It was a
48-overs-a-side match. While India made no changes to their playing eleven,
England made one to theirs – Richard Blakey (who played his last One-day
International at the same venue the previous day) made way for Mike Gatting.
Mohammad Azharuddin, India’s skipper, won the toss, inserting the visitors.
Alec Stewart, whose 28-ball innings included a boundary, scored 11. He was caught by Kiran More. Javagal Srinath broke the 42-run stand. Smith, whose 106-ball (Rob)innings included seven boundaries and a six, scored 72. He was caught by Ajay Sharma. Maninder Singh broke the 116-run stand.
Graeme Hick, whose 109-ball innings included seven boundaries and a couple of sixes, scored 105. He was unbeaten. Neil Fairbrother, whose (Srina)thirty-nine-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 41. He was caught by Kapil Dev. The Karnataka pacer broke the 88-run stand.
Gatting, whose seven-ball innings included a boundary, scored half-a-dozen. He was caught by Navjot Singh Sidhu. Srinath broke the fourth-wicket stand, which was worth a dozen. Chris Lewis, who faced a couple of balls, scored three. He was run out.
India conceded 27 extras. England scored 265 for the loss of four wickets off 48 overs. Anil Kumble and Dev bowled 10 wicketless overs apiece. While the former conceded 58, the latter, whose spell included a couple of maidens, conceded 48.
Singh, who never represented India again, bowled 10 overs. He conceded 62, picking up a wicket. Manoj Prabhakar and Srinath bowled nine overs apiece. While the former, who was wicketless, conceded 52, the latter conceded 37, picking up three scalps.
Sidhu, the player of the series, scored 19. His 27-ball innings included three boundaries. He was caught by Hick. Lewis broke the 41-run stand. Vinod Kambli, whose 40-ball innings included a boundary, scored 22. He was caught by Dermot Reeve. Phil DeFreitas broke the 58-run stand.
Prabhakar, whose 112-ball innings included five boundaries, scored 73. Paul Jarvis broke the 67-run stand. Azharuddin, the player of the match, scored 95. His 63-ball innings included a dozen boundaries and a six. He was unbeaten.
Tendulkar, whose 30-ball (Sach)innings included a couple of boundaries and a six, scored 34. He was caught by the substitute. Lewis broke the 79-run stand. Dev, who faced three balls, scored just a couple. He was caught by Reeve. Jarvis broke the six-run stand.
Ajay Sharma faced a couple of balls, scoring as many. He was caught by Graham Gooch, England’s skipper. Jarvis broke the two-run stand. More, who never represented India in One-day Internationals again, scored 10. His six-ball innings included a couple of boundaries. He was unbeaten.
England conceded 10 extras. India, who scored 267 for the loss of six wickets off 46.4 overs, won by four wickets with eight balls to spare. Devon Malcolm, who bowled eight overs, conceded 56. He was wicketless, as was Reeve, who bowled 8.4 overs, conceded 64.
DeFreitas bowled 10 overs, conceding 56. He picked up a wicket. Lewis bowled 10 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 51, picking up two wickets. Jarvis bowled 10 overs, conceding 39. He picked up three scalps.
India levelled the six-match series 3-3.
Alec Stewart, whose 28-ball innings included a boundary, scored 11. He was caught by Kiran More. Javagal Srinath broke the 42-run stand. Smith, whose 106-ball (Rob)innings included seven boundaries and a six, scored 72. He was caught by Ajay Sharma. Maninder Singh broke the 116-run stand.
Graeme Hick, whose 109-ball innings included seven boundaries and a couple of sixes, scored 105. He was unbeaten. Neil Fairbrother, whose (Srina)thirty-nine-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 41. He was caught by Kapil Dev. The Karnataka pacer broke the 88-run stand.
Gatting, whose seven-ball innings included a boundary, scored half-a-dozen. He was caught by Navjot Singh Sidhu. Srinath broke the fourth-wicket stand, which was worth a dozen. Chris Lewis, who faced a couple of balls, scored three. He was run out.
India conceded 27 extras. England scored 265 for the loss of four wickets off 48 overs. Anil Kumble and Dev bowled 10 wicketless overs apiece. While the former conceded 58, the latter, whose spell included a couple of maidens, conceded 48.
Singh, who never represented India again, bowled 10 overs. He conceded 62, picking up a wicket. Manoj Prabhakar and Srinath bowled nine overs apiece. While the former, who was wicketless, conceded 52, the latter conceded 37, picking up three scalps.
Sidhu, the player of the series, scored 19. His 27-ball innings included three boundaries. He was caught by Hick. Lewis broke the 41-run stand. Vinod Kambli, whose 40-ball innings included a boundary, scored 22. He was caught by Dermot Reeve. Phil DeFreitas broke the 58-run stand.
Prabhakar, whose 112-ball innings included five boundaries, scored 73. Paul Jarvis broke the 67-run stand. Azharuddin, the player of the match, scored 95. His 63-ball innings included a dozen boundaries and a six. He was unbeaten.
Tendulkar, whose 30-ball (Sach)innings included a couple of boundaries and a six, scored 34. He was caught by the substitute. Lewis broke the 79-run stand. Dev, who faced three balls, scored just a couple. He was caught by Reeve. Jarvis broke the six-run stand.
Ajay Sharma faced a couple of balls, scoring as many. He was caught by Graham Gooch, England’s skipper. Jarvis broke the two-run stand. More, who never represented India in One-day Internationals again, scored 10. His six-ball innings included a couple of boundaries. He was unbeaten.
England conceded 10 extras. India, who scored 267 for the loss of six wickets off 46.4 overs, won by four wickets with eight balls to spare. Devon Malcolm, who bowled eight overs, conceded 56. He was wicketless, as was Reeve, who bowled 8.4 overs, conceded 64.
DeFreitas bowled 10 overs, conceding 56. He picked up a wicket. Lewis bowled 10 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 51, picking up two wickets. Jarvis bowled 10 overs, conceding 39. He picked up three scalps.
India levelled the six-match series 3-3.
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