West Indian cricket team in India and Sri Lanka in 1978–79
The West Indies cricket team, captained by Alvin Kallicharran, toured India and Sri Lanka from November 1978 to February 1979 and played a six-match Test series against the India national cricket team. India won the series 1–0. In Sri Lanka, the West Indians played two internationals against the Sri Lanka national cricket team which had not then achieved Test status; therefore, the internationals played at the Paikiasothy Saravanamuttu Stadium and the Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, both in Colombo, are classified as first-class matches. India were captained by Sunil Gavaskar and Sri Lanka by Anura Tennekoon.[1]
Test series summary
- 1st Test at Wankhede Stadium, Bombay – match drawn[2]
- 2nd Test at M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore – match drawn[3]
- 3rd Test at Eden Gardens, Calcutta – match drawn[4]
- 4th Test at M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Madras – India won by 3 wickets[5]
- 5th Test at Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi – match drawn[6]
- 6th Test at Modi Stadium, Kanpur – match drawn[7]
References
- ^ "West Indies in India and Sri Lanka 1978–79". CricketArchive. Retrieved 6 July 2014.
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(help) - ^ "India v West Indies, First Test 1978–79". CricketArchive. Retrieved 6 July 2014.
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(help) - ^ "India v West Indies, Second Test 1978–79". CricketArchive. Retrieved 6 July 2014.
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(help) - ^ "India v West Indies, Third Test 1978–79". CricketArchive. Retrieved 6 July 2014.
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(help) - ^ "India v West Indies, Fourth Test 1978–79". CricketArchive. Retrieved 6 July 2014.
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(help) - ^ "India v West Indies, Fifth Test 1978–79". CricketArchive. Retrieved 6 July 2014.
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(help) - ^ "India v West Indies, Sixth Test 1978–79". CricketArchive. Retrieved 6 July 2014.
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External links
Further reading
- Dicky Rutnagur, "West Indies in India and Sri Lanka, 1978-79", Wisden 1980, pp. 980-1005.
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