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.
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.
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.
Lucky escape for Jaiswal on 133 in the 103rd over. Roach with a great ball that beat the left-hander and struck him on the pads. But the umpire does not signal it out and West Indies do not have a review left. Replays later confirm, it would have gone one to hit the wickets.
West Indies take the new ball after 100 overs. Kemar Roach will bowl first-up with the second new ball. India- 282/2. Jaiswal- 132*, Kohli- 18*. The visitors lead by 132 runs.
News Update: Rahkeem Cornwall hasn't featured since Lunch. He has been diagnosed with a chest infection.
Another major update is that West Indies have lost all their reviews. They wasted two on Kohli, sensing he could be the big wicket.
Kohli and Jaiswal going along nicely. India are 272/2 after 93 overs. The New ball has been available for 13 overs but the West Indies have not yet opted for it. Jaiswal- 130*, Kohli- 10*.
Welcome back! Jaiswal and Kohli resume India's innings after Tea. Athanaze and Warrican the two wicket-takers for Windies so far, start off things for West Indies in the final session.
That's tea! West Indies have something to show for their effort, getting the wickets of Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill in quick succession. Rohit got out for 103 while Shubman got out for 6 off 11 shortly after. Both wickets falling to spinners with Jomel Warrican getting rid of Gill after Athanaze had removed Rohit. India- 245/2 at TEA.
Hundred and out! Rohit departs the ball after he got to his hundred. He falls for 103 to debutant Athanaze and West Indies finally get a brealthrough. India- 229/1. Shubman Gill replaces Rohit.
Hundred on debut for Yashasvi Jaiswal. 17th Indian batter to get to the three-figures mark on debut and 14th to do so in his maiden innings itself. Brilliant from the youngster. 200 of the stand as well. India- 213/0 after 71 overs.
Jaiswal approaching a hundred. Into his 90s. Rohit, too, in his 80s.
A few aerial shots that have gone in no man's land but other than that, it's been a near-flawless performance from the Indian openers. India- 181/0 after 65 overs. Yashasvi Jaiswal- 85*, Rohit Sharma- 80*. India lead by 31 runs.
India in the lead. The openers have taken India past the West Indies' total of 150. All 10 wickets in hand. Massive advantage for India.
Welcome back! Rohit and Yashasvi resume India's innings. For the West Indies, it is Warrican and Holder who begind the proceedings.
And that's Lunch On Day 2. Both openers unseparated. India have almost nullfied West Indies' first innings total and have 100 wickets in hand as they trail by 4 runs. Yashasvi Jaiswal on 62, Rohit on 68. 7 bowlers used by the hosts but none of them have tasted success so far. India- 146/0 at LUNCH
Fifty for Rohit too and both the batters are still going strong. India- 148/0 after 48 overs. Kraigg Brathwaite introduced himself in this over, the sixth bowling option that Windies turned to in this innings but still no success. Rohit- 62*, Yashasvi- 58*.
What a fine innings! Fifty already for Jaiswal on Test debut. He is going strong. Rohit, on the other hand, is approaching his half-century batting in the 40s at the moment. 100 of the partnership has also come up. Defecit reduced to less than 50.
Few runs there for the taking for India. 7 off that Roach over including a boundary off leg byes. India- 89/0 after 27 overs.
Back to back maidens for Holder. Jaiswal has faced 12 dot balls to begin with. India- 82/0 after 26 overs.
After 25 overs, India are 82/0.
Kemar Roach it is from the other end for West Indies after Holder began with a maiden over. First runs of the day coming from the bat of Rohit.
Play begins on Day 2. Jason Holder bowling the first over of the day for the Windies. Jaiswal and Rohit at the middle for India.
Hello and welcome to our coverage of the IND vs WI 1st Test. Day 2 promises to be an exciting, especially for Indian fans after the manner in which the Indian team dominate Day 1 on July 12 (Wednesday).
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.
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