Two double centuries were hit and Gavaskar crossed 500-runs, but Ian Botham was the best performer.
India Vs England History: Test Series Result
India Vs England 1979 Series: England win a tough series
India Vs England 1979 Series: Test Results
Series Record
- Captains: Brearley (Eng), Venkataraghavan (Ind)
Wicketkeepers: B Reddy (Ind), R Taylor (Eng)
Best Batsman: Gavaskar (542), Boycott (379)
Best Bowler: Botham (20), Kapil (16)
Highest Team Score: 633/5 (Eng), 429/8 (Ind)
Lowest Team Score: 96 (Ind), 270 (Eng)
Centuries: 7 (Eng 4, Ind 3)
Half-centuries: 20 (Ind 11, Eng 9)
5wkts in inning: 3 (Eng 2, Ind 1)
10wkts in inning: 0
Statistics
- India was bowled out for 96 runs
Team Records:
- England Score 633/5d, 419/9d, 270, 305 and 334/8d
India Score: 297 and 253 (f/o), 96 and 318/4, 223/6, 202 and 429/8
Batting Records
Highest Centuries
- 2 by Boycott
Highest Ind. Scores
- 221 by Gavaskar
Centuries
- 155 (Boycott), 200* (Gower), 137 (Botham), 103 (Vengasarkar), 113 (Viswanath), 221 (Gavaskar), 125 (Boycott)
Biggest (100-plus) Partnerships:
200-plus
- 210 3rd Vengasarkar & Viswanath (Ind)
213 1st Gavaskar & Chetan Chauhan (Ind)
100-plus
- 145 3rd Boycott & Gooch (Eng)
191 4th Boycott & Gower (Eng)
165* 6th Gower & Miller (Eng)
124 1st Gavaskar & Chetan Chauhan (Ind)
114 4th Gower & Randall (Eng)
103 8th Miller & Taylor (Eng)
153 2nd Gavaskar & Vengasarkar (Ind)
Bowling Records
Best Bowling in an Inning
- 5/146 Kapil Dev
5/70 Botham
5/35 Botham
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