India v England 5th Test
England tour of India - 1981 (1981/82) · MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai · 13 January 1982
Match drawn
Match drawn. Gundappa Viswanath top-scored with 222 for India. Dilip Doshi took 4/69.
MATCH FACTS
- Series
- England tour of India - 1981 (1981/82)
- Ground
- MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai
- Dates
- 13 January 1982 to 18 January 1982
- Toss
- England, chose to field
- Result
- Match drawn
- Player of the match
- Gundappa Viswanath
- Captains
- Sunil Gavaskar (India), Keith Fletcher (England)
- Debuts
- Pranab Roy (India), Ashok Malhotra (India)
- Umpires
- B Ganguli and SN Hanumantha Rao
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
England won the toss and chose to field. Pranab Roy and Ashok Malhotra played their first Tests.
India batted first and made 481 for 4. Gundappa Viswanath top-scored with 222 off 374 balls, and Yashpal Sharma made 140. The innings was built on a 316-run stand for the fourth wicket between Gundappa Viswanath and Yashpal Sharma, 66% of the total. That was well above the 1980s average first-innings total at MA Chidambaram Stadium, 391 across 8 Tests.
England replied with 328 all out. Graham Gooch top-scored with 127 off 181 balls, and David Gower made 64. Dilip Doshi took 4 for 69 for India. The innings was built on a 155-run stand for the first wicket between Graham Gooch and Chris Tavaré, 47% of the total. India led by 153 on first innings.
India made 160 for 3 in their second innings. Pranab Roy top-scored with 60 not out off 157 balls.
Match drawn.
INDIA, FIRST INNINGS: 481 FOR 4
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sunil Gavaskar | c Bob Taylor | 25 | 78 |
| Pranab Roy | c Bob Taylor | 6 | 53 |
| Dilip Vengsarkar | retired not out | 71 | 97 |
| Gundappa Viswanath | bowled | 222 | 374 |
| Yashpal Sharma | c Chris Tavaré | 140 | 298 |
| Kapil Dev | not out | 6 | 11 |
Did not bat: Ashok Malhotra, Syed Kirmani, Ravi Shastri, Madan Lal, Dilip Doshi
Extras 11 · Total 481 for 4
| Bowler (England) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Willis | 28.1 | 7 | 79 | 2 |
| Ian Botham | 31 | 10 | 83 | 1 |
| Graham Dilley | 31 | 4 | 87 | 1 |
| Paul Allott | 31 | 4 | 135 | 0 |
| Derek Underwood | 22 | 7 | 59 | 0 |
| Graham Gooch | 9 | 2 | 27 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-19 (Pranab Roy), 2-51 (Sunil Gavaskar), 2-150 (Dilip Vengsarkar), 3-466 (Yashpal Sharma), 4-481 (Gundappa Viswanath)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Sunil Gavaskar and Pranab Roy | 19 |
| second | Sunil Gavaskar and Dilip Vengsarkar | 32 |
| third | Gundappa Viswanath and Dilip Vengsarkar | 99 |
| fourth | Gundappa Viswanath and Yashpal Sharma | 316 |
| fifth | Gundappa Viswanath and Kapil Dev | 15 |
ENGLAND, FIRST INNINGS: 328 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Graham Gooch | c Ravi Shastri | 127 | 181 |
| Chris Tavaré | c Sunil Gavaskar | 35 | 240 |
| Keith Fletcher | bowled | 3 | 10 |
| David Gower | lbw | 64 | 161 |
| Ian Botham | c Syed Kirmani | 52 | 156 |
| Mike Gatting | c Gundappa Viswanath | 0 | 17 |
| Graham Dilley | c Kapil Dev | 8 | 31 |
| Bob Taylor | bowled | 8 | 33 |
| Derek Underwood | c Syed Kirmani | 0 | 21 |
| Paul Allott | c Pranab Roy | 6 | 46 |
| Bob Willis | not out | 1 | 21 |
Extras 24 · Total 328 all out
| Bowler (India) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kapil Dev | 25.5 | 7 | 88 | 3 |
| Madan Lal | 9 | 1 | 41 | 0 |
| Ravi Shastri | 63 | 23 | 104 | 3 |
| Dilip Doshi | 57 | 31 | 69 | 4 |
| Sunil Gavaskar | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-155 (Graham Gooch), 2-164 (Keith Fletcher), 3-195 (Chris Tavaré), 4-279 (David Gower), 5-283 (Mike Gatting), 6-307 (Ian Botham), 7-307 (Graham Dilley), 8-311 (Derek Underwood), 9-320 (Bob Taylor), 10-328 (Paul Allott)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Graham Gooch and Chris Tavaré | 155 |
| second | Keith Fletcher and Chris Tavaré | 9 |
| third | David Gower and Chris Tavaré | 31 |
| fourth | Ian Botham and David Gower | 84 |
| fifth | Ian Botham and Mike Gatting | 4 |
| sixth | Ian Botham and Graham Dilley | 24 |
| seventh | Bob Taylor and Graham Dilley | 0 |
| eighth | Derek Underwood and Bob Taylor | 4 |
| ninth | Bob Taylor and Paul Allott | 9 |
| tenth | Bob Willis and Paul Allott | 8 |
INDIA, SECOND INNINGS: 160 FOR 3
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sunil Gavaskar | c Ian Botham | 11 | 26 |
| Pranab Roy | not out | 60 | 157 |
| Ashok Malhotra | run out | 31 | 38 |
| Yashpal Sharma | c Ian Botham | 25 | 53 |
| Kapil Dev | not out | 15 | 29 |
Did not bat: Dilip Vengsarkar, Gundappa Viswanath, Syed Kirmani, Ravi Shastri, Madan Lal, Dilip Doshi
Extras 18 · Total 160 for 3
| Bowler (England) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Willis | 7 | 2 | 15 | 1 |
| Ian Botham | 8 | 1 | 29 | 0 |
| Graham Dilley | 5 | 1 | 13 | 0 |
| Derek Underwood | 15 | 8 | 30 | 1 |
| Graham Gooch | 8 | 2 | 24 | 0 |
| Keith Fletcher | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| Bob Taylor | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Chris Tavaré | 2 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| David Gower | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Mike Gatting | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-19 (Sunil Gavaskar), 2-69 (Ashok Malhotra), 3-122 (Yashpal Sharma)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Sunil Gavaskar and Pranab Roy | 19 |
| second | Ashok Malhotra and Pranab Roy | 50 |
| third | Yashpal Sharma and Pranab Roy | 53 |
| fourth | Kapil Dev and Pranab Roy | 38 |
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