India v West Indies 4th Test
West Indies tour of India - 1978 (1978/79) · Madras Cricket Club Ground, Chennai · 12 January 1979
India won by 3 wickets
India won by 3 wickets. Gundappa Viswanath top-scored with 124 for India. Kapil Dev took 4/38.
MATCH FACTS
- Series
- West Indies tour of India - 1978 (1978/79)
- Ground
- MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai (then Madras Cricket Club Ground)
- Dates
- 12 January 1979 to 16 January 1979
- Toss
- West Indies, chose to bat
- Result
- India won by 3 wickets
- Captains
- Alvin Kallicharran (West Indies), Sunil Gavaskar (India)
- Debuts
- Herbert Chang (West Indies), Dhiraj Parsana (India)
- Umpires
- JD Ghosh and S Kishen
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
West Indies won the toss and chose to bat. Herbert Chang and Dhiraj Parsana played their first Tests.
West Indies batted first and made 228 all out. Alvin Kallicharran top-scored with 98 off 155 balls. Kapil Dev took 4 for 38 for India. The innings was built on a 100-run stand for the seventh wicket between Alvin Kallicharran and Derick Parry, 44% of the total.
India replied with 255 all out. Gundappa Viswanath top-scored with 124. Norbert Phillip took 4 for 48 for West Indies. India led by 27 on first innings.
West Indies made 151 all out in their second innings. Larry Gomes top-scored with 91. Srinivas Venkataraghavan took 4 for 43 for India. From 133 for 5 they lost 5 wickets for 18 runs, to 151 for 10.
Set 125 to win, India made 125 for 7. Gundappa Viswanath top-scored with 31. Norbert Phillip took 3 for 37 for West Indies.
India won by 3 wickets.
WEST INDIES, FIRST INNINGS: 228 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Faoud Bacchus | c Dilip Vengsarkar | 0 | 4 |
| Alvin Greenidge | bowled | 13 | – |
| Larry Gomes | c Bobjee Narasimha Rao | 14 | – |
| Alvin Kallicharran | bowled | 98 | 155 |
| Herbert Chang | c Chetan Chauhan | 6 | – |
| David Murray | hit wicket | 0 | – |
| Sew Shivnarine | c Yajurvindra Singh | 5 | – |
| Derick Parry | run out | 12 | – |
| Norbert Phillip | not out | 22 | – |
| Vanburn Holder | c Kapil Dev | 20 | – |
| Sylvester Clarke | lbw | 12 | – |
Extras 26 · Total 228 all out
| Bowler (India) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kapil Dev | 14 | 0 | 38 | 4 |
| Karsan Ghavri | 16 | 5 | 41 | 1 |
| Dhiraj Parsana | 12 | 3 | 32 | 1 |
| Srinivas Venkataraghavan | 20.5 | 5 | 60 | 3 |
| Bobjee Narasimha Rao | 10 | 1 | 31 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-0 (Faoud Bacchus), 2-25 (Larry Gomes), 3-45 (Alvin Greenidge), 4-55 (Herbert Chang), 5-61 (David Murray), 6-68 (Sew Shivnarine), 7-168 (Derick Parry), 8-168 (Alvin Kallicharran), 9-209 (Vanburn Holder), 10-228 (Sylvester Clarke)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Alvin Greenidge and Faoud Bacchus | 0 |
| second | Larry Gomes and Alvin Greenidge | 25 |
| third | Alvin Kallicharran and Alvin Greenidge | 20 |
| fourth | Alvin Kallicharran and Herbert Chang | 10 |
| fifth | Alvin Kallicharran and David Murray | 6 |
| sixth | Alvin Kallicharran and Sew Shivnarine | 7 |
| seventh | Alvin Kallicharran and Derick Parry | 100 |
| eighth | Alvin Kallicharran and Norbert Phillip | 0 |
| ninth | Vanburn Holder and Norbert Phillip | 41 |
| tenth | Sylvester Clarke and Norbert Phillip | 19 |
INDIA, FIRST INNINGS: 255 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R |
|---|---|---|
| Sunil Gavaskar | c Faoud Bacchus | 4 |
| Chetan Chauhan | c David Murray | 20 |
| Dilip Vengsarkar | c Faoud Bacchus | 0 |
| Gundappa Viswanath | c Sew Shivnarine | 124 |
| Anshuman Gaekwad | bowled | 24 |
| Bobjee Narasimha Rao | c Alvin Greenidge | 6 |
| Kapil Dev | c Faoud Bacchus | 0 |
| Karsan Ghavri | c David Murray | 1 |
| Syed Kirmani | c Sew Shivnarine | 33 |
| Dhiraj Parsana | c Malcolm Marshall | 0 |
| Srinivas Venkataraghavan | not out | 0 |
Extras 43 · Total 255 all out
| Bowler (West Indies) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sylvester Clarke | 29.1 | 3 | 75 | 4 |
| Norbert Phillip | 22 | 8 | 48 | 4 |
| Vanburn Holder | 11 | 2 | 28 | 1 |
| Larry Gomes | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Derick Parry | 15 | 2 | 43 | 1 |
| Sew Shivnarine | 5 | 1 | 16 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-10 (Sunil Gavaskar), 2-11 (Dilip Vengsarkar), 3-80 (Chetan Chauhan), 4-150 (Anshuman Gaekwad), 5-173 (Bobjee Narasimha Rao), 6-174 (Kapil Dev), 7-180 (Karsan Ghavri), 8-250 (Syed Kirmani), 9-255 (Dhiraj Parsana), 10-255 (Gundappa Viswanath)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Chetan Chauhan and Sunil Gavaskar | 10 |
| second | Chetan Chauhan and Dilip Vengsarkar | 1 |
| third | Chetan Chauhan and Gundappa Viswanath | 69 |
| fourth | Gundappa Viswanath and Anshuman Gaekwad | 70 |
| fifth | Gundappa Viswanath and Bobjee Narasimha Rao | 23 |
| sixth | Gundappa Viswanath and Kapil Dev | 1 |
| seventh | Gundappa Viswanath and Karsan Ghavri | 6 |
| eighth | Gundappa Viswanath and Syed Kirmani | 70 |
| ninth | Gundappa Viswanath and Dhiraj Parsana | 5 |
| tenth | Srinivas Venkataraghavan and Gundappa Viswanath | 0 |
WEST INDIES, SECOND INNINGS: 151 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R |
|---|---|---|
| Faoud Bacchus | c Dilip Vengsarkar | 4 |
| Alvin Greenidge | c Syed Kirmani | 15 |
| Larry Gomes | c Sunil Gavaskar | 91 |
| Alvin Kallicharran | c Yajurvindra Singh | 4 |
| Herbert Chang | hit wicket | 2 |
| David Murray | c Bobjee Narasimha Rao | 15 |
| Sew Shivnarine | c Dilip Vengsarkar | 9 |
| Derick Parry | c Yajurvindra Singh | 1 |
| Norbert Phillip | not out | 7 |
| Vanburn Holder | c Bobjee Narasimha Rao | 0 |
| Sylvester Clarke | st Syed Kirmani | 0 |
Extras 3 · Total 151 all out
| Bowler (India) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kapil Dev | 14 | 3 | 46 | 3 |
| Karsan Ghavri | 13 | 3 | 52 | 3 |
| Srinivas Venkataraghavan | 16.5 | 5 | 43 | 4 |
| Dhiraj Parsana | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-6 (Faoud Bacchus), 2-34 (Alvin Greenidge), 3-87 (Alvin Kallicharran), 4-100 (Herbert Chang), 5-133 (David Murray), 6-141 (Larry Gomes), 7-143 (Derick Parry), 8-148 (Sew Shivnarine), 9-151 (Vanburn Holder), 10-151 (Sylvester Clarke)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Alvin Greenidge and Faoud Bacchus | 6 |
| second | Larry Gomes and Alvin Greenidge | 28 |
| third | Alvin Kallicharran and Larry Gomes | 53 |
| fourth | Larry Gomes and Herbert Chang | 13 |
| fifth | Larry Gomes and David Murray | 33 |
| sixth | Larry Gomes and Sew Shivnarine | 8 |
| seventh | Derick Parry and Sew Shivnarine | 2 |
| eighth | Norbert Phillip and Sew Shivnarine | 5 |
| ninth | Vanburn Holder and Norbert Phillip | 3 |
| tenth | Sylvester Clarke and Norbert Phillip | 0 |
INDIA, SECOND INNINGS: 125 FOR 7
| Batter | How out | R |
|---|---|---|
| Sunil Gavaskar | c David Murray | 1 |
| Chetan Chauhan | c Faoud Bacchus | 10 |
| Dilip Vengsarkar | c Sew Shivnarine | 0 |
| Gundappa Viswanath | c Alvin Kallicharran | 31 |
| Anshuman Gaekwad | c David Murray | 21 |
| Bobjee Narasimha Rao | c David Murray | 4 |
| Karsan Ghavri | c Sylvester Clarke | 8 |
| Kapil Dev | not out | 26 |
| Syed Kirmani | not out | 4 |
Did not bat: Dhiraj Parsana, Srinivas Venkataraghavan
Extras 20 · Total 125 for 7
| Bowler (West Indies) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sylvester Clarke | 21.2 | 3 | 46 | 2 |
| Norbert Phillip | 15 | 5 | 37 | 3 |
| Vanburn Holder | 10 | 3 | 22 | 2 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-16 (Sunil Gavaskar), 2-17 (Dilip Vengsarkar), 3-17 (Chetan Chauhan), 4-74 (Gundappa Viswanath), 5-82 (Anshuman Gaekwad), 6-84 (Bobjee Narasimha Rao), 7-115 (Karsan Ghavri)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Chetan Chauhan and Sunil Gavaskar | 16 |
| second | Chetan Chauhan and Dilip Vengsarkar | 1 |
| third | Chetan Chauhan and Gundappa Viswanath | 0 |
| fourth | Gundappa Viswanath and Anshuman Gaekwad | 57 |
| fifth | Anshuman Gaekwad and Bobjee Narasimha Rao | 8 |
| sixth | Karsan Ghavri and Bobjee Narasimha Rao | 2 |
| seventh | Karsan Ghavri and Kapil Dev | 31 |
| eighth | Syed Kirmani and Kapil Dev | 10 |
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