India vs West Indies: 3 most thrilling Test matches of all time
India and West Indies share a storied Test rivalry filled with some classic encounters.
2. West Indies vs India 2002, 2nd Test (India won by 37 runs)
Half-centuries from Dravid (67 off 147) and VVS Laxman (69* off 123) in addition to a splendid ton by Sachin Tendulkar (117 off 260) took India to an imposing 339 in the first innings at Port of Spain in 2002. Adam Sanford and Marlon Black picked up three wickets apiece.
The West Indians started quite positively and were scoring runs at a decent click= However, everything went south after the dismissal of Brian Lara (52 off 78) as a middle-order collapse meant West Indies could put only 245.
In the second innings, India were bundled out for 218 courtesy of a four-wicket haul from Mervyn Dillon and a three-wicket return from Cameron Cuffy with skipper Sourav Ganguly (75*) and Laxman (74) doing the bulk of the scoring.
With a target of 313, everything was looking set for the hosts until Chris Gayle was dismissed as the fifth wicket. West Indies collapsed for the second time in the clash as their next five wickets fell for just 38 runs, with India registering a hard-fought win by 37 runs.
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