India made a
couple of changes to their playing eleven – Dilip Vengsarkar and Ashok Patel
made way for the Sharmas, Yashpal and Chetan. England made three – Martyn
Moxon, Paul Downton and Norman Cowans were replaced by Richard Ellison, Neil
Foster and debutant Bruce French. On winning the toss, Sunil Gavaskar, India's
skipper, inserted the visitors. Due to a thunderstorm, it was reduced to a
15-overs-a-side match.
The opening stand was worth 31. Graeme Fowler scored 17. His 15-ball innings included a boundary. He was run out. David Gower, England’s skipper, scored 19. His 13-ball innings included a boundary and a six. Thirumalai Sekhar broke the second-wicket partnership, which was worth 40.
Mike Gatting scored 31. His 29-ball innings included a couple of boundaries. He was caught by Mohammad Azharuddin. Sekhar broke the three-run stand. Allan Lamb, who faced 19 balls, scored 33. His innings included a couple of boundaries and as many sixes. He was unbeaten.
Chris Cowdrey scored five. His three-ball innings included a boundary. He was caught by Lalchand Rajput. Ravi Shastri broke the fifth-wicket stand, which was worth a dozen. Phil Edmonds, who faced five balls, scored three. He was caught by Azharuddin. Needless to say, Sekhar was in seventh heaven.
The sixth-Vicket pair put on 11. Marks, who faced three balls, scored a couple. He was run out. Ellison, who faced five balls, scored four. He was unbeaten. India conceded five extras. England scored 121 for the loss of six wickets off 15 overs.
Each of the five bowlers used bowled three overs each. Manoj Prabhakar, Chetan and Kapil Dev – who conceded 26, 20 and 17, respectively – were wicketless. Shastri, who conceded 30, picked up a wicket. Sekhar, who conceded 23, picked up three scalps.
India’s openers put on 22. Krishnamachari Srikkanth scored nine. His run-a-ball innings included a boundary. He was run out. Dev, who faced 17 balls, scored 15. He was caught by Jonathan Agnew. Edmonds broke the second-wicket partnership, which was worth 27.
Azharuddin, who faced 11 balls, scored 10. His innings included a boundary. He was caught by Gatting. Edmonds broke the 34-run stand. Yashpal, who never represented India in One-day Internationals again, scored six. His run-a-ball innings included a boundary. Cowdrey broke the fourth-wicket partnership, which was worth 28.
The fifth-wicket pair put on just a run. Ravi Shastri – who bagged the player of the match and player of the series awards – scored 53. His 45-ball innings included five boundaries. He was run out. Gavaskar, who faced four balls, scored a couple. He was unbeaten, as was Lalchand Rajput, who faced a ball, scoring a run.
England conceded 16 extras. India, who scored 114 for the loss of five wickets off 15 overs, were not in seventh heaven. Gatting, who bowled a couple of wicketless overs, conceded 27.
Agnew, Ellison and Foster bowled three wicketless overs apiece, conceding 23, 20 and 17, respectively. Cowdrey bowled just one over, conceding three. He picked up a wicket. Edmonds, who bowled three overs, conceded 20. He picked up a couple of scalps.
The visitors won the five-match series 4-1.
England won the five-match series 4-1.
The opening stand was worth 31. Graeme Fowler scored 17. His 15-ball innings included a boundary. He was run out. David Gower, England’s skipper, scored 19. His 13-ball innings included a boundary and a six. Thirumalai Sekhar broke the second-wicket partnership, which was worth 40.
Mike Gatting scored 31. His 29-ball innings included a couple of boundaries. He was caught by Mohammad Azharuddin. Sekhar broke the three-run stand. Allan Lamb, who faced 19 balls, scored 33. His innings included a couple of boundaries and as many sixes. He was unbeaten.
Chris Cowdrey scored five. His three-ball innings included a boundary. He was caught by Lalchand Rajput. Ravi Shastri broke the fifth-wicket stand, which was worth a dozen. Phil Edmonds, who faced five balls, scored three. He was caught by Azharuddin. Needless to say, Sekhar was in seventh heaven.
The sixth-Vicket pair put on 11. Marks, who faced three balls, scored a couple. He was run out. Ellison, who faced five balls, scored four. He was unbeaten. India conceded five extras. England scored 121 for the loss of six wickets off 15 overs.
Each of the five bowlers used bowled three overs each. Manoj Prabhakar, Chetan and Kapil Dev – who conceded 26, 20 and 17, respectively – were wicketless. Shastri, who conceded 30, picked up a wicket. Sekhar, who conceded 23, picked up three scalps.
India’s openers put on 22. Krishnamachari Srikkanth scored nine. His run-a-ball innings included a boundary. He was run out. Dev, who faced 17 balls, scored 15. He was caught by Jonathan Agnew. Edmonds broke the second-wicket partnership, which was worth 27.
Azharuddin, who faced 11 balls, scored 10. His innings included a boundary. He was caught by Gatting. Edmonds broke the 34-run stand. Yashpal, who never represented India in One-day Internationals again, scored six. His run-a-ball innings included a boundary. Cowdrey broke the fourth-wicket partnership, which was worth 28.
The fifth-wicket pair put on just a run. Ravi Shastri – who bagged the player of the match and player of the series awards – scored 53. His 45-ball innings included five boundaries. He was run out. Gavaskar, who faced four balls, scored a couple. He was unbeaten, as was Lalchand Rajput, who faced a ball, scoring a run.
England conceded 16 extras. India, who scored 114 for the loss of five wickets off 15 overs, were not in seventh heaven. Gatting, who bowled a couple of wicketless overs, conceded 27.
Agnew, Ellison and Foster bowled three wicketless overs apiece, conceding 23, 20 and 17, respectively. Cowdrey bowled just one over, conceding three. He picked up a wicket. Edmonds, who bowled three overs, conceded 20. He picked up a couple of scalps.
The visitors won the five-match series 4-1.
England won the five-match series 4-1.
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