IND vs WI head-to-head record in Tests: India vs West Indies most runs, wickets, stats

IND vs WI 1st Test: Here is a look at the head-to-head numbers in Tests between India and West Indies ahead of the first Test in Dominica.

Rohit Sharma’s team India will open its WTC 2023-25 cycle with two Tests against West Indies. | Photo Credit: AP

India kickstarts its campaign in the 2023-2025 ICC World Test Championship (WTC) cycle with a two-match Test series in the West Indies.

The first Test is set to begin on July 12, 2023, at Windsor Park in Roseau, Dominica while the second Test is scheduled to begin on July 20 at the Queen’s Park Oval in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago.

More: Follow the live blog of Day 1 of the first Test between West Indies and India at Roseau, Dominica

Let’s have a look at the head-to-head stats between the two teams in the longest format of the game.

INDIA VS WEST INDIES - HEAD-TO-HEAD STATS IN TESTS

Total matches played - 98

West Indies wins - 30

India wins - 22

Drawn - 46

INDIA VS WEST INDIES - HEAD-TO-HEAD RECORD IN THE CARIBBEAN

Total matches played - 51

West Indies wins - 16

India wins - 9

Drawn - 26

Though the stats suggest that the West Indies has had the upper hand in Test matches against India, it has been unable to defeat India in a Test series since 2002.

INDIA VS WEST INDIES - RECORD IN THE LAST FIVE MATCHES

2019 - West Indies vs India at Sabina Park, Kingston, Jamaica - India won by 257 runs

2019- West Indies vs India at Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, North Sound, Antigua - India won by 318 runs

2018 - India vs West Indies at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad - India won by 10 wickets

2018 - India vs West Indies at Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Rajkot - India won by an innings and 272 runs

2016 - West Indies vs India at Queen’s Park Oval, Port-of-Spain, Trinidad and Tobago - Match Drawn

INDIA VS WEST INDIES - LAST FIVE SERIES RESULTS

2019 - India in West Indies - India won the two-match series 2-0

2018 - West Indies in India - India won the two-match series 2-0

2016 - India in West Indies - India won the four-match series 2-0

2013 - West Indies in India - India won the two-match series 2-0

2011 - West Indies in India - India won the three-match series 2-0

India vs West Indies in Test matches - Most runs

Sunil Gavaskar holds the record for most runs scored in Test matches between India and the West Indies, scoring 2749 runs at 65.45. Clive Lloyd and Shivnarine Chanderpaul occupy second and third place, respectively.

Player	Matches	Innings	Runs	Average
Sunil Gavaskar	27	48	2749	65.45
Clive Lloyd	28	44	2344	58.60
Shivnarine Chanderpaul	25	44	2171	63.85
Rahul Dravid	23	38	1978	63.80
Vivian Richards	28	41	1927	50.71

India vs West Indies in Test matches - Most wickets

Kapil Dev leads the charts for most wickets taken in Test matches between West Indies and India. He has 89 scalps to his name in 25 matches. Malcolm Marshall and Anil Kumble occupy second and third place, respectively.

Player	Matches	Wickets	Average	Strike Rate
Kapil Dev	25	89	24.89	52.12
Malcolm Marshall	17	76	21.98	46.14
Anil Kumble	17	74	29.78	63.41
S Venkataraghavan	23	68	39.47	96.17
Andy Roberts	14	67	21.70	45.22