It was a day of
firsts in the history of the World Cup – it was the first day/night match, and
the first time a World Cup was played in coloured jerseys with white balls and
black sightscreens. While India’s jersey was dark blue, England’s was light
blue. India made three changes to their playing eleven – Sanjay Manjrekar,
Chandrakant Pandit and Venkatapathy Raju made way for Vinod Kambli, Subroto
Banerjee and Kiran More.
England made seven changes to the team that last played the Indians – Michael Atherton, David Gower, Allan Lamb, Jack Russell, Gladstone Small, Eddie Hemmings and Angus Fraser made way for Ian Botham, Graeme Hick, Neil Fairbrother, Alec Stewart, Derek Pringle, Dermot Reeve and Phil Tufnell. Graham, their skipper, (Goo)chose to bat on winning the toss.
Botham, who faced 21 balls, scored nine. His innings included a boundary. He was caught by More. Dev won the K(api)lash of the all-rounders, breaking the opening stand, which was worth 21. Incidentally, the English all-rounder was adjudged the player of the match. Gooch, who faced 89 balls, scored 51. HiS(ach)innings included a boundary. He was caught by Tendulkar. Ravi Shastri broke the 110-run stand.
The Zimbabwe-born Hick, who faced six balls, scored five. His innings included a boundary. He was caught by More. Banerjee broke the six-run stand. Fairbrother faced (Srikkan)thirty-four balls, scoring 24. His innings included a four. He was caught by Krishnamachari. Javagal Srinath broke the 60-run stand.
Smith, who was born in South Africa, scored 91. His 108-ball innings included eight boundaries and a couple of sixes. He was caught by Mohammad Azharuddin, the Indian skipper. Manoj broke the fifth-wicket P(rabhak)artnership, which was worth a run.
Chris Lewis, who was born in Guyana, scored 10. His six-ball innings included a boundary. He was caught by Banerjee. Dev broke the 15-run stand. The Kenya-born Pringle faced three balls, scoring a run. He was caught by Srikkanth. Srinath broke the eight-run stand.
Alec Stewart, who faced 15 balls, scored 13. His innings included a boundary. Prabhakar broke the one-run stand. The ninth-wicket pair put on one. Phil DeFreitas, who was born in Dominica, faced five balls, scoring a run. He was run out. The Hong Kong-born Reeve faced eight balls, scoring as many. He was unbeaten. Tufnell, who faced five balls, scored three. He was unbeaten.
India conceded 20 extras. England scored 236 for the loss of nine wickets off 50 overs. Tendulkar, who bowled ten wicketless overs, conceded 37. Shastri, who bowled four overs, conceded 28 and picked up a wicket. Banerjee, who bowled seven overs, conceded 45 and picked up a wicket.
Srinath bowled nine overs, included a maiden. He conceded 47 and picked up a couple of wickets. Dev, who bowled 10 overs, conceded 38 and picked up two wickets. Prabhakar bowled ten overs, including three maidens. He conceded 34 and picked up three wickets.
Srikkanth, who faced 50 balls, scored 39. His innings included seven boundaries. He was caught by Botham. DeFreitas broke the 63-run stand. The second-wicket pair didn’t open its account. Azharuddin, who faced a ball, didn’t score. He was caught by Stewart off the bowling of Reeve.
Tendulkar scored 35. His 44-ball innings included five boundaries. He was caught by Stewart. Botham broke the third-wicket stand, which was worth 63. Kambli, who faced 11 balls, scored three. He was caught by Hick. Botham broke the 14-run stand. The fifth-wicket stand was worth nine. Shastri, who faced 112 balls, scored 57. His innings included a couple of boundaries. He was run out.
Dev, who faced 18 balls, scored 17. His innings included a couple of boundaries. He was caught by DeFreitas. Reeve broke the 28-run stand. The seventh-wicket pair wasn’t in seventh heaven. Pravin Amre, who faced 31 balls, scored 22. He was run out.
Banerjee, whose 16-ball innings included a boundary and a six, scored 25. He was unbeaten. The eighth-wicket stand was worth six. More, who faced four balls, scored a run. He was run out. Prabhakar, who faced a couple of deliveries, did not get off the mark. Reeve broke the ninth-wicket stand, which was worth just a run. The last-wicket stand was worth 26. Srinath, who faced eight balls, scored 11. He was run out.
England conceded 17 extras. India, who were dismissed for 227 off 49.2 overs, lost by nine runs. Tufnell, who bowled four overs, conceded 25. He was wicketless, as was Chris, who bowled 9.2 overs, conceding 36.
Pringle, who bowled 10 wicketless overs, conceded 53. DeFreitas bowled 10 overs, conceded 39 and picked up a wicket. Botham bowled 10 overs, conceded 27 and picked up two wickets. Reeve bowled six overs, conceded 38 and picked up three scalps.
England made seven changes to the team that last played the Indians – Michael Atherton, David Gower, Allan Lamb, Jack Russell, Gladstone Small, Eddie Hemmings and Angus Fraser made way for Ian Botham, Graeme Hick, Neil Fairbrother, Alec Stewart, Derek Pringle, Dermot Reeve and Phil Tufnell. Graham, their skipper, (Goo)chose to bat on winning the toss.
Botham, who faced 21 balls, scored nine. His innings included a boundary. He was caught by More. Dev won the K(api)lash of the all-rounders, breaking the opening stand, which was worth 21. Incidentally, the English all-rounder was adjudged the player of the match. Gooch, who faced 89 balls, scored 51. HiS(ach)innings included a boundary. He was caught by Tendulkar. Ravi Shastri broke the 110-run stand.
The Zimbabwe-born Hick, who faced six balls, scored five. His innings included a boundary. He was caught by More. Banerjee broke the six-run stand. Fairbrother faced (Srikkan)thirty-four balls, scoring 24. His innings included a four. He was caught by Krishnamachari. Javagal Srinath broke the 60-run stand.
Smith, who was born in South Africa, scored 91. His 108-ball innings included eight boundaries and a couple of sixes. He was caught by Mohammad Azharuddin, the Indian skipper. Manoj broke the fifth-wicket P(rabhak)artnership, which was worth a run.
Chris Lewis, who was born in Guyana, scored 10. His six-ball innings included a boundary. He was caught by Banerjee. Dev broke the 15-run stand. The Kenya-born Pringle faced three balls, scoring a run. He was caught by Srikkanth. Srinath broke the eight-run stand.
Alec Stewart, who faced 15 balls, scored 13. His innings included a boundary. Prabhakar broke the one-run stand. The ninth-wicket pair put on one. Phil DeFreitas, who was born in Dominica, faced five balls, scoring a run. He was run out. The Hong Kong-born Reeve faced eight balls, scoring as many. He was unbeaten. Tufnell, who faced five balls, scored three. He was unbeaten.
India conceded 20 extras. England scored 236 for the loss of nine wickets off 50 overs. Tendulkar, who bowled ten wicketless overs, conceded 37. Shastri, who bowled four overs, conceded 28 and picked up a wicket. Banerjee, who bowled seven overs, conceded 45 and picked up a wicket.
Srinath bowled nine overs, included a maiden. He conceded 47 and picked up a couple of wickets. Dev, who bowled 10 overs, conceded 38 and picked up two wickets. Prabhakar bowled ten overs, including three maidens. He conceded 34 and picked up three wickets.
Srikkanth, who faced 50 balls, scored 39. His innings included seven boundaries. He was caught by Botham. DeFreitas broke the 63-run stand. The second-wicket pair didn’t open its account. Azharuddin, who faced a ball, didn’t score. He was caught by Stewart off the bowling of Reeve.
Tendulkar scored 35. His 44-ball innings included five boundaries. He was caught by Stewart. Botham broke the third-wicket stand, which was worth 63. Kambli, who faced 11 balls, scored three. He was caught by Hick. Botham broke the 14-run stand. The fifth-wicket stand was worth nine. Shastri, who faced 112 balls, scored 57. His innings included a couple of boundaries. He was run out.
Dev, who faced 18 balls, scored 17. His innings included a couple of boundaries. He was caught by DeFreitas. Reeve broke the 28-run stand. The seventh-wicket pair wasn’t in seventh heaven. Pravin Amre, who faced 31 balls, scored 22. He was run out.
Banerjee, whose 16-ball innings included a boundary and a six, scored 25. He was unbeaten. The eighth-wicket stand was worth six. More, who faced four balls, scored a run. He was run out. Prabhakar, who faced a couple of deliveries, did not get off the mark. Reeve broke the ninth-wicket stand, which was worth just a run. The last-wicket stand was worth 26. Srinath, who faced eight balls, scored 11. He was run out.
England conceded 17 extras. India, who were dismissed for 227 off 49.2 overs, lost by nine runs. Tufnell, who bowled four overs, conceded 25. He was wicketless, as was Chris, who bowled 9.2 overs, conceding 36.
Pringle, who bowled 10 wicketless overs, conceded 53. DeFreitas bowled 10 overs, conceded 39 and picked up a wicket. Botham bowled 10 overs, conceded 27 and picked up two wickets. Reeve bowled six overs, conceded 38 and picked up three scalps.
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