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India v West Indies 1st Test

West Indies tour of India - 1987 (1987/88) · Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi · 25 November 1987

West Indies won by 5 wickets

West Indies won by 5 wickets. Viv Richards top-scored with 109* for West Indies. Patrick Patterson took 5/24.

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MATCH FACTS

Series
West Indies tour of India - 1987 (1987/88)
Ground
Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi (then Feroz Shah Kotla)
Dates
25 November 1987 to 29 November 1987
Toss
India, chose to bat
Result
West Indies won by 5 wickets
Captains
Dilip Vengsarkar (India), Viv Richards (West Indies)
Debuts
Sanjay Manjrekar (India), Arshad Ayub (India), Winston Benjamin (West Indies)
Umpires
DN Dotiwalla and VK Ramaswamy

HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED

India won the toss and chose to bat. Sanjay Manjrekar, Arshad Ayub and Winston Benjamin played their first Tests.

India batted first and made 75 all out. Arun Lal top-scored with 20 off 44 balls. Patrick Patterson took 5 for 24 for West Indies. From 32 for 3 they lost 4 wickets for 26 runs, to 58 for 7. That was well below the 1980s average first-innings total at Arun Jaitley Stadium, 306 across 5 Tests.

West Indies replied with 127 all out. Desmond Haynes top-scored with 45 off 143 balls. Chetan Sharma took 5 for 55 for India. From 0 for 0 they lost 6 wickets for 29 runs, to 29 for 6. West Indies led by 52 on first innings.

India made 327 for 9 in their second innings. Dilip Vengsarkar top-scored with 102 off 257 balls, and Kiran More made 49. Courtney Walsh took 5 for 54 for West Indies.

Set 276 to win, West Indies made 276 for 5. Viv Richards top-scored with 109 not out off 111 balls, and Gus Logie made 46. Arshad Ayub took 4 for 72 for India.

West Indies won by 5 wickets. India's 75 all out is the lowest completed total at Arun Jaitley Stadium.

INDIA, FIRST INNINGS: 75 ALL OUT
BatterHow outRB
Kris Srikkanthc Jeff Dujon03
Arun Lalc Gordon Greenidge2044
Raman Lambabowled19
Dilip Vengsarkarc Roger Harper1039
Ravi Shastric Richie Richardson614
Sanjay Manjrekarc Roger Harper525
Kapil Devc Jeff Dujon717
Kiran Morenot out1216
Arshad Ayubc Roger Harper718
Chetan Sharmac Richie Richardson02
Maninder Singhbowled02

Extras 7 · Total 75 all out

Bowler (West Indies)OMRW
Patrick Patterson8.51245
Winston Davis112203
Winston Benjamin70171
Courtney Walsh40131

FALL OF WICKETS

1-0 (Kris Srikkanth), 2-7 (Raman Lamba), 3-32 (Arun Lal), 4-42 (Ravi Shastri), 5-42 (Dilip Vengsarkar), 6-52 (Kapil Dev), 7-58 (Sanjay Manjrekar), 8-75 (Arshad Ayub), 9-75 (Chetan Sharma), 10-75 (Maninder Singh)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRuns
firstKris Srikkanth and Arun Lal0
secondArun Lal and Raman Lamba7
thirdDilip Vengsarkar and Arun Lal25
fourthDilip Vengsarkar and Ravi Shastri10
fifthDilip Vengsarkar and Sanjay Manjrekar0
sixthKapil Dev and Sanjay Manjrekar10
seventhKiran More and Sanjay Manjrekar6
eighthKiran More and Arshad Ayub17
ninthChetan Sharma and Kiran More0
tenthManinder Singh and Kiran More0
WEST INDIES, FIRST INNINGS: 127 ALL OUT
BatterHow outRB
Gordon Greenidgelbw02
Desmond Haynesc Raman Lamba45143
Richie Richardsonlbw42
Viv Richardsc Kiran More99
Gus Logielbw42
Jeff Dujonc Raman Lamba516
Roger Harperrun out43
Winston Davisc Chetan Sharma624
Winston Benjaminbowled1938
Courtney Walshc Raman Lamba1639
Patrick Pattersonnot out57

Extras 10 · Total 127 all out

Bowler (India)OMRW
Kapil Dev188413
Chetan Sharma13.12555
Maninder Singh73130
Arshad Ayub94141

FALL OF WICKETS

1-0 (Gordon Greenidge), 2-4 (Richie Richardson), 3-13 (Viv Richards), 4-17 (Gus Logie), 5-25 (Jeff Dujon), 6-29 (Roger Harper), 7-49 (Winston Davis), 8-102 (Winston Benjamin), 9-122 (Courtney Walsh), 10-127 (Desmond Haynes)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRuns
firstGordon Greenidge and Desmond Haynes0
secondDesmond Haynes and Richie Richardson4
thirdViv Richards and Desmond Haynes9
fourthDesmond Haynes and Gus Logie4
fifthDesmond Haynes and Jeff Dujon8
sixthDesmond Haynes and Roger Harper4
seventhDesmond Haynes and Winston Davis20
eighthDesmond Haynes and Winston Benjamin53
ninthDesmond Haynes and Courtney Walsh20
tenthDesmond Haynes and Patrick Patterson5
INDIA, SECOND INNINGS: 327 FOR 9
BatterHow outRB
Kris Srikkanthc Roger Harper519
Arun Lalc Winston Benjamin4076
Raman Lambabowled01
Dilip Vengsarkarc Gordon Greenidge102257
Ravi Shastric Roger Harper411
Sanjay Manjrekarretired not out1063
Kapil Devlbw4441
Kiran Morec Jeff Dujon49111
Arshad Ayublbw1762
Chetan Sharmabowled2434
Maninder Singhnot out25

Extras 30 · Total 327 for 9

Bowler (West Indies)OMRW
Patrick Patterson2961003
Winston Davis203600
Winston Benjamin233761
Courtney Walsh29.39545
Roger Harper123130

FALL OF WICKETS

1-6 (Kris Srikkanth), 2-6 (Raman Lamba), 3-66 (Arun Lal), 4-82 (Ravi Shastri), 4-105 (Sanjay Manjrekar), 5-178 (Kapil Dev), 6-274 (Kiran More), 7-277 (Dilip Vengsarkar), 8-318 (Arshad Ayub), 9-327 (Chetan Sharma)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRuns
firstKris Srikkanth and Arun Lal6
secondArun Lal and Raman Lamba0
thirdDilip Vengsarkar and Arun Lal60
fourthDilip Vengsarkar and Ravi Shastri16
fifthDilip Vengsarkar and Sanjay Manjrekar23
sixthDilip Vengsarkar and Kapil Dev73
seventhDilip Vengsarkar and Kiran More96
eighthDilip Vengsarkar and Arshad Ayub3
ninthChetan Sharma and Arshad Ayub41
tenthManinder Singh and Chetan Sharma9
WEST INDIES, SECOND INNINGS: 276 FOR 5
BatterHow outRB
Gordon Greenidgelbw3373
Desmond Hayneshit wicket27101
Richie Richardsonc Raman Lamba3157
Winston Daviscaught135
Viv Richardsnot out109111
Gus Logielbw4675
Jeff Dujonnot out1254

Did not bat: Roger Harper, Winston Benjamin, Courtney Walsh, Patrick Patterson

Extras 17 · Total 276 for 5

Bowler (India)OMRW
Kapil Dev208441
Chetan Sharma111440
Maninder Singh204750
Arshad Ayub254724
Ravi Shastri92300
Arun Lal0.3010

FALL OF WICKETS

1-62 (Gordon Greenidge), 2-69 (Desmond Haynes), 3-91 (Winston Davis), 4-111 (Richie Richardson), 5-203 (Gus Logie)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRuns
firstGordon Greenidge and Desmond Haynes62
secondDesmond Haynes and Richie Richardson7
thirdWinston Davis and Richie Richardson22
fourthViv Richards and Richie Richardson20
fifthViv Richards and Gus Logie92
sixthViv Richards and Jeff Dujon73
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