Absurd as it may
sound, India’s second limited-overs international was a Two-day International,
owing to the use of the reserve day. It was a 55-overs-a-side-match. The
Indians made a couple of changes to their playing eleven – Srinivas
Venkataraghavan and Bishan Singh Bedi made way for Gopal Bose and Ashok Mankad,
the son of Vinoo Mankad.
England made a couple of changes to theirs as well – Dennis Amiss and Bob Woolmer made way for Mike Smith and Derek Underwood. On winning the toss, Ajit Wadekar, India’s skipper, chose to bat.
Sunil Gavaskar, whose 23-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 20. He was caught by Arnold (Ge)off the bowling of Robin Jackman, who broke the 40-run stand. Sudhir Naik, whose 39-ball innings included a boundary, scored 20. He was caught by Tony. Chris Old broke the (Gr)eight-run stand.
Wadekar’s first two initials were AL*, which could well have stood for a leveller. He scored half-a-dozen. His eight-run stand included a boundary. He was caught by David Lloyd. Underwood broke the 12-run stand. Bose, whose 18-ball innings included a boundary, scored 13. He was caught by Mike Denness. Jackman broke the four-run stand.
Farokh Engineer, who faced 15 balls, scored four. He was trapped leg before wicket by Jackman, who broke the 11-run stand. The sixth-wicket pair put on 19. Brijesh Patel – who shared the player of the series award with Keith Fletcher – faced 23 balls, scoring a dozen. He was run out.
Gundappa Viswanath, whose 59-ball innings included a boundary, scored 32. He was caught by Alan Knott. Old broke the 45-run stand. Eknath Solkar, who faced 17 balls, scored nought, and was caught by Knott. Greig broke the three-run stand. Abid Ali, who faced 10 balls, scored half-a-dozen. He was caught by Smith. Greig broke the 14-run stand.
Mankad**, who shared his nickname (Kaka) with actor Rajesh Khanna (of whom he was, incidentally, a fan), top-scored with 44. His 61-ball innings included three boundaries. Old broke the 15-run stand. Madan Lal, who faced 13 balls, scored three. He was unbeaten. England conceded 11 extras. India were dismissed for 171 off 47.3 overs.
Arnold, who bowled seven wicketless overs, conceded 20. Underwood, living up to his nickname, Deadly, bowled 11 overs, conceding 36. He picked up a wicket. Greig, who bowled nine overs, conceded 27. He picked up a couple of wickets. Old, who bowled 9.3 overs, conceded 36. He picked up three scalps, as did Jackman, who bowled 11 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 41.
Smith, who faced 19 balls, scored half-a-dozen. He was caught by Engineer. Ali broke the 19-run stand. John Edrich, who faced 48 balls, scored 19. He was caught by Patel. Lal broke the 46-ball stand.
Lloyd, whose 81-ball innings included four boundaries, scored 39. He was caught by the substitute fielder, Syed Kirmani. Bose broke the third-wicket stand, which was worth half-a-dozen. Mike Denness, England’s skipper, scored 24. His 37-ball innings included a couple of boundaries. He was caught by his opposite number. Mankad broke the 42-run stand.
Fletcher, who scored 55, bagged the player of the match award as well. His 79-ball innings included seven boundaries. He was unbeaten, as was Greig, whose 29-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 24.
India conceded five extras. England, who scored 172 for the loss of four wickets off 48.5 overs, won by six wickets with 37 balls to spare. Solkar bowled 11 wicketless overs, including three maidens. He conceded 37. Mankad, who bowled 5.5 overs, conceded 47. He picked up a wicket.
Lal bowled 10 overs, conceding 23. He picked up a wicket. Bose*** and Ali bowled 11 overs each, picking up a scalp apiece. While the former, whose spell included a couple of maidens, conceded 39, the latter, whose spell included three maidens, conceded 21.
It was Wadekar’s and Naik’s second and final ODI, and the only one Bose and Mankad played. But unlike the Mumbai trio, Bose, who hailed from Kolkata, never donned the Test cap.
England won the two-match series 2-0.
[*Note (1): Wadekar, who was born on April 1, 1941, passed away at the age of 77 on August 15, 2018.]
[**Note (2): Mankad was born on October 12, 1946. He passed away at the age of 61 on August 1, 2008.]
[***Note (3): Bose was born on May 20, 1947. He passed away at the age of 71 on August 26, 2018.]
England made a couple of changes to theirs as well – Dennis Amiss and Bob Woolmer made way for Mike Smith and Derek Underwood. On winning the toss, Ajit Wadekar, India’s skipper, chose to bat.
Sunil Gavaskar, whose 23-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 20. He was caught by Arnold (Ge)off the bowling of Robin Jackman, who broke the 40-run stand. Sudhir Naik, whose 39-ball innings included a boundary, scored 20. He was caught by Tony. Chris Old broke the (Gr)eight-run stand.
Wadekar’s first two initials were AL*, which could well have stood for a leveller. He scored half-a-dozen. His eight-run stand included a boundary. He was caught by David Lloyd. Underwood broke the 12-run stand. Bose, whose 18-ball innings included a boundary, scored 13. He was caught by Mike Denness. Jackman broke the four-run stand.
Farokh Engineer, who faced 15 balls, scored four. He was trapped leg before wicket by Jackman, who broke the 11-run stand. The sixth-wicket pair put on 19. Brijesh Patel – who shared the player of the series award with Keith Fletcher – faced 23 balls, scoring a dozen. He was run out.
Gundappa Viswanath, whose 59-ball innings included a boundary, scored 32. He was caught by Alan Knott. Old broke the 45-run stand. Eknath Solkar, who faced 17 balls, scored nought, and was caught by Knott. Greig broke the three-run stand. Abid Ali, who faced 10 balls, scored half-a-dozen. He was caught by Smith. Greig broke the 14-run stand.
Mankad**, who shared his nickname (Kaka) with actor Rajesh Khanna (of whom he was, incidentally, a fan), top-scored with 44. His 61-ball innings included three boundaries. Old broke the 15-run stand. Madan Lal, who faced 13 balls, scored three. He was unbeaten. England conceded 11 extras. India were dismissed for 171 off 47.3 overs.
Arnold, who bowled seven wicketless overs, conceded 20. Underwood, living up to his nickname, Deadly, bowled 11 overs, conceding 36. He picked up a wicket. Greig, who bowled nine overs, conceded 27. He picked up a couple of wickets. Old, who bowled 9.3 overs, conceded 36. He picked up three scalps, as did Jackman, who bowled 11 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 41.
Smith, who faced 19 balls, scored half-a-dozen. He was caught by Engineer. Ali broke the 19-run stand. John Edrich, who faced 48 balls, scored 19. He was caught by Patel. Lal broke the 46-ball stand.
Lloyd, whose 81-ball innings included four boundaries, scored 39. He was caught by the substitute fielder, Syed Kirmani. Bose broke the third-wicket stand, which was worth half-a-dozen. Mike Denness, England’s skipper, scored 24. His 37-ball innings included a couple of boundaries. He was caught by his opposite number. Mankad broke the 42-run stand.
Fletcher, who scored 55, bagged the player of the match award as well. His 79-ball innings included seven boundaries. He was unbeaten, as was Greig, whose 29-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 24.
India conceded five extras. England, who scored 172 for the loss of four wickets off 48.5 overs, won by six wickets with 37 balls to spare. Solkar bowled 11 wicketless overs, including three maidens. He conceded 37. Mankad, who bowled 5.5 overs, conceded 47. He picked up a wicket.
Lal bowled 10 overs, conceding 23. He picked up a wicket. Bose*** and Ali bowled 11 overs each, picking up a scalp apiece. While the former, whose spell included a couple of maidens, conceded 39, the latter, whose spell included three maidens, conceded 21.
It was Wadekar’s and Naik’s second and final ODI, and the only one Bose and Mankad played. But unlike the Mumbai trio, Bose, who hailed from Kolkata, never donned the Test cap.
England won the two-match series 2-0.
[*Note (1): Wadekar, who was born on April 1, 1941, passed away at the age of 77 on August 15, 2018.]
[**Note (2): Mankad was born on October 12, 1946. He passed away at the age of 61 on August 1, 2008.]
[***Note (3): Bose was born on May 20, 1947. He passed away at the age of 71 on August 26, 2018.]
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