India, who made no
changes to their playing eleven for the semi-final against New Zealand, whom
they were playing after a four-year gap. In addition to Geoff Howarth, the Kiwi
skipper on both occasions, there were half-a-dozen players common to both.
The four who were replaced were Bruce Edgar, Jock Edwards and the two Garys (Robertson and Troup), who made way for Paul McEwan, John Reid, Martin Crowe and Lance Cairns. Sunil Gavaskar, India’s skipper, inserted the Kiwis on winning the toss.
Their openers didn’t get off the mark. John Wright, who faced three balls, didn’t open his account. He was caught by Sadanand Viswanath off the bowling of Kapil Dev. McEwan scored nine. His 15-ball innings included a boundary. He was caught by Viswanath. Roger Binny broke the 14-run stand.
Crowe scored nine. His 25-ball innings included a boundary. He was caught by Mohammad Azharuddin. Madan Lal broke the third-wicket stand, which was worth 38. The fourth-wicket partnership was worth 17. Howarth, who faced 15 balls, wasn’t in seventh heaven, because he was run out.
Reid scored 55. His 101-ball innings included a couple of boundaries. He was caught by Dev. Shastri broke the 50-run partnership. Jeremy Coney scored 33. His 67-ball innings included a boundary. Shastri broke the sixth-wicket partnership, which was worth 26.
Richard Hadlee, who faced 10 balls, scored three. He was caught by Lal. Shastri broke the six-run stand. Ian Smith scored 19. His 35-ball innings included a boundary. He was caught by Mohinder Amarnath. Lal broke the 37-run partnership.
Cairns scored 39. His 29-ball innings included four boundaries. He was caught by Krishnamachari Srikkanth. Lal broke the 18-run partnership. The tenth-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Although his five-ball (Mart)innings included a boundary, Snedden wasn’t in seventh heaven, because he was caught by Azharuddin off the bowling of Lal.
Ewen Chatfield, who didn’t face a ball, was unbeaten. India conceded 25 extras. New Zealand were dismissed for 206 off 50 overs. Laxman Sivaramakrishnan bowled nine overs, including a maiden. He conceded 31. He was wicketless, as was Amarnath, who bowled seven overs, conceding 24.
Binny bowled six overs, conceding 28. He picked up a wicket, as did Dev, who bowled 10 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 34. Shastri bowled 10 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 31. He picked up three wickets. Lal bowled eight overs, including a maiden. He conceded 37, picking up four scalps.
Srikkanth, who faced 28 balls, scored nine. He was caught by Reid. Chatfield broke the 28-run partnership. Azharuddin scored 24. His 54-ball innings included a couple of boundaries. He was caught by Coney. Cairns broke the 45-run stand.
Shastri, the player of the match, scored 53. His 84-ball innings included a couple of boundaries. He was caught by McEwan. Hadlee broke the third-wicket stand, which was worth 29.
Dilip Vengsarkar scored 63. His 59-ball innings included four boundaries. He was unbeaten, as was Dev, who scored 54. His 37-ball innings included five boundaries. New Zealand conceded four extras. India scored 207 for the loss of three wickets off 43.3 overs, winning by seven wickets with 39 balls to spare.
Coney and Snedden bowled eight wicketless overs apiece. While the former conceded 44, the latter, whose spell included a maiden, conceded 37. Hadlee bowled 8.3 overs, including three maidens. He conceded 50, picking up a wicket.
Cairns, who bowled nine overs, conceded 35. He picked up a wicket, as did Chatfield, who bowled 10 overs. He conceded 38.
India advanced to the final.
The four who were replaced were Bruce Edgar, Jock Edwards and the two Garys (Robertson and Troup), who made way for Paul McEwan, John Reid, Martin Crowe and Lance Cairns. Sunil Gavaskar, India’s skipper, inserted the Kiwis on winning the toss.
Their openers didn’t get off the mark. John Wright, who faced three balls, didn’t open his account. He was caught by Sadanand Viswanath off the bowling of Kapil Dev. McEwan scored nine. His 15-ball innings included a boundary. He was caught by Viswanath. Roger Binny broke the 14-run stand.
Crowe scored nine. His 25-ball innings included a boundary. He was caught by Mohammad Azharuddin. Madan Lal broke the third-wicket stand, which was worth 38. The fourth-wicket partnership was worth 17. Howarth, who faced 15 balls, wasn’t in seventh heaven, because he was run out.
Reid scored 55. His 101-ball innings included a couple of boundaries. He was caught by Dev. Shastri broke the 50-run partnership. Jeremy Coney scored 33. His 67-ball innings included a boundary. Shastri broke the sixth-wicket partnership, which was worth 26.
Richard Hadlee, who faced 10 balls, scored three. He was caught by Lal. Shastri broke the six-run stand. Ian Smith scored 19. His 35-ball innings included a boundary. He was caught by Mohinder Amarnath. Lal broke the 37-run partnership.
Cairns scored 39. His 29-ball innings included four boundaries. He was caught by Krishnamachari Srikkanth. Lal broke the 18-run partnership. The tenth-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Although his five-ball (Mart)innings included a boundary, Snedden wasn’t in seventh heaven, because he was caught by Azharuddin off the bowling of Lal.
Ewen Chatfield, who didn’t face a ball, was unbeaten. India conceded 25 extras. New Zealand were dismissed for 206 off 50 overs. Laxman Sivaramakrishnan bowled nine overs, including a maiden. He conceded 31. He was wicketless, as was Amarnath, who bowled seven overs, conceding 24.
Binny bowled six overs, conceding 28. He picked up a wicket, as did Dev, who bowled 10 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 34. Shastri bowled 10 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 31. He picked up three wickets. Lal bowled eight overs, including a maiden. He conceded 37, picking up four scalps.
Srikkanth, who faced 28 balls, scored nine. He was caught by Reid. Chatfield broke the 28-run partnership. Azharuddin scored 24. His 54-ball innings included a couple of boundaries. He was caught by Coney. Cairns broke the 45-run stand.
Shastri, the player of the match, scored 53. His 84-ball innings included a couple of boundaries. He was caught by McEwan. Hadlee broke the third-wicket stand, which was worth 29.
Dilip Vengsarkar scored 63. His 59-ball innings included four boundaries. He was unbeaten, as was Dev, who scored 54. His 37-ball innings included five boundaries. New Zealand conceded four extras. India scored 207 for the loss of three wickets off 43.3 overs, winning by seven wickets with 39 balls to spare.
Coney and Snedden bowled eight wicketless overs apiece. While the former conceded 44, the latter, whose spell included a maiden, conceded 37. Hadlee bowled 8.3 overs, including three maidens. He conceded 50, picking up a wicket.
Cairns, who bowled nine overs, conceded 35. He picked up a wicket, as did Chatfield, who bowled 10 overs. He conceded 38.
India advanced to the final.
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