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India v West Indies 3rd Test

West Indies tour of India - 1978 (1978/79) · Eden Gardens, Kolkata · 29 December 1978

Match drawn

Match drawn. Sunil Gavaskar top-scored with 182* for India. Karsan Ghavri took 4/46.

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MATCH FACTS

Series
West Indies tour of India - 1978 (1978/79)
Ground
Eden Gardens, Kolkata
Dates
29 December 1978 to 3 January 1979
Toss
India, chose to bat
Result
Match drawn
Captains
Sunil Gavaskar (India), Alvin Kallicharran (West Indies)
Debut
Bobjee Narasimha Rao (India)
Umpires
PR Punjabi and SN Hanumantha Rao

HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED

India won the toss and chose to bat. It was Bobjee Narasimha Rao's first Test.

India batted first and made 300 all out. Sunil Gavaskar top-scored with 107, and Kapil Dev made 61. Norbert Phillip took 4 for 64 for West Indies. From 199 for 4 they lost 4 wickets for 26 runs, to 225 for 8.

West Indies replied with 327 all out. Basil Williams top-scored with 111, and Alvin Kallicharran made 55. Srinivas Venkataraghavan took 4 for 55 for India. The innings was built on a 102-run stand for the third wicket between Alvin Kallicharran and Basil Williams. West Indies led by 27 on first innings.

India made 361 for 1 in their second innings. Sunil Gavaskar top-scored with 182 not out, and Dilip Vengsarkar made 157. The innings was built on a 344-run stand for the second wicket between Sunil Gavaskar and Dilip Vengsarkar, 95% of the total.

Set 335 to win, West Indies made 197 for 9. David Murray top-scored with 66, and Alvin Kallicharran made 46. Karsan Ghavri took 4 for 46 for India.

Match drawn.

INDIA, FIRST INNINGS: 300 ALL OUT
BatterHow outRB
Sunil Gavaskarc Faoud Bacchus107–
Chetan Chauhanbowled11–
Anshuman Gaekwadc David Murray7–
Gundappa Viswanathbowled32–
Dilip Vengsarkarc Basil Williams42–
Bobjee Narasimha Raoc Larry Gomes1–
Karsan Ghavric Malcolm Marshall5–
Syed Kirmanilbw0–
Kapil Devbowled6162
Srinivas Venkataraghavanlbw7–
Bishan Bedinot out4–

Extras 23 · Total 300 all out

Bowler (West Indies)OMRW
Sylvester Clarke278701
Norbert Phillip226644
Malcolm Marshall123441
Vanburn Holder215481
Larry Gomes1100
Derick Parry20.37513
Sew Shivnarine1100

FALL OF WICKETS

1-20 (Chetan Chauhan), 2-48 (Anshuman Gaekwad), 3-110 (Gundappa Viswanath), 4-199 (Dilip Vengsarkar), 5-209 (Bobjee Narasimha Rao), 6-220 (Sunil Gavaskar), 7-220 (Syed Kirmani), 8-225 (Karsan Ghavri), 9-283 (Srinivas Venkataraghavan), 10-300 (Kapil Dev)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRuns
firstChetan Chauhan and Sunil Gavaskar20
secondSunil Gavaskar and Anshuman Gaekwad28
thirdGundappa Viswanath and Sunil Gavaskar62
fourthSunil Gavaskar and Dilip Vengsarkar89
fifthSunil Gavaskar and Bobjee Narasimha Rao10
sixthSunil Gavaskar and Karsan Ghavri11
seventhKarsan Ghavri and Syed Kirmani0
eighthKarsan Ghavri and Kapil Dev5
ninthSrinivas Venkataraghavan and Kapil Dev58
tenthBishan Bedi and Kapil Dev17
WEST INDIES, FIRST INNINGS: 327 ALL OUT
BatterHow outR
Basil Williamsc Karsan Ghavri111
Faoud Bacchusbowled26
Larry Gomesbowled8
Alvin Kallicharranc Bobjee Narasimha Rao55
Vanburn Holderc Bobjee Narasimha Rao3
David Murrayc Kapil Dev2
Sew Shivnarinecaught48
Derick Parrybowled4
Norbert Philliplbw47
Malcolm Marshallc Syed Kirmani1
Sylvester Clarkenot out4

Extras 18 · Total 327 all out

Bowler (India)OMRW
Kapil Dev20.43882
Karsan Ghavri295743
Bishan Bedi244591
Srinivas Venkataraghavan3315554
Bobjee Narasimha Rao110330

FALL OF WICKETS

1-58 (Faoud Bacchus), 2-95 (Larry Gomes), 3-197 (Basil Williams), 4-210 (Alvin Kallicharran), 5-213 (Vanburn Holder), 6-218 (David Murray), 7-230 (Derick Parry), 8-313 (Sew Shivnarine), 9-318 (Malcolm Marshall), 10-327 (Norbert Phillip)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRuns
firstBasil Williams and Faoud Bacchus58
secondLarry Gomes and Basil Williams37
thirdAlvin Kallicharran and Basil Williams102
fourthVanburn Holder and Alvin Kallicharran13
fifthVanburn Holder and David Murray3
sixthDavid Murray and Sew Shivnarine5
seventhDerick Parry and Sew Shivnarine12
eighthNorbert Phillip and Sew Shivnarine83
ninthNorbert Phillip and Malcolm Marshall5
tenthSylvester Clarke and Norbert Phillip9
INDIA, SECOND INNINGS: 361 FOR 1
BatterHow outR
Sunil Gavaskarnot out182
Anshuman Gaekwadbowled5
Dilip Vengsarkarnot out157

Did not bat: Chetan Chauhan, Gundappa Viswanath, Bobjee Narasimha Rao, Karsan Ghavri, Syed Kirmani, Kapil Dev, Srinivas Venkataraghavan, Bishan Bedi

Extras 17 · Total 361 for 1

Bowler (West Indies)OMRW
Sylvester Clarke2841041
Norbert Phillip160810
Malcolm Marshall143450
Vanburn Holder203590
Larry Gomes1030
Derick Parry133500
Sew Shivnarine1020

FALL OF WICKETS

1-17 (Anshuman Gaekwad)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRuns
firstSunil Gavaskar and Anshuman Gaekwad17
secondSunil Gavaskar and Dilip Vengsarkar344
WEST INDIES, SECOND INNINGS: 197 FOR 9
BatterHow outRB
Faoud Bacchusc Karsan Ghavri20–
David Murrayst Syed Kirmani66–
Larry Gomesbowled5–
Alvin Kallicharranc Gundappa Viswanath46–
Sew Shivnarinenot out36–
Derick Parryc Sunil Gavaskar0–
Basil Williamsbowled11–
Norbert Philliplbw01
Vanburn Holderbowled4–
Malcolm Marshalllbw1–
Sylvester Clarkenot out08

Extras 8 · Total 197 for 9

Bowler (India)OMRW
Kapil Dev136210
Karsan Ghavri238464
Bishan Bedi2214321
Srinivas Venkataraghavan3013473
Bobjee Narasimha Rao17.16431

FALL OF WICKETS

1-35 (Faoud Bacchus), 2-45 (Larry Gomes), 3-133 (Alvin Kallicharran), 4-143 (David Murray), 5-145 (Derick Parry), 6-164 (Basil Williams), 7-164 (Norbert Phillip), 8-183 (Vanburn Holder), 9-197 (Malcolm Marshall)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRuns
firstDavid Murray and Faoud Bacchus35
secondLarry Gomes and David Murray10
thirdAlvin Kallicharran and David Murray88
fourthDavid Murray and Sew Shivnarine10
fifthDerick Parry and Sew Shivnarine2
sixthSew Shivnarine and Basil Williams19
seventhNorbert Phillip and Sew Shivnarine0
eighthVanburn Holder and Sew Shivnarine19
ninthSew Shivnarine and Malcolm Marshall14
tenthSylvester Clarke and Sew Shivnarine0
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