
Venue
Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
Date
Saturday, March 10, 1979
Start time
05:30 AM local (00:00 GMT)
Status
Pakistan won by 71 runs

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