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(5.5/20 ov)47/1
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New Zealand chose to field. CRR: 8.05
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Test • Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi
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AFG

131
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(52.3 ov)177/6
Day 2 - Session 1: Zimbabwe lead by 46 runs. CRR: 3.37
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WT20I • Westpac Stadium, Wellington
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96
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(16/20 ov, target 97)99/3
ENG Women won by 7 wickets (with 24 balls remaining)
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LIST-A • Seddon Park, Hamilton
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351/8
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(26.1/26.1 ov, target 284)145/7
Northern Dis won by 138 runs (D/L method)
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LIST-A • W.A.C.A. Ground, Perth
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369/5
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(49.2/50 ov, target 370)356
West Aust won by 13 runs
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India tour of England 1979
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    4th Test, London, Aug 30 - Sep 3 1979, India tour of England
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    ENG

    305 & 334/8d
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    INDIA

    (150.5 ov, target 438)202 & 429/8
    Match drawn
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    3rd Test, Leeds, Aug 16 - 20 1979, India tour of England
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    ENG

    270
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    INDIA

    (110 ov)223/6
    Match drawn
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    2nd Test, London, Aug 2 - 6 1979, India tour of England
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    INDIA

    (148 ov)96 & 318/4
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    ENG

    419/9d
    Match drawn
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    1st Test, Birmingham, Jul 12 - 16 1979, India tour of England
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    633/5d
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    INDIA

    (95.4 ov)(f/o) 297 & 253
    England won by an innings and 83 runs
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    9th Match, Manchester, Jun 16 1979, Prudential World Cup
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    238/5
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    INDIA

    (54.1/60 ov, target 239)191
    Sri Lanka won by 47 runs
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    6th Match, Leeds, Jun 13 1979, Prudential World Cup
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    INDIA

    182
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    NZ

    (57/60 ov)183/2
    New Zealand won by 8 wickets (with 18 balls remaining)
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    1st Match, Birmingham, Jun 9 1979, Prudential World Cup
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    INDIA

    190
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    WI

    (51.3/60 ov, target 191)194/1
    West Indies won by 9 wickets (with 51 balls remaining)
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When Sunny made 438 look gettable

When Sunny made 438 look gettable

Had India pulled off a remarkable victory at The Oval in 1979, Sunil Gavaskar's 221 would be up there as the greatest Test innings

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'India's strength will always be skill'
'India's strength will always be skill'

Sanjay Manjrekar and Tony Greig on England-India clashes from 1971 to 1986

Mongia should be back where he belongs
Mongia should be back where he belongs

As if there are not enough problems with the composition of the Indian team, the selectors by their indecisiveness, have added fuel to the fire by meddling with the one spot with which there seemed to be no problem - the wicketkeeper's slot

ENGLAND v INDIA
ENGLAND v INDIA

Favoured by fine sunny weather and a perfect pitch for run-making, England made the most of Brearley's good fortune in winning the toss

ENGLAND v INDIA
ENGLAND v INDIA

At Lord's, August 2, 3, 4, 6, 7

ENGLAND v INDIA
ENGLAND v INDIA

At Leeds, August 16, 17, 18, 20, 21

England v India 1979
England v India 1979

Toss: England

India in England, 1979
India in England, 1979

On their ninth tour of England, the first official one was in 1932, the Indian cricketers did not do themselves justice

Top Run Scorers
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Sunil Gavaskar portrait
Sunil Gavaskar
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542

Innings: 7Average: 77.4286
Geoff Boycott portrait
Geoff Boycott
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378

Innings: 5Average: 75.6
GR Viswanath portrait
Gundappa Viswanath
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341

Innings: 7Average: 48.7143
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Ian Botham portrait
Ian Botham
rfm

20

Innings: 7Average: 23.6
Kapil Dev portrait
Kapil Dev
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16

Innings: 5Average: 30.9375
Mike Hendrick portrait
Mike Hendrick
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12

Innings: 7Average: 18.1667
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