England Vs India 1St Match
Sharjah Cup Australia, England, India, Pakistan in United Arab Emirates - 1987 (1986/87) · Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium, Sharjah · 2 April 1987
India won by 3 wickets (with 7 balls remaining)
India won by 3 wickets (with 7 balls remaining). Kapil Dev top-scored with 64 for India.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah (then Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium)
- Date
- 2 April 1987
- Toss
- India, chose to field
- Result
- India won by 3 wickets (with 7 balls remaining)
- Player of the match
- Kapil Dev
- Captains
- John Emburey (England), Kapil Dev (India)
- Debuts
- Neil Fairbrother (England), James Whitaker (England), David Capel (England)
- Umpires
- DP Buultjens and PW Vidanagamage
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
India won the toss and chose to field. Neil Fairbrother, James Whitaker and David Capel played their first ODIs.
England batted first and made 211 for 7. Chris Broad top-scored with 57 off 94 balls, and Tim Robinson made 34. Ravi Shastri took 3 for 47 for India.
Chasing 212, India made 214 for 7. Kapil Dev top-scored with 64 off 54 balls, and Kris Srikkanth made 56. John Emburey took 3 for 38 for England.
India won by 3 wickets (with 7 balls remaining).
ENGLAND: 211 FOR 7
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Graham Gooch | bowled | 31 | 53 |
| Chris Broad | st Sadanand Viswanath | 57 | 94 |
| Tim Robinson | c Kris Srikkanth | 34 | 45 |
| Neil Fairbrother | c Mohammad Azharuddin | 14 | 22 |
| James Whitaker | bowled | 4 | 12 |
| David Capel | run out | 8 | 15 |
| John Emburey | bowled | 25 | 27 |
| Phil DeFreitas | not out | 18 | 22 |
| Jack Richards | not out | 14 | 13 |
Did not bat: Neil Foster, Phil Edmonds
Extras 6 · Total 211 for 7
| Bowler (India) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kapil Dev | 8 | 1 | 30 | 1 |
| Manoj Prabhakar | 8 | 2 | 17 | 0 |
| Bharat Arun | 4 | 0 | 32 | 0 |
| Gopal Sharma | 10 | 0 | 38 | 1 |
| Ravi Shastri | 10 | 1 | 47 | 3 |
| Maninder Singh | 10 | 0 | 43 | 1 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-60 (Graham Gooch), 2-106 (Chris Broad), 3-134 (Neil Fairbrother), 4-143 (James Whitaker), 5-145 (Tim Robinson), 6-167 (David Capel), 7-184 (John Emburey)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Graham Gooch and Chris Broad | 60 |
| second | Chris Broad and Tim Robinson | 46 |
| third | Tim Robinson and Neil Fairbrother | 28 |
| fourth | Tim Robinson and James Whitaker | 9 |
| fifth | Tim Robinson and David Capel | 2 |
| sixth | John Emburey and David Capel | 22 |
| seventh | John Emburey and Phil DeFreitas | 17 |
| eighth | Phil DeFreitas and Jack Richards | 27 |
INDIA: 214 FOR 7
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kris Srikkanth | c Neil Fairbrother | 56 | 73 |
| Manoj Prabhakar | c Phil Edmonds | 4 | 25 |
| Raman Lamba | c James Whitaker | 4 | 14 |
| Dilip Vengsarkar | c Tim Robinson | 40 | 66 |
| Ravi Shastri | c Phil Edmonds | 7 | 21 |
| Kapil Dev | c David Capel | 64 | 54 |
| Mohammad Azharuddin | not out | 24 | 33 |
| Sadanand Viswanath | bowled | 3 | 3 |
| Bharat Arun | not out | 7 | 6 |
Did not bat: Gopal Sharma, Maninder Singh
Extras 5 · Total 214 for 7
| Bowler (England) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phil DeFreitas | 10 | 3 | 33 | 0 |
| Neil Foster | 9 | 1 | 46 | 1 |
| David Capel | 10 | 0 | 45 | 1 |
| Phil Edmonds | 10 | 0 | 48 | 2 |
| John Emburey | 9.5 | 0 | 38 | 3 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-22 (Manoj Prabhakar), 2-33 (Raman Lamba), 3-86 (Kris Srikkanth), 4-97 (Ravi Shastri), 5-146 (Dilip Vengsarkar), 6-194 (Kapil Dev), 7-200 (Sadanand Viswanath)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Kris Srikkanth and Manoj Prabhakar | 22 |
| second | Kris Srikkanth and Raman Lamba | 11 |
| third | Dilip Vengsarkar and Kris Srikkanth | 53 |
| fourth | Dilip Vengsarkar and Ravi Shastri | 11 |
| fifth | Dilip Vengsarkar and Kapil Dev | 49 |
| sixth | Kapil Dev and Mohammad Azharuddin | 48 |
| seventh | Mohammad Azharuddin and Sadanand Viswanath | 6 |
| eighth | Mohammad Azharuddin and Bharat Arun | 14 |
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