Pakistan’s defeat in the Lord’s Test was their 68th in test cricket
Arshad Chughtai03-Sep-2001Pakistan’s defeat in the Lord’s Test was their 68th in test cricket. Out of 278 tests played to date, Pakistan have lost 18 against Australia, 16 against England, 13 against West Indies, 6 each against New Zealand and Sri Lanka, 5 against India, 3 against South Africa and 2 against Zimbabwe. 51 of these defeats have come on away grounds, against 17 at home.West Indies and Sri Lanka have most victories (4) against Pakistan on Pakistan grounds. Pakistan suffered their heaviest defeat – by an innings and 185 runs – against New Zealand at Hamilton in 2000-01. In terms of runs, Pakistan have lost two matches by a margin of over three hundred runs – against Australia (Melbourne 1976-77) and South Africa (Johannesburg 1994-95).Pakistan’s heaviest defeat at home was by an innings and 156 runs at Bagh-e-Jinnah, Lahore, against West Indies in 1958-59. Pakistan’s inaugural test against India at Delhi in 1952-53 resulted in an innings defeat. Their 10th defeat came against England at Lahore 1961-62, 25th against England at Edgbaston 1978 and 50th against Sri Lanka at Sialkot 1995.The complete break-up of Pakistan’s 68 defeats against each country in chronological order, followed by margin-wise and venue-wise defeats, is presented below:Defeats against each opponentIndia
1.1952-53DelhiInnings and 70 runs2.1952-53Bombay10 wickets3.1979-80Bombay131 runs4.1979-80Madras10 wickets5.1998-99Delhi212 runs.
England
1.1954NottinghamInnings and 129 runs2.1961-62Lahore5 wickets3.1962EdgbastonInnings and 24 runs4.1962Lords9 wickets5.1962LeedsInnings and 117 runs6.1962The Oval10 wickets7.1967Nottingham10 wickets8.1967The Oval8 wickets9.1971Leeds25 runs10.1978EdgbastonInnings and 57 runs11.1978LordsInnings and 120 runs12.1982Edgbaston113 runs13.1982Leeds3 wickets14.1992Leeds6 wickets15.2000-2001Karachi6 wickets16.2001LordsInnings and 9 runs
New Zealand
1.1969-70Lahore5 wickets2.1984-85AucklandInnings and 99 runs3.1984-85Dunedin2 wickets4.1993-94Christchurch5 wickets5.1996-97Lahore44 runs6.2001HamiltonInnings and 185 runs
Australia
1.1959-60Dacca8 wickets2.1959-60Lahore7 wickets3.1972-73AdeliadeInnings and 114 runs4.1972-73Melbourne92 runs5.1972-73Sydney52 runs6.1976-77Melbourne348 runs7.1978-79Perth7 wickets8.1981-82Perth286 runs9.1981-82Brisbane10 wickets10.1983-84PerthInnings and 9 runs11.1983-84Sydney10 wickets12.1989-90Melbourne92 runs13.1995-96BrisbaneInnings and 126 runs14.1995-96Hobart155 runs15.1998-99RawalpindiInnings and 99 runs16.1999-2000Brisbane10 wickets17.1999-2000Hobart4 wickets18.1999-2000PerthInnings and 141 runs
West Indies
1.1957-58Port of Spain120 runs2.1957-58KingstonInnings and 174 runs3.1957-58George Town8 wickets4.1958-59LahoreInnings and 156 runs5.1976-77Port of Spain6 wickets6.1976-77Kingston140 runs7.1979-80Faisalabad156 runs8.1986-87LahoreInnings and 10 runs9.1987-88Bridge Town2 wickets10.1990Faisalabad7 wickets11.1992-93Port of Spain204 runs12.1992-93Bridge Town10 wickets13.2000St John’s Antigua1 wicket
Sri Lanka
1.1985-86Colombo8 wickets2.1995Faisalabad42 runs3.1995Sialkot144 runs4.1999-2000Rawalpindi2 wickets5.1999-2000Peshawar57 runs
Zimbabwe
1.1994-95HarareInnings and 64 runs2.1998-99Peshawar7 wickets
South Africa
1.1994-95Johannesburg324 runs2.1997-98Faisalabad53 runs3.1998-99Port Elizabeth259 runs
Summary of defeats against each country from 1952-53 to date
India-55England21416New Zealand246Australia31518West Indies 4913Sri Lanka415Zimbabwe112South Africa123Total175158
Pakistan’s defeats – 1st, 10th, 25th & 50th1st1952-53IndiaDelhiInnings and 70 runs10th1961-62EnglandLahore5 wickets25th1978EnglandEdgbastonInnings and 57 runs50th1995Sri LankaSialkot144 runs
Defeats – by margin
IndEngNZAusWISLZimSAAll
001-2—3
-3-3—-6
1111–1-5
-2011—4
22-31—8
-1——1
-1-111–4
—21-1-4
-2–1—3
-12—–3
—1—-1
-1——1
–1-11–3
—1—-1
—1—12
—1—12
1—1—2
—11—2
11–21–5
—3-1-15
-11–1–3
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5166181352368Biggest defeats
1.2000-2001New Zealand HamiltonInnings and 185 runs2.1957-58West IndiesKingstonInnings and 174 runs3.1958-59West IndiesLahoreInnings and 156 runs4.1999-2000AustraliaPerthInnings and 141 runs5.1954EnglandNottinghamInnings and 129 runs6.1995-96Australia BrisbaneInnings and 126 runs7.1978EnglandLordsInnings and 120 runs8.1962EnglandLeedsInnings and 117 runs9.1972-73AustraliaAdelaideInnings and 114 runs10.1984-85New ZealandAucklandInnings and 99 runs11.1998-99AustraliaRawalpindiInnings and 99 runs12.1952-53IndiaDelhiInnings and 70 runs13.1994-95ZimbabweHarareInnings and 64 runs14.1978EnglandEdgbastonInnings and 57 runs15.1962EnglandEdgbastonInnings and 24 runs16.1986-87West IndiesLahoreInnings and 10 runs17.1983-84AustraliaPerthInnings and 9 runs18.2001EnglandLordsInnings and 9 runs19.1976-77AustraliaMelbourne348 runs20.1994-95South AfricaJohannesburg329 runs21.1981-82AustraliaPerth286 runs22.1998-99South AfricaPort Elizabeth259 runs23.1998-99IndiaDelhi212 runs24.1992-93West IndiesPort of Spain204 runsMargin-wise defeats – highlights 19 of Pakistan’s defeats were by an innings, 28 by wickets and 21 by runs. Three innings defeats were by an innings plus 150 or more runs (v New Zealand at Hamilton 2001, v West Indies at Kingston 1957-58 and v West Indies at Lahore 1958-59). Six innings defeats were by an innings plus 100 to 149 runs (v Australia at Sydney 1999-2000, v England at Nottingham 1954, v Australia at Brisbane 1995-96, v England at Lord’s 1978, v England at Leeds 1962, v Australia at Adelaide 1972-73). Two defeats by a margin of over 300 runs (v Australia by 348 runs at Melbourne 1976-77 and v South Africa by 329 runs at Johannesburg 1994-95). Pakistan also suffered three other defeats of over 200 runs (by 286 runs v Australia at Perth 1981-82, by 212 runs v India at Delhi 1998-99 and by 204 runs v West Indies at Port of Spain 1992-93). Pakistan’s narrowest defeat, by one wicket, was recorded at St John’s Antigua v West Indies 1999-2000.Defeats – by venue
HomeKarachi-1——1Lahore-1212—6Dacca—1—-1Rawalpindi—1-1–2Faisalabad—-21-14Peshawar—–11-2Hyderabad———Sialkot—–1–1Total-223441117IndDelhi2——-2Bombay2——-2Chennai1——-1Total5——-5EngNottingham-2——2Lords-3——3Leeds-4——4The Oval-2——2Edgbaston-3——3Total-14——14NZAuckland–1—–1Dunedin–1—–1Christ Church-1—–1Hamilton–1—–1Total–4—–4AusAdelaide—1—-1Melbourne—3—-3Sydney—3—-3Brisbane—3—-3Perth—3—-3Hobart—2—-2Total—15—-15WIPort of Spain—-3—3Kingston—-2—2George Town—-1—1Bridge Town—-2—2St John’s Antigua—-1—1Total—-9—9SLColombo—–1–1Total—–1–1ZimHarare——1–Total——1-1SAJohannesburg——-11Port Elizabeth——-11Total——-22Venue-wise defeats – Highlights 17 out of 68 defeats have been recorded at home grounds while the remaining 51were suffered on opponents’ grounds. Most number of defeats (6) on one home ground have been suffered at Lahore. Outside Pakistan, the most number of defeats (3 each) have been recorded at Lords, Edgbaston, Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane, Perth and Port of Spain. West Indies and Sri Lanka have defeated Pakistan on four occasions each on Pakistan grounds, Australia thrice, England and New Zealand twice and Zimbabwe and South Africa once each. On their own grounds, Australia have beaten Pakistan in 15 tests, England 14, West Indies 9, India 5, South Africa 2 and Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe one each. India is yet to win a test match on Pakistan soil.