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Aus vs WI: The close encounters

Mohandas Menon | May 14, 2003 11:20 IST

When Vasbert Drakes cut leg-spinner Stuart MacGill to the backward point fence he set off wild celebrations in the St John's ground in Antigua and all around the Caribbean Islands.

Despite having lost the Test series 1-3 to Australia, West Indies broke a 27-year old world record en route to a scintillating win.  

The West Indies score of 418-7 eclipsed Test cricket's previous highest winning fourth innings run chase - the 4-406 scored by India against the West Indies in Trinidad in 1975-76.

Mohandas Menon takes a closer look at the cliffhanger Test matches between the two sides.

Close Test matches between WI & Aus in terms of runs margin

(Runs)

winnerloserTstMonthYearVenue
1WIAus4thJan1993Adelaide
30WIAus5thFeb1931Sydney
44AusWI3rdMar1973Port-of-Spain

Close Test matches between WI & Aus in terms of wkts margin
(Wkts)winnerloserTstMonthYearVenue
1AusWI4thJan1952Melbourne
1WIAus3rdMar1999Bridgetown
2AusWI5thFeb1961Melbourne
3AusWI1stNov1951Brisbane
3AusWI3rdApr1978Georgetown
3WIAus4thMay2003St John's

Tie match
TeamvsTstMonthYearVenue
AustraliaWest Indies1stDec1960Brisbane

Highest fourth innings totals (over 200 runs) to win a Test between WI-Aus
ScorewinnerloserTstMonthYearVenue
7/418WIAus4thMay2003St John's
7/362AusWI3rdApr1978Georgetown
9/311WIAus3rdMar1999Bridgetown
9/260AusWI4thJan1952Melbourne
8/258AusWI5thFeb1961Melbourne
5/239WIAus3rdFeb1982Adelaide
7/236AusWI1stNov1951Brisbane
4/233WIAus3rdDec1951Adelaide
2/219AusWI1stJan1976Brisbane

Highest fourth innings totals in Tests
TotalForvsTargetResultTestSeriesVenue
654-5EnglandSouth Africa695Draw5th1938-39Durban
451New ZealandEngland549Lost1st2001-02Christchurch
445IndiaAustralia492Lost5th1977-78Adelaide
440New ZealandEngland478Lost1st1973Nottingham
429-8IndiaEngland437Draw4th1979The Oval
423-7South AfricaEngland450Draw5th1947The Oval
418-7West IndiesAustralia417Won4th2002-03St John's
417EnglandAustralia462Lost1st1976-77Melbourne
411EnglandAustralia604Lost1st1924-25Sydney
408-5West IndiesEngland835Draw4th1929-30Kingston
406-4IndiaWest Indies402Won3rd1975-76Port-of-Spain
404-3AustraliaEngland403Won4th1948Leeds
402AustraliaEngland505Lost5th1981Manchester

West Indies' Test record

Since last 4 yrs
Played 45, won 11, lost 24, drawn 10 (%Win 24.44)

Since last 1 yr
Played 14, won  5, lost  6, drawn  3 (%Win 35.71)



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