India National Cricket Team vs West Indies Cricket Team Match Scorecard

India took an impressive 286-run advantage over West Indies on Day 3 of the first Test at Ahmedabad. KL Rahul scored his 11th century and Dhruv Jurel recorded his maiden Test hundred as part of their hosts’ efforts on an otherwise humid day.

Nitish Kumar Reddy makes an extraordinary two-handed catch at square leg off Mohammed Siraj’s shortish delivery during the India National Cricket Team vs West Indies Cricket Team match scorecard. Chanderpaul goes for the pull shot but mistimes it completely, getting caught off-guard by Reddy’s spectacular two-handed catch.

Day 1

KL Rahul played a measured half-century to help India post 121 for two in reply to West Indies’ 162 on Day One of the opening Test at Ahmedabad on Thursday.

Rahul’s effort came almost nine years after scoring his debut Test century on home soil and was supported by Dhruv Jurel’s brilliant 125 score as India secured an overwhelming lead by stumps on Day 2.

India lost opener Shikhar Dhawan early, yet their pace bowlers managed to maintain control and cleanly bowl through the middle order. Mohammed Siraj led by example with four wickets early on while Jasprit Bumrah and Ravindra Jadeja followed suit with accurate spells.

West Indies captain Roston Chase and batsman Justin Greaves need to form an important partnership in order to help their side recover.

While both batters have held out well defensively, neither have managed to find any form of flowing strokeplay that allows for competitive results – something India’s bowlers are making it increasingly difficult with tight line and length bowling as well as clever variations.

Siraj continued his impressive run on day one by scalping four wickets from Windies lower order batsman John Campbell with another short delivery outside off and edged it back towards second slip. India appealed but umpire Richard Illingworth issued no ruling for an out.

Windies batsmen have struggled against Siraj and Jadeja’s accurate pace bowling and tight control over an innings, leading them close to an outright whitewash against New Zealand last year; now, however, they face an existential battle as they search for replacements to their longtime stalwarts.

Shai Hope finds himself struggling against Kuldeep Yadav’s defenses of pace and lateral movement as Kuldeep attempts to block his left-handed strokes from attacking. Hope was eventually able to defend a short delivery to reach 50, but an unexpected lapse in concentration just before lunch put his innings back into jeopardy.

Day 2

India have continued their dominance against West Indies with another dominant day at work, increasing their lead against an inferior side.

Their bowlers led by Mohammed Siraj reduced West Indies to 162 runs in their first innings before crushing any resistance that may have arisen from their poor batting lineup.

KL Rahul scored 100 runs, Dhruv Jurel posted 125 and Ravindra Jadeja amassed an unbeaten century to build an enormous total of 448 before declaring, giving India complete control of this matchup.

Alick Athanaze and Justin Greaves battled valiantly at the centre, but were powerless against an India attack boasting Jasprit Bumrah and Kuldeep Yadav as genuine wicket-taker.

Both claimed three wickets each while the spinners also contributed with wickets as the Windies disintegrated quickly.

Once Rahul was out early, West Indies struggled to make any headway on a pitch that continues to favour spinners. Alick Athanaze and debutant Khary Pierre both scored half centuries, but no other batsmen reached double figures; an all too familiar tale for an opponent that has struggled at home against quality opposition sides in recent times.

The tourists’ decision to wait 17 overs after taking up the second new ball proved costly; Jadeja and Jurel punished bowlers by striking boundaries with ease, including off an extra-paced delivery which Jadeja drove between gully and backward point for one such boundary.

Nitish Kumar took down Tagenarine Chanderpaul for 8 off 23 balls with an excellent square leg catch from Nitish, before Nitish claimed John Campbell for 14 off 32 – with Sai Sudharsan making an excellent catch from deep gully by Nitish himself.

Day 3

India declared their innings at 448/5 at the conclusion of Day 3 in Ahmedabad, leading West Indies by 286 runs. KL Rahul and Ravindra Jadeja both scored centuries for India so far, while Dhruv Jurel went unbeaten on an incredible 125 off 210 balls containing 15 fours and three sixes!

Rahul made an early impactful statement, smashing the first ball of the morning for a boundary and going on to complete his hundred off 197 balls; making this only his second such hundred at home out of 11 attempts in Tests overall and two since 1996. Shubman Gill also played well, contributing with a solid 98 score.

Jadeja completely dismantled the Windies middle order with his extraordinary spell of bowling, taking four wickets in 13 overs – including that of Roston Chase who attempted a reverse sweep against Jadeja’s short delivery, only for it to bounce extra off the pitch and hit Roston right where Washington Sundar dived forward and caught it.

Siraj had earlier caught Roston Chase attempting the same kind of shot, pushing forward but failing to generate sufficient power for his strike; as a result, Nitish Kumar Reddy at deep midwicket got hold of it before it fell out of his hands and became his responsibility.

Jadeja took another wicket by dismissing John Campbell. As Campbell attempted to defend a short delivery, Jadeja struck and Sai Sudharsan took an easy catch.

Jadeja then produced one of his finest performances by taking out Athanaze. The left-hander attempted a back-foot cut off a short ball but was overcome by extra bounce offered.

But the visitors still had hope; when they came out to bat in their second innings, they could make up some ground if Jadeja continued his stellar display and took four wickets to give his side an innings and 140-run advantage. But Jadeja proved too powerful an opponent.

Final Score

Shubman Gill-led team puts on an outstanding display to defeat West Indies by an innings and 140 runs at Ahmedabad. KL Rahul, Ravindra Jadeja and Dhruv Jurel all scored centuries during this Test match; Jadeja also claimed four wickets including five wickets haul.

West Indies struggled mightily on day two of this match as they continuously lost wickets and were only able to score 286 runs in their first innings.

Achieve victory would require nothing short of a miracle from their batsmen in their second innings innings if they hope to avoid another whitewash.

Ravindra Jadeja starts the day by bowling a maiden over and quickly follows it with Mohammed Siraj’s wicket of Tagenarine Chanderpaul caught at square leg by Nitish Kumar Reddy who dives full length left and successfully grabs it with both hands.

Shai Hope becomes the next West Indian wicket to go when Washington Sundar dismisses him for 10 runs-per-ball off flighted deliveries outside off, mistiming it and striking Shai on his chest before falling to the turf.

Jadeja continued his fantastic day at the crease as he hit Sundar for a six in the third over. Sundar then tested Alick Athanaze with a short delivery outside off and attempted to hit over the top but missed it and it flew into deep third man fence for a boundary run-out.

West Indies last won a Test match against India in India back in 2024, and their wait continues. Skipper Roston Chase believes that as pitches deteriorate on Days 4 and 5, West Indies must post a big total in their opening innings in order to stay competitive in later tests.

He also points to their lack of quality players – comprising mostly T20 specialists reluctant to commit themselves for longer forms of cricket – being one of their major obstacles at present; without fixing this problem soon it may prove tougher for them to compete effectively going forward.