West Indies vs India Highlights, 1st Test, Day 1: India End On A High After Ravichandran Ashwin's Five-For vs West Indies
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West Indies vs India 1st Test, Day 1 Highlights: Rohit Sharma (30) and Yashasvi Jaiswal (40) remained unbeaten following Ravichandran Ashwin's five-for as India ended the day on a high.
West Indies vs India 1st Test, Day 1 Highlights: Rohit Sharma (30) and Yashasvi Jaiswal (40) remained unbeaten as India ended Day 1 of the first Test against West Indies in Dominica on a high. India were 80 without loss, trailing the hosts by 70 runs at Stumps. Earlier, Ravichandran Ashwin (5/60) and Ravindra Jadeja (3/26) led the way as India bundled out West Indies for 150 runs. Apart from Alick Athanaze -- who departed for 47 runs -- none of the West Indies batters could put up a good fight. West Indies skipper Kraigg Brathwaite won the toss and opted to bat first.(Scorecard)
West Indies (Playing XI): Kraigg Brathwaite(c), Tagenarine Chanderpaul, Raymon Reifer, Jermaine Blackwood, Alick Athanaze, Joshua Da Silva(w), Jason Holder, Rahkeem Cornwall, Alzarri Joseph, Kemar Roach, Jomel Warrican
Here are the Highlights of Day 1 of 1st Test match between India and West Indies, Straight from Windsor Park in Dominica:
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That's it for the day. It was Ravichandran Ashwin's five-wicket haul that helped India bundle out West Indies for 150 runs and then the duo of Rohit Sharma and Yashasvi Jaiswal remained not out till the end of play to keep the guests in the driving seat. India trail West Indies by 70 runs.
A fuller ball from Alzarri Joseph surprised Rohit Sharma. The batter came into an awkward position before inside edging the ball to his toe. It seems that Rohit was badly hurt as he was limping while going a single on it.
It was a half volley from Cornwall and Yashasvi Jaiswal swept it away with perfection for a four. This is the strength of Jaiswal, he knows when to attack and when to not.
5.4 - Yashasvi Jaiswal has got off the mark with a four. A bit of width from Alzarri Joseph outside off and Jaiswal hit the ball over the point fielder for a four. It was the first runs from the bat of Jaiswal after playing 15 dot balls.
Alzarri Joseph bowled a short ball to Yashasvi Jaiswal, who let it go. The ball rose to a good height and beat a jumping wicketkeeper Joshua Da Silva to run for a four. The next delivery from Joseph was a dot ball.
Ravichandran Ashwin completes a five-wicket haul and with it, India have bundled out West Indies for 150 runs. The hosts never looking threatening as the Indian bowlers kept picking wickets at regular intervals. Ashwin started it all with his twin strikes and what followed was a team effort with Ravindra Jadeja playing a crucial role in it with three wickets to his credit. Only Alick Athanaze -- who departed for 47 runs -- showed some fight but lacked support from other Windies batters.
West Indies would be hoping the pair of Rahkeem Cornwall and Kemar Roach to stitch a good partnership to take the side over 200 runs at least. On the other hand, Indian bowlers will aim to get the job finished early so that their batters could have some time at the crease before Stumps. We are now into the final session of the day.
India take another four wickets and West Indies are now right down at Tea. Alick Athanaze played a promising knock but he was dismissed by R Ashwin at the score of 47 as the Indian spinner took his fourth wicket in the game.
Fourth wicket for Ravichandran Ashwin! The off spinner gets better of Alick Athanaze. The Test debutant from West Indies departs after a promising knock of 47 runs. It was a short ball from Ashwin but Athanaze failed to time his pull shot properly. He hit it high in the air instead and Shardul Thakur at wide mid-on took the catch. West Indies are 129/8 in 55 overs vs India
A fuller ball from R Ashwin and Alick Athanaze hit it over the long-on fence for a six. That is the first maximum of the West Indies innings and the game as well. Athanaze is batting really well. This partnership between him and Jason Holder has been the silver lining for the West Indies in this innings so far.
West Indies lost their fifth wicket at the score of 76 runs. Since then, Alick Athanaze and Jason Holder have added 29 runs for the sixth wicket so far. Both of them have batted well, especially the Test debutant Athanaze. He remains West Indies' key from here as they side would be needing a total of at least 250.
40.2 - A short ball from Ravichandran Ashwin. Alick Athanaze rocked back and pulled it down the leg side for a four. Athanaze is batting really well. Such a confidence on maiden Test game that too against a team like India is something you need to appreciate.
It was a beautiful shot from debutant Alick Athanaze for a four. Shardul Thakur bowled a fuller ball outside off stump to Athanaze and the batter drove it away beautifully for boundary. It was a no-ball and Shardul will have to bowl it again.
It was a beautiful shot from debutant Alick Athanaze for a four. Shardul Thakur bowled a fuller ball outside off stump to Athanaze and the batter drove it away beautifully for boundary. It was a no-ball and Shardul will have to bowl it again.
India dominated the first session on the first day of the ongoing first Test vs West Indies. Openers Kraigg Brathwaite and Tagenarine Chanderpaul started well for the hosts with a 31-run stand but R Ashwin dismissed Chanderpaul, it opened the floodgates. Such was the result that West Indies went four down by Lunch with Shardul Thakur and Ravindra Jadeja claiming a wicket apiece, besides the two from Ashwin.
West Indies' scoring rate in the first session is . Indian bowlers have done a good job to keep things tight. Eyes are on Jermaine Blackwood and Test debutant Alick Athanaze, who are currently batting at the crease.
Shardul Thakur's golden arm is into the act again. How many times we see him picking a wicket soon after coming into the attack. It took him just three balls to take his first wicket. It was bowled a bit fuller from Shardul and Raymon Reifer nicked the ball to wicketkeeper Ishan Kishan. India are on top!
Fuller and a bit of room outside off from R Ashwin and Jermaine Blackwood was quick to pounce on it. The right-handed batter drove it away through the extra cover region for a four. This will give some confidence to Blackwood, who was struggling in his short stay at the crease so far.
R Ashwin strikes again for India! This time he has trapped Kraigg Brathwaite. The West Indies skipper failed to take on India's ace spinner this time and edged the ball high in the air before Rohit Sharma at cover took the catch comfortably.
A beautiful sweep shot from Kraigg Brathwaite on the bowling of R Ashwin and the batter will get a four off it. The West Indies captain is batting with controlled aggression and it is paying him the rewards. He is 20 not out off 41 balls now.