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India v England Only Test

England tour of India - 1980 (1979/80) · Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai · 15 February 1980

England won by 10 wickets

England won by 10 wickets. Ian Botham top-scored with 114 for England. Ian Botham took 7/48.

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MATCH FACTS

Series
England tour of India - 1980 (1979/80)
Ground
Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
Dates
15 February 1980 to 19 February 1980
Toss
India, chose to bat
Result
England won by 10 wickets
Captains
Gundappa Viswanath (India), Mike Brearley (England)
Debut
Graham Stevenson (England)
Umpires
JD Ghosh and SN Hanumantha Rao

HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED

India won the toss and chose to bat. It was Graham Stevenson's first Test.

India batted first and made 242 all out. Sunil Gavaskar top-scored with 49 off 68 balls, and Syed Kirmani made 40. Ian Botham took 6 for 58 for England.

England replied with 296 all out. Ian Botham top-scored with 114 off 144 balls, and Bob Taylor made 43. Karsan Ghavri took 5 for 52 for India. The innings was built on a 171-run stand for the sixth wicket between Bob Taylor and Ian Botham, 58% of the total. England led by 54 on first innings.

India made 149 all out in their second innings. Kapil Dev top-scored with 45 not out off 82 balls. Ian Botham took 7 for 48 for England.

Set 96 to win, England made 98 for 0. Graham Gooch top-scored with 49 not out off 85 balls, and Geoff Boycott made 43.

England won by 10 wickets.

INDIA, FIRST INNINGS: 242 ALL OUT
BatterHow outRB
Sunil Gavaskarc Bob Taylor4968
Roger Binnyrun out1536
Dilip Vengsarkarc Bob Taylor3448
Gundappa Viswanathbowled1131
Sandeep Patilc Bob Taylor3034
Yashpal Sharmalbw2139
Kapil Devc Bob Taylor03
Syed Kirmaninot out4099
Karsan Ghavric Bob Taylor1128
Shivlal Yadavc Bob Taylor833
Dilip Doshic Bob Taylor612

Extras 17 · Total 242 all out

Bowler (England)OMRW
John Lever233821
Ian Botham22.57586
Graham Stevenson141592
Derek Underwood61230
Graham Gooch4230

FALL OF WICKETS

1-56 (Roger Binny), 2-102 (Sunil Gavaskar), 3-108 (Dilip Vengsarkar), 4-135 (Gundappa Viswanath), 5-160 (Sandeep Patil), 6-160 (Kapil Dev), 7-181 (Yashpal Sharma), 8-197 (Karsan Ghavri), 9-223 (Shivlal Yadav), 10-242 (Dilip Doshi)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRuns
firstSunil Gavaskar and Roger Binny56
secondSunil Gavaskar and Dilip Vengsarkar46
thirdGundappa Viswanath and Dilip Vengsarkar6
fourthGundappa Viswanath and Sandeep Patil27
fifthYashpal Sharma and Sandeep Patil25
sixthKapil Dev and Yashpal Sharma0
seventhSyed Kirmani and Yashpal Sharma21
eighthKarsan Ghavri and Syed Kirmani16
ninthSyed Kirmani and Shivlal Yadav26
tenthSyed Kirmani and Dilip Doshi19
ENGLAND, FIRST INNINGS: 296 ALL OUT
BatterHow outRB
Graham Goochc Syed Kirmani832
Geoff Boycottc Syed Kirmani2265
Wayne Larkinslbw01
David Gowerlbw1653
Mike Brearleylbw523
Ian Bothamlbw114144
Bob Taylorlbw43180
John Embureyc Roger Binny829
John Leverbowled2132
Graham Stevensonnot out2728
Derek Underwoodbowled114

Extras 31 · Total 296 all out

Bowler (India)OMRW
Kapil Dev298643
Karsan Ghavri20.15525
Roger Binny193701
Dilip Doshi236571
Shivlal Yadav62220

FALL OF WICKETS

1-21 (Graham Gooch), 2-21 (Wayne Larkins), 3-45 (Geoff Boycott), 4-57 (David Gower), 5-58 (Mike Brearley), 6-229 (Ian Botham), 7-245 (John Emburey), 8-262 (Bob Taylor), 9-283 (John Lever), 10-296 (Derek Underwood)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRuns
firstGeoff Boycott and Graham Gooch21
secondGeoff Boycott and Wayne Larkins0
thirdGeoff Boycott and David Gower24
fourthMike Brearley and David Gower12
fifthMike Brearley and Ian Botham1
sixthBob Taylor and Ian Botham171
seventhBob Taylor and John Emburey16
eighthBob Taylor and John Lever17
ninthJohn Lever and Graham Stevenson21
tenthDerek Underwood and Graham Stevenson13
INDIA, SECOND INNINGS: 149 ALL OUT
BatterHow outRB
Sunil Gavaskarc Bob Taylor2476
Roger Binnylbw03
Dilip Vengsarkarlbw1026
Gundappa Viswanathc Bob Taylor512
Sandeep Patillbw01
Yashpal Sharmalbw2770
Syed Kirmanic Graham Gooch07
Kapil Devnot out4582
Karsan Ghavric Mike Brearley513
Shivlal Yadavc Bob Taylor1522
Dilip Doshic John Lever06

Extras 18 · Total 149 all out

Bowler (England)OMRW
John Lever20.12653
Ian Botham267487
Graham Stevenson51130
Derek Underwood1050

FALL OF WICKETS

1-4 (Roger Binny), 2-22 (Dilip Vengsarkar), 3-31 (Gundappa Viswanath), 4-31 (Sandeep Patil), 5-56 (Sunil Gavaskar), 6-58 (Syed Kirmani), 7-102 (Yashpal Sharma), 8-115 (Karsan Ghavri), 9-148 (Shivlal Yadav), 10-149 (Dilip Doshi)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRuns
firstSunil Gavaskar and Roger Binny4
secondSunil Gavaskar and Dilip Vengsarkar18
thirdGundappa Viswanath and Sunil Gavaskar9
fourthSunil Gavaskar and Sandeep Patil0
fifthSunil Gavaskar and Yashpal Sharma25
sixthSyed Kirmani and Yashpal Sharma2
seventhKapil Dev and Yashpal Sharma44
eighthKarsan Ghavri and Kapil Dev13
ninthKapil Dev and Shivlal Yadav33
tenthKapil Dev and Dilip Doshi1
ENGLAND, SECOND INNINGS: 98 FOR 0
BatterHow outRB
Graham Goochnot out4985
Geoff Boycottnot out4394

Did not bat: Wayne Larkins, David Gower, Mike Brearley, Ian Botham, Bob Taylor, John Emburey, John Lever, Graham Stevenson, Derek Underwood

Extras 6 · Total 98 for 0

Bowler (India)OMRW
Kapil Dev82210
Karsan Ghavri50120
Dilip Doshi61120
Shivlal Yadav60310
Sandeep Patil3080
Sunil Gavaskar1040
Gundappa Viswanath0.3040
PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRunsBalls
firstGeoff Boycott and Graham Gooch98177
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