Day 4
Rain has taken its toll as the play was called off for the day due to a wet outfield. However, India would be quite hopeful of a win as the hosts have already taken four of West Indies’ wicket and is just six wickets from winning this Test.
West Indies 48/4: Shami strikes again, sends Bravo back to pavilion. Shami bowls a short ball and Bravo is taken aback as he fails to get out of the way and gives a catch to KL Rahul at second slip.
West Indies 41/3: West Indies in trouble as Mohammed Shami bowls out Marlon Samuels for a duck. Shami bowls short on middle and off, but Samuels fails to defend.
Virat Kohli’s decision of bringing Amit Mishra as a bowling change pays off as Brathwaite gets out to a short ball pitched outside leg. Brathwaite gets top edge is caught KL Rahul at midwicket.
After 10 overs: West Indies 29/1 (D Bravo 8, K Brathwaite 19)
Play resumes, India hope of taking early wickets
Rain stops play again
After 3 overs: West Indies 6/1 (D Bravo 1, K Brathwaite 4): Ishant Sharma strikes in his very second over as takes Chandrika’s wicket. He bowls a short of length delivery outside the off stump. Chandrika fails to withdraw his shot and elbows it to the wicket.
The start of the match has been delayed due to rain. Just as the umpires came to inspect the field at around 9:30 am (West Indies time), it started raining again. It had rained earlier during the night and early morning.
Day 3
India declare their innings at 500/9. Ajinkya Rahane scored a brilliant unbeaten century (108). Now India lead by 304 runs.
After 162 overs: (Ajinkya Rahane 83*, Amit Mishra 21*): Rain stops the play. India lead by 260.
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After 160 overs: India 447/6 (Ajinkya Rahane 82*, Amit Mishra 13*).
After 154: India 428/6 (Ajinkya Rahane 75*, A Mishra 2*): India lost one wicket in the form of Wridhiman Saha. Holder trapped Saha with a short of a length ball that stayed low and moved back in.
After 144 overs: India 403/5 (AM Rahane 64, WP Saha 38*)
India start their Day 3 on 358/5 with a lead of 162 runs. Ajinkya Rahane (42) and Wridhiman Saha (17) take on to the crease and would look to consolidate India’s chances by adding as many runs as possible.
Day 2
KL Rahul grabbed the opportunity that came his way after Murali Vijay’s injury as he went to score a magnificent century (158), which put India in the driver’s seat on the day two of the second Test against the West Indies at Jamaica. The visitors ended the day two on 358/5, taking an 162-run lead over the West Indies.
Day 1
After R Ashwin spun a web against West Indies batsmen, scalping for 52 in 16 overs that restricted the hosts to a paltry 196 in their first innings of second Test being played at Sabina Park, Kingston, KL Rahul, who came in as a replacement for injured Murali Vijay, showed his temperament with the bat and went to score an unbeaten 75 before the close of Day one as India scored 126 for one and is behind by 70 runs with nine wickets in hand.
