The first Two Test matches in the series had both been drawn, but the third Test in Bombay (now Mumbai) produced a definite outcome.
This time India won the toss and chose to bat, taking advantage of the conditions to make 334. After Dilip Vengsarkar made 58 and Gundappa Viswanath 47, they were indebted to a typically attacking innings from Kapil Dev, who hit 11 fours in his 64. Sikander Bakht took 5-55 for Pakistan.
India then put themselves in the driving seat by bowling out Pakistan for 173, with Roger Binny, Dilip Doshi and Shivlal Yadav all taking three wickets apiece. India batted again, and this time were dismissed for 160, Iqbal Qasim this time doing most of the damage, with 6-40.
That meant Pakistan were set 322 to win. However, despite Javed Miandad making 64, they were all out for 190. Karsan Ghavri was the most successful Indian bowler with 4-63. India won by 131 runs.
The two sides travelled to Kanpur for the fourth Test. Here, weather was to play its part, with no play possible on the fifth day of the match due to heavy overnight rain.
Preceding that, India had again won the toss and batted, although that decision backfired on them as they were all out for 162, a score that might have been even lower before the tail decided to wag. No. 9 Ghavri made an unbeaten 45 and shared valuable partnerships for the last two wickets, with Yadav and Doshi. For Pakistan, Ehteshamuddin took 5-57 and Bakht 5-56.
When Pakistan batted, opener Suhail Mohmmad made 47, but they were struggling at 132/7, before an eighth-wicket stand of 82 between Wasim Raja, who went on to finish unbeaten on 94, and Iqbal Qasim. With 6-63, Kapil was the best of the Indian bowlers.
In their second innings India reached 199/2, Sunil Gavaskar scoring 81 and Chetan Chautan 61, when the weather brought the match to a premature end, the third draw of the series to date.