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West Indies v India @ Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados
27, 29, 30, 31 March 1997 (five-day match)
Toss: India (field)
Umpires: LH Barker, SG Randell
Third Umpire: HA Moore
Match Referee: PL van der Merwe
Match Result: West Indies won by 38 runs
1st Innings
West Indies
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Sherwin Campbell | c Mohammad Azharuddin b Venkatesh Prasad | 6 | 11 | 11 | 1 | - |
| 2. Stuart Williams | c VVS Laxman b Dodda Ganesh | 24 | 41 | 60 | 5 | - |
| 3. Shivnarine Chanderpaul | not out | 137 | 284 | 446 | 12 | - |
| *4. Brian Lara | c Sachin Tendulkar b Venkatesh Prasad | 19 | 57 | 86 | 3 | - |
| 5. Carl Hooper | c Nayan Mongia b Dodda Ganesh | 19 | 30 | 44 | 3 | - |
| 6. Roland Holder | c Mohammad Azharuddin b Venkatesh Prasad | 5 | 16 | 21 | 1 | - |
| +7. Courtney Browne | c Sachin Tendulkar b Anil Kumble | 24 | 74 | 94 | 4 | - |
| 8. Ian Bishop | b Venkatesh Prasad | 4 | 7 | 13 | - | - |
| 9. Curtly Ambrose | c Sachin Tendulkar b Abey Kuruvilla | 37 | 61 | 86 | 6 | - |
| 10. Franklyn Rose | run out (Venkatesh Prasad > Nayan Mongia > Anil Kumble) | 11 | 16 | 29 | 2 | - |
| 11. Mervyn Dillon | lbw b Venkatesh Prasad | 0 | 4 | 17 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-10 (Sherwin Campbell), 2-40 (Stuart Williams), 3-88 (Brian Lara), 4-118 (Carl Hooper), 5-131 (Roland Holder), 6-187 (Courtney Browne), 7-193 (Ian Bishop), 8-258 (Curtly Ambrose), 9-290 (Franklyn Rose), 298 (Mervyn Dillon). |
| Extras | 0b, 5lb, 0w, 7nb, 0pen) 12 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 98.4 ovs) 298 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Venkatesh Prasad | 31.4 | 9 | 82 | 5 | (0w,2nb) |
| Abey Kuruvilla | 28 | 4 | 88 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Dodda Ganesh | 21 | 2 | 70 | 2 | (0w,6nb) |
| Anil Kumble | 16 | 1 | 44 | 1 | (0w,1nb) |
| Sourav Ganguly | 2 | 1 | 9 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
2nd Innings
India
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. VVS Laxman | b Curtly Ambrose | 6 | 34 | 40 | - | - |
| 2. Navjot Sidhu | c Courtney Browne b Franklyn Rose | 26 | 31 | 57 | 6 | - |
| 3. Rahul Dravid | b Ian Bishop | 78 | 243 | 372 | 8 | - |
| *4. Sachin Tendulkar | c Sherwin Campbell b Ian Bishop | 92 | 147 | 222 | 14 | 1 |
| 5. Sourav Ganguly | c Courtney Browne b Mervyn Dillon | 22 | 53 | 75 | 3 | - |
| 6. Mohammad Azharuddin | c Courtney Browne b Franklyn Rose | 17 | 70 | 118 | 1 | - |
| +7. Nayan Mongia | c Stuart Williams b Ian Bishop | 1 | 14 | 20 | - | - |
| 8. Anil Kumble | not out | 23 | 53 | 81 | 1 | - |
| 9. Abey Kuruvilla | b Curtly Ambrose | 0 | 7 | 7 | - | - |
| 10. Dodda Ganesh | c Courtney Browne b Franklyn Rose | 8 | 24 | 30 | 1 | - |
| 11. Venkatesh Prasad | c Roland Holder b Franklyn Rose | 0 | 2 | 2 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-23 (VVS Laxman), 2-42 (Navjot Sidhu), 3-212 (Sachin Tendulkar), 4-253 (Sourav Ganguly), 5-273 (Rahul Dravid), 6-275 (Nayan Mongia), 7-295 (Mohammad Azharuddin), 8-296 (Abey Kuruvilla), 9-319 (Dodda Ganesh), 319 (Venkatesh Prasad). |
| Extras | 2b, 12lb, 2w, 30nb, 0pen) 46 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 106 ovs) 319 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Curtly Ambrose | 29 | 8 | 74 | 2 | (0w,21nb) |
| Ian Bishop | 28 | 6 | 70 | 3 | (0w,9nb) |
| Mervyn Dillon | 19 | 5 | 56 | 1 | (1w,4nb) |
| Franklyn Rose | 22 | 4 | 77 | 4 | (0w,8nb) |
| Carl Hooper | 8 | 1 | 28 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
3rd Innings
West Indies
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Sherwin Campbell | c Nayan Mongia b Dodda Ganesh | 18 | 58 | 77 | 4 | - |
| 2. Stuart Williams | b Venkatesh Prasad | 0 | 7 | 13 | - | - |
| 3. Shivnarine Chanderpaul | lbw b Abey Kuruvilla | 3 | 13 | 18 | - | - |
| *4. Brian Lara | c Mohammad Azharuddin b Venkatesh Prasad | 45 | 67 | 104 | 6 | - |
| 5. Carl Hooper | lbw b Dodda Ganesh | 4 | 14 | 25 | - | - |
| 6. Roland Holder | c Nayan Mongia b Venkatesh Prasad | 13 | 30 | 51 | 2 | - |
| +7. Courtney Browne | c Nayan Mongia b Abey Kuruvilla | 1 | 4 | 4 | - | - |
| 8. Ian Bishop | lbw b Abey Kuruvilla | 6 | 12 | 22 | 1 | - |
| 9. Curtly Ambrose | not out | 18 | 30 | 60 | 2 | - |
| 10. Franklyn Rose | c Sourav Ganguly b Abey Kuruvilla | 4 | 20 | 28 | - | - |
| 11. Mervyn Dillon | b Abey Kuruvilla | 21 | 17 | 23 | 3 | 1 |
| FOW | 1-9 (Stuart Williams), 2-18 (Shivnarine Chanderpaul), 3-37 (Sherwin Campbell), 4-65 (Carl Hooper), 5-86 (Brian Lara), 6-87 (Courtney Browne), 7-91 (Roland Holder), 8-95 (Ian Bishop), 9-107 (Franklyn Rose), 140 (Mervyn Dillon). |
| Extras | 0b, 5lb, 0w, 2nb, 0pen) 7 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 45 ovs) 140 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Venkatesh Prasad | 18 | 6 | 39 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Abey Kuruvilla | 21 | 5 | 68 | 5 | (0w,2nb) |
| Dodda Ganesh | 6 | 1 | 28 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
4th Innings
India
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. VVS Laxman | b Franklyn Rose | 19 | 61 | 77 | 2 | - |
| 2. Navjot Sidhu | c Stuart Williams b Franklyn Rose | 3 | 10 | 22 | - | - |
| 3. Rahul Dravid | c Courtney Browne b Franklyn Rose | 2 | 21 | 36 | - | - |
| *4. Sachin Tendulkar | c Brian Lara b Ian Bishop | 4 | 14 | 25 | - | - |
| 5. Sourav Ganguly | b Curtly Ambrose | 8 | 18 | 25 | 2 | - |
| 6. Mohammad Azharuddin | b Curtly Ambrose | 9 | 14 | 26 | 2 | - |
| +7. Nayan Mongia | b Ian Bishop | 5 | 24 | 39 | - | - |
| 8. Anil Kumble | c Roland Holder b Ian Bishop | 1 | 6 | 8 | - | - |
| 9. Dodda Ganesh | not out | 6 | 30 | 59 | - | - |
| 10. Abey Kuruvilla | c Roland Holder b Curtly Ambrose | 9 | 21 | 25 | - | - |
| 11. Venkatesh Prasad | b Ian Bishop | 0 | 10 | 10 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-3 (Navjot Sidhu), 2-16 (Rahul Dravid), 3-32 (VVS Laxman), 4-32 (Sachin Tendulkar), 5-45 (Sourav Ganguly), 6-51 (Mohammad Azharuddin), 7-57 (Anil Kumble), 8-66 (Nayan Mongia), 9-80 (Abey Kuruvilla), 81 (Venkatesh Prasad). |
| Extras | 2b, 2lb, 0w, 11nb, 0pen) 15 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 35.5 ovs) 81 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Curtly Ambrose | 15 | 3 | 36 | 3 | (0w,8nb) |
| Ian Bishop | 11.5 | 4 | 22 | 4 | (0w,0nb) |
| Franklyn Rose | 9 | 2 | 19 | 3 | (0w,6nb) |
Squads
West Indies:
Sherwin Campbell, Stuart Williams, Shivnarine Chanderpaul, Brian Lara, Carl Hooper, Roland Holder, Courtney Browne, Ian Bishop, Curtly Ambrose, Franklyn Rose, Mervyn Dillon