India v England 3rd Test
England tour of India - 1981 (1981/82) · Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi · 23 December 1981
Match drawn
Match drawn. Chris Tavaré top-scored with 149 for England. Madan Lal took 5/85.
MATCH FACTS
- Series
- England tour of India - 1981 (1981/82)
- Ground
- Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi (then Feroz Shah Kotla)
- Dates
- 23 December 1981 to 28 December 1981
- Toss
- England, chose to bat
- Result
- Match drawn
- Player of the match
- Chris Tavaré
- Captains
- Keith Fletcher (England), Sunil Gavaskar (India)
- Umpires
- SN Hanumantha Rao and S Kishen
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
England won the toss and chose to bat.
England batted first and made 476 for 9. Chris Tavaré top-scored with 149 off 303 balls, and Geoff Boycott made 105. Madan Lal took 5 for 85 for India. The innings was built on a 132-run stand for the first wicket between Geoff Boycott and Graham Gooch. From 459 for 5 they lost 4 wickets for 17 runs, to 476 for 9. That was well above the 1980s average first-innings total at Arun Jaitley Stadium, 306 across 5 Tests.
India replied with 487 all out. Gundappa Viswanath top-scored with 107 off 200 balls, and Ravi Shastri made 93. The innings was built on a 128-run stand for the eighth wicket between Syed Kirmani and Ravi Shastri. India led by 11 on first innings.
England made 68 for 0 in their second innings. Geoff Boycott top-scored with 34 not out off 61 balls.
Match drawn.
ENGLAND, FIRST INNINGS: 476 FOR 9
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Graham Gooch | c Kapil Dev | 71 | 176 |
| Geoff Boycott | c Madan Lal | 105 | 285 |
| Chris Tavaré | bowled | 149 | 303 |
| David Gower | lbw | 0 | 3 |
| Keith Fletcher | bowled | 51 | 107 |
| Ian Botham | c Kirti Azad | 66 | 48 |
| Mike Gatting | bowled | 5 | 11 |
| Bob Taylor | lbw | 0 | 2 |
| John Lever | bowled | 2 | 7 |
| Derek Underwood | not out | 2 | 2 |
Did not bat: Bob Willis
Extras 25 · Total 476 for 9
| Bowler (India) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kapil Dev | 40.4 | 5 | 126 | 1 |
| Madan Lal | 32 | 4 | 85 | 5 |
| Dilip Doshi | 40 | 15 | 68 | 2 |
| Ravi Shastri | 27 | 3 | 109 | 0 |
| Kirti Azad | 9 | 2 | 35 | 0 |
| Sandeep Patil | 8 | 1 | 28 | 1 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-132 (Graham Gooch), 2-248 (Geoff Boycott), 3-248 (David Gower), 4-368 (Keith Fletcher), 5-459 (Ian Botham), 6-465 (Chris Tavaré), 7-465 (Bob Taylor), 8-474 (Mike Gatting), 9-476 (John Lever)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Geoff Boycott and Graham Gooch | 132 |
| second | Geoff Boycott and Chris Tavaré | 116 |
| third | David Gower and Chris Tavaré | 0 |
| fourth | Keith Fletcher and Chris Tavaré | 120 |
| fifth | Ian Botham and Chris Tavaré | 91 |
| sixth | Mike Gatting and Chris Tavaré | 6 |
| seventh | Bob Taylor and Mike Gatting | 0 |
| eighth | John Lever and Mike Gatting | 9 |
| ninth | Derek Underwood and John Lever | 2 |
INDIA, FIRST INNINGS: 487 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sunil Gavaskar | c Bob Taylor | 46 | 97 |
| Kris Srikkanth | bowled | 6 | 4 |
| Dilip Vengsarkar | c Keith Fletcher | 8 | 43 |
| Gundappa Viswanath | bowled | 107 | 200 |
| Sandeep Patil | bowled | 31 | 61 |
| Kirti Azad | st Bob Taylor | 16 | 23 |
| Kapil Dev | c Graham Gooch | 16 | 42 |
| Ravi Shastri | lbw | 93 | 243 |
| Syed Kirmani | lbw | 67 | 142 |
| Madan Lal | bowled | 44 | 96 |
| Dilip Doshi | not out | 0 | 4 |
Extras 53 · Total 487 all out
| Bowler (England) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Willis | 26 | 3 | 99 | 2 |
| John Lever | 37 | 7 | 104 | 2 |
| Derek Underwood | 48 | 18 | 97 | 2 |
| Ian Botham | 41 | 6 | 122 | 2 |
| Graham Gooch | 8.1 | 1 | 12 | 2 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-11 (Kris Srikkanth), 2-41 (Dilip Vengsarkar), 3-89 (Sunil Gavaskar), 4-174 (Sandeep Patil), 5-213 (Kirti Azad), 6-237 (Gundappa Viswanath), 7-254 (Kapil Dev), 8-382 (Syed Kirmani), 9-486 (Ravi Shastri), 10-487 (Madan Lal)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Sunil Gavaskar and Kris Srikkanth | 11 |
| second | Sunil Gavaskar and Dilip Vengsarkar | 30 |
| third | Gundappa Viswanath and Sunil Gavaskar | 48 |
| fourth | Gundappa Viswanath and Sandeep Patil | 85 |
| fifth | Gundappa Viswanath and Kirti Azad | 39 |
| sixth | Gundappa Viswanath and Kapil Dev | 24 |
| seventh | Kapil Dev and Ravi Shastri | 17 |
| eighth | Syed Kirmani and Ravi Shastri | 128 |
| ninth | Madan Lal and Ravi Shastri | 104 |
| tenth | Madan Lal and Dilip Doshi | 1 |
ENGLAND, SECOND INNINGS: 68 FOR 0
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Graham Gooch | not out | 20 | 57 |
| Geoff Boycott | not out | 34 | 61 |
Did not bat: Chris Tavaré, David Gower, Keith Fletcher, Ian Botham, Mike Gatting, Bob Taylor, John Lever, Derek Underwood, Bob Willis
Extras 14 · Total 68 for 0
| Bowler (India) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kapil Dev | 4 | 1 | 18 | 0 |
| Madan Lal | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| Sandeep Patil | 3 | 1 | 10 | 0 |
| Kris Srikkanth | 6 | 1 | 10 | 0 |
| Sunil Gavaskar | 3 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Geoff Boycott and Graham Gooch | 68 | 114 |
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