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Pakistan v Australia @ National Stadium, Karachi
11, 12, 13, 15, 17 October 1956 (five-day match)
Toss: Australia (bat)
Umpires: Daud Khan, Idris Beg
Match Result: Pakistan won by 9 wickets
1st Innings
Australia
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Colin McDonald | c Imtiaz Ahmed b Fazal Mahmood | 17 | - | - | - | - |
| 2. Jim Burke | c Wallis Mathias b Fazal Mahmood | 4 | - | - | - | - |
| 3. Neil Harvey | lbw b Fazal Mahmood | 2 | - | - | - | - |
| 4. Ian Craig | c Imtiaz Ahmed b Fazal Mahmood | 0 | - | - | - | - |
| 5. Keith Miller | c Wazir Mohammad b Fazal Mahmood | 21 | - | - | - | - |
| 6. Ron Archer | c Imtiaz Ahmed b Khan Mohammad | 10 | - | - | - | - |
| 7. Richie Benaud | c Waqar Hasan b Fazal Mahmood | 4 | - | - | - | - |
| 8. Alan Davidson | c Abdul Kardar b Khan Mohammad | 3 | - | - | - | - |
| 9. Ray Lindwall | c Wallis Mathias b Khan Mohammad | 2 | - | - | - | - |
| *10. Ian Johnson | not out | 13 | - | - | - | - |
| +11. Gil Langley | c Waqar Hasan b Khan Mohammad | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| FOW | 1-19 (Jim Burke), 2-23 (Neil Harvey), 3-24 (Colin McDonald), 4-43 (Ian Craig), 5-48 (Keith Miller), 6-52 (Richie Benaud), 7-56 (Alan Davidson), 8-65 (Ron Archer), 9-76 (Ray Lindwall), 80 (Gil Langley). |
| Extras | 0b, 2lb, 0w, 1nb, 0pen) 3 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 53.1 ovs) 80 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Fazal Mahmood | 27 | 11 | 34 | 6 | (0w,0nb) |
| Khan Mohammad | 26.1 | 9 | 43 | 4 | (0w,0nb) |
2nd Innings
Pakistan
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Hanif Mohammad | c Gil Langley b Keith Miller | 0 | - | - | - | - |
| 2. Alimuddin | c Ray Lindwall b Ron Archer | 10 | - | - | - | - |
| 3. Gul Mohammad | b Alan Davidson | 12 | - | - | - | - |
| +4. Imtiaz Ahmed | c Colin McDonald b Richie Benaud | 15 | - | - | - | - |
| 5. Waqar Hasan | c Gil Langley b Keith Miller | 6 | - | - | - | - |
| 6. Wazir Mohammad | c & b Ian Johnson | 67 | - | - | - | - |
| *7. Abdul Kardar | lbw b Ian Johnson | 69 | - | - | - | - |
| 8. Wallis Mathias | b Ian Johnson | 0 | - | - | - | - |
| 9. Fazal Mahmood | not out | 10 | - | - | - | - |
| 10. Zulfiqar Ahmed | c Gil Langley b Ray Lindwall | 0 | - | - | - | - |
| 11. Khan Mohammad | b Ian Johnson | 3 | - | - | - | - |
| FOW | 1-3 (Hanif Mohammad), 2-15 (Alimuddin), 3-25 (Gul Mohammad), 4-35 (Waqar Hasan), 5-70 (Imtiaz Ahmed), 6-174 (Abdul Kardar), 7-174 (Wallis Mathias), 8-189 (Wazir Mohammad), 9-190 (Zulfiqar Ahmed), 199 (Khan Mohammad). |
| Extras | 5b, 2lb, 0w, 0nb, 0pen) 7 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 91.3 ovs) 199 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Ray Lindwall | 27 | 8 | 42 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Keith Miller | 17 | 5 | 40 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ron Archer | 4 | 0 | 18 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Alan Davidson | 6 | 4 | 6 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Richie Benaud | 17 | 5 | 36 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ian Johnson | 20.3 | 3 | 50 | 4 | (0w,0nb) |
3rd Innings
Australia
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Colin McDonald | b Fazal Mahmood | 3 | - | - | - | - |
| 2. Jim Burke | c Wallis Mathias b Fazal Mahmood | 10 | - | - | - | - |
| 3. Neil Harvey | b Fazal Mahmood | 4 | - | - | - | - |
| 4. Ian Craig | lbw b Fazal Mahmood | 18 | - | - | - | - |
| 5. Keith Miller | b Khan Mohammad | 11 | - | - | - | - |
| 6. Ron Archer | c Fazal Mahmood b Khan Mohammad | 27 | - | - | - | - |
| 7. Richie Benaud | b Fazal Mahmood | 56 | - | - | - | - |
| 8. Alan Davidson | c Imtiaz Ahmed b Khan Mohammad | 37 | - | - | - | - |
| 9. Ray Lindwall | lbw b Fazal Mahmood | 0 | - | - | - | - |
| *10. Ian Johnson | b Fazal Mahmood | 0 | - | - | - | - |
| +11. Gil Langley | not out | 13 | - | - | - | - |
| FOW | 1-6 (Colin McDonald), 2-10 (Neil Harvey), 3-23 (Jim Burke), 4-46 (Ian Craig), 5-47 (Keith Miller), 6-111 (Ron Archer), 7-141 (Richie Benaud), 8-141 (Ray Lindwall), 9-143 (Ian Johnson), 187 (Alan Davidson). |
| Extras | 0b, 2lb, 0w, 6nb, 0pen) 8 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 109.5 ovs) 187 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Fazal Mahmood | 48 | 17 | 80 | 7 | (0w,0nb) |
| Khan Mohammad | 40.5 | 13 | 69 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Zulfiqar Ahmed | 9 | 1 | 18 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Abdul Kardar | 12 | 5 | 12 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
4th Innings
Pakistan
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Hanif Mohammad | c Neil Harvey b Alan Davidson | 5 | - | - | - | - |
| 2. Alimuddin | not out | 34 | - | - | - | - |
| 3. Gul Mohammad | not out | 27 | - | - | - | - |
| +4. Imtiaz Ahmed | ||||||
| 5. Waqar Hasan | ||||||
| 6. Wazir Mohammad | ||||||
| *7. Abdul Kardar | ||||||
| 8. Wallis Mathias | ||||||
| 9. Fazal Mahmood | ||||||
| 10. Zulfiqar Ahmed | ||||||
| 11. Khan Mohammad |
| FOW | 1-7 (Hanif Mohammad). |
| Extras | 0b, 1lb, 0w, 2nb, 0pen) 3 |
| Total | (for 1 wickets, 48.4 ovs) 69 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Ray Lindwall | 16 | 8 | 22 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Keith Miller | 12 | 4 | 18 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ron Archer | 3.5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Alan Davidson | 9 | 5 | 9 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ian Johnson | 7.5 | 2 | 16 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
Squads
Pakistan:
Hanif Mohammad, Alimuddin, Gul Mohammad, Imtiaz Ahmed, Waqar Hasan, Wazir Mohammad, Abdul Kardar, Wallis Mathias, Fazal Mahmood, Zulfiqar Ahmed, Khan Mohammad