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Indian cricket team in Pakistan in 1989–90

The India national cricket team toured the Pakistan during the 1989–90 cricket season. India played four Test and One Day International matches each,and three other matches between 11 November and 22 December 1989, against the Pakistan cricket team. The Test series was drawn 0–0 and Pakistan won the ODI series 2–0.[1] The tour marked the international debut of Sachin Tendulkar.[2]

Touring party

India's 16-member squad for the tour was announced on 5 November 1989. Krishnamachari Srikkanth was retained as captain. Dilip Vengsarkar opted out because of mental and physical staleness, while Arun Lal, Mohinder Amarnath, Atul Wassan and Venkatapathy Raju were excluded. 20-year-old Delhi medium-fast bowler Vivek Razdan, the first player to come through the MRF Pace Foundation, and 16-year-old Mumbai batsman Sachin Tendulkar were added as replacements. Chandu Borde was the tour manager. The party left New Delhi for Lahore on 9 November.[3]

The squad included:[3]

Tour matches

One-day: Pakistan XI v India XI

The match was played at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore to raise funds for Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital and Research Centre, the brainchild of Pakistan captain Imran Khan.[4][3]

Three-day: Cricket Board Patron's XI v Indians

  • Cricket Board Patron's XI won the toss and elected to bat.

Exhibition: Pakistan XI v India XI

  • India won the toss and elected to field.
  • This 20-over-per-side match was played after the ODI was abandoned because of bad light.

Test matches

1st Test

  • India won the toss and decided to field.
  • Salil Ankola and Sachin Tendulkar (both Ind), and Shahid Saeed and Waqar Younis (both Pak) made their Test debuts. Tendulkar became India's youngest ever Test debutant (16 years, 205 days) and third overall.[3]
  • Kapil Dev (Ind) became the first bowler to play 100 Tests. He claimed his 350th Test wicket in the match.[5]
  • 18 November was a rest day.

2nd Test

3rd Test

4th Test

  • Pakistan won the toss and decided to field.
  • 12 December was a rest day.
  • Vivek Razdan (Ind) took his maiden five-wicket haul in Tests.[3]

One Day Internationals (ODIs)

Pakistan won the Wills Challenge 2–0, with one no result and one match abandoned.

1st ODI

  • No toss made.

2nd ODI

  • India won the toss and elected to field.
  • The match was reduced before play started to 20 overs per side, and was later reduced to 16 overs per side.
  • SA Ankola, V Razdan and SR Tendulkar (all IND) made their ODI debuts.

3rd ODI

  • India won the toss and elected to field.
  • Match abandoned due to crowd disruption.

4th ODI

  • India won the toss and elected to field.
  • The match was reduced before play started to 37 overs per side.

References

  1. ^ "India tour of Pakistan - Cricket Schedules, Updates, Results". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Two legends make their entrance". ESPNcricinfo. 13 November 2008. Retrieved 20 November 2018.
  3. ^ a b c d e "Test Cricket Tours - India to Pakistan 1989-90". test-cricket-tours.co.uk. Archived from the original on 3 March 2017. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
  4. ^ "History". Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital & Research Centre. 2 March 2015. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
  5. ^ "PAKISTAN v INDIA 1989-90". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 3 August 2023.

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