Pakistani cricket team in the West Indies in 1976–77
Pakistani cricket team in the West Indies in 1976/77 | |||
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Pakistan | West Indies | ||
Dates | 18 February 1977 – 20 April 1977 | ||
Captains | Mushtaq Mohammad | Clive Lloyd | |
Test series | |||
Result | West Indies won the 5-match series 2–1 | ||
Most runs |
Majid Khan (530) Wasim Raja (517) Asif Iqbal (314) |
Gordon Greenidge (536) Roy Fredericks (517) Clive Lloyd (336) | |
Most wickets |
Imran Khan (25) Sarfraz Nawaz (16) Mushtaq Mohammad (13) |
Colin Croft (33) Joel Garner (25) Andy Roberts (19) | |
Player of the series | Colin Croft (Pak) | ||
One Day International series | |||
Results | West Indies won the 1-match series 1–0 | ||
Most runs | Asif Iqbal (59*) | Clive Lloyd (45) | |
Most wickets | Sarfraz Nawaz (3) | Joel Garner (3) |
The Pakistan national cricket team toured the West Indies from February to April 1977 and played a five-match Test series against the West Indies cricket team which the West Indies won 2–1. Pakistan were captained by Mushtaq Mohammad; West Indies by Clive Lloyd.[1]
The series was recognised as one of the finest of that era where West Indies managed to clinch it by 2/1 after narrowly escaping a defeat in first game at Barbados. It was memorable for debut of Colin Croft who picked 33 wickets in his debut series along with Joel Garner who too picked 25 wickets in his debut series. At the time, Pakistani skipper Mushtaq accused debutant Garner of illegal action although the claim was later found to be bogus.[2]
West Indies defeat at Trinidad was their last in West Indies till 1988 again by Pakistan at Boruda
Test series summary
First Test
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Second Test
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- Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat.
- 7 March was taken as a rest day.
- IT Shillingford (WIN) made his Test debut.
Third Test
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- West Indies won the toss and elected to field.
- 21 March was taken as a rest day.
Fourth Test
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- West Indies won the toss and elected to field.
- 4 April was taken as a rest day.
Fifth Test
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- West Indies won the toss and elected to bat.
- 18 April was taken as a rest day.
Guinness Trophy
Only ODI
16 March 1977 Scorecard |
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- West Indies won the toss and elected to field.
- The match was reduced before play started from 50 to 45 overs per side.
- Mohsin Khan (PAK), and CEH Croft and J Garner (both WIN) made their ODI debuts.
References
- ^ "Pakistan in the West Indies 1977". CricketArchive. Retrieved 21 July 2014.
- ^ "Pakistan in the West Indies, 1976-77". Cricinfo. Retrieved 17 March 2022.
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