India v England 3rd Test
England tour of India - 1984 (1984/85) · Eden Gardens, Kolkata · 31 December 1984
Match drawn
Match drawn. Ravi Shastri top-scored with 111 for India. Chetan Sharma took 4/38.
MATCH FACTS
- Series
- England tour of India - 1984 (1984/85)
- Ground
- Eden Gardens, Kolkata
- Dates
- 31 December 1984 to 5 January 1985
- Toss
- India, chose to bat
- Result
- Match drawn
- Captains
- Sunil Gavaskar (India), David Gower (England)
- Debut
- Mohammad Azharuddin (India)
- Umpires
- B Ganguli and V Vikramraju
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
India won the toss and chose to bat. It was Mohammad Azharuddin's first Test.
India batted first and made 437 for 7. Ravi Shastri top-scored with 111 off 357 balls, and Mohammad Azharuddin made 110. Phil Edmonds took 3 for 72 for England. The innings was built on a 214-run stand for the fifth wicket between Ravi Shastri and Mohammad Azharuddin, 49% of the total.
England replied with 276 all out. Allan Lamb top-scored with 67 off 102 balls, and Graeme Fowler made 49. Chetan Sharma took 4 for 38 for India. India led by 161 on first innings.
India made 29 for 1 in their second innings. Manoj Prabhakar top-scored with 21 off 56 balls.
Match drawn.
INDIA, FIRST INNINGS: 437 FOR 7
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sunil Gavaskar | c Mike Gatting | 13 | 56 |
| Anshuman Gaekwad | c Paul Downton | 18 | 38 |
| Dilip Vengsarkar | bowled | 48 | 157 |
| Mohinder Amarnath | c Chris Cowdrey | 42 | 107 |
| Mohammad Azharuddin | c David Gower | 110 | 322 |
| Ravi Shastri | bowled | 111 | 357 |
| Syed Kirmani | c Graeme Fowler | 35 | 59 |
| Manoj Prabhakar | not out | 35 | 86 |
| Chetan Sharma | not out | 13 | 23 |
Did not bat: Shivlal Yadav, Laxman Sivaramakrishnan
Extras 12 · Total 437 for 7
| Bowler (England) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norman Cowans | 41 | 12 | 103 | 3 |
| Richard Ellison | 53 | 14 | 117 | 0 |
| Phil Edmonds | 47 | 22 | 72 | 3 |
| Pat Pocock | 52 | 14 | 108 | 1 |
| Mike Gatting | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Chris Cowdrey | 2 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
| David Gower | 3 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-28 (Anshuman Gaekwad), 2-35 (Sunil Gavaskar), 3-126 (Mohinder Amarnath), 4-127 (Dilip Vengsarkar), 5-341 (Mohammad Azharuddin), 6-356 (Ravi Shastri), 7-407 (Syed Kirmani)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Sunil Gavaskar and Anshuman Gaekwad | 28 |
| second | Sunil Gavaskar and Dilip Vengsarkar | 7 |
| third | Mohinder Amarnath and Dilip Vengsarkar | 91 |
| fourth | Dilip Vengsarkar and Mohammad Azharuddin | 1 |
| fifth | Ravi Shastri and Mohammad Azharuddin | 214 |
| sixth | Syed Kirmani and Ravi Shastri | 15 |
| seventh | Syed Kirmani and Manoj Prabhakar | 51 |
| eighth | Chetan Sharma and Manoj Prabhakar | 30 |
ENGLAND, FIRST INNINGS: 276 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Graeme Fowler | c Dilip Vengsarkar | 49 | 133 |
| Tim Robinson | bowled | 36 | 108 |
| David Gower | c Ravi Shastri | 19 | 44 |
| Pat Pocock | c Mohammad Azharuddin | 5 | 30 |
| Mike Gatting | bowled | 48 | 48 |
| Allan Lamb | c Syed Kirmani | 67 | 102 |
| Chris Cowdrey | lbw | 27 | 61 |
| Paul Downton | not out | 6 | 51 |
| Phil Edmonds | c Sunil Gavaskar | 8 | 14 |
| Richard Ellison | c Chetan Sharma | 1 | 15 |
| Norman Cowans | bowled | 1 | 6 |
Extras 9 · Total 276 all out
| Bowler (India) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chetan Sharma | 12.3 | 0 | 38 | 4 |
| Manoj Prabhakar | 5 | 1 | 16 | 0 |
| Laxman Sivaramakrishnan | 28 | 7 | 90 | 2 |
| Shivlal Yadav | 32 | 10 | 86 | 4 |
| Ravi Shastri | 23 | 6 | 44 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
0-31 (Tim Robinson), 1-71 (David Gower), 2-98 (Graeme Fowler), 3-110 (Pat Pocock), 5-163 (Mike Gatting), 6-229 (Chris Cowdrey), 7-261 (Allan Lamb), 8-270 (Phil Edmonds), 9-273 (Richard Ellison), 10-276 (Norman Cowans)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Graeme Fowler and Tim Robinson | 31 |
| second | David Gower and Graeme Fowler | 40 |
| third | Graeme Fowler and Tim Robinson | 27 |
| fourth | Pat Pocock and Tim Robinson | 12 |
| fifth | Mike Gatting and Tim Robinson | 42 |
| sixth | Mike Gatting and Allan Lamb | 11 |
| seventh | Allan Lamb and Chris Cowdrey | 66 |
| eighth | Paul Downton and Allan Lamb | 32 |
| ninth | Phil Edmonds and Paul Downton | 9 |
| tenth | Paul Downton and Richard Ellison | 3 |
| 11th | Paul Downton and Norman Cowans | 3 |
INDIA, SECOND INNINGS: 29 FOR 1
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ravi Shastri | not out | 7 | 50 |
| Manoj Prabhakar | lbw | 21 | 56 |
| Shivlal Yadav | not out | 0 | 4 |
Did not bat: Sunil Gavaskar, Anshuman Gaekwad, Dilip Vengsarkar, Mohinder Amarnath, Mohammad Azharuddin, Syed Kirmani, Chetan Sharma, Laxman Sivaramakrishnan
Extras 1 · Total 29 for 1
| Bowler (England) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norman Cowans | 4 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| Richard Ellison | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Phil Edmonds | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| Pat Pocock | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| Chris Cowdrey | 4 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Allan Lamb | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| Tim Robinson | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Graeme Fowler | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-29 (Manoj Prabhakar)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Ravi Shastri and Manoj Prabhakar | 29 |
| second | Shivlal Yadav and Ravi Shastri | 0 |
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