India vs West Indies, 2nd Test Day 4: The second and last match of the two-match Test series between India and West Indies is being held at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi. In this match, the play of the fourth day (13 October) has ended. At the time of stump, the Indian team has scored 63 runs for one wicket in its second innings. India is now only 58 runs away from victory. SAI Sudarshan is unbeaten on 30 and KL Rahul is unbeaten on 25 runs. West Indies team has given India a target of 121 runs to win.
West Indies scored 390 runs in its second innings. The Indian team had declared its first innings in this match at the score of 518/5. After this, West Indies scored 248 runs in its first innings. India got a lead of 270 runs on the basis of first innings and gave follow-on to West Indies. team india Had won by an innings and 140 runs in the first test match of the series played in Ahmedabad. That means the Indian team led by Shubman Gill is ahead 1-0 in the Test series.
The Indian team did not have a good start in the race chase. Left-handed opening batsman Yashasvi Jaiswal became the victim of Jomel Warrican on a personal score of 8 runs. After this, KL Rahul and Sai Sudarshan made an unbeaten half-century partnership and took India closer to victory.
Scorecard of India’s second innings: (63/1, 18 overs)
| batsman | Wicket | Run |
| Yashasvi Jaiswal | c Anderson Phillip, b Jomel Warrican | 8 |
| KL Rahul | unbeaten | 25* |
| Sai Sudarshan | unbeaten | 30* |
Wicket Fall: 9-1 (Yashaswi Jaiswal, 1.3 overs)
West Indies’ second innings was like this
While playing follow-on, West Indies lost the wickets of Tejnarine Chanderpaul (10 runs) and Alick Athanaz (7 runs) cheaply in their second innings. After the fall of two wickets for 35 runs, John Campbell and Shai Hope made a comeback for the West Indies by making a century partnership for the third wicket. Campbell managed to score the best score of his Test career. Shai Hope also after a long time test cricket I looked in good shape.
The performance of John Campbell and Shai Hope was also seen in the first session of the fourth day of the match. Campbell Ravindra Jadeja Completed the first century of his Test career by hitting a six off the ball of . Campbell faced 199 balls and scored 115 runs, which included 12 fours and three sixes. Ravindra Jadeja broke this partnership by getting Campbell out LBW. There was a partnership of 177 runs for the third wicket between Campbell and Hope.
After the dismissal of John Campbell, captain Roston Chase along with Shai Hope took charge and made a partnership of 59 runs for the fourth wicket. During this partnership, Hope was successful in completing his century. This was the third century of Hope’s career. Hope managed to score a century in Test cricket after 8 years. Hope was bowled by Mohammad Siraj. Facing 214 balls, Hope scored 103 runs, which included 12 fours and two sixes.
Indian bowlers made a comeback after Shai Hope’s dismissal. Kuldeep Yadav He dismissed Tevin Imlach (12 runs), Roston Chase (40 runs) and Khary Pierre (0 runs). Whereas Jasprit Bumrah sent Jomel Warrican (3 runs) and Anderson Phillip (2 runs) to the pavilion. After the 9th wicket fell at 311 runs, Justin Greaves and Jaden Seals troubled the Indian team a lot. Both of them made a partnership of 79 runs for the last wicket. Greaves scored unbeaten 50 and Seals scored 32 runs.
West Indies 2nd innings scorecard: (390/10, 118.5 overs)
| batsman | Wicket | Run |
| john campbell | LBW Ravindra Jadeja | 115 |
| Tejnarayan Chanderpaul | catch Shubhman Gillb Mohammed Siraj | 10 |
| Alik Athanaz | b Washington Sundar | 7 |
| shy hope | b Mohammed Siraj | 103 |
| Roston Chase | caught Devdutt Padikkal (all), b Kuldeep Yadav | 40 |
| Tevin Imlach | LBW Kuldeep Yadav | 12 |
| Justin Greaves | unbeaten | 50* |
| Well dear | Caught Nitish Kumar Reddy, b Kuldeep Yadav | 00 |
| jomel warrican | b Jasprit Bumrah | 3 |
| Anderson Phillip | Caught Dhruv Jurel, b Jasprit Bumrah | 2 |
| jaden seals | Caught Washington Sundar, b Jasprit Bumrah. | 32 |
Wicket Fall: 17-1 (Tejnarine Chanderpaul, 8.3 ov), 35-2 (Alek Athanaz, 14.3 ov), 212-3 (John Campbell, 63.3 ov), 271-4 (Shai Hope, 83.5 ov), 293-5 (Tevin Imlach, 89.3 ov), 298-6 (Roston Chase, 91.3 ov), 298-7 (Well done Pierre, 91.5 ov), 307-8 (Jomel Warrican, 94.2 ov), 311-9 (Anderson Phillip, 96.5 ov), 390-10 (Jayden Seales, 118.5 ov)
West Indies’ first innings: Kuldeep Yadav hits ‘paw’
The performance of West Indies batsmen in the first innings was quite disappointing. Only Alick Athanaz (41 runs), Shai Hope (36 runs) and opener Tejnarine Chanderpaul (34 runs) were able to struggle to some extent. Chinaman bowler Kuldeep Yadav took five wickets for India. Whereas left arm spinner Ravindra Jadeja got three successes. Fast bowlers Mohammad Siraj and Jasprit Bumrah got one success each.
West Indies 1st innings scorecard: (248/10, 81.5 overs)
| batsman | Wicket | Run |
| john campbell | Caught Sai Sudarshan, b Ravindra Jadeja | 10 |
| Tejnarayan Chanderpaul | Caught KL Rahul, b Ravindra Jadeja | 34 |
| Alik Athanaz | Caught Ravindra Jadeja, b Kuldeep Yadav | 41 |
| shy hope | b Kuldeep Yadav | 36 |
| Roston Chase | c & b Ravindra Jadeja | 0 |
| Tevin Imlach | LBW Kuldeep Yadav | 21 |
| Justin Greaves | LBW Kuldeep Yadav | 18 |
| Well dear | b Jasprit Bumrah | 23 |
| jomel warrican | b Mohammed Siraj | 1 |
| Anderson Phillip | unbeaten | 24* |
| jaden seals | LBW Kuldeep Yadav | 13 |
Wicket Fall: 21-1 (John Campbell, 7.2 ov), 87-2 (Tejnarine Chanderpaul, 27.3 ov), 106-3 (Alek Athanaz, 32.1 ov), 107-4 (Roston Chase, 33.3 ov), 156-5 (Shai Hope, 49.3 ov), 163-6 (Tevin Imlach, 51.6 ov), 174-7 (Justin Greaves, 55.2 ov), 175-8 (Jomel Warrican, 56.3 ov), 221-9 (Khary Pierre, 72.5 ov), 248-10 (Jaden Seales, 81.5 ov).
India’s first innings: centuries from Yashasvi-Shubman
Indian captain Shubman Gill won the toss and decided to bat first, which proved to be excellent for the team. Indian batsmen took full advantage of this opportunity and added a lot of runs in the first innings. Opener Yashasvi Jaiswal scored a brilliant 175 runs in 258 balls with the help of 22 fours. Shubman Gill also batted brilliantly and scored unbeaten 129 runs on 196 balls, which included 16 fours and two sixes. Sai Sudarshan also strengthened the team’s score by playing an excellent inning of 87 runs. Jomel Warrican was the most successful bowler for West Indies, taking three wickets.
India’s 1st innings scorecard: (518/5 d, 134.2 overs)
| batsman | Wicket | Run |
| KL Rahul | st Tevin Imlach, b Jomel Warrican | 36 |
| Yashasvi Jaiswal | Run out (Chanderpaul/Imlach) | 175 |
| Sai Sudarshan | LBW Jomel Warrican | 87 |
| Shubhman Gill | unbeaten | 129* |
| Nitish Kumar Reddy | Caught Jaden Seales, b Jomel Warrican. | 43 |
| Dhruv Jurel | b Roston Chase | 44 |
Wicket Fall: 58-1 (KL Rahul, 17.3 ov), 251-2 (SAI Sudarshan, 68.3 ov), 325-3 (Yashshwi Jaiswal, 91.2 ov), 416-4 (Nitish Kumar Reddy, 108.3 ov), 518-5 (Dhruv Jurel, 134.2 ov).
Playing XI of Indian team: Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul, Sai Sudarshan, Shubman Gill (captain), Nitish Kumar Reddy, Dhruv Jurel (wicketkeeper), Washington Sundar, Ravindra Jadeja, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj.
West Indies playing XI: John Campbell, Tejnarine Chanderpaul, Alick Athanaz, Shai Hope, Roston Chase (captain), Tevin Imlach (wicketkeeper), Justin Greaves, Khary Pierre, Jomel Warrican, Anderson Phillip, Jayden Seales.
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