Regarding cricket, both India and West Indies have a tremendous history in the said sport. Both nations are ardent supporters of the game and have produced many famous and well-known players over the years. 

The Indian National Cricket team first competed against West Indies during the 1952-53 cricket season, with West Indies winning the series (1-0). To date, out of the 98 Test matches, West Indies has taken the lead by winning 30 matches. India won 22, and the rest were a draw.

And even in the T20 series, India took the lead by winning 17 matches against the West Indies. The cricket matches between West Indies and India are played with zeal and high enthusiasm with utmost support from each country's audience.

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Here are 15 key moments between the India v/s West Indies cricket match!

  • India’s Tour of the West Indies in 1971

This was India's one of greatest early accomplishments of beating the West Indies in their homeland, seeing the West Indies were by far the strongest team in world cricket back then. Captained by the great Ajit Wadekar, India won the second match of the series and managed to draw the rest of the matches. This was the series where the legendary Sunil Gavaskar made his debut with four centuries and a double century in the series.

  • ICC Cricket World Cup Final 1983

It was THE MATCH. The match will be forever etched in the minds of the Indian cricket audience. Navigating through Australia and Zimbabwe and defeating England in the semi-finals, India finally came across the Windies.

In the finals, India lost the toss and had to bat first against the world's most intimidating bowlers - Andy Roberts, Joel Garner, Malcolm Marshall, and Michael Holding, restricting them to a low score of 183. Kapil Dev, however, marshaled his team and led a stunning fightback with the help of Balwinder Sandhu, Madan Lal, and Mohinder Amarnath to dismiss the best team of their times for a mere 140 all out

  • India vs. West Indies 4th ODI Match 1983

This match was a part of the series tagged as the 'Revenge Series' as the West Indies came to play in India after losing the 1983 World Cup to India. Opener Gordon Greenidge scored 115, but Vivian Richards sent the Indian bowlers on a leather hunt by smacking three sixes and as many as 20 fours in his 149-run knock that came off just 99 balls. India lost by 104 runs, while the Windies took a 4-0 lead in the five-match series.

  • Nehru Cup

India played West Indies on October 23, 1989, for the MRF world series. West Indies won by 20 runs after bowling out India by 176 runs.

  • Hero Cup Final in Kolkata 1993

Held in the Eden Gardens on November 27, 1993, captain Mohammad Azharuddin's 38 and Vinod Kambli's 68 took the team to a score of 225/7. Chasing 226, the four best Windies batsmen were removed by Manoj Prabhakar, Sachin Tendulkar, and Kapil Dev. From then on, it was Anil Kumble's fantastic bowling. Picking up six wickets and giving away 12 runs off 6.1 overs. The team won the match by 102 runs.

  • India Lost to the West Indies in Barbados in 1997

This was a disastrous west indies vs. india cricket match**.** With a satisfactory beginning of scoring 319 against the Windies' 298 in the first innings, India was in a better position going forward in the test match. However, the West Indies bowling attack took control of the second innings. Curtly Ambrose took three wickets, Ian Bishop took four, and Franklin Rose picked up three wickets leaving India all out with a mere score of 81.

  • Anil Kumble Bowls With a Broken Jaw

The match was a gloomy affair and eventually ended in a draw. However, this match will be remembered for Anil Kumble and his grit and determination. A Mervyn Dillion delivery hit him while batting, forcing his jaw to be bandaged, even as blood oozed out everywhere. However, this did not deter him from taking the field with a bandaged jaw. He bowled 14 overs and also dismissed Brian Lara.

  1. 3rd Test: West Indies Tour of India 2011

Ravichandran Ashwin was India's man of the moment in this series. He took nine wickets across both innings in the test and scored a brilliant 103 in the first innings. He was also named Man of the series.

  1. India vs. West Indies 4th ODI Match 2011

Held on December 8, 2011, in Indore, this match was largely remembered due to Virender Sehwag becoming the second batsman after Sachin Tendulkar to have a double century in his name in one-day internationals. He wiped out the Windies bowlers by smashing seven sixes and 25 fours, giving 219 runs off 149 balls.

  1. 2nd Test

WEST INDIES TOUR OF INDIA 2013: West Indies were the worthy opponents in Wankhede Stadium. India won the game by an innings and 126 runs, scoring 495 runs in the first innings. 

  1. End of Sachin Tendulkar Era

The cricketing world came to a virtual standstill as, after 200 matches, Sachin Tendulkar finally decided to bid adieu to the game 2013 against a match with West Indies. Sachin Tendulkar delivered a sterling farewell speech to leave many people emotional all around the world. The ace walked off the field for one final time in Indian colors as the Sachin chants echoed all over the stadium. India recorded a win in the series with a score of 2-0, and the Sachin era came to a glorious end! 

  1. ICC World T20 Semi-finals 2016

 It was a neck-to-neck match, with both India and West Indies fighting for their first ICC trophy in three and four years, respectively. India batted first and scored a total of 192. The Windies managed to chase down India's huge total with two balls to spare and then defeated England in the final with another sensational inning of power-hitting from Carlos Brathwaite.

  1. India vs. West Indies 3rd t20i Match

The Windies started with a good start and continued to do so with their powerful batting. They scored 164 runs in 20 overs. However, India took the lead with just Rohit Sharma, Surya Kumar Yadav, and Rishabh Pant and won the match by seven wickets. Surya Kumar Yadav was the player of the match. 

  1. India V/S West Indies 2nd t20i Match 2022

The Windies were off to a good start by scoring 46 runs in the powerplay. However, Mayers departed just after the powerplay, but Pooran and King managed to steady their team. But when King got out, it caused some panic as the Windies required ten runs in the last over. That's when Thomas came to the rescue and finished the game for the Windies after some nervy moments in the final few overs to level the series 1-1.

  1. India V/S West Indies 4th T20I Match 2022

India dominated the series with a score of 3-1. The West Indies were all out at 19.1 overs with a score of 132, handing the victory to India by 59 runs. Openers Rohit Sharma and Suryakumar Yadav got India off to a supreme start, with the pair scoring over 11 runs per over. India continued to have great batting with Rishabh Pant and Deepak Hooda. 

Wrapping Up

So, these were some of the top-notch pieces of the West Indies Vs. India cricket match. 

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