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West Indies v India 2nd Test

India tour of West Indies - 1983 (1982/83) · Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain · 11 March 1983

Match drawn

Match drawn. Clive Lloyd top-scored with 143 for West Indies. Malcolm Marshall took 5/37.

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MATCH FACTS

Series
India tour of West Indies - 1983 (1982/83)
Ground
Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain
Dates
11 March 1983 to 16 March 1983
Toss
West Indies, chose to field
Result
Match drawn
Player of the match
Mohinder Amarnath
Captains
Kapil Dev (India), Clive Lloyd (West Indies)
Umpires
S Mohammed and SE Parris

HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED

West Indies won the toss and chose to field.

India batted first and made 175 all out. Mohinder Amarnath top-scored with 58, and Ravi Shastri made 42. Malcolm Marshall took 5 for 37 for West Indies. From 146 for 5 they lost 5 wickets for 29 runs, to 175 for 10. That was well below the 1980s average first-innings total at Queen's Park Oval, 253 across 8 Tests.

West Indies replied with 394 all out. Clive Lloyd top-scored with 143, and Larry Gomes made 123. Kapil Dev took 3 for 91 for India. The innings was built on a 237-run stand for the fourth wicket between Clive Lloyd and Larry Gomes, 60% of the total. West Indies led by 219 on first innings.

India made 469 for 7 in their second innings. Mohinder Amarnath top-scored with 117, and Kapil Dev made 100. The innings was built on a 134-run stand for the seventh wicket between Syed Kirmani and Kapil Dev.

Match drawn.

INDIA, FIRST INNINGS: 175 ALL OUT
BatterHow outR
Sunil Gavaskarc Jeff Dujon1
Anshuman Gaekwadrun out0
Mohinder Amarnathc Clive Lloyd58
Dilip Vengsarkarc Michael Holding7
Yashpal Sharmanot out11
Ravi Shastric Larry Gomes42
Kapil Devc Desmond Haynes13
Syed Kirmanibowled7
Balwinder Sandhuc Viv Richards11
Srinivas Venkataraghavanc Viv Richards1
Maninder Singhc Jeff Dujon1

Extras 23 · Total 175 all out

Bowler (West Indies)OMRW
Michael Holding132241
Andy Roberts225723
Malcolm Marshall19.16375
Joel Garner105170
Larry Gomes2120

FALL OF WICKETS

1-1 (Anshuman Gaekwad), 2-5 (Sunil Gavaskar), 3-28 (Dilip Vengsarkar), 4-131 (Mohinder Amarnath), 5-146 (Kapil Dev), 6-147 (Ravi Shastri), 7-164 (Syed Kirmani), 8-166 (Balwinder Sandhu), 9-171 (Srinivas Venkataraghavan), 10-175 (Maninder Singh)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRuns
firstSunil Gavaskar and Anshuman Gaekwad1
secondMohinder Amarnath and Sunil Gavaskar4
thirdMohinder Amarnath and Dilip Vengsarkar23
fourthMohinder Amarnath and Yashpal Sharma16
fifthMohinder Amarnath and Ravi Shastri87
sixthKapil Dev and Ravi Shastri15
seventhSyed Kirmani and Ravi Shastri1
eighthSyed Kirmani and Balwinder Sandhu17
ninthYashpal Sharma and Balwinder Sandhu2
tenthSrinivas Venkataraghavan and Yashpal Sharma5
11thYashpal Sharma and Maninder Singh4
WEST INDIES, FIRST INNINGS: 394 ALL OUT
BatterHow outRB
Gordon Greenidgebowled0–
Desmond Haynesc Syed Kirmani0–
Viv Richardsc Syed Kirmani1–
Larry Gomesc Sunil Gavaskar123333
Clive Lloydst Syed Kirmani143–
Gus Logiec Kapil Dev13–
Jeff Dujonlbw31–
Malcolm Marshalllbw14–
Andy Robertsbowled9–
Michael Holdingc Dilip Vengsarkar24–
Joel Garnernot out21–

Extras 15 · Total 394 all out

Bowler (India)OMRW
Kapil Dev316913
Balwinder Sandhu192692
Srinivas Venkataraghavan4113972
Ravi Shastri212712
Maninder Singh26.37511

FALL OF WICKETS

1-0 (Desmond Haynes), 2-0 (Gordon Greenidge), 3-1 (Viv Richards), 4-238 (Clive Lloyd), 5-255 (Gus Logie), 6-316 (Jeff Dujon), 7-324 (Larry Gomes), 8-340 (Andy Roberts), 9-346 (Malcolm Marshall), 10-394 (Michael Holding)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRuns
firstGordon Greenidge and Desmond Haynes0
secondGordon Greenidge and Viv Richards0
thirdViv Richards and Larry Gomes1
fourthClive Lloyd and Larry Gomes237
fifthLarry Gomes and Gus Logie17
sixthLarry Gomes and Jeff Dujon61
seventhLarry Gomes and Malcolm Marshall8
eighthAndy Roberts and Malcolm Marshall16
ninthMichael Holding and Malcolm Marshall6
tenthMichael Holding and Joel Garner48
INDIA, SECOND INNINGS: 469 FOR 7
BatterHow outRB
Sunil Gavaskarc Jeff Dujon32–
Anshuman Gaekwadc Faoud Bacchus35–
Mohinder Amarnathlbw117–
Dilip Vengsarkarc Jeff Dujon45–
Yashpal Sharmabowled50–
Ravi Shastrilbw9–
Kapil Devnot out10095
Syed Kirmanirun out30–
Balwinder Sandhunot out0–

Did not bat: Srinivas Venkataraghavan, Maninder Singh

Extras 51 · Total 469 for 7

Bowler (West Indies)OMRW
Michael Holding3121061
Andy Roberts2531002
Malcolm Marshall27.18720
Joel Garner308811
Larry Gomes197451
Viv Richards74141

FALL OF WICKETS

1-63 (Sunil Gavaskar), 2-132 (Anshuman Gaekwad), 3-206 (Dilip Vengsarkar), 4-312 (Mohinder Amarnath), 5-325 (Yashpal Sharma), 6-329 (Ravi Shastri), 7-463 (Syed Kirmani)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRuns
firstSunil Gavaskar and Anshuman Gaekwad63
secondMohinder Amarnath and Anshuman Gaekwad69
thirdMohinder Amarnath and Dilip Vengsarkar74
fourthMohinder Amarnath and Yashpal Sharma106
fifthYashpal Sharma and Ravi Shastri13
sixthKapil Dev and Ravi Shastri4
seventhSyed Kirmani and Kapil Dev134
eighthKapil Dev and Balwinder Sandhu6
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