Why Did India Declare At Start Of Day 3 In 1st Test Against West Indies? Report Reveals Reason
India declared their first innings on overnight score of 448 for 5 with a sizeable lead of 286 runs against the West Indies at the start of the third day of the opening Test.
- India declared at 448 for 5 with a lead of 286 against West Indies on Day 3 of their first Test
- A report revealed the reason behind India's decision to declare their innings on the overnight score
- "The reason for declaration was to utilise any help on offer from a morning track," the report said
India declared their first innings on overnight score of 448 for 5 with a sizeable lead of 286 runs against the West Indies at the start of the third day of the opening Test at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on Saturday. India's innings was headlined by centuries from KL Rahul (100), Dhruv Jurel (125) and Ravindra Jadeja (104 not out). The reason for declaration on overnight score was to utilise any help on offer from a morning track.
Vice-captain Ravindra Jadeja, India's most valuable player in red ball cricket ran displayed his all-round credentials capping his unbeaten hundred with a four wicket haul as the hosts crushed West Indies by an innings and 140 runs inside three days in the first Test to take 1-0 lead.
Trailing by a massive 286 runs after India declared on their overnight score of 448 for 5, West Indies performed even worse in their second essay being bowled out for 146 in 45.1 overs. Jadeja was pick of the bowlers with 4 for 54 in the second innings.
With the outcome of the match and the series tilted heavily in favour of the formidable hosts, India outclassed the struggling West Indies in all facets on a track that behaved differently on all three days.
If it was a lively track assisting pacers on Day One exploited to the tilt by Mohammed Siraj (4/40 and 3/31) and Jasprit Bumrah (3/42), the pitch offered a little to bowlers on Day Two as batters made merry.
By the end of it, India, who had amassed a lead big enough to impose an innings defeat on the troubled visitors, ensured there was no change to the script for the huge win in the first of their four home Tests this season.
The second Test will be played in New Delhi from October 10-14.
(With PTI Inputs)
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