West_Indian_cricket_team_in_India_in_1987–88
West Indian cricket team in India in 1987–88
International cricket tour
The West Indies national cricket team visited India in 1987-88 for a 4-match Test series and followed by 7 one day international matches along with a one-off benevolent fund match.[1] The test series was drawn 1-1 and West Indies won the ODI series with 6–1.[2]
Quick Facts Dates, Captains ...
| West Indies cricket team in India in 1987-88 | |||
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| India | West Indies | ||
| Dates | 25 November 1987 – 25 January 1988 | ||
| Captains | Dileep Vengsarkar | Viv Richards | |
| Test series | |||
| Result | 4-match series drawn 1–1 | ||
| Most runs | Dileep Vengsarkar (305) | Viv Richards (295) | |
| Most wickets | Narendra Hirwani (16) | Courtney Walsh (26) | |
| One Day International series | |||
| Results | West Indies won the 7-match series 6–1 | ||
| Most runs | Mohinder Amarnath (262) | Carl Hooper (250) | |
| Most wickets | Patrick Patterson (17) | Ravi Shastri (9) | |
Close
1st Test
25–29 November 1987 Scorecard |
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West Indies won by 5 wickets Feroz Shah Kotla Ground, Delhi Umpires: Dara Dotiwala (Ind) and V. K. Ramaswamy (Ind) |
- India won the toss and elected to bat.
- Sanjay Manjrekar, Arshad Ayub (both Ind) and Winston Benjamin (WI) made their Test debuts.
2nd Test
11–16 December 1987 Scorecard |
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- India won the toss and elected to bat.
- No play on day 2
- Carl Hooper (WI) made his Test debut.
3rd Test
4th Test
11–15 January 1988 Scorecard |
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India won by 255 runs MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai Umpires: Ram Gupta (Ind) and Piloo Reporter (Ind) |
- India won the toss and elected to bat.
- Narendra Hirwani, Woorkeri Raman, Ajay Sharma (all Ind) and Phil Simmons (WI) all made their Test debuts.
The West Indies won the Charminar Challenge Cup 6–1.
1st ODI
8 December 1987 Scorecard |
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West Indies won by 10 runs Vidarbha Cricket Association Ground, Nagpur Umpires: R Mehra and V Vikramraju Player of the match: BP Patterson (WIN) |
- West Indies won the toss and elected to bat.
- Arshad Ayub (IND) made his ODI debut.
2nd ODI
23 December 1987 Scorecard |
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West Indies won by 52 runs Nehru Stadium, Guwahati Umpires: SK Ghosh and RV Ramani Player of the match: IVA RIchards (WIN) |
- India won the toss and elected to field.
3rd ODI
2 January 1988 Scorecard |
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India won by 56 runs Eden Gardens, Calcutta Umpires: RB Gupta and PD Reporter Player of the match: M Amarnath (IND) |
4th ODI
5 January 1988 Scorecard |
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West Indies won by 6 wickets Municipal Stadium, Rajkot Umpires: DN Dotiwalla and SB Kulkarni Player of the match: IVA Richards (WIN) |
- India won the toss and elected to bat.
- The match was reduced before play started from 50 overs to 46 overs per side.
- The match was reduced to 43 overs per side.
- SV Manjrekar (IND) and D Williams (WIN) made their ODI debuts.
Indian Board Benevolent Fund Match
Scheduling issues and disagreement between the two Boards led to this match not counting as part of the Charminar Challenge Cup. The West Indians refused to allow the match to be counted as part of the Cup. The proceeds of the match went to the Cricketers’ Benevolent Fund.[3][4]
7 January 1988 Scorecard |
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West Indies won by 2 runs Gujarat Stadium, Ahmedabad Umpires: PG Pandit and RV Ramani Player of the match: K Srikkanth (IND) |
- India won the toss and elected to field.
5th ODI
19 January 1988 Scorecard |
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West Indies won by 4 wickets Nahar Singh Stadium, Faridabad Umpires: SK Ghosh and VK Ramaswamy Player of the match: M Amarnath (IND) |
- West Indies won the toss and elected to field.
6th ODI
22 January 1988 Scorecard |
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West Indies won by 73 runs Captain Roop Singh Stadium, Gwalior Umpires: DN Dotiwalla and SB Kulkarni Player of the match: CL Hooper (WIN) |
- India won the toss and elected to field.
- ND Hirwani (IND) made his ODI debut.
7th ODI
25 January 1988 Scorecard |
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West Indies won by 9 wickets University Stadium, Trivandrum Umpires: PG Pandit and V Vikramraju Player of the match: PV Simmons (WIN) |
- West Indies won the toss and elected to field.
- The match was reduced before play started from 50 overs to 45 overs per side.
- "West Indies tour of India, West Indies tour of India 1987/88 score, Match schedules, fixtures, points table, results, news". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
- "West Indies tour of India - Cricket Schedules, Updates, Results | ESPNcricinfo.com". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
- Rutnagur, Dicky (1989). "The West Indians in India, 1987-88". In Wright, Graeme (ed.). Wisden Cricketers' Almanack 1989. John Wisden & Co Ltd. pp. 943–961. ISBN 0-947766-13-8.
- Frindall, Bill (1997). Limited-Overs International Cricket – The Complete Record. Headline Book Publishing. p. 244. ISBN 0-7472-1173-6.
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