India made a
couple of changes to their playing eleven – Navjot Singh Sidhu and Narendra
Hirwani made way for Arun Lal and Arshad Ayub. The West Indies made no changes
to theirs. Dilip Vengsarkar, India’s skipper, won the toss, choosing to bat.
Krishnamachari Srikkanth, who faced 14 balls, wasn’t in seventh heaven. He was caught by Jeff Dujon. Ian Bishop broke the nine-run stand. Lal, who faced 17 balls, scored a run. He was caught by Keith Arthurton. Bishop broke the second-wicket stand, which was worth a couple.
The third-wicket pair put on 51. Mohammad Azharuddin faced 36 balls, scoring 27. He was run out by Richie Richardson and Courtney Walsh. Ravi, who faced S(hastr)ixty-seven balls, scored 44. He was caught by Vivian Richards, the West Indian captain, who broke the 107-run stand.
Kapil Dev, who faced 10 balls, scored a dozen. He was caught by Gordon Greenidge. Curtly Ambrose broke the 16-run stand. Vengsarkar, who faced 120 balls, scored 88. He was caught by Arthurton. Bishop broke the 16-run partnership.
Ajay Sharma, who faced 22 balls, scored 29. He was caught by Richardson. Ambrose broke the 28-run stand. Robin Singh, who faced 14 balls, scored 10. He was unbeaten.
Kiran More, who faced a couple of balls, didn’t get off the mark. He was caught by the substitute, Winston Benjamin. Bishop broke the two-run stand. Ayub, who faced a couple of balls, scored a run. He was unbeaten.
The West Indies conceded 18 extras. India scored 237 for the loss of eight wickets off 50 overs. Walsh and Eldine Baptiste bowled 10 wicketless overs apiece. While the former conceded 54, the latter conceded 36.
Richards, who bowled 10 overs, conceded 48. He picked up a wicket. Ambrose bowled 10 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 42, picking up a couple of wickets. Bishop bowled 10 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 46, picking up four scalps.
The West Indian openers put on 86. Desmond Haynes, who faced 68 balls, scored 42. He was run out. Greenidge, the player of the match, scored 117. His 123-ball innings included seven boundaries and eight sixes. He was caught by Dev. Ajay broke the 130-run stand.
Richardson, who faced 93 balls, scored 58. He was unbeaten, as was Dujon, who faced 14 balls, scoring 11. India conceded a dozen extras. The West Indies scored 240 for the loss of a couple of wickets off 43.2 overs, winning by eight wickets with 40 balls to spare.
Azharuddin, who bowled a couple of wicketless overs, conceding 10. Srikkanth bowled three wicketless overs, conceding 27. Shastri, who bowled five wicketless overs, conceded 36. Dev, who bowled six wicketless overs, conceded 26.
Chetan Sharma bowled 7.2 wicketless overs, conceding 52. Ayub, who bowled 10 wicketless overs, conceded 36. Ajay, who bowled 10 overs, conceded 47. He picked up a scalp.
The West Indies led the five-match series 4-0.
Krishnamachari Srikkanth, who faced 14 balls, wasn’t in seventh heaven. He was caught by Jeff Dujon. Ian Bishop broke the nine-run stand. Lal, who faced 17 balls, scored a run. He was caught by Keith Arthurton. Bishop broke the second-wicket stand, which was worth a couple.
The third-wicket pair put on 51. Mohammad Azharuddin faced 36 balls, scoring 27. He was run out by Richie Richardson and Courtney Walsh. Ravi, who faced S(hastr)ixty-seven balls, scored 44. He was caught by Vivian Richards, the West Indian captain, who broke the 107-run stand.
Kapil Dev, who faced 10 balls, scored a dozen. He was caught by Gordon Greenidge. Curtly Ambrose broke the 16-run stand. Vengsarkar, who faced 120 balls, scored 88. He was caught by Arthurton. Bishop broke the 16-run partnership.
Ajay Sharma, who faced 22 balls, scored 29. He was caught by Richardson. Ambrose broke the 28-run stand. Robin Singh, who faced 14 balls, scored 10. He was unbeaten.
Kiran More, who faced a couple of balls, didn’t get off the mark. He was caught by the substitute, Winston Benjamin. Bishop broke the two-run stand. Ayub, who faced a couple of balls, scored a run. He was unbeaten.
The West Indies conceded 18 extras. India scored 237 for the loss of eight wickets off 50 overs. Walsh and Eldine Baptiste bowled 10 wicketless overs apiece. While the former conceded 54, the latter conceded 36.
Richards, who bowled 10 overs, conceded 48. He picked up a wicket. Ambrose bowled 10 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 42, picking up a couple of wickets. Bishop bowled 10 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 46, picking up four scalps.
The West Indian openers put on 86. Desmond Haynes, who faced 68 balls, scored 42. He was run out. Greenidge, the player of the match, scored 117. His 123-ball innings included seven boundaries and eight sixes. He was caught by Dev. Ajay broke the 130-run stand.
Richardson, who faced 93 balls, scored 58. He was unbeaten, as was Dujon, who faced 14 balls, scoring 11. India conceded a dozen extras. The West Indies scored 240 for the loss of a couple of wickets off 43.2 overs, winning by eight wickets with 40 balls to spare.
Azharuddin, who bowled a couple of wicketless overs, conceding 10. Srikkanth bowled three wicketless overs, conceding 27. Shastri, who bowled five wicketless overs, conceded 36. Dev, who bowled six wicketless overs, conceded 26.
Chetan Sharma bowled 7.2 wicketless overs, conceding 52. Ayub, who bowled 10 wicketless overs, conceded 36. Ajay, who bowled 10 overs, conceded 47. He picked up a scalp.
The West Indies led the five-match series 4-0.
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