Indian cricket team in New Zealand in 1975–76
Indian cricket team in New Zealand in 1975–76 | |||
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India | New Zealand | ||
Dates | 15 January – 22 February 1976 | ||
Captains | Sunil Gavaskar | Glenn Turner | |
Test series | |||
Result | 3-match series drawn 1–1 | ||
Most runs | Sunil Gavaskar (266) | Bevan Congdon (218) | |
Most wickets |
E. A. S. Prasanna (11) B. S. Chandrasekhar (11) | Richard Hadlee (12) |
The India national cricket team toured New Zealand from 15 January to 22 February 1976 and played a three-match Test series against New Zealand. The series was drawn 1–1.
Tour matches[]
Three-day: Central Districts v Indians[]
15–17 January 1976
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152 (57.7 overs)
Jock Edwards 43 EAS Prasanna 5/57 (20.7 overs) |
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214 (76 overs)
Mike Shrimpton 55 EAS Prasanna 5/87 (30 overs) |
- Central Districts won the toss and elected to bat.
One-day: Wellington v Indians[]
Three-day: Northern Districts v Indians[]
Three-day: Otago v Indians[]
Test Matches[]
1st Test[]
24–28 January 1976
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215 (70.2 overs)
John Parker 70 Erapalli Prasanna 8/76 (23 overs) |
- New Zealand won the toss and elected to bat.
2nd Test[]
3rd Test[]
ODI series[]
1st ODI[]
21 February 1976
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- India won the toss and elected to bat.
- Parthasarathy Sharma, Dilip Vengsarkar and Syed Kirmani (all Ind), and Jock Edwards (NZ) made their ODI debuts.
2nd ODI[]
22 February 1976
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- New Zealand won the toss and elected to bat.
- Sudhakar Rao, Pochiah Krishnamurthy and B. S. Chandrasekhar (all Ind) made their ODI debuts.
External links[]
- Tour home at ESPN Cricinfo
- India to New Zealand & West Indies 1975-76 at test-cricket-tours.co.uk
- India in New Zealand and West Indies 1975/76 at CricketArchive (subscription required)
Categories:
- 1976 in Indian cricket
- 1976 in New Zealand cricket
- Indian cricket tours of New Zealand
- International cricket competitions from 1975–76 to 1980
- New Zealand cricket seasons from 1970–71 to 1999–2000