Surprisingly surpassing all specialized batsmen Botham and Kapil were thetop two run scorers of the series.
India Vs England 1982 Series: Botham wins Series for England, Kapil Fights for India
India Vs England 1982 Series: Test Results
India Vs England History: Test Series Result
Series Record
- Captains: Willis (Eng), Gavaskar (Ind)
Wicketkeepers: R Taylor (Eng), Kirmani (Ind)
Player of the Series: Kapil Dev (India)
Man of the Matches: Kapil Dev, Sandeep Patil, Botham
Best Batsman: Botham (403), Kapil (292)
Best Bowler: Willis (15), Doshi (13)
Highest Team Score: 594 (Eng), 410 (Ind)
Lowest Team Score: 128 (Ind(, 425 (Eng)
Centuries: 6 (Eng 4, Ind 2)
Half-centuries: 15 (Ind 8, Eng 7)
5wkts in inning: 4 ( 2 each)
10wkts in inning: 0
Team Records:
- England Score: 433 and 67/3, 425, 594 and 191/3d
India Score: 128 and 369 (f/o), 379/8, 410 and 111/3
Batting Records
Highest Centuries
- 2 by Botham
Highest Ind. Scores
- 208 by Botham
Centuries
- 126 by Randall, 157 by Vengasarkar – 1st Test
128 by Botham, 129 by Sandeep Patil – 2nd Test
107 by Lamb, 208 by Botham – 3rd Test
Biggest (100-plus) Partnerships:
100-plus
- 125 7th Randall & Edmonds (Eng)
142 5th Vengasarkar & Yashpal Sharma (Ind)
106 1st Cook & Tavare (Eng)
169 6th Botham & Miller (Eng)
176 4th Lamb & Botham (Eng)
151 5th Botham & Randall (Eng)
113 2nd Shastri & Viswanath (Ind)
130 6th Kirmani & Kapil (Ind)
Bowling Records
Best Bowling in an Inning
- 5/125 Kapil Dev
5/46 Botham
6/101 Willis
6/102 Doshi
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