5 Memorable Test wins for India in West Indies

#2 Second Test at Port of Spain in 2002

Sachin Tendulkar equaled Sir Don Braman's record at Port of Spain in 2002

The West Indies captain Carl Hooper won the toss and put India into bat. India lost both their openers with the score on 18. Sachin Tendulkar chose that occasion to equal Sir Don Bradman’s record of 29th Test centuries. With good support from Rahul Dravid (67) and VVS Laxman (69), Tendulkar took India to 339 from the first innings.

In reply, West Indies were comfortably placed at 179 for 3 before a middle-order collapse saw them conceding a lead of 94 runs in the first innings. West Indies hit back by claiming India’s first four second innings wickets cheaply.

The overall lead was exactly 150. Captain Saurav Gangly and VVS Laxman took India to safety with a fifth-wicket partnership of 149 runs. However, India lost their last six wickets for 13 runs to allow West Indies to come back into the game.

Chasing 313 for a win, the West Indies were on course on 157 for 2. But Ashish Nehra got rid of the two set batsmen Brian Lara (47) and Carl Hooper (22) within a space of eight balls. Chanderpaul was solid at one end as he added 73 runs with Chris Gayle. West Indies now needed 76 runs with 6 wickets in hand.

However, Zaheer Khan and Javagal Srinath pulled back things for India at the nick of the time to polish off the tail. In the end, it was too close for comfort for India as they scrapped through a win by a margin of 37 runs.