Cricket Highlights - India vs West Indies 1st Match Prudential World Cup 1979
Watch the highlights of India vs West Indies 1st Match Prudential World Cup 1979 - Prudential World Cup 1979 tournament of the 1st ODI match first time played between West Indies and India at Edgbaston, Birmingham in 09th June 1979.
Michael Holding's four-wickets before An unbeaten maiden century from Gordon Greenidge steers to West Indies registered their historic first ODI win against India by comfortable nine-wickets in a one-sided game of the opening match of a Prudential World Cup.
Match Stats :
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India scored modest total of 190 for all-out in 53.1 overs with top scorer by Gundappa Viswanath struck 75 off 134-balls including 7-fours, Brijesh Patel (15) and Srinivas Venkataraghavan - Bishan Singh Bedi each scored 13-runs.
West Indies best bowler Michael Holding 4-33, Andy Roberts 2-32, Joel Garner, Colin Croft and Collis King each took 1-wickets
West Indies chased 194/1 in 51.3 with top scorer by Gordon Greenidge 106) not out off 173-balls - which was his 1st ODI hundred.
Desmond Haynes hit 47 off consuming 99-balls including 2-fours & a six and Vivian Richards 28 not out.
India best bowler by Kapil Dev took 1-wicket for 46-runs in 10-overs including a maiden.
Gordon Greenidge named Player of the match for his match-winning magnificent career-best unbeaten 106-runs knocked off facing 173-balls including 9-fours and a six.