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Live: 1st Test, Day 4: West Indies vs India

By Sportskeeda Desk | Last ModifiedJul 25, 2016 01:46 IST
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01:46 (IST)25 JUL 2016

Comprehensive win for India in the first Test then. The Windies will really have to get their act together to challenge India in the upcoming Tests. It's been an absolute pleasure bringing the game to you. From Manish, Kislaya, Aadya & Kaushal, it's good night. See you on Saturday for the second Test! 

01:45 (IST)25 JUL 2016

Man of the match Ravi Ashwin: "The fast bowlers bowled really well in the first innings. I didn't find the rhythm in the first innings as the long spell wasn't coming. But it did come after lunch. I was speaking to Anil bhai as well about how my rhythm was and we worked this morning on it. It's all about finding the right rhythm, if everything is in sync you start finishing well. The body drives through the crease. I felt I got that today."

01:42 (IST)25 JUL 2016

Indian skipper Virat Kohli: "Wow. I didn't know that this was our biggest win outside of Asia. JIt feels good to get the first win on the board. Everyone was excited to play the game, we had enough practice and everyone was eager to get on with it. Scoring wasn't that easy initially, West Indies bowled well. Couple of their bowlers rushed the batsmen. With 5 batsmen and at 70-2, we had to take responsibility. Shikhar was batting very well. Ashwin as well, brilliant innings down the order. With 5 batsmen, we had to deepen the order so we had Ashwin at six. He's pretty good at both. We had a look at the wicket, our initial thought was 3 spinners, but with the amount of grass on offer we decided for 3 pacers. Ishant was unlucky despite bowling well. Really happy for Shami who is coming after injury, he's a perfect Test bowler. Sandeep Patil asked me whether I felt like hitting a six during the innings, but with 5 batsmen you don't feel like hitting a six. I'm just happy to contribute to the win. Our aim is obviously to win every game. I think we have a good bowling combination, if they give us a drier wicket, we have the spinners."

01:41 (IST)25 JUL 2016

Ravichandran Ashwin has been adjudged as the Man of the Match for his knock of 114 and his 7/83 in the second innings.

01:40 (IST)25 JUL 2016

West Indies skipper Jason Holder: "They put a pretty good first innings total. Didn't bowl well in the first innings and it was a daunting task to chase something like 560. But there were some positives, Kraigg Brathwaite batted well. Obviously we need to bowl better, build up some partnerships, string together some dot balls, build pressure. We'll see the conditions there and see what combination we can play. Not sure how the pitch will play. Normally there's a pretty flat pitch. Been hard to predict the conditions in the Caribbean of late."

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01:18 (IST)25 JUL 2016

Story of the game: Kohli wins the toss, elects to bat, India score a mountain of runs on the back of Kohli's 1st double century and Ashwin's 3rd Test century. West Indies got bowled over for 243 in the first innings, with Umesh Yadav and Mohammad Shami among the wickets. India enforced the follow on and there was no joy again for the hosts with Ashwin running riot. Good win for India. 

01:16 (IST)25 JUL 2016

A picture perfect moment for Anil Kumble as he wins his first match as head coach of the Indian cricket team. His captain, Virat Kohli, scored a double-century and his chief wicket-taker stepped up in foreign conditions to take 7 wickets and win the game. 

01:15 (IST)25 JUL 2016

And just like that, India have won the Test by an innings and 92 runs.

01:15 (IST)25 JUL 2016

77.6 Ashwin to Gabriel, OUT! Ashwin bowls this slower through the air, it beats the attempted defence and clatters into the stumps. Game over! 

01:14 (IST)25 JUL 2016

77.5 Ashwin to Gabriel, no run, defends nicely. 

01:14 (IST)25 JUL 2016

77.4 Ashwin to Gabriel, FOUR! Oh, what a shot. First up, flighted ball outside off and he absolutely launches into it and lifts it towards the midwicket fence. 

01:14 (IST)25 JUL 2016

Nevertheless, it was a gritty and a determined performance by Bishoo and Brathwaite, who batted like the top order batsmen should have batted, but didn't. Shanon Gabriel is the new man.

01:12 (IST)25 JUL 2016

77.3 Ashwin to Bishoo, OUT! At long last! Gone! Full ball, driven in the air towards short midwicket where he picks out Cheteshwar Pujara who's stationed there. It's been a good innings but he has to walk back. 

01:11 (IST)25 JUL 2016

77.2 Ashwin to Bishoo, FOUR! Full ball outside leg, he's lifted this superbly towards deep backward leg. It makes its way to the fence after Ishant Sharma put on his best Superman imitation to get to the ball.

01:10 (IST)25 JUL 2016

77.1 Ashwin to Bishoo, no run, Bishoo defends.

01:10 (IST)25 JUL 2016

Brathwaite is past his 50. Kohli will be scratching his head.

01:09 (IST)25 JUL 2016

76.6 Mishra to Brathwaite, 2 runs, 50 for Ricky B! Mishra bowls a seam-up delivery and he just guides it through third man. 

01:09 (IST)25 JUL 2016

76.5 Mishra to Brathwaite, no run, nice googly, adjusts to play in the leg side.

01:08 (IST)25 JUL 2016

76.4 Mishra to Brathwaite, no run, a little bit of a yes-or-no, but mostly no, and they decide against taking on point.

01:08 (IST)25 JUL 2016

76.3 Mishra to Brathwaite, no run, in no hurry to get to his 50 here. 

01:07 (IST)25 JUL 2016

76.2 Mishra to Brathwaite, no run, plants a massive foot down and blocks.

01:07 (IST)25 JUL 2016

76.1 Mishra to Brathwaite, no run, walks across and defends.

01:07 (IST)25 JUL 2016

Bishoo survives. The hosts are still hanging around. The lead is about to go below 100 runs.

01:06 (IST)25 JUL 2016

75.6 Ashwin to Bishoo, no run, wild sweep by Bishoo, hit him on the back thigh but looked to be just outside the line.

01:06 (IST)25 JUL 2016

75.5 Ashwin to Bishoo, no run, defended.

01:05 (IST)25 JUL 2016

75.4 Ashwin to Bishoo, no run, flicked to midwicket. 

01:05 (IST)25 JUL 2016

75.3 Ashwin to Bishoo, no run, gets down and eases it towards the off side. 

01:05 (IST)25 JUL 2016

75.2 Ashwin to Bishoo, no run, touched to short cover. 

01:04 (IST)25 JUL 2016

75.1 Ashwin to Brathwaite, 1 run, all too easy now, gets up and pulls it to deep midwicket for 1. 

01:04 (IST)25 JUL 2016

The fourth ball was a chance there to be taken. Saha tried to gather the edge, and in the process, parried it past a diving Rahane at first slip.

01:03 (IST)25 JUL 2016

74.6 Mishra to Bishoo, no run, reads the googly early, defends.

01:03 (IST)25 JUL 2016

74.5 Mishra to Brathwaite, 1 run, played towards the slips for one.

01:02 (IST)25 JUL 2016

74.4 Mishra to Bishoo, 3 runs, that's beaten everyone! Googly from Mishra, it takes the outside edge, Saha can't hold onto it, takes it away from Rahane at first slip as well, Pujara loses a running race to Ishant Sharma and the batsmen take 3.

01:01 (IST)25 JUL 2016

74.3 Mishra to Bishoo, no run, back to first gear, defended to cover.

01:01 (IST)25 JUL 2016

74.2 Mishra to Bishoo, FOUR! Flighted! Bishoo just showing off right now, brings out a super lofted shot over extra cover for a boundary.

01:01 (IST)25 JUL 2016

Bishoo is still struggling, trying to fix the grip on his bat between deliveries. The fielders wait.


01:00 (IST)25 JUL 2016

74.1 Mishra to Brathwaite, 1 run, gets his bat down in time and it rolls to square leg for a single.

00:59 (IST)25 JUL 2016

Two singles from that over by Ashwin. The score is 211-8.

00:58 (IST)25 JUL 2016

73.6 Ashwin to Bishoo, no run, too short, nicely played to cover.

00:57 (IST)25 JUL 2016

73.5 Ashwin to Bishoo, no run, stays in his crease and blocks.

00:57 (IST)25 JUL 2016

73.4 Ashwin to Brathwaite, 1 run, short, jumps and pulls it nicely to deep midwicket.

00:56 (IST)25 JUL 2016

73.3 Ashwin to Brathwaite, no run, defended to cover.

00:56 (IST)25 JUL 2016

73.2 Ashwin to Brathwaite, no run, dabbed to short midwicket.

00:56 (IST)25 JUL 2016

73.1 Ashwin to Bishoo, 1 run, eased off the back foot towards square leg.

00:55 (IST)25 JUL 2016

Ashwin to continue

00:54 (IST)25 JUL 2016

Brathwaite and Bishoo continue to frustrate India after the break. The score is 209-8 after 73 overs.

00:54 (IST)25 JUL 2016

72.6 Mishra to Bishoo, 1 run, reads the googly and drives it through cover (and Ishant Sharma) for one. 

00:53 (IST)25 JUL 2016

72.5 Mishra to Brathwaite, 1 run, driven to long off.
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