While the West
Indies’ innings was curtailed to 43.5 overs, the Indian innings was reduced to
44. India made one change to their playing eleven – Robin Singh made way for
Navjot Singh Sidhu. The West Indies made no changes to theirs. Dilip
Vengsarkar, India’s skipper, won the toss, inserting the hosts.
Gordon Greenidge, whose 114-ball innings included nine boundaries and a six, scored 80. He was caught by Chetan Sharma off the bowling of Ajay Sharma, who broke the 185-run stand. Desmond Haynes, the player of the match, scored 152. His 126-ball innings included a dozen boundaries and half-a-dozen sixes. He was unbeaten.
Richie Richardson, whose 52-ball innings included five boundaries, scored 42. He was caught by Sidhu. Chetan broke the 95-run stand. Keith Arthurton, who didn’t face a ball, was unbeaten. India conceded 15 extras. The West Indies scored 289 for the loss of a couple of wickets off 43.5 overs.
Mohammad Azharuddin bowled a couple of wicketless overs, conceding 23. Krishnamachari Srikkanth bowled four wicketless overs, conceding 33. Ravi Shastri bowled seven wicketless overs, conceding 52.
Arshad Ayub and Dev (whose spell included a Kapil of maidens) bowled eight wicketless overs apiece. While the former conceded 55, the latter conceded 39. Ajay bowled seven overs, conceding 42. He picked up a scalp, as did Chetan, who bowled 7.5 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 38.
Arun Lal, whose 12-ball I(a)nnings included a boundary, scored half-a-dozen. He was caught by Gus Logie. Bishop broke the 10-run stand. The second-wicket stand had put on 23 when Srikkanth, whose 26-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, retired hurt. He scored 17.
The second-wicket pair hadn’t added to that score when Sidhu, who scored four off 13 balls, was caught by Jeff Dujon off the bowling of Curtly Ambrose. Mohammad Azharuddin, whose 21-ball innings included four boundaries, scored 19. Courtney Walsh broke the 28-run stand.
Vengsarkar, whose 33-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 22. He was caught by Eldine Baptiste. Walsh broke the 23-run stand. The fifth-wicket pair put on a dozen. Shastri, who faced half-a-dozen balls, scored three. He was run out.
Dev, whose 48-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 38. Vivian Richards, the West Indies’ captain, broke the 46-run stand. Ajay, whose 35-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and the only six of the Indian innings, scored 30. He was caught by Walsh. Richards broke the 21-run stand.
Kiran More, whose 35-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 20. He was unbeaten. Ayub, who faced three balls, scored a couple. He was trapped leg before wicket by Richards, who broke the four-run stand. Chetan, whose run-a-ball innings included a boundary, scored half-a-dozen. He was unbeaten.
The West Indians conceded 21 extras. India scored 188 for the loss of eight wickets off 44 overs, losing by 101 runs. Richardson, who bowled a couple of wicketless overs, conceded 11. Arthurton bowled three wicketless overs, conceding 10. Baptiste bowled 10 wicketless overs, conceding 48.
Ambrose and Bishop bowled five overs apiece, picking up a wicket each. While the former conceded 18, the latter, whose spell included a maiden, conceded 15. Walsh bowled nine overs, conceding 27. He picked up a couple of wickets. Richards bowled 10 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 41, picking up three scalps.
The West Indies swept the five-match series 5-0.
Gordon Greenidge, whose 114-ball innings included nine boundaries and a six, scored 80. He was caught by Chetan Sharma off the bowling of Ajay Sharma, who broke the 185-run stand. Desmond Haynes, the player of the match, scored 152. His 126-ball innings included a dozen boundaries and half-a-dozen sixes. He was unbeaten.
Richie Richardson, whose 52-ball innings included five boundaries, scored 42. He was caught by Sidhu. Chetan broke the 95-run stand. Keith Arthurton, who didn’t face a ball, was unbeaten. India conceded 15 extras. The West Indies scored 289 for the loss of a couple of wickets off 43.5 overs.
Mohammad Azharuddin bowled a couple of wicketless overs, conceding 23. Krishnamachari Srikkanth bowled four wicketless overs, conceding 33. Ravi Shastri bowled seven wicketless overs, conceding 52.
Arshad Ayub and Dev (whose spell included a Kapil of maidens) bowled eight wicketless overs apiece. While the former conceded 55, the latter conceded 39. Ajay bowled seven overs, conceding 42. He picked up a scalp, as did Chetan, who bowled 7.5 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 38.
Arun Lal, whose 12-ball I(a)nnings included a boundary, scored half-a-dozen. He was caught by Gus Logie. Bishop broke the 10-run stand. The second-wicket stand had put on 23 when Srikkanth, whose 26-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, retired hurt. He scored 17.
The second-wicket pair hadn’t added to that score when Sidhu, who scored four off 13 balls, was caught by Jeff Dujon off the bowling of Curtly Ambrose. Mohammad Azharuddin, whose 21-ball innings included four boundaries, scored 19. Courtney Walsh broke the 28-run stand.
Vengsarkar, whose 33-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 22. He was caught by Eldine Baptiste. Walsh broke the 23-run stand. The fifth-wicket pair put on a dozen. Shastri, who faced half-a-dozen balls, scored three. He was run out.
Dev, whose 48-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 38. Vivian Richards, the West Indies’ captain, broke the 46-run stand. Ajay, whose 35-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and the only six of the Indian innings, scored 30. He was caught by Walsh. Richards broke the 21-run stand.
Kiran More, whose 35-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 20. He was unbeaten. Ayub, who faced three balls, scored a couple. He was trapped leg before wicket by Richards, who broke the four-run stand. Chetan, whose run-a-ball innings included a boundary, scored half-a-dozen. He was unbeaten.
The West Indians conceded 21 extras. India scored 188 for the loss of eight wickets off 44 overs, losing by 101 runs. Richardson, who bowled a couple of wicketless overs, conceded 11. Arthurton bowled three wicketless overs, conceding 10. Baptiste bowled 10 wicketless overs, conceding 48.
Ambrose and Bishop bowled five overs apiece, picking up a wicket each. While the former conceded 18, the latter, whose spell included a maiden, conceded 15. Walsh bowled nine overs, conceding 27. He picked up a couple of wickets. Richards bowled 10 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 41, picking up three scalps.
The West Indies swept the five-match series 5-0.
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