India, the giant-K(ap)illers, upset WI

India, who were Kap(il)tained at the third edition of the World Cup by Dev, made three changes to the eleven that lost the third match of the One-day International series preceding the showpiece event – Dilip Vengsarkar, Ashok Malhotra and Srinivas Venkataraghavan made way for Krishnamachari Srikkanth, Sandeep Patil and Roger Binny.

The Indians kicked off their campaign against the two-time champions, led by Clive Lloyd, who chose to field on WInning the toss.

Srikkanth, who faced 17 balls, scored 14. He was caught by Jeff Dujon. Michael Holding broke the opening stand, which was worth 21.

Sunil Gavaskar, who faced 44 balls, scored 19. He was caught by Dujon. Malcolm Marshall broke the twenty-five-run stand. Mohinder Amarnath, who faced 60 balls, scored 21. He was caught by Dujon. Joel Garner broke the 30-run partnership.

Patil faced 52 balls, scoring 36. Larry Gomes broke the fourth-wicket partnership, which was worth 49. Dev, who faced 13 deliveries, scored six. He was caught by Vivian Richards. Larry Gomes broke the 16-run stand.

Binny scored 27 off 38 balls. Marshall trapped him leg before wicket, breaking the sixth-wicket stand, which was worth 73.

Sharma, who scored 89, was adjudged the (Yash)p(a)layer of the match. His 120-ball (Hold)in(nin)gs included nine boundaries. Michael broke the 29-run stand.

Madan Lal, who faced 22 balls, scored 21. He was unbeaten. The eighth-wicket pair put on just three. Syed Kirmani, who faced two balls, scored a run. He was run out. Ravi Shastri, who faced three balls, scored five. He was unbeaten.

The West Indians conceded 23 extras. India scored 262 for the loss of eight wickets off 60 overs. Richards bowled a couple of wicketless overs, conceding 13. Andy Roberts bowled a dozen wicketless overs, including a maiden. He conceded 51.

Garner bowled 12 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 49 and picked up a scalp. Gomes, who bowled 10 overs, conceded 46 and picked up two wickets.

Marshall’s 12-over spell included a maiden. He conceded 48 and picked up a couple of scalps. Holding bowled a dozen overs, including three maidens. He conceded 32 and picked up two wickets.

Twenty-two overs of the West Indies’ innings were completed on the first day. Their openers put on 49. Desmond Haynes, who faced 29 balls and scored 24, was run out. Gordon Greenidge, who faced 55 balls, scored 24. Balvinder Singh Sandhu broke the seven-run stand.

Richards, who faced 36 balls, scored 17. He was caught by Kirmani. Binny broke the 20-run stand. Bacchus, who Fa(ou)(ce)d 24 balls, scored 14. Lal broke the 20-run stand.

Dujon, who faced a dozen deliveries, wasn’t in seventh heaven, because he was caught by Sandhu. Binny broke the 11-run stand. The sixth-wicket stand was worth 17. Gomes, who faced 16 balls, scored eight. He was run out.

Marshall, who faced five balls, scored two. He was stumped by Kirmani. Shastri broke the two-run stand. Lloyd, who faced 38 balls, scored 25. Binny broke the four-run stand.

Roberts, who faced 58 balls, scored 37. He was unbeaten. Holding, who faced eleven balls, scored eight. Shastri broke the 27-run stand.

Garner scored 37 off 29 balls, sharing a last-wicket stand worth 71 with Roberts. His innings included a boundary. He was stumped by Kirmani off Shastri.

India, who conceded 25 extras, dismissing West Indies for 228 off 54.1 overs. The former’s 34-run WIn was an upset.

Patil, who bowled three wicketless overs, conceded 25. Dev, who bowled 60 wicketless deliveries, conceded 34.

Sandhu bowled 12 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 36 and picked up a scalp. Lal’s 12-over spell included a maiden. He conceded 34 and picked up a wicket.

Binny bowled 12 overs, included a maiden. He conceded 48 and picked up three scalps. Shastri’s 31-ball spell yielded 26. He took three wickets.