India made seven
changes to their playing eleven for the opening match of the series against the
Englishmen, led by David Gower. Anshuman Gaekwad, Ghulam Parkar, Mohinder
Amarnath, Syed Kirmani, Madan Lal, Balvinder Singh Sandhu and Maninder Singh
made way for Krishnamachari Srikkanth, Sunil Gavaskar (who was leading the
team), the Sharmas (Yashpal and Chetan), Manoj Prabhakar and a pair of One-day
International debutants (Kiran More and Rajinder Singh Ghai).
While on the subject of the World Cup, England made half-a-dozen changes to the eleven that lost the semi-final to eventual winners India. Besides debutants Tim Robinson and Richard Ellison, the others were Paul Downton, Phil Edmonds, Neil Foster and Norman Cowans. The ones making way for them were Chris Tavare, Ian Botham, Ian Gould, Graham Dilley, Paul Allott and Bob Willis. It was a 45-over-a-side match. On winning the toss, Gower inserted the hosts.
Gavaskar, who faced three balls, failed to get off the mark. Foster broke the one-run stand. Srikkanth scored 50. His 72-ball innings included half-a-dozen boundaries. Edmonds broke the second-wicket stand, which was worth 118. The third-wicket pair had no reason to be in seventh heaven. Sandeep Patil, who faced four balls and scored just a couple, was run out.
Dilip Vengsarkar, one of the two players of the match, scored 105. His 124-ball innings included 10 boundaries and a six. Ellison broke the 63-run partnership. Yashpal scored 37. His 53-ball innings included four boundaries. He was caught by Ellison. Foster broke the 23-run stand.
Ravi scored 11. His 14-ball innings included a boundary. He was caught by Ellison. Foster broke the S(hastr)ixth-wicket partnership, which was worth just a couple. Roger Binny, who didn’t face a ball, was unbeaten. England conceded nine extras. India scored 214 for the loss of six wickets off 45 overs.
Cowans, who bowled eight overs, conceded 32. He was Vicketless, as was Marks, who bowled 10 overs, conceding 48. Ellison bowled seven overs, conceding 45. He picked up a wicket, as did Edmonds, who bowled 10 overs, conceding 43. Foster, who bowled 10 overs, conceded 44. He picked up three scalps.
Although Graeme Fowler’s innings included a boundary, he wasn’t in seventh heaven, because he scored just five. He was caught by Yashpal off the bowling of Chetan, who broke the 14-run partnership. Robinson scored 15. His 25-ball innings included a couple of boundaries. Ghai trapped him leg before wicket, breaking the 29-run stand.
Mike Gatting, the other player of the match, scored 115. His 135-ball innings included a dozen boundaries. He was unbeaten. Allan Lamb, who faced four balls, scored three. He was caught by Prabhakar, who broke the four-run partnership. The fourth-wicket stand was worth 67. Marks, who faced 39 balls, scored 31. He was run out.
Gower, who faced nine balls, scored three. He was caught by Shastri. Binny broke the three-run stand. The sixth-wicket pair was worth a dozen. Ellison, who faced four balls, scored a dozen. He was run out. Downton scored 27. His 37-ball innings included a boundary. He was unbeaten.
India conceded a dozen extras. England, who scored 215 for the loss of six wickets off 43.2 overs, won by four wickets with 10 balls to spare. Shastri bowled eight wicketless overs, conceding 49.
Binny, who bowled eight overs, conceded 43. He picked up a wicket, as did Chetan (who bowled 8.2 overs, conceding 50), Ghai (who bowled nine overs, conceding 38) and Prabhakar [who bowled 10 overs (including a maiden), conceding 27].
The Englishmen led the five-match series 1-0.
While on the subject of the World Cup, England made half-a-dozen changes to the eleven that lost the semi-final to eventual winners India. Besides debutants Tim Robinson and Richard Ellison, the others were Paul Downton, Phil Edmonds, Neil Foster and Norman Cowans. The ones making way for them were Chris Tavare, Ian Botham, Ian Gould, Graham Dilley, Paul Allott and Bob Willis. It was a 45-over-a-side match. On winning the toss, Gower inserted the hosts.
Gavaskar, who faced three balls, failed to get off the mark. Foster broke the one-run stand. Srikkanth scored 50. His 72-ball innings included half-a-dozen boundaries. Edmonds broke the second-wicket stand, which was worth 118. The third-wicket pair had no reason to be in seventh heaven. Sandeep Patil, who faced four balls and scored just a couple, was run out.
Dilip Vengsarkar, one of the two players of the match, scored 105. His 124-ball innings included 10 boundaries and a six. Ellison broke the 63-run partnership. Yashpal scored 37. His 53-ball innings included four boundaries. He was caught by Ellison. Foster broke the 23-run stand.
Ravi scored 11. His 14-ball innings included a boundary. He was caught by Ellison. Foster broke the S(hastr)ixth-wicket partnership, which was worth just a couple. Roger Binny, who didn’t face a ball, was unbeaten. England conceded nine extras. India scored 214 for the loss of six wickets off 45 overs.
Cowans, who bowled eight overs, conceded 32. He was Vicketless, as was Marks, who bowled 10 overs, conceding 48. Ellison bowled seven overs, conceding 45. He picked up a wicket, as did Edmonds, who bowled 10 overs, conceding 43. Foster, who bowled 10 overs, conceded 44. He picked up three scalps.
Although Graeme Fowler’s innings included a boundary, he wasn’t in seventh heaven, because he scored just five. He was caught by Yashpal off the bowling of Chetan, who broke the 14-run partnership. Robinson scored 15. His 25-ball innings included a couple of boundaries. Ghai trapped him leg before wicket, breaking the 29-run stand.
Mike Gatting, the other player of the match, scored 115. His 135-ball innings included a dozen boundaries. He was unbeaten. Allan Lamb, who faced four balls, scored three. He was caught by Prabhakar, who broke the four-run partnership. The fourth-wicket stand was worth 67. Marks, who faced 39 balls, scored 31. He was run out.
Gower, who faced nine balls, scored three. He was caught by Shastri. Binny broke the three-run stand. The sixth-wicket pair was worth a dozen. Ellison, who faced four balls, scored a dozen. He was run out. Downton scored 27. His 37-ball innings included a boundary. He was unbeaten.
India conceded a dozen extras. England, who scored 215 for the loss of six wickets off 43.2 overs, won by four wickets with 10 balls to spare. Shastri bowled eight wicketless overs, conceding 49.
Binny, who bowled eight overs, conceded 43. He picked up a wicket, as did Chetan (who bowled 8.2 overs, conceding 50), Ghai (who bowled nine overs, conceding 38) and Prabhakar [who bowled 10 overs (including a maiden), conceding 27].
The Englishmen led the five-match series 1-0.
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