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India v England 2nd Test

England tour of India - 1984 (1984/85) · Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi · 12 December 1984

England won by 8 wickets

England won by 8 wickets. Tim Robinson top-scored with 160 for England. Laxman Sivaramakrishnan took 6/99.

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MATCH FACTS

Series
England tour of India - 1984 (1984/85)
Ground
Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi (then Feroz Shah Kotla)
Dates
12 December 1984 to 17 December 1984
Toss
India, chose to bat
Result
England won by 8 wickets
Captains
Sunil Gavaskar (India), David Gower (England)
Debut
Manoj Prabhakar (India)
Umpires
DN Dotiwalla and PD Reporter

HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED

India won the toss and chose to bat. It was Manoj Prabhakar's first Test.

India batted first and made 307 all out. Kapil Dev top-scored with 60 off 97 balls, and Mohinder Amarnath made 42. Richard Ellison took 4 for 66 for England.

England replied with 418 all out. Tim Robinson top-scored with 160 off 390 balls, and Paul Downton made 74. Laxman Sivaramakrishnan took 6 for 99 for India. The innings was built on a 110-run stand for the third wicket between Allan Lamb and Tim Robinson. England led by 111 on first innings.

India made 235 all out in their second innings. Sunil Gavaskar top-scored with 65 off 164 balls, and Mohinder Amarnath made 64. Phil Edmonds took 4 for 60 for England. The innings was built on a 121-run stand for the third wicket between Mohinder Amarnath and Sunil Gavaskar, 51% of the total. From 207 for 5 they lost 5 wickets for 28 runs, to 235 for 10.

Set 125 to win, England made 127 for 2. Allan Lamb top-scored with 37 not out off 38 balls.

England won by 8 wickets.

INDIA, FIRST INNINGS: 307 ALL OUT
BatterHow outRB
Sunil Gavaskarc Paul Downton15
Anshuman Gaekwadbowled2860
Dilip Vengsarkarst Paul Downton2477
Mohinder Amarnathc David Gower42129
Sandeep Patilc Pat Pocock3082
Ravi Shastric Graeme Fowler211
Kapil Devc Paul Downton6097
Syed Kirmanic Mike Gatting2789
Manoj Prabhakarc Paul Downton2553
Shivlal Yadavnot out2887
Laxman Sivaramakrishnanrun out2564

Extras 15 · Total 307 all out

Bowler (England)OMRW
Norman Cowans205700
Richard Ellison266664
Phil Edmonds44.216832
Pat Pocock338703
Mike Gatting2050

FALL OF WICKETS

1-3 (Sunil Gavaskar), 2-56 (Anshuman Gaekwad), 3-68 (Dilip Vengsarkar), 4-129 (Sandeep Patil), 5-131 (Ravi Shastri), 6-140 (Mohinder Amarnath), 7-208 (Kapil Dev), 8-235 (Syed Kirmani), 9-258 (Manoj Prabhakar), 10-307 (Laxman Sivaramakrishnan)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRuns
firstSunil Gavaskar and Anshuman Gaekwad3
secondAnshuman Gaekwad and Dilip Vengsarkar53
thirdMohinder Amarnath and Dilip Vengsarkar12
fourthMohinder Amarnath and Sandeep Patil61
fifthMohinder Amarnath and Ravi Shastri2
sixthMohinder Amarnath and Kapil Dev9
seventhSyed Kirmani and Kapil Dev68
eighthSyed Kirmani and Manoj Prabhakar27
ninthShivlal Yadav and Manoj Prabhakar23
tenthShivlal Yadav and Laxman Sivaramakrishnan49
ENGLAND, FIRST INNINGS: 418 ALL OUT
BatterHow outRB
Graeme Fowlerc Anshuman Gaekwad519
Tim Robinsonc Sunil Gavaskar160390
Mike Gattingbowled2651
Allan Lambc Dilip Vengsarkar52157
David Gowerlbw517
Chris Cowdreyc Sunil Gavaskar3864
Paul Downtonc Kapil Dev74206
Phil Edmondsc Ravi Shastri2683
Richard Ellisonbowled1023
Pat Pocockbowled04
Norman Cowansnot out04

Extras 22 · Total 418 all out

Bowler (India)OMRW
Kapil Dev325871
Manoj Prabhakar213681
Laxman Sivaramakrishnan49.117996
Shivlal Yadav366952
Ravi Shastri294440
Mohinder Amarnath2060

FALL OF WICKETS

1-15 (Graeme Fowler), 2-60 (Mike Gatting), 3-170 (Allan Lamb), 4-181 (David Gower), 5-237 (Chris Cowdrey), 6-343 (Tim Robinson), 7-398 (Phil Edmonds), 8-411 (Paul Downton), 9-415 (Pat Pocock), 10-418 (Richard Ellison)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRuns
firstGraeme Fowler and Tim Robinson15
secondMike Gatting and Tim Robinson45
thirdAllan Lamb and Tim Robinson110
fourthDavid Gower and Tim Robinson11
fifthChris Cowdrey and Tim Robinson56
sixthPaul Downton and Tim Robinson106
seventhPhil Edmonds and Paul Downton55
eighthPaul Downton and Richard Ellison13
ninthPat Pocock and Richard Ellison4
tenthNorman Cowans and Richard Ellison3
INDIA, SECOND INNINGS: 235 ALL OUT
BatterHow outRB
Sunil Gavaskarbowled65164
Manoj Prabhakarc Paul Downton516
Dilip Vengsarkarbowled111
Mohinder Amarnathbowled64112
Sandeep Patilc Allan Lamb41118
Ravi Shastrinot out25135
Kapil Devc Allan Lamb76
Anshuman Gaekwadc Paul Downton010
Syed Kirmanibowled68
Shivlal Yadavc Allan Lamb139
Laxman Sivaramakrishnanc Pat Pocock07

Extras 20 · Total 235 all out

Bowler (England)OMRW
Norman Cowans132432
Richard Ellison71200
Phil Edmonds4424604
Pat Pocock38.49934
Mike Gatting1030

FALL OF WICKETS

1-12 (Manoj Prabhakar), 2-15 (Dilip Vengsarkar), 3-136 (Mohinder Amarnath), 4-172 (Sunil Gavaskar), 5-207 (Sandeep Patil), 6-214 (Kapil Dev), 7-216 (Anshuman Gaekwad), 8-225 (Syed Kirmani), 9-234 (Shivlal Yadav), 10-235 (Laxman Sivaramakrishnan)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRuns
firstSunil Gavaskar and Manoj Prabhakar12
secondSunil Gavaskar and Dilip Vengsarkar3
thirdMohinder Amarnath and Sunil Gavaskar121
fourthSunil Gavaskar and Sandeep Patil36
fifthSandeep Patil and Ravi Shastri35
sixthKapil Dev and Ravi Shastri7
seventhAnshuman Gaekwad and Ravi Shastri2
eighthSyed Kirmani and Ravi Shastri9
ninthShivlal Yadav and Ravi Shastri9
tenthRavi Shastri and Laxman Sivaramakrishnan1
ENGLAND, SECOND INNINGS: 127 FOR 2
BatterHow outRB
Graeme Fowlerc Dilip Vengsarkar2949
Tim Robinsonrun out1827
Mike Gattingnot out3032
Allan Lambnot out3738

Did not bat: David Gower, Chris Cowdrey, Paul Downton, Phil Edmonds, Richard Ellison, Pat Pocock, Norman Cowans

Extras 13 · Total 127 for 2

Bowler (India)OMRW
Kapil Dev60200
Manoj Prabhakar30180
Laxman Sivaramakrishnan80411
Shivlal Yadav2070
Ravi Shastri40200
Sunil Gavaskar0.40100

FALL OF WICKETS

1-41 (Tim Robinson), 2-68 (Graeme Fowler)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRuns
firstGraeme Fowler and Tim Robinson41
secondMike Gatting and Graeme Fowler27
thirdMike Gatting and Allan Lamb59
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