India made a
couple of Ch(et)anges to their playing eleven – Navjot Singh Sidhu and Sharma
made way for Raman Lamba and Ajay Sharma. The West Indies also made a couple of
changes to theirs – Gus Logie and Ian Bishop made way for Carlisle Best and
Winston Benjamin. On winning the toss, Vivian Richards, the latter’s skipper,
inserted the former.
Lamba, whose 21-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 18. He was caught by Courtney Walsh. Curtly Ambrose broke the 37-run stand. Krishnamachari Srikkanth, India’s skipper, scored 40. His 56-ball innings included four boundaries. Walsh broke the 39-run stand.
The third-wicket pair put on half-a-dozen. That, incidentally, was the number of runs scored by Dilip Vengsarkar, whose four-ball innings included a boundary. He was run out. Mohinder, whose 63-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 29. He was caught by Richards. Benjamin broke the (Amarna)thirty-three-run stand.
Ajay, who faced five balls, scored a couple. He was caught by Richie Richardson. Ambrose broke the eight-run stand. Mohammad Azharuddin, who faced 57 balls, scored 28. Walsh broke the 26-run stand. The seventh-wicket pair put on 15. Shastri, who faced 17 balls, scored (Ra)VI. He was run out.
Manoj Prabhakar, who faced 17 balls, scored eight. He was trapped leg before wicket by Malcolm Marshall, who broke the 15-run stand. Dev, whose 50-ball innings included a Kapil of boundaries and the only six of the innings, scored 41. He was adjudged the player of the match. Benjamin broke the 22-run partnership.
Kiran More, who faced nine balls, scored a couple. He was unbeaten, as was Arshad Ayub, who faced five balls, scoring seven. The West Indians conceded 24 extras. India scored 211 for the loss of nine wickets off 50 overs.
Richards, who bowled 10 wicketless overs, conceded 40. Marshall, who bowled 10 overs, conceded 50. He picked up a wicket. Ambrose, Benjamin and Walsh bowled 10 overs, including a maiden, each, picking up a couple of scalps apiece. They conceded 43, 36 and 32, respectively.
Desmond Haynes, who faced 10 balls, scored three. Dev broke the five-run stand. Phil Simmons, who faced 23 balls, scored three. He was caught by Vengsarkar. Prabhakar broke the 19-run stand. The third-wicket pair put on 35. Richardson, whose 55-ball innings included a six, scored 39. He was run out.
Best, who faced 10 balls, scored five. He was caught by Vengsarkar. Ayub broke the 12-run stand. Keith Arthurton, who faced 46 balls, scored 16. Ayub was in seventh heaven. Jeff Dujon, whose 61-ball innings included a boundary, scored 37. He was unbeaten.
Marshall, whose 47-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and as many sixes, scored 40. Ajay broke the 51-run stand. Ambrose, who faced 11 balls, scored three. He was stumped by More. Shastri broke the 17-run stand. The eighth-wicket pair put on 11. Richards, who faced five balls, scored as many. He was run out.
Benjamin, whose 13-ball innings included a boundary, scored 10. He was stumped by More. Ajay broke the 14-run stand. Walsh, who faced a couple of balls, scored a run. Dev broke the three-run stand.
The Indians conceded a dozen extras. The West Indies, who were dismissed for 174 off 46.4 overs, lost by 37 runs. Srikkanth, who bowled a couple of wicketless overs, conceded 15. Prabhakar bowled seven overs, including a maiden. He conceded 18, picking up a wicket. Shastri, who bowled 10 overs, conceded 40. He picked up a wicket.
Dev bowled 7.4 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 19, picking up a couple of wickets. Ajay and Ayub bowled 10 overs each, picking up a couple of scalps apiece. While the former conceded 44, the latter conceded 29.
Lamba, whose 21-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 18. He was caught by Courtney Walsh. Curtly Ambrose broke the 37-run stand. Krishnamachari Srikkanth, India’s skipper, scored 40. His 56-ball innings included four boundaries. Walsh broke the 39-run stand.
The third-wicket pair put on half-a-dozen. That, incidentally, was the number of runs scored by Dilip Vengsarkar, whose four-ball innings included a boundary. He was run out. Mohinder, whose 63-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 29. He was caught by Richards. Benjamin broke the (Amarna)thirty-three-run stand.
Ajay, who faced five balls, scored a couple. He was caught by Richie Richardson. Ambrose broke the eight-run stand. Mohammad Azharuddin, who faced 57 balls, scored 28. Walsh broke the 26-run stand. The seventh-wicket pair put on 15. Shastri, who faced 17 balls, scored (Ra)VI. He was run out.
Manoj Prabhakar, who faced 17 balls, scored eight. He was trapped leg before wicket by Malcolm Marshall, who broke the 15-run stand. Dev, whose 50-ball innings included a Kapil of boundaries and the only six of the innings, scored 41. He was adjudged the player of the match. Benjamin broke the 22-run partnership.
Kiran More, who faced nine balls, scored a couple. He was unbeaten, as was Arshad Ayub, who faced five balls, scoring seven. The West Indians conceded 24 extras. India scored 211 for the loss of nine wickets off 50 overs.
Richards, who bowled 10 wicketless overs, conceded 40. Marshall, who bowled 10 overs, conceded 50. He picked up a wicket. Ambrose, Benjamin and Walsh bowled 10 overs, including a maiden, each, picking up a couple of scalps apiece. They conceded 43, 36 and 32, respectively.
Desmond Haynes, who faced 10 balls, scored three. Dev broke the five-run stand. Phil Simmons, who faced 23 balls, scored three. He was caught by Vengsarkar. Prabhakar broke the 19-run stand. The third-wicket pair put on 35. Richardson, whose 55-ball innings included a six, scored 39. He was run out.
Best, who faced 10 balls, scored five. He was caught by Vengsarkar. Ayub broke the 12-run stand. Keith Arthurton, who faced 46 balls, scored 16. Ayub was in seventh heaven. Jeff Dujon, whose 61-ball innings included a boundary, scored 37. He was unbeaten.
Marshall, whose 47-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and as many sixes, scored 40. Ajay broke the 51-run stand. Ambrose, who faced 11 balls, scored three. He was stumped by More. Shastri broke the 17-run stand. The eighth-wicket pair put on 11. Richards, who faced five balls, scored as many. He was run out.
Benjamin, whose 13-ball innings included a boundary, scored 10. He was stumped by More. Ajay broke the 14-run stand. Walsh, who faced a couple of balls, scored a run. Dev broke the three-run stand.
The Indians conceded a dozen extras. The West Indies, who were dismissed for 174 off 46.4 overs, lost by 37 runs. Srikkanth, who bowled a couple of wicketless overs, conceded 15. Prabhakar bowled seven overs, including a maiden. He conceded 18, picking up a wicket. Shastri, who bowled 10 overs, conceded 40. He picked up a wicket.
Dev bowled 7.4 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 19, picking up a couple of wickets. Ajay and Ayub bowled 10 overs each, picking up a couple of scalps apiece. While the former conceded 44, the latter conceded 29.
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