India v West Indies 6th Test
West Indies tour of India - 1978 (1978/79) · Green Park, Kanpur · 2 February 1979
Match drawn
Match drawn. Faoud Bacchus top-scored with 250 for West Indies. Karsan Ghavri took 4/118.
MATCH FACTS
- Series
- West Indies tour of India - 1978 (1978/79)
- Ground
- Green Park, Kanpur
- Dates
- 2 February 1979 to 8 February 1979
- Toss
- India, chose to bat
- Result
- Match drawn
- Captains
- Sunil Gavaskar (India), Alvin Kallicharran (West Indies)
- Umpires
- B Satyaji Rao and PR Punjabi
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
India won the toss and chose to bat.
India batted first and made 644 for 7. Gundappa Viswanath top-scored with 179, and Anshuman Gaekwad made 102. Raphick Jumadeen took 3 for 137 for West Indies. The innings was built on a 172-run stand for the fourth wicket between Gundappa Viswanath and Anshuman Gaekwad. That was well above the 1970s average first-innings total at Green Park, 392 across 5 Tests.
West Indies replied with 452 for 8. Faoud Bacchus top-scored with 250, and Raphick Jumadeen made 56. Karsan Ghavri took 4 for 118 for India. The innings was built on a 160-run stand for the fifth wicket between David Murray and Faoud Bacchus. India led by 192 on first innings.
Match drawn. Faoud Bacchus's 250 is the highest individual score at Green Park.
INDIA, FIRST INNINGS: 644 FOR 7
| Batter | How out | R |
|---|---|---|
| Sunil Gavaskar | c David Murray | 40 |
| Chetan Chauhan | st David Murray | 79 |
| Dilip Vengsarkar | lbw | 15 |
| Gundappa Viswanath | c Norbert Phillip | 179 |
| Anshuman Gaekwad | bowled | 102 |
| Mohinder Amarnath | not out | 101 |
| Kapil Dev | c Alvin Greenidge | 62 |
| Syed Kirmani | c Norbert Phillip | 2 |
| Karsan Ghavri | not out | 18 |
Did not bat: Srinivas Venkataraghavan, Bhagwath Chandrasekhar
Extras 46 · Total 644 for 7
| Bowler (West Indies) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norbert Phillip | 27 | 4 | 89 | 1 |
| Malcolm Marshall | 34 | 3 | 123 | 1 |
| Vanburn Holder | 43 | 6 | 118 | 0 |
| Larry Gomes | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Raphick Jumadeen | 45.4 | 4 | 137 | 3 |
| Derick Parry | 39 | 6 | 127 | 2 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-51 (Sunil Gavaskar), 2-77 (Dilip Vengsarkar), 3-221 (Chetan Chauhan), 4-393 (Gundappa Viswanath), 5-502 (Anshuman Gaekwad), 6-604 (Kapil Dev), 7-609 (Syed Kirmani)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Chetan Chauhan and Sunil Gavaskar | 51 |
| second | Chetan Chauhan and Dilip Vengsarkar | 26 |
| third | Chetan Chauhan and Gundappa Viswanath | 144 |
| fourth | Gundappa Viswanath and Anshuman Gaekwad | 172 |
| fifth | Mohinder Amarnath and Anshuman Gaekwad | 109 |
| sixth | Mohinder Amarnath and Kapil Dev | 102 |
| seventh | Mohinder Amarnath and Syed Kirmani | 5 |
| eighth | Mohinder Amarnath and Karsan Ghavri | 35 |
WEST INDIES, FIRST INNINGS: 452 FOR 8
| Batter | How out | R |
|---|---|---|
| Alvin Greenidge | lbw | 20 |
| Faoud Bacchus | hit wicket | 250 |
| Larry Gomes | c Dilip Vengsarkar | 37 |
| Raphick Jumadeen | bowled | 56 |
| Alvin Kallicharran | c Syed Kirmani | 4 |
| David Murray | caught | 44 |
| Sew Shivnarine | c Dilip Vengsarkar | 2 |
| Derick Parry | c Dilip Vengsarkar | 4 |
| Norbert Phillip | not out | 10 |
| Malcolm Marshall | not out | 1 |
Did not bat: Vanburn Holder
Extras 24 · Total 452 for 8
| Bowler (India) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kapil Dev | 20 | 0 | 98 | 1 |
| Karsan Ghavri | 31 | 4 | 118 | 4 |
| Bhagwath Chandrasekhar | 41 | 10 | 117 | 1 |
| Srinivas Venkataraghavan | 46.1 | 16 | 60 | 1 |
| Mohinder Amarnath | 10 | 1 | 35 | 1 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-37 (Alvin Greenidge), 2-134 (Larry Gomes), 3-263 (Raphick Jumadeen), 4-268 (Alvin Kallicharran), 5-428 (Faoud Bacchus), 6-431 (Sew Shivnarine), 7-440 (David Murray), 8-443 (Derick Parry)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Alvin Greenidge and Faoud Bacchus | 37 |
| second | Larry Gomes and Faoud Bacchus | 97 |
| third | Raphick Jumadeen and Faoud Bacchus | 129 |
| fourth | Alvin Kallicharran and Faoud Bacchus | 5 |
| fifth | David Murray and Faoud Bacchus | 160 |
| sixth | David Murray and Sew Shivnarine | 3 |
| seventh | Derick Parry and David Murray | 9 |
| eighth | Derick Parry and Norbert Phillip | 3 |
| ninth | Norbert Phillip and Malcolm Marshall | 9 |
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