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India v West Indies 2nd Test

West Indies tour of India - 1978 (1978/79) · Karnataka State Cricket Association Stadium, Bengaluru · 15 December 1978

Match drawn

Match drawn. Faoud Bacchus top-scored with 96 for West Indies. Karsan Ghavri took 5/51.

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MATCH FACTS

Series
West Indies tour of India - 1978 (1978/79)
Ground
M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru (then Karnataka State Cricket Association Stadium)
Dates
15 December 1978 to 20 December 1978
Toss
West Indies, chose to bat
Result
Match drawn
Captains
Alvin Kallicharran (West Indies), Sunil Gavaskar (India)
Debut
Malcolm Marshall (West Indies)
Umpires
Mohammad Ghouse and S Kishen

HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED

West Indies won the toss and chose to bat. It was Malcolm Marshall's first Test.

West Indies batted first and made 437 all out. Faoud Bacchus top-scored with 96, and Alvin Kallicharran made 71. Bishan Bedi took 3 for 98 for India. That was well above the 1970s average first-innings total at M Chinnaswamy Stadium, 349 across 5 Tests.

India replied with 371 all out. Anshuman Gaekwad top-scored with 87, and Dilip Vengsarkar made 73. Sylvester Clarke took 5 for 126 for West Indies. The innings was built on a 170-run stand for the second wicket between Anshuman Gaekwad and Dilip Vengsarkar, 46% of the total. West Indies led by 66 on first innings.

West Indies made 200 for 8 in their second innings. Larry Gomes top-scored with 82. Karsan Ghavri took 5 for 51 for India.

Match drawn.

WEST INDIES, FIRST INNINGS: 437 ALL OUT
BatterHow outR
Basil Williamsst Syed Kirmani44
Faoud Bacchusbowled96
Larry Gomesc Bhagwath Chandrasekhar51
Alvin Kallicharranc Gundappa Viswanath71
David Murrayc Syed Kirmani14
Sew Shivnarinebowled62
Vanburn Holderbowled27
Derick Parrynot out41
Malcolm Marshalllbw0
Norbert Philliprun out26
Sylvester Clarkec Bishan Bedi0

Extras 5 · Total 437 all out

Bowler (India)OMRW
Kapil Dev205791
Karsan Ghavri161772
Bishan Bedi297983
Bhagwath Chandrasekhar334942
Srinivas Venkataraghavan4115741
Anshuman Gaekwad10100

FALL OF WICKETS

1-97 (Basil Williams), 2-164 (Faoud Bacchus), 3-238 (Larry Gomes), 4-268 (David Murray), 5-284 (Alvin Kallicharran), 6-343 (Vanburn Holder), 7-383 (Sew Shivnarine), 8-384 (Malcolm Marshall), 9-437 (Norbert Phillip), 10-437 (Sylvester Clarke)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRuns
firstBasil Williams and Faoud Bacchus97
secondLarry Gomes and Faoud Bacchus67
thirdAlvin Kallicharran and Larry Gomes74
fourthAlvin Kallicharran and David Murray30
fifthAlvin Kallicharran and Sew Shivnarine16
sixthVanburn Holder and Sew Shivnarine59
seventhDerick Parry and Sew Shivnarine40
eighthDerick Parry and Malcolm Marshall1
ninthDerick Parry and Norbert Phillip53
tenthDerick Parry and Sylvester Clarke0
INDIA, FIRST INNINGS: 371 ALL OUT
BatterHow outRB
Sunil Gavaskarc Sew Shivnarine01
Anshuman Gaekwadbowled87–
Dilip Vengsarkarc David Murray73–
Gundappa Viswanathc Alvin Kallicharran70–
Chetan Chauhanc Derick Parry15–
Syed Kirmanic Alvin Kallicharran15–
Kapil Devc David Murray12–
Karsan Ghavribowled43–
Srinivas Venkataraghavanc Norbert Phillip11–
Bishan Bedic Sew Shivnarine18–
Bhagwath Chandrasekharnot out0–

Extras 27 · Total 371 all out

Bowler (West Indies)OMRW
Sylvester Clarke34.231265
Norbert Phillip256863
Malcolm Marshall182531
Vanburn Holder243550
Derick Parry126221
Sew Shivnarine3220

FALL OF WICKETS

1-0 (Sunil Gavaskar), 2-170 (Dilip Vengsarkar), 3-200 (Anshuman Gaekwad), 4-233 (Chetan Chauhan), 5-266 (Syed Kirmani), 6-291 (Gundappa Viswanath), 7-304 (Kapil Dev), 8-318 (Srinivas Venkataraghavan), 9-369 (Bishan Bedi), 10-371 (Karsan Ghavri)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRuns
firstSunil Gavaskar and Anshuman Gaekwad0
secondAnshuman Gaekwad and Dilip Vengsarkar170
thirdGundappa Viswanath and Anshuman Gaekwad30
fourthChetan Chauhan and Gundappa Viswanath33
fifthGundappa Viswanath and Syed Kirmani33
sixthGundappa Viswanath and Kapil Dev25
seventhKarsan Ghavri and Kapil Dev13
eighthSrinivas Venkataraghavan and Karsan Ghavri14
ninthBishan Bedi and Karsan Ghavri51
tenthBhagwath Chandrasekhar and Karsan Ghavri2
WEST INDIES, SECOND INNINGS: 200 FOR 8
BatterHow outR
Basil Williamsc Sunil Gavaskar20
Faoud Bacchusc Chetan Chauhan4
Larry Gomesc Chetan Chauhan82
Alvin Kallicharranbowled21
David Murraybowled9
Sew Shivnarinec Chetan Chauhan0
Derick Parryc Syed Kirmani38
Norbert Phillipnot out13
Malcolm Marshallbowled5
Vanburn Holdernot out0

Did not bat: Sylvester Clarke

Extras 8 · Total 200 for 8

Bowler (India)OMRW
Kapil Dev111302
Karsan Ghavri248515
Bishan Bedi198331
Bhagwath Chandrasekhar122390
Srinivas Venkataraghavan165390

FALL OF WICKETS

1-7 (Faoud Bacchus), 2-38 (Basil Williams), 3-74 (Alvin Kallicharran), 4-98 (David Murray), 5-101 (Sew Shivnarine), 6-179 (Derick Parry), 7-181 (Larry Gomes), 8-192 (Malcolm Marshall)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRuns
firstBasil Williams and Faoud Bacchus7
secondLarry Gomes and Basil Williams31
thirdAlvin Kallicharran and Larry Gomes36
fourthLarry Gomes and David Murray24
fifthLarry Gomes and Sew Shivnarine3
sixthLarry Gomes and Derick Parry78
seventhLarry Gomes and Norbert Phillip2
eighthNorbert Phillip and Malcolm Marshall11
ninthVanburn Holder and Norbert Phillip8
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