England Vs India 6Th Match
Benson & Hedges World Championship of Cricket in Australia - 1985 (1984/85) · Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney · 26 February 1985
India won by 86 runs
India won by 86 runs. Kris Srikkanth top-scored with 57 for India.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
- Date
- 26 February 1985
- Toss
- England, chose to field
- Result
- India won by 86 runs
- Player of the match
- Kris Srikkanth
- Captains
- Sunil Gavaskar (India), David Gower (England)
- Umpires
- BE Martin and RA French
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
England won the toss and chose to field.
India batted first and made 235 for 9. Kris Srikkanth top-scored with 57 off 53 balls, and Mohammad Azharuddin made 45. Norman Cowans took 3 for 59 for England.
Chasing 236, England made 149 all out. Martyn Moxon top-scored with 48 off 86 balls. Ravi Shastri took 3 for 30 for India. From 126 for 4 they lost 6 wickets for 23 runs, to 149 for 10.
India won by 86 runs.
INDIA: 235 FOR 9
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ravi Shastri | c Graeme Fowler | 13 | 38 |
| Kris Srikkanth | run out | 57 | 53 |
| Mohammad Azharuddin | c Norman Cowans | 45 | 67 |
| Dilip Vengsarkar | run out | 43 | 62 |
| Kapil Dev | c Paul Downton | 29 | 23 |
| Sunil Gavaskar | not out | 30 | 31 |
| Mohinder Amarnath | c Allan Lamb | 6 | 11 |
| Roger Binny | c Vic Marks | 2 | 3 |
| Madan Lal | c Paul Downton | 0 | 1 |
| Sadanand Viswanath | run out | 8 | 11 |
Did not bat: Laxman Sivaramakrishnan
Extras 2 · Total 235 for 9
| Bowler (England) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norman Cowans | 10 | 0 | 59 | 3 |
| Richard Ellison | 10 | 1 | 46 | 1 |
| Neil Foster | 10 | 0 | 33 | 2 |
| Phil Edmonds | 10 | 1 | 38 | 0 |
| Vic Marks | 10 | 0 | 57 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-67 (Ravi Shastri), 2-74 (Kris Srikkanth), 3-147 (Mohammad Azharuddin), 4-183 (Dilip Vengsarkar), 5-197 (Kapil Dev), 6-216 (Mohinder Amarnath), 7-220 (Roger Binny), 8-220 (Madan Lal), 9-235 (Sadanand Viswanath)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Ravi Shastri and Kris Srikkanth | 67 |
| second | Kris Srikkanth and Mohammad Azharuddin | 7 |
| third | Dilip Vengsarkar and Mohammad Azharuddin | 73 |
| fourth | Dilip Vengsarkar and Kapil Dev | 36 |
| fifth | Sunil Gavaskar and Kapil Dev | 14 |
| sixth | Mohinder Amarnath and Sunil Gavaskar | 19 |
| seventh | Sunil Gavaskar and Roger Binny | 4 |
| eighth | Sunil Gavaskar and Madan Lal | 0 |
| ninth | Sunil Gavaskar and Sadanand Viswanath | 15 |
ENGLAND: 149 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Graeme Fowler | c Sadanand Viswanath | 26 | 40 |
| Martyn Moxon | c Laxman Sivaramakrishnan | 48 | 86 |
| David Gower | c Dilip Vengsarkar | 25 | 34 |
| Allan Lamb | bowled | 13 | 20 |
| Mike Gatting | c Sadanand Viswanath | 7 | 15 |
| Paul Downton | c Ravi Shastri | 9 | 17 |
| Vic Marks | st Sadanand Viswanath | 2 | 7 |
| Phil Edmonds | st Sadanand Viswanath | 5 | 10 |
| Richard Ellison | c Sadanand Viswanath | 1 | 5 |
| Neil Foster | c Kris Srikkanth | 1 | 13 |
| Norman Cowans | not out | 3 | 5 |
Extras 9 · Total 149 all out
| Bowler (India) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kapil Dev | 7 | 0 | 21 | 1 |
| Roger Binny | 8 | 0 | 33 | 1 |
| Madan Lal | 6.4 | 0 | 19 | 2 |
| Laxman Sivaramakrishnan | 10 | 0 | 39 | 3 |
| Ravi Shastri | 10 | 2 | 30 | 3 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-41 (Graeme Fowler), 2-94 (David Gower), 3-113 (Martyn Moxon), 4-126 (Allan Lamb), 5-126 (Mike Gatting), 6-130 (Vic Marks), 7-142 (Paul Downton), 8-144 (Richard Ellison), 9-146 (Phil Edmonds), 10-149 (Neil Foster)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Graeme Fowler and Martyn Moxon | 41 |
| second | David Gower and Martyn Moxon | 53 |
| third | Allan Lamb and Martyn Moxon | 19 |
| fourth | Mike Gatting and Allan Lamb | 13 |
| fifth | Mike Gatting and Paul Downton | 0 |
| sixth | Paul Downton and Vic Marks | 4 |
| seventh | Phil Edmonds and Paul Downton | 12 |
| eighth | Phil Edmonds and Richard Ellison | 2 |
| ninth | Phil Edmonds and Neil Foster | 2 |
| tenth | Norman Cowans and Neil Foster | 3 |
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