Read the highlights of India vs England 3rd ODI - 1981-82 England tour of India 3-match ODI series - The third and final One-Day International cricket match between India and England played at the Barabati Stadium, Cuttack on January 27, 1982.
Sunil Gavaskar, Sandeep Patil's fifties before An superb unbeaten 47-run stand for the sixth-wicket between Yashpal Sharma and debutant Ashok Malhotra helped to India resounding five-wicket victory over England and clinch the their historic first-ever bilateral ODI series win by 2-1 in a series-decider game of the third & final ODI.
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England scored 230-6 in the alloted 46 overs with top scorer by Keith Fletcher hammered a 69 off 52-balls including 4-sixes & 4-fours with strike rate of 132.69.
Ian Botham cracked a run-a-ball 52-runs including 5-fours & 2-sixes, David Gower struck 42 off 59-balls included 4-fours and Geoff Cook hit 30 off 75-balls including two boundaries.
India best bowler by Sandeep Patil, Madan Lal both took 2-wickets and one for Ravi Shastri - Suru Nayak.
India chased 231-5 in 42 overs with top scorer by Sunil Gavaskar struck 71 off 87-balls.
Sandeep Patil hammered a 64 off 55-balls including 7-fours with strike rate of 116.36, Yashpal Sharma scored a unbeaten 34 off 48-balls included 3-fours.
Debutant Ashok Malhotra - who scored a unbeaten 28 off 24-balls on his debut ODI match - including 3-fours.
England best bowler by Derek Underwood picked up 3-wickets and one for Graham Gooch - Ian Botham.
Sunil Gavaskar named Player of the match for his match-winning superb 71 off facing 87-balls including 10-fours.
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