Michael Holding’s four-wicket haul and a brilliant unbeaten maiden century from Gordon Greenidge leads to West Indies convincing nine-wicket win over India and West Indies’ secure a their historic first ODI win against India in a one-sided opening match of the Prudential World Cup.
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| Gordon Greenidge hit his maiden ODI ton © ESPN / DM Mordecai / YouTube |
Catch the Cricket highlights of the opening match of the World Cup, hosted second time by England, played between India and West Indies, on June 09, 1978, at the Edgbaston, Birmingham. This match was part of The 1978 Reliance World Cup international tournament where West Indies beat India by 9-wickets.
Match Highlights
West Indies secured a convincing nine-wicket win over India in the opening match of the World Cup.
India Innings:
India posted a modest total of 190 all out in 53.1 overs with Gundappa Viswanath was the top-scorer with 75 runs off 134 balls featuring 7 fours.
Brijesh Patel contributed 15 runs off 23 balls hitting 2 fours, while Srinivas Venkataraghavan and Bishan Singh Bedi each added 13 runs.
West Indies Bowling:
For the West Indies, Michael Holding was the best bowler for West Indies - who took 4 wickets for 33 runs in 12 overs included two maidens, Andy Roberts claimed 2 wickets, Joel Garner, Colin Croft and Collis King each captured 1 wicket.
West Indies Innings:
West Indies successfully chased the target, scoring 194 for 1 in 51.3 overs with Gordon Greenidge was the top scorer with an unbeaten 106 off 173 balls - who marking his first ODI century.
Desmond Haynes contributed 47 runs off 99 balls contained 2 fours and a six, while Vivian Richards remained a unbeaten 28 runs off 44 balls hitting one six and one four.
India Bowling:
For India, Kapil Dev was the best bowler for India - who took 1 wicket for 46 runs in 10 overs included a maiden over.
Player of the match:
Gordon Greenidge was named Player of the Match for his match-winning superb career-best unbeaten 106 runs - which included 9 fours and a six.
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