India vs West Indies, 5th Test at Delhi, Jan 24 1979 - Match Result

RESULT

5th Test, Delhi, January 24 - 29, 1979, West Indies tour of India

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India

566/8d

West Indies

(fo) 172 & 179/3

Match drawn

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India • 566/8(142.2 overs)

1st INNINGS

Kapil Dev

126* (124)

Sylvester Clarke

3/139 (36)

Sunil Gavaskar

120 ()

Norbert Phillip

3/159 (38.2)

West Indies • 172/10(56.4 overs)

1st INNINGS

Larry Gomes

40 ()

Karsan Ghavri

3/54 (15)

Basil Williams

26 ()

Kapil Dev

3/59 (15)

West Indies • 179/3(58 overs)

2nd INNINGS

Faoud Bacchus

61 ()

Bhagwath Chandrasekhar

2/32 (15)

Alvin Kallicharran

45* ()

Srinivas Venkataraghavan

1/26 (14)

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Match details

Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi
Toss	India, elected to bat first
Series	West Indies tour of India
Season	1978/79
Series result	India led the 6-match series 1-0
Match number	Test no. 842
Match days	day (5-day match)
Umpires	Kasturi Ramaswami Mohammad Ghouse