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New Zealand cricket team in Pakistan in 1964–65

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The New Zealand national cricket team toured Pakistan in March to April 1965 and played a three-match Test series against the Pakistan national cricket team. Pakistan won the Test series 2–0. New Zealand were captained by John Reid and Pakistan by Hanif Mohammad.

Test series summary

First Test

27–30 March 1965
(5-day match)
Scorecard
New Zealand  v  Pakistan
175 (56.5 overs)
BR Taylor 76
Pervez Sajjad 4/42 (16 overs)
318 (116.3 overs)
Saeed Ahmed 68
BR Taylor 3/38 (15 overs)
79 (47 overs)
BW Sinclair 21
Pervez Sajjad 4/5 (12 overs)
Pakistan won by an innings and 64 runs
Pindi Club Ground, Rawalpindi
Umpires: Qamaruddin Butt and Shujauddin
  • Pakistan won the toss and elected to field.
  • 29 March was taken as a rest day.
  • The match was scheduled for five days but completed in three.
  • Salahuddin (PAK) made his Test debut.

Second Test

2–7 April 1965
(5-day match)
Scorecard
Pakistan  v  New Zealand
385/7d (167 overs)
Hanif Mohammad 203*
FJ Cameron 4/90 (44 overs)
482/6d (209 overs)
BW Sinclair 130
Mohammad Farooq 2/71 (41 overs)
194/8d (77 overs)
Majid Khan 44
FJ Cameron 2/15 (11 overs)
Match drawn
Lahore Stadium, Lahore
Umpires: Akhtar Hussain and Shujauddin
  • New Zealand won the toss and elected to field.
  • 5 April was taken as a rest day.

Third Test

9–14 April 1965
(5-day match)
Scorecard
New Zealand  v  Pakistan
285 (103 overs)
JR Reid 128
Asif Iqbal 3/35 (11 overs)
307/8d (121 overs)
Saeed Ahmed 172
RC Motz 2/35 (22 overs)
223 (99.4 overs)
JR Reid 76
Intikhab Alam 4/39 (26.4 overs)
202/2 (60 overs)
Mohammad Ilyas 126
JR Reid 1/6 (1 over)
Pakistan won by 8 wickets
National Stadium, Karachi
Umpires: Daud Khan and Shujauddin
  • New Zealand won the toss and elected to bat.
  • 12 April was taken as a rest day.

References

  1. "New Zealand in India and Pakistan 1964–65". CricketArchive. Retrieved 10 July 2014.

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