result
1st Test, Wellington, Feb 20 - 24 1981, India tour of New Zealand
375 & 100
(75.3 ov, target 253)223 & 190
New Zealand won by 62 runs
player of the match

New Zealand
New Zealand 1st INNINGS
India 1st INNINGS
New Zealand 2nd INNINGS
India 2nd INNINGS (target: 253 runs)
MATCH DETAILS
Basin Reserve, Wellington | |
Toss | India, elected to field first |
Series | India tour of New Zealand |
Season | 1980/81 |
Player Of The Match | ![]() Geoff Howarth![]() Sandeep Patil |
Series result | New Zealand led the 3-match series 1-0 |
Match number | Test no. 897 |
Match days | day match (5-day match) |
Test debut | ![]() Kirti Azad![]() Martin Snedden![]() Ravi Shastri![]() Yograj Singh |
Umpires | ![]() Fred Goodall![]() Steve Woodward |
CLOSE OF PLAY
Sat, 21 Feb - day 1 -New Zealand 1st innings 241/4 (Geoff Howarth 77*, Jock Edwards 19*, null ov)
Sun, 22 Feb - day 2 -India 1st innings 133/4 (Sandeep Patil 30*, Kirti Azad 6*, null ov)
Mon, 23 Feb - day 3 -New Zealand 2nd innings 100
Tue, 24 Feb - rest day
Wed, 25 Feb - day 4 -India 2nd innings 190/10 (75.3 ov) - end of match