India Vs West Indies 1St Match
Prudential World Cup in England - 1979 (1979) · Edgbaston, Birmingham · 9 June 1979
West Indies won by 9 wickets (with 51 balls remaining)
West Indies won by 9 wickets (with 51 balls remaining). Gordon Greenidge top-scored with 106* for West Indies. Michael Holding took 4/33.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- Edgbaston, Birmingham
- Date
- 9 June 1979
- Toss
- West Indies, chose to field
- Result
- West Indies won by 9 wickets (with 51 balls remaining)
- Player of the match
- Gordon Greenidge
- Captains
- Srinivas Venkataraghavan (India), Clive Lloyd (West Indies)
- Debut
- Surinder Khanna (India)
- Umpires
- DGL Evans and JG Langridge
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
West Indies won the toss and chose to field. It was Surinder Khanna's first ODI.
India batted first and made 190 all out. Gundappa Viswanath top-scored with 75 off 134 balls. Michael Holding took 4 for 33 for West Indies.
Chasing 191, West Indies made 194 for 1. Gordon Greenidge top-scored with 106 not out off 173 balls, and Desmond Haynes made 47. The innings was built on a 138-run stand for the first wicket between Gordon Greenidge and Desmond Haynes, 71% of the total.
West Indies won by 9 wickets (with 51 balls remaining).
INDIA: 190 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sunil Gavaskar | c Michael Holding | 8 | 7 |
| Anshuman Gaekwad | c Collis King | 11 | 30 |
| Dilip Vengsarkar | c Alvin Kallicharran | 7 | 7 |
| Gundappa Viswanath | bowled | 75 | 134 |
| Brijesh Patel | run out | 15 | 33 |
| Mohinder Amarnath | c Deryck Murray | 8 | 15 |
| Kapil Dev | bowled | 12 | 12 |
| Surinder Khanna | c Desmond Haynes | 0 | 12 |
| Karsan Ghavri | c Deryck Murray | 12 | 26 |
| Srinivas Venkataraghavan | not out | 13 | 30 |
| Bishan Bedi | c Clive Lloyd | 13 | 23 |
Extras 16 · Total 190 all out
| Bowler (West Indies) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andy Roberts | 9.1 | 0 | 32 | 2 |
| Michael Holding | 12 | 2 | 33 | 4 |
| Joel Garner | 12 | 1 | 42 | 1 |
| Colin Croft | 10 | 1 | 31 | 1 |
| Collis King | 10 | 1 | 36 | 1 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-10 (Sunil Gavaskar), 2-24 (Dilip Vengsarkar), 3-29 (Anshuman Gaekwad), 4-56 (Brijesh Patel), 5-77 (Mohinder Amarnath), 6-112 (Kapil Dev), 7-119 (Surinder Khanna), 8-155 (Karsan Ghavri), 9-163 (Gundappa Viswanath), 10-190 (Bishan Bedi)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Sunil Gavaskar and Anshuman Gaekwad | 10 |
| second | Anshuman Gaekwad and Dilip Vengsarkar | 14 |
| third | Gundappa Viswanath and Anshuman Gaekwad | 5 |
| fourth | Gundappa Viswanath and Brijesh Patel | 27 |
| fifth | Gundappa Viswanath and Mohinder Amarnath | 21 |
| sixth | Gundappa Viswanath and Kapil Dev | 35 |
| seventh | Gundappa Viswanath and Surinder Khanna | 7 |
| eighth | Gundappa Viswanath and Karsan Ghavri | 36 |
| ninth | Srinivas Venkataraghavan and Gundappa Viswanath | 8 |
| tenth | Srinivas Venkataraghavan and Bishan Bedi | 27 |
WEST INDIES: 194 FOR 1
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gordon Greenidge | not out | 106 | 173 |
| Desmond Haynes | lbw | 47 | 99 |
| Viv Richards | not out | 28 | 44 |
Did not bat: Alvin Kallicharran, Clive Lloyd, Collis King, Deryck Murray, Andy Roberts, Joel Garner, Michael Holding, Colin Croft
Extras 13 · Total 194 for 1
| Bowler (India) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kapil Dev | 10 | 1 | 46 | 1 |
| Karsan Ghavri | 10 | 2 | 25 | 0 |
| Srinivas Venkataraghavan | 12 | 3 | 30 | 0 |
| Bishan Bedi | 12 | 0 | 45 | 0 |
| Mohinder Amarnath | 7.3 | 0 | 35 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-138 (Desmond Haynes)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Gordon Greenidge and Desmond Haynes | 138 |
| second | Gordon Greenidge and Viv Richards | 56 |
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