Indian cricket team in Pakistan in 1954–55

The India national cricket team toured the Pakistan during the 1954–55 cricket season. They played five Test matches against the Pakistan cricket team, with the series drawn 0–0.[1] It was the first Test series to be played in Pakistan.[2]

Indian cricket team in Pakistan in 1954–55
 
  India Pakistan
Dates 28 December 1954 – 1 March 1955
Captains Vinoo Mankad Abdul Kardar
Test series
Result 5-match series drawn 0–0
Most runs Pankaj Roy (273) Alimuddin (332)
Most wickets Subhash Gupte (21) Khan Mohammad (22)

Test matches

1st Test
1–4 January 1955 (4-day match)
scorecard
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257 (136.2 overs)
Imtiaz Ahmed 54
Ghulam Ahmed 5/109 (45 overs)
148 (82.5 overs)
Gulabrai Ramchand 37
Mahmood Hussain 6/67 (27 overs)
158 (86.2 overs)
Alimuddin 51
Subhash Gupte 5/18 (6 overs)
147/2 (82 overs)
Vijay Manjrekar 74
Khan Mohammad 2/18 (12 overs)
Match drawn
Dacca Stadium, Dacca
Umpires: Daud Khan, Idrees Baig

2nd Test
15–18 January 1955 (4-day match)
scorecard
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235 (119.5 overs)
Naren Tamhane 54
Khan Mohammad 5/74 (33 overs)
312/9d (164 overs)
Hanif Mohammad 142
Polly Umrigar 6/74 (58 overs)
209/5 (89 overs)
Pankaj Roy 78
Khan Mohammad 2/50 (22 overs)
Match drawn
Bahawal Stadium, Bahawalpur
Umpires: Idrees Baig (Pak) and Shujauddin (Pak)

3rd Test
29 Jan-1 Feb 1955 (4-day match)
Scorecard
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328 (187.5 overs)
Maqsood Ahmed 99
Subhash Gupte 5/133 (73.5 overs)
251 (128.1 overs)
Polly Umrigar 78
Mahmood Hussain 4/70 (26.1 overs)
136/5 d. (84.3 overs)
Alimuddin 58
Vinoo Mankad 3/33 (28 overs)
74/2 (32 overs)
Chandrasekhar Gadkari 27
Abdul Kardar 2/20 (12 overs)
  • Pakistan won the toss and decided to bat
  • Miran Bakhsh (Pak) made his Test debut.

4th Test
12–15 February 1955 (4-day match)
Scorecard
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188 (146.3 overs)
Waqar Hasan 43
Subhash Gupte 5/63 (41.3 overs)
245 (108 overs)
Polly Umrigar 108
Khan Mohammad 4/79 (36 overs)
182 (122 overs)
Imtiaz Ahmed 69
Vinoo Mankad 5/64 (54 overs)
23/1 (19 overs)
Pankaj Roy 13
Hanif Mohammad 1/1 (4 overs)
  • Pakistan won the toss and decided to bat.

5th Test
26 Feb-1 Mar 1955 (4-day match)
Scorecard
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162 (96 overs)
Imtiaz Ahmed 37
Gulabrai Ramchand 6/49 (28 overs)
145 (63.3 overs)
Pankaj Roy 37
Fazal Mahmood 5/48 (28.3 overs)
241/5 d. (86 overs)
Alimuddin 103
Polly Umrigar 2/64 (27 overs)
69/2 (32 overs)
Pananmal Punjabi 22
Maqsood Ahmed 1/5 (5 overs)
Match drawn
National Stadium, Karachi
Umpires: Daud Khan, Masood Salahuddin

References
  1. "365 not out". ESPN Cricinfo. March 2006. Retrieved 1 March 2017.
  2. "India in Pakistan, 1954–55". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 1 March 2017.
  3. "Second Test Match, Pakistan v India 1954-55". Wisden. Retrieved 24 July 2018 – via ESPN Cricinfo.
  4. "India in Pakistan 1954/55 (2nd Test)". CricketArchive. Archived from the original on 5 October 2012. Retrieved 24 July 2018.

Further reading
  • Butt, Qamaruddin. "Cricket Without Challenge". Maliksons Publishers. Missing or empty |url= (help)
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