India vs West Indies – First Test Match Highlights
IND vs WI 1st Test Match Highlights: Ashwin makes history by being the first Indian bowler to ever record five-wicket hauls in both innings of a Test in the Windies. After declaring their first inning at 421 for five, India’s spinners had an immediate impact and were leading the West Indies by 271 runs. In the penultimate session, Ashwin and Jadeja had West Indies 4 down and were still troubling the batters.
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Rohit Sharma gave the go-ahead after Ishan Kishan struck his first Test run earlier in the day after India had lost Virat Kohli shortly after lunch to fall behind by five runs. Yashasvi Jaiswal scored the most runs (171), skipper Rohit also scored a century (103) while Virat Kohli batted until 76. After being given the opportunity to bowl, India bowled out the hosts for 150 thanks to Ashwin’s five-for in the first inning.
With a solid first innings lead of 271 and a surprise declaration today at 421 for 5, it was just a matter of time. The hosts made an effort to be patient in their second attempt, but on a surface that was degrading, they were outmatched by Ravi Ashwin. Turn, bounce, and bite are too much to ask of the hosts, and Alick Athanaze is the only one who appears to be calm and cool once more.
India Dominate against West Indies
The most Test victories for India over a team are 32 against Australia, 31 against England, 23 against the West Indies, 22 against New Zealand, and 22 against Sri Lanka.
India’s most 10-wicket match hauls;
- Anil Kumble – 8
- Ravichandran Ashwin – 8
- Harbhajan Singh – 5
A Good Start to the WTC 2025 Test Cycle
India started their #WTC25 campaign with 12 points after a dominant three-day triumph. To be fair, there was never any question because the hosts blew the greatest batting conditions of the game by attempting too many strokes after winning the toss. 150 was a pitiful score on a first-day pitch, and as it turned out, the hosts wasted the finest batting conditions of the game.
Skipper Rohit Comments on the Indian Spin Duo
The Indian Captain Rohit Sharma after the match in the Post-match presentation, when asked about the Indian spinners the skipper stated “There isn’t much to tell them, it is about giving them the freedom to express. The experience these guys have on pitches like this is always a luxury. Both Ash and Jadeja were superb, specially Ashwin for coming out and bowling this way was class.”
