IND vs WI / West Indies were bowled out for 150 in the first innings – India added 80 runs without loss

The first day of the first Test of the West Indies tour was named after the Indian spinners. Team India's bowlers all out West Indies for 150 runs in the first innings. Out of these 8 wickets were taken by the spinners, while 2 wickets were taken by the fast bowlers. By the end of the first day's play, India scored 80 runs without loss in their first innings. Captain Rohit Sharma returned unbeaten on 30 and debutant

Vikrant Shekhawat : Jul 13, 2023, 07:51 AM

IND vs WI: The first day of the first Test of the West Indies tour was named after the Indian spinners. Team India's bowlers all out West Indies for 150 runs in the first innings. Out of these 8 wickets were taken by the spinners, while 2 wickets were taken by the fast bowlers. By the end of the first day's play, India scored 80 runs without loss in their first innings. Captain Rohit Sharma returned unbeaten on 30 and debutant opener Yashasvi Jaiswal on 40 runs. Both have added 80 runs for the first wicket.

Windies out on 150, debutant Ethnoaz missed Fifty

West Indies won the toss and decided to bat first at the Windsor Park ground in Dominica. Alyque Ethanoz (47 runs), playing a debut match for the hosts, scored the most runs, although he could not score a half-century. Captain Kraigg Braithwaite scored 20 runs and Tejnarine Chanderpaul scored 12 runs.

Ravichandran Ashwin took 5 wickets from India. Ravindra Jadeja got 3 successes. Siraj and Shardul Thakur got one wicket each. Ashwin became the third Indian bowler to take 700 or more wickets.

Ashwin broke the records of Bedi, Steyn and Anderson

Ravichandran Ashwin has taken 5 wickets in the first innings. He has 702 international wickets to his name. Ashwin has come at number 16 in terms of taking the most wickets in all three formats. He left behind South African bowler Dale Steyn (699 wickets). He has become the third Indian bowler to take 700+ wickets. Before him, only Anil Kumble (956 wickets) and Harbhajan Singh (711 wickets) could do this feat.

Ashwin has come at number 4 in terms of taking the most wickets against the West Indies. He went past Beshan Singh Bedi (62 wickets), while equaling Bhagwat Chandrasekhar's record of 65 wickets. Ashwin has taken 65 wickets in 12 matches against the Caribbean team.

West Indies wickets fell like this

First: Ashwin bowled Tejnarine Chanderpaul on the fifth ball of the 13th over.
Second: Brathbet wanted to play a big shot on Ashwin's fuller length ball, but the ball took the outer edge of the bat and stood on the pitch. Which was caught by captain Rohit Sharma at shot cover.
Third: Full length ball by Shardul Thakur to Reefer. Reefer wanted to drive this ball going outside, but the ball touched the outer edge of the bat and went to wicketkeeper Ishan Kishan. Kishan did not make any mistake in catching whom.
Fourth: Fuller outside off stump wanted to play the length ball over Blackbud Jadeja, but Siraj, standing at mid-off, took a brilliant catch while driving to his right.
Fifth: On Jadeja's ball, Da Silva tried to play a cut on the off side and Ishaan Kishan was caught behind.
Sixth: Mohammad Siraj took the wicket of Jason Holder. Siraj bowled a short ball on which Holder played a pull shot and was caught by Shardul Thakur.
Seventh: Ashwin bowled flat near the off-stump, which Joseph played down the leg, where Jaydev Unadkat took a brilliant catch.
Eighth: Ethnoj, playing a debut match, wanted to hit Ashwin's ball, but was caught by Shardul Thakur in the direction of mid-wicket.
Ninth: Jadeja hit the pads of Roach, but the field umpire didn't give out even after an appeal. In such a situation, Captain Rohit Sharma took DRS and the third umpire overturned the decision of the field umpire.
Tenth: Ashwin got Jomel Warrican caught by Shubman Gill. This is Ashwin's 5th wicket in the innings.

Indian bowlers named the first session

The first session of the first day has been named after the Indian bowlers. West Indies lost four wickets for 68 runs in this session. Captain Craig Braithwaite scored 20 runs, Jermaine Blackwood 14 runs, Ramon Reifer 2 runs and Tejnarine Chanderpaul scored 12 runs. Ravichandran Ashwin got two wickets. Ravindra Jadeja and Shardul Thakur got one wicket each.

In the second session, the Caribbeans lost 5 wickets in scoring 69 runs.

The second session of the day was also in the name of Indian bowlers. In this, the Caribbeans lost 5 wickets in scoring 69 runs. In this session, Ashwin-Jadeja got 2-2 and Siraj got one wicket from India.

The last session was named after Rohit-Jaiswal

The last session of the first day was in the name of Indian opener Rohit Sharma and Yashasvi Jaiswal playing the debut match. In this session, 93 runs were scored and 2 wickets fell. Of these, West Indies lost the last 2 wickets to score 13 runs, while India scored 80 runs without losing a wicket. Captain Rohit Sharma and Yashasvi Jaiswal returned unbeaten at the end of the day's play.

Debut cap for Jaiswal-Ishaan, Ethnoaz also made his debut

Captain Rohit Sharma gave two youngsters a chance to debut in the Test team in the first match of the tour. He gave the cap to Ishaan Kishan, Yashasvi Jaiswal and Virat Kohli. Alyque Ethanoz got a chance to debut for the Windies team.

Team India's playing-11

India: Rohit Sharma (Captain), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Ajinkya Rahane, Ishan Kishan, Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin, Mohammad Siraj, Jaydev Unadkat and Shardul Thakur.

West Indies: Kraigg Brathwaite (c), Tejnarine Chanderpaul, Jermaine Blackwood, Raymon Reifer, Alyque Ethnouz, Rahkeem Cornwall, Joshua da Silva (wk), Kemar Roach, Jason Holder, Alzarri Joseph, Jomel Warrican.