Indian cricket team in the West Indies in 1988–89

Indian cricket team in West Indies in 1988–89
Date	2 March – 3 May 1989
Location	West Indies
Result	West Indies won the 4-match Test series 3–0 West Indies won the 5-match ODI series 5–0
Teams   West Indies   India Captains Viv Richards Dilip Vengsarkar Most runs Richie Richardson (619) Desmond Haynes (280) Gordon Greenidge (243) Sanjay Manjrekar (200) Navjot Sidhu (179) Ravi Shastri (170) Most wickets Malcolm Marshall (19) Courtney Walsh (18) Ian Bishop (16) Kapil Dev (18) Arshad Ayub (14) Chetan Sharma (8)
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The India national cricket team toured the West Indies during the 1988–89 cricket season. India played four Test matches and five One Day International matches between 2 March and 3 May 1989, against the West Indian cricket team, with the West Indies winning the Test series 3–0 and ODI series 5–0. ^[1]

Background

The Indian squad for left for the West Indies on 26 February 1989. The side entered Caribbean on the back of a decent record barring the 1961–62 tour when they lost the series 5–0. In the 24 Tests played until then, India had won 2, lost 10 and drawn 12. ^[2]

First-class matches

Four-day: West Indies Board President's XI v Indians

2–5 March 1989 Scorecard

Indians	v	West Indies Board President's XI
356 (112.4 overs) Ravi Shastri 57 George Ferris 3/88		246 (88 overs) Carlisle Best 104* Kapil Dev 6/27 (14 overs)
307 (90.1 overs) Kapil Dev 97 Robert Haynes 3/60 (26.1 overs)		183/3 (58 overs) Phil Simmons 116* Ravi Shastri 2/35 (13 overs)

Match drawn Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados Umpires: David Archer and T Squires

• Indians won the toss and decided to bat.
• Rain interrupted play on day two. ^[3]

Three-day: West Indies Under-23s v Indians

14–16 March 1989 Scorecard

Indians	v	West Indies Under-23s
411/6d (119 overs) Navjot Singh Sidhu 114 Linden Joseph 2/57 (20 overs)		405 (127.3 overs) Brian Lara 182 (237) Narendra Hirwani 5/150 (36.3 overs)
39/0 (9 overs) Arun Lal 21* Nehemiah Perry 0/4 (2 overs)

Match drawn Warner Park, Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis Umpires: Andrew Weekes and Pat Whyte

• Indians won the toss and decided to bat.

The India team entered the game on the back of a 3–0 ODI series loss against the West Indies senior team, which ended on 11 March. Players who featured in the said matches and the first-class match against West Indies Board President's XI — Dilip Vengsarkar, Kapil Dev, Mohammad Azharuddin, Kiran More — and two others, Ravi Shastri and Chetan Sharma, were rested. The side was captained by Krishnamachari Srikkanth. ^[4] The West Indies Under-23s included Kenny Benjamin, who played for the senior team. Carl Hooper, another regular in both teams, was rested for the game. The Under-23s side was captained by Brian Lara, then 19. ^[5] Batting first after winning the toss, the Indians declared after making 411/6. Navjot Singh Sidhu and Sanjay Manjrekar put on 171 runs for the third wicket with both scoring centuries. ^[6] The West Indies Under-23s were all out at 405, with Lara top-scoring for the side with 182, coming off 237 balls. ^[7] His century came in 177 balls and included 12 fours. ^[8] For the Indians, Narendra Hirwani (5/150) returned with best figures.

Four-day: West Indies Board XI v Indians

1–4 April 1989 Scorecard

Indians	v	West Indies Board XI
103/9d (50.1 overs) Sanjay Manjrekar 39 Patrick Patterson 5/47 (19 overs)		185/3 (43.1 overs) Carlisle Best 58 Kapil Dev 1/27 (7 overs)

Match drawn Arnos Vale Playing Field, Kingstown, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Umpires: George Browne and Glenroy T. Johnson

• West Indies Board XI won the toss and decided to field.
• Rain prevented any play on days one and three.

Four-day: Jamaica v Indians

22–25 April 1989 Scorecard

Indians	v	Jamaica
586 (158.3 overs) Navjot Singh Sidhu 286 Steve Gordon 2/103 (22 overs)		330 (143 overs) Cleveland Davidson 74 Sanjeev Sharma 4/61 (25 overs)
104/3 (37 overs) Sanjay Manjrekar 41* Steve Gordon 2/26 (8 overs)

Match drawn Sabina Park, Kingston, Jamaica Umpires: Lindel Bell and Antonio Gaynor

• Indians won the toss and decided to bat.
• Robert Samuels and Carlton Carter (Jamaica) made their first-class debuts.
• Navjot Singh Sidhu's score of 286 is his highest in first-class matches.

Test matches

1st Test

25–30 March 1989 Scorecard

West Indies	v	India
437 (141 overs) Richie Richardson 194 (367) Arshad Ayub 5/104 (31 overs)		86/1 (39 overs) Navjot Sidhu 42* (104) Courtney Walsh 1/12 (6 overs)

Match drawn Bourda, Georgetown Umpires: David Archer (WI) and Lloyd Barker (WI)

• India won the toss and decided to field
• Rain on day two and rest day (extended as playing day) prevented any further play. ^[9]
• Ian Bishop (WI) made his Test debut.

2nd Test

7–12 April 1989 Scorecard

India	v	West Indies
321 (105.2 overs) Sanjay Manjrekar 108 Ian Bishop 6/87 (25 overs)		377 (111.5 overs) Gordon Greenidge 117 Ravi Shastri 4/78 (28 overs)
251 (97.3 overs) Ravi Shastri 107 Malcolm Marshall 5/60 (26 overs)		196/2 (48 overs) Desmond Haynes 112 Chetan Sharma 1/19 (4 overs)

West Indies won by 8 wickets Kensington Oval, Bridgetown Umpires: David Archer (WI) and Lloyd Barker (WI) Player of the match: Ravi Shastri (Ind)

• West Indies won the toss and decided to field

3rd Test

15–20 April 1989 Scorecard

West Indies	v	India
314 (123.3 overs) Gus Logie 87 Arshad Ayub 5/117 (52 overs)		150 (67 overs) Arun Lal 30 Malcolm Marshall 5/34 (17 overs)
266 (97 overs) Richie Richardson 99 Kapil Dev 5/58 (25 overs)		213 (81.5 overs) Dilip Vengsarkar 62 Malcolm Marshall 6/55 (19.5 overs)

West Indies won by 217 runs Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain Umpires: Clyde Cumberbatch (WI) and Andrew Weekes (WI) Player of the match: Malcolm Marshall (WI)

• India won the toss and decided to field

4th Test

28 April–3 May 1989 scorecard

India	v	West Indies
289 (102.2 overs) Navjot Sidhu 116 Courtney Walsh 6/62 (29 overs)		384 (123.5 overs) Richie Richardson 156 Kapil Dev 6/84 (33 overs)
152 (48.3 overs) Sanjay Manjrekar 41 Courtney Walsh 4/39 (17 overs)		60/3 (18.4 overs) Desmond Haynes 35 Ravi Shastri 1/9 (7 overs)

West Indies won by 7 wickets Sabina Park, Kingston Umpires: David Archer (WI) and Steve Bucknor (WI) Player of the match: Courtney Walsh (WI)

• West Indies won the toss and decided to field
• M. Venkataramana (Ind) made his Test debut.

ODIs

The West Indies won the Cable and Wireless ODI Series 5–0.

1st ODI

7 March 1989 Scorecard

West Indies   248/4 (48 overs)	v	India 198/8 (48 overs)
DL Haynes 117* (132) Kapil Dev 2/30 (9 overs)		AK Sharma 43* (48) IVA Richards 3/47 (10 overs)

West Indies won by 50 runs Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados Umpires: DM Archer and LH Barker Player of the match: DL Haynes (WI)

• India won the toss and elected to field.
• The match was reduced to 48 overs per side.

2nd ODI

9 March 1989 Scorecard

India   148 (48 overs)	v	West Indies 151/4 (38.4 overs)
Kapil Dev 44 (47) Viv Richards 4/42 (10 overs)		CG Greenidge 70 (106) K Srikkanth 3/26 (4.4 overs)

West Indies won by 6 wickets Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago Umpires: CE Cumberbatch and M Hosein Player of the match: CG Greenidge (WI)

• West Indies won the toss and elected to field.

3rd ODI

11 March 1989 Scorecard

India   192 (49.5 overs)	v	West Indies 193/4 (47.2 overs)
NS Sidhu 50 (92) IR Bishop 4/33 (9.5 overs)		KLT Arthurton 76* (114) C Sharma 1/23 (8 overs)

West Indies won by 6 wickets Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago Umpires: CE Cumberbatch and GT Johnson Player of the match: KLT Arthurton (WI)

• India won the toss and elected to bat.
• RR Singh (IND) made his ODI debut.

4th ODI

18 March 1989 Scorecard

India   237/8 (50 overs)	v	West Indies 240/2 (43.2 overs)
DB Vengsarkar 88 (120) IR Bishop 4/46 (10 overs)		CG Greenidge 117 (123) AK Sharma 1/47 (10 overs)

West Indies won by 8 wickets Antigua Recreation Ground, St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda Umpires: SA Bucknor and AE Weekes Player of the match: CG Greenidge (WI)

• India won the toss and elected to bat.

5th ODI

21 March 1989 Scorecard

West Indies   289/2 (43.5 overs)	v	India 188/8 (44 overs)
DL Haynes 152* (126) C Sharma 1/38 (7.5 overs)		Kapil Dev 38 (48) IVA Richards 3/41 (10 overs)

West Indies won by 101 runs Bourda, Georgetown, Guyana Umpires: LH Barker and CR Duncan Player of the match: DL Haynes (WI)

• India won the toss and elected to field.
• The match was reduced to 43.5 overs per side.

References

1. "India tour of West Indies - Cricket Schedules, Updates, Results". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
2. Menon, Suresh (26 February 1989). "The West Indies Challenge". The Indian Express . Retrieved 28 June 2017.
3. "Tail wags as India reach 356". The Indian Express. 4 March 1989. p. 14. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
4. "India off to a bright start". The Indian Express. 16 March 1989. p. 16. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
5. "India to face strong youth team". The Indian Express. 14 March 1989. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
6. "Sidhu, Manjrekar hit tons". The Indian Express. 16 March 1989. p. 16. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
7. "Hirwani takes five". The Indian Express. 18 March 1989. p. 14. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
8. "Lara spearheads Windies' reply". The Indian Express. 17 March 1989. p. 16. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
9. "First Test Match: WEST INDIES v INDIA 1988-89". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 28 June 2017.

External links

• Cricarchive
• Tour page ESPNcricinfo
• Record ESPNcricinfo