5 great West Indies bowling spells against India

#3 Sir Viv Richards- 41/6 at Delhi in 1989

Sir Viv Richards

Chasing a mediocre target of 197 at Delhi in 1989, India were firmly placed at 158 for 5 with the duo of Ravi Shastri and Kapil Dev at the crease.

And that is when the visiting captain, Sir Vivian Richards, decided to take the ball. Earlier in the day, he had removed Mohinder Amarnath and Mohammad Azharuddin and just when things looked difficult for his frontline bowlers, he decided bowl the 38^th over.

The right arm bowler forced Shastri to offer a catch to Haynes and in the same over, got rid of the dangerous Kapil Dev as well. The skipper finished the over by trapping Kiran More leg before wicket. From 158 for 5, India slipped to 160 for 8 in just one over.

The legendary West Indian finished off the game in the 42^nd over by knocking off Arshad Ayub’s stumps. By picking up six wickets in 41 runs, Richards registered his best bowling figures and also helped his team win the game by 20 runs.