So that is it from this game and this series! It has been all India and they have won their first Test series of the ICC WTC campaign. West Indies on the other hand, have a lot to ponder about. However, there is still a long time before they play the longest format. There, though will be a lot of cricket action going on. Until next time, take care and goodbye!
Indian skipper, Virat Kohli, says they played really good cricket over the four days and they got the result they wanted. Admits they were put under pressure in few sessions especially while they were batting but they came out well. Further adds Vihari was the stand out but contributions from Rahane, Agarwal and Ishant was excellent. States it was a game full of grit and determination. Tells Vihari is very solid and is very confident about his game and the dressing room is calm when he bats. Also says he is always eager to learn and improve and that shows in his batting. Mentions without the bowlers, the number of Tests they have won, would not have been possible, they bowl with all the heart and his record of being the Indian captain with the most number of Test win is due to his team. Ends by saying Windies' bowling was really good, especially Holder and Roach and they were expecting that before the series to have a tough task with the bat against the Windies bowlers.
Man of the Match, Hanuma Vihari, says the maiden ton feels very good especially after he missed out on one in the last game. Mentions he wanted to be out there and he was looking to stitch partnerships which would take his team to a good total. Reckons you need to be patient on this wicket and need to be selective about which balls to hit and which not to and that was his game plan. Informs he took the same approach in the second innings and it went well for him. Further adds he is looking forward to play a Test match at home as it is a great feeling playing in front of the home crowd.
West Indies skipper, Jason Holder, says that he is disappointed with the performance. Mentions that he has to pay special attention to all the departments. On the bowling performance, he says that they always come and give their 100 percent. On India, he says that they are a quality side and they bowled extremely well. Also admits they needed to bat a lot better and apply themselves which they failed to do in this series. On the pitch, states that the wicket was a good one and he has no complaints about it.
The Windies batters though did show signs of some fight with Brooks scoring a half ton. His first in Tests. A couple of other batters also showed some resilience but it was always going to be an uphill task. Once the man who scored the first half ton for Windies in this series was run out. They fell like a pack of cards with Jadeja and Shami being the stars as the two picked up three each. All-in-all it has been a dominating series for the Indians and they have justified why they are one of the best sides going around. Stay tuned for the presentation.
India did have the chance of enforcing the follow-on but they did not do so. They batted again and added 168 runs to the lead of 299 they got after bowling the Windies out for 117. India's best batters in the series did well for them as both Rahane and Vihari notched up half tons. The visitors then declared with around an hour to go on Day 3 and also managed to take 2 wickets.
In reply, the Windies batters once again had no answers to one of the best bowlers going around, Jasprit Bumrah. He demolished the Windies batting line-up with a 6-fer, which included a hat-trick. Just the one Windies batter scored above 20 in the first innings and after that only one result looked likely.
This game also turned out to be another one-sided one in favor of the Indians who did not lose a game on the whole tour. Everything, absolutely everything has gone wrong for the Windies right from the start. They won the toss and elected to field, a decision which could have been questioned. Yes, the conditions on Day 1 were suitable for bowling but the Windies bowlers did not make complete use of it. They let India get a massive score with Vihari getting to his maiden ton. Kohli and Agarwal also made handy contributions.
Just less than two sessions is the answer to the question we asked in the opening text today. Another excellent performance by the Indian bowlers. It was even better in the second session as they made quick work of the remaining 6 wickets.
59.5
Ravindra Jadeja to Jason Holder, out, OUT! BOWLED 'EM! End of the Windies innings! Jadeja gets the last man. He fires it on middle, Holder looks to hoick it but misses and the stumps are shattered. All smiles in the Indian camp as THEY WIN BY 257 RUNS AND TAKE THE SERIES 2-0!
59.4
Ravindra Jadeja to Jason Holder, FOUR, FOUR! Streaky! This is angled into the batter, Holder looks to go for the slog sweep but gets an inside edge past Pant and down to the fine leg fence.
59.3
Ravindra Jadeja to Jason Holder, no run, Shorter in length and on off, Holder pushes it down to long off but no runs are taken.
59.2
Ravindra Jadeja to Jason Holder, no run, Flatter and on off, Holder goes back and keeps it out.
59.1
Ravindra Jadeja to Jason Holder, no run, Holder wants to have some fun! He looks to go big but it goes off the inner half towards mid on for no runs.
58.6
Mohammed Shami to Shannon Gabriel, no run, Fuller and on middle, this is worked towards mid-wicket and a run is not taken.
Shannon Gabriel is the last man in.
58.5
Mohammed Shami to Kemar Roach, out, OUT! No. 9 is out of here! One more time, it is the combination of Pant and Shami which is in play. Shami's third. It is fuller and outside off, Roach looks to drive but gets an outside edge to the keeper. India only a wicket away now.
58.4
Mohammed Shami to Kemar Roach, no run, Fuller and on off, it is driven to mid off.
58.3
Mohammed Shami to Kemar Roach, no run, Ouch! That is a stinger! It is a good length ball around off, it shoots off the surface. Roach looks to drive but then misses to get hit high on the elbow. Does not show any pain though.
58.2
Mohammed Shami to Kemar Roach, no run, On a good length and around off, Roach defends it out.
58.1
Mohammed Shami to Kemar Roach, FOUR, FOUR! Slashed and slashed hard! Roach joins the boundary hitting party! This is a length delivery outside off, Roach throws his bat at it, it goes off the middle and through covers for a boundary.
57.6
Ravindra Jadeja to Jason Holder, FOUR, FOUR! Nice shot from Holder. It is a full delivery on middle and leg, Jason flicks this nicely towards the mid-wicket region for a boundary.
57.5
Ravindra Jadeja to Jason Holder, no run, The batsman has played it to the point region.
57.4
Ravindra Jadeja to Jason Holder, no run, Short delivery on middle and leg, Holder looks to flick but misses and the ball hits him high on the pads.
57.3
Ravindra Jadeja to Jason Holder, no run, Flatter delivery on middle, Holder blocks this off the back foot.
57.2
Ravindra Jadeja to Kemar Roach, 1 run, Full delivery on middle, Roach flicks it to square leg and takes a single.
57.1
Ravindra Jadeja to Kemar Roach, no run, Flighted delivery on off, Roach drives this towards cover.
56.6
Mohammed Shami to Jason Holder, no run, On middle, this is kept out. An expensive over by Shami.
56.5
Mohammed Shami to Jason Holder, FOUR, FOUR! Edged, short and a boundary! This is on a length and around off, it straightens. Holder is half-forward as he tries to defend but it goes off the outside edge. It lands short of the diving first slip fielder and a boundary results.
56.4
Mohammed Shami to Jason Holder, FOUR, FOUR! A full toss and it is put away! It is on the pads, Holder flicks it through deep mid-wicket and it races away. Holder is scoring freely here.
56.3
Mohammed Shami to Jason Holder, no run, Back of a length and on off, this is defended.
56.2
Mohammed Shami to Jason Holder, FOUR, FOUR! Creamed! This is very full and on off, Holder leans into it and strokes it nicely through covers for a boundary.
56.1
Mohammed Shami to Jason Holder, no run, Well bowled! This is just outside off, Holder pokes at it and gets beaten.
55.6
Ravindra Jadeja to Kemar Roach, no run, Tossed up again, Roach strokes it to covers.
55.5
Ravindra Jadeja to Kemar Roach, no run, This is pushed to mid off.
55.4
Ravindra Jadeja to Kemar Roach, no run, On the pads, Roach once again looks to defend but misses to get hit on the pads. An appeal but it is turned down.
55.3
Ravindra Jadeja to Kemar Roach, no run, On middle, Roach tries to defend but gets an inside edge onto the pads. There is a stifled appeal for LBW but are turned down.
55.2
Ravindra Jadeja to Kemar Roach, no run, The batsman lets the ball go outside his off stump.
55.1
Ravindra Jadeja to Kemar Roach, no run, Full delivery on off, Holder pushes it to cover.
54.6
Mohammed Shami to Jason Holder, FOUR, FOUR! Glorious shot from Holder. It is a pitched up ball on off, Holder plays a lovely drive through the long off region for a boundary.
54.5
Mohammed Shami to Jason Holder, no run, Good length ball outside off, Holder leaves it alone.
54.4
Mohammed Shami to Kemar Roach, byes, 1 run, That took off from nowhere! This is on a length and outside off, it pitches and moves away sharply. There is also extra bounce. The batter leaves it. Pant sticks his right hand out and makes a half-stop. A single is taken as the ball rolls towards third man. Bye signaled.
DRINKS! Kemar Roach is the new man in.
54.3
Mohammed Shami to Rahkeem Cornwall, out, OUT! TAKEN! Another one bites the dust! It is all happening very quickly now. From 159 for 4 West Indies have slipped to 180 for 8. This is a top catch from Pant. It is on a length and around off, it jags back in. Cornwall ends up defending outside the line, it goes off the inside edge and to the left of Pant who dives and hangs onto it. Just the two wickets away now are India.
54.2
Mohammed Shami to Jason Holder, 1 run, Back of a length ball on off, Holder looks to guide it but gets an inside edge towards square leg and takes a single.
54.1
Mohammed Shami to Jason Holder, no run, Full delivery outside off, Holder pushes it back to the bowler.
53.6
Ravindra Jadeja to Jason Holder, 1 run, Holder retains strike by easing it to long on for one.
53.5
Ravindra Jadeja to Rahkeem Cornwall, 1 run, Cornwall is off the mark as he pushes it through covers for one.
Rahkeem Cornwall is the new man in.
53.4
Ravindra Jadeja to Jahmar Hamilton, out, OUT! It is a legal delivery! That was touch and go and in the end, it is ruled in the favor of the bowler. Jadeja's celebration says it all. He is a relieved man. He gets his second. Hamilton comes and Hamilton goes. This is a ripper from Jadeja. It lands on middle and then turns away sharply. There is also some extra bounce. Hamilton looks to defend but the ball kisses the glove and lobs to first slip where KL Rahul takes a simple catch. Hamilton who showed good resistance in the first innings, does not stay out for long this time. India are now three wickets away.
Has Jadeja got another? They have gone upstairs to check the front foot. It looks really close.
53.3
Ravindra Jadeja to Jahmar Hamilton, no run, Driven through the covers by the batsman.
Jahmar Hamilton is the new man in.
53.2
Ravindra Jadeja to Shamarh Brooks, out, OUT! RUN OUT! Lazy, lazy from Brooks and it has cost him his wicket. He played a defensive push off this full delivery towards cover-point and took off for a single but was sent back by Holder. Kohli from cover got to his left, picked it up and threw it off balance at the keeper's end. Voila! A direct hit. The Indian players were not confident as they thought the batsmen was well in but the replays showed otherwise. Brooks was shown to be lazy in getting back and had he stretched a bit, he would have easily got in. Poor stuff. A run out is never the best way to get out (there never is any good way) but when you do not put a price tag on your wicket, you tend to lose respect.
A direct hit and it has been taken upstairs. Is Brooks short? You never know, direct hits are always close.
53.1
Ravindra Jadeja to Shamarh Brooks, no run, Flatter delivery on middle, Brooks defends this back tot the bowler.
52.6
Mohammed Shami to Jason Holder, no run, Good length ball on middle, Holder plays this off the front foot towards cover. Maiden over by Shami.
52.5
Mohammed Shami to Jason Holder, no run, Back of a length delivery outside off, Holder leaves it alone.
52.4
Mohammed Shami to Jason Holder, no run, On a length again, Holder guides it to gully.
52.3
Mohammed Shami to Jason Holder, no run, Goes wide of the crease and angles it into the off pole. Does not bring it back enough to make the batter play.
52.2
Mohammed Shami to Jason Holder, no run, Another length ball outside off, it is left alone.
52.1
Mohammed Shami to Jason Holder, no run, Outside off and it is on a length. Holder lets it be.
Mohammed Shami is back on!
51.6
Ravindra Jadeja to Shamarh Brooks, no run, The batsman has driven that ball straight back.
51.5
Ravindra Jadeja to Jason Holder, 1 run, Flatter delivery on middle, Holder looks to flick but gets a leading edge to it which goes towards mid on uppishly but falls short of the mid on fielder. They take off for a single. The fielder has a shy at the stumps but misses.
51.4
Ravindra Jadeja to Jason Holder, no run, Short delivery outside off, Holder cuts it straight to point.
51.3
Ravindra Jadeja to Jason Holder, FOUR, FOUR! Back-to-back boundaries for the Windies skipper. Holder plays a chip shot off this full delivery over the bowler's head. He is looking to unsettle Jadeja here.
51.2
Ravindra Jadeja to Jason Holder, FOUR, FOUR! Good shot from Holder. It is a full delivery on middle, Holder lofts this straight past the bowler for a boundary. First signs of aggresion from Holder.
51.1
Ravindra Jadeja to Jason Holder, no run, Full delivery on off, Holder drives this towards mid off.
50.6
Jasprit Bumrah to Shamarh Brooks, no run, On a length on off, Brooks defends it off the front foot.
50.5
Jasprit Bumrah to Shamarh Brooks, no run, Good length ball outside off, Brooks shoulders arms to this one.
50.4
Jasprit Bumrah to Shamarh Brooks, no run, Good length ball outside off, Brooks defends it out towards cover.
50.3
Jasprit Bumrah to Shamarh Brooks, no run, Defended off the back foot by the batsman.
50.2
Jasprit Bumrah to Shamarh Brooks, FOUR, FOUR! MAIDEN FIFTY FOR BROOKS IN TESTS! Excellent innings this from Brooks here. It is a full delivery on middle, Brooks flicks this towards the mid-wicket region for a boundary. He needs to continue here in order to get close to the target.
50.1
Jasprit Bumrah to Shamarh Brooks, no run, Back of a length delivery on middle, Brooks defends it off the back foot.
49.6
Ravindra Jadeja to Jason Holder, no run, Flatter and on middle, this is kept out.
49.5
Ravindra Jadeja to Jason Holder, no run, On middle, this is defended.
49.4
Ravindra Jadeja to Shamarh Brooks, 1 run, Confusion but safe in the end. Brooks pushes this towards mid off and sets off for the single. But Holder is not interested at all. He takes a late start and Pant yells at Shami to throw the ball to him. But the speedster does not listen and goes at the bowler's end instead. Misses the stumps but even if he had hit, Brooks was well in. Should have gone at Pant's end.
49.3
Ravindra Jadeja to Shamarh Brooks, no run, That must have hurt Rahul! This is flatter and on off, Brooks goes back and looks to cut but it goes off the outside edge and on the bounce to the fielder at second slip who makes a sharp stop. It might have stung.
49.2
Ravindra Jadeja to Shamarh Brooks, no run, Short! This is on off and it turns away. The batter defends inside the line with soft hands. It goes off the outside edge and falls well short of second slip.
49.1
Ravindra Jadeja to Shamarh Brooks, no run, Outside off, it is left alone.
48.6
Jasprit Bumrah to Jason Holder, FOUR, EDGED AND FOUR! Holder is off the mark with an edgy four. It is a good length ball on middle, Holder looks to flick but gets a leading edge towards the point region for a boundary.
48.5
Jasprit Bumrah to Jason Holder, no run, Back of a length delivery on off, Holder defends this off the back foot.
Jason Holder is the new man in.
48.4
Jasprit Bumrah to Jermaine Blackwood, out, OUT! CAUGHT! A wicket falls at last. It has taken India 20 overs, probably for the first time in this entire series that they have been made to wait for a wicket. And that is because, this man has just got his first wicket of this innings. Coming to the ball, it is a good length delivery around off, Blackwood pokes at it but gets a thick outside edge back to the keeper. There are some animated scenes around, as both Bumrah and Kohli gesture towards someone in the crowd to keep quiet. End of the 61-run stand.
48.3
Jasprit Bumrah to Shamarh Brooks, 1 run, Shorter delivery on middle, Brooks flicks this to fine leg and takes a single. First run for the hosts after 25 balls.
48.2
Jasprit Bumrah to Shamarh Brooks, no run, Back of a length ball outside off, Brooks lets it go to the keeper.
48.1
Jasprit Bumrah to Shamarh Brooks, no run, BEATEN! Excellent delivery from Bumrah. It is a good length ball outside off, Brooks attempts to defend but fails to put any bat on it.
47.6
Ravindra Jadeja to Jermaine Blackwood, no run, The batsman has played that off the front foot and into the ground.
47.5
Ravindra Jadeja to Jermaine Blackwood, no run, BEATEN! Another flighted delivery around off, Blackwood again attempts to defend but misses the ball due to the spin on it.
47.4
Ravindra Jadeja to Jermaine Blackwood, no run, Full delivery on the middle, Jermaine blocks this one out.
47.3
Ravindra Jadeja to Jermaine Blackwood, no run, The batsman has defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery.
47.2
Ravindra Jadeja to Jermaine Blackwood, no run, BEATEN! Flighted delivery on middle which spun away from the batsman, Jermaine looks to defend but fails to put bat on it.
47.1
Ravindra Jadeja to Jermaine Blackwood, no run, Tossed up ball outside off, Blackwood leaves it alone.
46.6
Jasprit Bumrah to Shamarh Brooks, no run, Inswinger from Bumrah this time but it is wide outside off, left alone by the batsman.
46.5
Jasprit Bumrah to Shamarh Brooks, no run, Good length ball on middle, Brooks looks to defend but gets a thick outside edge towards third slip.
46.4
Jasprit Bumrah to Shamarh Brooks, no run, Good length ball around off, Shamarh defends this nicely off the front foot towards the off side.
46.3
Jasprit Bumrah to Shamarh Brooks, no run, Back of a length delivery on off, Shamarh blocks it towards cover.
46.2
Jasprit Bumrah to Shamarh Brooks, no run, Back of a length delivery on middle, Brooks defends it onto the ground off his back foot.
46.1
Jasprit Bumrah to Shamarh Brooks, no run, Full delivery on middle and leg, Brooks flicks it to mid-wicket.
Jasprit Bumrah is on now!
45.6
Ravindra Jadeja to Jermaine Blackwood, no run, Flighted delivery on middle, Blackwood defends it out. A maiden over here from Jadeja.
45.5
Ravindra Jadeja to Jermaine Blackwood, no run, BEATEN! Flatter delivery around off, Jermaine attempts to defend but misses it.
45.4
Ravindra Jadeja to Jermaine Blackwood, no run, Flighted delivery on middle, Jermaine defends it towards the off side.
45.3
Ravindra Jadeja to Jermaine Blackwood, no run, The batsman has played that off the front foot and into the ground.
45.2
Ravindra Jadeja to Jermaine Blackwood, no run, Flatter delivery on middle, Blackwood blocks it out.
45.1
Ravindra Jadeja to Jermaine Blackwood, no run, Flighted delivery on off, Blackwood looks to defend at first but gets his bat out at the last moment.
44.6
Ishant Sharma to Shamarh Brooks, no run, Fullish in length on off, Brooks defends this towards point.
44.5
Ishant Sharma to Shamarh Brooks, no run, Full delivery on middle, Brooks blocks it towards the leg side.
44.4
Ishant Sharma to Shamarh Brooks, no run, Good length ball on middle, Brooks defends this off the front foot.
44.3
Ishant Sharma to Shamarh Brooks, no run, This is angled into the batter, Brooks looks to defend but it goes off the inner half towards square leg.
44.2
Ishant Sharma to Shamarh Brooks, no run, Outside off, left alone.
44.1
Ishant Sharma to Shamarh Brooks, FOUR, EDGY FOUR! Ishant lands this on a length and around off, Brooks defends inside the line. It goes off the outside edge and in between the first slip fielder and gully for a boundary.
43.6
Ravindra Jadeja to Jermaine Blackwood, no run, Flatter and outside off, this is guided towards point.
43.5
Ravindra Jadeja to Jermaine Blackwood, no run, BEATEN! This is on off and it turns away. The batter looks to defend but is beaten by the spin.
43.4
Ravindra Jadeja to Shamarh Brooks, 1 run, The batsman has pushed it to the cover region. One run added to the total.
43.3
Ravindra Jadeja to Jermaine Blackwood, 1 run, This is angled into the batter, JB prods forward and tries to defend but it goes off the inner half towards mid-wicket for one.
43.2
Ravindra Jadeja to Jermaine Blackwood, no run, Floats it up on off, Blackwood drives it to the man at covers.
43.1
Ravindra Jadeja to Shamarh Brooks, 1 run, This is flatter and on middle, Brooks looks to defend but it goes off the inner half through square leg for one.
42.6
Ishant Sharma to Shamarh Brooks, 1 run, Full delivery on the pads, Brooks flicks it towards square leg and takes a single.
42.5
Ishant Sharma to Jermaine Blackwood, 1 run, Back of a length delivery outside off, Blackwood pushes this to deep point and takes a single.
42.4
Ishant Sharma to Shamarh Brooks, 1 run, Good length delivery on off, Brooks defends it to point. Jermaine wants a single and it is taken.
42.3
Ishant Sharma to Jermaine Blackwood, 1 run, Short delivery outside off, Blackwood cuts this towards deep point and crosses over for a single. 50-run stand up between the two. It has been an excellent partnership for the Windies but there is still a long way to go for them.
42.2
Ishant Sharma to Jermaine Blackwood, no run, Good length delivery on off, Blackwood plays this to cover.
42.1
Ishant Sharma to Jermaine Blackwood, no run, Back of a length delivery on middle, Blackwood defends it off the back foot.
41.6
Ravindra Jadeja to Shamarh Brooks, no run, On off, defended off the front foot.
41.5
Ravindra Jadeja to Jermaine Blackwood, 1 run, Flighted delivery on off, Blackwood pushes this uppishly towards long off and takes a single.
41.4
Ravindra Jadeja to Jermaine Blackwood, no run, Full delivery on middle, Blackwood defends it off the front foot.
41.3
Ravindra Jadeja to Jermaine Blackwood, no run, Defended off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat.
41.2
Ravindra Jadeja to Jermaine Blackwood, no run, Flatter delivery on off, Blackwood drives this to mid off.
41.1
Ravindra Jadeja to Jermaine Blackwood, no run, BEATEN! Flighted delivery outside off, Blackwood attempts to drive it but misses.
Ravindra Jadeja to bowl from the other end.
40.6
Ishant Sharma to Shamarh Brooks, no run, Full delivery outside off, swinging away from the batsman, Brooks looks to defend but it goes past the bat.
40.5
Ishant Sharma to Shamarh Brooks, no run, Back of a length delivery around off, Brooks defends it to the off side.
40.4
Ishant Sharma to Jermaine Blackwood, 1 run, On a length outside off, Blackwood pushes this towards point and takes a single. First run after the Lunch break.
40.3
Ishant Sharma to Jermaine Blackwood, no run, On a length on off, Jermaine blocks this off the back foot towards the off side.
40.2
Ishant Sharma to Jermaine Blackwood, no run, Back of a length delivery on middle, Blackwood defends it back to the bowler.
40.1
Ishant Sharma to Jermaine Blackwood, no run, Good length ball outside off, Jermaine blocks it onto the ground.
We are back! The Indian players make their way out to the middle and take their respective positions in the field. Jermaine Blackwood and Shamarh Brooks also make their way out to the middle. Ishant Sharma will start the proceedings for the visitors.
India, on the other hand, were getting the ball to swing but were quite wayward. Jadeja was probably the pick of the bowlers. Ishant and Shami were good in bits and pieces. They though are way ahead in the game and just need to be patient. Join us for the second session in a while.
Jason Holder will be happy with his batsmen in this session. It did not start in the best of manner for the Windies as Bravo went back retired hurt early on. Brooks and Chase though, then surged a decent stand and took the Windies above the 100-run mark. The hosts then lost Chase and Hetmyer in quick succession and it seemed the floodgates have been opened but Blackwood, the concussion substitute, along with Brooks, who was dismissed of a no ball, have done really well so far. Still there is a long way to go and they need to keep going.
39.6
Ravindra Jadeja to Jermaine Blackwood, 1 run, Almost! Blackwood negotiates the last ball before Lunch but by just. This is shorter and quicker and it comes in with the angle. Blackwood gets his bat down right at the end. It goes off the inside edge past the leg pole and down towards fine leg for one. THAT WILL BE LUNCH ON DAY 4!
39.5
Ravindra Jadeja to Jermaine Blackwood, no run, One more ball on the off pole. Blackwood is solid in defense.
39.4
Ravindra Jadeja to Jermaine Blackwood, no run, On middle, this is kept out.
39.3
Ravindra Jadeja to Jermaine Blackwood, no run, DROPPED! If you want to call one! This too had to stick in. It is a drop technically. Jadeja floats it up on off, Blackwood drives it hard towards silly point. It hits him as he tries to take evasive action. He then tries to hang onto the ball but it spills out.
39.2
Ravindra Jadeja to Jermaine Blackwood, no run, On off, defended.
39.1
Ravindra Jadeja to Jermaine Blackwood, no run, Tossed up ball on off, Blackwood defends it off the front foot towards point.
38.6
Hanuma Vihari to Shamarh Brooks, no run, Flatter and on off, the batter goes back and pushes it to mid off.
38.5
Hanuma Vihari to Shamarh Brooks, no run, Another loopy ball on off, Brooks pushes it to mid off.
38.4
Hanuma Vihari to Shamarh Brooks, no run, This is tossed up on middle, Brooks defends it out.
38.3
Hanuma Vihari to Jermaine Blackwood, 1 run, On middle, this is eased down to long on for one.
38.2
Hanuma Vihari to Jermaine Blackwood, 2 runs, Flatter and outside off, Blackwood goes back and guides it down to third man for two.
38.1
Hanuma Vihari to Jermaine Blackwood, no run, Floats it up outside off, Blackwood hits it to covers.
37.6
Ravindra Jadeja to Jermaine Blackwood, 1 run, Flat delivery on off, Jermaine blocks it to the off side and takes a single.
37.5
Ravindra Jadeja to Jermaine Blackwood, no run, On middle, blocked.
37.4
Ravindra Jadeja to Shamarh Brooks, 1 run, Flatter delivery on middle, Brooks flicks this nicely towards the leg side for a single.
37.3
Ravindra Jadeja to Shamarh Brooks, no run, Flatter delivery outside off, Brooks looks to cut but misses the ball completely. The ball cut him in half as the ball kept low a bit there.
37.2
Ravindra Jadeja to Shamarh Brooks, no run, Defended off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat.
37.1
Ravindra Jadeja to Shamarh Brooks, FOUR, FOUR! Good shot from Brooks. Full delivery outside off, Brooks prods forward and drives this towards the cover region for a boundary.
36.6
Mohammed Shami to Jermaine Blackwood, no run, Good length ball on middle and leg, Blackwood looks to defend but misses and gets hit high on the pads.
36.5
Mohammed Shami to Jermaine Blackwood, FOUR, FOUR! Nicely played! Shami bowls a short delivery outside off, Blackwood guides this nicely towards third man for a boundary.
36.4
Mohammed Shami to Jermaine Blackwood, no run, Good length delivery on middle, Jermaine looks to defend but get a leading edge and it towards the off side.
36.3
Mohammed Shami to Jermaine Blackwood, no run, BOUNCER! It is bowled above the head of the batsman, Blackwood lets it go to the keeper.
Trying to analyze the no ball rule. Or the REVISED no ball rule. Murali Kartik explains to us very efficiently about the technicalities. Earlier, the landing of the foot was looked into only when the bowler was releasing the ball. However, as per the new rules, the landing of the foot is only checked, irrespective of the ball release. So the cameras show us replays of the Jadeja no ball. He lands his foot with his heel over the line. Fair. NO BALL. But he has not released the ball! And when he does let go of the cherry, the heel is back in the crease. So, what Murali Kartik is trying to tell us is - this rule is plainly for the fast bowlers as it is practically impossible to delay your delivery while bowling fast and landing your foot. But while adjusting to the faster men, the spinners are facing the brunt of the rule. Tough luck.
36.2
Mohammed Shami to Shamarh Brooks, 1 run, On the fuller side, Brooks pushes it towards wide mid off for one.
36.1
Mohammed Shami to Jermaine Blackwood, 1 run, Shorter and outside off, Blackwood pushes it towards cover for one.
35.6
Ravindra Jadeja to Shamarh Brooks, no run, A dot to end! Outside off, it is left alone.
35.6
Ravindra Jadeja to Shamarh Brooks, no ball, no run, OUT! CAUGHT! No wait... it is a NO BALL! Brooks survives to see another day. Just the luck a batter who is short of runs would have wanted. Jadeja is annoyed and rightly so. He bowls an excellent delivery. It lands on middle and it is flatter. Brooks goes back and looks to defend but the ball turns away. Hits the outside edge of Brooks' bat and goes to first slip where the fielder makes no mistake. Brooks starts walking back but is stopped by the umpire as they want to check the front foot. Replays show that it is over.
35.5
Ravindra Jadeja to Shamarh Brooks, no run, Defended off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat.
35.4
Ravindra Jadeja to Shamarh Brooks, no run, On off and then turning away. Brooks looks to defend but it goes off the outer half towards point.
35.3
Ravindra Jadeja to Shamarh Brooks, no run, This lands outside off and it turns away. Brooks lets it be.
35.2
Ravindra Jadeja to Shamarh Brooks, no run, Tosses it up on off, Brooks drives it to mid off.
35.1
Ravindra Jadeja to Jermaine Blackwood, 1 run, Floats it up on middle, it is pushed back to the right of the bowler who fails to stop it and a run is taken.
34.6
Mohammed Shami to Jermaine Blackwood, 1 run, DROPPED! A half-chance you could say. A good attempt though by Shami. It is a fuller delivery on off, Blackwood drives this hard straight back towards the bowler. Shami sticks his left hand out but is unable to hold on to it. The ball goes to mid off and the batters takes a single. That had to stick but it does not.
34.5
Mohammed Shami to Jermaine Blackwood, FOUR, FOUR! Good shot from Blackwood. It is a good length delivery on middle, Blackwood flicks it to the mid-wicket region for a boundary.
34.4
Mohammed Shami to Jermaine Blackwood, no run, Good length delivery on off, Swinging into the batsman, Jermaine looks to flick but gets hit on the pads. The ball rolls to second slip.
34.3
Mohammed Shami to Jermaine Blackwood, no run, Another shout for LBW but it has been turned down and a review has been taken. It is a good length delivery on middle and leg, Jermaine looks to flick once again but gets hit on the pads. There is an appeal for LBW but the umpire is unmoved. Kohli goes a review. The replays roll in and Ultra Edge shows that the ball hit the inside edge off Blackwood's bat. India lose both of their reviews.
34.2
Mohammed Shami to Jermaine Blackwood, no run, A BIG SHOUT FOR LBW! Good length delivery on middle and leg, Jermaine looks to flick but misses. It hits him on the pads. Shami appeals but the umpire is unmoved.
34.1
Mohammed Shami to Jermaine Blackwood, no run, Good length ball outside off, Jermaine leaves it alone.
33.6
Ravindra Jadeja to Shamarh Brooks, no run, Defended off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat.
33.5
Ravindra Jadeja to Shamarh Brooks, no run, Flatter delivery on middle, Shamarh blocks it out.
33.4
Ravindra Jadeja to Shamarh Brooks, no run, BEATEN! Flighted delivery on off, Brooks attempts to defend but misses due to the spin on it.
33.3
Ravindra Jadeja to Jermaine Blackwood, 1 run, Fullish delivery on off, Blackwood defends it to point and takes a single.
33.2
Ravindra Jadeja to Jermaine Blackwood, no run, Shorter delivery on middle, Jermain blocks it out.
33.1
Ravindra Jadeja to Jermaine Blackwood, no run, Full delivery on middle, Blackwood defends it off the front foot.
32.6
Mohammed Shami to Jermaine Blackwood, 1 run, This one is angled into the batter, Blackwood works it towards mid-wicket for one.
32.5
Mohammed Shami to Jermaine Blackwood, no run, Outside off, Blackwood need not play at those.
32.4
Mohammed Shami to Jermaine Blackwood, no run, On off, it is defended.
32.3
Mohammed Shami to Shamarh Brooks, 1 run, Fuller and on middle, Brooks works it wide of mid on for one.
32.2
Mohammed Shami to Shamarh Brooks, no run, The batsman chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump.
32.1
Mohammed Shami to Shamarh Brooks, no run, Outside off, it is left alone.
31.6
Ravindra Jadeja to Jermaine Blackwood, no run, The batsman has defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery.
31.5
Ravindra Jadeja to Jermaine Blackwood, SIX, SIX! Good shot from Blackwood. It is a full delivery on middle, Jermaine plays a lofted delivery over the bowlers head for a maximum. First six of the innings.
31.4
Ravindra Jadeja to Shamarh Brooks, 1 run, Shorter delivery on middle, Brooks drives it to covers and takes a single.
31.3
Ravindra Jadeja to Shamarh Brooks, no run, Full delivery on middle, Shamarh defends it back to the bowler.
31.2
Ravindra Jadeja to Shamarh Brooks, no run, Flighted delivery on off, Brooks pushes this to cover.
31.1
Ravindra Jadeja to Shamarh Brooks, no run, Flatter delivery on off, Brooks blocks it out.
30.6
Mohammed Shami to Jermaine Blackwood, no run, Full delivery around off, Blackwood pushes this to point.
30.5
Mohammed Shami to Jermaine Blackwood, no run, Good length ball outside off, Jermaine lets it go to the keeper.
30.4
Mohammed Shami to Jermaine Blackwood, FOUR, FOUR! Crunched! Full delivery way outside off, Blackwood drives this uppishly towards the cover-point fielder for the second boundary of the over.
30.3
Mohammed Shami to Jermaine Blackwood, no run, On a length outside off, Blackwood shoulders arms to this one.
30.2
Mohammed Shami to Jermaine Blackwood, no run, Outside off, Left alone by Jermaine.
30.1
Mohammed Shami to Jermaine Blackwood, FOUR, FOUR! Good shot from Blackwood. Full delivery on off, Blackwood plays a lovely drive through the mid off region for a boundary. First boundary for him.
29.6
Ravindra Jadeja to Jermaine Blackwood, 1 run, On middle, it is worked through square leg for one.
29.5
Ravindra Jadeja to Jermaine Blackwood, no run, Dropped! A tough chance though. It was a big deviation. This is fired on off, it pitches and turns away. Blackwood looks to defend but due to the turn, it goes off the outside edge to the right of Pant. He fails to react in time and it hits the outer half of Pant's glove, then onto his pad and goes on the off side.
29.4
Ravindra Jadeja to Jermaine Blackwood, no run, The batsman has played that off the front foot and into the ground.
29.3
Ravindra Jadeja to Shamarh Brooks, 1 run, Edgy run! This is tossed up on middle, Brooks goes for the drive. The ball turns away and goes off the outside edge through point for one.
29.2
Ravindra Jadeja to Shamarh Brooks, no run, Another one which is outside off, it pitches and turns away. Brooks offers no shot.
29.1
Ravindra Jadeja to Shamarh Brooks, no run, Flatter and outside off, Brooks lets it be.
28.6
Ishant Sharma to Jermaine Blackwood, byes, 4 runs, FOUR BYES! Sharma bowls a good length delivery way down the leg side. Blackwood looks to flick but the ball goes into the fine leg fence.
28.5
Ishant Sharma to Jermaine Blackwood, no run, Good length ball outside off, Blackwood leaves it alone.
Jermaine Blackwood is the new man in. He is the one who replaces Darren Bravo who is suffering from concussion. This is the second time this is happening. The first was Labuschagne replacing Smith in the Ashes Test.
28.4
Ishant Sharma to Shimron Hetmyer, out, OUT! CAUGHT! Hetmyer falls off a false shot. Full delivery outside off, Hetmyer goes for an expansive drive but hits it uppishly towards cover. Mayank Agarwal takes a simple catch at cover. Hetmyer can't believe it. It is a soft dismissal. Two wickets in quick succession for India. Hetmyer's poor run with the bat continues. India now 6 wickets away.
28.3
Ishant Sharma to Shimron Hetmyer, no run, Good length ball outside off, Hetmyer leaves this back to the keeper.
28.2
Ishant Sharma to Shimron Hetmyer, no run, On a length outside off, Hetmyer shoulders arms to this one.
28.1
Ishant Sharma to Shimron Hetmyer, no run, Good length ball outside off, Hetmyer leaves it alone.
27.6
Ravindra Jadeja to Shimron Hetmyer, 1 run, The batsman has punched the ball off the back foot. One run added to the total.
Shimron Hetmyer comes into bat.
27.5
Ravindra Jadeja to Roston Chase, out, OUT! LBW! A flatter delivery on middle, Chase looks to defend but does so outside the line. Maybe for the turn. It goes straight on. Misses the bat and gets hit on the pad. Jadeja goes for a huge appeal. The umpire raises his finger. Chase goes for a review. The replays roll in and Ball Tracker shows that it was umpire's call. West Indies do not lose a review. The resistance shown by this pair has been broken.
Review time! Chase has been given out here for LBW! Chase goes for a review after a consultation with his partner.
27.4
Ravindra Jadeja to Roston Chase, no run, Defended off the back foot by the batsman.
27.3
Ravindra Jadeja to Roston Chase, no run, Arm ball on the middle, Chase looks to flick but just gets an inside edge onto the pads.
27.2
Ravindra Jadeja to Roston Chase, no run, Outside off, left alone by Chase.
27.1
Ravindra Jadeja to Roston Chase, no run, Flighted delivery on off, Chase pushes this to cover.
26.6
Ishant Sharma to Shamarh Brooks, no run, On a length outside off, Brooks lets it go to the keeper.
26.5
Ishant Sharma to Shamarh Brooks, no run, Back of a length delivery outside off, Shamarh shoulders arms to this one.
26.4
Ishant Sharma to Shamarh Brooks, FOUR, FOUR! Poor ball from Ishant. Bowls a full delivery on the pads, Brooks flicks this nicely towards the mid-wicket region for a boundary. Brooks is looking really good here.
26.3
Ishant Sharma to Shamarh Brooks, no run, BEATEN! Good length delivery outside off, Shamarh looks to defend but misses it completely.
26.2
Ishant Sharma to Shamarh Brooks, no run, Good length delivery on middle, Brooks defends it back to the bowler.
26.1
Ishant Sharma to Shamarh Brooks, no run, Starts outside off and then tails back in. Brooks looks to defend but it goes off the inner half towards mid-wicket.
DRINKS! West Indies have done well here. Although Bravo walked off feeling unwell early on in the session, Brooks and Chase have applied themselves well to see the first hour unscathed. India have bowled decently but have not been able to pick a wicket. They have been a little too wide and are probably trying a little too hard. They just need to be patient and wickets will come.
25.6
Ravindra Jadeja to Roston Chase, no run, Flighted delivery on off, Chase plays it to point.
25.5
Ravindra Jadeja to Roston Chase, no run, Outside off, left alone by Chase.
25.4
Ravindra Jadeja to Roston Chase, no run, Short delivery around off, Chase plays a square cut towards cover.
25.3
Ravindra Jadeja to Roston Chase, no run, Loopy delivery on middle, Chase blocks it out.
25.2
Ravindra Jadeja to Roston Chase, FOUR, FOUR! Good shot from Chase, Full delivery outside off, Chase opens the face off his bat and guides this towards the third man region for his second boundary.
25.1
Ravindra Jadeja to Roston Chase, no run, Shorter delivery on off, Chase guides it to cover-point.
24.6
Ishant Sharma to Shamarh Brooks, no run, Good length ball outside off, Brooks leaves this one alone.
24.5
Ishant Sharma to Shamarh Brooks, FOUR, FOUR! Full delivery on middle, Brooks flicks it nicely towards the fine leg region for a boundary. Brooks is dealing in boundaries here. He has scored 20 runs in boundaries out of his 23 runs.
24.4
Ishant Sharma to Roston Chase, 1 run, Good length delivery on middle, Chase flicks it to mid-wicket and takes off for a single.
24.3
Ishant Sharma to Roston Chase, no run, Full delivery on off, Chase pushes this to mid off.
24.2
Ishant Sharma to Roston Chase, no run, Good length ball around off, Chase leaves it alone.
24.1
Ishant Sharma to Roston Chase, no run, BEATEN! Better delivery from Ishant. Bowls a good length delivery outside off, Chase looks to defend but fails to put bat on it.
24.1
Ishant Sharma to Roston Chase, wide, 5 runs, FIVE WIDES! Bouncer way above the batsman's head. Chase does not fiddle with it and the ball goes over Pant's head and into the third man fence.
23.6
Ravindra Jadeja to Shamarh Brooks, no run, A dot to end a good over for West Indies. Outside off, it is left alone.
23.5
Ravindra Jadeja to Shamarh Brooks, FOUR, FOUR! Another lovely boundary! Just beautiful. This is very full once again and on off, Brooks just strokes it gently through covers and bags a boundary.
23.4
Ravindra Jadeja to Shamarh Brooks, no run, On middle, Brooks defends it out.
23.3
Ravindra Jadeja to Roston Chase, byes, 1 run, Big turn for Jadeja! He slows it up and lands it outside off, Chase lunges and looks to defend but is beaten by the away turn. Hits the outer part of Pant's glove and lobs over Rahane at first slip. A bye is taken.
23.2
Ravindra Jadeja to Roston Chase, FOUR, FOUR! Excellently timed and lovely placement too! This is floated up on off but it is very full. Chase leans into it and opens the face at the very end. Guides it through cover-point for a boundary.
23.1
Ravindra Jadeja to Shamarh Brooks, 1 run, Fuller and on off, it is hit to mid off for one.
22.6
Ishant Sharma to Roston Chase, no run, Bowls a full delivery down the leg side, Chase looks to flick but misses. The ball goes off the batsman's pads and into the mitts of Rishabh Pant.
22.5
Ishant Sharma to Roston Chase, no run, NOT OUT! Impact is umpire's call and it is also going over! Good length delivery outside off which swung into the batsman, Chase tries to put bat on ball but misses it. The ball hits the pads and Ishant goes for a huge appeal for an LBW. The umpire though is unmoved. Kohli goes for a review. The replays roll in and Ultra Edge shows that there was no bat. Ball Tracker rolls in and shows that the impact is umpire's call and the ball is going over the stumps. India have lost one review.
Review time! India have gone for a review here against Roston Chase. It looks close. Let's see what the replays show.
22.4
Ishant Sharma to Roston Chase, no run, Full delivery aimed at the off stump line, Chase pushes it back to Ishant.
22.3
Ishant Sharma to Roston Chase, no run, Full delivery on middle, Chase defends it towards mid on.
22.2
Ishant Sharma to Roston Chase, no run, BEATEN! Good bowling from Ishant. Bowls a back of a length delivery around off, Chase looks to defend but it goes past the bat of the batsman.
22.1
Ishant Sharma to Roston Chase, no run, Good length ball on middle, Chase tries to defend but gets an outside edge towards the slip cordon. The fielder collects it on the bounce. He played it with soft hands there.
21.6
Ravindra Jadeja to Shamarh Brooks, no run, Flighted delivery on off, turning away from the batsman, Brooks attempts to drive but gets an outside edge towards point. A maiden to start by Jadeja.
21.5
Ravindra Jadeja to Shamarh Brooks, no run, Defended off the back foot by the batsman.
21.4
Ravindra Jadeja to Shamarh Brooks, no run, Loopy delivery on off, Chase blocks it out.
21.3
Ravindra Jadeja to Shamarh Brooks, no run, Full delivery outside off, Brooks plays it to cover.
21.2
Ravindra Jadeja to Shamarh Brooks, no run, Flighted delivery on middle, blocked by Brooks.
21.1
Ravindra Jadeja to Shamarh Brooks, no run, Full toss on off, Brooks plays it to mid off.
Ravindra Jadeja is on now!
20.6
Ishant Sharma to Roston Chase, no run, Good length delivery outside off, Chase lets it go to the keeper.
20.5
Ishant Sharma to Roston Chase, no run, Back of a length delivery outside off, Roston thought of defending it at first but in the end leaves it alone.
20.4
Ishant Sharma to Roston Chase, no run, On a length outside off, Chase shoulders arms to this one.
20.3
Ishant Sharma to Roston Chase, no run, Good length ball outside off, Chase leaves it alone.
20.2
Ishant Sharma to Shamarh Brooks, 1 run, Full delivery on the pads, Brooks flicks it towards fine leg and takes a single.
20.1
Ishant Sharma to Shamarh Brooks, no run, On a good length around off, it is kept out.
Ishant Sharma, the birthday boy, is into the attack for the first time today.
19.6
Mohammed Shami to Shamarh Brooks, 1 run, Good length delivery on middle, Brooks flicks it to square leg and crosses over for a single.
19.5
Mohammed Shami to Shamarh Brooks, byes, 4 runs, FOUR BYES! Shami bowls a full delivery way down the leg side, Brooks looks to flick but misses. The ball goes past the diving Pant and into the fine leg fence.
19.4
Mohammed Shami to Shamarh Brooks, no run, Good length delivery on the fourth stump line, Brooks shoulders arms to this one.
19.3
Mohammed Shami to Shamarh Brooks, no run, Back of a length ball on middle, Brooks defends this off the back foot.
19.2
Mohammed Shami to Shamarh Brooks, no run, Good length ball outside off, Brooks leaves it alone.
19.1
Mohammed Shami to Shamarh Brooks, FOUR, FOUR! Shot from Brooks. This will give him a lot of confidence as he had played and missed a few balls earlier. Shami bowls a full delivery outside off, Brooks plays a lovely drive towards the cover region for a boundary.
18.6
Jasprit Bumrah to Roston Chase, no run, Full delivery on off, Chase defends it to point.
18.5
Jasprit Bumrah to Roston Chase, no run, Good length delivery outside off, Chase leaves it alone nicely.
18.4
Jasprit Bumrah to Roston Chase, 2 runs, Slightly full from Bumrah this time, Chase pushes this towards the mid off region and takes a couple.
18.3
Jasprit Bumrah to Roston Chase, no run, BEATEN! Good ball. It is a good length delivery outside off, Chase attempts to defend but misses. Lucky not to get bat on it.
18.2
Jasprit Bumrah to Roston Chase, no run, Back of a length delivery on middle, Chase blocks it out.
18.1
Jasprit Bumrah to Roston Chase, no run, Good length delivery on middle, Chase blocks it back to the bowler.
17.6
Mohammed Shami to Shamarh Brooks, no run, BEATEN! Beautiful. Shami has Brooks in all kinds of trouble here. Another good length delivery outside off, Brooks once again attempts to defend but misses to put bat on it.
17.5
Mohammed Shami to Shamarh Brooks, no run, OHH! Another good ball from Shami. Back of a length ball on off swinging into the batsman, Brooks looks to defend but misses. It hits the pads of the batsman. There is a stifled appeal for LBW but nothing from the umpire. Ball Tracker rolls in and it shows that it was umpire's call.
17.4
Mohammed Shami to Shamarh Brooks, no run, BEATEN! Excllent bowling from Shami. After three good length deliveries, bowls a full delivery outside off tempting Brooks to drive but he fails to put bat on it.
17.3
Mohammed Shami to Shamarh Brooks, no run, On a length on the fourth stump line, Brooks lets it go to the keeper.
17.2
Mohammed Shami to Roston Chase, 1 run, Good length delivery on off, Chase attempts to defend but it goes off the inside edge towards square leg. The batters take a single.
17.1
Mohammed Shami to Roston Chase, no run, Good length ball way outside off, Chase does not feel the need to play at it and lets it go to the keeper.
16.6
Jasprit Bumrah to Shamarh Brooks, no run, Back of a length delivery around off, Brooks shoulders arms to this one.
16.5
Jasprit Bumrah to Shamarh Brooks, no run, Good length ball down the leg side, Shamarh looks to flick but misses.
16.4
Jasprit Bumrah to Shamarh Brooks, no run, On a length on middle, Brooks defends it back to the bowler.
16.3
Jasprit Bumrah to Shamarh Brooks, no run, BEATEN! Beautiful delivery from Bumrah. Good length ball outside off, Brooks attempts to block it but misses it due to the swing on it.
16.2
Jasprit Bumrah to Roston Chase, leg byes, 1 run, LEG BYE! Full delivery on off shaping into the batsman, Roston looks to flick but gets hit on the pads. The ball rolls to square leg and the batters take a single.
Now then! Bravo is walking off. He maybe is still feeling the effects of the blow on the head by a Bumrah bouncer yesterday but you would not say so after seeing the last shot. This could be a big blow if he does not come out to bat again. Roston Chase walks out to replace him.
16.1
Jasprit Bumrah to Darren Bravo, FOUR, FOUR! Crisply driven! Fuller and on off, Bravo leans into it and creams it through covers. The ball races away to the fence.
15.6
Mohammed Shami to Shamarh Brooks, no run, PLAY AND A MISS! Another excellent delivery. Shami bowls a back of a length delivery outside off, Brooks looks to defend but misses it again. Good over from Shami comes to an end.
15.5
Mohammed Shami to Shamarh Brooks, no run, BEATEN! Beauty. Good length ball around off, Brooks looks to block it but fails to put any bat on it. Shami is bowling testing lengths here.
15.4
Mohammed Shami to Darren Bravo, 1 run, Good length delivery on middle, Darren defends it to cover and takes off for a quick single.
15.3
Mohammed Shami to Darren Bravo, no run, Full delivery on middle, Bravo blocks it back to the bowler. Clever bowling from Shami as he bowled two good lengths before this which he left alone. Goes for a fuller one in order to catch Bravo by surprise but Darren is ready and blocks it out.
15.2
Mohammed Shami to Darren Bravo, no run, BEATEN! Good ball from Shami. It is a good length ball outside off, Bravo attempts to defend but misses it.
15.1
Mohammed Shami to Darren Bravo, no run, Good length delivery outside off, Bravo does not fiddle with it and lets it go to the keeper.
14.6
Jasprit Bumrah to Shamarh Brooks, no run, Good length delivery on off swinging into the batsman, Brooks flicks it to square leg.
14.5
Jasprit Bumrah to Darren Bravo, leg byes, 1 run, LEG BYE! Back of a length delivery on the leg stump line, Bravo looks to flick but is hit on the pads. The ball rolls towards square leg and they take a single. 50 up for the Windies.
14.4
Jasprit Bumrah to Darren Bravo, no run, BEATEN! Brilliant delivery from Bumrah. Bowls it on a length outside off, Bravo attempts to defend but fails to put bat on it.
14.3
Jasprit Bumrah to Darren Bravo, no run, On a length outside the off stump line, Darren shoulders arms to this one.
14.2
Jasprit Bumrah to Darren Bravo, no run, Good length delivery on off, Bravo blocks it towards cover.
14.1
Jasprit Bumrah to Darren Bravo, no run, Outside off, left alone. It did not carry back to the keeper.
Jasprit Bumrah will bowl from the other end.
13.6
Mohammed Shami to Shamarh Brooks, no run, BEATEN! Much better from Shami. Back of a length delivery around off, Brooks attempts to defend off the back foot but misses due to the swing on it.
13.5
Mohammed Shami to Shamarh Brooks, no run, Another good length delivery which is way outside off, Brooks shoulders arms to this one.
13.4
Mohammed Shami to Shamarh Brooks, no run, Full delivery on middle, Brooks plays it back to the bowler. Better line and length this from Shami.
13.3
Mohammed Shami to Shamarh Brooks, no run, Back of a length delivery around off, Shamarh lets it go to the keeper.
13.2
Mohammed Shami to Shamarh Brooks, no run, Good length delivery way outside off, Brooks leaves this alone.
13.1
Mohammed Shami to Shamarh Brooks, FOUR, FOUR! Good start from Brooks on Day 4. Shami bowls a low full around off, Shamarh plays a lovely drive towards the cover region for a boundary.
We are all set to begin! The Indian players are in a huddle before making their may out to the middle. Shamarh Brooks and Darren Bravo are also out there in the middle. Mohammed Shami will begin the proceedings for the visitors.
Daren Ganga is out there for the pitch report. Says that there is inconsistency in the bounce as short deliveries have kept low on certain occasions. Further says that there are cracks near the Michael Holding end. Ian Bishop joins him and says that the pitch looks better near the Courtney Walsh end. Further goes on to say that the pitch is still good for the faster bowlers. He says that there will be not much swing today as compared to Day 1 and Day 2.
Ishant Sharma, the birthday boy, is down giving an interview. He starts by saying he made his debut at a young age and hence, it seems he has been playing for so long. Further adds he still feels young and is fit to play more. Says Bumrah is an impact bowler and then jokingly say, they ask him to ease off so that they can also pick wickets. Smiles and says they have a lot of fun in the team and despite him being the senior, they still joke around with him. States he recently added the skill of bowling from round the wicket to the left-handers and also getting the ball to straighten from wide of the crease and he is looking to add more variety going ahead.
1 session? 2 sessions? 3 sessions? How many do you think will India take to pick the remaining 8 wickets? If you read the above, you would probably say we are too biased towards the Indian side but to be honest, a Windies win looks improbable. An unreal effort will be needed from their batters if they are to pull this off. However, seeing the way they have batted, it looks like there is only one result on the cards. Stay tuned for the start of the first session.
India, on the other hand, are outright favorites as they have only eight wickets to take and have two complete days remaining. However, one believes that the whole of Monday will be enough to take the remaining wickets. Join us on Day 4 for what probably could be the last day of the Test match at 0930 local (1430 GMT). Cheers!
The Windies batsmen though can be be happy with their batting performance in the final session. They managed to lose only the two wickets which is quite different from their previous innings where they had lost wickets in a heap at the start. However, there is still a long way to go and the remaining batters will have to bat out of their skins if they have to give India a run for their money.
It has been India's day throughout. They firstly bowled out the hosts for 117 and then, after a sedate start to their innings and a few early wickets, Rahane and Vihari surged an unbeaten 111-run stand and gave West Indies a huge target of 468. Both got to their respective fifties before Kohli decided to declare. Also they managed to take two Windies wickets in the hour they got to bowl at the Windies batters.
12.6
Jasprit Bumrah to Darren Bravo, no run, Whoa! Almost a wicket off the last ball! Perfect planning from Bumrah as he rattled Bravo with back-to-back bouncers and then dished a wide fuller ball. The sucker ball one can say. Bravo goes after it but misses to get bat on ball. This was a very risky shot and if you add the fact that this was the last ball of the day, there was no need to go after the ball like that. Anyway, STUMPS ON DAY 3!
12.5
Jasprit Bumrah to Darren Bravo, no run, Bumrah continues bowling back of a length ball. But this one is sprayed down the leg side. Bravo ducks under it well.
12.4
Jasprit Bumrah to Darren Bravo, no run, Nasty! What a bumper this one. Back of a length ball on the body again, Bravo is not sure if he wants to duck or sway away. He closes his eyes as the ball comes close. He is hit flush on the helmet. The Indian players surround him to check if he is okay.
Just three balls left in the day. Can Bumrah produce a magic ball to get another wicket?
12.3
Jasprit Bumrah to Darren Bravo, no run, Bumper but this is too high and it angles away. Bravo does well to sway away.
12.2
Jasprit Bumrah to Darren Bravo, no run, Good length outside off, pushed straight to cover. Wanted a run initially but decided against it in the end.
12.1
Jasprit Bumrah to Darren Bravo, no run, Good length ball on middle and leg, Bravo looks to block but it takes the outside edge and goes towards Rahane at gully on the bounce.
11.6
Mohammed Shami to Shamarh Brooks, no run, Good length ball outside off, left alone.
11.5
Mohammed Shami to Shamarh Brooks, no run, Goes past the outside edge this time. Dishes on a good length ball and makes it shape a bit away. Brooks goes for the push but missed to get the bat on ball.
11.4
Mohammed Shami to Shamarh Brooks, no run, Good length ball, angled into the batter, blocked off his back foot.
11.3
Mohammed Shami to Shamarh Brooks, no run, This one is going down the leg side. Brooks looks to flick but misses.
11.2
Mohammed Shami to Shamarh Brooks, FOUR, FOUR! Brooks is off the mark with a superb boundary. Fullish ball on off, Brooks leans into the drive and powers it down the ground for a boundary.
11.1
Mohammed Shami to Shamarh Brooks, no run, Good length ball outside off, Brooks shoulders arms to this one.
10.6
Jasprit Bumrah to Darren Bravo, no run, Bouncer on the body this time. Bravo ducks under it awkwardly.
10.5
Jasprit Bumrah to Darren Bravo, no run, OHH! Fuller ball on off, Bravo looks to leave the ball to the keeper but he is late in doing so. The ball goes onto hit the toe end of the bat and rolls towards gully.
10.4
Jasprit Bumrah to Darren Bravo, no run, Bumper down the leg side, Bravo ducks under it.
10.3
Jasprit Bumrah to Darren Bravo, no run, Goes past the outside edge this time. Goes over the wicket and dishes a good length ball on middle. This shapes away just a tad bit to beat the outside edge.
10.2
Jasprit Bumrah to Darren Bravo, no run, Another ball outside off, Bravo leaves it alone.
10.1
Jasprit Bumrah to Darren Bravo, no run, Good length ball outside off, left alone.
9.6
Mohammed Shami to Shamarh Brooks, no run, Good length ball on off, blocked onto the pitch towards the leg side.
9.5
Mohammed Shami to Shamarh Brooks, no run, This time Shami gets closer to the off pole. However, Brooks covers his stumps and lets it go.
9.4
Mohammed Shami to Shamarh Brooks, no run, Another ball outside off on a good length, Brooks shoulders arms.
9.3
Mohammed Shami to Shamarh Brooks, no run, Good length ball in the channel outside off, this time Brooks lets it go.
9.2
Mohammed Shami to Shamarh Brooks, no run, Fuller ball outside off, Brooks looks to push this towards cover but it beats the outside edge. There is an appeal but a muted one as they realized it was the bat hitting the turf.
9.1
Mohammed Shami to Shamarh Brooks, no run, Shami sprays this one down the leg side. Pant dives and sticks his left hand and saves four.
8.6
Jasprit Bumrah to Darren Bravo, no run, Good length on off this time. Bravo blocks it well.
8.5
Jasprit Bumrah to Darren Bravo, no run, Wide outside off, Bravo shoulders arms to this one.
8.4
Jasprit Bumrah to Darren Bravo, no run, Beaten! Good length ball closer to the off pole line this time from Bumrah. It straightens a bit and sneaks past the outside edge.
8.3
Jasprit Bumrah to Darren Bravo, no run, Another ball in the channel outside off, left alone.
8.2
Jasprit Bumrah to Darren Bravo, no run, Wide outside off, left alone by Bravo this time.
8.1
Jasprit Bumrah to Darren Bravo, FOUR, FOUR! Whipped nicely. Fullish ball on the pads as Bumrah wants to hit the bull's eye. Bravo whips this one to the mid-wicket fence with disdain.
Jasprit Bumrah comes back into the attack.
7.6
Mohammed Shami to Shamarh Brooks, no run, This one is fuller on the stumps, pushed back to the bowler by Brooks this time.
7.5
Mohammed Shami to Shamarh Brooks, no run, Good length ball angled into the batsman, Brooks gets behind the line of the ball to block.
Shamarh Brooks replaces John Campbell in the middle.
7.4
Mohammed Shami to John Campbell, out, OUT! CAUGHT! Shami strikes! Campbell has thrown it away. Fuller ball outside off, Campbell goes for a mighty drive through the covers but the ball takes the outside edge and flies straight to skipper Kohli at third slip. He is not going to drop this one. Campbell should have left this alone but he threw his bat and his wicket eventually.
7.3
Mohammed Shami to John Campbell, no run, Gets closer to the stumps on a fuller length. Campbell blocks it well towards mid on.
7.2
Mohammed Shami to John Campbell, no run, Fuller on off, pushed towards point this time.
7.1
Mohammed Shami to John Campbell, 2 runs, Good length ball outside off, Campbell works it behind point for a couple this time.
6.6
Ishant Sharma to Darren Bravo, no run, Fuller ball outside off, left alone.
6.5
Ishant Sharma to Darren Bravo, 2 runs, Fuller on the pads this time, whipped through mid-wicket for a brace.
6.4
Ishant Sharma to John Campbell, 3 runs, Shortish ball on middle, Campbell swivels to pull this through mid-wicket. Bumrah gives it a chase and keeps it down to three.
6.3
Ishant Sharma to John Campbell, no run, Another length ball outside off, JC looks to cut but underedges it and the ball rolls towards the keeper.
6.2
Ishant Sharma to John Campbell, no run, Another good length ball in the channel outside off. Campbell covers his stumps and lets it go to the keeper.
6.1
Ishant Sharma to John Campbell, no run, Good length ball from Ishant to start the new over. It is wide outside off. Campbell leaves it alone.
5.6
Mohammed Shami to Darren Bravo, no run, Outside off again, left alone by Bravo.
5.5
Mohammed Shami to Darren Bravo, no run, Wide outside off this time, left alone.
5.4
Mohammed Shami to Darren Bravo, FOUR, FOUR! Fuller on the pads this time from Shami. Bravo glances this to the fine leg fence. Bravo on the attack mode it seems.
5.3
Mohammed Shami to Darren Bravo, no run, The batsman lets the ball go outside his off stump.
5.2
Mohammed Shami to Darren Bravo, no run, Beaten this time. Good length outside off, but lower bounce on it. Bravo can't get bat on ball this time.
5.1
Mohammed Shami to Darren Bravo, 2 runs, Full and wide ball to start, Bravo goes for the drive away from the body. He manages to clear Agarwal at point and get a couple.
Mohammed Shami is into the attack.
4.6
Ishant Sharma to John Campbell, no run, Edged and Dropped! Good length ball around off, Campbell has a poke but gets an outside edge and it goes towards Vihari at first slip. He spills it down. However, Pant moved to his left and that could've been the distraction.
4.5
Ishant Sharma to John Campbell, no run, Another one going down the leg side by a big margin. Pant does well to stick his right hand to stop it this time.
4.4
Ishant Sharma to John Campbell, byes, 4 runs, FOUR BYES! Ishant sprays this one down the leg side and it goes further away from Pant. Pant dives to his right to stop that but it is too far away from him. The ball goes to the fine leg fence.
4.3
Ishant Sharma to John Campbell, no run, Good length ball on middle, Campbell looks to flick but gets an inside edge onto the pads.
4.2
Ishant Sharma to John Campbell, FOUR, FOUR! Good length ball outside off, Campbell lifts this over point and the ball races to the fence. A top shot this from him.
4.1
Ishant Sharma to John Campbell, no run, Good length ball on off, pushed towards mid off.
3.6
Jasprit Bumrah to Darren Bravo, FOUR, FOUR! Fuller again but this one is on the pads. Bravo whips it through mid-wicket for a boundary. An expensive over for India.
3.5
Jasprit Bumrah to Darren Bravo, 2 runs, Fuller ball around off, Bravo drives it through covers to get off the mark with a couple.
3.4
Jasprit Bumrah to John Campbell, 1 run, Good length ball around off, Campbell gets an outside edge in an attempt to defend it towards point for a single.
3.3
Jasprit Bumrah to John Campbell, no run, Good length in the channel, left alone.
3.2
Jasprit Bumrah to John Campbell, no run, Good length ball on middle and swings into the pads of Campbell. He looks to work it down the leg side but is hit near the box. Bumrah has a tendency to swing the ball both ways and most of the times, it troubles the batsmen.
3.1
Jasprit Bumrah to John Campbell, no run, Shortish ball on off, tapped towards point.
2.6
Ishant Sharma to Darren Bravo, no run, Closer to the off pole, pushed back to the bowler. End of a successful over from Ishant.
2.5
Ishant Sharma to Darren Bravo, no run, This one goes down the leg side. Bravo looks to flick but misses.
2.4
Ishant Sharma to Darren Bravo, no run, What a ripper to the new man! Good length ball in the channel again, closer to the body. It again shapes away from the defensive push of Bravo and beats the outside edge. Bravo is a lucky man to be standing there.
Darren Bravo is the new man in.
2.3
Ishant Sharma to Kraigg Brathwaite, out, OUT! Caught! Ishant draws first blood. That is a jaffa from Ishant and Brathwaite can't do much with that one. Good length ball on off, closer to the batsman. Brathwaite looks to defend by coming forward but the ball shapes a tad bit away. It kisses the outside edge of the bat and goes to Pant behind the wicket. Good start for India. Rishabh Pant becomes the fastest Indian wicketkeeper to reach 50 dismissals in Test cricket.
2.2
Ishant Sharma to Kraigg Brathwaite, no run, Good length ball closer to the body, pushed back to the bowler.
2.1
Ishant Sharma to Kraigg Brathwaite, no run, Good length ball on off, blocked towards the off side.
The groundsman has come with a hammer to cover the footmarks. The physio is also out and he is applying the magic spray on Campbell's hand as he was hit on the gloves in the previous over.
1.6
Jasprit Bumrah to John Campbell, FOUR, FOUR! Overpitched ball on off, Campbell leans into the drive and slams it down the ground. The ball races to the long off fence.
1.5
Jasprit Bumrah to John Campbell, no run, Wide outside off, left alone.
1.4
Jasprit Bumrah to John Campbell, no run, Hit on the gloves! Good length ball on middle, Campbell looks to work it down the leg side but he is hit on the gloves.
1.3
Jasprit Bumrah to John Campbell, no run, Shortish ball, around off, cut to point by Campbell.
1.2
Jasprit Bumrah to Kraigg Brathwaite, 1 run, Fullish length ball around off, Brathwaite taps it towards cover and goes for a quick single. That was a risky run because you don't take a risk like that against Jadeja. However, he misses his shy at the striker's end.
1.1
Jasprit Bumrah to Kraigg Brathwaite, no run, Right on the money from the first ball. Good length and closer to the off stump, Brathwaite blocks it well.
Jasprit Bumrah to share the new ball from the other end.
0.6
Ishant Sharma to John Campbell, no run, Good length ball on off, pushed towards point.
0.5
Ishant Sharma to Kraigg Brathwaite, 1 run, Inswinging ball on middle, worked down to fine leg for a single.
0.4
Ishant Sharma to John Campbell, 1 run, Fuller ball on off, pushed towards mid off for a run.
0.3
Ishant Sharma to John Campbell, no run, Fuller ball this time, tapped towards point by Campbell.
0.2
Ishant Sharma to Kraigg Brathwaite, 1 run, Good length ball on off, pushed to covers for a single. Brathwaite is off the mark on the first ball too.
0.1
Ishant Sharma to John Campbell, 1 run, Good length ball on the hips of Campbell. He works it towards mid-wicket for a run. He is off the mark on the first ball. West Indies are underway.