Read the article of India vs West Indies 3rd ODI 1987-88 - Australia tour of India 7-match one-day international series of the 3rd ODI match played between West Indies and India at Eden Gardens, Calcutta in 02nd January 1988.
Half-centuries from Arun Lal, Mohinder Amarnath and Mohammad Azharuddin's crucial 44 before Bowlers attack helped to India comfortable 56-run victory over West Indies and keep alive the series in the third ODI.
India scored 222-7 in 45 overs with top scorer by Mohinder Amarnath cracked a 70 off 83-balls, Arun Lal struck 51 off 67-balls including 5-fours, Mohammad Azharuddin scored 44 off 57-balls included 2-fours & a six and Ravi Shastri 25.
West Indies best bowler by Viv Richards strikes 2-wickets, Courtney Walsh, Patrick Patterson and Carl Hooper each took one-wickets.
West Indies scored 166 for all-out in 41.5 overs with top scorer by Gordon Greenidge struck 44 off 70-balls including 3-fours & a six.
Gus Logie cracked a 38 off 55-balls including 2-fours, Richie Richardson hit 28 off 38-balls included 3-fours and Gus Logie scored 27 off 40-balls with two-fours.
India best bowler by Maninder Singh, Kapil Dev, Ravi Shastri each took 2-wickets and one for Sanjeev Sharma - Mohinder Amarnath.
Mohinder Amarnath named Player of the match for his brilliant batting performance to scored a 70 off 83-balls including 9-fours.
This match reported by The Daily Telegraph Staff (Third Party Reference from The Daily Telegraph)
RAVI SHASTRI, India's stand-in captain, led his country to their first one-day international victory at home over West Indies at Eden Gardens, Calcutta, on Saturday. His left-arm spinners inspired a 55-run triumph, reducing West Indies to a 2-1 lead in the seven-match series.
India made 222 for seven in 45 overs as Shastri, temporary replacement for the injured Dilip Vengsarkar, stopped the rot when the Indian innings threatened to collapse and took two for 31 as West Indies were toppled for 167 in 41.5 overs.
Kapil Dev, trapping Desmond Haynes cheaply, and Sanjeev Sharma gave West Indies a worrying start against seam, and the switch to spin kept wickets falling with Maninder Singh taking two for 19 off nine overs as West Indies slipped to 92 for four.
Carl Hooper and Gus Logie raised West Indian hopes with a 60-run fifth wicket stand, but after that they collapsed, losing the last six wickets while only 15 runs were added.
India's total owed much to a second-wicket stand of 128 between Arun Lal and Mohinder Amarnath after Krishnamachari Srikkanth fell to the 11th ball of the match. Amarnath made 70 before being run out and Lal 51.
Shastri had paired up with Mohammed Azharuddin, adding 54 for the sixth wicket after the Indian innings looked like disintegrating when four wickets crashed for 10 runs.
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