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India vs England, 1st ODI at Ahmedabad, Nov 25 1981 - Match Result

RESULT

1st ODI, Ahmedabad, November 25, 1981, England tour of India

(46/46 ov) 156/7

(43.5/46 ov, T:157) 160/5

England won by 5 wickets (with 13 balls remaining)

Player Of The Match

, ENG

47* (68)

Ian Botham has broken the record for most sixes (9) in ODIs for ENG, going past Graham Gooch's 8

Vengsarkar has become the top scorer for IND in ODIs with 448 runs, going past Viswanath's 422

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Scorecard summary

India • 156/7(46 overs)

Dilip Vengsarkar

46 (85)

Derek Underwood

2/18 (10)

30 (58)

2/20 (10)

England • 160/5(43.5 overs)

47* (68)

3/35 (7.5)

26 (69)

1/30 (10)

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Match details

Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Stadium, Ahmedabad
Toss	England, elected to field first
Series	England tour of India
Season	1981/82
Player Of The Match	Mike Gatting
Series result	England led the 3-match series 1-0
Match number	ODI no. 125
Match days	day (50-over match)
ODI debut	Jack Richards Geoff Cook Kris Srikkanth Randhir Singh Ravi Shastri
Umpires	Madhav Gothoskar SN Hanumantha Rao

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England Innings

Player Name		R	B
GA Gooch	caught	23	44
G Boycott	lbw	5	10
G Cook	caught	13	41
DI Gower	caught	8	18
KWR Fletcher	bowled	26	69
MW Gatting	not out	47	68
IT Botham	not out	25	13
Extras	(lb 7, nb 4, w 2)
Total	160(5 wkts; 43.5 ovs)

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