While England didn’t tinker with
their playing eleven, India made four changes to theirs. Out went Roger Binny,
Dilip Doshi, Randhir Singh and Gundappa Viswanath, and in came Kapil Dev,
Sandeep Patil, Yashpal Sharma and Nayak, a Mumbaikar who made his One-day
International debut. His first name – Suru – was apt, because it is Marathi
for start. It was a 36-overs-a-side match.
On winning the toss, Sunil Gavaskar inserted England, whose openers put on 18. Geoffrey Boycott, who faced a dozen balls, scored just six. He was run out. Graham Gooch, who faced 18 balls, scored 12. His innings included a boundary. Madan Lal broke the four-run partnership.
Ian Botham, who faced nine balls, scored five. His innings included a boundary. Lal trapped him leg before wicket, breaking the three-run stand. Keith Fletcher, England’s skipper, scored five off 36 balls. He was caught by Kirti Azad. Patil broke the 23-run stand.
The fifth-wicket pair put on 110. David Gower, who faced 81 balls, scored 53. His innings included four boundaries. He was run out. Mike Gatting, who faced 58 balls, scored 71. His innings included four boundaries and as many sixes. He was unbeaten.
Cook scored one (Ge)off three balls. Dev broke the three-run stand. The seventh-wicket pair didn’t open its account. Jack Richards, who faced a ball, didn’t get off the mark. Dev trapped him leg before wicket.
India conceded eight extras. England scored 161 for the loss of seven wickets off 36 overs. Ravi Shastri and Nayak bowled seven wicketless overs apiece. While the former conceded 53, the latter, whose spell included a couple of maidens, conceded 25.
Patil bowled seven overs, conceding 18. He picked up a wicket. Lal, who bowled seven overs, conceded 33. He picked up a couple of wickets. Dev bowled eight overs, including a maiden. He conceded 26 and picked up a couple of scalps.
Those accustomed to seeing Gavaskar open the innings were pleasantly surprised, because he wasn’t even required to bat. India’s openers – Krishnamachari Srikkanth and Dilip Vengsarkar – put on 41. The former, who faced 30 balls, scored 17. His innings included three boundaries. Botham trapped him leg before wicket.
The latter, who faced 107 balls, scored 88. His innings included nine boundaries. He was unbeaten. He was the player of the match. Azad, who faced 19 balls, scored 14. His innings included a boundary. He was caught by Gower. Gooch broke the 28-run stand. Patil, who faced six balls, scored three. Gooch broke the nine-run stand.
Dev scored six. Although his innings included a boundary, he wasn’t in seventh heaven, because he was caught by Bob Willis. Derek Underwood broke the 11-run stand. Sharma, who faced 46 balls, scored 28. His innings included a boundary and a six. He was unbeaten.
England conceded eight extras. India, who scored 164 for the loss of four wickets off 35.3 overs, won by six wickets with three balls to spare, levelling the three-match series 1-1. John Lever bowled seven wicketless overs, conceding 31.
Willis bowled 7.3 wicketless overs, including a couple of maidens. He conceded 41. Botham and Underwood bowled seven overs apiece, picking up a wicket each. While the former conceded 33, the latter, whose spell included a maiden, conceded 26. Gooch bowled seven overs, conceding 25. He picked up a couple of wickets.
Younger Indian cricket aficionados may know that Jalandhar is the birthplace of off-spinner Harbhajan Singh. But interestingly, the city in Punjab was the venue for India’s maiden One-day International win at home. In fact, it was their only triumph in limited-overs internationals that lacklustre year.
On winning the toss, Sunil Gavaskar inserted England, whose openers put on 18. Geoffrey Boycott, who faced a dozen balls, scored just six. He was run out. Graham Gooch, who faced 18 balls, scored 12. His innings included a boundary. Madan Lal broke the four-run partnership.
Ian Botham, who faced nine balls, scored five. His innings included a boundary. Lal trapped him leg before wicket, breaking the three-run stand. Keith Fletcher, England’s skipper, scored five off 36 balls. He was caught by Kirti Azad. Patil broke the 23-run stand.
The fifth-wicket pair put on 110. David Gower, who faced 81 balls, scored 53. His innings included four boundaries. He was run out. Mike Gatting, who faced 58 balls, scored 71. His innings included four boundaries and as many sixes. He was unbeaten.
Cook scored one (Ge)off three balls. Dev broke the three-run stand. The seventh-wicket pair didn’t open its account. Jack Richards, who faced a ball, didn’t get off the mark. Dev trapped him leg before wicket.
India conceded eight extras. England scored 161 for the loss of seven wickets off 36 overs. Ravi Shastri and Nayak bowled seven wicketless overs apiece. While the former conceded 53, the latter, whose spell included a couple of maidens, conceded 25.
Patil bowled seven overs, conceding 18. He picked up a wicket. Lal, who bowled seven overs, conceded 33. He picked up a couple of wickets. Dev bowled eight overs, including a maiden. He conceded 26 and picked up a couple of scalps.
Those accustomed to seeing Gavaskar open the innings were pleasantly surprised, because he wasn’t even required to bat. India’s openers – Krishnamachari Srikkanth and Dilip Vengsarkar – put on 41. The former, who faced 30 balls, scored 17. His innings included three boundaries. Botham trapped him leg before wicket.
The latter, who faced 107 balls, scored 88. His innings included nine boundaries. He was unbeaten. He was the player of the match. Azad, who faced 19 balls, scored 14. His innings included a boundary. He was caught by Gower. Gooch broke the 28-run stand. Patil, who faced six balls, scored three. Gooch broke the nine-run stand.
Dev scored six. Although his innings included a boundary, he wasn’t in seventh heaven, because he was caught by Bob Willis. Derek Underwood broke the 11-run stand. Sharma, who faced 46 balls, scored 28. His innings included a boundary and a six. He was unbeaten.
England conceded eight extras. India, who scored 164 for the loss of four wickets off 35.3 overs, won by six wickets with three balls to spare, levelling the three-match series 1-1. John Lever bowled seven wicketless overs, conceding 31.
Willis bowled 7.3 wicketless overs, including a couple of maidens. He conceded 41. Botham and Underwood bowled seven overs apiece, picking up a wicket each. While the former conceded 33, the latter, whose spell included a maiden, conceded 26. Gooch bowled seven overs, conceding 25. He picked up a couple of wickets.
Younger Indian cricket aficionados may know that Jalandhar is the birthplace of off-spinner Harbhajan Singh. But interestingly, the city in Punjab was the venue for India’s maiden One-day International win at home. In fact, it was their only triumph in limited-overs internationals that lacklustre year.
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