General
IND vs WI
Ahmedabad,UPDATED: Oct 2, 2025 18:13 IST
General
India (IND) vs West Indies (WI) 1st Test Day 1: West Indies skipper Roston Chase won the toss and elected to bat against India in the first Test of the two-match series on Thursday.
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So, India clearly are in the driver’s seat, while the West Indies are chasing shadows. Can Rahul and Gill pile on the runs and stretch the lead? Or will Seales and the spinners somehow drag their side back? We’ll find out. The action resumes for Day 2 at 9.30 am IST (4 am GMT) on Friday, 3rd October. Join us an hour earlier for all the buildup and insights. Till then, take care! CIAO!
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TRANSITION? Both teams are in that phase. The big positive – India’s transition players are stepping up. Bumrah and Siraj looked like they never left England, Kuldeep carried his Asia Cup form, and Jurel impressed behind the stumps. Rahul is in zen mode, who is looking for his second home Test hundred. For the West Indies, Seales was the lone bright spot, bowling with heart and rhythm. But their batting? Wobbly. Their bowling? Did well in patches but would be feeling the pressure.
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But Jaiswal, after looking sharp with 36 runs, fell to Seales, undone by a ball too good to resist. Then Sai Sudharsan, scratchy from the start, wasted another opportunity and fell lbw to Chase. For a moment, Windies sensed an opening. But nope – KL Rahul was the wall. He notched a gritty fifty despite cramps in his left leg and anchored the innings with composure, while skipper Shubman Gill joined him – calm and solid. Both ensured no further damage was done. India closed at 121/2, just 41 runs shy.
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Session 3 started with India’s openers walking in. At first? Cautious. Yashasvi Jaiswal and KL Rahul defended their way through, as Seales bowled with venom and got good support from Layne. Rain halted play at 23/0, but when the drizzle cleared, the batting intent changed gears. Rahul and Jaiswal pressed the accelerator and boundaries started to flow easily.
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Session 2 didn’t bring salvation either. Roston Chase, Shai Hope, and Justin Greaves tried a mini-fightback, but Bumrah’s yorker knocked Greaves over, and the floodgates reopened. Siraj was gunning for a maiden fifer at home, but had to settle for four, while Kuldeep’s magic dismissed Hope and Warrican. Sundar chipped in with Pierre’s wicket, showing India’s bowling depth is unreal. In just 44.1 overs, the West Indies were folded for 162. From toss to Tea, it was India’s show.
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Let’s go through what happened on DAY 1. Session 1 was all about pace, fire, and mayhem. Bumrah started a bit leg-sided, but Siraj was dialled in from ball one. He wrecked the top order – Chanderpaul nicking for a duck, Athanaze gone at slip, and Brandon King bowled in no time. Bumrah too joined in with Campbell’s scalp after a smart review. Dhruv Jurel’s sharp glovework kept the energy up, and by the time Lunch rolled in, West Indies were limping at 90/5. India owned the morning – clean, ruthless, and clinical.
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STUMPS ON DAY 1! A day that shows INDIA’S DOMINANCE! First, with the ball and then calmly with the bat. West Indies won the toss, chose to bat, and then just… crumbled. From 90/5 at Lunch to 162 all out, their innings felt short, rushed, and disappointing. Mohammed Siraj and Jasprit Bumrah were the wrecking crew. Then came India’s reply with the bat – steady, calculated, and effective so far. At stumps, India sit pretty at 121/2, only 41 runs behind. Advantage? Huge. Pressure? All on Windies.
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37.6: Jomel Warrican to Shubman Gill, Bowled with a slightly round arm action, full and on middle and leg. Shubman taps it to mid-wicket. That will be STUMPS on Day 1!
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37.5: Jomel Warrican to Shubman Gill, Tossed up, full and on off, Shubman knocks it back to Jomel.
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37.4: Jomel Warrican to Shubman Gill, Speared in again, full and on middle and leg. Gill flicks it towards mid-wicket, where John Campbell makes the stop with a dive to his left.
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37.3: Jomel Warrican to Shubman Gill, Attacking the front pad, full in length. Gill keeps his bat close to the front pad and blocks it out.
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37.2: Jomel Warrican to Shubman Gill, Full and angled into the pads, Shubman flicks it to backward square leg.
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37.1: Jomel Warrican to Shubman Gill, This comes on with the arm from around the wicket, on a nagging length. Gill defends it off the front foot.
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It should be the last over of the day. Just a couple of minutes are remaining, and Jomel Warrican has been tossed the ball to bowl these final six deliveries of Day 1.
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36.6: Johann Layne to KL Rahul, Pulls the length back, outside off. KL stands tall and stabs it down on the off side.
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36.5: Johann Layne to KL Rahul, Pitched up, on off, KL eases himself into the drive. Khary Pierre at cover flings himself to his left and prevents the ball from going past him.
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36.4: Johann Layne to Shubman Gill, Lands it on a back of a length, outside off, Shubman gets on top of it and punches it to deep point for a single.
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36.3: Johann Layne to Shubman Gill, Gets the yorker in and it is bowled from a bit wide on the crease, on middle. Gill is quick to get his bat down and jam it out.
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36.2: Johann Layne to KL Rahul, In the channel on off, on a hard length, steered to deep backward point for a single.
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36.1: Johann Layne to KL Rahul, This is bowled into the deck, over off. KL gets behind the line and hops to keep it out.
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35.6: Khary Pierre to Shubman Gill, At 86.9 kph, turning away, fractionally short, outside off. Shubman Gill shoulders his arms.
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35.5: Khary Pierre to Shubman Gill, Short and on off, this stays a bit low. Gill punches it towards cover where the fielder slides to his left to cut it off.
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35.4: Khary Pierre to Shubman Gill, Slanting into the right-hander, Gill brings his bat out in front of the pads and defends.
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35.3: Khary Pierre to KL Rahul, Full and drifting onto the pads, pushed in front of mid on for a single.
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35.2: Khary Pierre to KL Rahul, Slower but the length stays short, a bit of turn, KL taps it down on the off side.
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35.1: Khary Pierre to Shubman Gill, Drops it short, outside off, Gill punches it off the back foot to deep point for one.
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34.6: Johann Layne to KL Rahul, Bangs it on a shortish length, over middle. KL gets on his toes and keeps it out with a straight bat.
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34.5: Johann Layne to Shubman Gill, On a back of a length, outside off, punched away to deep point for one.
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34.4: Johann Layne to KL Rahul, Layne goes into the surface, around off, Rahul rises with the bounce and glides it to deep backward point for a single.
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34.3: Johann Layne to KL Rahul, Lands it on a hard length, over middle. KL gets right behind it.
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34.2: Johann Layne to KL Rahul, This nips back in, on a short of a length, on middle and leg. KL hops to clip it away but is beaten on the inside edge and gets hit on the thigh pad.
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34.1: Johann Layne to Shubman Gill, Strays on the pads, on a back of a length. Gill helps it down to deep fine leg and crosses over.
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Change. Johann Layne returns for a final burst of the day. 4-0-9-0 so far.
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33.6: Khary Pierre to KL Rahul, Edged but safe! At 85.1 kph, a hint of turn, on a nagging length. KL reaches out in front to defend but the ball spins away to catch the outside edge. It drops well in front of first slip.
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33.5: Khary Pierre to KL Rahul, Fired in by Khary, around off, KL covers the line and guides it to cover-point.
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33.4: Khary Pierre to KL Rahul, Pushed through, full and on middle. Rahul defends with his bat close to the front pad.
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33.3: Khary Pierre to Shubman Gill, Tossed up, full and on off, Gill caresses it with a straight bat to long off for one.
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33.2: Khary Pierre to Shubman Gill, Shorter and on off, Shubman goes back in his crease to drop it down the deck.
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33.1: Khary Pierre to Shubman Gill, Speared in at the pads, on a nagging length. Gill blocks it out.
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32.6: Roston Chase to Shubman Gill, At 86.7 kph, full and on off, Gill presses forward and whips it in front of mid on for a single.
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32.5: Roston Chase to KL Rahul, FIFTY FOR RAHUL! KL has looked solid as a rock and he will want to convert this half-century into a big score. Floated up, on off, pushed in front of mid on for a single by Rahul to reach his 20th Test fifty.
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32.4: Roston Chase to KL Rahul, Shorter and on middle. Rahul stays back for the block.
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32.3: Roston Chase to KL Rahul, Looped up, full and on off, Rahul gets to the pitch of the ball and wrists it to mid-wicket.
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32.2: Roston Chase to KL Rahul, Short and around leg, tapped on the bounce to short leg.
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32.1: Roston Chase to Shubman Gill, Very full, at the toes, Shubman helps it behind square on the leg side for a run.
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31.6: Khary Pierre to KL Rahul, Slows it down and this is on a nagging length, on middle. KL covers the line and stabs it down the deck.
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31.5: Khary Pierre to Shubman Gill, Full and drifting onto the pads, Gill nurdles it past mid-wicket for a single.
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31.4: Khary Pierre to Shubman Gill, Short and on off, cut away to backward point.
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31.3: Khary Pierre to KL Rahul, Floated up, on middle. KL steps out and ends up getting too close to the ball. Hits it to the left of mid on and runs down to the other end gingerly.
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31.2: Khary Pierre to KL Rahul, Darted into the pads and the length is pulled back slightly, KL is watchful as he blocks.
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31.1: Khary Pierre to KL Rahul, Tossed up, full and on off, KL defends it solidly.
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30.6: Roston Chase to Shubman Gill, Very full, on middle, SG flicks it to mid-wicket.
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30.5: Roston Chase to Shubman Gill, Around off, on a nagging length, Gill keeps it out on the off side.
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30.4: Roston Chase to Shubman Gill, Looped up, full and on middle, clipped to short mid-wicket.
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30.3: Roston Chase to KL Rahul, KL Rahul is struggling! Fired in, full and on middle. Rahul lifts his back leg and flicks it to deep mid-wicket. KL hobbles to the other end.
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There is a slight halt in the play. KL Rahul seems to be struggling with cramps, and the physio is out to check on him. It seems to be a left hamstring issue. Now, he is getting his left leg stretched by the physio, and also takes some refreshment drinks. All is done to continue further.
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30.2: Roston Chase to KL Rahul, FOUR! Gets it through! Fractionally short, on off, at 85.4 kph. KL gets on the back foot quickly and punches it between cover and point for a boundary. KL pulls up after playing the shot. Seems like a cramp in his left leg.
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30.1: Roston Chase to KL Rahul, A bit of turn, full and on off, Rahul blocks it out.
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29.6: Khary Pierre to Shubman Gill, Sliding onto the pads, on a length. Gill wrists it to mid-wicket.
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29.5: Khary Pierre to Shubman Gill, Full and around off, Shubman Gill defends it off the front foot.
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29.4: Khary Pierre to Shubman Gill, FOUR! 100 comes up for India! Angled into the right-hander, on middle and leg. Shubman Gill skips down the track and swipes with the angle. Gets it more off the inner half of the bat but clears the close-in fielders on the leg side and picks up a boundary.
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29.3: Khary Pierre to Shubman Gill, Full and on the off stump, Shubman defends with his bat close to the front pad.
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29.2: Khary Pierre to KL Rahul, Speared in on a length, on middle and leg. KL drives it to long off for a single.
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29.1: Khary Pierre to KL Rahul, Darted into the right-hander, on off, KL presents a straight bat to block.
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28.6: Roston Chase to Shubman Gill, At the stumps, on a nagging length. Gill is solid in defence.
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28.5: Roston Chase to KL Rahul, Hangs it up there, full and on off. KL leans ahead and drives it in front of mid on for one.
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28.4: Roston Chase to Shubman Gill, Short and on off, Shubman Gill rocks back and pulls it to the left of deep square leg for a single.
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28.3: Roston Chase to Shubman Gill, A bit too full, on middle, Shubman defends.
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28.2: Roston Chase to Shubman Gill, A bit quicker but again, full and on the pads, clipped to short mid-wicket.
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28.1: Roston Chase to Shubman Gill, Loopy delivery, full and on the pads, Gill works it to mid-wicket.
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27.6: Khary Pierre to KL Rahul, This is slowed down, on a nagging length, on middle, KL Rahul takes a couple of steps down the track and then stabs it down the deck.
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27.5: Khary Pierre to KL Rahul, Angled into the right-hander, on a length, on middle. KL steps out and flicks but cannot beat the diving John Campbell at mid-wicket.
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27.4: Khary Pierre to KL Rahul, Fuller and on off, Rahul taps it down on the off side.
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27.3: Khary Pierre to KL Rahul, Pushed through, full and on off, KL gets forward to keep it out.
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27.2: Khary Pierre to KL Rahul, Speared in on the shorter side, on middle. KL steps out and nudges it to mid-wicket.
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27.1: Khary Pierre to Shubman Gill, Short and a bit of away turn, around off. Gill cuts it to deep point for a single.
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26.6: Roston Chase to KL Rahul, Drags the length back, a bit of turn, on middle. KL gets half-forward and tucks it to mid-wicket.
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26.5: Roston Chase to KL Rahul, Around off, full in length, KL leans ahead to block.
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26.4: Roston Chase to KL Rahul, Shorter and on middle, KL stays back to defend.
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26.3: Roston Chase to Shubman Gill, A bit of air given this time, full and on middle. SG drives it to the left of mid on for one more.
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26.2: Roston Chase to KL Rahul, And again! Full and on off, KL eases it in front of mid on and crosses over.
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26.1: Roston Chase to Shubman Gill, Chase offers flight, full and on middle. Shubman taps it in front of the man at a deepish mid on and takes a single.
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25.6: Khary Pierre to KL Rahul, Slower and full, on off, KL leans ahead for the block.
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25.5: Khary Pierre to Shubman Gill, Full and on off, Shubman taps it in front of mid off for a quick single.
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25.4: Khary Pierre to Shubman Gill, Very full, on middle, Shubman Gill digs it out.
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25.3: Khary Pierre to Shubman Gill, Short and around off, Gill punches it to cover.
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25.2: Khary Pierre to Shubman Gill, Tossed up, full and on off, Shubman Gill defends it well.
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25.1: Khary Pierre to Shubman Gill, Speared in on a nagging length, on middle, Gill gets forward to block.
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24.6: Roston Chase to Shubman Gill, Loopy ball, on off, Gill takes it on the full and drives it wide of mid on for a single to get off the mark.
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The skipper, Shubman Gill, walks in at 4.
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24.5: Roston Chase to Sai Sudharsan, OUT! PLUMB IN FRONT! Roston Chase strikes in his first over! End of a scratchy stay for Sai Sudharsan! This slides on with the arm, attacking the stumps, on a nagging length. Sai presses on the back foot and goes for the pull. The ball does not quite rise as much as Sai expected it to. It sneaks under the blade and raps him on the pads right in front of the stumps. An easy decision for the umpire. India are 90/2, trailing by 72 runs.
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24.4: Roston Chase to Sai Sudharsan, A loud shout for LBW but turned down! Roston Chase has a word with the keeper and decides against the review. Sliding on with the arm, on a nagging length, on middle. Sai presses forward for the defence. The replays show that Sudharsan got an inside edge onto the pads.
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24.3: Roston Chase to KL Rahul, Full and on middle, KL eases it to long on for a single.
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24.2: Roston Chase to KL Rahul, Drifting away, on a length, around off, KL lunges for the block and expects the ball to turn but this keeps straight. The ball rolls off the outer half of the bat to point.
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24.1: Roston Chase to Sai Sudharsan, Starts with a flighted delivery, full and on off, Sai knocks it wide of mid off for a single.
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Change. Roston Chase is in the attack now.
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23.6: Khary Pierre to Sai Sudharsan, Tossed up, full and on middle, Sai clips it to the left of square leg and takes a single.
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23.5: Khary Pierre to Sai Sudharsan, Floated up, full and on off, Sai Sudharsan defends it off the front foot.
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23.4: Khary Pierre to Sai Sudharsan, Pushed through, outside off, left alone by SS.
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23.3: Khary Pierre to Sai Sudharsan, A big mix-up, but no harm done! This stays a bit low, on the shorter side, on middle. Sudharsan manages to adjust to the low bounce and nudges it wide of square leg. The single was on, and Sai initially set off before he stopped to check if the ball was going past the fielder there. Rahul is more than halfway through the run before he retreats. Sai also tries to reach the bowling end, but then, after seeing Rahul, he walks back to his crease. The fielder turns around and throws it towards the bowling end, but KL is home by then.
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23.2: Khary Pierre to Sai Sudharsan, Looped up, on middle, Sai gets forward and turns it to short leg.
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23.1: Khary Pierre to Sai Sudharsan, FOUR BYES! This seems to have landed in the footmarks created around the left-hander’s off stump. Floated up, around off. Sai goes back to a really full ball. The ball hits the rough and turns down leg. The keeper, Shai Hope, stands no chance.
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22.6: Jayden Seales to KL Rahul, On a short of a good length, on off, Rahul dabs it off the back foot to gully.
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22.5: Jayden Seales to KL Rahul, Jayden goes short, around the right shoulder, KL ducks under it.
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22.4: Jayden Seales to KL Rahul, At 140.3 kph, full and attacking the stumps. KL’s head falls over to the off side and pushes it back to the bowler, more off the outer half.
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22.3: Jayden Seales to KL Rahul, Hurls it fuller in length, on off and middle. KL plants his front foot across and gets his bat out in front to defend.
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22.2: Jayden Seales to KL Rahul, Bends his back and digs it in short, over off, Rahul rises with the bounce and drops it down on the off side.
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22.1: Jayden Seales to KL Rahul, On a back of a length, on top of off, KL gets on top of the bounce and taps it to cover.
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DRINKS! There was a noticeable change in intent from India after the resumption, with Yashasvi Jaiswal in particular back to his usual self. However, a bit of calmness has prevailed since his departure. With little assistance coming from the surface, it will be crucial for the tourists to maintain discipline with the ball, which they have managed to do for the most part, even though wickets have been hard to come by.
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21.6: Khary Pierre to KL Rahul, Full and around off, KL uses his feet and drives it to the left of mid off for a quick single.
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21.5: Khary Pierre to KL Rahul, Floated up, full and around middle, Rahul lunges and pushes it to mid-wicket.
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21.4: Khary Pierre to KL Rahul, FOUR! DRILLED! Full and around middle, KL Rahul uses his feet, gets to the pitch of the ball, and smashes it to the left of mid off for a boundary.
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21.3: Khary Pierre to Sai Sudharsan, Short and outside off, Sai presses back and flicks it by using his wrists to deep square leg for one.
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21.2: Khary Pierre to KL Rahul, Tossed it up and around middle, KL turns it with soft hands off the inside half of the bat towards square leg for a single.
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21.1: Khary Pierre to KL Rahul, Slower and fuller, around off, KL comes forward and pushes it back to the bowler.
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20.6: Jayden Seales to Sai Sudharsan, Hard length and around off, Sai taps it down to mid off.
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20.5: Jayden Seales to Sai Sudharsan, On a length and around off, Sudharsan remains on the back foot and nudges it to mid-wicket.
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20.4: Jayden Seales to Sai Sudharsan, Back of a length and around middle, Sai Sudharsan gets behind the line of the ball and defends it back to the bowler.
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20.3: Jayden Seales to Sai Sudharsan, Hard length and outside off, Sai gets on top of the bounce and taps it down beside the strip on the off side.
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20.2: Jayden Seales to KL Rahul, A bouncer, around middle, KL swivels and pulls it down to deep fine leg for a single.
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20.1: Jayden Seales to Sai Sudharsan, Short of a good length and around middle, Sai goes back, uses his wrists and flicks it to deep backward square leg for one.
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19.6: Khary Pierre to KL Rahul, Flighted, full and around middle, KL comes forward and defends it.
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19.5: Khary Pierre to KL Rahul, Short and wide, outside off, Rahul rocks back and cuts it to the left of deep point for a couple of runs.
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19.4: Khary Pierre to KL Rahul, Slower through the air, full and around middle, Rahul prods forward and defends it back to the bowler.
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19.3: Khary Pierre to Sai Sudharsan, Short and around middle, Sai sits down and sweeps it to deep backward square leg for a single.
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19.2: Khary Pierre to KL Rahul, Tossed it up, around middle, KL comes forward to defend it but gets an inside edge that goes past the short leg fielder to his right. A single taken.
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19.1: Khary Pierre to Sai Sudharsan, Begins with a short ball, around middle, slower, Sai presses back and nudges it to deep mid-wicket for a single.
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18.6: Jayden Seales to KL Rahul, On a hard length and around middle, KL gets behind the line and pats it down to short mid on.
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18.5: Jayden Seales to KL Rahul, Back of a length and around off, Rahul presses back, uses his wrists and nudges it to mid-wicket.
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18.4: Jayden Seales to Sai Sudharsan, On a length and around middle, tucked with soft hands towards square leg by Sai. A single taken.
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18.3: Jayden Seales to Sai Sudharsan, Greets with a bouncer, around middle, Sai Sudharsan sways away from it.
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Sai Sudharsan walks in at number 3.
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18.2: Jayden Seales to Yashasvi Jaiswal, OUT! CAUGHT BEHIND! One shot too many for Yashasvi Jaiswal, who departs for 36 (54). On a length, from wide of the crease, outside off, angling away. Jaiswal gets across, goes deep in his crease and shifts his weight on the back foot to attempt one more cut shot. He slashes hard, but due to some extra bounce and the ball being close to his body, he gets cramped a bit. The ball catches the edge of the bat and goes to the left of the keeper. Shai Hope moves that side and pouches it around his waist. Seales roars out loud in celebration and punches the air in delight. Windies manage to break through the opening partnership and India are 68/1, trailing by 94 runs.
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18.1: Jayden Seales to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Hard length and around middle, Jaiswal gets behind the line and blocks it to the right of the bowler.
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17.6: Jomel Warrican to KL Rahul, Dragged length and around middle, tucked away to mid-wicket.
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17.5: Jomel Warrican to KL Rahul, Floated up, full and around off, KL lunges and pushes it back to the bowler.
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17.4: Jomel Warrican to KL Rahul, Tossed it up and around off, Rahul comes forward and defends it.
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17.3: Jomel Warrican to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Slower and fuller, around middle, knocked down to long on for a single.
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17.2: Jomel Warrican to Yashasvi Jaiswal, FOUR! BELTED! Make it 8 4s in 20 balls! Full and outside off, Yashasvi Jaiswal, with a nice big stride forward, smokes it through the gap at the cover point region for back-to-back boundaries.
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17.1: Jomel Warrican to Yashasvi Jaiswal, FOUR! Nicely played! Seventh boundary in the last 19 balls! Full and around middle, Yashasvi Jaiswal gets down, takes a big stride forward, picks it up and smashes it in the gap towards deep square leg for four runs.
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16.6: Jayden Seales to KL Rahul, On a length and outside off, KL Rahul takes a big nice stride forward and defends it towards cover.
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16.5: Jayden Seales to KL Rahul, Back of a length and around off, KL blocks it towards cover point off the back foot.
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16.4: Jayden Seales to KL Rahul, FOUR! The boundaries are flowing for India at the moment! Short of a length and outside off, KL Rahul presses back and uses his wrists to guide it by opening his blade. Gets it through the gap between gully and backward point for another boundary.
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16.3: Jayden Seales to KL Rahul, Hard length and around off, KL presses back and defends it to the left of the bowler.
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16.2: Jayden Seales to KL Rahul, Back of a length and over off, Rahul gets behind the line and dabs it down to extra cover.
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16.1: Jayden Seales to KL Rahul, FOUR! Another boundary for India! On a length and outside off, KL Rahul gets on top of the bounce and punches it off the back foot through the gap at backward point for a boundary.
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Due to the 22-minute break due to rain, today’s play can be extended up to 5.22 pm IST (11.52 am GMT).
15:50 IST:
15.6: Jomel Warrican to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Much fuller, around middle, Jaiswal tries to block but gets an underedge that rolls away towards square leg.
15:49 IST:
15.5: Jomel Warrican to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Floated up, full and around middle, Jaiswal comes forward and keeps it away towards mid-wicket.
15:49 IST:
15.4: Jomel Warrican to Yashasvi Jaiswal, FOUR! WHACKED! Fourth boundary for Yashasvi Jaiswal in the last seven balls! Full and outside off, Jaiswal bends his knee and smashes it through cover point for four runs.
15:48 IST:
15.3: Jomel Warrican to KL Rahul, Tossed it up and around middle, KL Rahul uses his feet and flicks it to the right of the bowler for a single.
15:48 IST:
15.2: Jomel Warrican to KL Rahul, Slower and fuller, around middle, from wide of the crease, Rahul strides forward and pushes it back to the bowler.
15:48 IST:
15.1: Jomel Warrican to KL Rahul, A yorker, around middle, KL gets a bit surprised but digs it out to short leg.
15:47 IST:
14.6: Justin Greaves to Yashasvi Jaiswal, FOUR! THRASHED! More control on this occasion! Third boundary of the over! Short of a good length and outside off, from over the wicket. Yashasvi Jaiswal gets a bit of width to free his arms as he goes back, waits and slashes hard. Gets it in the gap towards deep backward point for four runs.
15:46 IST:
14.5: Justin Greaves to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Nagging length, angling in, around middle, nudged away to mid-wicket.
15:45 IST:
14.4: Justin Greaves to Yashasvi Jaiswal, On a good length and around middle, Yashasvi Jaiswal gets back and tucks it to the left of deep square leg for a couple of runs. After the rain break, Jaiswal has got going.
15:45 IST:
14.3: Justin Greaves to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Back of a length and outside off, Jaiswal watches it carefully and lets it go.
15:44 IST:
14.2: Justin Greaves to Yashasvi Jaiswal, FOUR! Not where Jaiswal intended it to go but he will take it! On a length and outside off, Yashasvi Jaiswal presses back and throws his hands at it to slash hard. Gets it sliced off the outer half of the bat over the leaping gully fielder for a boundary.
15:43 IST:
14.1: Justin Greaves to Yashasvi Jaiswal, FOUR! GLORIOUS! Full and around middle, Yashasvi Jaiswal comes forward and drives it to the left of the bowler for a boundary.
15:42 IST:
13.6: Jomel Warrican to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Slower and fuller, outside off, Yashasvi Jaiswal gets down and tries to loft it inside out over covers. But ends up slicing it off the outer half of the bat to deep backward point for a single.
15:41 IST:
13.5: Jomel Warrican to KL Rahul, Leg bye! Dritfts in, full and around leg, Rahul gets down and tries to sweep it but misses. The ball gets deflected towards short fine off his front pad. A leg bye is taken.
15:40 IST:
13.4: Jomel Warrican to KL Rahul, Dragged length and outside off, KL presses back and cuts it to the left of deep point for a couple of runs.
15:40 IST:
13.3: Jomel Warrican to KL Rahul, Tossed it up, around off, KL Rahul prods forward and taps it towards cover point. Rahul wanted a quick single but is sent back by Jaiswal on time.
15:40 IST:
13.2: Jomel Warrican to KL Rahul, Much shorter and outside off, punched down to mid off.
15:39 IST:
13.1: Jomel Warrican to KL Rahul, A bit short and outside off, KL Rahul goes back and looks to cut it but as the ball holds onto the suface a bit, he mistimes it off the toe end of the bat to cover.
15:38 IST:
12.6: Justin Greaves to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Lands it full but outside off, going away from the batter, Jaiswal leaves it.
15:37 IST:
12.5: Justin Greaves to Yashasvi Jaiswal, FOUR! PUNISHED! Justin sprays it full and on the pads, Yashasvi Jaiswal leans onto the delivery, uses his wrists and whips it in the gap between mid-wicket and mid on for a boundary.
15:36 IST:
12.5: Justin Greaves to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Bowls it full and around off, Yashasvi Jaiswal comes forward and drives it back to the bowler, who makes a half-stop on his followthrough. Uh-oh! Justin Greaves has overstepped. A No Ball is called.
15:37 IST:
We are back with the sun shining in all its glory. Yashasvi Jaiswal and KL Rahul are followed by Roston Chase and his men. Justin Greaves is ready to resume his over. Justin to Jaiswal. Let’s play…
15:35 IST:
UPDATE – 3.32 pm IST (10.02 am GMT) – Play will resume from 3.35 pm IST (10.05 am GMT). Looking at the skies, it seems unlikely that rain will make another appearance today, and we should be good for the remainder of the day’s action.
15:32 IST:
UPDATE – 3.23 pm IST (9.53 am GMT) – Promising visuals! It looks like the covers will be coming off any minute, with the ground staff waiting to receive the green light. And there it is. The covers are being peeled, and the sun is shining again. The umpires are out for a quick inspection and the resumption does not look far.
15:23 IST:
UPDATE – 3.13 pm IST (9.43 am GMT) – The rain has picked up, and the covers are being called for by the umpires. The square has been covered and it seems to be quite a steady shower. Let’s hope the rain does not linger for long. While West Indies don’t yet have wickets to show for their efforts, they have displayed impressive discipline. It has been a watchful start from Yashasvi Jaiswal and KL Rahul, who have been taking their time to assess the conditions while ensuring they don’t lose early wickets.
15:14 IST:
Game stopped due to : Rain Stoppage
15:13 IST:
12.4: Justin Greaves to Yashasvi Jaiswal, On a length and around off, Jaiswal takes a couple of steps forward and blocks it.
15:12 IST:
12.3: Justin Greaves to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Hard length and around off, YJ presses back, gets on top of the bounce and defends it to the left of cover.
15:11 IST:
12.2: Justin Greaves to Yashasvi Jaiswal, On the fuller side again, with some away seam movement, outside off, Jaiswal comes forward and shoulders his arms.
15:20 IST:
It has turned gloomy, and the light has dropped compared to the start of India’s innings. There seems to be a bit of rain in the air and the ground staff are at the ready with the covers on the sidelines.
15:10 IST:
12.1: Justin Greaves to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Lands it full and outside off, Jaiswal watches it carefully and leaves it.
15:09 IST:
11.6: Jomel Warrican to KL Rahul, Short and outside off, KL presses back, opens his stance and chops it down to cover. A maiden.
15:09 IST:
11.5: Jomel Warrican to KL Rahul, Slower through the air, full and around middle, Rahul takes a big stride forward and blocks it right under his eyes.
15:08 IST:
11.4: Jomel Warrican to KL Rahul, Angling in, short and around leg, stays a bit low as well, but KL manages well to nudge it to mid-wicket.
15:08 IST:
11.3: Jomel Warrican to KL Rahul, Dragged back length and around off, KL presses back and punches it to cover.
15:08 IST:
11.2: Jomel Warrican to KL Rahul, Tossed it up and around middle, Rahul comes forward and pushes it to the right of the bowler.
15:07 IST:
11.1: Jomel Warrican to KL Rahul, Slower and fuller, around middle, clipped it to mid-wicket off the front foot.
15:06 IST:
10.6: Justin Greaves to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Oh, some sort of aggression! Full and outside off, Yashasvi Jaiswal, after blocking too many balls, takes a couple of steps down the track and smashes it but straight to cover. Can’t find the gap.
15:06 IST:
10.5: Justin Greaves to Yashasvi Jaiswal, On a length and around off, YJ presses back and dabs it down to the right of the bowler.
15:05 IST:
10.4: Justin Greaves to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Back of a length and angling across, wide outside off, Jaiswal watches it carefully and leaves it.
15:04 IST:
10.3: Justin Greaves to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Nagging length and around off, Jaiswal gets behind the line and defends it to the left of the bowler.
15:04 IST:
10.2: Justin Greaves to Yashasvi Jaiswal, A bit fuller and around off, Jaiswal gets across, and plants his front leg forward. Drives it to extra cover.
15:03 IST:
10.1: Justin Greaves to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Pitched up, around off, Jaiswal drives it to the left of mid off, who gets across that side and collects the ball.
15:02 IST:
9.6: Jomel Warrican to KL Rahul, Short and around off, tucked it beside the pitch on the leg side. India are 23/0.
15:02 IST:
9.5: Jomel Warrican to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Flatter, full and outside off, Jaiswal comes forward and flicks it to long on for a single.
15:01 IST:
9.4: Jomel Warrican to KL Rahul, Nagging length and around off, dabbed down to the left of cover for a quick single by Rahul.
15:01 IST:
9.3: Jomel Warrican to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Short and wide, sliced away to deep backward point for a single.
15:01 IST:
9.2: Jomel Warrican to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Just short! Tossed it up, around middle, Yashasvi Jaiswal gets across and goes down on one knee to sweep it but mistimes it off the upper half of the bat. The ball goes uppishly towards backward square leg, where the ball lands short of the fielder.
15:00 IST:
9.1: Jomel Warrican to KL Rahul, Slower and shorter, outside off, Rahul goes back and punches it through cover point for a single.
14:58 IST:
8.6: Justin Greaves to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Nagging length and around middle, YJ goes back and tucks it to mid-wicket.
14:57 IST:
8.5: Justin Greaves to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Lands it full and around off, Jaiswal prods forward and defends it with a straight bat back to the bowler.
14:58 IST:
8.4: Justin Greaves to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Down the leg side, on a hard length, Jaiswal looks to tickle it but misses. The keeper moves to his right and gathers it.
14:56 IST:
8.3: Justin Greaves to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Pitched up and around off, Jaiswal pushes it towards cover off the front foot.
14:56 IST:
8.2: Justin Greaves to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Hurts it on the fuller side and well outside off, Jaiswal gets across on his front foot and watches it carefully before leaving it to the keeper.
14:55 IST:
8.1: Justin Greaves to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Nagging length and around middle, Jaiswal presses back, gets on top of the bounce and defends it towards mid-wicket.
14:54 IST:
7.6: Johann Layne to KL Rahul, Steams in, full and outside off, Rahul shoulders his arms. India are 19/0.
14:53 IST:
7.5: Johann Layne to KL Rahul, On a length and around middle, Rahul tries to defend it into the leg side but gets a leading edge that rolls down beside the pitch on the off side.
14:52 IST:
7.4: Johann Layne to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Pitched up, outside off, Jaiswal drives it to the left of mid off and takes a quick single.
14:52 IST:
7.3: Johann Layne to Yashasvi Jaiswal, On a back of a length and in the channel, outside off, Yashasvi Jaiswal rises with the bounce and dabs it towards cover. He wanted a quick single but is sent back by KL Rahul.
14:51 IST:
7.2: Johann Layne to Yashasvi Jaiswal, On the fuller side and outside off, Jaiswal watches it carefully before shouldering his arms to let it go.
14:50 IST:
7.1: Johann Layne to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Lands it full and around off, Yashasvi Jaiswal prods forward and blocks it towards cover.
14:49 IST:
6.6: Jayden Seales to Yashasvi Jaiswal, On a length and around middle, Jaiswal tucks it to the left of mid-wicket and takes a single to get off the mark on his 13th ball.
14:48 IST:
6.5: Jayden Seales to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Back of a length and over off, Jaiswal gets behind the line and defends it into the deck. The ball rolls away towards cover.
14:48 IST:
6.4: Jayden Seales to KL Rahul, On a hard length and outside off, Rahul gets across deep in his crease and rides the bounce before tapping it to the left of cover for a quick single.
14:47 IST:
6.3: Jayden Seales to KL Rahul, Dragged back length and around middle, tucked down to square leg off the back foot.
14:50 IST:
6.2: Jayden Seales to KL Rahul, Drifting it on the pads, on the fuller side, Rahul comes forward and flicks it towards square leg. The fielder lets it go through between his legs and the mid-wicket fielder rushes to his right to cut it off. Two runs taken.
14:45 IST:
6.1: Jayden Seales to KL Rahul, Bowled it full and well outside off, moving away, Rahul bends his knee and throws his hands at it to drive. Mistimes it off the inside half of the bat to cover.
14:44 IST:
5.6: Johann Layne to KL Rahul, Pitched up and outside off, Rahul leans onto the delivery and pushes it to the left of mid off. Takes a single before the fielder cuts it off with a dive that side.
14:43 IST:
5.5: Johann Layne to KL Rahul, On a good length and outside off, KL gets across and taps it down to the left of cover.
14:43 IST:
5.4: Johann Layne to KL Rahul, Nearly chopped on! Short of a good length and close to the off stump, Rahul presses back and throws his hands at it again to cut it. But this time, the ball isn’t that wide and he ends up chopping it off the underedge of the bat beside the off stump. The ball rolls back to the keeper.
14:42 IST:
5.3: Johann Layne to KL Rahul, FOUR! WELL PLAYED! Hard length and a bit outside off, KL Rahul judges the length early and rocks back. Extends his arms to reach out and guides it through the gap to the right of gully for a boundary.
14:41 IST:
5.2: Johann Layne to KL Rahul, Oh, an unexpected yorker, right at the toes, Rahul does well to bring his bat down and jam it towards cover.
14:41 IST:
5.1: Johann Layne to KL Rahul, Full and angling in, around leg, Rahul prods forward and clips it to mid-wicket.
14:39 IST:
4.6: Jayden Seales to KL Rahul, Hitting the deck hard delivery, around off, Rahul gets behind the line and taps it to the left of cover. Calls his partner for a quick single.
14:39 IST:
4.5: Jayden Seales to KL Rahul, A bit fuller and around middle, Rahul shifts his weight on the front foot and tucks it to mid-wicket.
14:38 IST:
4.4: Jayden Seales to KL Rahul, Nagging length and around off, KL gets across and defends it into the deck.
14:37 IST:
4.3: Jayden Seales to KL Rahul, Back of a length and outside off, KL Rahul keeps his bat close to his body and leaves it.
14:37 IST:
4.2: Jayden Seales to KL Rahul, Touch full and around off, angling in, KL plants his front leg across and taps it to the left of the bowler.
14:36 IST:
4.1: Jayden Seales to KL Rahul, BEATEN! On a good length, in the channel, outside off, Rahul prods forward and looks to defend it but the ball shapes away and zips past the outside edge of the bat.
14:35 IST:
3.6: Johann Layne to Yashasvi Jaiswal, A bit fuller and well outside off again, Jaiswal leaves it. India are 8/0.
14:34 IST:
3.6: Johann Layne to Yashasvi Jaiswal, WIDE! Length but wide outside the tramline on the off side. A wide is given.
14:34 IST:
3.5: Johann Layne to KL Rahul, Hard length and around middle, KL tucks it to the right of mid-wicket and calls his partner for a quick single.
14:33 IST:
3.4: Johann Layne to KL Rahul, Back of a length and down leg, Rahul tries to tickle it but misses.
14:32 IST:
3.3: Johann Layne to KL Rahul, Just short! On a length, angling in from wide of the crease, around middle, Rahul comes forward and tries to flick it but gets it off the upper half of the bat. The ball goes uppishly but lands just short of the square leg fielder, who collects it on the bounce.
14:32 IST:
3.2: Johann Layne to KL Rahul, Right on the off stump, on a length, KL gets on top of the bounce and pats it down to cover.
14:31 IST:
3.1: Johann Layne to KL Rahul, Bowls it full but sliding down the leg side, from wide of the crease, Rahul looks to flick but misses. The keeper moves to his left and gathers it behind the wickets.
14:30 IST:
2.6: Jayden Seales to KL Rahul, On a good length and outside off, dabbed down towards cover-point for a single.
14:29 IST:
2.5: Jayden Seales to KL Rahul, BEAUTY! On a good length and just around off, it threatens to come in, but then shapes away. Rahul gets a bit surprised. He tries to defend it at first, but then, due to an extra bounce, he leaves it. The ball goes just above the off stump.
14:29 IST:
2.4: Jayden Seales to KL Rahul, Hard length and around middle, nips back in, Rahul rides the bounce and turns it to square leg.
14:28 IST:
2.3: Jayden Seales to KL Rahul, FOUR! STREAKY! On a length and around off, angling in, KL Rahul goes deep in his crease and tries to defend it. But gets squared up as the ball nips away. Gets an outside edge that beats the diving third slip fielder to his right for a boundary.
14:27 IST:
2.2: Jayden Seales to KL Rahul, Hurls it on the fuller side and around middle, Rahul lunges and flicks it to mid-wicket. Shouts a big ‘No’ to his partner for any run.
14:26 IST:
2.1: Jayden Seales to KL Rahul, BEATEN! On a good length from wide of the crease, angling in but then shaping away, outside off, KL Rahul comes forward and has a tentative push at it but gets beaten on the outside edge.
14:25 IST:
1.6: Johann Layne to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Hard length, angling across, outside off, Jaiswal rises with the bounce and shoulders his arms.
14:25 IST:
1.5: Johann Layne to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Much fuller and around off, Yashasvi Jaiswal comes forward and looks to drive it but mistimes it off the toe end of the bat. The ball goes to the left of the mid off fielder, who gets across that side and makes a half-stop.
14:24 IST:
1.4: Johann Layne to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Back of a length and in the corridor, outside off, Jaiswal gets across, covers his stumps, and pats it down to cover point.
14:23 IST:
1.3: Johann Layne to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Bowls it fuller but on the pads, Jaiswal goes deep and tucks it to mid-wicket.
14:23 IST:
1.2: Johann Layne to KL Rahul, Tad shorter than the previous one, around middle, Rahul tries to defend it but gets it off the inside half of the bat. The ball rolls down to the left of mid-wicket and they both cross.
14:22 IST:
1.1: Johann Layne to KL Rahul, Begins with a full ball, from over the wicket, angling in, around off, Rahul prods forward and defends it towards cover.
14:21 IST:
It will be the debutant right-arm quick, Johann Layne to steam in from the other end.
14:20 IST:
0.6: Jayden Seales to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Lands it full and well outside off, Jaiswal lets it go. A MAIDEN!
14:20 IST:
0.5: Jayden Seales to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Pitched up, going across, outside off, Jaiswal plants his front leg across and lets it go after watching it carefully.
14:19 IST:
0.4: Jayden Seales to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Back of a length and over off, Yashasvi Jaiswal presses back and dabs it down towards cover point. He wanted a quick single but was sent back.
14:18 IST:
0.3: Jayden Seales to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Bowled it full and outside off, Jaiswal shifts his weight on the front foot and drives it to extra cover.
14:18 IST:
0.2: Jayden Seales to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Oh, this swings back in, full and outside off, from wide of the crease. Jaiswal prods his leg forward and across before shouldering his arms to let it go. The ball keeps moving back in even after crossing the stumps and the keeper has to put in a dive to his right to make a stop.
14:17 IST:
0.1: Jayden Seales to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Starts off with a length ball that goes away from the batter, outside off, Yashasvi Jaiswal gets across and shoulders his arms.