Mohammed Shami rattled the West Indies top-order, as his superior spell reduced them to 157 for 7 at tea, on Day 3 of the first Test match at Antigua. The 25-year-old pacer, who made his Test comeback after 19 months, has picked up 4 wickets, including star batsmen Darren Bravo and veteran Marlon Samuels. However, Kraigg Brathwaite held fort for the hosts with his fighting half-century, keeping away his team from getting bundled out in the second session. Roston Chase, the debutant, played perfect second fiddle to Brathwaite, scoring 23 runs off 45 ball. The duo stitched up a partnership of 47 runs for the sixth wicket. LIVE CRICKET SCORECARD: India vs West Indies 2016, 1st Test at Antigua
However, India captain Virat Kohli brought speedster Umesh Yadav back into the attack, with half the fielders placed on the leg side. Yadav attacked Chase with bouncers, with one of them eventually flying to Kohli at mid-wicket. Yadav continued the tactic and dismissed the imperious Kraig on 74. IND vs WI Live Streaming: Watch live telecast on Ozee.com
It has been a good outing for wicketkeeper Wriddhiman Saha as well, as the 31-year-old registered five dismissal so far in the innings. The most number of dismissals by an Indian wicketkeeper is six, with Syed Kirmani and MS Dhoni sharing the milestone. With three more wickets to go, Saha has the golden opportunity to set the record to his name.
The onus will be on captain Jason Holder to stitch vital runs with Shane Dowrich and take his team out of the woods. Judging by the situation the hosts are in, they are likely to bat again in the last session.
Brief scorecard:
India 566 for 8 decl. (Virat Kohli 200, Ravichandran Ashwin 113; Devendra Bishoo 3 for 163, Kraigg Brathwaite 3 for 65) lead West Indies 157 for 7 (Kraigg Brathwaite 74, Roston Chase 23; Mohammed Shami 4 for 41) by 409 runs
(Kaustubh S. Mayekar, a reporter at CricketCountry, played cricket at U-16 level. Like his idol Rahul Dravid, he often shadow-practises cricket shots. His Twitter handle is @kaumedy_)
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