India v England 6th Test
England tour of India - 1981 (1981/82) · Green Park, Kanpur · 30 January 1982
Match drawn
Match drawn. Ian Botham top-scored with 142 for England. Dilip Doshi took 4/81.
MATCH FACTS
- Series
- England tour of India - 1981 (1981/82)
- Ground
- Green Park, Kanpur
- Dates
- 30 January 1982 to 4 February 1982
- Toss
- England, chose to bat
- Result
- Match drawn
- Captains
- Keith Fletcher (England), Sunil Gavaskar (India)
- Umpires
- DN Dotiwalla and MV Gothoskar
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
England won the toss and chose to bat.
England batted first and made 378 for 9. Ian Botham top-scored with 142 off 214 balls, and David Gower made 85. Dilip Doshi took 4 for 81 for India. The innings was built on a 127-run stand for the fourth wicket between Ian Botham and David Gower. From 349 for 5 they lost 4 wickets for 29 runs, to 378 for 9.
India replied with 377 for 7. Kapil Dev top-scored with 116 off 98 balls, and Gundappa Viswanath made 74. Bob Willis took 3 for 75 for England. The innings was built on a 169-run stand for the seventh wicket between Kapil Dev and Yashpal Sharma, 45% of the total. England led by 1 on first innings.
Match drawn.
ENGLAND, FIRST INNINGS: 378 FOR 9
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Graham Gooch | bowled | 58 | 67 |
| Chris Tavaré | bowled | 24 | 61 |
| Keith Fletcher | bowled | 14 | 81 |
| David Gower | lbw | 85 | 186 |
| Ian Botham | st Syed Kirmani | 142 | 214 |
| Mike Gatting | c Madan Lal | 32 | 73 |
| Graham Dilley | lbw | 1 | 9 |
| Bob Taylor | bowled | 0 | 9 |
| John Emburey | run out | 2 | 4 |
| Derek Underwood | not out | 0 | – |
Did not bat: Bob Willis
Extras 20 · Total 378 for 9
| Bowler (India) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kapil Dev | 34 | 3 | 147 | 2 |
| Madan Lal | 24 | 4 | 79 | 0 |
| Dilip Doshi | 34.2 | 8 | 81 | 4 |
| Ravi Shastri | 23 | 6 | 51 | 2 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-82 (Chris Tavaré), 2-89 (Graham Gooch), 3-121 (Keith Fletcher), 4-248 (David Gower), 5-349 (Mike Gatting), 6-354 (Graham Dilley), 7-354 (Bob Taylor), 8-360 (John Emburey), 9-378 (Ian Botham)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Graham Gooch and Chris Tavaré | 82 |
| second | Keith Fletcher and Graham Gooch | 7 |
| third | Keith Fletcher and David Gower | 32 |
| fourth | Ian Botham and David Gower | 127 |
| fifth | Ian Botham and Mike Gatting | 101 |
| sixth | Ian Botham and Graham Dilley | 5 |
| seventh | Bob Taylor and Ian Botham | 0 |
| eighth | Ian Botham and John Emburey | 6 |
| ninth | Derek Underwood and Ian Botham | 18 |
INDIA, FIRST INNINGS: 377 FOR 7
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sunil Gavaskar | run out | 52 | 180 |
| Pranab Roy | bowled | 5 | 20 |
| Dilip Vengsarkar | c Keith Fletcher | 46 | 91 |
| Gundappa Viswanath | c David Gower | 74 | 132 |
| Yashpal Sharma | not out | 55 | 196 |
| Ashok Malhotra | lbw | 0 | 3 |
| Ravi Shastri | c Bob Taylor | 2 | 17 |
| Kapil Dev | c Graham Dilley | 116 | 98 |
| Syed Kirmani | not out | 1 | 11 |
Did not bat: Madan Lal, Dilip Doshi
Extras 26 · Total 377 for 7
| Bowler (England) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Willis | 23 | 5 | 75 | 3 |
| Ian Botham | 25 | 6 | 67 | 1 |
| Graham Dilley | 14 | 2 | 67 | 1 |
| Derek Underwood | 25 | 8 | 55 | 0 |
| John Emburey | 32 | 7 | 81 | 0 |
| Keith Fletcher | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| David Gower | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-12 (Pranab Roy), 2-79 (Dilip Vengsarkar), 3-166 (Sunil Gavaskar), 4-197 (Gundappa Viswanath), 5-197 (Ashok Malhotra), 6-207 (Ravi Shastri), 7-376 (Kapil Dev)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Sunil Gavaskar and Pranab Roy | 12 |
| second | Sunil Gavaskar and Dilip Vengsarkar | 67 |
| third | Gundappa Viswanath and Sunil Gavaskar | 87 |
| fourth | Gundappa Viswanath and Yashpal Sharma | 31 |
| fifth | Yashpal Sharma and Ashok Malhotra | 0 |
| sixth | Yashpal Sharma and Ravi Shastri | 10 |
| seventh | Kapil Dev and Yashpal Sharma | 169 |
| eighth | Syed Kirmani and Yashpal Sharma | 1 |
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