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West Indies v India 5th Test

India tour of West Indies - 1971 (1970/71) · Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain · 13 April 1971

Match drawn

Match drawn. Sunil Gavaskar top-scored with 220 for India. Jack Noreiga took 5/129.

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MATCH FACTS

Series
India tour of West Indies - 1971 (1970/71)
Ground
Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain
Dates
13 April 1971 to 19 April 1971
Toss
India, chose to bat
Result
Match drawn
Captains
Ajit Wadekar (India), Garry Sobers (West Indies)
Umpires
D Sang Hue and RG Gosein

HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED

India won the toss and chose to bat.

India batted first and made 360 all out. Sunil Gavaskar top-scored with 124, and Dilip Sardesai made 75. David Holford took 3 for 68 for West Indies. The innings was built on a 122-run stand for the third wicket between Dilip Sardesai and Sunil Gavaskar. That was well above the 1970s average first-innings total at Queen's Park Oval, 282 across 14 Tests.

West Indies replied with 526 all out. Garry Sobers top-scored with 132, and Charlie Davis made 105. Srinivas Venkataraghavan took 4 for 100 for India. The innings was built on a 177-run stand for the fifth wicket between Garry Sobers and Charlie Davis. West Indies led by 166 on first innings.

India made 427 all out in their second innings. Sunil Gavaskar top-scored with 220, and Ajit Wadekar made 54. Jack Noreiga took 5 for 129 for West Indies. The innings was built on a 148-run stand for the second wicket between Ajit Wadekar and Sunil Gavaskar.

Set 262 to win, West Indies made 165 for 8. Clive Lloyd top-scored with 64. Syed Abid Ali took 3 for 73 for India.

Match drawn. Sunil Gavaskar's 220 is the highest individual score at Queen's Park Oval.

INDIA, FIRST INNINGS: 360 ALL OUT
BatterHow outR
Syed Abid Alic Charlie Davis10
Sunil Gavaskarc Desmond Lewis124
Ajit Wadekarc Garry Sobers28
Dilip Sardesaic Desmond Lewis75
Gundappa Viswanathc Desmond Lewis22
Motganhalli Jaisimhac Joey Carew0
Eknath Solkarcaught3
Srinivas Venkataraghavanc Joey Carew51
Pochiah Krishnamurthyc Desmond Lewis20
Erapalli Prasannac Clive Lloyd16
Bishan Bedinot out1

Extras 10 · Total 360 all out

Bowler (West Indies)OMRW
Garry Sobers133301
Uton Dowe291992
John Shepherd357783
Charlie Davis100280
Jack Noreiga163431
David Holford28.35683
Maurice Foster2040

FALL OF WICKETS

1-26 (Syed Abid Ali), 2-68 (Ajit Wadekar), 3-190 (Dilip Sardesai), 4-238 (Gundappa Viswanath), 5-239 (Motganhalli Jaisimha), 6-247 (Eknath Solkar), 7-296 (Sunil Gavaskar), 8-335 (Srinivas Venkataraghavan), 9-354 (Pochiah Krishnamurthy), 10-360 (Erapalli Prasanna)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRuns
firstSyed Abid Ali and Sunil Gavaskar26
secondAjit Wadekar and Sunil Gavaskar42
thirdDilip Sardesai and Sunil Gavaskar122
fourthGundappa Viswanath and Sunil Gavaskar48
fifthMotganhalli Jaisimha and Sunil Gavaskar1
sixthEknath Solkar and Sunil Gavaskar8
seventhSrinivas Venkataraghavan and Sunil Gavaskar49
eighthSrinivas Venkataraghavan and Pochiah Krishnamurthy39
ninthErapalli Prasanna and Pochiah Krishnamurthy19
tenthErapalli Prasanna and Bishan Bedi6
WEST INDIES, FIRST INNINGS: 526 ALL OUT
BatterHow outR
Joey Carewc Ajit Wadekar28
Desmond Lewisc Pochiah Krishnamurthy72
Rohan Kanhairun out13
Charlie Davisc Eknath Solkar105
Clive Lloydc Srinivas Venkataraghavan6
Garry Sobersbowled132
Maurice Fosterbowled99
David Holfordst Pochiah Krishnamurthy44
John Shepherdc Syed Abid Ali0
Uton Dowelbw3
Jack Noreiganot out0

Extras 24 · Total 526 all out

Bowler (India)OMRW
Syed Abid Ali317581
Eknath Solkar111350
Bishan Bedi71191631
Erapalli Prasanna65151463
Srinivas Venkataraghavan37.361004
Motganhalli Jaisimha1100

FALL OF WICKETS

1-52 (Joey Carew), 2-94 (Rohan Kanhai), 3-142 (Desmond Lewis), 4-153 (Clive Lloyd), 5-330 (Charlie Davis), 6-424 (Garry Sobers), 7-517 (Maurice Foster), 8-522 (David Holford), 9-523 (John Shepherd), 10-526 (Uton Dowe)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRuns
firstJoey Carew and Desmond Lewis52
secondRohan Kanhai and Desmond Lewis42
thirdCharlie Davis and Desmond Lewis48
fourthClive Lloyd and Charlie Davis11
fifthGarry Sobers and Charlie Davis177
sixthGarry Sobers and Maurice Foster94
seventhDavid Holford and Maurice Foster93
eighthDavid Holford and John Shepherd5
ninthJohn Shepherd and Uton Dowe1
tenthJack Noreiga and Uton Dowe3
INDIA, SECOND INNINGS: 427 ALL OUT
BatterHow outR
Syed Abid Alilbw3
Sunil Gavaskarbowled220
Ajit Wadekarc John Shepherd54
Dilip Sardesaic Maurice Foster21
Gundappa Viswanathbowled38
Motganhalli Jaisimhalbw23
Eknath Solkarc Garry Sobers14
Srinivas Venkataraghavanbowled21
Pochiah Krishnamurthycaught2
Erapalli Prasannanot out10
Bishan Bedic Garry Sobers5

Extras 16 · Total 427 all out

Bowler (West Indies)OMRW
Garry Sobers4214822
Uton Dowe222550
John Shepherd248452
Charlie Davis102120
Jack Noreiga53.481295
David Holford273630
Maurice Foster124101
Joey Carew72150

FALL OF WICKETS

1-11 (Syed Abid Ali), 2-159 (Ajit Wadekar), 3-194 (Dilip Sardesai), 4-293 (Gundappa Viswanath), 5-374 (Motganhalli Jaisimha), 6-377 (Sunil Gavaskar), 7-409 (Eknath Solkar), 8-412 (Srinivas Venkataraghavan), 9-413 (Pochiah Krishnamurthy), 10-427 (Bishan Bedi)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRuns
firstSyed Abid Ali and Sunil Gavaskar11
secondAjit Wadekar and Sunil Gavaskar148
thirdDilip Sardesai and Sunil Gavaskar35
fourthGundappa Viswanath and Sunil Gavaskar99
fifthMotganhalli Jaisimha and Sunil Gavaskar81
sixthEknath Solkar and Sunil Gavaskar3
seventhSrinivas Venkataraghavan and Eknath Solkar32
eighthSrinivas Venkataraghavan and Pochiah Krishnamurthy3
ninthErapalli Prasanna and Pochiah Krishnamurthy1
tenthErapalli Prasanna and Bishan Bedi14
WEST INDIES, SECOND INNINGS: 165 FOR 8
BatterHow outRB
Joey Carewrun out4–
John Shepherdc Syed Abid Ali9–
Clive Lloydc Ajit Wadekar64–
Rohan Kanhaibowled21–
Garry Sobersbowled01
Maurice Fosterrun out18–
David Holfordc Bishan Bedi9–
Charlie Davisc Gundappa Viswanath19–
Desmond Lewisnot out4–
Uton Dowenot out03

Did not bat: Jack Noreiga

Extras 17 · Total 165 for 8

Bowler (India)OMRW
Syed Abid Ali151733
Eknath Solkar131401
Bishan Bedi2110
Erapalli Prasanna50230
Srinivas Venkataraghavan51112

FALL OF WICKETS

1-10 (Joey Carew), 2-16 (John Shepherd), 3-50 (Rohan Kanhai), 4-50 (Garry Sobers), 5-101 (Maurice Foster), 6-114 (David Holford), 7-152 (Clive Lloyd), 8-161 (Charlie Davis)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRuns
firstJoey Carew and John Shepherd10
secondClive Lloyd and John Shepherd6
thirdRohan Kanhai and Clive Lloyd34
fourthGarry Sobers and Clive Lloyd0
fifthClive Lloyd and Maurice Foster51
sixthDavid Holford and Clive Lloyd13
seventhClive Lloyd and Charlie Davis38
eighthCharlie Davis and Desmond Lewis9
ninthDesmond Lewis and Uton Dowe4
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