Ravichandran Ashwin, the maestro of spin bowling, has yet again added another fifer to his tally on day one itself. Ravichandran Ashwin registered incredible figures as the spinner took 5 wickets in his 24.3 overs and conceded only 60 runs and helped India bundle out West Indies for 150 in 64.3 overs.
In a one-sided contest between the West Indies and India, India was the clear favorite even before the eve of the test match and proved why they were considered favorites. The West Indies were never in the contest as India dominated all the sessions of Day 1 with a lot of ease.
Top Performer Of The Day
The sly spinner Ravichandran Ashwin drew first blood by making Tagenarine Chanderpaul his first victim of the day. Notably, Ravichandran Ashwin became the first Indian and fifth overall bowler to dismiss both the father and son in Test cricket. Ravichandran Ashwin also took the vital wicket of West Indies captain Kraigg Brathwaite.
Ravichandran Ashwin claimed his 700th wicket in international cricket by getting the third wicket of Alzarri Joseph. Additionally, by taking the last wicket of Jomel Warrican, Ash picked up his 33rd five-wicket haul in Test cricket. The highlight of his bowling has been the way he is skillfully mixing up his pace throughout the innings.
Benefit To The Visitors
After the magical bowling performance of the Spin duo, West Indies got bundled out for a mere score of 150. Although West Indies won the toss earlier in the day, they couldn’t capitalize on it as India Cruising near to victory, smelling the all-important 12 WTC points.
West Indies failed to put up any fight from their side and played half-witted cricketing shots throughout their innings. Not a single batsman took responsibility to occupy the crease for long and rescue West Indies from a dire situation.
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