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.
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.
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