New Zealand v India 3rd Test
India tour of New Zealand - 1981 (1980/81) · Eden Park, Auckland · 13 March 1981
Match drawn
Match drawn. John Wright top-scored with 110 for New Zealand. John Bracewell took 5/75.
MATCH FACTS
- Series
- India tour of New Zealand - 1981 (1980/81)
- Ground
- Eden Park, Auckland
- Dates
- 13 March 1981 to 18 March 1981
- Toss
- India, chose to bat
- Result
- Match drawn
- Player of the match
- John Wright
- Captains
- Sunil Gavaskar (India), Geoff Howarth (New Zealand)
- Debut
- Tirumalai Srinivasan (India)
- Umpires
- FR Goodall and SJ Woodward
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
India won the toss and chose to bat. It was Tirumalai Srinivasan's first Test.
India batted first and made 238 all out. Syed Kirmani top-scored with 78 off 230 balls, and Shivlal Yadav made 43. John Bracewell took 4 for 61 for New Zealand. The innings was built on a 105-run stand for the ninth wicket between Syed Kirmani and Shivlal Yadav, 44% of the total. That was well below the 1980s average first-innings total at Eden Park, 331 across 9 Tests.
New Zealand replied with 366 all out. John Wright top-scored with 110 off 434 balls, and John Reid made 74. Ravi Shastri took 5 for 125 for India. The innings was built on a 148-run stand for the second wicket between John Wright and John Reid, 40% of the total. New Zealand led by 128 on first innings.
India made 284 all out in their second innings. Sandeep Patil top-scored with 57 off 93 balls, and Dilip Vengsarkar made 52. John Bracewell took 5 for 75 for New Zealand.
Set 157 to win, New Zealand made 95 for 5. Jock Edwards top-scored with 47 off 96 balls.
Match drawn.
INDIA, FIRST INNINGS: 238 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sunil Gavaskar | c Ian Smith | 5 | 21 |
| Chetan Chauhan | c Lance Cairns | 36 | 132 |
| Dilip Vengsarkar | c Geoff Howarth | 0 | 6 |
| Sandeep Patil | c Ian Smith | 19 | 18 |
| Gundappa Viswanath | lbw | 2 | 17 |
| Tirumalai Srinivasan | c Ian Smith | 29 | 81 |
| Ravi Shastri | c Lance Cairns | 5 | 45 |
| Syed Kirmani | bowled | 78 | 230 |
| Kapil Dev | bowled | 4 | 10 |
| Shivlal Yadav | c Richard Hadlee | 43 | 213 |
| Dilip Doshi | not out | 3 | 16 |
Extras 14 · Total 238 all out
| Bowler (New Zealand) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richard Hadlee | 27 | 11 | 49 | 1 |
| Martin Snedden | 22 | 7 | 52 | 2 |
| Lance Cairns | 27 | 13 | 37 | 3 |
| Jeremy Coney | 9 | 1 | 14 | 0 |
| John Bracewell | 42.3 | 17 | 61 | 4 |
| Geoff Howarth | 3 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-9 (Sunil Gavaskar), 2-10 (Dilip Vengsarkar), 3-43 (Sandeep Patil), 4-50 (Gundappa Viswanath), 5-97 (Chetan Chauhan), 6-100 (Tirumalai Srinivasan), 7-114 (Ravi Shastri), 8-124 (Kapil Dev), 9-229 (Shivlal Yadav), 10-238 (Syed Kirmani)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Chetan Chauhan and Sunil Gavaskar | 9 |
| second | Chetan Chauhan and Dilip Vengsarkar | 1 |
| third | Chetan Chauhan and Sandeep Patil | 33 |
| fourth | Chetan Chauhan and Gundappa Viswanath | 7 |
| fifth | Chetan Chauhan and Tirumalai Srinivasan | 47 |
| sixth | Ravi Shastri and Tirumalai Srinivasan | 3 |
| seventh | Syed Kirmani and Ravi Shastri | 14 |
| eighth | Syed Kirmani and Kapil Dev | 10 |
| ninth | Syed Kirmani and Shivlal Yadav | 105 |
| tenth | Syed Kirmani and Dilip Doshi | 9 |
NEW ZEALAND, FIRST INNINGS: 366 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| John Wright | c Syed Kirmani | 110 | 434 |
| Bruce Edgar | c Ravi Shastri | 0 | 2 |
| John Reid | c Gundappa Viswanath | 74 | 269 |
| Geoff Howarth | caught | 0 | 17 |
| Jeremy Coney | c Dilip Doshi | 65 | 207 |
| Jock Edwards | c Dilip Doshi | 34 | 50 |
| Richard Hadlee | c Chetan Chauhan | 0 | 7 |
| Lance Cairns | c Sunil Gavaskar | 41 | 72 |
| Ian Smith | bowled | 10 | 23 |
| John Bracewell | lbw | 1 | 38 |
| Martin Snedden | not out | 0 | 7 |
Extras 31 · Total 366 all out
| Bowler (India) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kapil Dev | 20 | 6 | 34 | 0 |
| Sandeep Patil | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| Shivlal Yadav | 33 | 8 | 91 | 1 |
| Dilip Doshi | 69 | 34 | 79 | 2 |
| Ravi Shastri | 56 | 13 | 125 | 5 |
| Chetan Chauhan | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-0 (Bruce Edgar), 2-148 (John Reid), 3-152 (Geoff Howarth), 4-251 (John Wright), 5-301 (Jock Edwards), 6-302 (Richard Hadlee), 7-332 (Jeremy Coney), 8-354 (Ian Smith), 9-365 (John Bracewell), 10-366 (Lance Cairns)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | John Wright and Bruce Edgar | 0 |
| second | John Wright and John Reid | 148 |
| third | Geoff Howarth and John Wright | 4 |
| fourth | Jeremy Coney and John Wright | 99 |
| fifth | Jeremy Coney and Jock Edwards | 50 |
| sixth | Richard Hadlee and Jeremy Coney | 1 |
| seventh | Jeremy Coney and Lance Cairns | 30 |
| eighth | Lance Cairns and Ian Smith | 22 |
| ninth | Lance Cairns and John Bracewell | 11 |
| tenth | Lance Cairns and Martin Snedden | 1 |
INDIA, SECOND INNINGS: 284 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sunil Gavaskar | c John Wright | 33 | 101 |
| Chetan Chauhan | c Lance Cairns | 7 | 52 |
| Tirumalai Srinivasan | c John Wright | 19 | 105 |
| Gundappa Viswanath | run out | 46 | 137 |
| Dilip Vengsarkar | not out | 52 | 184 |
| Sandeep Patil | bowled | 57 | 93 |
| Kapil Dev | c Bruce Edgar | 14 | 17 |
| Syed Kirmani | bowled | 1 | 5 |
| Ravi Shastri | run out | 9 | 34 |
| Shivlal Yadav | c Ian Smith | 1 | 5 |
| Dilip Doshi | bowled | 2 | 4 |
Extras 43 · Total 284 all out
| Bowler (New Zealand) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richard Hadlee | 21 | 3 | 65 | 0 |
| Martin Snedden | 13 | 4 | 40 | 0 |
| Lance Cairns | 35.5 | 16 | 47 | 3 |
| Jeremy Coney | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| John Bracewell | 41 | 19 | 75 | 5 |
| Geoff Howarth | 6 | 3 | 11 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-43 (Chetan Chauhan), 2-50 (Sunil Gavaskar), 3-93 (Tirumalai Srinivasan), 4-143 (Gundappa Viswanath), 5-236 (Sandeep Patil), 6-260 (Kapil Dev), 7-261 (Syed Kirmani), 8-277 (Ravi Shastri), 9-279 (Shivlal Yadav), 10-284 (Dilip Doshi)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Chetan Chauhan and Sunil Gavaskar | 43 |
| second | Sunil Gavaskar and Tirumalai Srinivasan | 7 |
| third | Gundappa Viswanath and Tirumalai Srinivasan | 43 |
| fourth | Gundappa Viswanath and Dilip Vengsarkar | 50 |
| fifth | Dilip Vengsarkar and Sandeep Patil | 93 |
| sixth | Dilip Vengsarkar and Kapil Dev | 24 |
| seventh | Syed Kirmani and Dilip Vengsarkar | 1 |
| eighth | Dilip Vengsarkar and Ravi Shastri | 16 |
| ninth | Dilip Vengsarkar and Shivlal Yadav | 2 |
| tenth | Dilip Vengsarkar and Dilip Doshi | 5 |
NEW ZEALAND, SECOND INNINGS: 95 FOR 5
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| John Wright | not out | 33 | 194 |
| Bruce Edgar | c Syed Kirmani | 1 | 7 |
| Jock Edwards | c Ravi Shastri | 47 | 96 |
| Richard Hadlee | bowled | 2 | 11 |
| Geoff Howarth | c Chetan Chauhan | 2 | 49 |
| John Reid | lbw | 0 | 6 |
| Jeremy Coney | not out | 0 | 1 |
Did not bat: Lance Cairns, Ian Smith, John Bracewell, Martin Snedden
Extras 10 · Total 95 for 5
| Bowler (India) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kapil Dev | 10 | 6 | 15 | 1 |
| Sandeep Patil | 4 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| Shivlal Yadav | 11 | 4 | 20 | 0 |
| Dilip Doshi | 19 | 9 | 18 | 2 |
| Ravi Shastri | 18 | 8 | 24 | 2 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-1 (Bruce Edgar), 2-83 (Jock Edwards), 3-87 (Richard Hadlee), 4-94 (Geoff Howarth), 5-95 (John Reid)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | John Wright and Bruce Edgar | 1 |
| second | Jock Edwards and John Wright | 82 |
| third | Richard Hadlee and John Wright | 4 |
| fourth | Geoff Howarth and John Wright | 7 |
| fifth | John Wright and John Reid | 1 |
| sixth | Jeremy Coney and John Wright | 0 |
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