Memorable Independence Days for Pakistan Cricket
1954, 12th-17th August
Pakistan beat England in a test match at the Oval; their first ever victory on English soil.
1974, 31st August
Pakistan won their first ever ODI; it was the 2nd ODI they ever played and the opposition was England.
1982, 12th-16th August
Pakistan beat England at Lord's; Mohsin Khan scored a double hundred and became only the 2nd Pakistani batsman, after Zaheer Abbas, to score a double century in England, and the first Pakistani to do so at Lord's. Mohsin Khan's 200 remained the highest score by a Pakistani at Lord's till Mohammad Yousuf overtook it in 2006.
1987, 6th-11th August
Pakistan drew with England at the Oval; Javed Miandad scored 260 and broke Zaheer Abbas' record of 240 for the highest score by a Pakistani on that ground.
1994, 9th-13th August
Pakistan beat Sri Lanka by 301 runs at the PSS in Colombo, which at that time was Pakistan's largest test win in terms of runs; it remained Pakistan's biggest win by runs till they beat India by 341 in Karachi in 2006.
2002, 14th August
Pakistan beat Sri Lanka in an ODI in Morocco; it was the first ever cricket series to be played in Morocco.
2004, 21st August
Pakistan beat India in an ODI in Amstelveen, Netherlands; it was the 2nd ODI on that ground and the first played between Pakistan and India.
2006, 17th-21st August
Pakistan forfieted their test against England at the Oval, in what was the first time in test history that the opposition forfieted a test match.
2009, 12th August
Pakistan beat Sri Lanka in a Twenty20 International in Colombo; it was the first international match in which Shahid Afridi captained Pakistan.
HAPPY INDEPENDENCE DAY!
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have a good one Q!
Happy Independence Day, Q:)
Youm-e-azadi mubarak...aur Pakistan zindabad!
njoi the independence day dude
Didn't enjoy the last one at all! :P
BTW, could you possibly add me to your blog list? I will do the same for you. A million thanks in advance!
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Damith, Som, [a}, Sam,
Thanx for the wishes.
Happy Independence day to you all too!
Cricket Tragic,
You have been on my blog roll for a long time now.. its there under "LBW" ... :-)
Whoops, pitched on the wrong line, Q! :D
Cricket Tragic,
Haha no worries.. hope I am on your blogroll now?
@Q
Yep, you are now! :)