English national cricket team in India in the 1981/82 season
The England national cricket team's tour to India in the 1981/82 season took place from November 25 to February 4, 1981. The international cricket tour was part of the 1981/82 international cricket season and included six tests and three ODIs . India won the Test Series 1–0 and the ODI Series 2–1.
prehistory
It is the first tour of the season for both teams. The last meeting of the two teams on a tour took place in the 1979/80 season in India .
Stages
Tour venues |
The following stages have been designated as the venue for the tour.
Stadion | city | capacity | Games |
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Sardar Patel Stadium | Ahmedabad | 54,000 | 1. ODI |
Karnataka State Cricket Association Stadium | Bangalore | 42,000 | 2nd test |
MA Chidambaram Stadium | Madras | 46,000 | 5th test |
Barabati Stadium | Cutack | 45,000 | 3. ODI |
Feroz Shah Kotla | Delhi | 48,000 | 3rd test |
Burlton Park | Jalandhar | 16,000 | 2. ODI |
Eden Gardens | Calcutta | 82,000 | 4th test |
Green Park Stadium | Kanpur | 33,000 | 6. Test |
Brabourne Stadium | Bombay | 25,000 | 1st test |
Squad lists
The roster lists were announced before the tour.
test | ODI | ||
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India | England | India | England |
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Tour matches
November 13-15 Scorecard |
Pune | India Under-22s 339-7d (81) & 180-2d (41) |
- |
England XI 219-1d (79.4) & 303-4 (47) |
England XI wins with 6 wickets |
November 17-19 scorecard |
Nagpur | Indian Board President's XI 202 (55.1) & 176 (59.4) |
- |
England XI 243 (78.1) & 136-5 (38.1) |
England XI wins with 5 wickets |
November 21-23 Scorecard |
Vadodara |
England XI 278-4d (100) & 171-2 (47) |
- | West Zone 179 (60.5) & 197-4 (57) |
draw |
December 4-6 scorecard |
Hyderabad | South Zone 247-9d (72) & 241-7d (60.5) |
- |
England XI 186-0d (57) & 223-4 (68) |
draw |
December 16-18 scorecard |
Jammu | North Zone 167 (61.1) & 200-5d (74.5) |
- |
England XI 154 (63.3) & 127-0 (43) |
draw |
January 8-10 scorecard |
Jamshedpur | North Zone 242 (83.5) & 74-0 (29) |
- |
England XI 356-8d (100) |
draw |
January 22nd - 24th Scorecard |
Indore |
England XI 436-7d (93.3) & 210-1d (52) |
- | Central Zone 311 (80.2) |
draw |
One-day internationals
First ODI in Ahmedabad
November 25th scorecard |
Ahmedabad |
India 156-7 (46/46) |
- |
England 160-5 (43.5 / 46) |
England wins with 5 wickets |
Second ODI in Jullundur
December 20 scorecard |
Jullundur |
England 161-7 (36/36) |
- |
India 164-4 (35.3 / 46) |
India wins with 6 wickets |
Third ODI in Cuttack
January 27th scorecard |
Cutack |
England 230-6 (46/46) |
- |
India 231-5 (46/46) |
India wins with 5 wickets |
Testing
First test in Bombay
November 27th - December 1st scorecard |
Bombay |
India 179 (57) & 227 (77.3) |
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England 166 (100.1) & 102 (26.2) |
India wins with 138 runs |
Second test in Bangalore
December 9-14 Scorecard |
Bangalore |
England 400 (158) & 174-3d (69) |
- |
India 428 (150) |
draw |
Third test in Delhi
December 23-28 Scorecard |
Delhi |
England 476-9d (156.4) & 68-0d (19) |
- |
India 487 (160.1) |
draw |
Fourth test in Calcutta
January 1-6 scorecard |
Calcutta |
England 248 (108.2) & 265-5d (90) |
- |
India 208 (100) & 170-3 (83) |
draw |
Fifth test in Madras
January 13-18 Scorecard |
Madras |
India 481 (152.1) & 160-3d (50) |
- |
England 328 (155.5) |
draw |
Sixth test in Kanpur
January 30th - February 4th scorecard |
Kanpur |
England 378-9d (115.2) |
- |
India 377-7d (122) |
draw |