While India
fielded an unchanged eleven, England made three changes to the eleven that beat
them in Chandigarh a M(ox)onth earlier – Chris Cowdrey, Jonathan Agnew and
Bruce French made way for Martyn, Paul Downton and Norman Cowans.
On winning the toss, David Gower, England’s captain, put the Indians in. Ravi Shastri, who faced 38 balls, scored 13. He was caught by Graeme Fowler. Richard Ellison broke the opening stand, which was worth 67.
The second-wicket pair had no reason to be in seventh heaven. Krishnamachari Srikkanth, who faced 53 balls, scored 57. His innings included 10 boundaries. He was adjudged the player of the match. He was run out.
Mohammad Azharuddin scored 45. His 67-ball innings included a boundary. He was caught by Cowans, who broke the 73-run stand. The fourth-wicket partnership was worth 36. Dilip Vengsarkar, who scored 43, was run out. His 62-ball innings included a boundary.
Kapil Dev, who faced 23 balls, scored 29. His innings included a six. He was caught by Downton. Cowans broke the 14-run stand. Sunil Gavaskar, India’s skipper, scored 30. His 31-ball innings included a couple of boundaries. He was unbeaten.
Mohinder Amarnath, who faced 11, scored half-a-dozen. He was caught by Allan Lamb. Cowans broke the 19-run stand. Roger Binny, who faced three balls, scored just a couple. He was caught by Vic Marks. Neil Foster broke the four-run stand.
The eighth-wicket pair didn’t open its account. Madan Lal, who faced a ball, failed to get off the mark. He was caught by Downton off the bowling of Foster. The ninth-wicket partnership was worth 15. Sadanand Viswanath, who faced 11 balls, scored eight. He was run out.
England conceded just a couple of extras. India scored 235 for the loss of nine wickets off 50 overs. Marks and Phil Edmonds bowled 10 wicketless overs apiece. While the former conceded 57, the latter, whose spell included a maiden, conceded 38.
Ellison bowled 10 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 46, picking up a wicket. Foster, who bowled 10 overs, conceded 33. He picked up a couple of wickets. Cowans bowled 10 overs, conceding 59. He picked up three scalps.
Fowler faced 40 balls, scoring 26. His innings included a boundary. He was caught by Viswanath. Binny broke the 41-run stand. Gower, who faced 34 balls, scored 25. He was caught by Dilip Vengsarkar. Laxman Sivaramakrishnan broke the second-wicket partnership, which was worth 53.
Moxon scored 48. His 86-ball innings included a boundary. He was caught by Sivaramakrishnan, who broke the 19-run stand. Lamb, who faced 20 balls, scored 13. Sivaramakrishnan broke the fourth-wicket partnership, which was worth 13.
The fifth-wicket pair didn’t open its account. Needless to say, Mike Gatting wasn’t in seventh heaven. He was caught by Viswanath off the bowling of Shastri. Marks, who faced seven balls, scored just a couple. He was stumped by Viswanath. Shastri broke the four-run stand.
Downton, who faced 17 balls, scored nine. He was caught by Shastri. Dev broke the seventh-wicket partnership, which was worth a dozen. Ellison, who faced five balls, scored a run. He was caught by Viswanath. Lal broke the eighth-wicket stand, which was worth just a couple.
Phil Edmonds, who faced 10 balls, scored five. He was stumped by Viswanath. Shastri broke the two-run stand. Foster, who faced 13 balls, scored just a run. He was caught by Srikkanth. Lal broke the three-run stand.
Cowans, who faced five balls, scored three. He was unbeaten. India conceded nine extras. England were dismissed for 149 off 41.4 overs. India won by 86 runs.
Dev and Binny picked up a wicket each. While the former, who bowled seven overs, conceded 21, the latter, who bowled eight overs, conceded 33.
Lal, who bowled 6.4 overs, conceded 19. He picked up a couple of wickets. Sivaramakrishnan and Shastri bowled 10 overs apiece, picking up three scalps each. While the former conceded 39, the latter, whose spell conceded a couple of maidens, conceded 30.
On winning the toss, David Gower, England’s captain, put the Indians in. Ravi Shastri, who faced 38 balls, scored 13. He was caught by Graeme Fowler. Richard Ellison broke the opening stand, which was worth 67.
The second-wicket pair had no reason to be in seventh heaven. Krishnamachari Srikkanth, who faced 53 balls, scored 57. His innings included 10 boundaries. He was adjudged the player of the match. He was run out.
Mohammad Azharuddin scored 45. His 67-ball innings included a boundary. He was caught by Cowans, who broke the 73-run stand. The fourth-wicket partnership was worth 36. Dilip Vengsarkar, who scored 43, was run out. His 62-ball innings included a boundary.
Kapil Dev, who faced 23 balls, scored 29. His innings included a six. He was caught by Downton. Cowans broke the 14-run stand. Sunil Gavaskar, India’s skipper, scored 30. His 31-ball innings included a couple of boundaries. He was unbeaten.
Mohinder Amarnath, who faced 11, scored half-a-dozen. He was caught by Allan Lamb. Cowans broke the 19-run stand. Roger Binny, who faced three balls, scored just a couple. He was caught by Vic Marks. Neil Foster broke the four-run stand.
The eighth-wicket pair didn’t open its account. Madan Lal, who faced a ball, failed to get off the mark. He was caught by Downton off the bowling of Foster. The ninth-wicket partnership was worth 15. Sadanand Viswanath, who faced 11 balls, scored eight. He was run out.
England conceded just a couple of extras. India scored 235 for the loss of nine wickets off 50 overs. Marks and Phil Edmonds bowled 10 wicketless overs apiece. While the former conceded 57, the latter, whose spell included a maiden, conceded 38.
Ellison bowled 10 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 46, picking up a wicket. Foster, who bowled 10 overs, conceded 33. He picked up a couple of wickets. Cowans bowled 10 overs, conceding 59. He picked up three scalps.
Fowler faced 40 balls, scoring 26. His innings included a boundary. He was caught by Viswanath. Binny broke the 41-run stand. Gower, who faced 34 balls, scored 25. He was caught by Dilip Vengsarkar. Laxman Sivaramakrishnan broke the second-wicket partnership, which was worth 53.
Moxon scored 48. His 86-ball innings included a boundary. He was caught by Sivaramakrishnan, who broke the 19-run stand. Lamb, who faced 20 balls, scored 13. Sivaramakrishnan broke the fourth-wicket partnership, which was worth 13.
The fifth-wicket pair didn’t open its account. Needless to say, Mike Gatting wasn’t in seventh heaven. He was caught by Viswanath off the bowling of Shastri. Marks, who faced seven balls, scored just a couple. He was stumped by Viswanath. Shastri broke the four-run stand.
Downton, who faced 17 balls, scored nine. He was caught by Shastri. Dev broke the seventh-wicket partnership, which was worth a dozen. Ellison, who faced five balls, scored a run. He was caught by Viswanath. Lal broke the eighth-wicket stand, which was worth just a couple.
Phil Edmonds, who faced 10 balls, scored five. He was stumped by Viswanath. Shastri broke the two-run stand. Foster, who faced 13 balls, scored just a run. He was caught by Srikkanth. Lal broke the three-run stand.
Cowans, who faced five balls, scored three. He was unbeaten. India conceded nine extras. England were dismissed for 149 off 41.4 overs. India won by 86 runs.
Dev and Binny picked up a wicket each. While the former, who bowled seven overs, conceded 21, the latter, who bowled eight overs, conceded 33.
Lal, who bowled 6.4 overs, conceded 19. He picked up a couple of wickets. Sivaramakrishnan and Shastri bowled 10 overs apiece, picking up three scalps each. While the former conceded 39, the latter, whose spell conceded a couple of maidens, conceded 30.
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