da fazobetai： Of 278 test matches played by Pakistan till now, 125 were home games while 153 have been played away
da bet sport： Arshad Chughtai31-Jul-2001Of 278 test matches played by Pakistan till now, 125 were home games while 153 have been played away. The 125 home tests were contested at 12 test centres, including Dacca (now Dhaka), which remained Pakistan’s regular test venue from 1955 to 1971. In fact, Dacca has the unique distinction of staging the country’s inaugural test match at home in 1955. The 153 away-tests have been played at 43 test centres, again including Dhaka, the neutral ground in Bangladesh where Pakistan won the final of the Asian Test Championship 1998-99 against Sri Lanka. Of the remaining 42 test centres where Pakistan have played test matches, 11 are in India, 6 each in England, Australia and New Zealand, 5 in West Indies, 3 each in Sri Lanka and South Africa and 2 in Zimbabwe. The most number of test matches at home have been played at Karachi (35). Lord’s is the test centre outside Pakistan, where they have played the most number of matches (11). Colombo (Sri Lanka), Mumbai and Chennai in India and Lahore, Peshawar and Rawalpindi at home have staged test matches on more than one ground. Presented below is the complete break-up of Pakistan’s performance at each test centre:Performance outside PakistanIndia
Delhi-22Lucknow1–Mumbai-21Chennai113Kolkata1-4Kanpur–2Banglore1-2Jullundur–1Nagpur–1Jaipur–1Ahmedabad–1Total4518
England
Lord’s335Nottingham-21Old Trafford1-3The Oval322Leeds143Edgbaston-33Total81417
New Zealand
Wellington1-4Auckland214Christchurch212Dunedin11-Napier–1Hamilton11-Total7411
Australia
Wellington-13Melbourne232Sydney231Brisbane-31Perth-3-Hobart-2-Total4157
West Indies
Bridgetown-2-Georgetown112Kingston-2-Port of Spain231St John’s-11Total397
Sri Lanka
Colombo213Kandy2-1Galle1–Total514
Zimbabwe
Harare21-Bulawyo1-1Total311
South Africa
Durban1–Johannesburg-11Port Elizabeth-1-Total121
BANGLADESH
Dacca1–
Note: Pakistan played one test match at neutral ground (Dhaka) – the final of Asian Test Championship against Sri Lanka in 1998-99.
Summary of results of away test matches
India274518England3981417New Zealand227411West Indies19397Sri Lanka10514Zimbabwe5311South Africa4121Bangladesh11–Total153365166
Pakistan Test Centres
01Dacca (Dhaka), Dacca Stadium (1955 to 1971) January 1, 195502Bhawalpur, Dring (Bhawal) Stadium January 15, 195503Lahore, Baghe-Jinnah Ground January 29, 195504Peshawar, Services Club Ground February 13, 195505Karachi, National Stadium February 26, 195506Lahore, Gaddafi Stadium November 21, 195907Rawalpindi, Club Ground March 27, 196608Hyderabad, Niaz Stadium March 16, 197309Faisalabad, Iqbal Stadium October 27, 197810Multan, Qasim Bagh Stadium December 30, 198011Sialkot, Jinnah Stadium October 27, 198512Gujranwala, Municipal (Jinnah Stadium) December 20, 199113Karachi, Defence Stadium December 1, 199314Rawalpindi, Pindi Cricket Stadium December 9, 199315Peshawar, Arbab Niaz Stadium September 8, 199516Sheikhupura, Sheikhupura Cricket Ground October 17, 1996
Performance at home
Dacca- -1- -2- -2- 1-1 — — — –1 15Bhawalpur- -1- — — — — — — — -1Lahore1 -51 154 211 13- 231 -1- -2- –8 619Peshawar- -1- — — -11 –1 1– 1– –2 22Karachi2 -3- 153 -35 -33 -33 –1 — –18 118Rawalpindi- — –2 — 111 — 1-1 — 1-4 22Hyderabad1 — -22 — — — — — –3 -2Faisalabad1 -3- -31 –1 -21 2-1 121 –1 1-7 410Multan- — — — — -1- — — — -1Sialkot- -1- — — — -11 1– — -11 13Gujranwala- — — — — –1 — — –1 –Sheikhupura- — — — — — — -1- -1- -2Total5 -152 21712 267 3107 477 453 13- 12431765
Summary of results of matches at home
PLAYED WON LOST DRAWN125 43 17 65
