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India vs England, 2nd Test at Kolkata, Dec 30 1972 - Match Result

RESULT
2nd Test, Eden Gardens, December 30, 1972 - January 04, 1973, England tour of India
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India FlagIndia
210 & 155
England FlagEngland
(T:192) 174 & 163

India won by 28 runs

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India's 28-run win against England is their smallest margin of victory in terms of runs in Tests, beating 60-run win against New Zealand

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India • 210/10(97.4 overs)
1st INNINGS
Farokh Engineer
75 (144)
Bob Cottam
3/45 (23)
Ajit Wadekar
44 (84)
Derek Underwood
2/43 (20.4)
England • 174/10(75.2 overs)
1st INNINGS
Alan Knott
35 (50)
Bhagwath Chandrasekhar
5/65 (26.2)
Chris Old
33* (90)
Erapalli Prasanna
3/33 (16)
India • 155/10(67.5 overs)
2nd INNINGS
Salim Durani
53 (139)
Tony Greig
5/24 (19.5)
Gundappa Viswanath
34 (82)
Chris Old
4/43 (21)
England • 163/10(91 overs)
2nd INNINGS
Tony Greig
67 (135)
Bishan Bedi
5/63 (40)
Mike Denness
32 (186)
Bhagwath Chandrasekhar
4/42 (29)
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Match details
Eden Gardens, Calcutta
TossIndia, elected to bat first
Series
Season1972/73
Series result5-match series level 1-1
Match numberTest no. 706
Match daysday (5-day match)
Test debut
Chris Old
Chris Old
Umpires
India
Ahmed Mamsa
India
Judah Reuben
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England Innings
Player NameRB
B Wood
bowled110
DL Amiss
caught129
KWR Fletcher
lbw514
MH Denness
lbw32186
AR Lewis
caught323
AW Greig
lbw67135
APE Knott
caught211
CM Old
not out1778
PI Pocock
caught515
DL Underwood
caught45
RMH Cottam
lbw1342
Extras(b 6, lb 5, nb 2)
Total163(10 wkts; 91 ovs)
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