India Vs West Indies Test Records: Most Runs, Wickets, 100s, Highest Score & More | Cricket News

The Indian men’s cricket team will face the West Indies in a two-match Test series. The series opener is scheduled to take place at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad from October 2 to 6, and Delhi’s Arun Jaitley Stadium will host the second Test from October 10 to 14. Shubman Gill will captain the Indian team, and world No. 1 Test all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja has been named as his deputy, whereas the West Indies team will play under the leadership of spin-bowling all-rounder Roston Chase.

The West Indies have suffered two big setbacks ahead of the start of the series. Pacers Shamar Joseph and Alzarri Joseph are ruled out due to injuries. In their absence, Jayden Seales, who has 88 wickets to his credit in 21 Tests played so far, will lead the bowling attack.

India kicked off their campaign in the 2025-27 World Test Championship (WTC) by playing a 2-2 draw in a five-match away series against England, whereas the West Indies suffered a 0-3 whitewash in front of home fans against the Australian team.

The West Indies team would like to come up with an inspired performance against India in the upcoming two matches and earn their first points in the World Test Championship (WTC).

Ahead of the start of the India-West Indies Test series, here’s a look at the top performers and record-holders in 100 matches played so far between the two teams since facing each other for the first time in 1948.

Most wins: West Indies (30).

Most defeats: India (23).

Highest total: 649/9 (dec) in 149.5 overs by India in Rajkot (October 2018).

Lowest total: 75/10 in 30.5 overs by India in Delhi (November 1987).

Biggest win (by innings): West Indies beat India by an innings and 336 runs in Kolkata (December 1958-January 1959).

Biggest win (by runs): India beat the West Indies by 318 runs in North Sound (August 2019).

Biggest win (by wickets): India beat the West Indies by 10 wickets (72-run target) in Hyderabad (October 2018).

Smallest win (by runs): India beat the West Indies by 37 runs in Port of Spain (April 2002).

Smallest win (by wickets): India beat the West Indies by 3 wickets in Chennai (January 1979).

Most runs: Sunil Gavaskar of India (2749 runs in 27 Tests)

Highest score: Rohan Kanhai of the West Indies (256 in Kolkata, December 1958-January 1959).

Highest average (minimum 10 innings): Everton Weekes of the West Indies (106.78).

Most 100s: Sunil Gavaskar of India (13 centuries in 27 matches).

Most 50s: Rahul Dravid of India (13 fifties in 23 matches).

Most ducks: Bishan Singh Bedi (7 ducks in 18 matches).

Most sixes: Clive Lloyd of the West Indies (22 maximums in 28 matches).

Most runs in a series: Everton Weekes of the West Indies (779 runs in five matches during the 1948-49 series in India).

Most wickets: Kapil Dev of India (89 wickets in 25 matches).

Best bowling figures (innings): Kapil Dev of India (9/83 in 30.3 overs, Ahmedabad in November 1983).

Best bowling figures (match): Narendra Hirwani of India (16/136 in 33.5 overs, Chennai in January 1988).

Most five-wicket hauls: 6 fifers each by Ravichandran Ashwin of India and Malcolm Marshall of the West Indies.

Most 10 wickets in a match: One 10-fer each by India’s Narendra Hirwani, Umesh Yadav, Pragyan Ojha, Ishant Sharma, Ravichandran Ashwin, Kapil Dev, Bhagwath Chandrasekhar, Subhash Gupte and West Indies’ Malcolm Marshall, Courtney Walsh, Andy Roberts and Wes Hall.

Most wickets in a series: Malcolm Marshall of the West Indies (33 wickets in six matches during the 1983-84 series in India).

Most dismissals: Jeff Dujon of the West Indies (60 – 58 catches, 2 stumpings)

Most catches: Viv Richards of the West Indies (39).

Highest partnership: 344 runs for the 2nd wicket between Dilip Vengsarkar and Sunil Gavaskar of India in Kolkata (December 1978-January 1979)

Most matches: 28 Tests each by Clive Lloyd and Viv Richards of the West Indies.

Most matches (as captain): 20 Tests by Clive Lloyd of the West Indies.

Most wins (as captain): 10 wins in 20 Tests by Clive Lloyd of the West Indies.

In India, India and the West Indies have played a total of 47 Test matches so far, and of those 47, India managed to win 13, whereas the Men in Maroon have emerged victorious in 13 fixtures.