India (Ki)win; Dev is (K)ap(p)(i)lauded

India made just change to their playing eleven – Roger Binny made way for Laxman Sivaramakrishnan. New Zealand made five changes to the eleven that last played the Indians – Tony Blain, Bruce Blair, Evan Gray, Gary Robertson and Ervin McSweeney made way for Andrew Jones, Dipak Patel, Ian Smith, Stephen Boock and Willie Watson.

On winning the toss, Crowe, the New Zealand skipper, decided to (Jef)field. India’s openers put on 11. Sunil Gavaskar, who faced 14 balls, scored a couple. He was run out. The second-wicket stand was worth five. Krishnamachari Srikkanth, who faced 19 balls, scored nine. His innings included a boundary. He was run out.

Dilip Vengsarkar, who faced eight balls, did not open his account. The third-wicket stand, which was worth five, was broken by Watson. Mohammad Azharuddin, who faced 57 balls, scored 21. His innings included a boundary. He was caught by Boock. The 65-run stand was broken by Patel.

Navjot Singh Sidhu, who faced 71 balls, scored 75. His innings included four boundaries and as many sixes. He was caught by Jones. Patel broke the 28-run stand. The sixth-wicket pair put on 51. Shastri, who faced 44 balls, scored 22. His innings included (R)aVI. He was caught by Patel off his own bowling.

Dev, India’s skipper, faced 58 balls, scoring 72. His innings included four boundaries and a six. He was unbeaten. He was adjudged the (Ka)p(i)layer of the match. The seventh-wicket P(rabhak)artnership was worth five. Manoj, who faced five balls, scored three. He was caught by Ewen Chatfield off his own bowling.

Kiran More, who faced 26 balls, scored 42. His innings included five boundaries. He was unbeaten. New Zealand conceded six extras. India scored 252 for the loss of seven wickets off 50 overs. Boock bowled four wicketless, conceding 26.

John Bracewell bowled seven wicketless overs, conceding 32. Martin Snedden bowled 10 wicketless overs, including a maiden. He conceded 56. Watson bowled nine overs, conceded 59 and picked up a wicket. Chatfield bowled ten overs, including a maiden. He conceded 39. Picking up a scalp. Patel, who bowled 10 overs, conceded 36. He picked up three scalps.

Snedden scored 33. His 63-ball innings included a couple of boundaries. He was caught by Shastri. Azharuddin broke the 67-run stand. Crowe, who faced a dozen balls, scored nine. His (Mart)innings included a boundary. He was stumped by More. Maninder Singh broke the 21-run stand.

Rutherford, who faced 95 balls, scored 75. His innings included six boundaries and a couple of sixes. He was caught by Srikkanth. The 60-run stand was broKen by Shastri. Jeff, who faced 11 balls, wasn’t in seventh heaven – he was caught by Vengsarkar. Singh broke the 22-run stand.

The fifth-wicket stand was worth a couple. Patel, who faced three balls, scored a run. He was run out. Bracewell, who faced 14 balls, scored eight. He was caught by Singh. Shastri broke the sixth-wicket stand, which was worth 19.

Smith faced five balls, scoring 10. Prabhakar broke the 17-run partnership. The eighth-wicket stand was worth 19. Jones, who faced 86 balls, scored 64. His innings included a couple of boundaries. He was run out. Although Boock, who faced eight balls, was unbeaten, he wasn’t in seventh heaven. Watson, who faced three balls, scored a couple. He was unbeaten.

India conceded 20 extras. New Zealand scored 236 for the loss of eight (Ki)wickets off 50 overs, losing by 16 runs. Sivaramakrishnan bowled eight wicketless overs, conceding 34. Dev bowled 10 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 54.

Azharuddin, who bowled four overs, conceded 11 and picked up a scalp. Prabhakar, who bowled eight overs, conceded 38, picking up a wicket. Shastri bowled 10 overs, conceded 45, picking up two wickets. Singh, who bowled 10 overs, conceded 40, picking up a couple of scalps.

           

           

Ind(ia)eed, the (Au)st(rali)art wasn’t (Kap)i(dea)l

Defending champions India were the co-hosts (with Pakistan) of the first edition of the tournament to be played outside England. The number of overs a team could play was reduced from 60 to 50.

Bharat made three changes to their playing eleven – Sadanand Viswanath, Arun and Gopal (Shar)made way for One-day International debutant Navjot Singh Sidhu, Kiran More and Roger Binny.

The Aussies made six changes to the eleven that last played the Indians – Mike Veletta, the Gregs (Ritchie and Matthews), Dirk Wellham, Tim Zoehrer and Simon Davis made way for Dean Jones, skipper Allan Border, One-day International debutant Tom Moody, Greg Dyer, Peter Taylor and Craig McDermott.

Dev, India’s Kap(il)tain, won the toss and chose to field. Australia’s openers, David Boon and Geoff Marsh, put on 110. The former faced S(hastr)ixty-eight balls, scoring 49. His innings included five boundaries. Ravi trapped him leg before wicket.

Jones, who faced 35 balls, scored 39. His innings included a couple of boundaries and as many sixes. He was caught by Sidhu. Maninder Singh broke the 64-run stand. Border faced 22 balls, scoring 16. Roger Binny broke the 54-run stand.

Marsh, the player of the match, scored 110 (Ge)off 141 balls. His innings included seven fours and a six. He was caught by Mohammad Azharuddin. Manoj broke the fourth-wicket P(rabhak)artnership, which was worth nine.

Moody, who faced 13 balls, scored eight. His innings included a boundary. He was caught by Dev. Manoj broke the fifth-wicket P(rabhak)artnership, which was worth 14.

Steve Waugh, who faced 19 balls, scored 17. He was unbeaten. Simon O’Donnell, who faced ten balls, wasn’t in seventh heaven – he was run out.

India conceded 22 extras. The Australians scored 270 for the loss of six wickets off 50 overs. Azharuddin bowled three wicketless overs, conceding 20. Dev, who bowled 10 wicketless overs, conceded 41.

Binny, who bowled seven overs, conceded 46 and picked up a scalp. Shastri, who bowled 10 overs, conceded 50 and picked up a wicket. Singh, who bowled 10 overs, conceded 48 and picked up a wicket. Prabhakar, who bowled 10 overs, conceded 47, picking up a couple of scalps.

Sunil Gavaskar faced 32 balls, scoring 37. His innings included six boundaries and a six. He was caught by Reid. Taylor broke the 69-run stand. Krishnamachari Srikkanth, who faced 83, scored 70. His innings included seven boundaries. Waugh trapped him leg before wicket, breaking the 62-run stand.

Sidhu, who faced 79 balls, scored 73. His innings included five boundaries and five sixes. McDermott broke the 76-run stand. Azharuddin, who faced 14 balls, scored 10. His innings included a boundary. McDermott broke the 22-run stand.

Dilip Vengsarkar, who faced 45 balls, scored 29. His innings included a couple of boundaries. He was caught by Jones. McDermott broke the three-run partnership.

The sixth-wicket partnership was worth 14. Shastri, who faced 11 balls, scored a dozen. His innings included a boundary. He was caught by McDermott off his own bowling.

Dev, who scored 10 balls, scored six. He was caught by Boon. O’Donnell broke the 10-run stand. More, who faced 14 balls, scored a dozen. His innings included two boundaries. He was unbeaten.

The eighth-wicket pair did not open its account. Binny, who faced three balls, did not get off the mark. He was run out. The ninth-wicket pair put on nine. Prabhakar wasn’t in seventh heaven – he scored five and was run out.

Singh, who faced five balls, scored four. The four-run stand was broken by Waugh. Australia conceded 11 extras. India, who were dismissed for 269 off 49.5 overs, lost the match by a run.

Border, who bowled six wicketless overs, conceded 39. Reid bowled 10 wicketless overs, including a couple of maidens. He conceded 35. Taylor, who bowled five overs, conceded 46 and picked up a wicket.

O’Donnell bowled nine overs, including a maiden. He conceded 32 and picked up a wicket. Waugh bowled 9.5 overs, conceded 52 and picked up two wickets. McDermott, who bowled 10 overs, conceded 56 and picked up four wickets. 

  

   

India WIn; The champs Kapi(tu)late

India, who were unfancied then, made no changes to the eleven that won the semi-final. The West Indies made just one change to the team that last played the Indians – Winston Davis made way for Joel Garner.

Clive Lloyd, the West Indies’ skipper, won the toss and inserted India, Kap(il)tained by Dev. Sunil Gavaskar, who faced a D(uj)o(ze)n balls, scored a couple. He was caught by Jeff. Andy Roberts broke the two-run stand.

Krishnamchari, who faced 57 balls, scored (Srikkan)thirty-eight. His innings included seven fours and a six. Malcolm trapped hiM(arshal)leg before wicket, breaking the second-wicket stand, which was worth 57.

Mohinder, who faced 80 balls, scored 26. His innings included three boundaries. Michael Holding broke the (Amarna)thirty-one-run stand. 

Yashpal Sharma, who faced 32 balls, scored eL(ogi)even. His innings included a boundary. He was caught by Gus, the substitute. Larry Gomes broke the two-run stand.

Dev, who faced eight balls, scored 15. His innings included three fours. He was caught by Holding. Gomes broke the 18-run stand. Kirti Azad, who faced three balls, didn’t open his account. He was caught by Garner.Roberts broke the one-run stand.

Roger Binny, who faced eight balls, scored a couple. He was caught by Garner. Roberts broke the 19-run stand. Sandeep Patil, who faced 29 balls, scored 27. His innings included a six. He was caught by Gomes. Garner broke the 23-run stand.

Madan Lal, who faced 27 balls, scored 17. His innings included a six. Marshall broke the eight-run stand. Kirmani, who faced 43 balls, scored 14. Holding dismisS(y)ed him, breaking the 22-run stand. 

Balvinder Singh Sandhu, who faced 30 balls, scored 11. His innings included a boundary. He was unbeaten.

The West Indians conceded 20 extras. India were dismissed for 183 off 54.4 overs. Vivian Richards bowled a wicketless over, conceding eight. Garner, who bowled a dozen overs, including four maidens. He conceded 24 and picked up a wicket.

Holding bowled 9.4 overs, including a couple of maidens. He conceded 26 and picked up two wickets. Gomes bowled 11 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 49 and picked up a couple of wickets.

Marshall bowled 11 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 24 and picked up a couple of scalps. Roberts bowled 10 overs, including three maidens. He conceded 32 and picked up three wickets.

Greenidge, who faced a (Gor)do(ze)n balls, scored a run. He shouldered arms to Sandhu, broke the five-run stand with an inswinger. Desmond, who faced 33 balls, scored 13. His innings included two boundaries. He was caught by Binny. Lal broke tH(ayn)second-wicket stand, which was worth 45.

Richards scored 33. His 28-ball innings included seven boundaries. He was caught by Dev. Lal was in seventh heaven. Gomes, who faced 16 balls, scored five. He was caught by Gavaskar. Lal broke the nine-run stand.

The fifth-wicket pair didn’t open its account. Lloyd, who faced 17 balls, scored eight. His innings included a boundary. He was caught by Dev off the bowling of Binny.

Bacchus, who Fa(ou)(ce)d 25 balls, scored eight. He was caught by Kirmani. Sandhu broke the 10-run stand. Dujon, who faced 73 balls, scored 25. His innings included a six. Amarnath broke the 43-run stand.

Marshall, who faced 51 balls, scored 18. He was caught by Gavaskar. Amarnath broke the five-run stand. Roberts, who faced 14 balls, scored four. Dev trapped him leg before wicket, breaking the ninth-wicket partnership, which was worth just a couple.

Garner, who faced 19 balls, scored five. He was unbeaten. Holding, who faced 24 balls, scored six. Amarnath trapped him leg before wicket, breaking the 14-run stand.

India conceded 14 extras, dismissing the West Indies for 140 off 52 overs, WInning the match by 43 runs and, of course, their first World Cup. Azad, who bowled three wicketless overs, was in seventh heaven.

Binny bowled 10 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 23 and picked up a wicket. Dev bowled 11 overs, including four maidens. He conceded 21 and picked up a wicket.

Sandhu bowled nine overs, included a maiden. He conceded 32 and picked up two wickets. Lal, who bowled 12 overs, including two maidens. He conceded 31 and picked up three scalps.

Amarnath was in seventh heaven – he conceded a dozen, picked up three scalps and was adjudged the player of the match.    

     

India (Engl)a(n)dvance with K(ap)iller instinct

India made no changes to their playing eleven. England made four changes to the team that played the Indians in the bilateral series the previous year – Barry Wood, Derek Randall, Geoff Miller and Bob Taylor made way for Graeme Fowler, Mike Gatting, Ian Gould and Vic Marks. 

Bob Willis, England’s skipper, won the toss and chose to bat. Tavare, who faced 51 balls, scored 32. His innings included four boundaries. He was caught by Syed. Roger Binny broke the opening stand, which was worth sixty-(Kirma)nine.

Fowler faced 59 balls, scoring 33. His innings included three fours. Binny broke the 15-run partnership. David Gower faced (Amarna)thirty balls, scoring 17. His innings included a boundary. He was caught by Kirmani off Mohinder, who broke the 23-run stand.

The fourth-wicket pair put on 34. Allan, who faced 58 balls, scored 29. His innings included (L)a(m)boundary. Yashpal Sharma ran him out. Mike scored 18. His 46-ball (Gatt)in(nin)gs included a boundary. Amarnath broke the nine-run stand.

Ian Botham scored six off 26 balls. Kirti Azad broke the 10-run stand. The seventh-wicket stand was worth 15. Gould, who faced 36 balls, scored 13. Kirmani ran him out.

Marks faced 18 balls, scoring eight. Kapil Dev broke the eighth-wicket stand, which was worth a couple. Graham Dilley faced 26 balls, scoring 20. He scored two boundaries and was unbeaten.

Paul Allott, who faced 14 balls, scored eight. He was caught by Sandeep Patil. Dev broke the 25-run stand. Willis faced two balls. Dev dismissed him for a blob, breaking the 11-run stand.

India conceded 29 extras, dismissing England for 213 off 60 overs. Madan Lal bowled five wicketless overs, conceding 15. Balvinder Singh Sandhu bowled eight wicketless overs, including a maiden. He conceded 36.

Azad bowled a dozen overs, including a maiden. He conceded 28 and picked up a scalp. Binny bowled 12 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 43 and picked up a couple of wickets.

Amarnath, the player of the match, bowled a dozen overs, including a maiden. He conceded 27 and picked up two wickets. Dev bowled 11 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 35 and picked up three wickets.

Sunil Gavaskar, who faced 41 balls, scored 25. His innings included three fours. He was caught by Gould. Allott broke the 46-run stand. 

Krishnamachari Srikkanth faced 44 balls, scoring 19. His innings included three boundaries. He was caught by Willis. Botham broke the four-run stand.

The third-wicket stand was worth 92. Amarnath, who faced 92 balls, scored 46. His innings included four boundaries and a six. Allott and Botham ran him out.

Sharma faced 115 balls, scoring 61. His innings included three boundaries and a couple of sixes. He was caught by Allott. Willis broke the fourth-wicket stand, which was worth 63.

Patil, who faced 32 balls, scored 51. His innings included eight fours. He was unbeaten. Dev, who faced six balls, scored a run. He was unbeaten.

England conceded 14 extras. India scored 217 for the loss for four wickets off 54.4 overs, winning by six wickets with 32 balls to spare. While the hosts were E(ng)l(imin)a(n)(te)d, the Indians advanced to the final.

Dilley bowled 11 wicketless overs, conceding 43. Marks bowled 12 wicketless overs, including a maiden. He conceded 38. Allott bowled ten overs, including three maidens. He conceded 40 and picked up a wicket.

Willis bowled 10.4 overs, including two maidens. He conceded 42 and picked up a scalp. Botham bowled 11 overs, including four maidens. He conceded 40 and took a wicket.

India advance, are (A)u(nder)st(rali)andably (Ka)p(i)leased

India made one change to their playing eleven – Kirti Azad made way for Ravi Shastri. Australia made a couple of changes to the eleven that last played the Indians – Kepler Wessels and skipper Kim Hughes made way for Graeme Wood and Jeff Thomson. David Hookes led the team.

Dev, India’s Kap(il)tain, won the toss and chose to bat. Sunil Gavaskar, who faced 10 balls, scored nine. His innings inC(happel)luded a boundary. He was caught by Trevor. Rodney Hogg broke the 27-run stand.

Krishnamachari, whose 22-ball innings included (Srikkan)three boundaries, scored 24. He was caught by Allan Border. The second-wicket stand, worth 27, was broken by Thomson.

Mohinder, who faced 20 balls, scored (Amarna)thirteen. His innings included a couple of boundaries. He was caught by Rod Marsh. Thomson broke the 11-run stand.

Sandeep Patil, who faced 25 balls, scored 30. His innings included four boundaries. He was caught by Tom Hogan. The fourth-wicket partnership, worth 53, was broKen by MacLeay.

Yashpal scored 40 off aS(har)many balls. His innings included a boundary. He was caught by Hogg. Hogan broke the 39-run stand.

Dev, who faced 32 deliveries, scored 28. His innings included three fours. He was caught by Hookes. Hogg broke the sixth-wicket stand, which was worth 17.

Azad scored 15 (Ge)off 18 balls. His innings included a boundary. He was caught by Allan. Lawson B(orde)roke the seventh-wicket stand, which was worth 33.

The eighth-wicket stand was worth eight. Roger scored 21. His 32-ball (B)innyngs included two boundaries. He was run out. Madan Lal, who faced 15 balls, scored a dozen. He was unbeaten.

Syed Kirmani, who faced 20 balls, scored 10. His innings included a boundary. Hogg trapped him leg before wicket, breaking the 17-run stand. Balvinder Singh Sandhu, who faced 18 balls, scored eight. His innings included a boundary. Thomson broke the 15-run stand.

Australia conceded 37 extras, dismissing India for 247 off 55.5 overs. Lawson bowled 10 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 40 and picked up a wicket. 

Hogan bowled 11 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 31 and picked up a wicket. MacLeay bowled 12 overs, including a couple of maidens. He conceded 48 and picked up a wicket.

Thomson bowled 10.5 overs, conceded 51, picking up three scalps. Hogg bowled 12 overs, including two maidens. He conceded 40, picking up three wickets.

Chappell, who faced five balls, was far from pleased – he scored just a couple. He was caught by Lal. Sandhu broke the three-run stand.

Wood, who faced 32 balls, scored 21. His innings included two boundaries. He was caught by Kirmani. Binny broke the stand, which was worth 43. Hookes faced a couple of balls, scoring a run. Binny broke the two-run stand.

Graham Yallop faced 30 balls, scoring 18. His innings included a couple of boundaries. Binny broke the fourth-wicket partnership with a catch off his own bowling.

The fifth-wicket pair did not score. Marsh faced two balls and did not open his account. Lal trapped him leg before wicket. 

MacLeay, who faced six balls, scored five. His innings included a boundary. He was caught by Gavaskar. The sixth-wicket stand, which was worth 17, was broken by Lal.

Hogan scored eight off 10 balls. He scored a couple of boundaries. He was caught by Srikkanth. Binny broke the nine-run stand. Lawson scored 16 off 20 balls, including a boundary. Sandhu broke the stand, which was worth 37.

Border, who faced 49 balls, scored 36. His innings included five boundaries. Lal broke the 14-run stand. Hogg, who faced 12 deliveries, scored eight. His innings included a boundary. He was unbeaten.  

The last-wicket pair didn’t score. Thomson, who faced five balls, did not get off the mark. He was dismissed by Lal.

India conceded 14 extras, dismissing Australia for 129 off 38.2 overs. The former won by 118 runs, and advanced to the semi-finals.

Amarnath bowled a couple of wicketless overs, conceding 17. Azad wasn’t in seventh heaven, because he bowled a couple of wicketless overs.

Dev bowled eight wicketless overs, including a couple of maidens. He conceded 16. Sandhu bowled 10 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 26 and picked up a couple of scalps.

Binny bowled eight overs, including a couple of maidens. He conceded 29 and picked up four scalps. Lal bowled 8.2 overs, including three maidens. He conceded 20, picked up four wickets and was adjudged the player of the match.

     

       

India (Zimba)b(w)elieve in their Kap(ab)ilities

India made just one change to their playing eleven – Dilip Vengsarkar made way for Sunil Gavaskar. Zimbabwe made just one change to the eleven that last played the Indians – Ali Shah made way for Gerald Peckover.

On winning the toss, Dev, India’s Kap(il)tain, chose to bat. Sunil Gavaskar, who faced a couple of balls, did not open his account. Peter Rawson trapped him leg before wicket, breaking the stand, which was worth zero.

Krishnamachari, who faced (Srikkan)thirteen balls, did not get off the mark. He was caught by Iain Butchart. Kevin Curran broke the six-run stand.

The (Amarna)third-wicket pair D(av)id not score. Mohinder, who faced 20 balls, scored five. His innings included a boundary. He was caught by Houghton. Rawson broke the partnership.

Sandeep Patil, who faced 10 balls, scored just a run. He was caught by Houghton. Curran broke the three-run stand. Yashpal Sharma, who faced 28 balls, scored nine. His innings included a boundary. He was caught by Houghton. Rawson broke the eight-run stand.

Dev, who faced 138 balls, scored 175 and was unbeaten. His innings included 16 boundaries and six sixes. Needless to say, he was adjudged the (Ka)p(i)layer of the match.

Roger Binny scored 22. His 48-ball innings included a couple of boundaries. John broke the sixth-wickeT(raico)stand, which was worth 60. Ravi, who faced S(hastr)ix balls, scored a run. He was caught by Andy Pycroft. Fletcher, Zimbabwe’s (Dun)ca(ptai)n, broke the one-run stand.

Madan Lal, who faced 39 balls, scored 17. His innings included a boundary. He was caught by Houghton. Curran broke the 62-run stand. Kirmani, who faced 56 balls, scored 24. His innings included two boundaries. He wasn’t dismisS(y)ed.

Zimbabwe conceded 12 extras. India scored 266 for the loss of eight wickets off 60 overs. Butchart bowled 12 wicketless overs, including a couple of maidens. He conceded 38.

Fletcher bowled a dozen overs, included two maidens. He conceded 59 and picked up a scalp. Traicos, who bowled 12 overs, conceded 45 and picked up a scalp.

Curran bowled 12 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 65 and picked up three wickets. Rawson’s 12-over spell included four maidens. He conceded 47 and picked up three wickets.

Grant, who faced 35 balls, scored 35. His innings included four boundaries. Binny trapped him leg before wicket, breaking the 44-run Pa(r)t(erso)nership. The second-wicket stand was worth four. Jack Heron, who faced eight balls, scored three. He was run out.

Pycroft, who faced 15 balls, scored six. He was caught by Kirmani. Balvinder Singh Sandhu broke the 13-run stand. The fourth-wicket stand was worth 25. Brown scored 35. His 66-ball (Rob)innings included a couple of boundaries. He was run out.

Houghton faced 35 balls, scoring 17. His innings included two boundaries. Lal trapped him leg before wicket, breaking the 17-run stand. Fletcher, who faced 23 balls, scored 13. He was caught by Dev. Amarnath broke the 10-run stand.

Butchart scored 18. His 43-ball innings included a boundary. Binny broke the 55-run stand. Peckover scored 14 off 18 balls. He was caught by Sharma. Lal broke the 21-run partnership.

Curran scored 73. His 93-ball innings included eight boundaries. He was caught by Shastri. Lal broke the 41-run stand.

Rawson, who faced six balls, scored just a couple. He was unbeaten. The last-wicket stand was worth five. Traicos had no reason to be in seventh heaven - he scored just three. He was caught by Dev off his own bowling.

India conceded 28 extras. The Africans (Zimbab)were dismissed for 235 off 57. India won by 31 wickets. Shastri, who bowled a wicketless over, conceded seven. Sandhu bowled 11 overs, including a couple of maidens. He conceded 44 and picked up a scalp.

Dev bowled 11 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 32 and picked up a wicket. Amarnath bowled 12 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 37 and picked up a scalp.

Binny’s 11-over spell included two maidens. He conceded 45 and picked up two wickets. Lal bowled 11 overs, including two maidens. He conceded 42 and picked up three wickets.     

     

Ind(ia)eed, the champs WIn K(omfort)a(pi)(b)ly

India made no changes to their playing elven. The West Indies made one change to the eleven that last played the Indians – Joel Garner made way for Winston Davis.

On WInning the toss, Clive Lloyd, the West Indian captain, chose to bat. Gordon Greenidge, who faced 13 De(li)veries, scored nine. He was caught by Dilip Vengsarkar. Kapil broke the 17-run stand.

TH(ayn)esecond-wicket stand was worth 101. Desmond, who faced 93 balls, scored (Amarna)thirty-eight. He was caught by Dev off Mohinder’s bowling. The third-wicket partnership was worth 80. Lloyd, who scored 42 balls, scored 41. He was run out.

Faoud Bacchus scored eight off as many balls. Roger Binny broke the 15-run stand. Dujon (Jef)faced 13 balls, scoring nine. He was caught by Ravi Shastri. Binny broke the 26-run stand.

Richards, the (Vi)vi(a)nner of the player of the match award, scored 119. His 146-ball innings included six boundaries and a six. He was caught by Syed Kirmani. Balvinder Singh Sandhu broke the one-run stand.

Larry Gomes, who faced 22 balls, scored 27. He was unbeaten. Andy Roberts, who faced nine balls, wasn’t in seventh heaven, because he was caught by Sandeep Patil. Binny broke the 17-run stand.

The eighth-wicket pair put on 13. Malcolm Marshall, who faced seven balls, scored four. He was run out. Michael Holding, who faced five balls, scored a couple. He was caught by a substitute. Madan Lal broke the 10-run stand. Davis, who faced two balls, did not open his account. He wasn’t dismissed.

India conceded 18 extras. The West Indians scored 282 for 9 off 60 overs. Amarnath bowled a dozen overs, conceding 58. He picked up a wicket. Lal, who bowled 12 overs, conceded 47. He picked up a wicket.

Dev bowled 72 deliveries, conceding 46. He picked up a scalp. Sandhu bowled 12 overs, including two maidens. He conceded 42 and picked up a wicket. Binny bowled a dozen overs, conceding 71. He picked up three wickets.

Krishnamachari Srikkanth, who faced nine balls, scored a couple. He was caught by Dujon. Roberts broke the two-run stand. Shastri, who faced 15 balls, scored half-a-dozen. He was caught by Dujon off Roberts, who broke the 19-run stand.

Vengsarkar, who faced 59 balls, scored 32. He retired hurt when India had 89 runs on the board and had lost a couple of wickets. The third-wicket pair put on 41. Patil, who faced 31 balls, scored 21. He was caught by Gomes off his own bowling.

The fourth-wicket stand was worth 13. Yashpal Sharma, who faced 10 balls, scored nine. He was run out. Amarnath, who faced 139 balls, scored 80. He was caught by Lloyd. Holding broke the 50-run stand.

Binny faced four balls, scoring a run. Holding trapped him leg before wicket, breaking the two-run stand. Dev, who faced 46 deliveries, scored 36. He was caught by Haynes. Holding broke the 17-run stand.

Lal, who faced 15 balls, scored eight. He was unbeaten. Kirmani, who faced two balls, did not open his account. Marshall dismissed him, breaking the two-run stand. The ninth-wicket pair put on just a couple. Sandhu, who faced two balls, didn’t score. He was run out.

The West Indies conceded 21 extras. India were dismissed for 216 off 53.1 overs. The defending champions were the Winners by a margin of 66 runs.

Davis bowled 12 wicketless overs, including a couple of maidens. He conceded 51. Marshall bowled 11 overs, including three maidens. He conceded 20 and picked up a scalp. Gomes’ 12-over spell included a maiden. He packed a (pach)panch, and picked up a scalp.

Roberts bowled nine overs, including a maiden. He conceded 29 and picked up two wickets. Holding bowled 9.1 overs. He conceded 40 and picked up three scalps.

  

  

India are out(Ka)p(i)layed by Australia

India made just one change to their playing eleven – Sunil Gavaskar made way for Dilip Vengsarkar. Australia made half-a-dozen changes to the eleven that last played the Indians – Graeme Wood, Greg Chappell, Doug Walters, Shaun Graf, Dennis Lillee and Len Pascoe made way for Kepler Wessels, David Hookes, Graham Yallop, Ken MacLeay, Tom Hogan and Geoff Lawson.

While Kapil Dev and Co. were keen to keep the momentum up, it was (K)imperative that the Hughes-led Aussies notch up a win. The latter chose to bat on winning the toss.

Wessels, who went on to lea d South Africa, faced eleven deliveries, scoring five. His innings included a boundary. Dev broke the 11-run stand. Hughes, who faced 86 balls, scored 52. His innings included four boundaries. Madan Lal broke the 144-run stand.

Hookes, who faced four balls, scored a run. He was caught by Kapil Dev. Lal was the Ma(da)n who broke the four-run stand.

Trevor, who faced 131 balls, scored 110. His innings included 11 boundaries. The player of the match was caught by Krishnamachari Srikkanth. Mohinder Amarnath broke the 47-run stand.

Yallop, who faced 73 balls, scored 66. His innings included five fours. He was unbeaten. Allan scored 26. His 23-ball innings included a boundary. He was caught by Yashpal Sharma. Roger Binny B(orde)roke the 48-run stand.

Marsh, who faced 15 balls, scored a (Ro)dozen. His innings included a four. He was caught by Balvinder Singh Sandhu. Dev broke the 23-run stand. Ken MacLeay faced five balls and scored four. He was caught by Dev off his own bowling.

Hogan, who faced nine balls, scored 11. His innings included a six. Dev broke the 12-run stand. Lawson scored six off three balls, including a boundary. He was caught by Srikkanth. Dev broke the six-run stand. Hogg faced a couple of balls, scoring as many. He was unbeaten.

India conceded 25 extras. The Aussies scored 320 for the loss of nine wickets off 60 overs. Ravi, who bowled two wicketless overs, conceded S(hastr)ixteen. Sandeep Patil, who bowled six wicketless overs, conceded 36.

Sandhu bowled a dozen overs, including a maiden. He conceded 52. Amarnath, who bowled four overs, conceded 27. He picked up a wicket. Binny bowled 12 overs, conceding 52. He picked up a scalp.

The 12 overs bowled by Lal yielded 69. He picked up a couple of wickets. Dev bowled 12 overs, included a couple of maidens. He registered his career-best figures – five for 43.

Shastri scored 11 off 18 balls, including a boundary. Lawson trapped him leg before wicket, breaking the 38-run stand. The second-wicket pair put on five. Amarnath, who faced seventeen balls, scored just a couple. He was run out.

Vengsarkar, who faced 14 balls, scored five, including a boundary. MacLeay trapped him leg before wicket, breaking the 14-run stand.

Patil wasn’t in seventh heaven, because he did not open his account. The fourth-wicket stand, which was worth a blob, was broken by MacLeay.

India’s fifth-wicket pair wasn’t in seventh heaven, because Sharma, who faced 11 balls, scored three. He was caught by MacLeay off his own bowling.

Srikkanth, who faced 63 balls, scored 39. His innings included six fours. He was caught by Border. Hogan broke the two-run stand.

Lal faced 39 balls, scoring 27. His innings included a couple of boundaries. He was caught by Hogan. The 58-run stand was broken by MacLeay.

Binny, who faced six balls, didn’t open his account. MacLeay trapped him leg before wicket, breaking the two-run partnership.

Dev, who faced 27 balls, scored 40. His innings included a couple of boundaries and a six. Hogan broke the 10-run stand. Syed Kirmani, who faced 23 balls, scored a dozen. His innings included a couple of boundaries. The 22-run stand was broken by MacLeay. Sandhu, who faced a dozen deliveries, scored nine, including a six. He was unbeaten.

The Aussies conceded 10 extras. They dismissed India for 158 off 37.5 overs, winning by 162 runs. Border bowled a couple of wicketless overs, conceding 13. Hogg bowled seven wicketless overs, including two maidens. He conceded 23.

Lawson conceded 25 off five overs, which included a maiden. He picked up a scalp. Hogan bowled a dozen overs, including a maiden. He conceded 48 and picked up a wicket. MacLeay bowled 11.5 overs, including three maidens. He conceded 39, picking up six wickets.         

   

  

India Kapi(ta)lise on Zimbabwe’s inexperience

India made no changes to their playing eleven. Zimbabwe made one change to theirs – Vince Hogg made way for One-day (Rob)International debutant Brown. Put in to bat by India’s skipper, Kapil Dev, the African nation had just 13 runs on the board when they lost their first wicket. Ali Shah, who faced 32 balls, scored eight. His (K)i(rma)n(n)ings included a boundary. He was caught by Syed. Balvinder Singh Sandhu broke the stand.

The second-wicket stand was worth 42. Jack Heron, who faced 30 balls, scored 18. His innings included a couple of boundaries. He was caught by Kirmani off the bowling of Madan Lal. Grant, who faced 51 balls, scored 22. His innings included two boundaries. Lal trapped him leg before wicket, breaking the one-run Pa(r)t(erso)nership.

Andy, who faced 21 balls, scored (Pycro)f(our)teen. His innings included a boundary. He was caught by Ravi Shastri. Roger Binny broke the 15-run stand. Fletcher, the Zimbabwean (Dun)ca(ptai)n, faced 32 balls, scoring 13. Dev broke the 35-run stand.

Houghton, who faced 47 D(a)(eli)veries, scored 21. His innings included a boundary. He was caught by Kirmani. Lal broke the eight-run stand. Kevin, who faced 16 balls (Curr)and scored eight, was run out. The seventh-wicket stand was worth a run.

Butchart, whose 35-ball (Ia)innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 22. He was unbeaten. Brown, who scored six off 27 balls, was caught by Kirmani. Shastri broke the 24-run stand.

The (Kirma)ninth-wicket stand was worth nine. Peter Rawson who faced six balls, scored three. He was caught behind off the bowling of Binny.

The last-wicket pair wasn’t in seventh heaven. Cricket wasn’t Greek to John, who was born in Egypt and donned the South African Test cap prior to their (Tra)i(co)solation. He faced 13 balls and scored a couple. He was run out.

India conceded 18 extras. Zimbabwe were dismissed for 155 off 51.4 overs. Sandhu bowled nine overs, included a maiden. He conceded 29, and picked up a scalp. Dev bowled 54 deliveries, including three maidens. He conceded 18 and picked up a wicket.

Lal bowled 10.4 overs, conceding 27 and picking up three wickets. He was adjudged the player of the match. Binny bowled 11 overs, including a couple of maidens. He conceded 25 and picked up a couple of scalps. Shastri bowled a dozen overs, including a maiden. He conceded 38 and picked up a wicket.

The Indian openers put on thirteen. Sunil Gavaskar scored four. He had no R(e)a(w)son to be el(even)ated – he was caught by Heron. Kris Srikkanth, who faced 27 balls and scored 20, was caught by Butchart. Rawson broke the 19-run stand.

Mohinder Amarnath faced 79 balls, scoring 44. His innings included four boundaries. He was caught by a substitute. Traicos broke the third-wicket stand, which was worth 69.

Sandeep Patil faced 54 balls, scoring 50. His innings included seven boundaries and a six. Fletcher broke the 27-run stand. Shastri faced 27 balls, scoring 17. His innings included a boundary. He was caught by Brown. The 20-run stand was broken by Shah.

Yashpal Sharma faced 18 balls, scoring 19. His unbeaten innings included a couple of boundaries. Dev, who faced eight deliveries, scored a couple. He was unbeaten.

Zimbabwe conceded only a couple of extras. India scored 157 for the loss of five wickets off 37.3 overs. The latter won by five wickets, with 135 balls to spare. Butchart bowled five wicketless overs, including a maiden. He conceded 21.

Curran bowled 6.5 wicketless overs, including a maiden. He conceded 33. Shah, who bowled 21 balls, conceded and picked up a wicket. Fletcher bowled six overs, including a maiden. He conceded 32 and picked up a wicket.

Traicos bowled 11 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 41, picking up a scalp. Rawson bowled 5.1 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 11 and picked up a couple of wickets.    

India, the giant-K(ap)illers, upset WI

India, who were Kap(il)tained at the third edition of the World Cup by Dev, made three changes to the eleven that lost the third match of the One-day International series preceding the showpiece event – Dilip Vengsarkar, Ashok Malhotra and Srinivas Venkataraghavan made way for Krishnamachari Srikkanth, Sandeep Patil and Roger Binny.

The Indians kicked off their campaign against the two-time champions, led by Clive Lloyd, who chose to field on WInning the toss.

Srikkanth, who faced 17 balls, scored 14. He was caught by Jeff Dujon. Michael Holding broke the opening stand, which was worth 21.

Sunil Gavaskar, who faced 44 balls, scored 19. He was caught by Dujon. Malcolm Marshall broke the twenty-five-run stand. Mohinder Amarnath, who faced 60 balls, scored 21. He was caught by Dujon. Joel Garner broke the 30-run partnership.

Patil faced 52 balls, scoring 36. Larry Gomes broke the fourth-wicket partnership, which was worth 49. Dev, who faced 13 deliveries, scored six. He was caught by Vivian Richards. Larry Gomes broke the 16-run stand.

Binny scored 27 off 38 balls. Marshall trapped him leg before wicket, breaking the sixth-wicket stand, which was worth 73.

Sharma, who scored 89, was adjudged the (Yash)p(a)layer of the match. His 120-ball (Hold)in(nin)gs included nine boundaries. Michael broke the 29-run stand.

Madan Lal, who faced 22 balls, scored 21. He was unbeaten. The eighth-wicket pair put on just three. Syed Kirmani, who faced two balls, scored a run. He was run out. Ravi Shastri, who faced three balls, scored five. He was unbeaten.

The West Indians conceded 23 extras. India scored 262 for the loss of eight wickets off 60 overs. Richards bowled a couple of wicketless overs, conceding 13. Andy Roberts bowled a dozen wicketless overs, including a maiden. He conceded 51.

Garner bowled 12 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 49 and picked up a scalp. Gomes, who bowled 10 overs, conceded 46 and picked up two wickets.

Marshall’s 12-over spell included a maiden. He conceded 48 and picked up a couple of scalps. Holding bowled a dozen overs, including three maidens. He conceded 32 and picked up two wickets.

Twenty-two overs of the West Indies’ innings were completed on the first day. Their openers put on 49. Desmond Haynes, who faced 29 balls and scored 24, was run out. Gordon Greenidge, who faced 55 balls, scored 24. Balvinder Singh Sandhu broke the seven-run stand.

Richards, who faced 36 balls, scored 17. He was caught by Kirmani. Binny broke the 20-run stand. Bacchus, who Fa(ou)(ce)d 24 balls, scored 14. Lal broke the 20-run stand.

Dujon, who faced a dozen deliveries, wasn’t in seventh heaven, because he was caught by Sandhu. Binny broke the 11-run stand. The sixth-wicket stand was worth 17. Gomes, who faced 16 balls, scored eight. He was run out.

Marshall, who faced five balls, scored two. He was stumped by Kirmani. Shastri broke the two-run stand. Lloyd, who faced 38 balls, scored 25. Binny broke the four-run stand.

Roberts, who faced 58 balls, scored 37. He was unbeaten. Holding, who faced eleven balls, scored eight. Shastri broke the 27-run stand.

Garner scored 37 off 29 balls, sharing a last-wicket stand worth 71 with Roberts. His innings included a boundary. He was stumped by Kirmani off Shastri.

India, who conceded 25 extras, dismissing West Indies for 228 off 54.1 overs. The former’s 34-run WIn was an upset.

Patil, who bowled three wicketless overs, conceded 25. Dev, who bowled 60 wicketless deliveries, conceded 34.

Sandhu bowled 12 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 36 and picked up a scalp. Lal’s 12-over spell included a maiden. He conceded 34 and picked up a wicket.

Binny bowled 12 overs, included a maiden. He conceded 48 and picked up three scalps. Shastri’s 31-ball spell yielded 26. He took three wickets.