England v India 2nd Test
India tour of England - 1979 (1979) · Lord's, London · 2 August 1979
Match drawn
Match drawn. Gundappa Viswanath top-scored with 113 for India. Ian Botham took 5/35.
MATCH FACTS
- Series
- India tour of England - 1979 (1979)
- Ground
- Lord's, London
- Dates
- 2 August 1979 to 7 August 1979
- Toss
- India, chose to bat
- Result
- Match drawn
- Player of the match
- Dilip Vengsarkar
- Captains
- Srinivas Venkataraghavan (India), Mike Brearley (England)
- Debut
- Yashpal Sharma (India)
- Umpires
- HD Bird and KE Palmer
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
India won the toss and chose to bat. It was Yashpal Sharma's first Test.
India batted first and made 96 all out. Sunil Gavaskar top-scored with 42 off 114 balls. Ian Botham took 5 for 35 for England. From 75 for 4 they lost 6 wickets for 21 runs, to 96 for 10. That was well below the 1970s average first-innings total at Lord's, 312 across 13 Tests.
England replied with 419 for 9. David Gower top-scored with 82 off 94 balls, and Bob Taylor made 64. Kapil Dev took 3 for 93 for India. The innings was built on a 114-run stand for the fourth wicket between Derek Randall and David Gower. England led by 323 on first innings.
India made 318 for 4 in their second innings. Gundappa Viswanath top-scored with 113 off 337 balls, and Dilip Vengsarkar made 103. The innings was built on a 210-run stand for the third wicket between Gundappa Viswanath and Dilip Vengsarkar, 66% of the total.
Match drawn.
INDIA, FIRST INNINGS: 96 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sunil Gavaskar | c Bob Taylor | 42 | 114 |
| Chetan Chauhan | c Derek Randall | 2 | 14 |
| Dilip Vengsarkar | c Ian Botham | 0 | 12 |
| Gundappa Viswanath | c Mike Brearley | 21 | 34 |
| Anshuman Gaekwad | c Bob Taylor | 13 | 71 |
| Yashpal Sharma | c Bob Taylor | 11 | 53 |
| Kapil Dev | c Geoff Miller | 4 | 5 |
| Karsan Ghavri | not out | 3 | 19 |
| Bharath Reddy | lbw | 0 | 8 |
| Srinivas Venkataraghavan | run out | 0 | 1 |
| Bishan Bedi | bowled | 0 | 4 |
Extras 0 · Total 96 all out
| Bowler (England) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Lever | 9.5 | 3 | 29 | 1 |
| Ian Botham | 19 | 9 | 35 | 5 |
| Mike Hendrick | 15 | 7 | 15 | 2 |
| Phil Edmonds | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Graham Gooch | 10 | 5 | 16 | 1 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-12 (Chetan Chauhan), 2-23 (Dilip Vengsarkar), 3-51 (Gundappa Viswanath), 4-75 (Sunil Gavaskar), 5-79 (Anshuman Gaekwad), 6-89 (Kapil Dev), 7-96 (Yashpal Sharma), 8-96 (Bharath Reddy), 9-96 (Srinivas Venkataraghavan), 10-96 (Bishan Bedi)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Chetan Chauhan and Sunil Gavaskar | 12 |
| second | Sunil Gavaskar and Dilip Vengsarkar | 11 |
| third | Gundappa Viswanath and Sunil Gavaskar | 28 |
| fourth | Sunil Gavaskar and Anshuman Gaekwad | 24 |
| fifth | Anshuman Gaekwad and Yashpal Sharma | 4 |
| sixth | Kapil Dev and Yashpal Sharma | 10 |
| seventh | Karsan Ghavri and Yashpal Sharma | 7 |
| eighth | Karsan Ghavri and Bharath Reddy | 0 |
| ninth | Srinivas Venkataraghavan and Karsan Ghavri | 0 |
| tenth | Bishan Bedi and Karsan Ghavri | 0 |
ENGLAND, FIRST INNINGS: 419 FOR 9
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Brearley | c Bharath Reddy | 12 | 28 |
| Geoff Boycott | c Sunil Gavaskar | 32 | 80 |
| Graham Gooch | bowled | 10 | 52 |
| David Gower | bowled | 82 | 94 |
| Derek Randall | run out | 57 | 135 |
| Ian Botham | bowled | 36 | 63 |
| Geoff Miller | st Bharath Reddy | 62 | 160 |
| Phil Edmonds | c Bharath Reddy | 20 | 53 |
| Bob Taylor | c Dilip Vengsarkar | 64 | 112 |
| John Lever | not out | 6 | 8 |
Did not bat: Mike Hendrick
Extras 38 · Total 419 for 9
| Bowler (India) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kapil Dev | 38 | 11 | 93 | 3 |
| Karsan Ghavri | 31 | 2 | 122 | 2 |
| Bishan Bedi | 38.5 | 13 | 87 | 2 |
| Srinivas Venkataraghavan | 22 | 2 | 79 | 1 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-21 (Mike Brearley), 2-60 (Geoff Boycott), 3-71 (Graham Gooch), 4-185 (David Gower), 5-226 (Derek Randall), 6-253 (Ian Botham), 7-291 (Phil Edmonds), 8-394 (Geoff Miller), 9-419 (Bob Taylor)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Geoff Boycott and Mike Brearley | 21 |
| second | Geoff Boycott and Graham Gooch | 39 |
| third | Graham Gooch and David Gower | 11 |
| fourth | Derek Randall and David Gower | 114 |
| fifth | Derek Randall and Ian Botham | 41 |
| sixth | Geoff Miller and Ian Botham | 27 |
| seventh | Phil Edmonds and Geoff Miller | 38 |
| eighth | Bob Taylor and Geoff Miller | 103 |
| ninth | Bob Taylor and John Lever | 25 |
INDIA, SECOND INNINGS: 318 FOR 4
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sunil Gavaskar | c Mike Brearley | 59 | 117 |
| Chetan Chauhan | c Derek Randall | 31 | 100 |
| Dilip Vengsarkar | c Geoff Boycott | 103 | 295 |
| Gundappa Viswanath | c David Gower | 113 | 337 |
| Anshuman Gaekwad | not out | 1 | 31 |
| Yashpal Sharma | not out | 5 | 9 |
Did not bat: Kapil Dev, Karsan Ghavri, Bharath Reddy, Srinivas Venkataraghavan, Bishan Bedi
Extras 6 · Total 318 for 4
| Bowler (England) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ian Botham | 35 | 13 | 80 | 1 |
| Mike Hendrick | 25 | 12 | 56 | 0 |
| John Lever | 24 | 7 | 69 | 1 |
| Phil Edmonds | 45 | 18 | 62 | 2 |
| Geoff Miller | 17 | 6 | 37 | 0 |
| Graham Gooch | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-79 (Chetan Chauhan), 2-99 (Sunil Gavaskar), 3-309 (Dilip Vengsarkar), 4-312 (Gundappa Viswanath)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Chetan Chauhan and Sunil Gavaskar | 79 |
| second | Sunil Gavaskar and Dilip Vengsarkar | 20 |
| third | Gundappa Viswanath and Dilip Vengsarkar | 210 |
| fourth | Gundappa Viswanath and Anshuman Gaekwad | 3 |
| fifth | Anshuman Gaekwad and Yashpal Sharma | 6 |
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