West Indies cricket team in India in the 1987/88 season
The West Indies cricket team's tour to India in the 1987/88 season took place from November 25, 1987 to January 25, 1988. The international cricket tour was part of the 1987/88 international cricket season and included four tests and seven ODIs . The West Indies won the ODI series 6–1, while the test series 1–1 ended in a draw.
prehistory
Both teams previously played at the 1987 Cricket World Cup , in which the West Indies failed in the group stage and India reached the semifinals. The last meeting of the two teams took place in the 1983/84 season in India .
Stages
Tour venues |
The following stages have been designated as the venue for the tour.
| Stadion | city | capacity | Games |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sardar Patel Stadium | Ahmedabad | 54,000 | ODI |
| Feroz Shah Kotla | Delhi | 48,000 | 1st test |
| Nahar Singh Stadium | Faridabad | 25,000 | 5. ODI |
| Nehru Stadium | Guwahati | 15,000 | 2. ODI |
| Captain Roop Singh Stadium | Gwalior | 18,000 | 6. ODI |
| Eden Gardens | Calcutta | 82,000 | 3rd test; 3. ODI |
| MA Chidambaram Stadium | Madras | 46,000 | 4th test |
| Wankhede Stadium | Mumbai | 33,000 | 2nd test |
| Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium | Nagpur | 45,000 | 1. ODI |
| Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium | Rajkot | 28,000 | 4. ODI |
| University Stadium | Thiruvananthapuram | 20,000 | 7. ODI |
Squad lists
The following squads were named by the teams.
| test | ODI | ||
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 India
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 West Indies
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India
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West Indies
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Tour matches
First test in Delhi
| November 25-29 Scorecard |
Delhi |
India 75 (30.5) & 327 (113.3) |
- |
West Indies 127 (47.1) & 276-5 (85.3) |
| West Indies wins with 5 wickets | ||||
Second test in Mumbai
| December 11-16 Scorecard |
Mumbai |
India 281 (67.4) & 173 (46) |
- |
West Indies 337 (103.3) & 4-1 (2) |
| draw | ||||
Third test in Calcutta
| December 26th - 31st scorecard |
Calcutta |
West Indies 530-5d (151.5) & 157-2 (62) |
- |
India 565 (172.2) |
| draw | ||||
Fourth test in Madras
| 11-15 January Scorecard |
Madras |
India 382 (104.1) & 217-8d (76) |
- |
West Indies 184 (73.3) & 160 (41.2) |
| India wins with 255 runs | ||||
One-day internationals
First ODI in Nagpur
| December 8th scorecard |
Nagpur |
West Indies 203-8 (50) |
- |
India 193 (44.4) |
| West Indies wins by 10 runs | ||||
Second ODI in Guwahati
| December 23rd scorecard |
Guwahati (NS) |
West Indies 187-7 (45/45) |
- |
India 135 (41.3 / 45) |
| West Indies wins with 52 runs | ||||
Third ODI in Calcutta
| January 2nd scorecard |
Calcutta |
India 222-7 (45/45) |
- |
West Indies 166 (41.5 / 45) |
| India wins with 56 runs | ||||
Fourth ODI in Rajkot
| January 5th scorecard |
Rajkot |
India 221-7 (43/43) |
- |
West Indies 225-4 (40.1 / 43) |
| West Indies wins with 6 wickets | ||||
Fifth ODI in Faridabad
| January 19th scorecard |
Faridabad |
India 230-6 (50) |
- |
West Indies 231-6 (49.1) |
| West Indies wins with 4 wickets | ||||
Sixth ODI in Gwalior
| January 22nd scorecard |
Gwalior |
West Indies 278-6 (50) |
- |
India 205 (41) |
| West Indies wins with 73 runs | ||||
Seventh ODI in Thiruvananthapuram
| January 25th scorecard |
Thiruvananthapuram |
India 239-8 (45/45) |
- |
West Indies 241-1 (42.5 / 45) |
| West Indies wins with 9 wickets | ||||
One-Day International in Ahmedabad
| January 7th scorecard |
Ahmedabad |
West Indies 196 (48.3) |
- |
India 194-9 (50) |
| West Indies wins by 2 runs | ||||
The status of the match has long been controversial. India wanted this to become part of the ODI series, the West Indies rejected it. Ultimately, it got ODI status but was not considered part of the series.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ India v West Indies 1987-88: Charity One-day International ( English ) Wisden. Retrieved February 12, 2019.