It was a
55-overs-a-side match. Both teams made one change apiece to their playing
elevens – while Woorkeri Raman made way for Dilip Vengsarkar in the Indian
team, Devon Malcolm made way for Gladstone Small in the England team. On
winning the toss, Mohammad Azharuddin, India’s skipper, inserted the hosts.
Although his 15-ball innings included a boundary, Graham Gooch, England’s skipper, wasn’t in seventh heaven. Manoj broke the 12-run P(rabhak)artnership. The second-wicket pair put on 35. David Gower, whose 30-ball innings included half-a-dozen boundaries, scored 25. He was run out.
The third-wicket pair put on 15. Allan Lamb, who faced 18 balls, scored three. He was run out. Michael Atherton, whose 95-ball innings included five boundaries, scored 59. He was caught by Kiran More. Prabhakar broke the 111-run stand.
Robin Smith, the player of the match, scored 103. His 105-ball innings included 11 boundaries. Ravi Shastri broke the 73-run stand. Phil DeFreitas, who faced four balls, scored a run. He was caught by Vengsarkar. Sanjeev Sharma broke the eight-run stand.
Chris Lewis, who faced 10 balls, scored seven. Prabhakar trapped him leg before wicket, breaking the 21-run stand. Small faced four balls, scoring as many. His runs came by way of a boundary. He was caught by Azharuddin. Kapil Dev broke the five-run stand. The ninth-wicket pair put on just one. Eddie Hemmings, who didn’t face a ball, was run out.
The last-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Jack Russell, one of the two players of the series, scored 50. His run-a-ball innings included four boundaries. He was caught by Azharuddin, the other player of the series, off the bowling of Dev. Angus Fraser, who didn’t face a ball, was unbeaten.
India conceded 22 extras. England were dismissed for 281 off 55 overs. Sachin Tendulkar bowled a wicketless over, conceded 10. Anil Kumble bowled 11 wicketless overs, including a maiden. He conceded 58.
Sharma, who bowled 10 overs, conceded 50. He picked up a wicket, as did Shastri, who bowled 11 overs, conceding 52. Dev bowled 11 overs, including a couple of maidens. He conceded 40, picking up a couple of wickets. Prabhakar, who bowled 11 overs, conceded 58. He picked up three scalps.
Navjot Singh Sidhu, whose 27-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 23. Small broke the 42-run stand. Shastri, whose 57-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 33. He was caught by Atherton. Hemmings broke the 27-run stand.
Sanjay Manjrekar, whose 94-ball innings included four boundaries, scored 59. He was stumped by Russell. Hemmings broke the 97-run stand. Vengsarkar, whose 62-ball innings included three boundaries and two sixes, scored 54. Lewis broke the 20-run stand.
Azharuddin, whose 44-ball innings included seven boundaries, scored 63. He was unbeaten. Tendulkar, whose 26-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 31. Fraser broke the 63-run stand. Dev, whose eight-ball innings included a boundary, scored five. He was unbeaten.
England conceded 14 extras. India, who scored 282 for the loss of five wickets off 53 overs, won by five wickets with two overs to spare. DeFreitas, who bowled 11 wicketless overs, conceded 59.
Small and Lewis bowled 10 overs each, picking up a scalp apiece. While the former conceded 73, the latter conceded 54. Fraser bowled 11 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 38, picking up a wicket. Hemmings bowled 11 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 53, picking up a couple of scalps.
India won the two-match series 2-0.
Although his 15-ball innings included a boundary, Graham Gooch, England’s skipper, wasn’t in seventh heaven. Manoj broke the 12-run P(rabhak)artnership. The second-wicket pair put on 35. David Gower, whose 30-ball innings included half-a-dozen boundaries, scored 25. He was run out.
The third-wicket pair put on 15. Allan Lamb, who faced 18 balls, scored three. He was run out. Michael Atherton, whose 95-ball innings included five boundaries, scored 59. He was caught by Kiran More. Prabhakar broke the 111-run stand.
Robin Smith, the player of the match, scored 103. His 105-ball innings included 11 boundaries. Ravi Shastri broke the 73-run stand. Phil DeFreitas, who faced four balls, scored a run. He was caught by Vengsarkar. Sanjeev Sharma broke the eight-run stand.
Chris Lewis, who faced 10 balls, scored seven. Prabhakar trapped him leg before wicket, breaking the 21-run stand. Small faced four balls, scoring as many. His runs came by way of a boundary. He was caught by Azharuddin. Kapil Dev broke the five-run stand. The ninth-wicket pair put on just one. Eddie Hemmings, who didn’t face a ball, was run out.
The last-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Jack Russell, one of the two players of the series, scored 50. His run-a-ball innings included four boundaries. He was caught by Azharuddin, the other player of the series, off the bowling of Dev. Angus Fraser, who didn’t face a ball, was unbeaten.
India conceded 22 extras. England were dismissed for 281 off 55 overs. Sachin Tendulkar bowled a wicketless over, conceded 10. Anil Kumble bowled 11 wicketless overs, including a maiden. He conceded 58.
Sharma, who bowled 10 overs, conceded 50. He picked up a wicket, as did Shastri, who bowled 11 overs, conceding 52. Dev bowled 11 overs, including a couple of maidens. He conceded 40, picking up a couple of wickets. Prabhakar, who bowled 11 overs, conceded 58. He picked up three scalps.
Navjot Singh Sidhu, whose 27-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 23. Small broke the 42-run stand. Shastri, whose 57-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 33. He was caught by Atherton. Hemmings broke the 27-run stand.
Sanjay Manjrekar, whose 94-ball innings included four boundaries, scored 59. He was stumped by Russell. Hemmings broke the 97-run stand. Vengsarkar, whose 62-ball innings included three boundaries and two sixes, scored 54. Lewis broke the 20-run stand.
Azharuddin, whose 44-ball innings included seven boundaries, scored 63. He was unbeaten. Tendulkar, whose 26-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 31. Fraser broke the 63-run stand. Dev, whose eight-ball innings included a boundary, scored five. He was unbeaten.
England conceded 14 extras. India, who scored 282 for the loss of five wickets off 53 overs, won by five wickets with two overs to spare. DeFreitas, who bowled 11 wicketless overs, conceded 59.
Small and Lewis bowled 10 overs each, picking up a scalp apiece. While the former conceded 73, the latter conceded 54. Fraser bowled 11 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 38, picking up a wicket. Hemmings bowled 11 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 53, picking up a couple of scalps.
India won the two-match series 2-0.
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