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IN PICS: India vs West Indies 2019, 1st Test, Day 3

India strengthened their grip on the Antigua Test as they lead West Indies by 260 runs.

Having slipped from 174 for five to 179 for eight late on day two courtesy of the persistent Ishant Sharma, India would have been expecting to finish the job swiftly at the start of play. However, they did not count on the defiance of Cummins, who hung around with Holder for an hour-and-a-half without getting off the mark. @Twitter/Windies Cricket


Mohammed Shami broke the Holder-Cummins stand after the West Indies skipper was caught behind by Rishabh Pant. @AFP


Ravindra Jadeja then ended Miguel Cummins’ 45-ball vigil, in which he also registered the second-longest Test duck, West Indies were bowled out for 222. @Twitter/BCCI


Roston Chase gave West Indies their first breakthrough as he trapped Mayank Agarwal before the stumps. While the Indian opener consulted his friend and fellow opener KL Rahul for a review, he decided not to take it. @AFP


Roston Chase celebrates dismissing KL Rahul for th second time in the Test. (AFP)


From 73/1, India were reduced to 81/3 as Cheteshwar Pujara followed Rahul to the dressing room soon. Kemar Roach, who had scalped four wickets in the first innings, broke through Pujara’s defence to disturb the timber. @AFP


Ajinkya Rahane, who had scored 81 in the first innings, scored his second fifty of the match. This is the fourth time when Rahane had scored fifty-plus scores in both the innings of a Test match. @AFP


Indian skipper Virat Kohli was not to be left far behind as he brought up his 21st fifty in the longest format of the game. @AFP


Kohli and Rahane strengthened India’s grip on the Antigua Test. The two joined forces when India were 81/3 after losing Cheteshwar Pujara. The captain-vice captain duo put up an unbeaten 104-run partnership. @AFP


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