It was a 55-over
match. While India’s playing eleven was unchanged, England made one change to
theirs – Les Taylor was replaced by Phil Edmonds. David Gower, the English
skipper, put the tourists in on winning the toss.
Sunil Gavaskar faced six balls, scoring four. His runs came by way of a boundary. He was caught by Graham Gooch. Richard Ellison broke the four-run stand. Mohammad Azharuddin, who faced 39 balls, wasn’t in seventh heaven. He was caught by Gower. Edmonds broke the 45-run partnership.
Krishnamachari Srikkanth faced 67. His 93-ball innings included five boundaries. He was caught by Graeme Fowler. John Emburey broke the third-wicket partnership, which was worth 60. Dilip Vengsarkar scored 29. His 46-ball innings included a couple of boundaries. Emburey broke the eight-run stand.
It was Sandeep Patil’s last One-day International. He scored 12. His 27-ball innings included a boundary. Graham Dilley broke the 13-run stand. Ravi Shastri scored 62. His 72-ball innings included four boundaries. He was unbeaten.
Kapil Dev, India’s captain, scored 51. His 45-ball innings included five boundaries. He was caught by Paul Downton. Dilley broke the sixth-wicket partnership, which was worth 104. Chetan Sharma, who faced half-a-dozen balls, scored eight. He was unbeaten.
England conceded 14 extras. India scored 254 for the loss of six wickets off 55 overs. Each of the bowlers bowled 11 overs. Derek Pringle, who conceded 49, was wicketless. Ellison conceded 55, picking up a wicket.
Edmonds, whose spell included a maiden, conceded 49. He picked up a wicket. While Emburey's spell included a maiden, Dilley's spell included a couple of maidens. They conceded 46 each, picking up a couple of scalps apiece.
Gooch scored 10. His 17-ball innings included a boundary. Dev trapped him leg before wicket, breaking the 18-run stand. Fowler scored 10. His 33-ball innings included a boundary. He was caught by Roger Binny, who broke the second-wicket stand, which was worth nine.
The third-wicket stand was worth 115. Allan Lamb, whose 71-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 45. He was run out. Gower, who won the player of the match award and Sha(st)r(i)ed the player of the series award with the Mumbai all-rounder, scored 81. His 94-ball innings included four boundaries. Binny broke the 15-run stand.
The fifth-wicket partnership was worth 85. Mike Gatting scored 39. His 53-ball innings included a couple of boundaries. He was run out. Pringle scored 49. His 52-ball innings included three boundaries. He was unbeaten, as was Downton, who scored four off as many balls.
India conceded 18 extras. England, who faced 256 for the loss of five wickets off 53.5 overs, won by five wickets with seven balls to spare. Azharuddin, who bowled two overs, conceded 14. He was wicketless, as was Sharma, who bowled 9.5 overs, conceding 49.
Maninder Singh and Shastri bowled 11 wicketless overs apiece. While the former conceded 55, the latter conceded 37. Dev, who bowled 10 overs, conceding 41. He picked up a wicket. Binny bowled 10 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 47, picking up two scalps.
Although England levelled the two-match series 1-1, it was the Indians who won it on the basis of a superior scoring rate.
Sunil Gavaskar faced six balls, scoring four. His runs came by way of a boundary. He was caught by Graham Gooch. Richard Ellison broke the four-run stand. Mohammad Azharuddin, who faced 39 balls, wasn’t in seventh heaven. He was caught by Gower. Edmonds broke the 45-run partnership.
Krishnamachari Srikkanth faced 67. His 93-ball innings included five boundaries. He was caught by Graeme Fowler. John Emburey broke the third-wicket partnership, which was worth 60. Dilip Vengsarkar scored 29. His 46-ball innings included a couple of boundaries. Emburey broke the eight-run stand.
It was Sandeep Patil’s last One-day International. He scored 12. His 27-ball innings included a boundary. Graham Dilley broke the 13-run stand. Ravi Shastri scored 62. His 72-ball innings included four boundaries. He was unbeaten.
Kapil Dev, India’s captain, scored 51. His 45-ball innings included five boundaries. He was caught by Paul Downton. Dilley broke the sixth-wicket partnership, which was worth 104. Chetan Sharma, who faced half-a-dozen balls, scored eight. He was unbeaten.
England conceded 14 extras. India scored 254 for the loss of six wickets off 55 overs. Each of the bowlers bowled 11 overs. Derek Pringle, who conceded 49, was wicketless. Ellison conceded 55, picking up a wicket.
Edmonds, whose spell included a maiden, conceded 49. He picked up a wicket. While Emburey's spell included a maiden, Dilley's spell included a couple of maidens. They conceded 46 each, picking up a couple of scalps apiece.
Gooch scored 10. His 17-ball innings included a boundary. Dev trapped him leg before wicket, breaking the 18-run stand. Fowler scored 10. His 33-ball innings included a boundary. He was caught by Roger Binny, who broke the second-wicket stand, which was worth nine.
The third-wicket stand was worth 115. Allan Lamb, whose 71-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 45. He was run out. Gower, who won the player of the match award and Sha(st)r(i)ed the player of the series award with the Mumbai all-rounder, scored 81. His 94-ball innings included four boundaries. Binny broke the 15-run stand.
The fifth-wicket partnership was worth 85. Mike Gatting scored 39. His 53-ball innings included a couple of boundaries. He was run out. Pringle scored 49. His 52-ball innings included three boundaries. He was unbeaten, as was Downton, who scored four off as many balls.
India conceded 18 extras. England, who faced 256 for the loss of five wickets off 53.5 overs, won by five wickets with seven balls to spare. Azharuddin, who bowled two overs, conceded 14. He was wicketless, as was Sharma, who bowled 9.5 overs, conceding 49.
Maninder Singh and Shastri bowled 11 wicketless overs apiece. While the former conceded 55, the latter conceded 37. Dev, who bowled 10 overs, conceding 41. He picked up a wicket. Binny bowled 10 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 47, picking up two scalps.
Although England levelled the two-match series 1-1, it was the Indians who won it on the basis of a superior scoring rate.
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