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India v West Indies 5th Test

West Indies tour of India - 1974 (1974/75) · Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai · 23 January 1975

West Indies won by 201 runs

West Indies won by 201 runs. Clive Lloyd top-scored with 242* for West Indies. Lance Gibbs took 7/98.

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MATCH FACTS

Series
West Indies tour of India - 1974 (1974/75)
Ground
Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
Dates
23 January 1975 to 29 January 1975
Toss
West Indies, chose to bat
Result
West Indies won by 201 runs
Captains
Clive Lloyd (West Indies), Mansur Ali Khan Pataudi (India)
Umpires
J Reuben and MV Nagendra

HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED

West Indies won the toss and chose to bat.

West Indies batted first and made 604 for 6. Clive Lloyd top-scored with 242 not out, and Roy Fredericks made 104. Karsan Ghavri took 4 for 140 for India. The innings was built on a 250-run stand for the sixth wicket between Deryck Murray and Clive Lloyd, 41% of the total. That was well above the 1970s average first-innings total at Wankhede Stadium, 426 across 6 Tests.

India replied with 406 all out. Eknath Solkar top-scored with 102, and Gundappa Viswanath made 95. Lance Gibbs took 7 for 98 for West Indies. The innings was built on a 168-run stand for the second wicket between Eknath Solkar and Sunil Gavaskar, 41% of the total. West Indies led by 198 on first innings.

West Indies made 205 for 3 in their second innings. Gordon Greenidge top-scored with 54.

Set 404 to win, India made 202 all out. Brijesh Patel top-scored with 73 not out, and Anshuman Gaekwad made 42. Vanburn Holder took 6 for 39 for West Indies.

West Indies won by 201 runs. Clive Lloyd's 242 not out is the highest individual score at Wankhede Stadium.

WEST INDIES, FIRST INNINGS: 604 FOR 6
BatterHow outR
Roy Fredericksc Eknath Solkar104
Gordon Greenidgec Farokh Engineer32
Alvin Kallicharranc Gundappa Viswanath98
Clive Lloydnot out242
Vanburn Holderc Bhagwath Chandrasekhar5
Viv Richardsc Farokh Engineer1
Deryck Murrayc Brijesh Patel91
Bernard Juliennot out6

Did not bat: Arthur Barrett, Lance Gibbs, Andy Roberts

Extras 25 · Total 604 for 6

Bowler (India)OMRW
Karsan Ghavri3581404
Eknath Solkar162570
Erapalli Prasanna4551490
Bhagwath Chandrasekhar3531351
Bishan Bedi304981

FALL OF WICKETS

1-81 (Gordon Greenidge), 2-194 (Roy Fredericks), 3-298 (Alvin Kallicharran), 4-323 (Vanburn Holder), 5-341 (Viv Richards), 6-591 (Deryck Murray)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRuns
firstRoy Fredericks and Gordon Greenidge81
secondRoy Fredericks and Alvin Kallicharran113
thirdClive Lloyd and Alvin Kallicharran104
fourthClive Lloyd and Vanburn Holder25
fifthClive Lloyd and Viv Richards18
sixthDeryck Murray and Clive Lloyd250
seventhClive Lloyd and Bernard Julien13
INDIA, FIRST INNINGS: 406 ALL OUT
BatterHow outR
Sunil Gavaskarbowled86
Farokh Engineerc Viv Richards0
Eknath Solkarbowled102
Erapalli Prasannac Deryck Murray4
Gundappa Viswanathc Roy Fredericks95
Anshuman Gaekwadc Viv Richards51
Brijesh Patelbowled5
Bishan Bedilbw13
Mansur Ali Khan Pataudibowled9
Karsan Ghavric Alvin Kallicharran9
Bhagwath Chandrasekharnot out0

Extras 32 · Total 406 all out

Bowler (West Indies)OMRW
Andy Roberts31.16791
Bernard Julien198341
Vanburn Holder238460
Lance Gibbs5920987
Arthur Barrett3510851
Roy Fredericks70220
Viv Richards72100

FALL OF WICKETS

1-0 (Farokh Engineer), 2-168 (Sunil Gavaskar), 3-180 (Erapalli Prasanna), 4-238 (Eknath Solkar), 5-359 (Gundappa Viswanath), 6-373 (Brijesh Patel), 7-374 (Anshuman Gaekwad), 8-392 (Mansur Ali Khan Pataudi), 9-406 (Karsan Ghavri), 10-406 (Bishan Bedi)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRuns
firstFarokh Engineer and Sunil Gavaskar0
secondEknath Solkar and Sunil Gavaskar168
thirdErapalli Prasanna and Eknath Solkar12
fourthEknath Solkar and Gundappa Viswanath58
fifthGundappa Viswanath and Anshuman Gaekwad121
sixthBrijesh Patel and Anshuman Gaekwad14
seventhBishan Bedi and Anshuman Gaekwad1
eighthMansur Ali Khan Pataudi and Bishan Bedi18
ninthBishan Bedi and Karsan Ghavri14
tenthBhagwath Chandrasekhar and Bishan Bedi0
WEST INDIES, SECOND INNINGS: 205 FOR 3
BatterHow outR
Roy Fredericksbowled37
Gordon Greenidgec Brijesh Patel54
Alvin Kallicharrannot out34
Clive Lloydc Brijesh Patel37
Viv Richardsnot out39

Did not bat: Vanburn Holder, Deryck Murray, Bernard Julien, Arthur Barrett, Lance Gibbs, Andy Roberts

Extras 4 · Total 205 for 3

Bowler (India)OMRW
Karsan Ghavri171922
Eknath Solkar62140
Erapalli Prasanna50280
Bishan Bedi112661
Anshuman Gaekwad1010

FALL OF WICKETS

1-75 (Roy Fredericks), 2-105 (Gordon Greenidge), 3-149 (Clive Lloyd)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRuns
firstRoy Fredericks and Gordon Greenidge75
secondAlvin Kallicharran and Gordon Greenidge30
thirdClive Lloyd and Alvin Kallicharran44
fourthAlvin Kallicharran and Viv Richards56
INDIA, SECOND INNINGS: 202 ALL OUT
BatterHow outR
Sunil Gavaskarc Roy Fredericks8
Farokh Engineerbowled0
Eknath Solkarlbw25
Gundappa Viswanathbowled17
Erapalli Prasannabowled1
Anshuman Gaekwadbowled42
Mansur Ali Khan Pataudilbw9
Brijesh Patelnot out73
Karsan Ghavric Deryck Murray1
Bishan Bedic Bernard Julien13
Bhagwath Chandrasekharc Deryck Murray0

Extras 13 · Total 202 all out

Bowler (West Indies)OMRW
Andy Roberts184641
Bernard Julien72161
Vanburn Holder20.16396
Lance Gibbs2310452
Arthur Barrett72180
Roy Fredericks2070

FALL OF WICKETS

1-2 (Farokh Engineer), 2-17 (Sunil Gavaskar), 3-46 (Gundappa Viswanath), 4-56 (Eknath Solkar), 5-59 (Erapalli Prasanna), 6-89 (Mansur Ali Khan Pataudi), 7-161 (Anshuman Gaekwad), 8-167 (Karsan Ghavri), 9-188 (Bishan Bedi), 10-202 (Bhagwath Chandrasekhar)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRuns
firstFarokh Engineer and Sunil Gavaskar2
secondEknath Solkar and Sunil Gavaskar15
thirdEknath Solkar and Gundappa Viswanath29
fourthErapalli Prasanna and Eknath Solkar10
fifthErapalli Prasanna and Anshuman Gaekwad3
sixthMansur Ali Khan Pataudi and Anshuman Gaekwad30
seventhBrijesh Patel and Anshuman Gaekwad72
eighthBrijesh Patel and Karsan Ghavri6
ninthBishan Bedi and Brijesh Patel21
tenthBhagwath Chandrasekhar and Brijesh Patel14
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