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International cricket tour
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 1β0. 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.It was first test series win for India at home against West Indies
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Test series summary
First Test
- West Indies won the toss and elected to field.
- 4 December was taken as a rest day.
Second Test
- West Indies won the toss and elected to bat.
- 18 December was taken as a rest day.
- There was no play on the final day.
-
MD Marshall (WIN) made his Test debut.
Third Test
29 December 1978β3 January 1979 (5-day match)
Scorecard
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- India won the toss and elected to bat.
- 1 January was taken as a rest day.
-
MV Narasimha Rao (IND) made his Test debut.
Fourth Test
- West Indies won the toss and elected to bat.
- 15 January was taken as a rest day.
- The match was scheduled for five days but completed in four.
-
DD Parsana (IND) and
HS Chang (WIN) made their Test debuts.
Fifth Test
- India won the toss and elected to bat.
- 26 January was taken as a rest day.
Sixth Test
- India won the toss and elected to bat.
- 5 February was taken as a rest day.
- There was no play on the fifth day.
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