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West Indies by winning the 3rd Test at Bridgetown on May 4 has levelled the series at 1-1 with one Test drawn and will face India at St John's in the 4th Test from May 10. Prior to this encounter West Indies has played only two Tests against India at this ground - in 1982-83 and 1996-97 and on both these occasions neither side has won a Test. West Indies has fairly a good record at this venue having won six Tests and losing only 3 in the 16 Tests that have been played here commencing from the first match played here against England in 1980-81. Following are some of the stats relating to this venue: | WI vs | P | W | L | D | | Aus | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | | Eng | 5 | 3 | - | 2 | | Ind | 2 | - | - | 2 | | NZ | 1 | - | - | 1 | | Pak | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | | SA | 1 | - | 1 | - | | SL | 1 | 1 | - | - | | Total: | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 |
| Highest Total | | WI | 593/5 d | vs Eng | 1993/94 | | | 550/9 d | vs Ind | 1982/83 | | Ag WI | 593 | by Eng | 1993/94 | | | 457 | by Ind | 1982/83 | | | | | | | Other 500 totals | | WI | 548/7 d | vs NZ | 1995/96 | | | 500/7 d | vs Eng | 1997/98 | | | | | | | Lowest Total (completed ings) | | WI | 140 | vs SA | 2000/01 | | Ag WI | 127 | by Eng | 1997/98 |
| Highest Individual Score | | WI | 375 | BC Lara | vs Eng | 1993/94 | | | 154* | CG Greenidge | vs Ind | 1982/83 | | Ag WI | 175 | RA Smith | for Eng | 1993/94 | | | 116 | M Amarnath | for Ind | 1982/83 |
| Total 100s: | | For WI | 19 instances vs | Eng-8 | Ind-5 | Aus-3 | NZ-2 | Pak-1 | | Ag WI | 13 instances by | Eng-5 | Aus-3 | Pak-2 | Ind-2 | NZ-1 |
| For WI against India | 154* | CG Greenidge | 1982/83 | | | 136 | DL Haynes | 1982/83 | | | 110 | PJL Dujon | 1982/83 | | | 106 | CH Lloyd | 1982/83 | | | 103 | BC Lara | 1996/97 | | | | | | | For India ag WI | 116 | M Amarnath | 1982/83 | | | 102 | RJ Shastri | 1982/83 |
| Nervous Nineties | | For WI | 92 | PA Wallace | vs Eng | 1997/98 | | | 91 | BC Lara | vs SA | 2000/01 | | Ag WI | 98 | Kapil Dev | for Ind | 1982/83 | | | 98 | AR Border | for Aus | 1983/84 | | | 96 | AD Jadeja | for Ind | 1996/97 | | | 94 | DB Vengsarkar | for Ind | 1982/83 | | | 90 | DI Gower | for Eng | 1985/86 |
| Century Partnerships | | For WI | 19 occasions vs | Eng-10 | Ind-3 | Aus-2 | Pak-2 | NZ-1 | SL-1 |
| For WI against India | CG Greenidge/DL Haynes | 296 for 1st wkt | 1982/83 | | | PJL Dujon/CH Lloyd | 207 for 6thwkt | 1982/83 | | | RIC Holder/BC Lara | 142 for 5th wkt | 1996/97 | | Ag WI by India | M Amarnath/AD Gaekwad | 200 for 2nd wkt | 1982/83 | | | Kapil Dev/RJ Shastri | 156 for 5th wkt | 1982/83 | | | RS Dravid/AD Jadeja | 101 for 2nd wkt | 1996/97 |
| Best Partnership for each wicket | | 1st wkt | 298 | CG Greenidge/DL Haynes | WI/Eng | 1989/90 | | 2nd wkt | 200 | M Amarnath/AD Gaekwad | Ind/WI | 1982/83 | | 3rd wkt | 308 | IVA Richards/RB Richardson | WI/Aus | 1983/84 | | 4th wkt | 183 | KL Arthurton/BC Lara | WI/Eng | 1993/94 | | 5th wkt | 212 | S Chanderpaul/BC Lara | WI/Eng | 1993/94 | | 6th wkt | 207 | PJL Dujon/CH Lloyd | WI/Ind | 1982/83 | | 7th wkt | 118 | CC Lewis/RC Russell | Eng/WI | 1993/94 | | 8th wkt | 110 | LKGermon/DN Patel | NZ/WI | 1995/96 | | 9th wkt | 96 | Inzamam-ul-Haq/Nadeem Khan | Pak/WI | 1992/93 | | 10th wkt | 106 | CL Lloyd/CA Walsh | WI/Pak | 1992/93 |
| Hit Wicket | | For WI | AL Logie | vs Ind | 1982/83 | | Ag WI | RS Kaluwitharana | for SL | 1996/97 |
| Best Match Bowling | | WI | 9/146 | CA Walsh | vs Aus | 1994/95 | | Ag WI | 11/110 | Wasim Akram | for Pak | 1999/00 | | | 9/127 | Waqar Younis | for Pak | 1992/93 | | | | | | | | Best Innings Bowling | | WI | 6/54 | CA Walsh | vs Aus | 1994/95 | | Ag WI | 6/61 | Wasim Akram | for Pak | 1999/00 | | | | | | | | Other 5 wkts in an innings | | WI | 6/74 | CEH Croft | vs Eng | 1980/81 | | | 5/37 | CEL Ambrose | vs SL | 1996/97 | | | 5/63 | J Garner | vs Aus | 1983/84 | | | 5/68 | CEL Ambrose | vs NZ | 1995/96 | | | 5/83 | CA Walsh | vs Pak | 1999/00 | | | 5/84 | IR Bishop | vs Eng | 1989/90 | | | 5/94 | CEL Ambrose | vs Aus | 1998/99 | | Ag WI | 5/34 | M Muralitharan | for SL | 1996/97 | | | 5/49 | Wasim Akram | for Pak | 1999/00 | | | 5/61 | DK Morrison | for NZ | 1995/96 | | | 5/104 | Waqar Younis | for Pak | 1992/93 | | | 5/161 | CG Rackemann | for Aus | 1983/84 | | | | | | | | Wicket Keeping | | Most dismissals in a match (6 or more) | | For WI | 7 | PJL Dujon | vs Aus | 1990/91 | | | 6 | CO Browne | vs NZ | 1995/96 | | | 6 | CO Browne | vs SL | 1996/97 | | | | | | | | Most dismissals in an innings (5 or more) | | For WI | 5 | PJL Dujon | vs Aus | 1990/91 | | | 5 | CO Browne | vs NZ | 1995/96 |
Record for India against WI before commencement of the Test at St John's: Overall: Played 73; Won 8; Lost 29; Drawn 36 In West Indies: Played 36; Won 3; Lost 15; Drawn 18 Overall Captaincy: SC Ganguly ; Played 21; Won 10; Lost 6; Drawn 5 CL Hooper; Played 15; Won 3; Lost 8; Drawn 4
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