Desk Report:
The second day of the Ahmedabad Test is another reflection of where West Indies cricket is heading. They are playing a Test against India after losing the T20 series to ICC partner Nepal. The Caribbeans are also going through a difficult time in red-ball cricket. India has shown dominance against them on the first two days of the Ahmedabad Test.
After winning the toss and electing to bat first, West Indies were bundled out for just 162 runs. In reply, the hosts ended the first day’s play with 121 runs for 2 wickets. They started the second day’s play trailing by 41 runs. Gautam Gambhir’s team climbed the run hill with 3 centuries on this day. At the end of the second day, India’s total was 448 runs for 5 wickets. They are leading by 286 runs in the first innings.
Lokesh Rahul, Dhruv Jurel and Ravindra Jadeja have seen the magic figures of three figures for India. Rahul ended the first day’s play unbeaten on 53 runs. On this day, the batsman was caught by Justin Greaves off Jomel Warrickan’s delivery. Jurel was out after playing an innings of 125 runs. He hit 15 fours and 3 sixes with his bat. Another centurion Jadeja is unbeaten on 104 runs. Washington Sundar will start the third day’s play with him unbeaten on 9 runs.
Although he did not see a century, Shubman Gill gave great confidence with the bat. The captain scored 50 runs before heading to the pavilion as the third batsman. Roston Chase took 2 wickets with the ball in a day of dominance by the Indian batsmen. The West Indies captain spent 90 runs.
