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Australia v Pakistan @ Melbourne Cricket Ground
29, 30 December 1972, 1, 2, 3 January 1973 (five-day match)
Toss: Australia (bat)
Umpires: JR Collins, PR Enright
Match Result: Australia won by 92 runs
1st Innings
Australia
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Ian Redpath | c Saeed Ahmed b Intikhab Alam | 135 | 204 | 277 | 14 | - |
| 2. Paul Sheahan | run out ( > > ) | 23 | 0 | 72 | 2 | - |
| *3. Ian Chappell | c Wasim Bari b Sarfraz Nawaz | 66 | 0 | 130 | 11 | - |
| 4. Greg Chappell | not out | 116 | 204 | 230 | 12 | - |
| 5. John Benaud | c Sarfraz Nawaz b Intikhab Alam | 13 | 40 | 30 | - | - |
| +6. Rod Marsh | c Wasim Bari b Sarfraz Nawaz | 74 | 0 | 125 | 11 | - |
| 7. Kerry O'Keeffe | ||||||
| 8. Ashley Mallett | ||||||
| 9. Max Walker | ||||||
| 10. Jeff Thomson | ||||||
| 11. Dennis Lillee |
| FOW | . |
| Extras | 1b, 6lb, 0w, 7nb, 0pen) 14 |
| Total | (for 5 wickets, 85.5 ovs) 441 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Asif Masood | 17 | 0 | 97 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Saleem Altaf | 9 | 0 | 49 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Sarfraz Nawaz | 22.5 | 4 | 100 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Intikhab Alam | 16 | 0 | 101 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Majid Khan | 21 | 2 | 80 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
2nd Innings
Pakistan
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Sadiq Mohammad | lbw b Dennis Lillee | 137 | 261 | 313 | 15 | - |
| 2. Saeed Ahmed | c Greg Chappell b Max Walker | 50 | 0 | 95 | 8 | - |
| 3. Zaheer Abbas | run out ( > > ) | 51 | 55 | 72 | 5 | - |
| 4. Majid Khan | c Rod Marsh b Max Walker | 158 | 276 | 303 | 18 | - |
| 5. Mushtaq Mohammad | c Rod Marsh b Kerry O'Keeffe | 60 | 0 | 133 | 5 | - |
| 6. Asif Iqbal | c Dennis Lillee b Ashley Mallett | 7 | 0 | 13 | 1 | - |
| *7. Intikhab Alam | c Paul Sheahan b Ashley Mallett | 68 | 0 | 141 | 6 | - |
| +8. Wasim Bari | b Ashley Mallett | 7 | 0 | 16 | - | - |
| 9. Saleem Altaf | not out | 13 | 0 | 32 | - | - |
| 10. Sarfraz Nawaz | not out | 0 | - | 4 | - | - |
| 11. Asif Masood |
| FOW | 1-128 (Zaheer Abbas), 2-323 (Sadiq Mohammad), 3-395 (Saeed Ahmed), 4-416 (Majid Khan), 5-429 (Asif Iqbal), 6-519 (Mushtaq Mohammad), 7-541 (Wasim Bari), 8-572 (Intikhab Alam). |
| Extras | 12b, 7lb, 1w, 3nb, 0pen) 23 |
| Total | (for 8 wickets, 124.6 ovs) 574 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Dennis Lillee | 16.6 | 1 | 90 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Jeff Thomson | 17 | 1 | 100 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Max Walker | 24 | 1 | 112 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ashley Mallett | 38 | 4 | 124 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Kerry O'Keeffe | 23 | 1 | 94 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ian Chappell | 5 | 0 | 21 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ian Redpath | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
3rd Innings
Australia
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Ian Redpath | c Wasim Bari b Saleem Altaf | 6 | 13 | 26 | - | - |
| 2. Paul Sheahan | c Sarfraz Nawaz b Asif Masood | 127 | 0 | 275 | 12 | - |
| 3. John Benaud | c Wasim Bari b Saleem Altaf | 142 | 207 | 211 | 18 | 2 |
| *4. Ian Chappell | st Wasim Bari b Majid Khan | 9 | 0 | 48 | - | - |
| 5. Greg Chappell | run out ( > > ) | 62 | 80 | 108 | 7 | - |
| +6. Rod Marsh | c Asif Iqbal b Asif Masood | 3 | 0 | 6 | - | - |
| 7. Kerry O'Keeffe | b Sarfraz Nawaz | 24 | 70 | 110 | 2 | - |
| 8. Ashley Mallett | c Wasim Bari b Sarfraz Nawaz | 8 | 20 | 16 | - | - |
| 9. Max Walker | run out ( > > ) | 11 | 22 | 25 | 2 | - |
| 10. Jeff Thomson | not out | 19 | 30 | 39 | 3 | - |
| 11. Dennis Lillee | c Mushtaq Mohammad b Intikhab Alam | 2 | 24 | 18 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-18 (Ian Redpath), 2-251 (John Benaud), 3-288 (Paul Sheahan), 4-298 (Ian Chappell), 5-305 (Rod Marsh), 6-375 (Greg Chappell), 7-391 (Ashley Mallett), 8-392 (Kerry O'Keeffe), 9-418 (Max Walker), 425 (Dennis Lillee). |
| Extras | 0b, 3lb, 0w, 9nb, 0pen) 12 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 87.6 ovs) 425 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Asif Masood | 12 | 0 | 100 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Saleem Altaf | 14 | 0 | 50 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Sarfraz Nawaz | 22 | 2 | 99 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Intikhab Alam | 15.6 | 3 | 70 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Majid Khan | 17 | 1 | 61 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Mushtaq Mohammad | 7 | 0 | 33 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
4th Innings
Pakistan
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Sadiq Mohammad | c Rod Marsh b Max Walker | 5 | 16 | 23 | 1 | - |
| 2. Saeed Ahmed | c Ashley Mallett b Dennis Lillee | 6 | 0 | 16 | 1 | - |
| 3. Zaheer Abbas | run out ( > > ) | 25 | 49 | 85 | - | - |
| 4. Majid Khan | c Rod Marsh b Dennis Lillee | 47 | 89 | 87 | 6 | - |
| 5. Mushtaq Mohammad | run out ( > > ) | 13 | 0 | 54 | - | - |
| 6. Asif Iqbal | c Ian Redpath b Max Walker | 37 | 0 | 63 | 3 | - |
| *7. Intikhab Alam | c Ian Chappell b Ashley Mallett | 48 | 0 | 107 | 11 | - |
| +8. Wasim Bari | b Max Walker | 0 | 0 | 3 | - | - |
| 9. Saleem Altaf | b Kerry O'Keeffe | 10 | 0 | 49 | 1 | - |
| 10. Sarfraz Nawaz | run out ( > > ) | 8 | 0 | 21 | 1 | - |
| 11. Asif Masood | not out | 1 | 1 | 5 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-11 (Saeed Ahmed), 2-15 (Sadiq Mohammad), 3-80 (Zaheer Abbas), 4-83 (Majid Khan), 5-128 (Mushtaq Mohammad), 6-138 (Asif Iqbal), 7-138 (Wasim Bari), 8-161 (Saleem Altaf), 9-181 (Sarfraz Nawaz), 200 (Intikhab Alam). |
| Extras | 0b, 0lb, 0w, 0nb, 0pen) 0 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 57.5 ovs) 200 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Dennis Lillee | 11 | 1 | 59 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Jeff Thomson | 2 | 0 | 10 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Max Walker | 14 | 3 | 39 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ashley Mallett | 17.5 | 3 | 56 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Kerry O'Keeffe | 9 | 4 | 10 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ian Chappell | 3 | 0 | 16 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Greg Chappell | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
Squads
Australia:
Ian Redpath, Paul Sheahan, John Benaud, Ian Chappell, Greg Chappell, Rod Marsh, Kerry O'Keeffe, Ashley Mallett, Max Walker, Jeff Thomson, Dennis Lillee