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West Indies v India 1st Test

India tour of West Indies - 1997 (1996/97) · Sabina Park, Kingston · 6 March 1997

Match drawn

Match drawn. Carl Hooper top-scored with 129 for West Indies. Franklyn Rose took 6/100.

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MATCH FACTS

Series
India tour of West Indies - 1997 (1996/97)
Ground
Sabina Park, Kingston
Dates
6 March 1997 to 10 March 1997
Toss
West Indies, chose to bat
Result
Match drawn
Player of the match
Franklyn Rose
Captains
Courtney Walsh (West Indies), Sachin Tendulkar (India)
Debuts
Roland Holder (West Indies), Franklyn Rose (West Indies), Abey Kuruvilla (India)
Umpires
MJ Kitchen and SA Bucknor
Match referee
PL van der Merwe

HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED

West Indies won the toss and chose to bat. Roland Holder, Franklyn Rose and Abey Kuruvilla played their first Tests.

West Indies batted first and made 427 all out. Carl Hooper top-scored with 129 off 212 balls, and Brian Lara made 83. Anil Kumble took 5 for 120 for India. The innings was built on a 147-run stand for the fourth wicket between Carl Hooper and Brian Lara. That was well above the 1990s average first-innings total at Sabina Park, 232 across 7 Tests.

India replied with 346 all out. Nayan Mongia top-scored with 78 off 204 balls, and VVS Laxman made 64. Franklyn Rose took 6 for 100 for West Indies. West Indies led by 81 on first innings.

West Indies made 241 for 4 in their second innings. Brian Lara top-scored with 78 off 83 balls, and Shivnarine Chanderpaul made 48. Anil Kumble took 3 for 76 for India. The innings was built on a 122-run stand for the third wicket between Brian Lara and Shivnarine Chanderpaul, 51% of the total.

Set 323 to win, India made 99 for 2. Rahul Dravid top-scored with 51 not out off 141 balls.

Match drawn.

WEST INDIES, FIRST INNINGS: 427 ALL OUT
BatterHow outRB
Sherwin Campbellc Nayan Mongia40123
Stuart Williamsbowled2325
Shivnarine Chanderpaulc Nayan Mongia52117
Brian Larac Nayan Mongia83141
Carl Hooperc Venkatesh Prasad129212
Ian Bishopc Sunil Joshi2471
Roland Holderc Mohammad Azharuddin1773
Junior Murraylbw14
Curtly Ambrosec Sourav Ganguly2340
Franklyn Rosenot out1421
Courtney Walshbowled411

Extras 17 · Total 427 all out

Bowler (India)OMRW
Venkatesh Prasad2851041
Abey Kuruvilla306823
Anil Kumble42.451205
Sunil Joshi276811
Sourav Ganguly71170
VVS Laxman30140

FALL OF WICKETS

1-41 (Stuart Williams), 2-96 (Sherwin Campbell), 3-143 (Shivnarine Chanderpaul), 4-290 (Brian Lara), 5-357 (Ian Bishop), 6-368 (Carl Hooper), 7-370 (Junior Murray), 8-408 (Curtly Ambrose), 9-423 (Roland Holder), 10-427 (Courtney Walsh)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRuns
firstStuart Williams and Sherwin Campbell41
secondShivnarine Chanderpaul and Sherwin Campbell55
thirdBrian Lara and Shivnarine Chanderpaul47
fourthCarl Hooper and Brian Lara147
fifthCarl Hooper and Ian Bishop67
sixthCarl Hooper and Roland Holder11
seventhJunior Murray and Roland Holder2
eighthCurtly Ambrose and Roland Holder38
ninthRoland Holder and Franklyn Rose15
tenthCourtney Walsh and Franklyn Rose4
INDIA, FIRST INNINGS: 346 ALL OUT
BatterHow outRB
VVS Laxmanbowled64167
Navjot Sidhulbw1032
Rahul Dravidc Junior Murray43149
Sachin Tendulkarbowled730
Sourav Gangulyc Brian Lara42112
Mohammad Azharuddinc Brian Lara53
Nayan Mongiac Roland Holder78204
Anil Kumblebowled723
Sunil Joshibowled43148
Abey Kuruvillabowled09
Venkatesh Prasadnot out1032

Extras 37 · Total 346 all out

Bowler (West Indies)OMRW
Curtly Ambrose2510350
Ian Bishop24.54623
Franklyn Rose3371006
Courtney Walsh326731
Carl Hooper219400
Shivnarine Chanderpaul114220

FALL OF WICKETS

1-32 (Navjot Sidhu), 2-127 (VVS Laxman), 3-140 (Rahul Dravid), 4-145 (Sachin Tendulkar), 5-153 (Mohammad Azharuddin), 6-234 (Sourav Ganguly), 7-248 (Anil Kumble), 8-315 (Nayan Mongia), 9-320 (Abey Kuruvilla), 10-346 (Sunil Joshi)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRuns
firstNavjot Sidhu and VVS Laxman32
secondRahul Dravid and VVS Laxman95
thirdSachin Tendulkar and Rahul Dravid13
fourthSachin Tendulkar and Sourav Ganguly5
fifthMohammad Azharuddin and Sourav Ganguly8
sixthSourav Ganguly and Nayan Mongia81
seventhAnil Kumble and Nayan Mongia14
eighthNayan Mongia and Sunil Joshi67
ninthSunil Joshi and Abey Kuruvilla5
tenthVenkatesh Prasad and Sunil Joshi26
WEST INDIES, SECOND INNINGS: 241 FOR 4
BatterHow outRB
Sherwin Campbellbowled43111
Stuart Williamsbowled2667
Shivnarine Chanderpaulc Sachin Tendulkar4889
Brian Larac Nayan Mongia7883
Carl Hoopernot out1218
Roland Holdernot out2129

Did not bat: Ian Bishop, Junior Murray, Curtly Ambrose, Franklyn Rose, Courtney Walsh

Extras 13 · Total 241 for 4

Bowler (India)OMRW
Venkatesh Prasad152460
Abey Kuruvilla172561
Anil Kumble236763
Sunil Joshi61270
VVS Laxman30140
Sachin Tendulkar2090

FALL OF WICKETS

1-68 (Stuart Williams), 2-81 (Sherwin Campbell), 3-203 (Brian Lara), 4-203 (Shivnarine Chanderpaul)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRuns
firstStuart Williams and Sherwin Campbell68
secondShivnarine Chanderpaul and Sherwin Campbell13
thirdBrian Lara and Shivnarine Chanderpaul122
fourthCarl Hooper and Shivnarine Chanderpaul0
fifthCarl Hooper and Roland Holder38
INDIA, SECOND INNINGS: 99 FOR 2
BatterHow outRB
VVS Laxmanc Roland Holder27110
Navjot Sidhuc Roland Holder07
Rahul Dravidnot out51141
Sachin Tendulkarnot out1536

Did not bat: Sourav Ganguly, Mohammad Azharuddin, Nayan Mongia, Anil Kumble, Sunil Joshi, Abey Kuruvilla, Venkatesh Prasad

Extras 6 · Total 99 for 2

Bowler (West Indies)OMRW
Curtly Ambrose6370
Courtney Walsh8371
Franklyn Rose91231
Carl Hooper166270
Shivnarine Chanderpaul60180
Brian Lara30160

FALL OF WICKETS

1-6 (Navjot Sidhu), 2-68 (VVS Laxman)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRuns
firstNavjot Sidhu and VVS Laxman6
secondRahul Dravid and VVS Laxman62
thirdSachin Tendulkar and Rahul Dravid31
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