By the end of the third day’s play in the Delhi Test, West Indies had scored 173 runs at the loss of 2 wickets. After bundling out West Indies for 248 runs in the first innings, the Indian team forced them to follow on. In the second innings, West Indies team still has to score 97 runs to avoid defeat. Till stumps on the third day, John Campbell is playing with 87 runs and Shay Hope is playing with 66 runs. Their partnership has reached 138 runs.

West Indies had increased their score to 140/4 on the third day. No batsman could play a big innings, as a result West Indies lost the remaining 6 wickets in scoring 108 runs. The Caribbean team scored 248 runs in the first innings, but this score proved insufficient to save the follow-on. West Indies was behind by 270 runs in the first innings. Kuldeep Yadav took 5 wickets for India in the first innings.

West Indies’ tremendous comeback

West Indies lost 2 wickets at the score of just 35 in the second innings. Team India was beginning to have hopes of victory, but the Indian bowlers lost their sweat due to the amazing combination of John Campbell and Shay Hope. Campbell is close to his century and is playing on 87 runs. On the other hand, Shay Hope has scored 66 runs. Their 138-run partnership has brought West Indies back into the match, although they still need 97 runs to avoid defeat.

Washington Sundar and Mohammad Siraj have taken one wicket each for India in the second innings. If Team India stops West Indies from scoring the remaining 97 runs on the fourth day, then it will get an innings victory. Let us remind you that the Indian team won the Ahmedabad Test by a margin of innings and 140 runs.

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India vs West Indies first Test is being played at Narendra Modi Cricket Stadium in Ahmedabad. By winning the toss on Thursday, the West Indies decided to bat first. In front of the deadly bowling of Mohammad Siraj and Jasprit Bumrah, the top batsman of the West Indies collapsed, in the first innings the entire team was reduced to 162 runs. In response, till the end of the first day’s play, India have scored 121 runs losing 2 wickets. KL Rahul (53*) is unbeaten with Shubman Gill (18*) with a half -century, he will carry forward India’s innings on the second day.

By the first 2 session of the first day, the innings of the West Indies ended at 162. India’s first innings started in the third session. KL Rahul and Yashasvi Jaiswal shared a 68 -run partnership for the first wicket, Jaiswal was dismissed for 36 runs. Sai Sudarshan disappointed once again, he was dismissed for 7 runs. Captain Shubman Gill, who came at number four, has shared a 72 -run partnership for the third wicket with Rahul, which will continue for the second day today.

KL Rahul’s eyes on second century in India

KL Rahul is unbeaten by scoring 53 runs, he would like this innings to be taken to a century. Earlier, he scored the only Test century in India in 2016, then he scored 199 runs against England. Since then, he has not been able to score a Test century in India.

Mohammad Siraj took 4 wickets

On the first day, Mohammad Siraj’s brilliant bowling was seen, Siraj took 3 wickets in the first session. Siraj took 4 wickets for 40 runs in 14 overs spell in the first innings. Jasprit Bumrah made 3 batsmen their victims. Spinner Kuldeep Yadav took 2 wickets and Washington Sundar took 1 wicket.

India’s playing 11

Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul, Sai Sudarshan, Shubman Gill (Captain), Dhruv Juril (wicket -keeper), Ravindra Jadeja, Washington Sundar, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Kuldeep Yadav, Jaspreet Bumrah, Mohammad Siraj.

West Indies playing 11

Tejnarayan Chandrapaul, John Campbell, Elik Ethanaz, Brandon King, Shai Hope (wicket -keeper), Roston Chase (Captain), Justin Greaves, Joler Warikan, Khairi Pierre, Johan Lap, Zayden Seals.

The series of India vs West Indies 2 Test matches is starting from today. The first Test is being played at Narendra Modi Cricket Stadium. This is India’s second and captain Shubman Gill’s first domestic Test series in the ICC World Test Championship 2025-27 cycle. Gill and West Indies captain Roston Chase will come to the ground for the toss at 9 pm. The match will start at 9:30 pm.

India vs West Indies Head to Head Record in Test

100 Tests have been played between India and West Indies, in which the West Indies have been heavy. Out of 100, 23 times have won Team India and 30 times the West Indies have won. The 47 matches between the two ended at the draw. However, for the last 31 years, the West Indies team could not win any Test match in India. This team last won a Test in India in 1994.

Pitch report of Narendra Modi Cricket Stadium?

This stadium in Ahmedabad has black and red clay pitch. India vs West Indies will be played on the first Test red clay pitch, where it is expected to be coughing by 4 mm. Fast bowlers will help here, as the seam and swing are likely. The average score of the first and second innings in this stadium is 350, it has been seen here that it becomes a little difficult to score runs in the third and fourth innings.

India’s possible playing 11

Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul, Sai Sudarshan, Shubman Gill, Dhruv Juril (wicket -keeper), Ravindra Jadeja, Washington Sundar, Kuldeep Yadav, famous Krishna, Jaspreet Bumrah, Mohammad Siraj.

West Indies potential playing 11

Elik Ethanaz, Tejnarayan Chandrapaul, Kevalon Anderson, Brandon King, Roston Chase (Captain), Shai Hope (wicket -keeper), Justin Greaves, Joler Warrican, Zedia Blads, Khari Pierre, Zayden Syles.

India vs West Indies Test Squad

India: Devdutt Padikkal, Sai Sudarshan, Shubman Gill (Captain), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Akshar Patel, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Ravindra Jadeja, Washington Sundar, Dhruv Jurlel (wicket keeper), KL Rahul (wicket keeper), Narayan Jagadisin (wicket keeper), Jaspreet Bumrah, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Siraj, famous Krishna.

West Indies: Elik Ethanaz, Brandon King, John Campbell, Kevalon Anderson, Tejnarayan Chandrapaul, Johan Leyne, Justin Greaves, Khari Pierre, Roston Chase (captain), Shai Hope (wicket keeper), Tevin Imlach (wicket keeper), Anderson Philip, Zedia Celes, Zedia Bleds, Zool Warikan.