The captain of the home team Kraigg Brathwaite chose to bat first after winning the toss. West Indians scored exact 150 runs in their first innings with using 64.3 overs. Kraigg Brathwaite scored 20 runs and out. Alick Athanaze was the top runs scorer from the West Indies team. He scored 47 runs off 99 deliveries. Jason Holder contributed 18 runs and Rahkeem Cornwall added 19 runs to his team’s scoreboard.
Ravichandran Ashwin bowled 24.3 overs, gave 60 runs and took five wickets. Ravindra Jadeja dismissed three West Indian batters in 14 overs with leaking just 26 runs. Mohammed Siraj and Shardul Thakur took one wicket each. So it’s clear that the Indian spinners dominated at the first day. The pitch get dried very fast. Indian batsmen showed their skills and scored 80 runs with no wicket loss at stumps day 3.
India vs West Indies Highlights today, Thursday 13-7-2023. 1st Test, India tour of West Indies 2023, Windsor Park, Roseau, Dominica.
Toss: West Indies chose to bat.
India team: Rohit (capt), Yashasvi, Shubman, Virat, Rahane, Jadeja, Ishan (wk), Ashwin, Shardul, Unadkat, Siraj.
West Indies team: Brathwaite (capt), Tagenarine, Raymon, Blackwood, Athanaze, Holder, Cornwall, Joshua (wk), 9 Kemar Roach, Alzarri, Jomel.
Head to Head In Test’s: 98
India Won: 22
West Indies Won: 30
India Test Rankings: 1st
West Indies Test Rankings: 8th
Form guide
(last five completed Tests, most recent first)
India LDLWW
West Indies LLWDL
Match Timings: 2 PM GMT | 10 AM Local
Umpires – Michael Gough, Richard Kettleborough
TV Umpire – Marais Erasmus
Match Referee – Jeff Crowe
Reserve Umpire – Gregory Brathwaite
Match number – Test no. 2510
