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England v India 3rd Test

India tour of England - 1986 (1986) · Edgbaston, Birmingham · 3 July 1986

Match drawn

Match drawn. Mike Gatting top-scored with 183* for England. Chetan Sharma took 6/58.

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MATCH FACTS

Series
India tour of England - 1986 (1986)
Ground
Edgbaston, Birmingham
Dates
3 July 1986 to 8 July 1986
Toss
England, chose to bat
Result
Match drawn
Player of the match
Mike Gatting
Captains
Mike Gatting (England), Kapil Dev (India)
Debuts
Mark Benson (England), Neal Radford (England)
Umpires
BJ Meyer and HD Bird

HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED

England won the toss and chose to bat. Mark Benson and Neal Radford played their first Tests.

England batted first and made 390 all out. Mike Gatting top-scored with 183 not out off 294 balls, and David Gower made 49. Chetan Sharma took 4 for 130 for India. That was well above the 1980s average first-innings total at Edgbaston, 320 across 7 Tests.

India replied with 390 all out. Mohinder Amarnath top-scored with 79 off 237 balls, and Mohammad Azharuddin made 64. Neil Foster took 3 for 93 for England. The first innings finished level.

England made 235 all out in their second innings. Graham Gooch top-scored with 40 off 43 balls. Chetan Sharma took 6 for 58 for India.

Set 236 to win, India made 174 for 5. Sunil Gavaskar top-scored with 54 off 135 balls. Phil Edmonds took 4 for 31 for England.

Match drawn.

ENGLAND, FIRST INNINGS: 390 ALL OUT
BatterHow outRB
Graham Goochc Kiran More04
Mark Bensonbowled2166
Bill Atheyc Kiran More03
David Gowerlbw4981
Mike Gattingnot out183294
Derek Pringlec Mohinder Amarnath4495
John Embureyc Ravi Shastri3869
Neil Fosterbowled1732
Phil Edmondsbowled1830
Bruce Frenchbowled823
Neal Radfordc Sunil Gavaskar010

Extras 12 · Total 390 all out

Bowler (India)OMRW
Kapil Dev316892
Roger Binny171531
Chetan Sharma29.321304
Maninder Singh253662
Ravi Shastri141451

FALL OF WICKETS

1-0 (Graham Gooch), 2-0 (Bill Athey), 3-61 (Mark Benson), 4-88 (David Gower), 5-184 (Derek Pringle), 6-278 (John Emburey), 7-327 (Neil Foster), 8-367 (Phil Edmonds), 9-384 (Bruce French), 10-390 (Neal Radford)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRuns
firstGraham Gooch and Mark Benson0
secondBill Athey and Mark Benson0
thirdDavid Gower and Mark Benson61
fourthMike Gatting and David Gower27
fifthMike Gatting and Derek Pringle96
sixthMike Gatting and John Emburey94
seventhMike Gatting and Neil Foster49
eighthPhil Edmonds and Mike Gatting40
ninthMike Gatting and Bruce French17
tenthMike Gatting and Neal Radford6
INDIA, FIRST INNINGS: 390 ALL OUT
BatterHow outRB
Sunil Gavaskarbowled2936
Kris Srikkanthc Derek Pringle2334
Mohinder Amarnathbowled79237
Dilip Vengsarkarc Graham Gooch38101
Mohammad Azharuddinc Bruce French64134
Ravi Shastric Graham Gooch1854
Kapil Devc Bruce French2621
Kiran Morec Bruce French48119
Roger Binnyc David Gower4087
Chetan Sharmac David Gower910
Maninder Singhnot out09

Extras 16 · Total 390 all out

Bowler (England)OMRW
Neal Radford3531312
Neil Foster419933
Derek Pringle212612
Phil Edmonds247551
John Emburey18.57402

FALL OF WICKETS

1-53 (Kris Srikkanth), 2-58 (Sunil Gavaskar), 3-139 (Dilip Vengsarkar), 4-228 (Mohinder Amarnath), 5-266 (Mohammad Azharuddin), 6-275 (Ravi Shastri), 7-302 (Kapil Dev), 8-370 (Roger Binny), 9-385 (Chetan Sharma), 10-390 (Kiran More)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRuns
firstSunil Gavaskar and Kris Srikkanth53
secondMohinder Amarnath and Sunil Gavaskar5
thirdMohinder Amarnath and Dilip Vengsarkar81
fourthMohinder Amarnath and Mohammad Azharuddin89
fifthRavi Shastri and Mohammad Azharuddin38
sixthKapil Dev and Ravi Shastri9
seventhKapil Dev and Kiran More27
eighthRoger Binny and Kiran More68
ninthChetan Sharma and Kiran More15
tenthManinder Singh and Kiran More5
ENGLAND, SECOND INNINGS: 235 ALL OUT
BatterHow outRB
Graham Goochlbw4043
Mark Bensonbowled3096
Bill Atheyc Kiran More38114
David Gowerc Sunil Gavaskar2652
Mike Gattinglbw2644
Derek Pringlec Kiran More731
John Embureynot out27110
Neil Fosterrun out04
Phil Edmondsc Roger Binny1040
Bruce Frenchc Kiran More131
Neal Radfordc Mohammad Azharuddin114

Extras 29 · Total 235 all out

Bowler (India)OMRW
Kapil Dev71380
Roger Binny161410
Chetan Sharma244586
Maninder Singh225412
Ravi Shastri238391
Mohinder Amarnath2120

FALL OF WICKETS

1-49 (Graham Gooch), 2-102 (Mark Benson), 3-152 (David Gower), 4-163 (Bill Athey), 5-190 (Mike Gatting), 6-190 (Derek Pringle), 7-190 (Neil Foster), 8-217 (Phil Edmonds), 9-229 (Bruce French), 10-235 (Neal Radford)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRuns
firstGraham Gooch and Mark Benson49
secondBill Athey and Mark Benson53
thirdDavid Gower and Bill Athey50
fourthMike Gatting and Bill Athey11
fifthMike Gatting and Derek Pringle27
sixthJohn Emburey and Derek Pringle0
seventhJohn Emburey and Neil Foster0
eighthPhil Edmonds and John Emburey27
ninthJohn Emburey and Bruce French12
tenthJohn Emburey and Neal Radford6
INDIA, SECOND INNINGS: 174 FOR 5
BatterHow outRB
Sunil Gavaskarc Bruce French54135
Kris Srikkanthc Derek Pringle2350
Mohinder Amarnathc Bruce French1647
Dilip Vengsarkarc Bruce French03
Mohammad Azharuddinnot out29106
Ravi Shastric John Emburey06
Kiran Morenot out31125

Did not bat: Kapil Dev, Roger Binny, Chetan Sharma, Maninder Singh

Extras 21 · Total 174 for 5

Bowler (England)OMRW
Neal Radford30170
Neil Foster229481
Derek Pringle165330
Phil Edmonds2811314
John Emburey71190
Mike Gatting20100

FALL OF WICKETS

1-58 (Kris Srikkanth), 2-101 (Mohinder Amarnath), 3-101 (Dilip Vengsarkar), 4-104 (Sunil Gavaskar), 5-105 (Ravi Shastri)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRuns
firstSunil Gavaskar and Kris Srikkanth58
secondMohinder Amarnath and Sunil Gavaskar43
thirdSunil Gavaskar and Dilip Vengsarkar0
fourthSunil Gavaskar and Mohammad Azharuddin3
fifthRavi Shastri and Mohammad Azharuddin1
sixthMohammad Azharuddin and Kiran More69
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