India Vs England 1St Odi
England tour of India - 1984 (1984/85) · Nehru Stadium, Pune · 5 December 1984
England won by 4 wickets (with 10 balls remaining)
England won by 4 wickets (with 10 balls remaining). Mike Gatting top-scored with 115* for England.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- Nehru Stadium, Pune
- Date
- 5 December 1984
- Toss
- England, chose to field
- Result
- England won by 4 wickets (with 10 balls remaining)
- Player of the match
- Dilip Vengsarkar
- Captains
- Sunil Gavaskar (India), David Gower (England)
- Debuts
- Kiran More (India), Rajinder Singh Ghai (India), Tim Robinson (England), Richard Ellison (England)
- Umpires
- Mohammad Ghouse and S Banerjee
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
England won the toss and chose to field. Kiran More, Rajinder Singh Ghai, Tim Robinson and Richard Ellison played their first ODIs.
India batted first and made 214 for 6. Dilip Vengsarkar top-scored with 105 off 124 balls, and Kris Srikkanth made 50. Neil Foster took 3 for 44 for England. The innings was built on a 118-run stand for the second wicket between Dilip Vengsarkar and Kris Srikkanth, 55% of the total.
Chasing 215, England made 215 for 6. Mike Gatting top-scored with 115 not out off 135 balls, and Vic Marks made 31. The innings was built on a 86-run stand for the seventh wicket between Mike Gatting and Paul Downton, 40% of the total.
England won by 4 wickets (with 10 balls remaining).
INDIA: 214 FOR 6
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sunil Gavaskar | bowled | 0 | 3 |
| Kris Srikkanth | bowled | 50 | 72 |
| Dilip Vengsarkar | bowled | 105 | 124 |
| Sandeep Patil | run out | 2 | 4 |
| Yashpal Sharma | c Richard Ellison | 37 | 53 |
| Ravi Shastri | c Richard Ellison | 11 | 14 |
| Roger Binny | not out | 0 | – |
Did not bat: Kiran More, Manoj Prabhakar, Chetan Sharma, Rajinder Singh Ghai
Extras 9 · Total 214 for 6
| Bowler (England) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norman Cowans | 8 | 0 | 32 | 0 |
| Neil Foster | 10 | 0 | 44 | 3 |
| Richard Ellison | 7 | 0 | 45 | 1 |
| Vic Marks | 10 | 0 | 48 | 0 |
| Phil Edmonds | 10 | 0 | 43 | 1 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-1 (Sunil Gavaskar), 2-119 (Kris Srikkanth), 3-126 (Sandeep Patil), 4-189 (Dilip Vengsarkar), 5-212 (Yashpal Sharma), 6-214 (Ravi Shastri)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Sunil Gavaskar and Kris Srikkanth | 1 |
| second | Dilip Vengsarkar and Kris Srikkanth | 118 |
| third | Dilip Vengsarkar and Sandeep Patil | 7 |
| fourth | Dilip Vengsarkar and Yashpal Sharma | 63 |
| fifth | Yashpal Sharma and Ravi Shastri | 23 |
| sixth | Roger Binny and Ravi Shastri | 2 |
ENGLAND: 215 FOR 6
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Graeme Fowler | c Yashpal Sharma | 5 | 7 |
| Tim Robinson | lbw | 15 | 25 |
| Mike Gatting | not out | 115 | 135 |
| Allan Lamb | c Manoj Prabhakar | 3 | 4 |
| Vic Marks | run out | 31 | 39 |
| David Gower | c Ravi Shastri | 3 | 9 |
| Richard Ellison | run out | 4 | 8 |
| Paul Downton | not out | 27 | 37 |
Did not bat: Phil Edmonds, Neil Foster, Norman Cowans
Extras 12 · Total 215 for 6
| Bowler (India) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chetan Sharma | 8.2 | 0 | 50 | 1 |
| Manoj Prabhakar | 10 | 1 | 27 | 1 |
| Rajinder Singh Ghai | 9 | 0 | 38 | 1 |
| Ravi Shastri | 8 | 0 | 49 | 0 |
| Roger Binny | 8 | 0 | 43 | 1 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-14 (Graeme Fowler), 2-43 (Tim Robinson), 3-47 (Allan Lamb), 4-114 (Vic Marks), 5-117 (David Gower), 6-129 (Richard Ellison)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Graeme Fowler and Tim Robinson | 14 |
| second | Mike Gatting and Tim Robinson | 29 |
| third | Mike Gatting and Allan Lamb | 4 |
| fourth | Mike Gatting and Vic Marks | 67 |
| fifth | Mike Gatting and David Gower | 3 |
| sixth | Mike Gatting and Richard Ellison | 12 |
| seventh | Mike Gatting and Paul Downton | 86 |
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