West Indies’ troubles continued even in the afternoon session. The Men in Maroon were bowled out for 162 runs as India’s bowlers contained them quite next to perfection. Jasprit Bumrah & Mohammed Siraj bowled straight line & lengths, which didn’t give ample room to the batters. Mohammed Siraj’s raw pace was too hot to handle for Caribbean batters on a spicy wicket.
Mohammed Siraj’s lethal bowling cuts the West Indies in half
West Indies were already reeling at 90-5 at the end of the morning session. Roston Chase was the last hope for West Indies to take West Indies’ total to a respectable 300 runs. The surface with an ample amount of grass was misbehaving massively. The bowling combination of Kuldeep Yadav & Mohammed Siraj paid the dividends for India.
In the 27th over, Siraj got the huge wicket of Roston Chase, who was deceived by a Jaffa of a delivery. Roston Chase’s innings of 24 runs in 43 balls wasn’t that productive, given the top order had collapsed. There was a small partnership of 39 runs in 66 balls between Justin Greaves & Khary Pierre, which gave hope to the West Indies.
Jasprit Bumrah’s thunderbolts rattled the West Indies
Jasprit Bumrah was introduced into the bowling lineup in the 33rd over. Jasprit Bumrah & Washington Sundar, who were bowling in tandem, didn’t give easy boundaries to Caribbean batters. Washington Sundar gave the much-needed breakthrough and trapped K Pierre in the 38th over, which opened the doors for India.
Jasprit Bumrah then unleashed his yorkers and thunderbolts and helped India bundle out the West Indies for 162 runs. Jasprit Bumrah finished with a breathtaking spell of 3-42 in 14 overs. The way he bowled Justin Greaves in the 39th over was jaw-dropping as the speedster quite quickly acclimatized to the red ball arena after the Asia Cup 2025 triumph. Mohammed Siraj, on the other hand took a 4-wicket haul for 40 runs in 14 overs and bowled 3 maiden over spells.
What lies ahead for India & West Indies in the evening session
West Indies’ batting performance was quite shambolic as not a single batter scored 35+ runs. It would sound very harsh, but the Caribbean unit doesn’t seem to have the mental application to succeed in Test cricket. India, on the other hand would be aiming to get a score in excess of 300+ runs and make sure that they don’t bat again in 2nd innings. West Indies needs to inflict a drastic collapse to give them a chance in match.
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