India are currently enjoying some success at bat, led by Ishan Kishan and Shubman Gill who are playing well but must collect more wickets to fend off Windies before they catch up to them.
West Indies have reached 76/2 with Tagenarine Chanderpaul and Jermaine Blackwood still in the middle for West Indies while India lead by 288 runs; rain has forced teatime. In this article, we will discuss the main point of India National Cricket Team Vs West Indies Cricket Team Match Scorecard.
India XI
Rohit Sharma and Yashasvi Jaiswal put India in an ideal position to win this match, scoring at over one run per ball to build India’s lead to over 300 runs before Jaiswal fell shortly after lunch when he edged a delivery from Shannon Gabriel into gully and edged another from Kemar Roach into his off stump – this followed quickly by Rahul Dravid edging one from Gabriel to gully before Virat Kohli made an error by playing through Kemar Roach delivery and losing his off stump.
West Indies remain hopeful of victory with Tagenarine Chanderpaul and Jermaine Blackwood at the crease, however their chances hinge upon a big innings from their top order to achieve this aim. Meanwhile, India will hope for improved performances from their lower middle order players.
Indian cricket team’s batting lineup boasts some of the finest players worldwide. Comprised of both explosive batsmen and wicket-taking bowlers such as Ravindra Jadeja and Kuldeep Yadav, as well as experienced members such as Ishan Kishan, Hardik Pandya, Axar Patel.
As for spinners, Axar Patel and Ravindra Jadeja will likely play crucial roles in this match. Both have proven their skill at bowling in T20 formats in the past against West Indies teams and can provide depth and variety in India’s batting attack.
Mukesh Kumar will make his Indian team debut during this match and join some of its most experienced players such as pacers Jasprit Bumrah and Zaheer Khan, known for their fast bowling abilities.
Anthems are being played now, and shortly the toss will take place. Rohit Sharma will lead India as captain while Virender Sehwag serves as coach; all-rounder Axar Patel plays a pivotal role in T20 tournament play while young batsman Ishan Kishan makes up the squad.
West Indies XI
On Sunday, West Indies team for their second Test against India at Port of Spain in Trinidad and Tobago features several fresh faces. After Jason Holder suffered an injury which will force him out for the remainder of this series, Kirk McKenzie, Athanaze and Shai Hope were added as batsmen in an effort to shore up their top order after replacing him. Fast bowlers Jomel Warrican and Kemar Roach joined by spinners Romario Shepherd and Sherfane Rutherford were included with keeper Joshua Da Silva remaining after impressing in his warm-up fixture against Australia.
Rohit Kohli and Ishan Kishan took their partnership up to 200 before regular wicket-fall saw them all bowled out for just 255. Shai Hope and Shimron Hetmyer tried their hardest to revive their innings; however, Jadeja made life difficult by trapping Hetmyer LBW before sending back Cariah back in an overthrow attempt by Jadeja.
Hetmyer looked to score another big run but was eventually caught at point by Virender Sehwag on the first ball of the final session. To achieve a draw for their side, now needs their top four to step up their scoring significantly.
Rohit Sharma then altered the batting order, with Kuldeep Yadav coming in at No 7. However, he failed to impress and was soon dismissed after Ravichandran Ashwin caught him off-guard in the follow-up over.
Following a rain delay, play resumed with Jadeja striking immediately as Hetmyer was bowled leg before. Hope held out longer before eventually being dismissed after 16 balls for just 1. Hope may have had an impressive start but will need to improve his shot selection to replicate what he showed in Melbourne.
Windies bowlers have done well so far and limited damage on this pitch, which favours spinners. Their only concern has been with lower middle-order batsmen such as Sherfane Rutherford, Akeal Hosein and Alzarri Joseph failing to contribute their full potential – this will require expertise of former captain Jason Holder as well as youngsters like Sherfane Rutherford to step forward quickly if they hope to turn this game around.
India bowling
India’s batsmen found it hard to score runs on a difficult pitch, putting on an acceptable total but ultimately falling short of victory. Their bowling performance, though, was outstanding – keeping West Indies batsmen at bay all innings long with some excellent pace attack bowling from Jasprit Bumrah being one of them (arguably currently one of the world’s premier fast bowlers with his mix of pace and variation making him very difficult for batsmen to handle), supported by Mohammed Shami and Axar Patel who themselves also excelled at bowling pace bowling pace bowling themselves!
Ravindra Jadeja and Yuzvendra Chahal provided economical spin bowling that caused batsmen great distress while Kuldeep Yadav also did well to contain runs. Team catching was impeccable too – India possess an outstanding bowling unit which rivals those from past, perhaps surpassing them even.
Ishan Kishan and Suryakumar Yadav have got India off to an excellent start, batting at an encouraging strike rate and scoring more runs faster than their Windies counterparts. Their partnership appears promising and should go on to score big runs for India.
After the drinks break, Jadeja comes into his attack and quickly strikes back by dismissing Gull for 7 and Hetmyer in quick succession. With Windies struggling in their run chase, wickets need to fall quickly in order to save themselves.
Shai Hope and Hetmyer are trying to rebuild the Windies innings, scoring as many runs as they can at an unsustainable rate in order to recover from their situation. Hetmyer hit six off Shardul Thakur’s over before being caught at deep fine leg soon afterwards; Thakur also dismissed Brandon King for 17 before striking another blow by dismissing Shai Hope & Co for over 150 runs within remaining overs if they hope of claiming victory as rain begins pouring down heavily and threatens an all-out draw as rain continues falling heavily upon this contest.
West Indies bowling
West Indies bowlers may not have managed to pick up many wickets in this match, but they have kept India to a modest total. Now looking ahead to a spin-friendly third day where Jomel Warrican, Kemar Roach, and Andries Gous will look to pick off crucial wickets.
Kohli is closing in on a 29th Test century and will look to do it with style. At the end of Day 2, his lead stood at 352 runs; visitors appear well placed to win this Test; it will be interesting to observe how India fare against disciplined West Indies bowling.
Ishan Kishan and Shubman Gill have made India look strong at the crease, with both scoring at an excellent strike rate over 100. For any chance at victory in this Test series, Windies need wickets if they want any hope of succeeding against India.
India had a relatively uninspiring start, yet they managed to amass an impressive score. Rohit and Jaiswal both scored centuries for India – and Jaiswal has a good chance at scoring another hundred in this match.
The Windies began the second session with some solid batting from Kraigg Braithwaite and Tagenarine Chanderpaul, but quickly lost steam as their opponents quickly outwitted them. Although these two appeared ready, their efforts didn’t prove enough of a threat against the tourists.
Once again, the Windies found it hard to compete against India’s bowlers. Jason Holder and Jaydev Unadkat both succumbed quickly before they lost Rohit Sharma and Hardik Pandya soon thereafter.
West Indies are in trouble as they find themselves seven wickets down and two away from being bowled out. Kuldeep Yadav sent back Cariah for 3 off 9, hoping for some big hitting from Hope but he struggled against Indian spinners too; clearing rope eight times did not help either; they need big hitting from middle order if they hope to have any chance at victory in this matchup.
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