IND vs WI 1st Test, Day 2 Highlights: Yashasvi Jaiswal's Record Ton Helps India Take Control At Stumps
India vs West Indies, Day 2 Highlights: Rohit Sharma and Yashasvi Jaiswal showed discipline with a firm approach, scoring tons to put India in a formidable position at stumps on Day 2.
Background
IND vs WI, 1st Test LIVE: It was a clinical performance by Team India on Day 1 of the first Test match between India and West Indies being played at the Windsor park in Dominica. While West Indies won the toss and elected to bat first, the plan clearly backfired as the Indian side led by Ravichandran Ashwin managed to bowl the hosts out for just 150. Ashwin was the wrecker-in-chief as far as Team India is concerned, finishing with a five-wicket haul with figures of 5 for 60 in 24.3 overs.
Ashwin's spinning bowler partner Ravindra Jadeja was also impressive and scalped 3 wickets for 26 runs in his 14 overs. Mohammed Siraj and Shardul Thakur picked up a wicket each while Jaydev Unadkat, even though wicketless did not leak runs either and conceded 17 runs in his 7 overs. Playing his first match, Alick Athanaze top-scored for the home team but Ashwin shattered his dream of a fifty on debut by removing him on 47.
After their great performance on the field which even saw some outstanding catching and fielding, the Indian openers continued India's superb run in the day. Rohit Sharma and Yashasvi Jaiswal remained not out till the end of the day's play and came back after the team had scored 80 runs on the board, thus reducing the defecit to just 70 runs with all 10 wickets in the bag. While captain Rohit will resume his innings on 30, debutant Yashasvi Jaiswal will commence from an individual score of 40 and would look to get to his half-century before aiming to making it into a bigger score.
West Indies skipper Kraigg Brathwaite has used five bowlers already but none have managed to find a breakthrough. If what happened in the Indian innings on Day 1 is anything to go by Kemar Roach, Alzarri Joseph, Rahkeem Cornwall, Jomel Warrican and Jason Holder would be in for a long day today.
Get the latest updates of all that happens on Day 2 right here.
IND vs WI 1st Test, Day 2 Highlights
Valiant tons from debutant Yashasvi Jaiswal (143 batting, 350 balls) and skipper Rohit Sharma (103 off 221 balls), their record 229-run opening stand helped India take form control of the game, finishing the second day on 312 for two, lead Windies by 162 runs. In the whole day 2 of India vs West Indies 1st Test, India batted cautiously but still well enough to score 232 runs in 90 overs. Jaiswal, who batted the entire second day, was supported well by icon Virat Kohli (36 batting, 96 balls) as the duo stitched a solid 72-run stand for the third wicket.
IND vs WI, 1st Test LIVE SCORE
Plenty of records that Jaiswal has broken in the course of this innings. He has faced the most balls by an Indian batter on Test debut and has already breached the highest score by an Indian debutant away from home. He is batting on 139. India- 296/2 after 107 overs.
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