West Indian cricket team in India in 1987–88 explained

Series Name:West Indies cricket team in India in 1987-88
Team1 Image:Flag of India.svg
Team1 Name:India
Team2 Image:WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg
Team2 Name:West Indies
From Date:25 November 1987
To Date:25 January 1988
Team1 Captain:Dileep Vengsarkar
Team2 Captain:Viv Richards
No Of Tests:4
Team1 Tests Won:1
Team2 Tests Won:1
Team1 Tests Most Runs:Dileep Vengsarkar (305)
Team2 Tests Most Runs:Viv Richards (295)
Team1 Tests Most Wickets:Narendra Hirwani (16)
Team2 Tests Most Wickets:Courtney Walsh (26)
No Of Odis:7
Team1 Odis Won:1
Team2 Odis Won:6
Team1 Odis Most Runs:Mohinder Amarnath (262)
Team2 Odis Most Runs:Carl Hooper (250)
Team1 Odis Most Wickets:Patrick Patterson (17)
Team2 Odis Most Wickets:Ravi Shastri (9)

The West Indies national cricket team visited India in 1987-88 for a 4-match Test series and followed by 7 one day international matches along with a one-off benevolent fund match.[1] The test series was drawn 1-1 and West Indies won the ODI series with 6–1.[2]

Test Series

4th Test

ODIs

The West Indies won the Charminar Challenge Cup 6–1.

Indian Board Benevolent Fund Match

Scheduling issues and disagreement between the two Boards led to this match not counting as part of the Charminar Challenge Cup. The West Indians refused to allow the match to be counted as part of the Cup. The proceeds of the match went to the Cricketers’ Benevolent Fund.[3] [4]

7th ODI

Notes and References

  1. Web site: West Indies tour of India, West Indies tour of India 1987/88 score, Match schedules, fixtures, points table, results, news. ESPNcricinfo. 16 November 2021.
  2. Web site: West Indies tour of India - Cricket Schedules, Updates, Results | ESPNcricinfo.com. ESPNcricinfo. 16 November 2021.
  3. Book: Rutnagur, Dicky . Wright . Graeme . Wisden Cricketers' Almanack 1989 . John Wisden & Co Ltd . 1989 . 943–961 . The West Indians in India, 1987-88 . http://www.espncricinfo.com/wisdenalmanack/content/story/153117.html . 0-947766-13-8 .
  4. Book: Frindall, Bill . Bill Frindall . Limited-Overs International Cricket – The Complete Record . Headline Book Publishing . 1997 . 244 . 0-7472-1173-6 .