IND vs WI 2nd Test, Day 4 Highlights: Ashwin picks two, West Indies 76/2 in 365 chase vs India at stumps

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IND vs WI 2nd Test Highlights, Day 5: Rain plays spoilsport, match ends in draw; India wins series 1-0

IND vs WI: Follow for all the highlights from Day 5 of the second Test between India and West Indies played at the Queen’s Park Oval, Port of Spain in Trinidad.

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Led by Mohammed Siraj’s career-best figures and then Indian batters’ race against time kept the visitor’s hopes alive at stumps on day 4. Five quick wickets in the first session for India meant India had enough time to set a comfortable target for West Indies but multiple rain interruptions keep India at bay. West Indies lost two key wickets in the 365 chase as the match goes in the final day.

Ashwin to Blackwood, FOUR! Lovely shot from Blackwood. Flighted delivery outside off as the batter drives it past mid-off with perfect timing to find the fence. Four dots and it is stumps on day four.

Ashwin from the other end. At max, three overs from here. He bowls a quick over with just a single coming from it.

Siraj gives two runs from his over as we have time to bowl one more over.

Siraj continues. Siraj to Chanderpaul, FOUR! Late cut from the left-hander to move to 22. Four from this over.

Blackwood smashes Ashwin for two boundaries in the over. First an off-drive and then a late cut. Nine off the over.

Change in bowling. Siraj comes back into the attack and starts with a maiden. Ashwin gives four from his over before Siraj bowls his second maiden in succession.

Ravindra Jadeja keeps it tight with a one-run over followed by Ashwin who bowls a maiden.

Ashwin continues. Blackwood gets off the mark with a backfoot punch for a two. West Indies gets three singles and a double and 50 comes up for West Indies in the 22nd over.

Jadeja concedes only a single from his over.

Ashwin with an attacking field, two slips, short fine leg and bowls from over the wicket to keep McKenzie in check. Ashwin to McKenzie, OUT! He changes the side and comes from around the wicket and the change of angles works! Bowls a shorter, quicker and flatter ball which went through McKenzie’s defence to his pads and looks plumb in front of the wicket. Mckenzie goes for a duck. Jermaine Blackwood comes in at number four.

Chanderpaul finally opens his arm to get a boundary with a cover drive on Jadeja’s delivery.

Ashwin continues. Ashwin to Brathwaite, OUT! Ashwin removes Brathwaite for the eighth time in Test cricket and four out of four times in this series. He tries to slog sweep the ball again but could only manage to give an easy to Unadkat at short fine leg. Kirk McKenzie in at number three.

Kraigg Brathwaite c Unadkat b Ashwin 28 (52b 5x4 0x6)

Jadeja continues. Jadeja to Brathwaite, FOUR! Slog sweeps to get the ball from outside off and placed in between mid-wicket and mid-wicket four a boundary to start the over. Five dots to end.

Jadeja comes in the attack for the first time in the innings. He starts with a maiden.

Ashwin from the other end also bowls a quick maiden.

Ashwin to Brathwaite, appeal for LBW and given out by the umpire. Brathwaite refers to the third umpire and the ball trackers show it’s missing the stumps. Technology saves the West Indies captain. A single from the over and drinks taken.

Unadkat continues. Chanderpaul continues to stick steadfastly to his defence. He has played close to fifty balls and has scored just three runs

Unadkat is looking threatening, coming in from over the wicket. He is generating late movement, which is causing some trouble to the West Indian openers.

And Rohit turns to Ashwin for a breakthrough. He is able to extract spin and bounce from the pitch.

Unadkat gets his first over of the innings. Gives away just a single.

Mukesh delivers another maiden over, but he causes no threat to Brathwaite.

Brathwaite is on the move. He gets another boundary against Siraj, this time with a pleasant cover drive.

Chanderpaul is dealing with Mukesh from the other end, who has bowled two maidens on the trot.

West Indies has started steadily. Siraj tests Chanderpaul with a short ball. The left-handed batter deals with it comfortably.

Brathwaite, meanwhile, continues on with his aggresive touch. Cuts Siraj for another boundary.

Slightly full from Siraj and Brathwaite drives it straight on the up. First boundary of the innings.

The Indian new ball bowlers haven’t troubled Chanderpaul and Brathwaite yet.

Brathwaite adds another boundary, this time against Mukesh Kumar. Pitched up on the off-side and he crunches it through covers.

Just two runs from the first over. Chanderpaul looks solid in the defence as he counters Siraj’s outswingers.

Mukesh Kumar with the second over. Goes wide of the off stump and Chanderpaul is happy to leave them.

Siraj with the first over. Skipper Brathwaite on strike. He starts with a single.

The Indian team eaager to be back on the field. The covers are soon taken off and the match will resume soon.

It is raining, again. Both sides were about to step onto the pitch when it started drizzling.

Covers are on.

Another aggressive shot from Kishan. Not in complete control this time, but he is rewarded with a six this time. Next is a low full toss from Roach next and Kishan smacks it over long on for another six and that is his fifty!

And Rohit Sharma decides that is enough. India has declared.

West Indies needs 365 runs to win.

Roach into the attack. Kishan finally latches onto one. Smacks Roach straight back for a four and that is the fifty-run partnership. Kishan hits another four, this time against Warrican.

Lead is creeping close to 350. Will India declare soon?

Gill and Kishan unable to find boundaries. West Indies has set up a defensive and its bowlers are bowling to the plan.

Gill steps down against Warrican, attempting to go over the top. Edge, but lands safely.

Gabriel continues. Gill yet to get fully into the rhythm. An attempted pull shot only results in an under edge, which lands right next to him.

Kishan attempts to take on Warrican, but doesn’t middle it well enough.

Gabriel with the first over of the third session. Gill gets the first boundary of the session with a well-timed cover drive.

Warrican with the next over. Kishan lofts him over the infield on the leg side for a boundary.

The players are back. A 48-over session in store. Kishan and Gill will lead the charge for India, which will be in the hunt for some quick runs.

Umpires are out on the ground and they are taking a look. And we have a restart time - 12:15 AM

It felt for a while we will have a quick restart, but the clouds have circled back again and the covers are brought back in and it starts raining soon enough.

It is raining heavily now. Looks like we are in for a prolonged break.

Ishan Kishan gets a promotion as India looks to accelerate. But the rain clouds are back and the game is disrupted again.

Covers are back on and the players make their way back.

Warrican with the first over of the session. He floats one in. Jaiswal doesn’t get to the pitch of the ball as he attempts a slog. Top edge and Da Silva completes the catch.

Yashasvi Jaiswal c †Da Silva b Warrican 38 (30b 4x4 1x6)

Jaiswal and Gill are back in the middle and the match restarts. How much more will be India targetting in this innings?

It is raining again and the covers are back on. The second session looks set to be pushed back.

The rain gods are in the mood to interrupt the game. India came out to bat with a positive mindset. Rohit completed a 35-ball fifty and added 98 for the first wicket with Yashasvi Jaiswal before getting dismissed on 57 off Gabriel. Early lunch taken.

Shannon Gabriel continues. Gabriel to Rohit, OUT! Rohit moves across to swing it at fine-leg to clear the fence but this time West Indies completes a catch. Rohit departs on 57. Shubman Gill, the new man in at number three. Passing showers have arrived and the covers are coming in.

Holder continues. Holder to Jaiswal, FOUR! Pulled away, wide of leg umpire for a boundary. Six runs from the over.

Another change in the bowling. Shannon Gabriel in the attack. Gabriel to Rohit, FOUR! This brings up Fifty for the captain in just 35-balls! Gabriel to Rohit, FOUR! Placement! He waited for the ball to come and punches it late to clear the sweeper cover field.

Drinks taken. India is dominating with the bat at the moment.

Holder to Rohit, FOUR! A freebie in the form of a full-toss, sliding into the batter and Rohit flicks it with one hand to clear the backward square leg. Eight from the over.

Joseph to Rohit, SIX! Third six for Rohit. Dragged one short and Rohit clears the fence on wide of long-on with a pull. Joseph to Jaiswal, FOUR! Out of control shot from Jaiswal who tried to pull the short ball and got an outside edge for a boundary behind slips.

Five singles from Holder’s over.

Joseph continues. Two singles from the first three balls which brings 50 for India in just the sixth over! This is brilliant batting by both the openers. Third consecutive fifty-plus stand between Rohit and Jaiswal. Joseph to Rohit, DROPPED! Another regulation catch, this time to debutant Kirk McKenzie at square leg drops it. Five from the over.

A change in the bowling, Jason Holder comes in for Roach as he goes off the attack. Holder to Rohit, DROPPED! Shannon Gabriel at long-off! Rohit tried to clear the off-side field with a lofted shot but Gabriel missed an easy chance here. Holder to Jaiswal, FOUR! He guides it past the slip fielder to end the over with a boundary.

Joseph continues. Joseph to Rohit, FOUR! Leans forward and drives the outside off delivery at deep point. Joseph bowls an inswinger that beat Rohit’s defence to hit on the pads. Huge appeal but the height seemed to be an issue here thus captain Kraigg Brathwaite let this go. Joseph to Rohit, SIX! Hooked away for a maximum over square leg.

Roach continues. SIX! Rohit flicked over deep mid-wicket to get a maximum. Jaiswal down the ground, finds a gap at long-on for two runs to end the over. 10 from the over and the run rate is also hanging above 10 at the moment.

Alzarri Joseph from the other end. Joseph to Rohit, FOUR! Lucky boundary for the skipper as he defends the outswinger and gets an outside edge that raced away behind slip for a boundary to start the over. Joseph follows with a down-the-leg ball, collected well by da Silva behind. Rohit gets a single in the next ball. Front foot no-ball is still an issue for Joseph, he bowls another no-ball which went off the pads for a single. 10 from the over.

Kemar from around the wicket to Jaiswal. Starts with an outside off outswinger, Jaiswal swings and he misses. An inside edge gives him a single to get off the mark. Rohit, too, gets off the mark with a single. Roach to Jaiswal, SIX! This is some shot from the young man! Down the ground, goes for a lofted drive over extra covers. Roach to Jaiswal, FOUR! This time onto the pads and cleared the mid-on boundary with a flick. 12 from the first over.

Indian openers Yashasvi Jaiswal and Rohit Sharma are in the middle as Kemar Roach operates with the new ball.

Gabriel is out for a golden duck!!

Siraj, with pace and swing, traps Gabriel in front and that is the end of West Indies’ first innings.

India has wrapped up things on Day Four morning rather quickly to earn a 183-run lead.

Kemar Roach is the next to fall. Wide from Siraj and Roach chases it. Kishan does well to get that catch.

Kemar Roach c †Ishan Kishan b Mohammed Siraj 4 (13b 0x4 0x6)

Warrican and Roach hold off the Indian pacers for the time being.

Warrican earns a boundary against Siraj with an inside edge which skid past Kishan.

Siraj and Mukesh continue to torment the West Indies tail.

Alzarri Joseph survives thanks to an inside edge after he was given out LBW against Siraj. Meanwhile West Indies has gone past the follow-on mark.

But Siraj has his man soon enough. Swings it in sharply and traps Joseph in front.

Alzarri Joseph lbw b Mohammed Siraj 4 (12b 1x4 0x6)

Siraj will operate with the second new ball from the other end. Gets considerable out swing, enough to draw an edge from Holder, which flies past point for a four.

Siraj draws a mistake from Holder again. This time the edge is pouched Kishan. India gaining momentum.

Jason Holder c †Ishan Kishan b Mohammed Siraj 15 (44b 2x4 0x6)

Mukesh Kumar with the first over of the day. He swings one inside just enough to evade Athanaze’s bat. Strikes him on the pad and the umpire gives him out. West Indies reviews, but it eventually circles back to the umpire’s call.

Alick Athanaze lbw b Mukesh Kumar 37 (115b 3x4 0x6)

West Indies

Kraigg Brathwaite(c), Tagenarine Chanderpaul, Kirk McKenzie, Jermaine Blackwood, Alick Athanaze, Joshua Da Silva(w), Jason Holder, Alzarri Joseph, Kemar Roach, Jomel Warrican, Shannon Gabriel

India

Yashasvi Jaiswal, Rohit Sharma(c), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Ajinkya Rahane, Ravindra Jadeja, Ishan Kishan(w), Ravichandran Ashwin, Jaydev Unadkat, Mukesh Kumar, Mohammed Siraj

West Indies dragged its way to 229 for five against India on a day of attritional cricket, constantly interrupted by rain, with the run rate barely floating over two in the second Test on Sunday at the Queen’s Park Oval, Port of Spain, Trinidad.

Starting from an overnight score of 86 for one, West Indies captain Kraig Brathwaite and Kirk McKenzie began with caution as they saw out the Indian bowlers in turn.

McKenzie was the first to fall, after he edged a Mukesh Kumar length ball to wicketkeeper Ishan Kishan, to gift the debutant pacer his first international wicket. Soon after the left-hander’s dismissal, it began to rain, causing the first rain-enforced break of day.

Brathwaite was patience personified as he played out 235 balls to get to his 75. Only an out-of-ordinary ball by Ravichandran Ashwin -- which drifted in like a frisbee and spun viciously to strike the stumps -- could put an end to the West Indian batter’s vigil.

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