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

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India

(46/46 ov) 156/7

England

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

England won by 5 wickets (with 13 balls remaining)

Player Of The Match

Mike Gatting

, ENG

47* (68)

India Innings

England Innings

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India (46 ovs maximum)

Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Sunil Gavaskar (c)	c Gooch b Willis	0	13	-	0	0	0.00
Kris Srikkanth	b Botham	0	10	-	0	0	0.00
Dilip Vengsarkar	c & b Underwood	46	85	-	4	0	54.11
Gundappa Viswanath	c Cook b Gooch	8	29	-	1	0	27.58
Kirti Azad	b Botham	30	58	-	2	1	51.72
Madan Lal	c Lever b Underwood	6	17	-	1	0	35.29
Syed Kirmani †	not out	18	37	-	1	0	48.64
Ravi Shastri	run out	19	28	-	2	0	67.85
Roger Binny	not out	2	3	-	0	0	66.66
Extras	(b 4, lb 13, nb 3, w 7)	27
Total	46 Ov (RR: 3.39)	156/7
Did not bat: Dilip Doshi, Randhir Singh
Fall of wickets: 1-2 (Kris Srikkanth), 2-8 (Sunil Gavaskar), 3-39 (Gundappa Viswanath), 4-91 (Dilip Vengsarkar), 5-113 (Kirti Azad), 6-119 (Madan Lal), 7-154 (Ravi Shastri)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s
Bob Willis	9	3	17	1	1.88	-	-	-
Ian Botham	10	4	20	2	2.00	-	-	-
John Lever	10	0	46	0	4.60	-	-	-
Graham Gooch	7	0	28	1	4.00	-	-	-
Derek Underwood	10	3	18	2	1.80	-	-	-

England (T: 157 runs from 46 ovs)

Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Graham Gooch	c †Kirmani b Binny	23	44	-	4	0	52.27
Geoff Boycott	lbw b Madan Lal	5	10	-	0	0	50.00
Geoff Cook	c Viswanath b Binny	13	41	-	1	0	31.70
David Gower	c & b Binny	8	18	-	1	0	44.44
Keith Fletcher (c)	b Doshi	26	69	-	2	0	37.68
Mike Gatting	not out	47	68	-	5	0	69.11
Ian Botham	not out	25	13	-	1	2	192.30
Extras	(lb 7, nb 4, w 2)	13
Total	43.5 Ov (RR: 3.65)	160/5
Did not bat: Jack Richards †, John Lever, Derek Underwood, Bob Willis
Fall of wickets: 1-5 (Geoff Boycott), 2-43 (Graham Gooch), 3-46 (Geoff Cook), 4-61 (David Gower), 5-126 (Keith Fletcher)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s
Madan Lal	10	2	30	1	3.00	-	-	-
Randhir Singh	6	0	18	0	3.00	-	-	-
Roger Binny	7.5	3	35	3	4.46	-	-	-
Ravi Shastri	10	1	24	0	2.40	-	-	-
Dilip Doshi	10	1	40	1	4.00	-	-	-

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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)

Player Name	O	M	R	W	Econ
S Madan Lal	10	2	30	1	3
Randhir Singh	6	0	18	0	3
RMH Binny	7.5	3	35	3	4.46
RJ Shastri	10	1	24	0	2.4
DR Doshi	10	1	40	1	4

Wkt	Runs	Players
1st	5	Geoff Boycott	Graham Gooch
2nd	38	Graham Gooch	Geoff Cook
3rd	3	David Gower	Geoff Cook
4th	15	Keith Fletcher	David Gower
5th	65	Keith Fletcher	Mike Gatting
6th	34	Ian Botham	Mike Gatting

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