A strong pace bowling performance from Hasan Jamil, Saleem Altaf and Sikander Bakht, combined with a superb 77-run partnership between debutant Azmat Rana and Zaheer Abbas guided Pakistan secure a their historic first ODI win against India by a comfortable eight wickets and leveled the series at 1-1 in a one-sided contest during the second One-day international.
Catch the Cricket highlights of the 2nd ODI match between Pakistan and India, played on October 13, 1978, at the Jinnah Stadium, Sialkot. This match was part of India's tour of Pakistan, a 3-match One-day international series where Pakistan beat India by 8-wickets.
Match Highlights
Pakistan secured a comfortable 8-wicket win over India in the second ODI and level the series with 1-1 in the three-match series.
India Innings:
India bowled out for just 79 runs in 34.2 overs with Mohinder Amarnath was the top-scorer with an unbeaten 34 off 85 balls, Yashpal Sharma added 11 runs off 26 balls, while Karsan Ghavri, Kapil Dev and Syed Kirmani each contributed 5 runs.
Pakistan Bowling:
For Pakistan, Hasan Jamil was the best bowler for Pakistan - who taking 3 wickets, Saleem Altaf delivered an economical spell of claiming 2 wickets for just 7 runs in 5 overs contained 2 maidens, with an economy rate of 1.40.
Sikander Bakht claiming 2 wickets for 11 runs in 8 overs with an economy rate of 1.37 and Sarfraz Nawaz captured 1 wicket for 6 runs in 5.2 overs included two maidens.
Pakistan Innings:
Pakistan chased down the target comfortably, finishing at 83 for 2 in 16.5 overs with Zaheer Abbas was the top-scorer with 48 off 46 balls, Azmat Rana remained a unbeaten 22 off 50 balls and Javed Miandad added 4 off 3 balls.
India Bowling:
For India, Kapil Dev and Sunil Gavaskar was the best bowler for India - each claimed one wicket.
Player of the match:
Hasan Jamil was named Player of the Match for his strong pace bowling performance to taking 3 wickets for 18 runs in 8 overs - which including two maidens.
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