New Zealand cricket team in Pakistan and Sri Lanka in 1984–85
Appearance
The New Zealand national cricket team toured Pakistan and Sri Lanka in November and December 1984 to play a three-match Test series against the Pakistani national cricket team. The second Test match of the series was the 1,000th Test to be played.[1] Pakistan won the Test series 2–0. New Zealand were captained by Jeremy Coney and Pakistan by Zaheer Abbas. In addition, New Zealand played two Limited Overs Internationals (LOI) against the Sri Lankan national cricket team and four against Pakistan.[2]
One Day Internationals vs Sri Lanka
The series between New Zealand and Sri Lanka was drawn 1-1.
1st ODI
3 November 1984
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- New Zealand won the toss and elected to bat.
- SAR Silva (SL) made his ODI debut.
2nd ODI
4 November 1984
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- New Zealand won the toss and elected to field.
- The match was reduced from 45 overs to 41 overs per side.
- EJ Gray (NZ) made his ODI debut.
One Day Internationals vs Pakistan
Pakistan won the Wills Series 3-1.
1st ODI
12 November 1984
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- New Zealand won the toss and elected to field.
- The match was reduced from 40 overs to 39 overs per side.
- Zakir Khan (PAK) made his ODI debut.
2nd ODI
23 November 1984
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- New Zealand won the toss and elected to field.
- The match was reduced before play started from 40 overs to 20 overs per side.
- Shoaib Mohammad and Wasim Akram (both PAK) made their ODI debuts.
3rd ODI
2 December 1984
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- Pakistan won the toss and elected to field.
- The match was reduced from 40 overs to 36 overs per side.
- Mohsin Kamal (PAK) made his Test debut.
4th ODI
7 December 1984
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- New Zealand won the toss and elected to bat.
- The match was reduced before play started from 40 overs to 35 overs per side.
- Masood Iqbal (PAK) made his ODI debut.
Test series summary
First Test
Second Test
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- New Zealand won the toss and elected to bat.
- 28 November was taken as a rest day.
- The match was scheduled for five days but completed in four.
Third Test
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- Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat.
- 13 December was taken as a rest day.
References
- ^ "Is Rohit Sharma's batting average in home Tests higher than Don Bradman's?". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 5 November 2019.
- ^ "New Zealand in Pakistan and Sri Lanka 1984–85". CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 July 2014.
External links
Categories:
- 1984 in New Zealand cricket
- 1984 in Pakistani cricket
- 1984 in Sri Lankan cricket
- New Zealand cricket tours of Pakistan
- New Zealand cricket tours of Sri Lanka
- International cricket competitions from 1980–81 to 1985
- Pakistani cricket seasons from 1970–71 to 1999–2000
- Sri Lankan cricket seasons from 1972–73 to 1999–2000
- International cricket tour of Pakistan stubs
- International cricket tour of Sri Lanka stubs