# International cricket in 1978–79

The 1978–79 international cricket season was from September 1978 to April 1979.

## Season overview

International tours :
| Start date | Home team | Away team | Results [Matches] | Results [Matches] | Results [Matches] | Results [Matches] |
| Start date | Home team | Away team | Test | ODI | FC | LA |
| 1 October 1978 | Pakistan | India | 2–0 [3] | 2–1 [3] | — | — |
| 1 December 1978 | Australia | England | 1–5 [6] | 2–1 [5] | — | — |
| 1 December 1978 | India | West Indies | 1–0 [6] | — | — | — |
| 2 February 1979 | New Zealand | Pakistan | 0–1 [3] | — | — | — |
| 10 March 1979 | Australia | Pakistan | 1–1 [2] | — | — | — |

## October
### India in Pakistan

ODI series :
| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
| ODI 54 | 1 October | Mushtaq Mohammad | Bishan Singh Bedi | Ayub National Stadium, Quetta | India by 4 runs |
| ODI 55 | 13 October | Mushtaq Mohammad | Bishan Singh Bedi | Jinnah Stadium, Sialkot | Pakistan by 8 wickets |
| ODI 56 | 3 November | Mushtaq Mohammad | Bishan Singh Bedi | Zafar Ali Stadium, Sahiwal | Pakistan by a concession (opposition conceded) |
| Test series |||||||||
| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
| Test 831 | 16–21 October | Mushtaq Mohammad | Bishan Singh Bedi | Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad | Match drawn |
| Test 832 | 27 Oct–1 November | Mushtaq Mohammad | Bishan Singh Bedi | Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore | Pakistan by 8 wickets |
| Test 833 | 14–19 November | Mushtaq Mohammad | Bishan Singh Bedi | National Stadium, Karachi | Pakistan by 8 wickets |

## December
### England in Australia

The Ashes Test Series :
| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
| Test 834 | 1–6 December | Graham Yallop | Mike Brearley | The Gabba, Brisbane | England by 7 wickets |
| Test 836 | 15–20 December | Graham Yallop | Mike Brearley | WACA Ground, Perth | England by 166 runs |
| Test 838 | 29 Dec–3 January | Graham Yallop | Mike Brearley | Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne | Australia by 103 runs |
| Test 840 | 6–11 January | Graham Yallop | Mike Brearley | Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney | England by 93 runs |
| Test 843 | 27 Jan–1 February | Graham Yallop | Mike Brearley | Adelaide Oval, Adelaide | England by 205 runs |
| Test 846 | 10–14 February | Graham Yallop | Mike Brearley | Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney | England by 9 wickets |
| ODI Series |||||||||
| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
| ODI 56a | 26 December | Graham Yallop | Mike Brearley | Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne | Match abandoned |
| ODI 57 | 13 January | Graham Yallop | Mike Brearley | Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney | No result |
| ODI 58 | 24 January | Graham Yallop | Mike Brearley | Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne | England by 7 wickets |
| ODI 59 | 4 February | Graham Yallop | Mike Brearley | Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne | Australia by 4 wickets |
| ODI 60 | 7 February | Graham Yallop | Mike Brearley | Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne | Australia by 6 wickets |

### West Indies in India

Test series :
| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
| Test 835 | 1–6 December | Sunil Gavaskar | Alvin Kallicharran | Wankhede Stadium, Bombay | Match drawn |
| Test 837 | 15–20 December | Sunil Gavaskar | Alvin Kallicharran | Karnataka State Cricket Association Stadium, Bangalore | Match drawn |
| Test 839 | 29 Dec–3 January | Sunil Gavaskar | Alvin Kallicharran | Eden Gardens, Calcutta | Match drawn |
| Test 841 | 12–16 January | Sunil Gavaskar | Alvin Kallicharran | MA Chidambaram Stadium, Madras | India by 3 wickets |
| Test 842 | 24–29 December | Sunil Gavaskar | Alvin Kallicharran | Feroz Shah Kotla Ground, Delhi | Match drawn |
| Test 845 | 2–8 February | Sunil Gavaskar | Alvin Kallicharran | Green Park Stadium, Kanpur | Match drawn |

## February
### Pakistan in New Zealand

Test Series :
| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
| Test 844 | 2–7 February | Mark Burgess | Mushtaq Mohammad | AMI Stadium, Christchurch | Pakistan by 128 runs |
| Test 847 | 16–21 February | Mark Burgess | Mushtaq Mohammad | McLean Park, Napier | Match drawn |
| Test 848 | 23–28 February | Mark Burgess | Mushtaq Mohammad | Eden Park, Auckland | Match drawn |

## March
### Pakistan in Australia

Test Series :
| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
| Test 849 | 10–15 March | Graham Yallop | Mushtaq Mohammad | Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne | Pakistan by 71 runs |
| Test 850 | 24–29 March | Kim Hughes | Mushtaq Mohammad | WACA Ground, Perth | Australia by 7 wickets |