# Indian cricket team in the West Indies in 1988–89

The India national cricket team toured the West Indies during the 1988–89 cricket season. India played four Test matches and five One Day International matches between 2 March and 3 May 1989, against the West Indian cricket team, with the West Indies winning the Test series 3–0 and ODI series 5–0.

## Background

The Indian squad for left for the West Indies on 26 February 1989. The side entered Caribbean on the back of a decent record barring the 1961–62 tour when they lost the series 5–0. In the 24 Tests played until then, India had won 2, lost 10 and drawn 12.

## First-class matches
### Four-day: West Indies Board President's XI v Indians

* 2–5 March 1989 Scorecard
* Match drawn Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados Umpires: David Archer and T Squires
* Indians won the toss and decided to bat.
* Rain interrupted play on day two.

### Three-day: West Indies Under-23s v Indians

* 14–16 March 1989 Scorecard
* Match drawn Warner Park, Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis Umpires: Andrew Weekes and Pat Whyte
* Indians won the toss and decided to bat.
The India team entered the game on the back of a 3–0 ODI series loss against the West Indies senior team, which ended on 11 March. Players who featured in the said matches and the first-class match against West Indies Board President's XI — Dilip Vengsarkar, Kapil Dev, Mohammad Azharuddin, Kiran More — and two others, Ravi Shastri and Chetan Sharma, were rested. The side was captained by Krishnamachari Srikkanth. The West Indies Under-23s included Kenny Benjamin, who played for the senior team. Carl Hooper, another regular in both teams, was rested for the game. The Under-23s side was captained by Brian Lara, then 19. Batting first after winning the toss, the Indians declared after making 411/6. Navjot Singh Sidhu and Sanjay Manjrekar put on 171 runs for the third wicket with both scoring centuries. The West Indies Under-23s were all out at 405, with Lara top-scoring for the side with 182, coming off 237 balls. His century came in 177 balls and included 12 fours. For the Indians, Narendra Hirwani (5/150) returned with best figures.

### Four-day: West Indies Board XI v Indians

* 1–4 April 1989 Scorecard
* Match drawn Arnos Vale Playing Field, Kingstown, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Umpires: George Browne and Glenroy T. Johnson
* West Indies Board XI won the toss and decided to field.
* Rain prevented any play on days one and three.

### Four-day: Jamaica v Indians

* 22–25 April 1989 Scorecard
* Match drawn Sabina Park, Kingston, Jamaica Umpires: Lindel Bell and Antonio Gaynor
* Indians won the toss and decided to bat.
* Robert Samuels and Carlton Carter (Jamaica) made their first-class debuts.
* Navjot Singh Sidhu's score of 286 is his highest in first-class matches.

## Test matches
### 1st Test

* 25–30 March 1989 Scorecard
* Match drawn Bourda, Georgetown Umpires: David Archer (WI) and Lloyd Barker (WI)
* India won the toss and decided to field
* Rain on day two and rest day (extended as playing day) prevented any further play.
* Ian Bishop (WI) made his Test debut.

### 2nd Test

* 7–12 April 1989 Scorecard
* West Indies won by 8 wickets Kensington Oval, Bridgetown Umpires: David Archer (WI) and Lloyd Barker (WI) Player of the match: Ravi Shastri (Ind)
* West Indies won the toss and decided to field

### 3rd Test

* 15–20 April 1989 Scorecard
* West Indies won by 217 runs Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain Umpires: Clyde Cumberbatch (WI) and Andrew Weekes (WI) Player of the match: Malcolm Marshall (WI)
* India won the toss and decided to field

### 4th Test

* 28 April–3 May 1989 scorecard
* West Indies won by 7 wickets Sabina Park, Kingston Umpires: David Archer (WI) and Steve Bucknor (WI) Player of the match: Courtney Walsh (WI)
* West Indies won the toss and decided to field
* M. Venkataramana (Ind) made his Test debut.

## ODIs

The West Indies won the Cable and Wireless ODI Series 5–0.

### 1st ODI

* 7 March 1989 Scorecard
| West Indies 248/4 (48 overs) | v | India 198/8 (48 overs) |
| DL Haynes 117* (132) Kapil Dev 2/30 (9 overs) | | AK Sharma 43* (48) IVA Richards 3/47 (10 overs) |
* West Indies won by 50 runs Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados Umpires: DM Archer and LH Barker Player of the match: DL Haynes (WI)
* India won the toss and elected to field.
* The match was reduced to 48 overs per side.

### 2nd ODI

* 9 March 1989 Scorecard
| India 148 (48 overs) | v | West Indies 151/4 (38.4 overs) |
| Kapil Dev 44 (47) Viv Richards 4/42 (10 overs) | | CG Greenidge 70 (106) K Srikkanth 3/26 (4.4 overs) |
* West Indies won by 6 wickets Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago Umpires: CE Cumberbatch and M Hosein Player of the match: CG Greenidge (WI)
* West Indies won the toss and elected to field.

### 3rd ODI

* 11 March 1989 Scorecard
| India 192 (49.5 overs) | v | West Indies 193/4 (47.2 overs) |
| NS Sidhu 50 (92) IR Bishop 4/33 (9.5 overs) | | KLT Arthurton 76* (114) C Sharma 1/23 (8 overs) |
* West Indies won by 6 wickets Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago Umpires: CE Cumberbatch and GT Johnson Player of the match: KLT Arthurton (WI)
* India won the toss and elected to bat.
* RR Singh (IND) made his ODI debut.

### 4th ODI

* 18 March 1989 Scorecard
| India 237/8 (50 overs) | v | West Indies 240/2 (43.2 overs) |
| DB Vengsarkar 88 (120) IR Bishop 4/46 (10 overs) | | CG Greenidge 117 (123) AK Sharma 1/47 (10 overs) |
* West Indies won by 8 wickets Antigua Recreation Ground, St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda Umpires: SA Bucknor and AE Weekes Player of the match: CG Greenidge (WI)
* India won the toss and elected to bat.

### 5th ODI

* 21 March 1989 Scorecard
| West Indies 289/2 (43.5 overs) | v | India 188/8 (44 overs) |
| DL Haynes 152* (126) C Sharma 1/38 (7.5 overs) | | Kapil Dev 38 (48) IVA Richards 3/41 (10 overs) |
* West Indies won by 101 runs Bourda, Georgetown, Guyana Umpires: LH Barker and CR Duncan Player of the match: DL Haynes (WI)
* India won the toss and elected to field.
* The match was reduced to 43.5 overs per side.