IND vs WI 2nd Test, Day 1 Highlights: Resolute Kohli helps India to 288/4 against West Indies

Three sessions of play done; Two won comfortably by India and one by West Indies.

Jaiswal and Rohit thundered India to a strong start in the first innings. But West Indies struck back with venom after Lunch. The home side took four wickets and stemmed the run flow.

Any hopes of West Indies ending the day in control was quickly snuffed out by a resolute Virat Kohli, who found an ally in Jadeja. The duo has reinstated India in control of the game, with the visiting side sitting pretty at 288/4 at the end of Day 1.

Brathwaite tosses one up on the pads and Kohli whips out a ferocious sweep shot, which strikes Chanderpaul, who was stationed at short leg, on the bounce. He is in some pain and needs medical attention.

Brathwaite continues on with the over, which turns out to be the last of the day. Players make their way back.

END OF DAY 1

Brathwaite brings himself on and bowls a maiden over with his off spin.

Warrican goes full and Kohli glides it thorugh covers for a double. He is moving close to the 90s.

Athanaze completes a quick-fire over. West Indies has the option to take up the second new ball, but Kraigg Brathwaite chooses not to.

Warrican almost immediately makes it count. Beats Kohli’s outside edge. As close as West Indies has come to displacing Kohli.

The West Indian spinners are not offering much trouble for the Indian batters.

Warrican reverts to around the wicket. Kohli is batting with conviction and when Warrican pitches it a tad full, he thumps it through covers for a four. HUNDRED RUN PARTNERSHIP!

Athanaze gets one more over and Jadeja and Kohli continue to sneak in soft singles.

10th over of this spell from Warrican. Over the wicket, forcing Kohli to defend on the leg side, which he does without much worry.

Change of angle for Warrican. Over the wicket against Kohli, who takes a single first ball. Jadeja too finds it easy from this angle as India continues to rotate the strike, with ease. A leg trap is set for Kohli, who is unbothered. Couple of doubles now.

Athanaze gets his first over of the day. Jadeja and Kohli nudges him around the park for four singles in that over. West Indies losing the momentum it had gained in the second session.

Kohli needs a short break after putting in a dive to complete a double. The game continues. Warrican has a short mid off now. He draws an edge from Kohli but it is goes towards silly point.

Short from Joseph and Kohli gets on top of the bounce and pulls it for a couple. That is India’s 250.

Another short ball, but drifting down to the leg and Kohli guides it behind short fine leg for a boundary.

Kohli on strike, Warrican with the ball. Kohli nudges one on the offside and think of a single, but Jadeja sends him back.

Warrican has bowled a priceless spell today, holding together one end with his precise left-arm spin.

Alzarri Joseph surprises Jadeja with a lifter. Strikes Jadeja on the gloves, but it lands safely.

Jadeja gets a couple more bouncers on to his body and he survives this particular barrage and even adds a boundary with a controlled pull shot.

Drinks Taken!

Warrican continues his battle with Kohli. The Indian batter has been assured in his defence and he continues to negate the left-arm spinner with his forward defence.

Maiden over for Warrican!

Joseph to bowl his 13th. Joseph to Jadeja, FOUR! Creams it over gully to start the over with a boundary. Two singles follow

Warrican continues. Warrican to Kohli, FOUR! Placed in between Point and mid-off fielders which brings up fifty in his 500th international game! He becomes the first batter to score a half-century on his 500th game. Six from the over.

Alzarri Joseph givers three singles.

Only a single from Warrican’s over.

Alzarri Joseph comes back in the attack for Roach. Joseph to Jadeja, FOUR! Pitched up perfectly for Jadeja to lean and play a cover drive for a boundary. Five dots and a boundary off the over.

Three tight overs by West Indies to give only six from it.

Kemar Roach comes in the attack for Jason Holder. Roach to Kohli, FOUR! On the rise from Kohli, he punches off the front foot on the square of the wickets to start the over with a boundary. Roach to Kohli, FOUR! Lucky this time as he gets an outside edge while driving the full-length ball. Roach to Jadeja, FOUR! The third boundary of the over as he drives the loose ball over wide mid-off. An expensive over from Roach as 14 comes from it.

Jomel Warrican back in the attack. He gives three singles from his over.

Holder continues. Jadeja takes a single which brings up 200 runs for India! Three runs from the over.

Roach to Kohli, FOUR! Finally a cracker of a shot to wake India up. Roach pitched the ball full and Kohli plays his trademark cover drive to get a boundary after quite some time. He takes a single off the next ball. Jadeja gets a double to make it a seven-run over.

Ravindra Jadeja is taking his time, leaving the outside off balls as India’s run rate has dropped to under 3.5.

Gabriel and Holder continue to bowl in tandem as West Indies controls the flow of runs for India..

Holder from the other end. Kohli gives the strike to Jadeja with a single off the length ball which was angling down leg. Jadeja gets off the mark with a drive-over cover for a couple. He keeps the strike with a single.

Gabriel completes his over as Ravindra Jadeja is the new man in at number six.

Finally, West Indies dominates a session in this series. Accurate bowling from the West Indies bowlers and India has lost four wickets. Virat Kohli still out in the middle, but this is the chance the home side was waiting for.

Gabriel moves one slightly in and Rahane plays outside the line. Edges it and it crashes onto the stumps!!

HUGE WICKET FOR WEST INDIES!!

AND TEA IS TAKEN!!

Gabriel back into the attack. Some short stuff to shake things up. But Kohli deals with it easily.

Joseph gets another over. Slightly full and Rahane attempts a punch down the ground. Didn’t time it well enough. Mid-on cuts it off. Short from Joseph too and Rahane evades that without worry.

Rahane and Kohli have steadied India’s rocking ship with some rock sturdy defence. They see out another sharp over from Alzarri Joseph. Couple of singles in that over.

Warrican’s spell continues. On the pads and Rahane tucks it away for a single. He engages with Kohli, forcing the Indian batter to come forward in defence. Not too far away from the pads there.

Another tight over from Warrican, except for a triple from Kohli.

Joesph from the other end. Full and on the off and Kohli leans onto the drive and four! SMOOTH!!

KOHLI GAINING CONFIDENCE!

Alzarri Joseph gets his first over of the second session. Too full from him and Kohli guides it straight past the bowler for a four and he is off the mark.

Warrican continues to trouble the Indian batters with his accuracy. Everything he bowls is zoned, from a wide release point, into the stumps. Rahane is forced to defend throughout. Maiden over!

Roach continues. He continues to offer no leeway for Kohli, who is yet to get off the mark after playing 17 deliveries.

Just a single from that over!

Warrican gets another over. Continues to use the width of the crease to great effect. Pins Rahane into the crease. But the right-handed batter uses his soft hands to pat Warrican’s left-arm spin down.

Rahane walks in for India, with his side in a spot of bother.

Roach puts the pressure on him straight away. Straight and full, forcing Rahane to play at them. But no mistakes from the Indian vice-captain.

Warrican around the wicket against Rohit. He is firing it from wide off the crease and drifting it in. Fourth ball, he lures Rohit forward with a hint of drift and he loses his off stump. THIRD WICKET DOWN FOR INDIA

Roach against Kohli.

Starts with a full straight one. Kohli defends on the front foot. Shifts it slightly to the off-side and Kohli defends with a straight bat. Intense contest between these two.

Virat Kohli is the new batter and he is playing his 500th international game. Starts with a couple of dot balls.

Warrican continues to keep it tight against Rohit. Fifth ball, takes a single. Drinks taken.

Warrican into the attack. Gill takes a singles first ball. The left-arm spinner keeps Rohit down with five successive dot balls.

Roach too is reintroduced. Outside the off and Gill slices at it. Again not in control. Flies past point for another four. Roach straightens it and Gill goes for a drive again. EDGED AND CAUGHT!!

INDIA 153/2 in 35.4 overs

Gill gets his first runs. Slightly streaky. Attempts a cut shot, despite the ball being a little to close to his body. Undercuts it and it goes behind gully for a four.

West Indies is looking like a different team post lunch.

Shubman Gill is out in the middle. He will be looking to make amends for the low score in the first Test.

Meanwhile, Rohit continues to motor on. Gabriel goes too straight and too full and the Indian skipper clips it away gleefully for a four. But the West Indian pacer corrects the length and Rohit is hit on his pads. Nothing from the umpire. A big inside edge and he is saved.

Holder now from around the wicket against Jaiswal. Straight up draws an edge. Flies through the slip cordon. FOUR!!

Holder’s accuracy is causing some trouble to Jaiswal and his efforts are rewarded.

Slightly fuller and Jaiswal flashes at it. Easy catch for Mckenzie. India loses its first wicket.

Disciplined start from the WI pacers. They haven’t offered much to the Indian batters. But Gabriel has been guilty of giving away a couple of no-balls. Just a couple of runs from that over.

Holder continues from over the wicket against Jaiswal. He is working the angle, moving the ball away from the left-hander.

Jaiswal happy to leave the ball against Holder. Just a single, from Rohit, in the 30th over.

Once again Gabriel dangles on on the fifth stump. Rohit plays with soft hands and guides it past point for another four. Not in complete control this time. Takes a single last ball of the over.

Jason Holder up against Jaiswal. A nagging, outside-the-off-stump line from Holder. He extracts a couple of play-and-misses from Jaiswal. Good start from the right arm pacer. MAIDEN

The Indian openers are back in the middle. Shannon Gabriel with the first over for West Indies. Starts with four dot balls. Gabriel offers a tinge of width and Sharma guides ii behind point for a four.

Rohit Sharma will be the happier captain after losing the toss to Kraig Brathwaite. West Indies’ decision to bowl first in the flat deck backfired badly as India scored 121 near five runs per over to take the session in their favour. Rohit and Jaiswal scored their fifties and looked in total control.

Jolder to bowl his fifth. Holder to Jaiswal, edged and dropped! The ball shaped away for Jaiswal who nicked it to the first slip where Alick Athanaze dropped the catch as Jaiswal survies. The first session comes to an end with 121 runs coming in 26 overs for India.

Jomel Warrican comes back into the attack. Gives one run from the over.

A maiden from Holder.

Jaiswal slams Alzarri Joseph for back-to-back FOURS to bring up his fifty! His second in the second innings as the young man is in no mood to stop anytime soon.

Rohit takes a single off Joseph’s over that brings up 100 runs for India! Fine start by both openers. Holder bowls the next over. Holder to Rohit, FOUR!

Another good over by Holder. He gives just a single.

Roach to bowl his sixth over. Roach to Rohit, SIX! Classic Rohit Sharma pull! He stands deep to pull the short ball over deep square leg to bring up his fifty in some style! Fifty number 15th for the captain in Tests. Roach to Rohit, FOUR! This is bad bowling from Roach. Rohit comes across to play the ball fine for a boundary. 11 from this over as India nears 100.

Change in attack, Jason Holder comes in for Jomel Warrican. Holder to Jaiswal, FOUR! A lovely square drive to hit his fifth four of the innings. Holder bowls a tight over apart from the boundary.

Roach continues. Rohit takes two doubles before hitting a boundary off the last ball with a lofted drive over covers to move to 48 which also brings 2000 Test runs for him as opener! He becomes the second fastest Indian after Virender Sehwag to the milestone! 8 runs from this over.

Warrican continues, bowls his fourth. Warrican to Rohit, FOUR! Another loosener from the bowler and Rohit cuts it at point to start the over with a boundary. Warrican to Rohit, FOUR! Sweeps the fuller ball at square leg. Nine comes from the over.

Rohit drives the outside off-stump line ball for a double to start the over. A front-foot no-ball from Roach. Four runs from this over.

Warrican continues. Warrican to Jaiswal, FOUR! Flighted delivery on the legs, going down the line as Jaiswal makes a full stretch to sweep behind square for a boundary. Five from the over.

India cruising on with a solid opening partnership after losing the toss. Both Rohit Sharma and Yashasvi Jaiswal are looking in fine touch in the first hour.

Gabriel to Jaiswal, FOUR! Short, pitched outside off and cut by the young left-hander on backward point. He drives with a total commitment in the next ball but the fielder at covers saved all four runs this time. 13 gone, India 57 for no loss.

Jomel Warrican bowls a maiden.

Gabriel continues. Gabriled to Rohit, FOUR! Clean dive over covers. Gabriel to Rohit, FOUR! Gabriel dug in short this time and the captain pulled it at deep backward short leg for back-to-back boundaries. The boundary also brings 50 for India in just the 11th over! 10 from the over.

Spinner has been introduced in just the 10th over of the innings. Jomel Warrican comes in attack for Joseph. Rohit goes down the ground to place the ball at wide of mid-wicket for a double.

Shannon Gabriel continues. Gabriel to Jaiswal, FOUR! Tad bit short from the bowler and Jaiswal punished it instantly with a cut that dispatched the ball behind square for a boundary. Seven runs from the over.

Change of sides for Joseph. He replaces Kemar Roach from the attack. Three singles from Joseph’s over.

A first change in the bowling attack. Shannon Gabriel comes into the attack for Alzarri Joseph. He gives two from his first over.

Joseph, with his third. Sharp inswinger, Jaiswal misses the line and plays a drive but instead gets an inside edge on the pads. Joseph to Jaiswal, FOUR! He edged the short ball while looking to punch over the extra covers and debutant McKenzie missed a tough chance at gully as the ball went past him for a boundary. Joseph to Jaiswal, SIX! Class written on the shot, Another short-length ball, pulled away past deep midwicket for a maximum. 11 off the over.

Roach continues. Roach to Rohit, SIX! Pitched on a good length, shaped in for the right-hander and Rohit swivels to pull it away deep square leg for a maximum! First six of the innings. Eight from the over.

Another tight over, just a single from Joseph’s over.

A watchful start from both batters, Roach keeps it mostly short, wide of off-stump to give just a single via leg-byes.

Alzarri Joseph starts with the outside-off line ball, Rohit leaves it. A big front foot no ball from Joseph. Joseph to Rohit, sharp outswinger, left again by Rohit. Rohit drives the low full-toss over covers for a single before Jaiswal plays out the rest of the over.

Roach to Jaiswal, gets off the mark on first ball with three runs. Roach starts with a short length outside off as Jaiswal gets enough time to cut in front of the square. Rohit gets a single off the pads. Two runs from the first over.

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

The Pre-match proceedings are going on as both teams are lined up for the national anthem.

IND vs WI head-to-head in Tests

- Total matches played - 99
- West Indies wins - 30
- India wins - 23
- Drawn - 46

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 captain Kraigg Brathwaite wins the toss and elects to bowl first.

Mukesh Kumar is making his Test debut as he will be the 308th India international.

India

Rohit Sharma (c), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Ajinkya Rahane, KS Bharat (wk), Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Mohammed Siraj, Jaydev Unadkat, Shardul Thakur/Navdeep Saini/Mukesh Kumar

West Indies

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

This is the 100th Test between two powerhouses of global cricket, India and West Indies.

India

Rohit Sharma (Captain), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Ajinkya Rahane, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Ruturaj Gaikwad, KS Bharat, Ishan Kishan, Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Mohammed Siraj, Jaydev Unadkat, Shardul Thakur, Navdeep Saini, Mukesh Kumar

West indies

Kraigg Brathwaite (Captain), Jermaine Blackwood (VC), Alick Athanaze, Tagenarine Chanderpaul, Kirk McKenzie, Joshua Da Silva, Rahkeem Cornwall, Raymon Reifer, Shannon Gabriel, Jason Holder, Alzarri Joseph, Jomel Warrican, Kemar Roach

Wicketkeepers:

Ishan Kishan

Batters:

Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Kraigg Brathwaite, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Alick Athanaze

All-rounder:

Jason Holder, Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Rakheem Cornwall

Bowlers:

Kemar Roach, Mohammed Siraj

Team Composition: IND 7:4 WI Credits Left: 11

Ajinkya Rahane will be aiming to pile on the runs and lead India to a series sweep against a feeble West Indies when the second and final Test begins here on Thursday.

The game will mark the 100th Test between the two teams and though India skipper Rohit Sharma said it will be a big occasion, his team will be expected to dominate the West Indies like it did in the series opener in Dominica.

After the game at the Queen’s Park Oval, India plays its next Test only on the tour of South Africa in December-January, leaving the likes of Rahane one more opportunity to make it extremely hard for selectors to overlook him for the away series against the Proteas.

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