West Indies v India 3rd Test
India tour of West Indies - 1997 (1996/97) · Kensington Oval, Bridgetown · 27 March 1997
West Indies won by 38 runs
West Indies won by 38 runs. Shivnarine Chanderpaul top-scored with 137* for West Indies. Abey Kuruvilla took 5/68.
MATCH FACTS
- Series
- India tour of West Indies - 1997 (1996/97)
- Ground
- Kensington Oval, Bridgetown
- Dates
- 27 March 1997 to 31 March 1997
- Toss
- India, chose to field
- Result
- West Indies won by 38 runs
- Player of the match
- Shivnarine Chanderpaul
- Captains
- Brian Lara (West Indies), Sachin Tendulkar (India)
- Umpires
- LH Barker and SG Randell
- Match referee
- PL van der Merwe
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
India won the toss and chose to field.
West Indies batted first and made 298 all out. Shivnarine Chanderpaul top-scored with 137 not out off 284 balls. Venkatesh Prasad took 5 for 82 for India.
India replied with 319 all out. Sachin Tendulkar top-scored with 92 off 147 balls, and Rahul Dravid made 78. Franklyn Rose took 4 for 77 for West Indies. The innings was built on a 170-run stand for the third wicket between Sachin Tendulkar and Rahul Dravid, 53% of the total. India led by 21 on first innings.
West Indies made 140 all out in their second innings. Brian Lara top-scored with 45 off 67 balls. Abey Kuruvilla took 5 for 68 for India. From 86 for 5 they lost 4 wickets for 21 runs, to 107 for 9.
Set 120 to win, India made 81 all out. VVS Laxman top-scored with 19 off 61 balls. Ian Bishop took 4 for 22 for West Indies. From 32 for 3 they lost 4 wickets for 25 runs, to 57 for 7.
West Indies won by 38 runs.
WEST INDIES, FIRST INNINGS: 298 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sherwin Campbell | c Mohammad Azharuddin | 6 | 11 |
| Stuart Williams | c VVS Laxman | 24 | 41 |
| Shivnarine Chanderpaul | not out | 137 | 284 |
| Brian Lara | c Sachin Tendulkar | 19 | 57 |
| Carl Hooper | c Nayan Mongia | 19 | 30 |
| Roland Holder | c Mohammad Azharuddin | 5 | 16 |
| Courtney Browne | c Sachin Tendulkar | 24 | 74 |
| Ian Bishop | bowled | 4 | 7 |
| Curtly Ambrose | c Sachin Tendulkar | 37 | 61 |
| Franklyn Rose | run out (Venkatesh Prasad, Nayan Mongia, Anil Kumble) | 11 | 16 |
| Mervyn Dillon | lbw | 0 | 4 |
Extras 12 · Total 298 all out
| Bowler (India) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Venkatesh Prasad | 31.4 | 9 | 82 | 5 |
| Abey Kuruvilla | 28 | 4 | 88 | 1 |
| Dodda Ganesh | 21 | 2 | 70 | 2 |
| Anil Kumble | 16 | 1 | 44 | 1 |
| Sourav Ganguly | 2 | 1 | 9 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-10 (Sherwin Campbell), 2-40 (Stuart Williams), 3-88 (Brian Lara), 4-118 (Carl Hooper), 5-131 (Roland Holder), 6-187 (Courtney Browne), 7-193 (Ian Bishop), 8-258 (Curtly Ambrose), 9-290 (Franklyn Rose), 10-298 (Mervyn Dillon)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Stuart Williams and Sherwin Campbell | 10 |
| second | Shivnarine Chanderpaul and Stuart Williams | 30 |
| third | Brian Lara and Shivnarine Chanderpaul | 48 |
| fourth | Carl Hooper and Shivnarine Chanderpaul | 30 |
| fifth | Shivnarine Chanderpaul and Roland Holder | 13 |
| sixth | Shivnarine Chanderpaul and Courtney Browne | 56 |
| seventh | Ian Bishop and Shivnarine Chanderpaul | 6 |
| eighth | Curtly Ambrose and Shivnarine Chanderpaul | 65 |
| ninth | Shivnarine Chanderpaul and Franklyn Rose | 32 |
| tenth | Shivnarine Chanderpaul and Mervyn Dillon | 8 |
INDIA, FIRST INNINGS: 319 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| VVS Laxman | bowled | 6 | 34 |
| Navjot Sidhu | c Courtney Browne | 26 | 31 |
| Rahul Dravid | bowled | 78 | 243 |
| Sachin Tendulkar | c Sherwin Campbell | 92 | 147 |
| Sourav Ganguly | c Courtney Browne | 22 | 53 |
| Mohammad Azharuddin | c Courtney Browne | 17 | 70 |
| Nayan Mongia | c Stuart Williams | 1 | 14 |
| Anil Kumble | not out | 23 | 53 |
| Abey Kuruvilla | bowled | 0 | 7 |
| Dodda Ganesh | c Courtney Browne | 8 | 24 |
| Venkatesh Prasad | c Roland Holder | 0 | 2 |
Extras 46 · Total 319 all out
| Bowler (West Indies) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Curtly Ambrose | 29 | 8 | 74 | 2 |
| Ian Bishop | 28 | 6 | 70 | 3 |
| Mervyn Dillon | 19 | 5 | 56 | 1 |
| Franklyn Rose | 22 | 4 | 77 | 4 |
| Carl Hooper | 8 | 1 | 28 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-23 (VVS Laxman), 2-42 (Navjot Sidhu), 3-212 (Sachin Tendulkar), 4-253 (Sourav Ganguly), 5-273 (Rahul Dravid), 6-275 (Nayan Mongia), 7-295 (Mohammad Azharuddin), 8-296 (Abey Kuruvilla), 9-319 (Dodda Ganesh), 10-319 (Venkatesh Prasad)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Navjot Sidhu and VVS Laxman | 23 |
| second | Navjot Sidhu and Rahul Dravid | 19 |
| third | Sachin Tendulkar and Rahul Dravid | 170 |
| fourth | Sourav Ganguly and Rahul Dravid | 41 |
| fifth | Mohammad Azharuddin and Rahul Dravid | 20 |
| sixth | Mohammad Azharuddin and Nayan Mongia | 2 |
| seventh | Mohammad Azharuddin and Anil Kumble | 20 |
| eighth | Anil Kumble and Abey Kuruvilla | 1 |
| ninth | Anil Kumble and Dodda Ganesh | 23 |
| tenth | Anil Kumble and Venkatesh Prasad | 0 |
WEST INDIES, SECOND INNINGS: 140 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sherwin Campbell | c Nayan Mongia | 18 | 58 |
| Stuart Williams | bowled | 0 | 7 |
| Shivnarine Chanderpaul | lbw | 3 | 13 |
| Brian Lara | c Mohammad Azharuddin | 45 | 67 |
| Carl Hooper | lbw | 4 | 14 |
| Roland Holder | c Nayan Mongia | 13 | 30 |
| Courtney Browne | c Nayan Mongia | 1 | 4 |
| Ian Bishop | lbw | 6 | 12 |
| Curtly Ambrose | not out | 18 | 30 |
| Franklyn Rose | c Sourav Ganguly | 4 | 20 |
| Mervyn Dillon | bowled | 21 | 17 |
Extras 7 · Total 140 all out
| Bowler (India) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Venkatesh Prasad | 18 | 6 | 39 | 3 |
| Abey Kuruvilla | 21 | 5 | 68 | 5 |
| Dodda Ganesh | 6 | 1 | 28 | 2 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-9 (Stuart Williams), 2-18 (Shivnarine Chanderpaul), 3-37 (Sherwin Campbell), 4-65 (Carl Hooper), 5-86 (Brian Lara), 6-87 (Courtney Browne), 7-91 (Roland Holder), 8-95 (Ian Bishop), 9-107 (Franklyn Rose), 10-140 (Mervyn Dillon)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Stuart Williams and Sherwin Campbell | 9 |
| second | Shivnarine Chanderpaul and Sherwin Campbell | 9 |
| third | Brian Lara and Sherwin Campbell | 19 |
| fourth | Carl Hooper and Brian Lara | 28 |
| fifth | Brian Lara and Roland Holder | 21 |
| sixth | Roland Holder and Courtney Browne | 1 |
| seventh | Ian Bishop and Roland Holder | 4 |
| eighth | Curtly Ambrose and Ian Bishop | 4 |
| ninth | Curtly Ambrose and Franklyn Rose | 12 |
| tenth | Curtly Ambrose and Mervyn Dillon | 33 |
INDIA, SECOND INNINGS: 81 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| VVS Laxman | bowled | 19 | 61 |
| Navjot Sidhu | c Stuart Williams | 3 | 10 |
| Rahul Dravid | c Courtney Browne | 2 | 21 |
| Sachin Tendulkar | c Brian Lara | 4 | 14 |
| Sourav Ganguly | bowled | 8 | 18 |
| Mohammad Azharuddin | bowled | 9 | 14 |
| Nayan Mongia | bowled | 5 | 24 |
| Anil Kumble | c Roland Holder | 1 | 6 |
| Dodda Ganesh | not out | 6 | 30 |
| Abey Kuruvilla | c Roland Holder | 9 | 21 |
| Venkatesh Prasad | bowled | 0 | 10 |
Extras 15 · Total 81 all out
| Bowler (West Indies) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Curtly Ambrose | 15 | 3 | 36 | 3 |
| Ian Bishop | 11.5 | 4 | 22 | 4 |
| Franklyn Rose | 9 | 2 | 19 | 3 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-3 (Navjot Sidhu), 2-16 (Rahul Dravid), 3-32 (VVS Laxman), 4-32 (Sachin Tendulkar), 5-45 (Sourav Ganguly), 6-51 (Mohammad Azharuddin), 7-57 (Anil Kumble), 8-66 (Nayan Mongia), 9-80 (Abey Kuruvilla), 10-81 (Venkatesh Prasad)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Navjot Sidhu and VVS Laxman | 3 |
| second | Rahul Dravid and VVS Laxman | 13 |
| third | Sachin Tendulkar and VVS Laxman | 16 |
| fourth | Sachin Tendulkar and Sourav Ganguly | 0 |
| fifth | Mohammad Azharuddin and Sourav Ganguly | 13 |
| sixth | Mohammad Azharuddin and Nayan Mongia | 6 |
| seventh | Anil Kumble and Nayan Mongia | 6 |
| eighth | Nayan Mongia and Dodda Ganesh | 9 |
| ninth | Dodda Ganesh and Abey Kuruvilla | 14 |
| tenth | Venkatesh Prasad and Dodda Ganesh | 1 |
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