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]
| 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) | |
Test Series
edit1st Test
edit25–29 November 1987
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- India won the toss and elected to bat.
- Sanjay Manjrekar, Arshad Ayub (both Ind) and Winston Benjamin (WI) made their Test debuts.
2nd Test
edit11–16 December 1987
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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
edit4th Test
edit11–15 January 1988
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- 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.
ODIs
editThe West Indies won the Charminar Challenge Cup 6–1.
1st ODI
edit 8 December 1987
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- West Indies won the toss and elected to bat.
- Arshad Ayub (IND) made his ODI debut.
2nd ODI
edit3rd ODI
edit 2 January 1988
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4th ODI
edit 5 January 1988
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- 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
editScheduling 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]
5th ODI
edit6th ODI
edit 22 January 1988
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- India won the toss and elected to field.
- ND Hirwani (IND) made his ODI debut.
7th ODI
edit 25 January 1988
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- West Indies won the toss and elected to field.
- The match was reduced before play started from 50 overs to 45 overs per side.
References
edit- ^ "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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