India Vs England 1St Odi
England tour of India - 1981 (1981/82) · Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Stadium, Ahmedabad · 25 November 1981
England won by 5 wickets (with 13 balls remaining)
England won by 5 wickets (with 13 balls remaining). Mike Gatting top-scored with 47* for England.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad (then Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Stadium)
- Date
- 25 November 1981
- Toss
- England, chose to field
- Result
- England won by 5 wickets (with 13 balls remaining)
- Player of the match
- Mike Gatting
- Captains
- Sunil Gavaskar (India), Keith Fletcher (England)
- Debuts
- Kris Srikkanth (India), Ravi Shastri (India), Randhir Singh (India), Geoff Cook (England), Jack Richards (England)
- Umpires
- MV Gothoskar and SN Hanumantha Rao
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
England won the toss and chose to field. Kris Srikkanth, Ravi Shastri, Randhir Singh, Geoff Cook and Jack Richards played their first ODIs.
India batted first and made 156 for 7. Dilip Vengsarkar top-scored with 46 off 85 balls, and Kirti Azad made 30.
Chasing 157, England made 160 for 5. Mike Gatting top-scored with 47 not out off 68 balls. Roger Binny took 3 for 35 for India.
England won by 5 wickets (with 13 balls remaining).
INDIA: 156 FOR 7
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sunil Gavaskar | c Graham Gooch | 0 | 13 |
| Kris Srikkanth | bowled | 0 | 10 |
| Dilip Vengsarkar | c Derek Underwood | 46 | 85 |
| Gundappa Viswanath | c Geoff Cook | 8 | 29 |
| Kirti Azad | bowled | 30 | 58 |
| Madan Lal | c John Lever | 6 | 17 |
| Syed Kirmani | not out | 18 | 37 |
| Ravi Shastri | run out | 19 | 28 |
| Roger Binny | not out | 2 | 3 |
Did not bat: Dilip Doshi, Randhir Singh
Extras 27 · Total 156 for 7
| Bowler (England) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Willis | 9 | 3 | 17 | 1 |
| Ian Botham | 10 | 4 | 20 | 2 |
| John Lever | 10 | 0 | 46 | 0 |
| Graham Gooch | 7 | 0 | 28 | 1 |
| Derek Underwood | 10 | 3 | 18 | 2 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-2 (Kris Srikkanth), 2-8 (Sunil Gavaskar), 3-39 (Gundappa Viswanath), 4-91 (Dilip Vengsarkar), 5-113 (Kirti Azad), 6-119 (Madan Lal), 7-154 (Ravi Shastri)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Sunil Gavaskar and Kris Srikkanth | 2 |
| second | Sunil Gavaskar and Dilip Vengsarkar | 6 |
| third | Gundappa Viswanath and Dilip Vengsarkar | 31 |
| fourth | Dilip Vengsarkar and Kirti Azad | 52 |
| fifth | Madan Lal and Kirti Azad | 22 |
| sixth | Madan Lal and Syed Kirmani | 6 |
| seventh | Syed Kirmani and Ravi Shastri | 35 |
| eighth | Syed Kirmani and Roger Binny | 2 |
ENGLAND: 160 FOR 5
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Geoff Boycott | lbw | 5 | 10 |
| Graham Gooch | c Syed Kirmani | 23 | 44 |
| Geoff Cook | c Gundappa Viswanath | 13 | 41 |
| David Gower | c Roger Binny | 8 | 18 |
| Keith Fletcher | bowled | 26 | 69 |
| Mike Gatting | not out | 47 | 68 |
| Ian Botham | not out | 25 | 13 |
Did not bat: Jack Richards, John Lever, Derek Underwood, Bob Willis
Extras 13 · Total 160 for 5
| Bowler (India) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Madan Lal | 10 | 2 | 30 | 1 |
| Randhir Singh | 6 | 0 | 18 | 0 |
| Roger Binny | 7.5 | 3 | 35 | 3 |
| Ravi Shastri | 10 | 1 | 24 | 0 |
| Dilip Doshi | 10 | 1 | 40 | 1 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-5 (Geoff Boycott), 2-43 (Graham Gooch), 3-46 (Geoff Cook), 4-61 (David Gower), 5-126 (Keith Fletcher)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Geoff Boycott and Graham Gooch | 5 |
| second | Graham Gooch and Geoff Cook | 38 |
| third | David Gower and Geoff Cook | 3 |
| fourth | Keith Fletcher and David Gower | 15 |
| fifth | Keith Fletcher and Mike Gatting | 65 |
| sixth | Ian Botham and Mike Gatting | 34 |
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