This
46-overs-a-side match was India’s maiden One-day International at home. This
was the only match played at this stadium, which is in Navrangpura, and
shouldn’t be mistaken for the Sardar Patel Gujarat Stadium, which is in Motera.
Sunil Gavaskar was back at the helm. While Chetan Chauhan, Karsan Ghavri and Yograj Singh had played their last ODI during the tour of New Zealand, Kapil Dev, Sandeep Patil and Yashpal Sharma were excluded from the playing eleven.
Madan Lal was recalled, as was Dilip Doshi. And the match marked the One-day International debuts of three youngsters – opener Krishnamachari Srikkanth, all-rounder Ravi Shastri and medium-pacer Randhir Singh.
They were playing the Englishmen for the first time since the 1975 World Cup, and only one member from that side featured in England’s playing eleven in this match – Keith Fletcher, who was leading them on this occasion.
John Jameson, Dennis Amiss, Tony Greig, Mike Denness (who led England in the aforementioned World Cup match), Chris Old, Barry Wood, Alan Knott, John Snow, Peter Lever and Geoff Arnold made way for Graham Gooch, Geoffrey Boycott, David Gower, Mike Gatting, Ian Botham, John Lever (infamous in India for rubbing Vaseline – a petroleum jelly brand, incidentally owned by Unilever – onto one side of the ball to alter its condition), Derek Underwood, Bob Willis, and a couple of debutants – Geoff Cook and wicketkeeper Jack Richards (whose given names were Clifton James).
Fletcher won the toss, inserting the hosts. Gavaskar and Srikkanth put on just a couple, before the latter, who faced 10 balls, was dismissed by Botham for a blob. The second-wicket stand was worth six. Gavaskar, who faced 13 balls, didn’t open his account. He was caught by Gooch off the bowling of Willis.
Viswanath, who faced 29 balls, scored eight. His innings included a boundary. He was caught by Cook. Gooch broke the 31-run (Gundap)partnership. Dilip Vengsarkar, who faced 85 balls, scored 46. His innings included four boundaries. He was caught by Underwood, who broke the 52-run stand.
Kirti Azad, who faced 58 balls, scored 30. His innings included a couple of boundaries and a six. Botham broke the 22-run stand. Lal, who faced 17 balls, scored six. His innings included a boundary. He was caught by John Lever. Underwood broke the six-run stand. Syed Kirmani, who faced 37 balls, scored 18. His innings included a boundary. He was unbeaten.
The seventh-wicket stand was worth 35. Shastri, who faced 28 balls, scored 19. His innings included a couple of boundaries. He was run out. Roger Binny, who faced three balls, scored two. He was unbeaten.
England conceded 27 extras. India scored 156 for the loss of seven wickets off 46 overs. John bowled 10 wicketless overs, conceding 46. Gooch bowled seven overs, conceding 28. He picked up a wicket.
Willis bowled nine overs, including three maidens. He conceded 17 and picked up a wicket. Botham bowled 10 overs, including four maidens. He conceded 20. He picked up a couple of scalps, as did Underwood, who bowled 10 overs, including three maidens. He conceded 18.
England’s openers put on five. All of them were scored by Boycott, who faced 10 balls. He was trapped (La)leg before wicket. Gooch, who faced 44 balls, scored 23. His innings included four boundaries. He was caught by Kirmani. Binny broke the 38-run stand.
Cook, who faced 41 balls, scored 13. His innings included a boundary. He was caught by Viswanath. Binny broke the three-run stand. Gower scored eight. His 18-ball innings included a boundary. He was caught by Binny, who broke the 15-run stand.
Fletcher faced 69 balls, scoring 26. His innings included a couple of boundaries. Doshi broke the 65-run stand. Gatting, the player of the match, scored 47. His 68-ball innings included five boundaries. He was unbeaten, as was Botham, who scored 25. His 13-ball innings included a boundary and a couple of sixes.
India conceded 13 extras. England scored 160 for the loss of five wickets, winning by five wickets with 13 balls to spare. Singh bowled six overs, conceding 18. He was wicketless, as was Shastri, who bowled 10 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 24.
Doshi and Lal bowled 10 overs apiece. While the former, whose spell included a maiden, conceded 40, the latter, whose spell included a couple of maidens, conceded 30. They picked up a wicket each. Binny bowled 7.5 overs, including three maidens. He conceded 35 and picked up three scalps.
England led the three-match series 1-0.
Sunil Gavaskar was back at the helm. While Chetan Chauhan, Karsan Ghavri and Yograj Singh had played their last ODI during the tour of New Zealand, Kapil Dev, Sandeep Patil and Yashpal Sharma were excluded from the playing eleven.
Madan Lal was recalled, as was Dilip Doshi. And the match marked the One-day International debuts of three youngsters – opener Krishnamachari Srikkanth, all-rounder Ravi Shastri and medium-pacer Randhir Singh.
They were playing the Englishmen for the first time since the 1975 World Cup, and only one member from that side featured in England’s playing eleven in this match – Keith Fletcher, who was leading them on this occasion.
John Jameson, Dennis Amiss, Tony Greig, Mike Denness (who led England in the aforementioned World Cup match), Chris Old, Barry Wood, Alan Knott, John Snow, Peter Lever and Geoff Arnold made way for Graham Gooch, Geoffrey Boycott, David Gower, Mike Gatting, Ian Botham, John Lever (infamous in India for rubbing Vaseline – a petroleum jelly brand, incidentally owned by Unilever – onto one side of the ball to alter its condition), Derek Underwood, Bob Willis, and a couple of debutants – Geoff Cook and wicketkeeper Jack Richards (whose given names were Clifton James).
Fletcher won the toss, inserting the hosts. Gavaskar and Srikkanth put on just a couple, before the latter, who faced 10 balls, was dismissed by Botham for a blob. The second-wicket stand was worth six. Gavaskar, who faced 13 balls, didn’t open his account. He was caught by Gooch off the bowling of Willis.
Viswanath, who faced 29 balls, scored eight. His innings included a boundary. He was caught by Cook. Gooch broke the 31-run (Gundap)partnership. Dilip Vengsarkar, who faced 85 balls, scored 46. His innings included four boundaries. He was caught by Underwood, who broke the 52-run stand.
Kirti Azad, who faced 58 balls, scored 30. His innings included a couple of boundaries and a six. Botham broke the 22-run stand. Lal, who faced 17 balls, scored six. His innings included a boundary. He was caught by John Lever. Underwood broke the six-run stand. Syed Kirmani, who faced 37 balls, scored 18. His innings included a boundary. He was unbeaten.
The seventh-wicket stand was worth 35. Shastri, who faced 28 balls, scored 19. His innings included a couple of boundaries. He was run out. Roger Binny, who faced three balls, scored two. He was unbeaten.
England conceded 27 extras. India scored 156 for the loss of seven wickets off 46 overs. John bowled 10 wicketless overs, conceding 46. Gooch bowled seven overs, conceding 28. He picked up a wicket.
Willis bowled nine overs, including three maidens. He conceded 17 and picked up a wicket. Botham bowled 10 overs, including four maidens. He conceded 20. He picked up a couple of scalps, as did Underwood, who bowled 10 overs, including three maidens. He conceded 18.
England’s openers put on five. All of them were scored by Boycott, who faced 10 balls. He was trapped (La)leg before wicket. Gooch, who faced 44 balls, scored 23. His innings included four boundaries. He was caught by Kirmani. Binny broke the 38-run stand.
Cook, who faced 41 balls, scored 13. His innings included a boundary. He was caught by Viswanath. Binny broke the three-run stand. Gower scored eight. His 18-ball innings included a boundary. He was caught by Binny, who broke the 15-run stand.
Fletcher faced 69 balls, scoring 26. His innings included a couple of boundaries. Doshi broke the 65-run stand. Gatting, the player of the match, scored 47. His 68-ball innings included five boundaries. He was unbeaten, as was Botham, who scored 25. His 13-ball innings included a boundary and a couple of sixes.
India conceded 13 extras. England scored 160 for the loss of five wickets, winning by five wickets with 13 balls to spare. Singh bowled six overs, conceding 18. He was wicketless, as was Shastri, who bowled 10 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 24.
Doshi and Lal bowled 10 overs apiece. While the former, whose spell included a maiden, conceded 40, the latter, whose spell included a couple of maidens, conceded 30. They picked up a wicket each. Binny bowled 7.5 overs, including three maidens. He conceded 35 and picked up three scalps.
England led the three-match series 1-0.
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