India vs West Indies (Ind vs WI) 1st Test Highlights: India have finished Day 1 of the first Test in Antigua at 203/6. Rishabh Pant and Ravindra Jadeja were the unbeaten batsmen for the visitors when rain forced play to be called off prematurely. West Indies put India in a spot of bother after electing to field first. A terrific opening spell on a lively pitch by seamers Kemar Roach and Shanon Gabriel left India reeling at 25/3 in 8 overs. Ajinkya Rahane (81) then combined with KL Rahul (44) and Hanuma Vihari (32) to steady the ship thereon. However, West Indies struck back in the Tea session to again put India in a bit of trouble. Rain came down in the 69th over to stop play. A win in the opening Test will be the 27th for Kohli as skipper and will put him on an even keel with his predecessor Mahendra Singh Dhoni. A century in the game (19th as captain) will place him on par with Ricky Ponting. On paper, a batting line-up that has Kohli, Cheteshwar Pujara, KL Rahul, Rohit Sharma and Rishabh Pant in the ranks should be termed clear favourites but this West Indies team, led by Jason Holder, is no pushover. See the highlights of Day 1 here. Match EndedIndia tour of West Indies, 2019 - 1st Test West Indies222 (74.2) & 100 (26.5) vs India297 (96.4) & 343/7 dec Match Ended ( Day 4 - 1st Test ) Live Blog India vs West Indies, 1st Test, Day 1 Highlights:India: Virat Kohli (c), Mayank Agarwal, KL Rahul, Cheteshwar Pujara, Ajinkya Rahane, Rohit Sharma, Rishabh Pant, R Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Mohammad Shami, Jasprit Bumrah. West Indies: Jason Holder {c), Kraigg Brathwaite, John Campbell, Shai Hope, Darren Bravo, Shimron Hetmeyer, Roston Chase, Shane Dowrich (wk), Rahkeem Cornwall, Kemar Roach, Shannon Gabriel. Blog |
Scorecard
* FIFTY for Ajinkya Rahane off 117 balls, his 18th in Tests. India 131/4 in 45.5 overs
End of 24th
over: Two runs from Shannon Gabriel's over as umpires call for lunch on Day 1. IND 68/3
End of 13th over: Consecutive maidens from West Indies skipper Jason Holder. Both KL Rahul (12*) and Ajinkya Rahane (1*) pretty watchful at the moment. Looking to rebuild India innings after fall
of three quick wickets. IND 34/3
Playing XIs
Team news: Ashwin, Saha, Rohit, Umesh and Kuldeep are out and Mayanak-Rahul pair
will open the innings for India. Shamarh Brooks will debut for the home side.
Update: The rain has stopped completely and the players are out in the middle and warming up. The covers are off too.
The unpredictable nature of rains in West Indies continues. We had some rain earlier and there are a few drops at the moment as well. The covers are in place, on the pitch and around. The toss is expected to get delayed.
Hello and welcome to the live match updates of the first of the two-match Test series between India and West Indies in Antigua. |