The series
decider was a 46-overs-a-side match. The teams made a couple of changes apiece.
While England included Chris Tavare and Bob Taylor (in place of Geoffrey
Boycott and Jack Richards) in their playing eleven, two Indians – Arun Lal and
Ashok Malhotra – made their One-way International debuts, replacing
Krishnamachari Srikkanth and Kirti Azad.
On winning the toss, Sunil Gavaskar, India’s captain, inserted England. Graham Gooch, who faced 11 balls, scored three. He was caught by Arun. Madan Lal broke the 13-run stand. Tavare, who faced 17 balls, scored 11. His innings included a boundary. He was caught by Madan. Ravi Shastri broke the 20-run partnership.
Cook scored 30 (Ge)off 75 balls. His innings included a couple of boundaries. He was caught by Suru Nayak. Sandeep Patil broke the 53-run stand. David Gower, who faced 59 balls, scored 42. His innings included four boundaries. He was caught by Patil, who broke the 15-run stand.
Ian Botham scored 52. His run-a-ball innings included five boundaries and a couple of sixes. Nayak broke the fifth-wicket partnership, which was worth 80. England captain Keith Fletcher faced 52 balls, scoring 69. His innings included four boundaries and as many sixes. Madan broke the 47-run stand.
Mike Gatting, who faced a dozen balls, scored eight. He was unbeaten, as was Taylor, who faced two balls, scoring a couple. India conceded 13 extras. England scored 230 for the loss of six wickets off 46 overs. Kapil Dev bowled eight wicketless overs, including three maidens. He conceded 23.
Madan bowled eight overs, conceding 56. He picked up a couple of wickets. Nayak and Shastri bowled 10 overs, including a maiden, apiece, picking up a wicket each. While the former conceded 51, the latter conceded 34. Patil, who bowled 10 overs, conceded 53. He picked up a couple of scalps.
Arun, who faced 12 balls, scored nine. His innings included a boundary. He was caught by Gooch. Botham broke the 16-run stand. Dilip Vengsarkar, who faced 27 balls, scored 13. His innings included a boundary. He was caught by Willis. Gooch broke the 43-run partnership.
Gavaskar, the player of the match, faced 87 balls, scoring 71. His innings included 10 boundaries. He was stumped by Taylor. Derek Underwood broke the 76-run stand. Patil, who faced 55 balls, scored 64. His innings included seven boundaries. Underwood broke the 49-run stand.
Yashpal Sharma, who faced 48 balls, scored 34. His innings included three boundaries. He was unbeaten. The fifth-wicket pair did not open its account. Dev, who faced a couple of balls, failed to get off the mark. He was caught by Gooch off the bowling of Underwood.
Malhotra, who faced 24 balls, scored 28. His innings included three boundaries. He was unbeaten. England conceded a dozen extras. India, who scored 231 for the loss of five wickets off 42 overs, won by five wickets with four overs to spare.
Willis bowled six overs, including a maiden. He conceded 29. He was wicketless, as was John Lever, who bowled 10 overs, conceding 55.
Botham and Gooch bowled 10 overs apiece, picking up a wicket each. While the former conceded 48, the latter conceded 39. Underwood bowled 10 overs, conceding 48. He picked up three scalps.
India won the three-match series 2-1. It was their first series win.
On winning the toss, Sunil Gavaskar, India’s captain, inserted England. Graham Gooch, who faced 11 balls, scored three. He was caught by Arun. Madan Lal broke the 13-run stand. Tavare, who faced 17 balls, scored 11. His innings included a boundary. He was caught by Madan. Ravi Shastri broke the 20-run partnership.
Cook scored 30 (Ge)off 75 balls. His innings included a couple of boundaries. He was caught by Suru Nayak. Sandeep Patil broke the 53-run stand. David Gower, who faced 59 balls, scored 42. His innings included four boundaries. He was caught by Patil, who broke the 15-run stand.
Ian Botham scored 52. His run-a-ball innings included five boundaries and a couple of sixes. Nayak broke the fifth-wicket partnership, which was worth 80. England captain Keith Fletcher faced 52 balls, scoring 69. His innings included four boundaries and as many sixes. Madan broke the 47-run stand.
Mike Gatting, who faced a dozen balls, scored eight. He was unbeaten, as was Taylor, who faced two balls, scoring a couple. India conceded 13 extras. England scored 230 for the loss of six wickets off 46 overs. Kapil Dev bowled eight wicketless overs, including three maidens. He conceded 23.
Madan bowled eight overs, conceding 56. He picked up a couple of wickets. Nayak and Shastri bowled 10 overs, including a maiden, apiece, picking up a wicket each. While the former conceded 51, the latter conceded 34. Patil, who bowled 10 overs, conceded 53. He picked up a couple of scalps.
Arun, who faced 12 balls, scored nine. His innings included a boundary. He was caught by Gooch. Botham broke the 16-run stand. Dilip Vengsarkar, who faced 27 balls, scored 13. His innings included a boundary. He was caught by Willis. Gooch broke the 43-run partnership.
Gavaskar, the player of the match, faced 87 balls, scoring 71. His innings included 10 boundaries. He was stumped by Taylor. Derek Underwood broke the 76-run stand. Patil, who faced 55 balls, scored 64. His innings included seven boundaries. Underwood broke the 49-run stand.
Yashpal Sharma, who faced 48 balls, scored 34. His innings included three boundaries. He was unbeaten. The fifth-wicket pair did not open its account. Dev, who faced a couple of balls, failed to get off the mark. He was caught by Gooch off the bowling of Underwood.
Malhotra, who faced 24 balls, scored 28. His innings included three boundaries. He was unbeaten. England conceded a dozen extras. India, who scored 231 for the loss of five wickets off 42 overs, won by five wickets with four overs to spare.
Willis bowled six overs, including a maiden. He conceded 29. He was wicketless, as was John Lever, who bowled 10 overs, conceding 55.
Botham and Gooch bowled 10 overs apiece, picking up a wicket each. While the former conceded 48, the latter conceded 39. Underwood bowled 10 overs, conceding 48. He picked up three scalps.
India won the three-match series 2-1. It was their first series win.
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