India and West Indies have been two of the competitive nations in cricket across formats. Both teams met in the final of the 1983 World Cup, which India won. The great players from both nations have contributed immensely to the world of cricket, including Sir Vivian Richards, Brian Lara, Malcolm Marshall, Sachin Tendulkar, Virat Kohli, and Sunil Gavaskar, and the list does not end. The two nations have been a part of some historic games over the years, which have given a lot of excitement to the fans. In the red ball cricket, the two nations have always had a fierce battle. The pace attack of the West Indies in the 1970s and 80s was a treat to watch. Let us look at the top 10 highest scores by India against the West Indies in the test format.

1. 649/9d

This is India’s highest score against the West Indies in the test format. West Indies toured India in 2018 and played the first match of the series on 4th October in Rajkot. It was Prithvi Shaw’s debut test match, and he played like an absolute superstar. India notched up 649 runs, thanks to the blistering knock by Shaw, who scored 134 runs, including 19 fours. His knock was appreciated well by the skipper, Virat Kohli, who himself got to his century and scored 139. It was Ravindra Jadeja’s turn at the back end of the innings who scored a fine 100 , including five 4s and five 6s. India bowled out West Indies twice within their total and won the match by an innings and 272 runs.

2. 644/7d

In the sixth test of the West Indies tour of India in 1979, India opted to bat first on the 2nd of February. Skipper Sunil Gavaskar made 40 runs with five 4s and two 6s. Gundappa Viswanath, Anshuman Gaekwad, and Mohinder Amarnath scored 179, 102, and 101, respectively to take India to a mammoth total of 644/7. India decided to declare their innings. In reply, the world champions scored 452/8. Big scores from both teams indicated that the match might end in a draw, which eventually happened. It's known that the match went on for six days, and still, there was no conclusion in the end.

3. 631/7d

This is India’s third-highest score against the West Indies in the test format. India put up a mammoth 631/7 on the board in the second test at the Eden Gardens. India opted to bat first in the game and demolished the West Indian bowling attack. Rahul Dravid scored a brilliant 119, followed by a VVS Laxman special, an innings of the highest quality of 176*. At last, the skipper, MS Dhoni, played a great knock of 144 as well. The Indian bowlers were straight away up to the business as they rattled the West Indies for 153 and then for 463. India won the game by an innings and 15 runs.

4. 588/8

India toured the West Indies in June 2006 and played this match from June 10-14. It was the second game of the series in which India elected to bat and scored a big total of 588. Opener Virender Sehwag, skipper Rahul Dravid, and Mohammad Kaif scored three brilliant centuries. Their scores were 180, 146, and 148, respectively. These contributions helped India to get to 588. The West Indies were rattled, first by the Indian batters and then by the Indian bowlers, as they managed only 215 in the first innings. Having enforced the follow-on, India could not bowl out West Indies as they ended the second innings on 294/7, which helped them to draw the match.

5. 566/8d

India scored 566/8 against the West Indies in the fifth test of the West Indies tour of India. The match was played in Delhi, where India batted first and got to 566/8. They declared their innings after great contributions from Sunil Gavaskar (120), Dilip Vengsarkar (109), and Kapil Dev (126). The match ended in a draw as the visitors batted both their innings, scoring 172 and 179.

6. 566/8d

India scored 566/8 yet again on their tour to the Caribbean in 2016. India elected to bat first in Antigua and scored a formidable 566/8. Virat Kohli scored a double century, followed by a hundred from the off-spinning all-rounder, Ravi Ashwin, who scored 113 runs. Amit Mishra also scored a fine 53 and helped India to get to a big total. India won by an innings and 92 runs as Ashwin got the MOTM for his century and seven wickets.

7. 565/10

At the Eden Gardens during the West Indies tour of India, the visitors batted first and put up a formidable 530 on the board. In reply, Arun Lal’s knock of 93 and Vengsarkar’s knock of 102 helped India to take a 35-run lead in the first innings. Not to forget MD Azharuddin’s knock of 60 and Arshad Ayub’s brilliant half-century. The match ended in a draw.

8. 546/9d

On the pitch of Nagpur during the West Indies tour of India in 1994, India batted first and scored 546 runs in the first innings.  There were some great efforts with the bat by Navjot Sidhu, Sachin Tendulkar, and the skipper Mohammad Azharuddin who scored 107, 179, and 97, respectively. The visitors gave a tough fight as the match resulted in a draw.

9. 521/6d

India's tour of the West Indies saw a high-scoring encounter yet again. India batted first and could manage only 241. In reply, the West Indians took a 130-run lead after scoring 371 runs. India fought back with a formidable total of 521 and put the hosts under pressure. Wasim Jaffer scored a double-century (212) and helped India to draw the match.

10. 513/9d

On 10th May 2002, India played the fourth match of their tour to the Caribbean. The Indians batted first and scored 513/9 after the crucial contributions of Wasim Jaffer, Rahul Dravid, VVS Laxman, and Ajay Ratra, who scored 86, 90, 130, and 115, respectively. This was a historic game as Anil Kumble bowled his spells with a broken Jaw.

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