Editing Pakistani cricket team in New Zealand in 1972–73

{{Short description|International cricket tour}}
The [[Pakistan national cricket team]] toured [[New Zealand]] in January and February 1973 and played a three-match [[Test cricket|Test series]] against the [[New Zealand national cricket team]]. Pakistan won the series 1-0. It was their first Test series win outside Pakistan.<ref>{{cite web |title=Enter Intikhab |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/149912.html |website=Cricinfo |access-date=28 December 2020}}</ref> In addition, a [[Limited Overs International]] (LOI) took place between the second and third Tests; this match was the inaugural LOI of both teams.

==Touring team==
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* [[Intikhab Alam]] (captain)
* [[Asif Iqbal (Pakistani cricketer)|Asif Iqbal]]
* [[Asif Masood]]
* [[Azmat Rana]]
* [[Majid Khan (cricketer, born 1946)|Majid Khan]]
* [[Majid Usman]]
* [[Masood Iqbal]]
* [[Mushtaq Mohammad]]
* [[Nasim-ul-Ghani]]
* [[Pervez Sajjad]]
* [[Sadiq Mohammad]]
* [[Saleem Altaf]]
* [[Sarfraz Nawaz]]
* [[Talat Ali]]
* [[Wasim Bari]]
* [[Wasim Raja]]
* [[Zaheer Abbas]]
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Azmat Rana and Wasim Raja had replaced [[Mohammad Ilyas (cricketer)|Mohammad Ilyas]] and [[Saeed Ahmed (cricketer)|Saeed Ahmed]] after the [[Pakistani cricket team in Australia in 1972–73|Australian leg of the tour]].

==Test series summary==
'''1st Test'''
{{Two-innings cricket match
| date = February 2–5, 1973
| team1 = {{cr-rt|PAK}}
| team2 = {{cr|NZL}}

| score-team1-inns1 = 357 (90.4 overs)
| runs-team1-inns1 = [[Sadiq Mohammad]] 166
| wickets-team1-inns1 = [[BR Taylor]] 4/110 (24.4 overs)

| score-team2-inns1 = 325 (74.4 overs)
| runs-team2-inns1 = [[MG Burgess]] 79
| wickets-team2-inns1 = [[Sarfraz Nawaz]] 4/126 (29 overs)
| score-team1-inns2 = 290/6d (71 overs)
| runs-team1-inns2 = [[Majid Khan (cricketer, born 1946)|Majid Khan]] 79
| wickets-team1-inns2 = [[HJ Howarth]] 4/99 (31 overs)
| score-team2-inns2 = 78/3 (26 overs)
| runs-team2-inns2 = [[Glenn Turner|GM Turner]] 49*
| wickets-team2-inns2 = [[Saleem Altaf]] 3/15 (6 overs)

| result = Match drawn
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/wisdenalmanack/engine/match/63097.html scorecard]<br/>[http://www.espncricinfo.com/wisdenalmanack/content/story/152516.html report]
| venue = [[Basin Reserve]], Wellington
| umpires = [[Tony Mackintosh]] (NZ), [[Trevor Martin (umpire)|Trevor Martin]] (NZ)
| motm = 
| toss = Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat first
| rain = Rain affected first two days
| notes = Test debut of [[Richard Hadlee]]
}}

'''2nd Test'''
{{Two-innings cricket match
| date = February 7–10, 1973
| team1 = {{cr-rt|PAK}}
| team2 = {{cr|NZL}}

| score-team1-inns1 = 507/6d (123 overs)
| runs-team1-inns1 = [[Mushtaq Mohammad]] 201
| wickets-team1-inns1 = [[BR Taylor]] 2/91 (22 overs)

| score-team2-inns1 = 156 (51.5 overs)
| runs-team2-inns1 = [[Ken Wadsworth]] 45
| wickets-team2-inns1 = [[Intikhab Alam]] 7/52 (21 overs)
| score-team2-inns2 = 185 (f/o) (49.4 overs)
| runs-team2-inns2 = [[Vic Pollard]] 61
| wickets-team2-inns2 = Mushtaq Mohammad 5/49 (31 overs)

| result = Pakistan won by an innings and 166 runs
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/series/17236/scorecard/63098/New-Zealand-vs-Pakistan-2nd-Test-pakistan-in-new-zealand-test-series/ scorecard]<br/>[http://www.espncricinfo.com/wisdenalmanack/content/story/152517.html report]
| venue = [[Carisbrook]], Dunedin
| umpires = [[Dennis Copps]] (NZ), [[Dick Shortt]] (NZ)
| motm = 
| toss = Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat first
| rain = 
| notes = Mushtaq and [[Asif Iqbal (cricketer, born 1943)|Asif Iqbal]] (175) added 350 which broke the [[List of Pakistan Test cricket records#Highest partnerships by wicket|Pakistan fourth-wicket record]]
* ''Mushtaq became the second Test player to make a double century and take five wickets in an innings in the same match''
}}

'''3rd Test'''
{{Two-innings cricket match
| date = February 16–19, 1973
| team1 = {{cr-rt|PAK}}
| team2 = {{cr|NZL}}

| score-team1-inns1 = 402 (117.5 overs)
| runs-team1-inns1 = Majid Khan 110
| wickets-team1-inns1 = [[BR Taylor]] 4/86 (32 overs)

| score-team2-inns1 = 402 (90.6 overs)
| runs-team2-inns1 = [[BF Hastings]] 110
| wickets-team2-inns1 = [[Intikhab Alam]] 6/127 (30 overs)
| score-team1-inns2 = 271 (78.7 overs)
| runs-team1-inns2 = Mushtaq Mohammad 52
| wickets-team1-inns2 = HJ Howarth 3/99 (31 overs)
| score-team2-inns2 = 92/3 (24 overs)
| runs-team2-inns2 = [[Rodney Redmond]] 56
| wickets-team2-inns2 = Wasim Raja 3/32 (8 overs)

| result = Match drawn
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/series/17236/scorecard/63099/New-Zealand-vs-Pakistan-3rd-Test-pakistan-in-new-zealand-test-series/ scorecard]<br/>[http://www.espncricinfo.com/wisdenalmanack/content/story/152518.html report]
| venue = [[Eden Park]], Auckland
| umpires = Tony Mackintosh (NZ), [[Trevor Martin (umpire)|Trevor Martin]] (NZ)
| motm = 
| toss = Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat first
| rain = 
| notes =Brian Hastings and [[Richard Collinge]] (68) had a [[List of Test cricket records#Highest partnership for each wicket|world Test record 10th wicket stand]] of 151 in 155 minutes, since eclipsed by [[Joe Root]] and [[James Anderson (cricketer)|James Anderson]] (198) in 2014. The previous record of 130 by [[Wilfred Rhodes]] and [[R. E. Foster]] had stood for 70 years
* ''[[Rodney Redmond]], replacing [[Terry Jarvis]] as opener, on debut scored a rapid 107, then a fine 56. It was to be his only Test.
* ''Taylor took his hundredth wicket in Tests, then moved past [[Dick Motz]]'s New Zealand record
}}

==ODI match==
{{Limited overs matches|
  | date = February 11, 1973
  | team1 = {{cr|New Zealand}}
  | score1 = 187 (38.3 overs)
  | score2 = 165 (33.3 overs)
  | team2 = {{cr|Pakistan}}
  | runs1 = [[Mark Burgess (cricketer)|Mark Burgess]] 47 (68)
  | wickets1 = [[Sarfraz Nawaz]] 4/46 (7.3 overs)
  | runs2 = [[Sadiq Mohammad]] 37 (50)
  | wickets2 = [[Dayle Hadlee]] 4/34 (8 overs)
  | result = {{cr|New Zealand}} won by 22 runs
  | report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/series/17236/scorecard/64149/New-Zealand-vs-Pakistan-Only-ODI-pakistan-in-new-zealand-odi-match/ scorecard]<br/>[http://www.espncricinfo.com/wisdenalmanack/content/story/153887.html report]
  | toss = Pakistan won the toss and decided to field
  | venue = [[Lancaster Park]], [[Christchurch]]
  | umpires = [[Fred Goodall|F.R. Goodall]] (NZ) & [[Gavin Wainscott|E.G. Wainscott]] (NZ)|
  | rain =
  | notes = This was the first ever [[One Day International|ODI]] match for Pakistan and New Zealand.
*''[[Peter Coman]], [[Glenn Turner]], [[Bevan Congdon]], [[Brian Hastings]], [[Mark Burgess (cricketer)|Mark Burgess]], [[Graham Vivian]], [[Ken Wadsworth]], [[Dayle Hadlee]], [[Richard Hadlee]], [[Hedley Howarth]], [[Richard Collinge]] (NZ), [[Intikhab Alam]], [[Sadiq Mohammad]], [[Majid Khan (cricketer, born 1946)|Majid Khan]], [[Mushtaq Mohammad]], [[Asif Iqbal (cricketer, born 1943)|Asif Iqbal]], [[Wasim Raja]], [[Nasim-ul-Ghani]], [[Wasim Bari]], [[Saleem Altaf]], [[Sarfraz Nawaz]] and [[Asif Masood]] (Pak) all made their ODI debuts.
*''New Zealand registered their first ever ODI win.''
}}

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.espncricinfo.com/wisdenalmanack/content/story/152515.html Pakistan tour of New Zealand 1973], ''[[Wisden Cricketers' Almanack|Wisden]] 1974'', [[R.T. Brittenden]] on [[ESPN Cricinfo]]

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