India vs West Indies, 3rd Test Highlights: India Thrash Windies By 237 Runs, Seal Series 2-0
Riding on magnificent performances from R Ashwin, Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Ajinkya Rahane, India thrashed West Indies by 237 runs on the fifth day of the third Test in St Lucia to seal the four-match series 2-0. Catch all the highlights of the third Test between India and West Indies here
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- Updated: August 14, 2016 04:05 AM IST
India have the series in the bag and a win in Trinidad Test, starting from August 18, will help them climb to No. 1 spot in ICC Test Rankings. Catch all the highlights of the third Test between India vs West Indies from St.Lucia here (SCORECARD)
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R Ashwin (Man of the Match): "We though 234 on the first day was a par score, and we wanted to extend it. From the outside, it looked like a slow wicket. We were bowling good lines and conservative lengths and Bhuvi bowled that wonderful spell on the fourth day."
Virat Kohli (India's skipper): "We have done quite a few firsts in the last year. In Jamaica we understood the things that went wrong. We corrected those things here on the fourth day. We got 7 wickets for 31 us and that was the game-changer. We have always aimed to win series' away from India. This is a good start. We made three changes and we understood Rohit needs to be backed at a particular position. Wonderful, commendable from Bhuvneshwar. He showed the bowlers how to bowl in consistent areas."
Jason Holder (Windies skipper): "We bowled well in the first morning but credit needs to be given to how Ashwin and Saha played. We are obviously struggling with the batting and we can't win Test matches until we put some runs on the board. We just got to be a little more patient, and put price on the wicket, and fight."
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00:18 hrs IST: And that's it. Jadeja gets the final wicket. India thrash Windies by 237 runs to seal four-match series 2-0. What a win for India! Two consecutive away series win for them.ÂÂ
First time #Ind has won two Tests in the same series in the Caribbean. #WIvInd
- Mohandas Menon (@mohanstatsman) August 13, 2016
00:04 hrs IST: WICKET! India just one wicket away from sealing the series. Joseph c Shami b Ashwin 0(3).ÂÂ
23:54 hrs IST: OUT! India just two away from victory. Bravo c Rohit b Shami 59(100). Windies on a slide!ÂÂ
23:47 hrs IST: WICKET! Holder run out (Ashwin) 1(12). Windies are 88/7 after 40 overs.ÂÂ
23:35 hrs IST: OUT! Dowrich c Kohli b Shami 5(31). Windies are 84/6 after 37.1 overs. India just four good balls away from winning the series.ÂÂ
India are doing it against the West Indies, at the moment, like the dominant side is expected to.
- Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) August 13, 2016
23:27 hrs IST: Windies are 81/5 after 36 overs. Bravo 50*, Dowrich 2*. Fifty one more overs left in the day.ÂÂ
23:18 hrs IST: Single and that's fifty for Bravo. His first in Tests this year. He's the only one who has shown some grit. Windies are 80/5 after 32 overs.ÂÂ
23:09 hrs IST: SIX! Flighted delivery from Jadeja and Bravo lofts it over long-on for a maximum. Windies are 79/5 after 30 overs.ÂÂ
23:02 hrs IST: WICKET! And hosts are in all sorts of trouble now. Brilliant work from Saha behind the stumps. First wicket for Jadeja as Blackwood goes for 1(11). Windies are 68/4 after 29.1 overs.ÂÂ
STAT ATTACK - 45.54: Darren Bravo's average in the fourth innings of Tests, before this game.ÂÂ
22:37 hrs IST: OUT! Chase departs cheaply. India six wickets away from triumph. Windies are 65/4 after 26 overs.ÂÂ
22:20 hrs IST: Meanwhile, Younis Khan's double-ton has put Pakistan in driver's seat on Day 3 of the fourth Test against England at Kennington Oval. Catch the live updates and score of this match hereÂÂ
22:12 hrs IST: Welcome back! Chase to take strike. Bhuvi to bowl the first over.ÂÂ
21:32 hrs IST: And that's lunch. What a session for India! They are now just seven wickets away from victory. We'll be back in a few minutes time.ÂÂ
21:25 hrs IST: Windies are 53/3 after 19 overs. Bravo 26*, Chase 10*.ÂÂ
21:08 hrs IST: WICKET! Ishant strikes. Samuels goes for 12(27). Windies are 36/3 after 14 overs.ÂÂ
21:01 hrs IST: Consecutive boundaries from Samuels. Attacking mode on from Windies?ÂÂ
20:57 hrs IST: FOUR! Overpitched delivery from Ishant, Bravo opens the bat face and slices it past the fielder at point. Windies are 24/2 after 12 overs.ÂÂ
20:50 hrs IST: FOUR! Full-toss from Bhuvi, outside off, Bravo leans forward and drives it through the covers for his first boundary. Windies are 17/2 after 10.2 overs.ÂÂ
STAT ATTACK - Windies batted for 88.1 overs on the final day of the second Test, losing just two wickets, to draw the Test. Can they do the same today too?ÂÂ
20:19 hrs IST: And Bhuvi also joins the party. In-form Brathwaite departs cheaply. India on top now. Windies are 4/2 after 4.1 overs. Just eight more good balls needed!ÂÂ
West Indies target: 346
- Mohandas Menon (@mohanstatsman) August 13, 2016
Only three sides (WI, Ind, Aus) have chased and won larger targets in Tests in the Caribbean.#WIvInd
20:15 hrs IST: And here goes the first one. Shami gets rid of Johnson. Sharp reflexes from Rohit at forward short-leg. Windies are 4/1 afte 4 overs.ÂÂ
20:08 hrs IST: Excellent over from Shami. Just a run off it. Windies are 2/0 after 2 overs.ÂÂ
20:04 hrs IST: Shami from the other end. Three slips and a gully in place for him.ÂÂ
STAT ATTACK - 298: Highest score by West Indies in 4th innings against India at home.ÂÂ
19:56 hrs IST: Straightaway some shape for Bhuvi.ÂÂ
19:53 hrs IST: Windies openers Kraigg Brathwaite and Leon Johnson are out in the middle. Bhuvi to bowl the first over for India.ÂÂ
19:45 hrs IST: And that's the end of India's innings. They declare with a lead of 345. WI will now have to achieve the target in a minimum of 87 overs.ÂÂ
19:38 hrs IST: Kohli signals 'one more over' from the balcony. India lead by 340 now.ÂÂ
19:30 hrs IST: SIX! Length ball from Cummins, Jadeja rocks back and whacks it over wide long-on boundary for his first maximum. What a shot! Moves to 10 now.ÂÂ
19:20 hrs IST: OUT! 4th wicket for Cummins. Saha departs for 14. India are 185/5 after 44 overs, lead by 313 runs.ÂÂ
19:14 hrs IST: India will look to score some quick 40-50 odd runs and declare then. If their bowlers can get around 80 overs, well, the series might be wrapped up today itself.ÂÂ
19:05 hrs IST: WICKET! Rohit lbw Cummins 41(59). India are 159/4 after 40 overs, lead by 287 runs. ÂÂ
19:03 hrs IST: Time for live action. Rohit and Rahane make their way out in the middle. Cummins to start the proceedings for Windies.ÂÂ
19:00 hrs IST: Good evening and welcome to our live coverage of the fifth day of the third Test between India-Windies.ÂÂ
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Bhuvneshwar's magnificent 5/33, his third five-wicket haul in Tests, has laid the basis for India's push to a series win. Ajinkya Rahane's fifty has given India enough time to push for a result on a final day. With the lead close to 300, India will be looking to bat for one hour and set West Indies a target in the range of 350-370.
For the West Indies, they will be hoping to put in a better performance with the bat in the second innings if they have to avoid a series loss. In the first innings, they were undone by the discipline of Bhuvneshwar, and heading into the final day, they may have to face the guile of Ravichandran Ashwin. A draw will keep their hopes up heading into the final Test at Port-of-Spain in Trinidad.