It was a
47-overs-a-side match. India made three changes to their playing eleven –
Anshuman Gaekwad, Sandeep Patil and Kirti Azad made way for Sunil Gavaskar,
Mohinder Amarnath and Arun Lal. The West Indies made one – Daniel made Way(ne)
for Michael Holding.
Dev, India’s Kap(il)tain, chose to bat on winning the toss. The openers put on just three. Krishnamachari Srikkanth, who faced three balls, didn’t open his account. He was run out.
Gavaskar, who faced 20 balls, scored 15. He was caught by Jeff Dujon. Andy Roberts broke the 29-run stand. Arun Lal, who faced four balls, didn’t open his account. He was caught by Desmond Haynes. Holding was in seventh heaven.
Ashok Malhotra scored 40. His 44-ball innings included seven boundaries. He was caught by Roger Harper. Eldine Baptiste broke the 84-run stand. The fifth-wicket pair put on 32. Amarnath scored 55. His 122-ball innings included four boundaries. He was run out.
Dev, who faced 25 balls, scored 28. His innings included three boundaries and a six. He was caught by Holding. Harper broke the 17-run stand. Roger Binny, who faced 18 balls, scored 12. He was caught by Harper, who broke the eight-run stand.
Ravi Shastri, who faced 41 balls, scored 36. His innings included a couple of boundaries and as many sixes. He was unbeaten, as was Madan Lal, who scored 19 off 13 balls.
The West Indies conceded 30 extras. India scored 240 for the loss of seven wickets off 47 overs. Larry Gomes, who bowled three overs, conceded 30. He was wicketless, as was Malcolm Marshall, who bowled nine overs, including a maiden. He conceded 27.
Holding bowled seven overs, including a couple of maidens. He conceded 19. He picked up a wicket, as did Roberts, who bowled eight overs. He conceded 35.
Baptiste and Harper bowled 10 overs apiece. The former, whose spell included four maidens, conceding 44. He picked up a wicket. The latter, who conceded 55, picked up a couple of scalps.
Haynes, who faced 74 balls, scored 54. His innings included a couple of boundaries. He was stumped by Syed Kirmani. Shastri broke the 149-run partnership.
Gordon Greenidge, the player of the match, scored 96. His 127-ball innings included 10 boundaries and a six. He was trapped leg before wicket by Dev, who broke the 44-run stand.
Vivian Richards, who faced 50 balls, scored 49. His innings included three boundaries and a six. He was unbeaten, as was Clive Lloyd, the West Indian skipper, who scored 27. His 23-ball innings included three boundaries and a six.
The Indians conceded 15 extras. The West Indies scored 241 for the loss of a couple of wickets off 45.2 overs, winning by eight wickets with 10 balls to spare.
Binny bowled three overs, conceding 26. He was wicketless, as was Balvinder Singh Sandhu, who bowled seven overs, conceding 26.
Amarnath and Madan Lal bowled nine wicketless overs apiece. While the former conceded 44, the latter conceded 36.
Shastri bowled eight overs, including a maiden. He conceded 53. He picked up a scalp, as did Dev, who bowled 9.2 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 41.
The men from the Caribbean took an unassailable 3-0 lead, WInning the five-match series.
Dev, India’s Kap(il)tain, chose to bat on winning the toss. The openers put on just three. Krishnamachari Srikkanth, who faced three balls, didn’t open his account. He was run out.
Gavaskar, who faced 20 balls, scored 15. He was caught by Jeff Dujon. Andy Roberts broke the 29-run stand. Arun Lal, who faced four balls, didn’t open his account. He was caught by Desmond Haynes. Holding was in seventh heaven.
Ashok Malhotra scored 40. His 44-ball innings included seven boundaries. He was caught by Roger Harper. Eldine Baptiste broke the 84-run stand. The fifth-wicket pair put on 32. Amarnath scored 55. His 122-ball innings included four boundaries. He was run out.
Dev, who faced 25 balls, scored 28. His innings included three boundaries and a six. He was caught by Holding. Harper broke the 17-run stand. Roger Binny, who faced 18 balls, scored 12. He was caught by Harper, who broke the eight-run stand.
Ravi Shastri, who faced 41 balls, scored 36. His innings included a couple of boundaries and as many sixes. He was unbeaten, as was Madan Lal, who scored 19 off 13 balls.
The West Indies conceded 30 extras. India scored 240 for the loss of seven wickets off 47 overs. Larry Gomes, who bowled three overs, conceded 30. He was wicketless, as was Malcolm Marshall, who bowled nine overs, including a maiden. He conceded 27.
Holding bowled seven overs, including a couple of maidens. He conceded 19. He picked up a wicket, as did Roberts, who bowled eight overs. He conceded 35.
Baptiste and Harper bowled 10 overs apiece. The former, whose spell included four maidens, conceding 44. He picked up a wicket. The latter, who conceded 55, picked up a couple of scalps.
Haynes, who faced 74 balls, scored 54. His innings included a couple of boundaries. He was stumped by Syed Kirmani. Shastri broke the 149-run partnership.
Gordon Greenidge, the player of the match, scored 96. His 127-ball innings included 10 boundaries and a six. He was trapped leg before wicket by Dev, who broke the 44-run stand.
Vivian Richards, who faced 50 balls, scored 49. His innings included three boundaries and a six. He was unbeaten, as was Clive Lloyd, the West Indian skipper, who scored 27. His 23-ball innings included three boundaries and a six.
The Indians conceded 15 extras. The West Indies scored 241 for the loss of a couple of wickets off 45.2 overs, winning by eight wickets with 10 balls to spare.
Binny bowled three overs, conceding 26. He was wicketless, as was Balvinder Singh Sandhu, who bowled seven overs, conceding 26.
Amarnath and Madan Lal bowled nine wicketless overs apiece. While the former conceded 44, the latter conceded 36.
Shastri bowled eight overs, including a maiden. He conceded 53. He picked up a scalp, as did Dev, who bowled 9.2 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 41.
The men from the Caribbean took an unassailable 3-0 lead, WInning the five-match series.
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