New Zealand v India 2nd Test
India tour of New Zealand - 1981 (1980/81) · Lancaster Park, Christchurch · 6 March 1981
Match drawn
Match drawn. John Reid top-scored with 123* for New Zealand. Richard Hadlee took 5/47.
MATCH FACTS
- Series
- India tour of New Zealand - 1981 (1980/81)
- Ground
- Lancaster Park, Christchurch
- Dates
- 6 March 1981 to 11 March 1981
- Toss
- India, chose to bat
- Result
- Match drawn
- Player of the match
- John Reid
- Captains
- Sunil Gavaskar (India), Geoff Howarth (New Zealand)
- Umpires
- DA Kinsella and JBR Hastie
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
India won the toss and chose to bat.
India batted first and made 255 for 9. Chetan Chauhan top-scored with 78 off 216 balls, and Dilip Vengsarkar made 61. Richard Hadlee took 5 for 47 for New Zealand. The innings was built on a 114-run stand for the first wicket between Chetan Chauhan and Sunil Gavaskar, 45% of the total. From 200 for 3 they lost 5 wickets for 26 runs, to 226 for 7.
New Zealand replied with 286 for 5. John Reid top-scored with 123 not out off 429 balls, and Bruce Edgar made 49. The innings was built on a 125-run stand for the second wicket between Bruce Edgar and John Reid, 44% of the total. New Zealand led by 31 on first innings.
Match drawn.
INDIA, FIRST INNINGS: 255 FOR 9
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sunil Gavaskar | c Ian Smith | 53 | 122 |
| Chetan Chauhan | c Ian Smith | 78 | 216 |
| Dilip Vengsarkar | bowled | 61 | 152 |
| Gundappa Viswanath | bowled | 7 | 56 |
| Sandeep Patil | c John Reid | 4 | 9 |
| Yashpal Sharma | c Geoff Howarth | 0 | 8 |
| Syed Kirmani | retired not out | 9 | 29 |
| Kapil Dev | c Martin Snedden | 0 | 1 |
| Karsan Ghavri | c John Reid | 17 | 90 |
| Ravi Shastri | not out | 12 | 81 |
| Dilip Doshi | bowled | 0 | 4 |
Extras 14 · Total 255 for 9
| Bowler (New Zealand) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richard Hadlee | 33 | 12 | 47 | 5 |
| Gary Troup | 26 | 6 | 60 | 0 |
| Lance Cairns | 33 | 16 | 57 | 0 |
| Martin Snedden | 23 | 8 | 63 | 2 |
| Jeremy Coney | 9 | 4 | 12 | 2 |
| Geoff Howarth | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-114 (Sunil Gavaskar), 2-168 (Chetan Chauhan), 3-200 (Gundappa Viswanath), 4-210 (Sandeep Patil), 5-210 (Yashpal Sharma), 6-224 (Dilip Vengsarkar), 7-224 (Kapil Dev), 7-226 (Syed Kirmani), 8-255 (Karsan Ghavri), 9-255 (Dilip Doshi)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Chetan Chauhan and Sunil Gavaskar | 114 |
| second | Chetan Chauhan and Dilip Vengsarkar | 54 |
| third | Gundappa Viswanath and Dilip Vengsarkar | 32 |
| fourth | Dilip Vengsarkar and Sandeep Patil | 10 |
| fifth | Dilip Vengsarkar and Yashpal Sharma | 0 |
| sixth | Syed Kirmani and Dilip Vengsarkar | 14 |
| seventh | Syed Kirmani and Kapil Dev | 0 |
| eighth | Karsan Ghavri and Syed Kirmani | 2 |
| ninth | Karsan Ghavri and Ravi Shastri | 29 |
| tenth | Dilip Doshi and Ravi Shastri | 0 |
NEW ZEALAND, FIRST INNINGS: 286 FOR 5
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| John Wright | c Dilip Vengsarkar | 18 | 18 |
| Bruce Edgar | lbw | 49 | 231 |
| John Reid | not out | 123 | 429 |
| Geoff Howarth | caught | 26 | 104 |
| Jeremy Coney | c Chetan Chauhan | 15 | 31 |
| Jock Edwards | bowled | 23 | 39 |
| Ian Smith | not out | 11 | 27 |
Did not bat: Richard Hadlee, Lance Cairns, Martin Snedden, Gary Troup
Extras 21 · Total 286 for 5
| Bowler (India) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kapil Dev | 22 | 2 | 60 | 0 |
| Karsan Ghavri | 10 | 4 | 33 | 1 |
| Sandeep Patil | 12 | 4 | 14 | 1 |
| Dilip Doshi | 49 | 23 | 67 | 1 |
| Ravi Shastri | 42 | 21 | 65 | 2 |
| Chetan Chauhan | 5 | 1 | 12 | 0 |
| Sunil Gavaskar | 3 | 1 | 11 | 0 |
| Dilip Vengsarkar | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-27 (John Wright), 2-152 (Bruce Edgar), 3-201 (Geoff Howarth), 4-235 (Jeremy Coney), 5-265 (Jock Edwards)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | John Wright and Bruce Edgar | 27 |
| second | Bruce Edgar and John Reid | 125 |
| third | Geoff Howarth and John Reid | 49 |
| fourth | Jeremy Coney and John Reid | 34 |
| fifth | Jock Edwards and John Reid | 30 |
| sixth | John Reid and Ian Smith | 21 |
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