Wills World Series
The 1994–95 Wills World Series (named after sponsor Wills of ITC Limited) was a One Day International (ODI) cricket tri-series where the India national cricket team played host to the West Indies national cricket team and New Zealand national cricket team. India and the West Indies reached the final at the Eden Gardens where close to 100,000 witnessed India beat the West Indies.[1]
| 1994–95 Wills world series | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Part of West Indian cricket team in India in 1994-95 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date | 23 October–5 November 1994 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | India | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Result |  India beat  West Indies in the final | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Player of the series | Sachin Tendulkar (Ind) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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India lost only once, controversially to the West Indies in the last group game. Manoj Prabhakar and Nayan Mongia were accused of not making an effort to win the match after stonewalling the run-chase. The Indian authorities suspended Prabhakar and Mongia and the match referee Raman Subba Row docked the team two points for not playing in the spirit of the game. India protested the decision to the ICC, who ruled that the Row had exceeded his authority.[2]
Subba Row also suspended the West Indies vice-captain Brian Lara for one game, for arguing with the umpire, who he thought should've consulted the third umpire before giving him out stumped.[3]
New Zealand did not win any of their four games, though they were unlucky to see the match washed out after dismissing the West Indies cheaply in the opening game.[4]
Venues
| Chennai | Kolkata | New Delhi | Margao | Vadodara | Kanpur | Guwahati |
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| M. A. Chidambaram Stadium | Eden Gardens | Feroz Shah Kotla | Fatorda Stadium | Reliance Stadium | Green Park Stadium | Nehru Stadium |
Squads
| India |
 New Zealand |
West Indies |
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Pool matches
1st ODI
23 October 1994 Scorecard |
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- India won the toss and elected to field.
- Sherwin Campbell (Win) made his ODI debut.
- Points: India 4, West Indies 0.
2nd ODI
26 October 1994 Scorecard |
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- West Indies won the toss and elected to bat.
- Rajindra Dhanraj (Win) made his ODI debut.
- Points: New Zealand 2, West Indies 2.
3rd ODI
28 October 1994 Scorecard |
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- New Zealand won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: India 4, New Zealand 0.
4th ODI
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- India won the toss and elected to field.
- Points: West Indies 4, India 0.
5th ODI
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- West Indies won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: West Indies 4, New Zealand 0.
6th ODI
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- India won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: India 4, New Zealand 0.
Final
7th ODI
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- West Indies won the toss and elected to field.
- Javagal Srinath (Ind) picked his 100th wicket in ODIs.[5]
- India won the 1994-95 Wills World Series.
References
- "Wills World Series, 1994–95". Cricinfo. Retrieved 17 October 2016.
- "Wills World Series, 1994–95". Cricinfo. Retrieved 17 October 2016.
- "Wills World Series, 1994–95". Cricinfo. Retrieved 17 October 2016.
- "Wills World Series, 1994–95". Cricinfo. Retrieved 17 October 2016.
- Kamath, Ashok (6 November 1994). "India score thumping victory". The Indian Express. p. 14. Retrieved 15 September 2021.
External links
- Series home at ESPNcricinfo
- Series home at ESPNcricinfo archive