The Indian team, having obtained a 54-run lead on the first innings, declared their second innings at 146 for 9. This set the visitors a victory target of 201 runs in 72 overs and they cruised home in 58.2 overs.

But the Indian batsmen hellbent for quick runs, got out by chasing the wide balls. Left-arm spinner Neil McGarrell, who bowled five wides (a couple of the deliveries landed on the adjacent pitch) was the most to benefit and he finished with five wickets for 42 runs while skipper Ian Bishop claimed two for 53.

The Indian team lost five wickets in the first hour. The first to go was Hrishikesh Kanitkar who ran himself out. McGarell the accounted for Rohan Gavaskar, Sanjay Raul, Dodda Ganesh and MSK Prasad. Bishop accounted for top scorer Sadagopan Ramesh (39 114m,55b, 2x4). That the Indians lost seven wickets today in 16 overs for 82 runs graphically illustrates the hara-kiri approach of the batsmen.

Scoreboard

INDIA A (1st innings): 297 for 9 decl.

WEST INDIES A (1st innigs):

243

INDIA A (2nd innings): W Jaffer c Smith b Tuckett 23, S Ramesh c Campbell b Bishop 39, A Khurasia c Campbell b McGarell 16, H Kanitkar (run out) 15, R Gavaskar st C Browne b McGarell 0, S Raul c A Griffith b McGarell 8, N Chopra (not out) 8, O Kamal c Gayle b Bishop 2, D Ganesh st C Browne b McGarell 3, MSK Prasad st Browne b McGarell 0. Rahul Sanghvi (not out) 14. Extras (b6, lb2, w9, nb1): 18.

TOTAL (for 9 wickets decl, 27 overs): 146.

Fall of wickets : 1-30, 2-54, 3-83, 4-84, 5-109, 6-117, 7-119, 8-127, 9-127.

BOWLING: Bishop 9-0-53-2, Tuckett 4-0-22-1, McGarell 9-0-42-5, Gayle 5-0-21-0.

West Indies: (2nd innings): A Griffith c Raul b Sanghvi 67, S Campbell c Sanghvi b Chopra 23, W Hinds c Khurasia b Sanghvi 60, C Gayle not out 10, R Smith c RGavaskar b R Sanghvi 23, RN Sarwan not out 7. Extras (b4, lb1, nb7) 12.

Total (for 4 wicekts, 58.2 overs): 202

Fall of wickets:1-47, 2-156, 3-156, 4-194

Bowling: Ganesh 2-0-5-0, Kamal 4-1-7-0, Sanghvi 19.2-0-86-3, Chopra 14-1-42-1, Kanitkar 13-1-35-0, Raul 4-0-16-0, Gavaskar 2-1-6-0.