India v West Indies 1st Test
West Indies tour of India - 1978 (1978/79) · Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai · 1 December 1978
Match drawn
Match drawn. Sunil Gavaskar top-scored with 205 for India. Bhagwath Chandrasekhar took 5/116.
MATCH FACTS
- Series
- West Indies tour of India - 1978 (1978/79)
- Ground
- Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
- Dates
- 1 December 1978 to 6 December 1978
- Toss
- West Indies, chose to field
- Result
- Match drawn
- Captains
- Sunil Gavaskar (India), Alvin Kallicharran (West Indies)
- Umpires
- B Satyaji Rao and SN Hanumantha Rao
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
West Indies won the toss and chose to field.
India batted first and made 424 all out. Sunil Gavaskar top-scored with 205 off 342 balls, and Chetan Chauhan made 52. Vanburn Holder took 4 for 94 for West Indies. The innings was built on a 155-run stand for the third wicket between Gundappa Viswanath and Sunil Gavaskar.
West Indies replied with 493 all out. Alvin Kallicharran top-scored with 187 off 315 balls, and David Murray made 84. Bhagwath Chandrasekhar took 5 for 116 for India. The innings was built on a 167-run stand for the fifth wicket between Alvin Kallicharran and David Murray. West Indies led by 69 on first innings.
India made 224 for 2 in their second innings. Chetan Chauhan top-scored with 84 off 188 balls, and Sunil Gavaskar made 73. The innings was built on a 153-run stand for the first wicket between Chetan Chauhan and Sunil Gavaskar, 68% of the total.
Match drawn.
INDIA, FIRST INNINGS: 424 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sunil Gavaskar | bowled | 205 | 342 |
| Chetan Chauhan | c Alvin Greenidge | 52 | 167 |
| Mohinder Amarnath | bowled | 4 | 17 |
| Gundappa Viswanath | c Faoud Bacchus | 52 | 125 |
| Dilip Vengsarkar | lbw | 11 | 24 |
| Syed Kirmani | bowled | 17 | 13 |
| Kapil Dev | c Faoud Bacchus | 42 | 68 |
| Karsan Ghavri | not out | 15 | 36 |
| Srinivas Venkataraghavan | c David Murray | 0 | 4 |
| Bishan Bedi | c Vanburn Holder | 2 | 8 |
| Bhagwath Chandrasekhar | bowled | 1 | 8 |
Extras 23 · Total 424 all out
| Bowler (West Indies) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norbert Phillip | 22 | 4 | 67 | 1 |
| Sylvester Clarke | 42 | 9 | 98 | 4 |
| Vanburn Holder | 27 | 3 | 94 | 4 |
| Derick Parry | 28 | 4 | 100 | 1 |
| Raphick Jumadeen | 17 | 3 | 39 | 0 |
| Alvin Kallicharran | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
0-23 (Chetan Chauhan), 1-35 (Mohinder Amarnath), 2-190 (Gundappa Viswanath), 3-217 (Dilip Vengsarkar), 4-334 (Sunil Gavaskar), 6-390 (Syed Kirmani), 7-408 (Kapil Dev), 8-411 (Srinivas Venkataraghavan), 9-414 (Bishan Bedi), 10-424 (Bhagwath Chandrasekhar)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Chetan Chauhan and Sunil Gavaskar | 23 |
| second | Mohinder Amarnath and Sunil Gavaskar | 12 |
| third | Gundappa Viswanath and Sunil Gavaskar | 155 |
| fourth | Sunil Gavaskar and Dilip Vengsarkar | 27 |
| fifth | Chetan Chauhan and Sunil Gavaskar | 117 |
| sixth | Chetan Chauhan and Syed Kirmani | 10 |
| seventh | Syed Kirmani and Kapil Dev | 46 |
| eighth | Karsan Ghavri and Kapil Dev | 18 |
| ninth | Srinivas Venkataraghavan and Karsan Ghavri | 3 |
| tenth | Bishan Bedi and Karsan Ghavri | 3 |
| 11th | Bhagwath Chandrasekhar and Karsan Ghavri | 10 |
WEST INDIES, FIRST INNINGS: 493 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alvin Greenidge | c Srinivas Venkataraghavan | 0 | 8 |
| Basil Williams | bowled | 0 | 1 |
| Larry Gomes | bowled | 63 | 117 |
| Alvin Kallicharran | lbw | 187 | 315 |
| Faoud Bacchus | bowled | 11 | 15 |
| David Murray | lbw | 84 | 258 |
| Derick Parry | c Syed Kirmani | 55 | 114 |
| Norbert Phillip | c Dilip Vengsarkar | 26 | 47 |
| Vanburn Holder | c Dilip Vengsarkar | 14 | 21 |
| Raphick Jumadeen | not out | 2 | 20 |
| Sylvester Clarke | c Srinivas Venkataraghavan | 8 | 12 |
Extras 43 · Total 493 all out
| Bowler (India) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kapil Dev | 19 | 3 | 70 | 1 |
| Karsan Ghavri | 25 | 3 | 71 | 2 |
| Srinivas Venkataraghavan | 34 | 12 | 77 | 1 |
| Bishan Bedi | 36 | 7 | 102 | 1 |
| Bhagwath Chandrasekhar | 43 | 7 | 116 | 5 |
| Chetan Chauhan | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Mohinder Amarnath | 3 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-0 (Basil Williams), 2-13 (Alvin Greenidge), 3-122 (Larry Gomes), 4-150 (Faoud Bacchus), 5-317 (Alvin Kallicharran), 6-387 (David Murray), 7-430 (Norbert Phillip), 8-474 (Vanburn Holder), 9-480 (Derick Parry), 10-493 (Sylvester Clarke)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Alvin Greenidge and Basil Williams | 0 |
| second | Larry Gomes and Alvin Greenidge | 13 |
| third | Alvin Kallicharran and Larry Gomes | 109 |
| fourth | Alvin Kallicharran and Faoud Bacchus | 28 |
| fifth | Alvin Kallicharran and David Murray | 167 |
| sixth | Derick Parry and David Murray | 70 |
| seventh | Derick Parry and Norbert Phillip | 43 |
| eighth | Vanburn Holder and Derick Parry | 44 |
| ninth | Raphick Jumadeen and Derick Parry | 6 |
| tenth | Raphick Jumadeen and Sylvester Clarke | 13 |
INDIA, SECOND INNINGS: 224 FOR 2
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sunil Gavaskar | c David Murray | 73 | 133 |
| Chetan Chauhan | c David Murray | 84 | 188 |
| Mohinder Amarnath | not out | 37 | 126 |
| Dilip Vengsarkar | not out | 10 | 69 |
Did not bat: Gundappa Viswanath, Syed Kirmani, Kapil Dev, Karsan Ghavri, Srinivas Venkataraghavan, Bishan Bedi, Bhagwath Chandrasekhar
Extras 20 · Total 224 for 2
| Bowler (West Indies) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norbert Phillip | 6 | 2 | 19 | 0 |
| Sylvester Clarke | 16 | 2 | 53 | 1 |
| Vanburn Holder | 7 | 2 | 15 | 0 |
| Derick Parry | 27 | 7 | 77 | 1 |
| Raphick Jumadeen | 21 | 6 | 32 | 0 |
| Alvin Kallicharran | 4.5 | 2 | 6 | 0 |
| Larry Gomes | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-153 (Sunil Gavaskar), 2-194 (Chetan Chauhan)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Chetan Chauhan and Sunil Gavaskar | 153 |
| second | Chetan Chauhan and Mohinder Amarnath | 41 |
| third | Mohinder Amarnath and Dilip Vengsarkar | 30 |
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