The 1978–79 international cricket season was from September 1978 to April 1979.[1][2]
Season overview edit
| International tours | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Start date | Home team | Away team | Results [Matches] | |||
| Test | ODI | FC | LA | |||
| 1 October 1978 |  Pakistan
|
 India
|
2–0 [3] | 2–1 [3] | — | — |
| 1 December 1978 |  Australia
|
 England
|
1–5 [6] | 2–1 [5] | — | — |
| 1 December 1978 | India
|
 West Indies
|
1–0 [6] | — | — | — |
| 2 February 1979 |  New Zealand
|
Pakistan
|
0–1 [3] | — | — | — |
| 10 March 1979 | Australia
|
Pakistan
|
1–1 [2] | — | — | — |
October edit
India in Pakistan edit
| ODI series | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result | |||
| ODI 54 | 1 October | Mushtaq Mohammad | Bishan Singh Bedi | Ayub National Stadium, Quetta | India by 4 runs
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| ODI 55 | 13 October | Mushtaq Mohammad | Bishan Singh Bedi | Jinnah Stadium, Sialkot | Pakistan by 8 wickets
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| ODI 56 | 3 November | Mushtaq Mohammad | Bishan Singh Bedi | Zafar Ali Stadium, Sahiwal | Pakistan by a concession (opposition conceded)
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| Test series | ||||||||
| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result | |||
| Test 831 | 16–21 October | Mushtaq Mohammad | Bishan Singh Bedi | Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad | Match drawn | |||
| Test 832 | 27 Oct–1 November | Mushtaq Mohammad | Bishan Singh Bedi | Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore | Pakistan by 8 wickets
| |||
| Test 833 | 14–19 November | Mushtaq Mohammad | Bishan Singh Bedi | National Stadium, Karachi | Pakistan by 8 wickets
| |||
December edit
England in Australia edit
West Indies in India edit
| Test series | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result | |||
| Test 835 | 1–6 December | Sunil Gavaskar | Alvin Kallicharran | Wankhede Stadium, Bombay | Match drawn | |||
| Test 837 | 15–20 December | Sunil Gavaskar | Alvin Kallicharran | Karnataka State Cricket Association Stadium, Bangalore | Match drawn | |||
| Test 839 | 29 Dec–3 January | Sunil Gavaskar | Alvin Kallicharran | Eden Gardens, Calcutta | Match drawn | |||
| Test 841 | 12–16 January | Sunil Gavaskar | Alvin Kallicharran | MA Chidambaram Stadium, Madras | India by 3 wickets
| |||
| Test 842 | 24–29 December | Sunil Gavaskar | Alvin Kallicharran | Feroz Shah Kotla Ground, Delhi | Match drawn | |||
| Test 845 | 2–8 February | Sunil Gavaskar | Alvin Kallicharran | Green Park Stadium, Kanpur | Match drawn | |||
February edit
Pakistan in New Zealand edit
| Test Series | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result | |||
| Test 844 | 2–7 February | Mark Burgess | Mushtaq Mohammad | AMI Stadium, Christchurch | Pakistan by 128 runs
| |||
| Test 847 | 16–21 February | Mark Burgess | Mushtaq Mohammad | McLean Park, Napier | Match drawn | |||
| Test 848 | 23–28 February | Mark Burgess | Mushtaq Mohammad | Eden Park, Auckland | Match drawn | |||
March edit
Pakistan in Australia edit
| Test Series | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result | |||
| Test 849 | 10–15 March | Graham Yallop | Mushtaq Mohammad | Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne | Pakistan by 71 runs
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| Test 850 | 24–29 March | Kim Hughes | Mushtaq Mohammad | WACA Ground, Perth | Australia by 7 wickets
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References edit
- ^ "Season 1978/79". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 23 March 2020.
- ^ "Season 1978/79 archive". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 23 March 2020.
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