India Vs England 3Rd Odi
England tour of India - 1981 (1981/82) · Barabati Stadium, Cuttack · 27 January 1982
India won by 5 wickets (with 24 balls remaining)
India won by 5 wickets (with 24 balls remaining). Sunil Gavaskar top-scored with 71 for India.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- Barabati Stadium, Cuttack
- Date
- 27 January 1982
- Toss
- India, chose to field
- Result
- India won by 5 wickets (with 24 balls remaining)
- Player of the match
- Sunil Gavaskar
- Captains
- Keith Fletcher (England), Sunil Gavaskar (India)
- Debuts
- Arun Lal (India), Ashok Malhotra (India)
- Umpires
- KB Ramaswami and PR Punjabi
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
India won the toss and chose to field. Arun Lal and Ashok Malhotra played their first ODIs.
England batted first and made 230 for 6. Keith Fletcher top-scored with 69 off 52 balls, and Ian Botham made 52. The innings was built on a 80-run stand for the fifth wicket between Keith Fletcher and Ian Botham.
Chasing 231, India made 231 for 5. Sunil Gavaskar top-scored with 71 off 87 balls, and Sandeep Patil made 64. Derek Underwood took 3 for 48 for England. The innings was built on a 76-run stand for the third wicket between Sunil Gavaskar and Sandeep Patil.
India won by 5 wickets (with 24 balls remaining).
ENGLAND: 230 FOR 6
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Graham Gooch | c Arun Lal | 3 | 11 |
| Geoff Cook | c Suru Nayak | 30 | 75 |
| Chris Tavaré | c Madan Lal | 11 | 17 |
| David Gower | c Sandeep Patil | 42 | 59 |
| Ian Botham | bowled | 52 | 52 |
| Keith Fletcher | bowled | 69 | 52 |
| Mike Gatting | not out | 8 | 12 |
| Bob Taylor | not out | 2 | 2 |
Did not bat: John Lever, Derek Underwood, Bob Willis
Extras 13 · Total 230 for 6
| Bowler (India) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kapil Dev | 8 | 3 | 23 | 0 |
| Madan Lal | 8 | 0 | 56 | 2 |
| Suru Nayak | 10 | 1 | 51 | 1 |
| Ravi Shastri | 10 | 1 | 34 | 1 |
| Sandeep Patil | 10 | 0 | 53 | 2 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-13 (Graham Gooch), 2-33 (Chris Tavaré), 3-86 (Geoff Cook), 4-101 (David Gower), 5-181 (Ian Botham), 6-228 (Keith Fletcher)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Graham Gooch and Geoff Cook | 13 |
| second | Chris Tavaré and Geoff Cook | 20 |
| third | David Gower and Geoff Cook | 53 |
| fourth | Ian Botham and David Gower | 15 |
| fifth | Keith Fletcher and Ian Botham | 80 |
| sixth | Keith Fletcher and Mike Gatting | 47 |
| seventh | Bob Taylor and Mike Gatting | 2 |
INDIA: 231 FOR 5
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sunil Gavaskar | st Bob Taylor | 71 | 87 |
| Arun Lal | c Graham Gooch | 9 | 12 |
| Dilip Vengsarkar | c Bob Willis | 13 | 27 |
| Sandeep Patil | bowled | 64 | 55 |
| Yashpal Sharma | not out | 34 | 48 |
| Kapil Dev | c Graham Gooch | 0 | 2 |
| Ashok Malhotra | not out | 28 | 24 |
Did not bat: Syed Kirmani, Suru Nayak, Madan Lal, Ravi Shastri
Extras 12 · Total 231 for 5
| Bowler (England) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Willis | 6 | 1 | 29 | 0 |
| Ian Botham | 8 | 0 | 48 | 1 |
| John Lever | 10 | 0 | 55 | 0 |
| Graham Gooch | 8 | 0 | 39 | 1 |
| Derek Underwood | 10 | 0 | 48 | 3 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-16 (Arun Lal), 2-59 (Dilip Vengsarkar), 3-135 (Sunil Gavaskar), 4-184 (Sandeep Patil), 5-184 (Kapil Dev)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Sunil Gavaskar and Arun Lal | 16 |
| second | Sunil Gavaskar and Dilip Vengsarkar | 43 |
| third | Sunil Gavaskar and Sandeep Patil | 76 |
| fourth | Yashpal Sharma and Sandeep Patil | 49 |
| fifth | Kapil Dev and Yashpal Sharma | 0 |
| sixth | Yashpal Sharma and Ashok Malhotra | 47 |
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