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India v England 4th Test

England tour of India - 1984 (1984/85) · MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai · 13 January 1985

England won by 9 wickets

England won by 9 wickets. Mike Gatting top-scored with 207 for England. Neil Foster took 6/104.

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MATCH FACTS

Series
England tour of India - 1984 (1984/85)
Ground
MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai
Dates
13 January 1985 to 18 January 1985
Toss
India, chose to bat
Result
England won by 9 wickets
Captains
Sunil Gavaskar (India), David Gower (England)
Umpires
MY Gupte and VK Ramaswamy

HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED

India won the toss and chose to bat.

India batted first and made 272 all out. Mohinder Amarnath top-scored with 78 off 101 balls, and Kapil Dev made 53. Neil Foster took 6 for 104 for England. The innings was built on a 110-run stand for the fourth wicket between Mohinder Amarnath and Mohammad Azharuddin, 40% of the total. That was well below the 1980s average first-innings total at MA Chidambaram Stadium, 391 across 8 Tests.

England replied with 652 for 7. Mike Gatting top-scored with 207 off 309 balls, and Graeme Fowler made 201. The innings was built on a 241-run stand for the second wicket between Mike Gatting and Graeme Fowler. England led by 380 on first innings.

India made 412 all out in their second innings. Mohammad Azharuddin top-scored with 105 off 218 balls, and Mohinder Amarnath made 95. Neil Foster took 5 for 59 for England. The innings was built on a 190-run stand for the fourth wicket between Mohinder Amarnath and Mohammad Azharuddin, 46% of the total.

Set 33 to win, England made 35 for 1. Tim Robinson top-scored with 21 not out off 26 balls.

England won by 9 wickets.

INDIA, FIRST INNINGS: 272 ALL OUT
BatterHow outRB
Sunil Gavaskarbowled1713
Kris Srikkanthc Paul Downton011
Dilip Vengsarkarc Allan Lamb1719
Mohinder Amarnathc Paul Downton78101
Mohammad Azharuddinbowled4890
Ravi Shastric Paul Downton212
Kapil Devc Norman Cowans5362
Syed Kirmaninot out3068
Shivlal Yadavbowled211
Laxman Sivaramakrishnanc Chris Cowdrey1310
Chetan Sharmac Allan Lamb514

Extras 7 · Total 272 all out

Bowler (England)OMRW
Norman Cowans12.53392
Neil Foster2321046
Phil Edmonds61330
Chris Cowdrey191652
Pat Pocock71280

FALL OF WICKETS

1-17 (Sunil Gavaskar), 2-17 (Kris Srikkanth), 3-45 (Dilip Vengsarkar), 4-155 (Mohinder Amarnath), 5-167 (Mohammad Azharuddin), 6-167 (Ravi Shastri), 7-241 (Kapil Dev), 8-243 (Shivlal Yadav), 9-263 (Laxman Sivaramakrishnan), 10-272 (Chetan Sharma)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRuns
firstSunil Gavaskar and Kris Srikkanth17
secondDilip Vengsarkar and Kris Srikkanth0
thirdMohinder Amarnath and Dilip Vengsarkar28
fourthMohinder Amarnath and Mohammad Azharuddin110
fifthRavi Shastri and Mohammad Azharuddin12
sixthKapil Dev and Ravi Shastri0
seventhSyed Kirmani and Kapil Dev74
eighthSyed Kirmani and Shivlal Yadav2
ninthSyed Kirmani and Laxman Sivaramakrishnan20
tenthSyed Kirmani and Chetan Sharma9
ENGLAND, FIRST INNINGS: 652 FOR 7
BatterHow outRB
Graeme Fowlerc Syed Kirmani201409
Tim Robinsonc Syed Kirmani74163
Mike Gattingcaught207309
Allan Lambbowled62115
Phil Edmondslbw3637
Neil Fosterbowled55
David Gowerbowled1823
Chris Cowdreynot out33
Paul Downtonnot out35

Did not bat: Pat Pocock, Norman Cowans

Extras 43 · Total 652 for 7

Bowler (India)OMRW
Kapil Dev3651312
Chetan Sharma180950
Laxman Sivaramakrishnan4461451
Shivlal Yadav234760
Ravi Shastri4271432
Mohinder Amarnath121362

FALL OF WICKETS

1-178 (Tim Robinson), 2-419 (Graeme Fowler), 3-563 (Allan Lamb), 4-599 (Mike Gatting), 5-604 (Neil Foster), 6-640 (David Gower), 7-646 (Phil Edmonds)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRuns
firstGraeme Fowler and Tim Robinson178
secondMike Gatting and Graeme Fowler241
thirdMike Gatting and Allan Lamb144
fourthPhil Edmonds and Mike Gatting36
fifthPhil Edmonds and Neil Foster5
sixthPhil Edmonds and David Gower36
seventhPhil Edmonds and Chris Cowdrey6
eighthPaul Downton and Chris Cowdrey6
INDIA, SECOND INNINGS: 412 ALL OUT
BatterHow outRB
Sunil Gavaskarc Mike Gatting37
Kris Srikkanthc Chris Cowdrey1624
Dilip Vengsarkarc Paul Downton27
Mohinder Amarnathc Norman Cowans95165
Mohammad Azharuddinc David Gower105218
Ravi Shastric Chris Cowdrey3364
Kapil Devc Mike Gatting4965
Syed Kirmanic Allan Lamb75115
Laxman Sivaramakrishnanlbw56
Shivlal Yadavc Paul Downton512
Chetan Sharmanot out1757

Extras 7 · Total 412 all out

Bowler (England)OMRW
Norman Cowans151732
Neil Foster288595
Phil Edmonds41.5131192
Chris Cowdrey50260
Pat Pocock3381301

FALL OF WICKETS

1-7 (Sunil Gavaskar), 2-19 (Dilip Vengsarkar), 3-22 (Kris Srikkanth), 4-212 (Mohinder Amarnath), 5-259 (Mohammad Azharuddin), 6-259 (Ravi Shastri), 7-341 (Kapil Dev), 8-350 (Laxman Sivaramakrishnan), 9-361 (Shivlal Yadav), 10-412 (Syed Kirmani)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRuns
firstSunil Gavaskar and Kris Srikkanth7
secondDilip Vengsarkar and Kris Srikkanth12
thirdMohinder Amarnath and Kris Srikkanth3
fourthMohinder Amarnath and Mohammad Azharuddin190
fifthRavi Shastri and Mohammad Azharuddin47
sixthKapil Dev and Ravi Shastri0
seventhSyed Kirmani and Kapil Dev82
eighthSyed Kirmani and Laxman Sivaramakrishnan9
ninthSyed Kirmani and Shivlal Yadav11
tenthSyed Kirmani and Chetan Sharma51
ENGLAND, SECOND INNINGS: 35 FOR 1
BatterHow outRB
Graeme Fowlerc Syed Kirmani23
Tim Robinsonnot out2126
Mike Gattingnot out1020

Did not bat: Allan Lamb, Phil Edmonds, Neil Foster, David Gower, Chris Cowdrey, Paul Downton, Pat Pocock, Norman Cowans

Extras 2 · Total 35 for 1

Bowler (India)OMRW
Kapil Dev30200
Laxman Sivaramakrishnan40121
Ravi Shastri1020

FALL OF WICKETS

1-7 (Graeme Fowler)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRuns
firstGraeme Fowler and Tim Robinson7
secondMike Gatting and Tim Robinson28
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