New Zealand v India 1st Test
India tour of New Zealand - 1981 (1980/81) · Basin Reserve, Wellington · 21 February 1981
New Zealand won by 62 runs
New Zealand won by 62 runs. Geoff Howarth top-scored with 137* for New Zealand. Lance Cairns took 5/33.
MATCH FACTS
- Series
- India tour of New Zealand - 1981 (1980/81)
- Ground
- Basin Reserve, Wellington
- Dates
- 21 February 1981 to 25 February 1981
- Toss
- India, chose to field
- Result
- New Zealand won by 62 runs
- Player of the match
- Geoff Howarth
- Captains
- Geoff Howarth (New Zealand), Sunil Gavaskar (India)
- Debuts
- Martin Snedden (New Zealand), Kirti Azad (India), Ravi Shastri (India), Yograj Singh (India)
- Umpires
- FR Goodall and SJ Woodward
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
India won the toss and chose to field. Martin Snedden, Kirti Azad, Ravi Shastri and Yograj Singh played their first Tests.
New Zealand batted first and made 375 all out. Geoff Howarth top-scored with 137 not out off 237 balls, and John Reid made 46. Ravi Shastri took 3 for 54 for India.
India replied with 223 all out. Sandeep Patil top-scored with 64 off 113 balls. Lance Cairns took 5 for 33 for New Zealand. New Zealand led by 152 on first innings.
New Zealand made 100 all out in their second innings. Bruce Edgar top-scored with 28 off 75 balls. Kapil Dev took 4 for 34 for India. From 73 for 5 they lost 5 wickets for 27 runs, to 100 for 10.
Set 253 to win, India made 190 all out. Sandeep Patil top-scored with 42 off 62 balls. Richard Hadlee took 4 for 65 for New Zealand.
New Zealand won by 62 runs.
NEW ZEALAND, FIRST INNINGS: 375 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| John Wright | c Roger Binny | 32 | 64 |
| Bruce Edgar | c Syed Kirmani | 39 | 97 |
| John Reid | c Syed Kirmani | 46 | 163 |
| Geoff Howarth | not out | 137 | 237 |
| Jeremy Coney | c Ravi Shastri | 4 | 26 |
| Jock Edwards | c Syed Kirmani | 23 | 46 |
| Ian Smith | c Dilip Vengsarkar | 20 | 36 |
| Richard Hadlee | c Syed Kirmani | 20 | 22 |
| Lance Cairns | c Sunil Gavaskar | 13 | 31 |
| Martin Snedden | bowled | 2 | 14 |
| Gary Troup | c Sunil Gavaskar | 0 | 1 |
Extras 39 · Total 375 all out
| Bowler (India) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kapil Dev | 38 | 9 | 112 | 3 |
| Yograj Singh | 15 | 3 | 63 | 1 |
| Roger Binny | 22 | 4 | 67 | 1 |
| Ravi Shastri | 28 | 9 | 54 | 3 |
| Sandeep Patil | 16 | 3 | 40 | 2 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-60 (John Wright), 2-101 (Bruce Edgar), 3-200 (John Reid), 4-215 (Jeremy Coney), 5-245 (Jock Edwards), 6-292 (Ian Smith), 7-331 (Richard Hadlee), 8-364 (Lance Cairns), 9-375 (Martin Snedden), 10-375 (Gary Troup)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | John Wright and Bruce Edgar | 60 |
| second | Bruce Edgar and John Reid | 41 |
| third | Geoff Howarth and John Reid | 99 |
| fourth | Jeremy Coney and Geoff Howarth | 15 |
| fifth | Geoff Howarth and Jock Edwards | 30 |
| sixth | Geoff Howarth and Ian Smith | 47 |
| seventh | Richard Hadlee and Geoff Howarth | 39 |
| eighth | Lance Cairns and Geoff Howarth | 33 |
| ninth | Geoff Howarth and Martin Snedden | 11 |
| tenth | Geoff Howarth and Gary Troup | 0 |
INDIA, FIRST INNINGS: 223 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sunil Gavaskar | bowled | 23 | 74 |
| Chetan Chauhan | c Jeremy Coney | 17 | 37 |
| Dilip Vengsarkar | lbw | 39 | 70 |
| Gundappa Viswanath | bowled | 0 | 3 |
| Sandeep Patil | c Ian Smith | 64 | 113 |
| Kirti Azad | bowled | 20 | 67 |
| Kapil Dev | c Ian Smith | 0 | 1 |
| Syed Kirmani | run out | 13 | 21 |
| Roger Binny | bowled | 11 | 18 |
| Ravi Shastri | not out | 3 | 17 |
| Yograj Singh | c Ian Smith | 4 | 22 |
Extras 29 · Total 223 all out
| Bowler (New Zealand) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richard Hadlee | 16 | 4 | 62 | 0 |
| Lance Cairns | 19.4 | 8 | 33 | 5 |
| Martin Snedden | 20 | 7 | 56 | 1 |
| Gary Troup | 17 | 5 | 43 | 3 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-32 (Chetan Chauhan), 2-70 (Sunil Gavaskar), 3-70 (Gundappa Viswanath), 4-116 (Dilip Vengsarkar), 5-183 (Sandeep Patil), 6-183 (Kapil Dev), 7-198 (Kirti Azad), 8-213 (Syed Kirmani), 9-218 (Roger Binny), 10-223 (Yograj Singh)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Chetan Chauhan and Sunil Gavaskar | 32 |
| second | Sunil Gavaskar and Dilip Vengsarkar | 38 |
| third | Gundappa Viswanath and Dilip Vengsarkar | 0 |
| fourth | Dilip Vengsarkar and Sandeep Patil | 46 |
| fifth | Sandeep Patil and Kirti Azad | 67 |
| sixth | Kapil Dev and Kirti Azad | 0 |
| seventh | Syed Kirmani and Kirti Azad | 15 |
| eighth | Syed Kirmani and Roger Binny | 15 |
| ninth | Roger Binny and Ravi Shastri | 5 |
| tenth | Ravi Shastri and Yograj Singh | 5 |
NEW ZEALAND, SECOND INNINGS: 100 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| John Wright | c Gundappa Viswanath | 8 | 28 |
| Bruce Edgar | c Sandeep Patil | 28 | 75 |
| John Reid | lbw | 7 | 24 |
| Geoff Howarth | c Syed Kirmani | 7 | 27 |
| Jeremy Coney | caught | 8 | 35 |
| Jock Edwards | caught | 6 | 18 |
| Ian Smith | not out | 15 | 39 |
| Richard Hadlee | c Syed Kirmani | 7 | 37 |
| Lance Cairns | c Dilip Vengsarkar | 0 | 4 |
| Martin Snedden | c Dilip Vengsarkar | 0 | 4 |
| Gary Troup | c Dilip Vengsarkar | 0 | 1 |
Extras 14 · Total 100 all out
| Bowler (India) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kapil Dev | 16 | 4 | 34 | 4 |
| Roger Binny | 12 | 4 | 26 | 2 |
| Ravi Shastri | 3 | 0 | 9 | 3 |
| Sandeep Patil | 17 | 10 | 12 | 1 |
| Kirti Azad | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-17 (John Wright), 2-35 (John Reid), 3-57 (Geoff Howarth), 4-58 (Bruce Edgar), 5-73 (Jeremy Coney), 6-78 (Jock Edwards), 7-99 (Richard Hadlee), 8-100 (Lance Cairns), 9-100 (Martin Snedden), 10-100 (Gary Troup)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | John Wright and Bruce Edgar | 17 |
| second | Bruce Edgar and John Reid | 18 |
| third | Geoff Howarth and Bruce Edgar | 22 |
| fourth | Jeremy Coney and Bruce Edgar | 1 |
| fifth | Jeremy Coney and Jock Edwards | 15 |
| sixth | Jock Edwards and Ian Smith | 5 |
| seventh | Richard Hadlee and Ian Smith | 21 |
| eighth | Lance Cairns and Ian Smith | 1 |
| ninth | Ian Smith and Martin Snedden | 0 |
| tenth | Gary Troup and Ian Smith | 0 |
INDIA, SECOND INNINGS: 190 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kirti Azad | bowled | 16 | 43 |
| Sunil Gavaskar | bowled | 12 | 33 |
| Chetan Chauhan | bowled | 1 | 12 |
| Dilip Vengsarkar | c Ian Smith | 26 | 59 |
| Gundappa Viswanath | bowled | 9 | 23 |
| Sandeep Patil | c Ian Smith | 42 | 62 |
| Syed Kirmani | bowled | 11 | 36 |
| Kapil Dev | c Richard Hadlee | 9 | 26 |
| Roger Binny | not out | 26 | 86 |
| Ravi Shastri | c Ian Smith | 19 | 54 |
| Yograj Singh | c Ian Smith | 6 | 28 |
Extras 13 · Total 190 all out
| Bowler (New Zealand) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richard Hadlee | 22.3 | 7 | 65 | 4 |
| Lance Cairns | 19 | 8 | 30 | 2 |
| Martin Snedden | 17 | 4 | 39 | 2 |
| Gary Troup | 13 | 4 | 34 | 2 |
| Jeremy Coney | 4 | 1 | 9 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-10 (Chetan Chauhan), 2-30 (Sunil Gavaskar), 3-50 (Gundappa Viswanath), 4-75 (Dilip Vengsarkar), 5-111 (Kirti Azad), 6-117 (Sandeep Patil), 7-136 (Syed Kirmani), 8-136 (Kapil Dev), 9-170 (Ravi Shastri), 10-190 (Yograj Singh)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Chetan Chauhan and Sunil Gavaskar | 10 |
| second | Sunil Gavaskar and Dilip Vengsarkar | 20 |
| third | Gundappa Viswanath and Dilip Vengsarkar | 20 |
| fourth | Dilip Vengsarkar and Sandeep Patil | 25 |
| fifth | Sandeep Patil and Kirti Azad | 36 |
| sixth | Syed Kirmani and Sandeep Patil | 6 |
| seventh | Syed Kirmani and Kapil Dev | 19 |
| eighth | Kapil Dev and Roger Binny | 0 |
| ninth | Roger Binny and Ravi Shastri | 34 |
| tenth | Roger Binny and Yograj Singh | 20 |
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