India vs West Indies, 5th Test at Delhi, Feb 06 1959 - Match Result

RESULT

5th Test, Delhi, February 06 - 11, 1959, West Indies tour of India

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415 & 275

644/8d

Match drawn

Polly Umrigar has become the top scorer for IND in Tests with 2268 runs, going past Vijay Hazare's 2192

Polly Umrigar has scored 17 fifty-plus scores in Tests, the most for IND breaking Vijay Hazare's record

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Scorecard summary

India • 415/10(141.3 overs)

1st INNINGS

109 ()

4/66 (26)

Nari Contractor

92 ()

3/94 (40)

West Indies • 644/8(214 overs)

1st INNINGS

123 ()

4/169 (49)

100 ()

3/68 (26)

India • 275/9(111.2 overs)

2nd INNINGS

96 ()

5/90 (42)

58 ()

3/62 (24.2)

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Match details

Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi
Toss	India, elected to bat first
Series	West Indies tour of India
Season	1958/59
Series result	West Indies won the 5-match series 3-0
Match number	Test no. 467
Match days	day (5-day match)
Test debut	Ramakant Desai
Umpires	Noshirvan Nagarwala Santosh Ganguli

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Captains galore

India's selectors during the 1958-59 series against West Indies spent more time on political infighting than addressing the team's problems

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INDIA v. WEST INDIES

India, under the leadership of the 39-years-old Adhikari, gave their best performance of the series, yet only lack of time prevented West Indies from gaining their fourth victory

INDIA v. WEST INDIES

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India Innings

Player Name		R	B
P Roy	caught	58
NJ Contractor	run out	4
DK Gaekwad	caught	52
CG Borde	hit wicket	96
HR Adhikari	caught	40
MH Mankad	bowled	0
NS Tamhane	hit wicket	5
SP Gupte	bowled	0
RB Desai	bowled	5
VL Manjrekar	not out	0
PR Umrigar	absent hurt
Extras	(b 2, lb 6, nb 7)
Total	275(9 wkts; 111.2 ovs)

Wkt	Runs	Players
1st	5	Pankaj Roy	Nari Contractor
2nd	93	Pankaj Roy	Datta Gaekwad
3rd	37	Datta Gaekwad	Chandu Borde
4th	108	Hemu Adhikari	Chandu Borde
5th	4	Vinoo Mankad	Chandu Borde
6th	13	Naren Tamhane	Chandu Borde
7th	4	Subhash Gupte	Chandu Borde
8th	10	Chandu Borde	Ramakant Desai
9th	1	Vijay Manjrekar	Chandu Borde

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