India Vs New Zealand 1St Sf
Benson & Hedges World Championship of Cricket in Australia - 1985 (1984/85) · Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney · 5 March 1985
India won by 7 wickets (with 39 balls remaining)
India won by 7 wickets (with 39 balls remaining). Dilip Vengsarkar top-scored with 63* for India. Madan Lal took 4/37.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
- Date
- 5 March 1985
- Toss
- India, chose to field
- Result
- India won by 7 wickets (with 39 balls remaining)
- Player of the match
- Ravi Shastri
- Captains
- Geoff Howarth (New Zealand), Sunil Gavaskar (India)
- Umpires
- RA French and PJ McConnell
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
India won the toss and chose to field.
New Zealand batted first and made 206 all out. John Reid top-scored with 55 off 101 balls, and Lance Cairns made 39. Madan Lal took 4 for 37 for India.
Chasing 207, India made 207 for 3. Dilip Vengsarkar top-scored with 63 not out off 59 balls, and Kapil Dev made 54. The innings was built on a 105-run stand for the fourth wicket between Dilip Vengsarkar and Kapil Dev, 51% of the total.
India won by 7 wickets (with 39 balls remaining).
NEW ZEALAND: 206 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| John Wright | c Sadanand Viswanath | 0 | 3 |
| Paul McEwan | c Sadanand Viswanath | 9 | 15 |
| John Reid | c Kapil Dev | 55 | 101 |
| Martin Crowe | c Mohammad Azharuddin | 9 | 25 |
| Geoff Howarth | run out | 7 | 15 |
| Jeremy Coney | bowled | 33 | 67 |
| Ian Smith | c Mohinder Amarnath | 19 | 35 |
| Richard Hadlee | c Madan Lal | 3 | 10 |
| Lance Cairns | c Kris Srikkanth | 39 | 29 |
| Martin Snedden | c Mohammad Azharuddin | 7 | 5 |
| Ewen Chatfield | not out | 0 | – |
Extras 25 · Total 206 all out
| Bowler (India) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kapil Dev | 10 | 1 | 34 | 1 |
| Roger Binny | 6 | 0 | 28 | 1 |
| Madan Lal | 8 | 1 | 37 | 4 |
| Mohinder Amarnath | 7 | 0 | 24 | 0 |
| Laxman Sivaramakrishnan | 9 | 1 | 31 | 0 |
| Ravi Shastri | 10 | 1 | 31 | 3 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-0 (John Wright), 2-14 (Paul McEwan), 3-52 (Martin Crowe), 4-69 (Geoff Howarth), 5-119 (John Reid), 6-145 (Jeremy Coney), 7-151 (Richard Hadlee), 8-188 (Ian Smith), 9-206 (Lance Cairns), 10-206 (Martin Snedden)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | John Wright and Paul McEwan | 0 |
| second | John Reid and Paul McEwan | 14 |
| third | John Reid and Martin Crowe | 38 |
| fourth | Geoff Howarth and John Reid | 17 |
| fifth | Jeremy Coney and John Reid | 50 |
| sixth | Jeremy Coney and Ian Smith | 26 |
| seventh | Richard Hadlee and Ian Smith | 6 |
| eighth | Lance Cairns and Ian Smith | 37 |
| ninth | Lance Cairns and Martin Snedden | 18 |
| tenth | Ewen Chatfield and Martin Snedden | 0 |
INDIA: 207 FOR 3
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ravi Shastri | c Paul McEwan | 53 | 84 |
| Kris Srikkanth | c John Reid | 9 | 28 |
| Mohammad Azharuddin | c Jeremy Coney | 24 | 54 |
| Dilip Vengsarkar | not out | 63 | 59 |
| Kapil Dev | not out | 54 | 37 |
Did not bat: Sunil Gavaskar, Mohinder Amarnath, Roger Binny, Madan Lal, Sadanand Viswanath, Laxman Sivaramakrishnan
Extras 4 · Total 207 for 3
| Bowler (New Zealand) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lance Cairns | 9 | 0 | 35 | 1 |
| Richard Hadlee | 8.3 | 3 | 50 | 1 |
| Ewen Chatfield | 10 | 0 | 38 | 1 |
| Martin Snedden | 8 | 1 | 37 | 0 |
| Jeremy Coney | 8 | 0 | 44 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-28 (Kris Srikkanth), 2-73 (Mohammad Azharuddin), 3-102 (Ravi Shastri)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Ravi Shastri and Kris Srikkanth | 28 |
| second | Ravi Shastri and Mohammad Azharuddin | 45 |
| third | Dilip Vengsarkar and Ravi Shastri | 29 |
| fourth | Dilip Vengsarkar and Kapil Dev | 105 |
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