Huge first innings lead for India, bad start from West Indies

Yashasvi Jaiswal became the third Indian to score 150 on Test debut while Virat Kohli struck a half-century as India declared at 421 for five on the third day of the first cricket Test against the West Indies on Friday after the hosts took two wickets in their second innings. Took it out quickly In response to West Indies’ first innings total of 150, India declared at 421 for five to take a 271-run lead. In response, West Indies lost two wickets in the second innings for just 27 runs. He still has to score 244 runs to avoid an innings defeat. Playing ahead of their yesterday’s score of 312 for two, India scored 88 runs in 29 overs in the morning session of the third day, losing the wickets of Jaiswal (171) and Ajinkya Rahane (three). Indian batsmen had to struggle a lot on a slow pitch which took a lot of turn.

Jaiswal, who scored a century on his Test debut, started off with a straight drive to Jason Holder. Left-arm spinner Jomel Warrican opened the bowling with Holder and Kohli found it difficult to play him. Kohli was given a life on 40 when Caribbean captain Kraigg Brathwaite dropped his catch. Kohli played Warrican’s ball on the off side but Brathwaite touched the ground in an attempt to take the catch. Jaiswal, on the other hand, hit Warrican for a six. He became the third Indian batsman after Shikhar Dhawan (187) and Rohit Sharma (177) to score 150 on debut. He lost the wicket to Alzarri Joseph and could not score a double century.

Rahane took an easy catch in the cover off Kemar Roach. After lunch, India lost the wicket of Kohli (76) while Ravindra Jadeja remained unbeaten on 37. West Indies’ second innings got off to a bad start and T Chanderpaul was dismissed lbw by Jadeja in the tenth over with eight runs on the board. Captain Braithwaite (seven) was caught by Ravichandran Ashwin at the hands of Rahane. At tea, Jermaine Blackwood was playing for four and Ramon Reifer was scoring seven runs.