West Indies v India 1st Test
India tour of West Indies - 1989 (1988/89) · Bourda, Georgetown · 25 March 1989
Match drawn
Match drawn. Richie Richardson top-scored with 194 for West Indies. Arshad Ayub took 5/104.
MATCH FACTS
- Series
- India tour of West Indies - 1989 (1988/89)
- Ground
- Bourda, Georgetown
- Dates
- 25 March 1989 to 30 March 1989
- Toss
- India, chose to field
- Result
- Match drawn
- Captains
- Viv Richards (West Indies), Dilip Vengsarkar (India)
- Debut
- Ian Bishop (West Indies)
- Umpires
- DM Archer and LH Barker
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
India won the toss and chose to field. It was Ian Bishop's first Test.
West Indies batted first and made 437 all out. Richie Richardson top-scored with 194 off 367 balls, and Gordon Greenidge made 82. Arshad Ayub took 5 for 104 for India. The innings was built on a 178-run stand for the second wicket between Gordon Greenidge and Richie Richardson, 41% of the total.
India replied with 86 for 1. Navjot Sidhu top-scored with 42 not out off 104 balls. West Indies led by 351 on first innings.
Match drawn.
WEST INDIES, FIRST INNINGS: 437 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gordon Greenidge | bowled | 82 | 183 |
| Desmond Haynes | bowled | 20 | 53 |
| Richie Richardson | c Ravi Shastri | 194 | 367 |
| Keith Arthurton | run out | 9 | 20 |
| Viv Richards | bowled | 5 | 34 |
| Ian Bishop | lbw | 0 | 1 |
| Gus Logie | c Narendra Hirwani | 46 | 93 |
| Jeff Dujon | lbw | 31 | 74 |
| Curtly Ambrose | not out | 12 | 13 |
| Winston Benjamin | c Chetan Sharma | 7 | 7 |
| Courtney Walsh | bowled | 6 | 4 |
Extras 25 · Total 437 all out
| Bowler (India) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kapil Dev | 28 | 8 | 66 | 2 |
| Chetan Sharma | 20 | 2 | 68 | 1 |
| Ravi Shastri | 33 | 6 | 87 | 0 |
| Arshad Ayub | 31 | 4 | 104 | 5 |
| Narendra Hirwani | 29 | 2 | 106 | 1 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-41 (Desmond Haynes), 2-219 (Gordon Greenidge), 3-231 (Keith Arthurton), 4-270 (Viv Richards), 5-270 (Ian Bishop), 6-357 (Gus Logie), 7-412 (Richie Richardson), 8-413 (Jeff Dujon), 9-423 (Winston Benjamin), 10-437 (Courtney Walsh)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Gordon Greenidge and Desmond Haynes | 41 |
| second | Gordon Greenidge and Richie Richardson | 178 |
| third | Richie Richardson and Keith Arthurton | 12 |
| fourth | Viv Richards and Richie Richardson | 39 |
| fifth | Richie Richardson and Ian Bishop | 0 |
| sixth | Gus Logie and Richie Richardson | 87 |
| seventh | Jeff Dujon and Richie Richardson | 55 |
| eighth | Jeff Dujon and Curtly Ambrose | 1 |
| ninth | Winston Benjamin and Curtly Ambrose | 10 |
| tenth | Courtney Walsh and Curtly Ambrose | 14 |
INDIA, FIRST INNINGS: 86 FOR 1
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arun Lal | c Viv Richards | 9 | 33 |
| Navjot Sidhu | not out | 42 | 104 |
| Ravi Shastri | not out | 29 | 95 |
Did not bat: Dilip Vengsarkar, Mohammad Azharuddin, Sanjay Manjrekar, Kapil Dev, Kiran More, Arshad Ayub, Chetan Sharma, Narendra Hirwani
Extras 6 · Total 86 for 1
| Bowler (West Indies) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Curtly Ambrose | 3 | 2 | 6 | 0 |
| Ian Bishop | 9 | 3 | 15 | 0 |
| Winston Benjamin | 11 | 2 | 27 | 0 |
| Courtney Walsh | 6 | 0 | 12 | 1 |
| Viv Richards | 7 | 1 | 17 | 0 |
| Keith Arthurton | 3 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-14 (Arun Lal)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Arun Lal and Navjot Sidhu | 14 |
| second | Ravi Shastri and Navjot Sidhu | 72 |
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