India made a
couple of changes to their playing eleven – Mohinder Amarnath and Ravi Shastri
made way for Dilip Vengsarkar and Ajay Sharma. England made six changes to
their eleven that last played the Indians – Tim Robinson, Bill Athey, Mike
Gatting, John Emburey, Paul Downton and Neil Foster made Way(ne) for Larkins,
Robin Smith, Alec Stewart, David Capel, Jack Russell and Angus Fraser.
On winning the toss, Krishnamachari Srikkanth, India’s skipper, inserted the Englishmen, whose skipper, Graham Gooch, scored 21. His 33-ball innings included a couple of boundaries. He was caught by Mohammad Azharuddin. Chetan Sharma broke the 43-run stand. Smith, who faced five balls, didn’t get off the mark. He was caught by Azharuddin. Manoj broke the second-wicket P(rabhak)artnership, which was worth five.
Larkins, whose 68-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 42. He was trapped leg before wicket by Ajay, who broke the 32-run stand. Allan Lamb, whose 109-ball innings included half-a-dozen boundaries, scored 91. He was caught by Srikkanth. Chetan broke the 130-run stand. Capel, who faced three balls, scored a Kapil. Dev broke the nine-run stand.
The sixth-wicket pair put on 20. Stewart, whose 80-ball innings included five boundaries and the only six of the innings, scored 61. He was run out. Phil DeFreitas, whose seven-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 11. He was caught by Azharuddin. Dev broke the seventh-wicket stand, which was worth a dozen. Russell, whose six-ball innings included two boundaries, scored 10. He was unbeaten, as was Gladstone Small, who didn’t face a ball.
India conceded 17 extras. England scored 255 for the loss of seven wickets off 50 overs. Arshad Ayub, who bowled 10 wicketless overs, conceded 27. Prabhakar and Ajay bowled 10 overs each, picking up a wicket apiece. While the former conceded 50, the latter, whose spell included a maiden, conceded 37. Chetan and Dev bowled 10 overs each, picking up a couple of scalps apiece. While the former conceded 78, the latter conceded 56.
Raman faced 38 (Lam)balls, scoring 16. He was caught by Russell. Small broke the 41-run stand. Cheeka, whose 48-ball innings included five boundaries, scored (Srikkan)thirty-two. He was stumped by Russell. Eddie Hemmings broke the 24-run stand. The third-wicket pair put on 105. Navjot Singh, whose 67-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and a six, scored Si(dhu)xty-one. He was run out.
In what was a surprise move, Chetan was promoted to number four, and bagged the player of the match award for his 96-ball 101, which included eight boundaries and a six. He was unbeaten. Vengsarkar, whose 45-ball innings included four boundaries, scored 31. He was caught by Larkins. DeFreitas broke the fourth-wicket stand, which was worth 81. Dev, who faced a ball, scored a boundary. He was unbeaten.
England conceded 14 extras. India, who scored 259 for the loss of four wickets off 48.1 overs, won by six wickets with 11 balls to spare. Capel, who bowled three wicketless overs, conceded 24. Gooch, who bowled 5.1 wicketless overs, conceded 37. Fraser bowled 10 wicketless overs, including a couple of maidens. He conceded 31. DeFreitas, Hemmings and Small bowled 10 overs each, picking up a wicket apiece. They conceded 66, 51 and 44, respectively.
On winning the toss, Krishnamachari Srikkanth, India’s skipper, inserted the Englishmen, whose skipper, Graham Gooch, scored 21. His 33-ball innings included a couple of boundaries. He was caught by Mohammad Azharuddin. Chetan Sharma broke the 43-run stand. Smith, who faced five balls, didn’t get off the mark. He was caught by Azharuddin. Manoj broke the second-wicket P(rabhak)artnership, which was worth five.
Larkins, whose 68-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 42. He was trapped leg before wicket by Ajay, who broke the 32-run stand. Allan Lamb, whose 109-ball innings included half-a-dozen boundaries, scored 91. He was caught by Srikkanth. Chetan broke the 130-run stand. Capel, who faced three balls, scored a Kapil. Dev broke the nine-run stand.
The sixth-wicket pair put on 20. Stewart, whose 80-ball innings included five boundaries and the only six of the innings, scored 61. He was run out. Phil DeFreitas, whose seven-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 11. He was caught by Azharuddin. Dev broke the seventh-wicket stand, which was worth a dozen. Russell, whose six-ball innings included two boundaries, scored 10. He was unbeaten, as was Gladstone Small, who didn’t face a ball.
India conceded 17 extras. England scored 255 for the loss of seven wickets off 50 overs. Arshad Ayub, who bowled 10 wicketless overs, conceded 27. Prabhakar and Ajay bowled 10 overs each, picking up a wicket apiece. While the former conceded 50, the latter, whose spell included a maiden, conceded 37. Chetan and Dev bowled 10 overs each, picking up a couple of scalps apiece. While the former conceded 78, the latter conceded 56.
Raman faced 38 (Lam)balls, scoring 16. He was caught by Russell. Small broke the 41-run stand. Cheeka, whose 48-ball innings included five boundaries, scored (Srikkan)thirty-two. He was stumped by Russell. Eddie Hemmings broke the 24-run stand. The third-wicket pair put on 105. Navjot Singh, whose 67-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and a six, scored Si(dhu)xty-one. He was run out.
In what was a surprise move, Chetan was promoted to number four, and bagged the player of the match award for his 96-ball 101, which included eight boundaries and a six. He was unbeaten. Vengsarkar, whose 45-ball innings included four boundaries, scored 31. He was caught by Larkins. DeFreitas broke the fourth-wicket stand, which was worth 81. Dev, who faced a ball, scored a boundary. He was unbeaten.
England conceded 14 extras. India, who scored 259 for the loss of four wickets off 48.1 overs, won by six wickets with 11 balls to spare. Capel, who bowled three wicketless overs, conceded 24. Gooch, who bowled 5.1 wicketless overs, conceded 37. Fraser bowled 10 wicketless overs, including a couple of maidens. He conceded 31. DeFreitas, Hemmings and Small bowled 10 overs each, picking up a wicket apiece. They conceded 66, 51 and 44, respectively.
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