By the end of the first day’s play in the first Test, India has scored 121 runs at the loss of 2 wickets. Team India is still behind 41 runs in the first innings. In the match being played at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, the West Indies team could score only 162 runs while batting first. The highest score for the West Indies team was made by Justin Greaves, who scored 32 runs. Mohammad Siraj jerked the highest number of 4 wickets from India.

In this match, the decision to bat first by winning the toss of the West Indies was very heavy. Mohammad Siraj and Jaspreet Bumrah’s initial spells left the sweat of the Caribbean batsmen. First Tagarin Chandrapaul, then John Campbell and on seeing the West Indies lost 4 wickets on a score of just 42.

Shaya Hope and Captain Roston Chase partnership for 48 runs and pushed the team forward towards the score. Shaya Hope scored 26 and Roston Chase scored 24 runs. Meanwhile, Justin Greaves’s 32 -run innings reached the West Indies with a score of 160.

Siraj and Bumrah caused havoc

Mohammad Siraj and Jaspreet Bumrah took 7 wickets in the first innings. Within the first 12 overs, he dropped 4 wickets of the West Indies. Apart from him, Kuldeep Yadav took 2 and Washington Sundar took one wicket.

After him, KL Rahul became a rock for Team India. Yashasvi Jaiswal and KL Rahul shared a salute of 68 runs, but Jaiswal was dismissed for 36 runs. Sai Sudarshan again got a chance on number-3, but this time also success was not achieved. Sudarshan was able to score only 7 runs. By the end of the first day’s play, Shubman Gill and KL Rahul have partnered 31 runs. Rahul is playing 53 runs, while Gill has scored 18 runs.

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