India v West Indies 3rd Test
West Indies tour of India - 1974 (1974/75) · Eden Gardens, Kolkata · 27 December 1974
India won by 85 runs
India won by 85 runs. Gundappa Viswanath top-scored with 139 for India. Andy Roberts took 5/50.
MATCH FACTS
- Series
- West Indies tour of India - 1974 (1974/75)
- Ground
- Eden Gardens, Kolkata
- Dates
- 27 December 1974 to 1 January 1975
- Toss
- India, chose to bat
- Result
- India won by 85 runs
- Captains
- Mansur Ali Khan Pataudi (India), Clive Lloyd (West Indies)
- Debuts
- Anshuman Gaekwad (India), Karsan Ghavri (India)
- Umpires
- HP Sharma and J Reuben
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
India won the toss and chose to bat. Anshuman Gaekwad and Karsan Ghavri played their first Tests.
India batted first and made 233 all out. Gundappa Viswanath top-scored with 52, and Madan Lal made 48. Andy Roberts took 5 for 50 for West Indies.
West Indies replied with 240 all out. Roy Fredericks top-scored with 100. Madan Lal took 4 for 22 for India. West Indies led by 7 on first innings.
India made 316 all out in their second innings. Gundappa Viswanath top-scored with 139 off 263 balls, and Farokh Engineer made 61. Vanburn Holder took 3 for 61 for West Indies.
Set 310 to win, West Indies made 224 all out. Alvin Kallicharran top-scored with 57, and Viv Richards made 47. Bishan Bedi took 4 for 52 for India.
India won by 85 runs.
INDIA, FIRST INNINGS: 233 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sudhir Naik | c Deryck Murray | 0 | 1 |
| Farokh Engineer | c Clive Lloyd | 24 | – |
| Parthasarthi Sharma | bowled | 6 | – |
| Gundappa Viswanath | lbw | 52 | – |
| Mansur Ali Khan Pataudi | bowled | 36 | – |
| Anshuman Gaekwad | c Deryck Murray | 36 | – |
| Madan Lal | c Deryck Murray | 48 | – |
| Karsan Ghavri | bowled | 3 | – |
| Erapalli Prasanna | c Gordon Greenidge | 17 | – |
| Bishan Bedi | bowled | 0 | 3 |
| Bhagwath Chandrasekhar | not out | 4 | – |
Extras 7 · Total 233 all out
| Bowler (West Indies) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andy Roberts | 19.3 | 6 | 50 | 5 |
| Bernard Julien | 12 | 1 | 57 | 1 |
| Vanburn Holder | 16 | 3 | 48 | 2 |
| Roy Fredericks | 9 | 4 | 24 | 1 |
| Lance Gibbs | 17 | 6 | 34 | 1 |
| Elquemedo Willett | 7 | 3 | 13 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-0 (Sudhir Naik), 2-23 (Parthasarthi Sharma), 3-32 (Farokh Engineer), 4-94 (Mansur Ali Khan Pataudi), 5-169 (Gundappa Viswanath), 6-169 (Anshuman Gaekwad), 7-180 (Karsan Ghavri), 8-224 (Madan Lal), 9-224 (Bishan Bedi), 10-233 (Erapalli Prasanna)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Farokh Engineer and Sudhir Naik | 0 |
| second | Farokh Engineer and Parthasarthi Sharma | 23 |
| third | Farokh Engineer and Gundappa Viswanath | 9 |
| fourth | Mansur Ali Khan Pataudi and Gundappa Viswanath | 62 |
| fifth | Gundappa Viswanath and Anshuman Gaekwad | 75 |
| sixth | Madan Lal and Anshuman Gaekwad | 0 |
| seventh | Madan Lal and Karsan Ghavri | 11 |
| eighth | Erapalli Prasanna and Madan Lal | 44 |
| ninth | Erapalli Prasanna and Bishan Bedi | 0 |
| tenth | Erapalli Prasanna and Bhagwath Chandrasekhar | 9 |
WEST INDIES, FIRST INNINGS: 240 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R |
|---|---|---|
| Roy Fredericks | c Gundappa Viswanath | 100 |
| Gordon Greenidge | c Bishan Bedi | 20 |
| Alvin Kallicharran | c Mansur Ali Khan Pataudi | 0 |
| Viv Richards | run out | 15 |
| Clive Lloyd | c Farokh Engineer | 19 |
| Deryck Murray | run out | 24 |
| Bernard Julien | c Gundappa Viswanath | 19 |
| Elquemedo Willett | bowled | 13 |
| Vanburn Holder | bowled | 2 |
| Lance Gibbs | not out | 6 |
| Andy Roberts | lbw | 1 |
Extras 21 · Total 240 all out
| Bowler (India) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karsan Ghavri | 7 | 1 | 28 | 1 |
| Madan Lal | 16.1 | 5 | 22 | 4 |
| Bishan Bedi | 25 | 8 | 68 | 2 |
| Bhagwath Chandrasekhar | 22 | 6 | 80 | 1 |
| Erapalli Prasanna | 11 | 4 | 21 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-42 (Gordon Greenidge), 2-42 (Alvin Kallicharran), 3-66 (Viv Richards), 4-115 (Clive Lloyd), 5-189 (Roy Fredericks), 6-212 (Bernard Julien), 7-219 (Deryck Murray), 8-221 (Vanburn Holder), 9-235 (Elquemedo Willett), 10-240 (Andy Roberts)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Roy Fredericks and Gordon Greenidge | 42 |
| second | Roy Fredericks and Alvin Kallicharran | 0 |
| third | Roy Fredericks and Viv Richards | 24 |
| fourth | Clive Lloyd and Roy Fredericks | 49 |
| fifth | Deryck Murray and Roy Fredericks | 74 |
| sixth | Deryck Murray and Bernard Julien | 23 |
| seventh | Deryck Murray and Elquemedo Willett | 7 |
| eighth | Vanburn Holder and Elquemedo Willett | 2 |
| ninth | Lance Gibbs and Elquemedo Willett | 14 |
| tenth | Lance Gibbs and Andy Roberts | 5 |
INDIA, SECOND INNINGS: 316 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sudhir Naik | c Roy Fredericks | 6 | – |
| Farokh Engineer | c Clive Lloyd | 61 | – |
| Parthasarthi Sharma | run out | 9 | – |
| Gundappa Viswanath | bowled | 139 | 263 |
| Mansur Ali Khan Pataudi | c Vanburn Holder | 8 | – |
| Anshuman Gaekwad | c Gordon Greenidge | 4 | – |
| Madan Lal | bowled | 15 | – |
| Karsan Ghavri | bowled | 27 | – |
| Erapalli Prasanna | lbw | 2 | – |
| Bishan Bedi | c Bernard Julien | 5 | – |
| Bhagwath Chandrasekhar | not out | 7 | – |
Extras 33 · Total 316 all out
| Bowler (West Indies) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andy Roberts | 31 | 6 | 88 | 3 |
| Bernard Julien | 17 | 8 | 29 | 0 |
| Vanburn Holder | 27.2 | 5 | 61 | 3 |
| Roy Fredericks | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Lance Gibbs | 37 | 17 | 53 | 1 |
| Elquemedo Willett | 30 | 14 | 51 | 2 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-19 (Sudhir Naik), 2-46 (Parthasarthi Sharma), 3-120 (Farokh Engineer), 4-138 (Mansur Ali Khan Pataudi), 5-152 (Anshuman Gaekwad), 6-192 (Madan Lal), 7-283 (Karsan Ghavri), 8-301 (Gundappa Viswanath), 9-303 (Erapalli Prasanna), 10-316 (Bishan Bedi)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Farokh Engineer and Sudhir Naik | 19 |
| second | Farokh Engineer and Parthasarthi Sharma | 27 |
| third | Farokh Engineer and Gundappa Viswanath | 74 |
| fourth | Mansur Ali Khan Pataudi and Gundappa Viswanath | 18 |
| fifth | Gundappa Viswanath and Anshuman Gaekwad | 14 |
| sixth | Gundappa Viswanath and Madan Lal | 40 |
| seventh | Gundappa Viswanath and Karsan Ghavri | 91 |
| eighth | Erapalli Prasanna and Gundappa Viswanath | 18 |
| ninth | Erapalli Prasanna and Bishan Bedi | 2 |
| tenth | Bhagwath Chandrasekhar and Bishan Bedi | 13 |
WEST INDIES, SECOND INNINGS: 224 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R |
|---|---|---|
| Roy Fredericks | bowled | 21 |
| Gordon Greenidge | lbw | 3 |
| Alvin Kallicharran | c Gundappa Viswanath | 57 |
| Viv Richards | bowled | 47 |
| Clive Lloyd | bowled | 28 |
| Deryck Murray | lbw | 13 |
| Bernard Julien | lbw | 7 |
| Elquemedo Willett | not out | 16 |
| Vanburn Holder | run out | 0 |
| Lance Gibbs | c Erapalli Prasanna | 3 |
| Andy Roberts | bowled | 6 |
Extras 23 · Total 224 all out
| Bowler (India) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karsan Ghavri | 7 | 0 | 18 | 1 |
| Madan Lal | 6 | 1 | 23 | 1 |
| Bishan Bedi | 26.2 | 13 | 52 | 4 |
| Bhagwath Chandrasekhar | 20 | 3 | 66 | 3 |
| Erapalli Prasanna | 25 | 12 | 42 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-5 (Gordon Greenidge), 2-41 (Roy Fredericks), 3-125 (Viv Richards), 4-163 (Clive Lloyd), 5-178 (Alvin Kallicharran), 6-186 (Bernard Julien), 7-198 (Deryck Murray), 8-203 (Vanburn Holder), 9-213 (Lance Gibbs), 10-224 (Andy Roberts)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Roy Fredericks and Gordon Greenidge | 5 |
| second | Roy Fredericks and Alvin Kallicharran | 36 |
| third | Alvin Kallicharran and Viv Richards | 84 |
| fourth | Clive Lloyd and Alvin Kallicharran | 38 |
| fifth | Deryck Murray and Alvin Kallicharran | 15 |
| sixth | Deryck Murray and Bernard Julien | 8 |
| seventh | Deryck Murray and Elquemedo Willett | 12 |
| eighth | Vanburn Holder and Elquemedo Willett | 5 |
| ninth | Lance Gibbs and Elquemedo Willett | 10 |
| tenth | Elquemedo Willett and Andy Roberts | 11 |
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