India made one
change to their playing eleven – Arshad Ayub made way for Narendra Hirwani.
West Indies made no changes to theirs. On winning the toss, Vivian Richards,
the latter’s skipper, inserted the Indians.
Krishnamachari, who faced 17 balls, scored five. He was caught by Jeff Dujon. Curtly Ambrose broke the (Srikkan)thirteen-run stand. Ravi Shastri, whose 36-ball innings included a boundary, scored 10. He was caught by Richie Richardson. Eldine Baptiste broke the nine-run stand.
The third-wicket pair put on 10. Navjot Singh Sidhu, whose 34-ball innings included a boundary, scored a dozen. He was run out. Dilip Vengsarkar*, India’s skipper, faced 24 balls. He wasn’t in seventh heaven, because he was caught by Richards, who broke the 11-run stand.
Mohammad Azharuddin, whose 28-ball innings included a boundary, scored 19. He was caught by Richardson. Baptiste broke the 26-run stand. Ajay Sharma, who faced half-a-dozen, scored five. Richards broke the sixth-wicket partnership, which was worth a dozen.
Kiran More, who faced 22 balls, wasn’t in seventh heaven, because he was caught by Richards, who broke the 26-run stand. Kapil Dev, whose 47-ball innings included four boundaries, scored 44. He was caught by Gus Logie. Richards broke the 11-run stand.
Sanjeev Sharma, who faced 22 balls, scored 14. He was caught by Dujon. Ian Bishop broke the 26-run stand. The last-wicket pair put on four. Chetan Sharma, who faced 32 balls, scored 15. He was run out. Hirwani, who faced a ball, didn’t open his account. He was unbeaten. The West Indies conceded 10 extras. India was dismissed for 148 off 48 overs.
Courtney Walsh bowled 10 wicketless overs, including a maiden. He conceded 31. Ambrose and Bishop bowled nine overs each, picking up a wicket each. While the former, whose spell included a couple of maidens, conceded 24, the latter, whose spell included a maiden, conceded 22. Baptiste bowled 10 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 21, picking up a couple of wickets. Richards bowled 10 overs, conceding 42. He picked up four scalps.
Desmond Haynes, who scored 36 balls, scored eight. He was caught by More. Shastri broke the 38-run stand. Gordon Greenidge, the player of the match, scored 70. His 105-ball innings included half-a-dozen boundaries and a couple of sixes. Srikkanth trapped him leg before wicket, breaking the 72-run stand.
Richardson, whose 58-ball innings included a boundary and a six, scored 35. He was unbeaten. The third-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Logie, who faced a ball, did not open his account. He was caught by Srikkanth off his own bowling.
Keith Arthurton, whose 20-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 15. He was caught by Sanjeev. Srikkanth broke the 29-run stand. Richards, whose six-ball innings included a boundary and a six, scored 11. He was unbeaten.
India conceded 12 extras. The West Indies, who scored 151 for the loss of four wickets off 38.4 overs, won by six wickets with 68 balls to spare. Ajay bowled a couple of wicketless overs, conceded five. Chetan bowled seven wicketless overs, conceding 27.
Dev bowled seven wicketless overs, including four maidens. He conceded four. Hirwani, who bowled 10 wicketless overs, conceded 42. Shastri bowled eight overs, conceding 39. He picked up a wicket. Srikkanth bowled 4.4 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 26, picking up three scalps.
The West Indies led the five-match series 2-0.
(*Note: Vengsarkar was nicknamed Colonel.)
Krishnamachari, who faced 17 balls, scored five. He was caught by Jeff Dujon. Curtly Ambrose broke the (Srikkan)thirteen-run stand. Ravi Shastri, whose 36-ball innings included a boundary, scored 10. He was caught by Richie Richardson. Eldine Baptiste broke the nine-run stand.
The third-wicket pair put on 10. Navjot Singh Sidhu, whose 34-ball innings included a boundary, scored a dozen. He was run out. Dilip Vengsarkar*, India’s skipper, faced 24 balls. He wasn’t in seventh heaven, because he was caught by Richards, who broke the 11-run stand.
Mohammad Azharuddin, whose 28-ball innings included a boundary, scored 19. He was caught by Richardson. Baptiste broke the 26-run stand. Ajay Sharma, who faced half-a-dozen, scored five. Richards broke the sixth-wicket partnership, which was worth a dozen.
Kiran More, who faced 22 balls, wasn’t in seventh heaven, because he was caught by Richards, who broke the 26-run stand. Kapil Dev, whose 47-ball innings included four boundaries, scored 44. He was caught by Gus Logie. Richards broke the 11-run stand.
Sanjeev Sharma, who faced 22 balls, scored 14. He was caught by Dujon. Ian Bishop broke the 26-run stand. The last-wicket pair put on four. Chetan Sharma, who faced 32 balls, scored 15. He was run out. Hirwani, who faced a ball, didn’t open his account. He was unbeaten. The West Indies conceded 10 extras. India was dismissed for 148 off 48 overs.
Courtney Walsh bowled 10 wicketless overs, including a maiden. He conceded 31. Ambrose and Bishop bowled nine overs each, picking up a wicket each. While the former, whose spell included a couple of maidens, conceded 24, the latter, whose spell included a maiden, conceded 22. Baptiste bowled 10 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 21, picking up a couple of wickets. Richards bowled 10 overs, conceding 42. He picked up four scalps.
Desmond Haynes, who scored 36 balls, scored eight. He was caught by More. Shastri broke the 38-run stand. Gordon Greenidge, the player of the match, scored 70. His 105-ball innings included half-a-dozen boundaries and a couple of sixes. Srikkanth trapped him leg before wicket, breaking the 72-run stand.
Richardson, whose 58-ball innings included a boundary and a six, scored 35. He was unbeaten. The third-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Logie, who faced a ball, did not open his account. He was caught by Srikkanth off his own bowling.
Keith Arthurton, whose 20-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 15. He was caught by Sanjeev. Srikkanth broke the 29-run stand. Richards, whose six-ball innings included a boundary and a six, scored 11. He was unbeaten.
India conceded 12 extras. The West Indies, who scored 151 for the loss of four wickets off 38.4 overs, won by six wickets with 68 balls to spare. Ajay bowled a couple of wicketless overs, conceded five. Chetan bowled seven wicketless overs, conceding 27.
Dev bowled seven wicketless overs, including four maidens. He conceded four. Hirwani, who bowled 10 wicketless overs, conceded 42. Shastri bowled eight overs, conceding 39. He picked up a wicket. Srikkanth bowled 4.4 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 26, picking up three scalps.
The West Indies led the five-match series 2-0.
(*Note: Vengsarkar was nicknamed Colonel.)
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