India v West Indies 5th Test
West Indies tour of India - 1978 (1978/79) · Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi · 24 January 1979
Match drawn
Match drawn. Kapil Dev top-scored with 126* for India.
MATCH FACTS
- Series
- West Indies tour of India - 1978 (1978/79)
- Ground
- Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi (then Feroz Shah Kotla)
- Dates
- 24 January 1979 to 29 January 1979
- Toss
- India, chose to bat
- Result
- Match drawn
- Captains
- Sunil Gavaskar (India), Alvin Kallicharran (West Indies)
- Umpires
- KB Ramaswami and Mohammad Ghouse
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
India won the toss and chose to bat.
India batted first and made 566 for 8. Kapil Dev top-scored with 126 not out off 124 balls, and Sunil Gavaskar made 120. Sylvester Clarke took 3 for 139 for West Indies. The innings was built on a 151-run stand for the second wicket between Sunil Gavaskar and Dilip Vengsarkar. That was well above the 1970s average first-innings total at Arun Jaitley Stadium, 354 across 6 Tests.
West Indies replied with 172 all out. Larry Gomes top-scored with 40. Karsan Ghavri took 3 for 54 for India. India led by 394 on first innings. West Indies followed on.
West Indies made 179 for 3 in their second innings. Faoud Bacchus top-scored with 61, and Alvin Kallicharran made 45.
Match drawn.
INDIA, FIRST INNINGS: 566 FOR 8
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sunil Gavaskar | c David Murray | 120 | – |
| Chetan Chauhan | c Derick Parry | 60 | – |
| Dilip Vengsarkar | c David Murray | 109 | – |
| Gundappa Viswanath | c David Murray | 9 | – |
| Anshuman Gaekwad | c David Murray | 47 | – |
| Kapil Dev | not out | 126 | 124 |
| Syed Kirmani | run out | 30 | – |
| Karsan Ghavri | c David Murray | 2 | – |
| Dhiraj Parsana | bowled | 1 | – |
| Srinivas Venkataraghavan | not out | 8 | – |
Did not bat: Bhagwath Chandrasekhar
Extras 54 · Total 566 for 8
| Bowler (West Indies) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sylvester Clarke | 36 | 7 | 139 | 3 |
| Norbert Phillip | 38.2 | 3 | 159 | 3 |
| Vanburn Holder | 40 | 7 | 109 | 0 |
| Derick Parry | 17 | 4 | 43 | 0 |
| Sew Shivnarine | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| Larry Gomes | 9 | 0 | 54 | 1 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-119 (Chetan Chauhan), 2-270 (Sunil Gavaskar), 3-305 (Gundappa Viswanath), 4-353 (Dilip Vengsarkar), 5-432 (Anshuman Gaekwad), 6-518 (Syed Kirmani), 7-536 (Karsan Ghavri), 8-542 (Dhiraj Parsana)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Chetan Chauhan and Sunil Gavaskar | 119 |
| second | Sunil Gavaskar and Dilip Vengsarkar | 151 |
| third | Gundappa Viswanath and Dilip Vengsarkar | 35 |
| fourth | Anshuman Gaekwad and Dilip Vengsarkar | 48 |
| fifth | Anshuman Gaekwad and Kapil Dev | 79 |
| sixth | Syed Kirmani and Kapil Dev | 86 |
| seventh | Karsan Ghavri and Kapil Dev | 18 |
| eighth | Kapil Dev and Dhiraj Parsana | 6 |
| ninth | Srinivas Venkataraghavan and Kapil Dev | 24 |
WEST INDIES, FIRST INNINGS: 172 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Basil Williams | bowled | 26 | – |
| Alvin Greenidge | c Chetan Chauhan | 0 | 3 |
| Larry Gomes | c Syed Kirmani | 40 | – |
| Alvin Kallicharran | c Bhagwath Chandrasekhar | 7 | – |
| Faoud Bacchus | c Kapil Dev | 0 | – |
| David Murray | bowled | 20 | – |
| Sew Shivnarine | bowled | 0 | – |
| Derick Parry | lbw | 15 | – |
| Norbert Phillip | bowled | 26 | – |
| Vanburn Holder | not out | 11 | – |
| Sylvester Clarke | c Srinivas Venkataraghavan | 15 | – |
Extras 12 · Total 172 all out
| Bowler (India) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kapil Dev | 15 | 2 | 59 | 3 |
| Karsan Ghavri | 15 | 3 | 54 | 3 |
| Srinivas Venkataraghavan | 10.4 | 5 | 14 | 2 |
| Bhagwath Chandrasekhar | 16 | 6 | 33 | 2 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-0 (Alvin Greenidge), 2-48 (Basil Williams), 3-56 (Alvin Kallicharran), 4-57 (Faoud Bacchus), 5-89 (Larry Gomes), 6-89 (Sew Shivnarine), 7-106 (David Murray), 8-133 (Derick Parry), 9-144 (Norbert Phillip), 10-172 (Sylvester Clarke)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Alvin Greenidge and Basil Williams | 0 |
| second | Larry Gomes and Basil Williams | 48 |
| third | Alvin Kallicharran and Larry Gomes | 8 |
| fourth | Larry Gomes and Faoud Bacchus | 1 |
| fifth | Larry Gomes and David Murray | 32 |
| sixth | David Murray and Sew Shivnarine | 0 |
| seventh | Derick Parry and David Murray | 17 |
| eighth | Derick Parry and Norbert Phillip | 27 |
| ninth | Vanburn Holder and Norbert Phillip | 11 |
| tenth | Vanburn Holder and Sylvester Clarke | 28 |
WEST INDIES, SECOND INNINGS: 179 FOR 3
| Batter | How out | R |
|---|---|---|
| Alvin Greenidge | bowled | 32 |
| Faoud Bacchus | c Sunil Gavaskar | 61 |
| Larry Gomes | bowled | 14 |
| Alvin Kallicharran | not out | 45 |
| David Murray | not out | 7 |
Did not bat: Basil Williams, Sew Shivnarine, Derick Parry, Norbert Phillip, Vanburn Holder, Sylvester Clarke
Extras 20 · Total 179 for 3
| Bowler (India) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kapil Dev | 9 | 4 | 32 | 0 |
| Karsan Ghavri | 12 | 2 | 50 | 0 |
| Srinivas Venkataraghavan | 14 | 8 | 26 | 1 |
| Bhagwath Chandrasekhar | 15 | 4 | 32 | 2 |
| Dhiraj Parsana | 6 | 3 | 11 | 0 |
| Anshuman Gaekwad | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Dilip Vengsarkar | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-89 (Alvin Greenidge), 2-106 (Faoud Bacchus), 3-140 (Larry Gomes)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Alvin Greenidge and Faoud Bacchus | 89 |
| second | Larry Gomes and Faoud Bacchus | 17 |
| third | Alvin Kallicharran and Larry Gomes | 34 |
| fourth | Alvin Kallicharran and David Murray | 39 |
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