India vs West Indies, 4th Test at Chennai, Jan 12 1979 - Match Result

RESULT

4th Test, Chennai, January 12 - 16, 1979, West Indies tour of India

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West Indies

228 & 151

India

(T:125) 255 & 125/7

India won by 3 wickets

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West Indies1st Inn

228/10(72.5 overs)

Alvin Kallicharran

98 (155)

Kapil Dev

4/38 (14)

Norbert Phillip

*22 ()

Srinivas Venkataraghavan

3/60 (20.5)

India1st Inn

255/10(83.1 overs)

Gundappa Viswanath

124 ()

Norbert Phillip

4/48 (22)

Syed Kirmani

33 ()

Sylvester Clarke

4/75 (29.1)

West Indies2nd Inn

151/10(45.5 overs)

Larry Gomes

91 ()

Srinivas Venkataraghavan

4/43 (16.5)

Alvin Greenidge

15 ()

Kapil Dev

3/46 (14)

India2nd Inn

125/7(46.2 overs)

Gundappa Viswanath

31 ()

Norbert Phillip

3/37 (15)

Kapil Dev

*26 ()

Sylvester Clarke

2/46 (21.2)

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Match details

GroundMadras Cricket Club Ground, Chepauk, Madras

TossWest Indies, elected to bat first

Series

West Indies tour of India

Season1978/79

Series resultIndia led the 6-match series 1-0

Match numberTest no. 841

Match daysday (5-day match)

Test debut

Dhiraj Parsana

Herbert Chang

Umpires

Jiban Ghosh

Swaroop Kishen

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