Madan Lal, Syed Abid Ali's three-for, along with two wickets each from Mohinder Amarnath and an excellent economical spell from Bishan Bedi before A unbeaten fifties from Sunil Gavaskar and Farok Engineer guided India to a historic first-ever ODI win over East Africa by ten-wickets in a one-sided contest during the sixth match of the Prudential World Cup.
Catch the Cricket highlights of the 6th match between India and East Africa, played on June 12, 1975, at the Headingley, Leeds. This match was part of the Reliance 1975 World Cup international tournament where India beat East Africa by 10-wickets.
Match Highlights
India secured a record ten-wicket win over East Africa in the 6th match of the Reliance World Cup.
* India recorded their first-ever One-day International win in a World Cup match against East Africa at Headingley, Leeds, on 11th June 1975.
East Africa Innings:
East Africa bowled out for 120 runs in 55.3 overs with Jawahir Shah was the top-scorer with 37 off 84 balls featuring 5 fours, Ramesh Sethi contributed 23 runs from 80 balls with two boundaries, while Samuel Walusimbi made 16 off 50 balls contained a four.
India Bowling:
For India, Madan Lal was the best bowler for India - who taking 3 wickets for 15 runs in 9.3 overs, Syed Abid Ali captured 2 wickets for 22 runs in 12 overs contained five maidens with an brilliant economy rate of 1.83.
Mohinder Amarnath also claimed 2 wickets and Bishan Bedi bowled a miserly spell of 12 overs, conceding only 6 runs with 8 maidens and taking 1 wicket with maintaining a excellent economy rate of 0.50.
India Innings:
India chased down the target without losing a wicket, reaching 123 in 29.5 overs with Sunil Gavaskar was the top-scorer with an unbeaten 65 off 86 balls featuring 9 fours, while Farokh Engineer contributed an unbeaten 54 off 93 balls.
Player of the match:
Farokh Engineer was named Player of the Match for his match-winning unbeaten 54 runs off 93 balls - which included 7 fours.
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