5 great West Indies bowling spells against India

#1 Patrick Patterson- 29/6 at Nagpur in 1987

Patrick Patterson

The first game in the seven-match ODI series between India and West Indies in 1987 was a classic contest of patience and nerves. Played on a bowling friendly Nagpur wicket, the match witnessed only 396 runs but was full of emotions and drama.

Chasing a paltry target of 204, the Indian top order was demolished by the menacing pace of Patrick Patterson who took three wickets in his opening spell and reduced India to 18 for three.

Kapil Dev fought valiantly in the middle overs and stitched an invaluable 113 runs for the sixth wicket with Ravi Shastri. Kapil’s phenomenal counter-attack threatened to take the game away from the visitors and hence, the West Indies captain brought back his ace bowler in the attack.

The right arm bowler obliged and removed the dangerous Kapil and then accounted for Shastri as well. However, Kiran More with little support from the other end, continued playing his strokes and kept India in the game.

Finally in the 45^th over, with India just 11 runs away from the target, Patterson ended More’s fight and registered his best ODI bowling figures of 6 for 29 in a match that is remembered for his sensational pace bowling.