West Indies lost the just concluded test against India at Rajkot by an innings and 272 runs to provide the 42^nd occasion of West Indies losing a test by an innings margin. It is just a coincidence that this loss provided India its 42^nd win by an innings margin. All the 42 occasions of West Indies losing a test by an innings margin is listed below in the descending order of runs. West Indies losing this test by an innings and 272 runs provides its second largest defeat by an innings margin. West Indies had lost by an innings and 283  runs against England at Leeds in May 2007, which represents its largest defeat by an innings margin

No	Team	Result	Margin	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	West Indies	lost	inns & 283 runs	v England	Leeds	25 May 2007
2	West Indies	lost	inns & 272 runs	v India	Rajkot	04 Oct 2018
3	West Indies	lost	inns & 237 runs	v England	The Oval	22 Aug 1957
4	West Indies	lost	inns & 220 runs	v South Africa	Centurion	17 Dec 2014
5	West Indies	lost	inns & 217 runs	v Australia	Brisbane	16 Jan 1931
6	West Indies	lost	inns & 212 runs	v Australia	Hobart	10 Dec 2015
7	West Indies	lost	inns & 209 runs	v England	Birmingham	17 Aug 2017
8	West Indies	lost	inns & 183 runs	v Australia	Adelaide	25 Jan 1997
9	West Indies	lost	inns & 172 runs	v Australia	Sydney	01 Jan 1931
10	West Indies	lost	inns & 126 runs	v Australia	Brisbane	23 Nov 2000
11	West Indies	lost	inns & 126 runs	v India	Mumbai	14 Nov 2013
12	West Indies	lost	inns & 122 runs	v Australia	Melbourne	13 Feb 1931
13	West Indies	lost	inns & 112 runs	v India	Mumbai	09 Oct 2002
14	West Indies	lost	inns & 105 runs	v New Zealand	Wellington	26 Dec 1999
15	West Indies	lost	inns & 100 runs	v South Africa	Durban	10 Jan 2008
16	West Indies	lost	inns & 092 runs	v India	North Sound	21 Jul 2016
17	West Indies	lost	inns & 086 runs	v South Africa	Bridgetown	21 Apr 2005
18	West Indies	lost	inns & 083 runs	v England	Ch-le-St	14 May 2009
19	West Indies	lost	inns & 082 runs	v Australia	Kingston	11 Jun 1955
20	West Indies	lost	inns & 073 runs	v New Zealand	Wellington	11 Dec 2013
21	West Indies	lost	inns & 071 runs	v England	The Oval	11 Aug 1928
22	West Indies	lost	inns & 067 runs	v New Zealand	Wellington	01 Dec 2017
23	West Indies	lost	inns & 065 runs	v Australia	Brisbane	26 Nov 2009
24	West Indies	lost	inns & 065 runs	v South Africa	Durban	26 Dec 2003
25	West Indies	lost	inns & 058 runs	v England	Lord’s	23 Jun 1928
26	West Indies	lost	inns & 055 runs	v Australia	Sydney	30 Dec 1984
27	West Indies	lost	inns & 053 runs	v Australia	Kingston	29 Apr 1995
28	West Indies	lost	inns & 051 runs	v India	Kolkata	06 Nov 2013
29	West Indies	lost	inns & 039 runs	v England	Leeds	17 Aug 2000
30	West Indies	lost	inns & 036 runs	v England	Lord’s	20 Jun 1957
31	West Indies	lost	inns & 034 runs	v England	The Oval	18 Aug 1966
32	West Indies	lost	inns & 030 runs	v England	Manchester	21 Jul 1928
33	West Indies	lost	inns & 30 runs	v Australia	Melbourne	26 Dec 1968
34	West Indies	lost	inns & 029 runs	v Pakistan	Rawalpindi	29 Nov 1997
35	West Indies	lost	inns & 027 runs	v Australia	Perth	01 Dec 2000
36	West Indies	lost	inns & 027 runs	v England	Lord’s	24 Jun 1933
37	West Indies	lost	inns & 019 runs	v Pakistan	Peshawar	17 Nov 1997
38	West Indies	lost	inns & 017 runs	v England	The Oval	12 Aug 1933
39	West Indies	lost	inns & 015 runs	v India	Kolkata	14 Nov 2011
40	West Indies	lost	inns & 006 runs	v Sri Lanka	Galle	14 Oct 2015
41	West Indies	lost	inns & 005 runs	v England	Leeds	25 Jul 1957
42	West Indies	lost	inns & 001 runs	v Pakistan	Port of Spain	26 Mar 1958