Welcome to the highlights of India vs West Indies 4th ODI - 1994 West Indies tour of India 5-match ODI series - The fourth One-Day International cricket match between India and West Indies was played at Barabati Stadium, Cuttack on November 09, 1994.
Match Overview:
A brilliant maiden ODI century by opener Ajay Jadeja and Sachin Tendulkar's sparkling 88 leads to India emphatic eight-wicket victory over West Indies and took an unassailable 3-1 lead to clinch the their historic first ODI series win against West Indies in the fourth ODI.
Match Stats:
- This is the India's first bilateral ODI series win against West Indies after their five consecutive ODI series defeats against West Indies.
- Ajay Jadeja became the 16th Indian batsman to score a hundred in One-day internationals.
- Ajay Jadeja became the fifth Indian batsman to score a century against West Indies in ODIs.
- 176 : Ajay Jadeja and Sachin Tendulkar set up the record first-wicket partnership for India against West Indies in One-day international, previously held by the 108-run stand between these same pair (Ajay Jadeja and Sachin Tendulkar) at Kolkata earlier last week's Wills World Series' final and the India's second highest opening stand in ODIs, The highest is 188-run stand between Kris Srikkanth and Ravi Shastri against England at same venue in 1984.
In-Depth Match Highlights:
West Indies scored 251-9 in 50 overs with top scorer by Brian Lara cracked a 89 off 106-balls including 8-fours & a six.
Roland Holder hit a unbeaten 36 off 37-balls including one-six & a four, Phil Simmons cracked a 32 off 50-balls included 3-fours.
Keith Arthurton struck 27 off 37-balls including 2-fours and Stuart Williams scored 15 off 33-balls contained two-fours.
India best bowler by Anil Kumble picked up 3-wickets for 43-runs in 10-overs with economy rate of 4.30, Ajay Jadeja captured two-wickets and one for Chetan Sharma - Venkatapathy Raju.
India chase down the target of 252, finishing at 256 for 2 in 49.2 overs with top scorer by Ajay Jadeja cracked a 104 off 126-balls - which was his 1st ODI hundred.
Sachin Tendulkar struck 88 off 112-balls including 10-fours, Vinod Kambli cracked a unbeaten 40 off 35-balls included 2-fours and Mohammad Azharuddin scored a unbeaten 17 off 18-balls contained contained a boundary.
West Indies best bowler by Courtney Walsh and Phil Simmons both took one-wickets.
Ajay Jadeja named Player of the match for his match-winning brilliant 103-runs knocked off facing 126-balls including 4-fours & 3-sixes.
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