India Vs England 4Th Odi
England tour of India - 1984 (1984/85) · Vidarbha Cricket Association Ground, Nagpur · 23 January 1985
India won by 3 wickets (with 14 balls remaining)
India won by 3 wickets (with 14 balls remaining). Martyn Moxon top-scored with 70 for England. Ravi Shastri took 4/40.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- Vidarbha Cricket Association Ground, Nagpur
- Date
- 23 January 1985
- Toss
- India, chose to field
- Result
- India won by 3 wickets (with 14 balls remaining)
- Player of the match
- Kapil Dev
- Captains
- David Gower (England), Sunil Gavaskar (India)
- Debuts
- Martyn Moxon (England), Chris Cowdrey (England), Jonathan Agnew (England), Lalchand Rajput (India)
- Umpires
- AL Narasimhan and R Mrithyunjayan
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
India won the toss and chose to field. Martyn Moxon, Chris Cowdrey, Jonathan Agnew and Lalchand Rajput played their first ODIs.
England batted first and made 240 for 7. Martyn Moxon top-scored with 70 off 124 balls, and Chris Cowdrey made 46. Ravi Shastri took 4 for 40 for India.
Chasing 241, India made 241 for 7. Kapil Dev top-scored with 54 off 41 balls, and Sunil Gavaskar made 52. Jonathan Agnew took 3 for 38 for England. The innings was built on a 76-run stand for the fifth wicket between Sunil Gavaskar and Kapil Dev.
India won by 3 wickets (with 14 balls remaining).
ENGLAND: 240 FOR 7
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Graeme Fowler | bowled | 37 | 59 |
| Martyn Moxon | c Kris Srikkanth | 70 | 124 |
| Mike Gatting | bowled | 1 | 10 |
| David Gower | c Ravi Shastri | 11 | 15 |
| Allan Lamb | st Sadanand Viswanath | 30 | 29 |
| Chris Cowdrey | not out | 46 | 42 |
| Vic Marks | bowled | 4 | 9 |
| Paul Downton | c Lalchand Rajput | 13 | 9 |
| Phil Edmonds | not out | 8 | 7 |
Did not bat: Jonathan Agnew, Norman Cowans
Extras 20 · Total 240 for 7
| Bowler (India) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kapil Dev | 10 | 1 | 42 | 1 |
| Manoj Prabhakar | 10 | 1 | 36 | 0 |
| Thirumalai Sekhar | 10 | 0 | 50 | 2 |
| Ashok Patel | 10 | 1 | 54 | 0 |
| Ravi Shastri | 10 | 1 | 40 | 4 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-70 (Graeme Fowler), 2-78 (Mike Gatting), 3-100 (David Gower), 4-154 (Allan Lamb), 5-176 (Martyn Moxon), 6-199 (Vic Marks), 7-221 (Paul Downton)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Graeme Fowler and Martyn Moxon | 70 |
| second | Mike Gatting and Martyn Moxon | 8 |
| third | David Gower and Martyn Moxon | 22 |
| fourth | Allan Lamb and Martyn Moxon | 54 |
| fifth | Chris Cowdrey and Martyn Moxon | 22 |
| sixth | Vic Marks and Chris Cowdrey | 23 |
| seventh | Paul Downton and Chris Cowdrey | 22 |
| eighth | Phil Edmonds and Chris Cowdrey | 19 |
INDIA: 241 FOR 7
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kris Srikkanth | bowled | 6 | 8 |
| Lalchand Rajput | c Paul Downton | 0 | 1 |
| Dilip Vengsarkar | c Paul Downton | 11 | 23 |
| Mohammad Azharuddin | bowled | 47 | 55 |
| Sunil Gavaskar | bowled | 52 | 82 |
| Kapil Dev | c Mike Gatting | 54 | 41 |
| Ravi Shastri | not out | 24 | 45 |
| Manoj Prabhakar | bowled | 4 | 7 |
| Sadanand Viswanath | not out | 23 | 25 |
Did not bat: Thirumalai Sekhar, Ashok Patel
Extras 20 · Total 241 for 7
| Bowler (England) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norman Cowans | 10 | 0 | 44 | 3 |
| Jonathan Agnew | 10 | 0 | 38 | 3 |
| Vic Marks | 6 | 0 | 32 | 0 |
| Phil Edmonds | 10 | 0 | 44 | 0 |
| Chris Cowdrey | 7.4 | 0 | 52 | 1 |
| Mike Gatting | 4 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-5 (Lalchand Rajput), 2-11 (Kris Srikkanth), 3-31 (Dilip Vengsarkar), 4-90 (Mohammad Azharuddin), 5-166 (Kapil Dev), 6-197 (Sunil Gavaskar), 7-204 (Manoj Prabhakar)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Kris Srikkanth and Lalchand Rajput | 5 |
| second | Dilip Vengsarkar and Kris Srikkanth | 6 |
| third | Dilip Vengsarkar and Mohammad Azharuddin | 20 |
| fourth | Sunil Gavaskar and Mohammad Azharuddin | 59 |
| fifth | Sunil Gavaskar and Kapil Dev | 76 |
| sixth | Sunil Gavaskar and Ravi Shastri | 31 |
| seventh | Ravi Shastri and Manoj Prabhakar | 7 |
| eighth | Ravi Shastri and Sadanand Viswanath | 37 |
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