English national cricket team in India in the 1984/85 season
The tour of the English cricket team to India in the 1984/85 season took place on 28 November 1984 to 27 January 1985th The international cricket tour was part of the 1984/85 international cricket season and included five tests and five ODIs . England won the Test Series 2–1 and the ODI Series 4–1.
prehistory
India previously played a tour in Pakistan , for England it was the first tour of the season. The last meeting of the two teams on a tour took place in England in the 1982 season .
Stages
Tour venues |
The following stages have been designated as the venue for the tour.
| Stadion | city | capacity | Games |
|---|---|---|---|
| M. Chinnaswamy Stadium | Bangalore | 42,000 | 3. ODI |
| Wankhede Stadium | Bombay | 33,000 | 1st test |
| Sector 16 Stadium | Chandigarh | 30,000 | 5. ODI |
| Barabati Stadium | Cutack | 45,000 | 2. ODI |
| Feroz Shah Kotla | Delhi | 48,000 | 2nd test |
| Green Park Stadium | Kanpur | 33,000 | 5th test |
| Eden Gardens | Calcutta | 82,000 | 3rd test |
| MA Chidambaram Stadium | Madras | 46,000 | 4th test |
| Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium | Nagpur | 45,000 | 4. ODI |
| Nehru Stadium | Pune | 25,000 | 1. ODI |
Squad lists
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Tour matches
| November 13-15 Scorecard |
Jaipur | India Board President's XI 198-5 (85.1) & 117-3 (39) |
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England XI 444-8d (119) |
| draw | ||||
| November 17-19 scorecard |
Ahmedabad |
England XI 216 (58.5) & 117 (59) |
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India Under-25s 392-6d (120.2) |
| India Under-25s wins with one innings and 59 runs | ||||
| November 21st - 24th Scorecard |
Rajkot |
England XI 458-3d (135) & 138-7 (52.5) |
- | West Zone 393-7d (138.2) |
| draw | ||||
| December 7th - 9th scorecard |
Bombay | North Zone 186 (79.1) & 176-3 (55) |
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England XI 377 (102) |
| draw | ||||
| December 19-21 Scorecard |
Guwahati |
England XI 290 (102.3) |
- | East Zone 117 (85) & 52 (30.4) (f / o) |
| England won with one innings and 121 runs | ||||
| January 7-10 scorecard |
Secunderabad | South Zone 306 (81.4) & 259-8d (86) |
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England XI 334 (111.4) & 132-5 (30) |
| draw | ||||
Testing
First test in Bombay
| November 28th - December 3rd scorecard |
Bombay (WS) |
England 195 (96.2) & 317 (135) |
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India 465-8d (137) & 51-2 (15.1) |
| India wins with 8 wickets | ||||
Second test in Delhi
| December 12th - 17th Scorecard |
Delhi |
India 307 (125.2) & 235 (103.4) |
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England 418 (169.1) & 127-2 (23.4) |
| England wins with 8 wickets | ||||
Third test in Calcutta
| December 31 - November 5 scorecard |
Calcutta |
India 437 (200) & 29-1 (18) |
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England 276 (100.3) |
| draw | ||||
Fourth test in Madras
| January 13-18 Scorecard |
Madras |
India 272 (67.5) & 412 (122.5) |
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England 652-7d (175) & 35-1 (8) |
| England wins with 9 wickets | ||||
Fifth test in Kanpur
| January 31 - February 5 scorecard |
Kanpur |
India 553-8d (165) & 97-1d (13) |
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England 417 (188.5) & 91-0 (36) |
| draw | ||||
One-day internationals
First ODI in Pune
| December 5th scorecard |
Pune |
India 214-6 (45/45) |
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England 215-6 (43.2 / 45) |
| England wins with 4 wickets | ||||
Second ODI in Cuttack
| December 27th scorecard |
Cutack |
India 252-5 (49/49) |
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England 241-6 (46/46) |
| England wins with 1 run (Revised Target) | ||||
Third ODI in Bangalore
| January 20 scorecard |
Bangalore |
India 205-6 (46/46) |
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England 206-7 (45/46) |
| England wins with 3 wickets | ||||
Fourth ODI in Nagpur
| January 23 scorecard |
Nagpur |
England 240-7 (50) |
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India 241-7 (47.4) |
| India wins with 3 wickets | ||||
Fifth ODI in Chandigarh
| January 27th scorecard |
Chandigarh |
England 121-6 (15/15) |
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India 114-5 (15/15) |
| England wins with 7 runs | ||||