In the first Test of the India tour of the West Indies, India thrashed the hosts by an innings and 141 runs in Dominica on Friday. Debutant Yashasvi Jaiswal won the Player of the Match award for his outstanding performance with the bat. Meanwhile, spinner Ravichandran Ashwin also had a remarkable comeback to the side, picking up 12 wickets in the match.
Earlier on Day 3, India declared their first innings at 421/5 midway through the afternoon session. The West Indies batters were expected to put up a better batting display in the second innings, but they were just not up to the task. The hosts collapsed at 130 all out in 50 overs to ensure a three-day conclusion to the Test match.
Ashwin’s 33rd five-wicket haul in the first innings was followed up by marvellous figures of seven for 71 in 21.3 overs in the second innings, his best in an overseas Test. The outcome was predetermined after the West Indies were bowled out for 150 on the first day. Meanwhile, one of the biggest benefits for India was Ashwin’s blistering comeback after getting dropped from the Word Test Championship (WTC) 2021-23 final.
Virat Kohli missed his 76th century
Former India skipper Virat Kohli and Yashasvi Jaiswal started batting on Day 3. Both were looking comfortable with their strokeplay. Jaiswal, in his debut innings, scored 171 runs off 381 balls with 16 fours and a six. Meanwhile, Kohli also batted well and reached his half-century before Lunch.
However, he missed an opportunity to score another international century as he was dismissed by R. Cornwall for 76 runs off 182 balls with five fours. After his departure, wicketkeeper-batter Ishan Kishan and Ravindra Jadeja batted some balls before Rohit declared the inning. With this victory, India now lead the two-match series 1-0. The second Test of the series will start on July 20.
Here is how fans reacted to India’s dominating victory:
Against mighty west Indies
— Suryansh (@suryansh09__) July 14, 2023
Too much dependence on one bowler again. If Ashwin is removed for example due to any reason, then the whole bowling unit will struggle for their lives here. Team should be such that removal of one player doesn't drastically change the strength of the team
— AlphaBeta (@LucasMStarr) July 15, 2023
Expected
— shaan.port (@PortShaan) July 15, 2023
1 month intazar kiya India ke match ke liye aur West Indies ne aise pitch dedi ki 3 din mai hi khatam ho gaya match.
Ab phir 6 din intazar karna padega next match ke liye ?— Ayush Jajoo ?? (@AyushJajoo10) July 15, 2023
2 days paid holiday for Indian players….
— Dipankar Paul RAAJ (@d1pankarpaul) July 14, 2023
Minnow bashers
— SUBASH (@i_am_subash_01) July 14, 2023
There is no win here for India. If they will win, noone is even going to bat an eye since the opponent is so weak. If they lose, everyone and their mothers would come in seconds to curse them. So the only thing they can get is experience
— AlphaBeta (@LucasMStarr) July 15, 2023
How many people in world cricket have got 12 wickets in a test match ?
Such a shame #Ashwin never gets his due .Nothing to take away from the youngster #YashasviJaiswal but my man of the match is @ashwinravi99
— CommentaryBox (@propnetwork1) July 14, 2023
And then there's this shameless pakistan and their even more shameless captain zim babar azam ! pic.twitter.com/iv3BOSFNEC
— Johns (@JohnyBravo183) July 14, 2023
Direct odi khel lo ab please. @BCCI #INDvsWI pic.twitter.com/7UqtCaJzkP
— ?????. (@myselfriiiix) July 15, 2023
India should have batted for another day and then declared , poor guys Ishan Kishan, Jadeja, Thakur , Ashwin could have batted and scored more.
Poor guy Thakur, dint bat and dint bowl in 2nd innings #IndvsWI #WIvsInd #WIvIND pic.twitter.com/8YqzweTOJZ
— Rajesh (@rajp3006) July 14, 2023
