While England made
no changes to their playing eleven, India made four to theirs – Mohinder
Amarnath, Roger Binny, Kiran More and Manoj Prabhakar made way for Kapil Dev,
Thirumalai Sekhar and a couple of debutants, Mohammed Azharuddin and Sadanand
Viswanath.
It was a 46-overs-a-side match. On winning the toss, David Gower, England’s captain, inserted the hosts.
Krishnamachari Srikkanth scored 29. His 56-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and a six. Norman Cowans broke the 70-run partnership.
The second-wicket pair didn’t open its account. Sunil Gavaskar, India’s skipper, scored 40. His 58-ball innings included three boundaries. He was caught by Mike Gatting off Vic Marks' bowling.
Dev, who bowled 16 balls, scored eight. He was caught by Gower. Marks broke the third-wicket stand, which was worth 20.
The fourth-wicket pair put on 18. Yashpal Sharma, who faced 15 balls, scored eight. He was run out. Dilip Vengsarkar scored 23. His 42-ball innings included a couple of boundaries. He was stumped by Paul Downton. Marks broke the 11-run partnership.
Ravi Shastri scored 33. His 43-ball innings included a boundary. Phil Edmonds broke the sixth-wicket partnership, which was worth 66. Azharuddin didn’t fare too (Hydera)badly in his maiden outing – he scored 47. His 37-ball innings included half-a-dozen boundaries. He was unbeaten, as was Viswanath, who faced nine balls, scoring six.
England conceded 11 extras. India scored 205 for the loss of six wickets off 46 overs. Gatting bowled four wicketless overs, conceding 27. Neil Foster and Richard Ellison bowled six wicketless overs apiece. While the former conceded 33, the latter conceded 25.
Edmonds and Cowans bowled 10 overs apiece, picking up a wicket each. While the former conceded 44, the latter, whose spell included a maiden, conceded 31. Marks bowled 10 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 35, picking up three scalps.
Tim Robinson, who faced 14 balls, scored a couple. He was caught by Viswanath. Dev broke the 15-run stand. The second-wicket stand was worth six. Gatting, who faced nine balls, scored three. He was run out.
The third-wicket pair put on 70. Graeme Fowler scored 45. His 58-ball innings included four boundaries. He was run out. Gower, who faced 55 balls, scored 38. His innings included four boundaries. Shastri broke the fourth-wicket partnership, which was worth a dozen.
Allan Lamb, the player of the match, scored 59. His 75-ball innings included four boundaries and a six. He was unbeaten. Marks scored 17. His 36-ball innings included a boundary. He was caught by Gavaskar. Ashok Patel broke the 41-run stand.
Downton scored a dozen. His 18-ball innings included a couple of boundaries. He was caught by Shastri. Dev broke the sixth-wicket partnership, which was worth 42. Although his eight-ball innings included a boundary, Edmonds wasn’t in seventh heaven, because he was caught by Viswanath. Dev broke the seventh-wicket partnership, which was worth 18.
Ellison, who faced a couple of balls, scored a run. He was unbeaten. India conceded 22 extras. England scored 206 for the loss of seven wickets off 45 overs, winning by three wickets with an over to spare.
Sharma bowled a couple of overs, conceding 14. He was wicketless, as were Rajinder Singh Ghai (who bowled four overs, conceding 37) and Sekhar (who bowled nine overs, conceding 36).
Patel and Shastri bowled 10 overs apiece, picking up a wicket each. While the former, whose spell included a maiden, conceded 42, the latter, whose spell included a couple of maidens, conceded 29. Dev bowled 10 overs, conceding 38. He picked up three scalps.
The visitors led the five-match series 3-0 (and won the series).
It was a 46-overs-a-side match. On winning the toss, David Gower, England’s captain, inserted the hosts.
Krishnamachari Srikkanth scored 29. His 56-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and a six. Norman Cowans broke the 70-run partnership.
The second-wicket pair didn’t open its account. Sunil Gavaskar, India’s skipper, scored 40. His 58-ball innings included three boundaries. He was caught by Mike Gatting off Vic Marks' bowling.
Dev, who bowled 16 balls, scored eight. He was caught by Gower. Marks broke the third-wicket stand, which was worth 20.
The fourth-wicket pair put on 18. Yashpal Sharma, who faced 15 balls, scored eight. He was run out. Dilip Vengsarkar scored 23. His 42-ball innings included a couple of boundaries. He was stumped by Paul Downton. Marks broke the 11-run partnership.
Ravi Shastri scored 33. His 43-ball innings included a boundary. Phil Edmonds broke the sixth-wicket partnership, which was worth 66. Azharuddin didn’t fare too (Hydera)badly in his maiden outing – he scored 47. His 37-ball innings included half-a-dozen boundaries. He was unbeaten, as was Viswanath, who faced nine balls, scoring six.
England conceded 11 extras. India scored 205 for the loss of six wickets off 46 overs. Gatting bowled four wicketless overs, conceding 27. Neil Foster and Richard Ellison bowled six wicketless overs apiece. While the former conceded 33, the latter conceded 25.
Edmonds and Cowans bowled 10 overs apiece, picking up a wicket each. While the former conceded 44, the latter, whose spell included a maiden, conceded 31. Marks bowled 10 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 35, picking up three scalps.
Tim Robinson, who faced 14 balls, scored a couple. He was caught by Viswanath. Dev broke the 15-run stand. The second-wicket stand was worth six. Gatting, who faced nine balls, scored three. He was run out.
The third-wicket pair put on 70. Graeme Fowler scored 45. His 58-ball innings included four boundaries. He was run out. Gower, who faced 55 balls, scored 38. His innings included four boundaries. Shastri broke the fourth-wicket partnership, which was worth a dozen.
Allan Lamb, the player of the match, scored 59. His 75-ball innings included four boundaries and a six. He was unbeaten. Marks scored 17. His 36-ball innings included a boundary. He was caught by Gavaskar. Ashok Patel broke the 41-run stand.
Downton scored a dozen. His 18-ball innings included a couple of boundaries. He was caught by Shastri. Dev broke the sixth-wicket partnership, which was worth 42. Although his eight-ball innings included a boundary, Edmonds wasn’t in seventh heaven, because he was caught by Viswanath. Dev broke the seventh-wicket partnership, which was worth 18.
Ellison, who faced a couple of balls, scored a run. He was unbeaten. India conceded 22 extras. England scored 206 for the loss of seven wickets off 45 overs, winning by three wickets with an over to spare.
Sharma bowled a couple of overs, conceding 14. He was wicketless, as were Rajinder Singh Ghai (who bowled four overs, conceding 37) and Sekhar (who bowled nine overs, conceding 36).
Patel and Shastri bowled 10 overs apiece, picking up a wicket each. While the former, whose spell included a maiden, conceded 42, the latter, whose spell included a couple of maidens, conceded 29. Dev bowled 10 overs, conceding 38. He picked up three scalps.
The visitors led the five-match series 3-0 (and won the series).
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