India v West Indies 6th Test
West Indies tour of India - 1983 (1983/84) · MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai · 24 December 1983
Match drawn
Match drawn. Sunil Gavaskar top-scored with 236* for India. Malcolm Marshall took 5/72.
MATCH FACTS
- Series
- West Indies tour of India - 1983 (1983/84)
- Ground
- MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai
- Dates
- 24 December 1983 to 29 December 1983
- Toss
- West Indies, chose to bat
- Result
- Match drawn
- Player of the match
- Sunil Gavaskar
- Captains
- Clive Lloyd (West Indies), Kapil Dev (India)
- Umpires
- MG Subramaniam and S Kishen
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
West Indies won the toss and chose to bat.
West Indies batted first and made 313 all out. Jeff Dujon top-scored with 62 off 169 balls. Maninder Singh took 3 for 41 for India.
India replied with 451 for 8. Sunil Gavaskar top-scored with 236 not out off 425 balls, and Ravi Shastri made 72. Malcolm Marshall took 5 for 72 for West Indies. The innings was built on a 170-run stand for the sixth wicket between Sunil Gavaskar and Ravi Shastri. India led by 138 on first innings.
West Indies made 64 for 1 in their second innings. Gordon Greenidge top-scored with 26 not out.
Match drawn.
WEST INDIES, FIRST INNINGS: 313 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gordon Greenidge | c Sunil Gavaskar | 34 | – |
| Desmond Haynes | bowled | 23 | – |
| Viv Richards | c Syed Kirmani | 32 | – |
| Larry Gomes | bowled | 28 | – |
| Jeff Dujon | c Kapil Dev | 62 | 169 |
| Clive Lloyd | lbw | 32 | – |
| Winston Davis | c Navjot Sidhu | 12 | – |
| Malcolm Marshall | bowled | 38 | 68 |
| Michael Holding | lbw | 34 | 58 |
| Andy Roberts | not out | 0 | – |
| Roger Harper | c Maninder Singh | 0 | – |
Extras 18 · Total 313 all out
| Bowler (India) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kapil Dev | 15 | 3 | 44 | 3 |
| Roger Binny | 12 | 1 | 48 | 2 |
| Ravi Shastri | 28 | 6 | 72 | 1 |
| Shivlal Yadav | 28 | 4 | 96 | 1 |
| Maninder Singh | 29.3 | 9 | 41 | 3 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-47 (Gordon Greenidge), 2-91 (Desmond Haynes), 3-100 (Viv Richards), 4-136 (Larry Gomes), 5-200 (Clive Lloyd), 6-226 (Jeff Dujon), 7-232 (Winston Davis), 8-303 (Michael Holding), 9-312 (Malcolm Marshall), 10-313 (Roger Harper)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Gordon Greenidge and Desmond Haynes | 47 |
| second | Viv Richards and Desmond Haynes | 44 |
| third | Viv Richards and Larry Gomes | 9 |
| fourth | Larry Gomes and Jeff Dujon | 36 |
| fifth | Clive Lloyd and Jeff Dujon | 64 |
| sixth | Jeff Dujon and Winston Davis | 26 |
| seventh | Malcolm Marshall and Winston Davis | 6 |
| eighth | Michael Holding and Malcolm Marshall | 71 |
| ninth | Andy Roberts and Malcolm Marshall | 9 |
| tenth | Andy Roberts and Roger Harper | 1 |
INDIA, FIRST INNINGS: 451 FOR 8
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anshuman Gaekwad | c Roger Harper | 0 | – |
| Navjot Sidhu | c Viv Richards | 20 | – |
| Dilip Vengsarkar | c Roger Harper | 0 | 1 |
| Sunil Gavaskar | not out | 236 | 425 |
| Ashok Malhotra | caught | 9 | – |
| Shivlal Yadav | c Jeff Dujon | 3 | – |
| Ravi Shastri | lbw | 72 | – |
| Roger Binny | caught | 1 | – |
| Kapil Dev | caught | 26 | – |
| Syed Kirmani | not out | 63 | 156 |
Did not bat: Maninder Singh
Extras 21 · Total 451 for 8
| Bowler (West Indies) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Malcolm Marshall | 26 | 8 | 72 | 5 |
| Andy Roberts | 28 | 4 | 81 | 1 |
| Winston Davis | 30 | 4 | 75 | 1 |
| Michael Holding | 26 | 2 | 85 | 0 |
| Roger Harper | 42 | 7 | 108 | 1 |
| Larry Gomes | 8 | 0 | 24 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-0 (Anshuman Gaekwad), 2-0 (Dilip Vengsarkar), 3-54 (Navjot Sidhu), 4-67 (Ashok Malhotra), 5-92 (Shivlal Yadav), 6-262 (Ravi Shastri), 7-269 (Roger Binny), 8-308 (Kapil Dev)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Anshuman Gaekwad and Navjot Sidhu | 0 |
| second | Dilip Vengsarkar and Navjot Sidhu | 0 |
| third | Sunil Gavaskar and Navjot Sidhu | 54 |
| fourth | Sunil Gavaskar and Ashok Malhotra | 13 |
| fifth | Sunil Gavaskar and Shivlal Yadav | 25 |
| sixth | Sunil Gavaskar and Ravi Shastri | 170 |
| seventh | Sunil Gavaskar and Roger Binny | 7 |
| eighth | Sunil Gavaskar and Kapil Dev | 39 |
| ninth | Sunil Gavaskar and Syed Kirmani | 143 |
WEST INDIES, SECOND INNINGS: 64 FOR 1
| Batter | How out | R |
|---|---|---|
| Gordon Greenidge | not out | 26 |
| Desmond Haynes | c Dilip Vengsarkar | 24 |
| Larry Gomes | not out | 10 |
Did not bat: Viv Richards, Jeff Dujon, Clive Lloyd, Winston Davis, Malcolm Marshall, Michael Holding, Andy Roberts, Roger Harper
Extras 4 · Total 64 for 1
| Bowler (India) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kapil Dev | 6 | 2 | 11 | 0 |
| Roger Binny | 2 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
| Ravi Shastri | 6 | 3 | 10 | 1 |
| Maninder Singh | 6 | 2 | 10 | 0 |
| Syed Kirmani | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Dilip Vengsarkar | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Navjot Sidhu | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-38 (Desmond Haynes)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Gordon Greenidge and Desmond Haynes | 38 |
| second | Gordon Greenidge and Larry Gomes | 26 |
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