India vs West Indies 2nd Test Day 1 Highlights: Kuldeep Yadav picked up three wickets. (Source: PTI)
India vs West Indies 2nd Test Day 1 Highlights: With Kuldeep Yadav striking twice early in the second session to send Shimron Hetmyer and Sunil Ambris back to the hut, West Indies were struggling at 113/5 at one stage. But from then on, they managed to lift themselves to reach 295/7 at stumps on Day 1. Roston Chase and Shane Dowrich added 69 runs together before Umesh Yadav dismissed the latter. Skipper Jason Holder departed for 52. But Chase remained unbeaten on 98* and batted throughout the day. Catch Live score and updates of India vs West Indies 2nd Test Day 1 at Hyderabad.
India vs West Indies 2nd Test Day 1 Highlights: India take on West Indies. (Source: PTI)
STUMPS ON DAY 1!
West Indies reach 295/7 at Stumps. After a solid fight back, they have been able to lift themselves from 113/5 to 295/7 on Day1.
UMESH YADAV STRIKES!
Jason Holder dismissed for 52 as he gets a knick on a ball going towards the leg side and he has hit it straight to Rishabh Pant's gloves. WI 286/7
Terrific fighting spirit from the skipper Jason Holder as he completes a stunning half century under pressure on return. WI 281/6
India have taken the new ball and it is Umesh Yadav who will have the first go with it. Remember, India do not have another seam option as Shardul Thakur is out of action for today.
Roston Chase and Jason Holder have taken West Indies over 250. This is now the longest West Indies have batted against India in last 7 innings in India. Meanwhile, India have the option to take new ball now.
R Ashwin and Kuldeep Yadav are in the middle for India. The duo are bowling in the middle but so far, they have not been able to get a wicket here.
ROSTON CHASE SURVIVES!
Chase survives a LBW appeal and India call for review. But the replays went in Chase's favour. India lose their first review.
West Indies off to a good start in the final session of the day. With Roston Chase and Jason Holder in the middle, the visitors cross over 200-run mark.
Play resumes after tea with Umesh. The final session of the day begins with West Indies notching up 200 runs.
Ravindra Jadeja out to bowl the final over of the session. Can he pick up a wicket?
Nope, he does not. West Indies reach 197/6 at Tea.
FIFTY FOR ROSTON CHASE! He has put on a good fight here after two early dismissals in the session to reach his 7th Test half century.
GONE! HUGE APPEAL FROM UMESH YADAV as he traps Shane Dowrich on the pads. The umpire was not convinced. India call for a review, and the replays showed that the ball was hitting leg stump. WI 182/5
Umesh Yadav comes out to replace R Ashwin. He picked up a wicket just before the end of the first session. Can he do the same before Tea?
India have bowled at an over rate of 17.2 in this session. They have bowled 26.3 overs and have given away 89 runs and picked up only two wickets. This session is slowly steering Windies' way.
Shane Dowrich and Roston Chase have built a 50-run partnership for the 6th wicket. The two are leading Windies resistance at the moment.
Ravindra Jadeja returns to the attack and he replaces Kuldeep Yadav. He would be hoping the change of end would do the trick for him.
FOUR! Ashwin strays off the line and gets deservedly punished. Shane Dowrich stretches his arms and guides it for a boundary through covers.
With Ravindra Jadeja proving to be a tad bit expensive, skipper Kohli calls in R Ashwin to replace him. West Indies have a good partnership building onbetween Chase and Dowrich, and Kohli is keen to get a breakthrough.
Meanwhile, 150 up for Windies
West Indies needed two batsmen to stick their heads together and take them out of the muddle. Roston Chase and Shane Dowrich have done exactly that. The duo have counter-attacked and have added 35 runs together.
WICKET! Kuldeep Yadav was just teasing West Indies batsman with teasing deliveries and Sunil Ambris finally falls for it. Stepped outside, plays it inside out , gets a leading edge and an easy catch to Ravindra Jadeja. WI 113/5
IN THE AIR... JUST SHORT OF UMESH YADAV!
Slow delivery from Kuldeep Yadav and Sunil Ambris slog sweeped it to square. The ball was in the air but it just dropped short of a diving Umesh Yadav. Missed opportunity.
FOUR! Swing from Umesh Yadav but he has pitched it right where Roston Chase likes the ball to be. He just flicks it towards square for a boundary. Brings up 100 for West Indies.
Kuldeep Yadav gets a direct hit with Roston Chase running towards the wrong end. The umpire called for the TV review but the replays showed he was well inside the crease.
WICKET! Kuldeep Yadav strikes and it is Shimron Hetmyer who has just been deceived by a googly. He decided to let it go, but the ball just spun and wrapped him on the pads. That was plumb. He has to go. WI 92/4
Umesh Yadav continues the attack. He still has 3 balls left in the over. Shimron Hetmyer has been joined by Sunil Ambrys in the middle. BACK LIVE!
A fan invades field once again to click selfies with Virat Kohli.
WICKET! Umesh Yadav strikes and he has wrapped Shai Hope on the pads. It seems to be hitting the leg stump. Hope calls for review.
Another review wasted by West Indies. That was clearly hitting the stu,ps.
And that would be Lunch. West Indies 86/3 at Lunch.
Umesh Yadav traps Shai Hope on the pads just before Lunch. Huge appeal from Umesh. The umpire did not seem interested. India call for a review.
1st check: Fair delivery.
2nd Check: No bat.
3rd Check: Pitched in Line. Impact in Line. Height - Umpire's Call.
Virat Kohli looks miffed.
Jadeja comes into the attack to replace Kuldeep Yadav just before Lunch. He has been punished so far by Shimron Hetmyer and Shai Hope. Gives away 9 runs in the over.
Umesh Yadav has really struggled with his lines in the match so far. He has offered plenty of width on short deliveries and he has been derservedly punished.
Umesh Yadav replaces R Ashwin into the attack. India are looking for a seamer in action just before Lunch, but Shardul's absence is hurting them. Maybe, they should have gone for Shami?
WICKET! Kraigg Brathwaite departs as he fails to pick up the leg-spin from Kuldeep and the ball just went on to hit his back pad. It looks plumb. There was no nick from it.
Brathwaite CALLS FOR A REVIEW!
That is plumb. Waste of a review. WI 52/2
WHAT A CHANCE! Kuldeep once again manages to get a nick of Brathwaite and the ball just falls short of Ajinkya Rahane at slips.
BEAUTY! Ashwin has really crammed up Kraigg Brathwaite for room. Pitched it full and leaves no space for Brathwaite to get any touch on it. He almost did and got caught.
For those, who have missed the first hour, here is a friendly reminder: Shardul Thakur, who received the maiden Test cap, stayed only for 1.4 overs before he had to walk back due to pain in the right groin region. He is still not on the field.
Pitch invasion by fan wanting selfie with Kohli has caused a drinks break here in Hyderabad. This is the second time such incident has occurred in this series. Also happened in first Test in Rajkot.
A positive hour for West Indies despite losing Kieran Powell. The openers gave a steady start and Shardul Thakur's injury put India seam attack in jeopardy. Ashwin provided the breakthrough, to pull India back though. Even stevens. WI 40/1
Kraigg Brathwaite gets a leading edge and the ball almost travelled to Virat Kohli at slips. Kuldeep Yadav is troubling the batsmen early on.
Time for Umesh Yadav to take a bit of a breather and here comes Kuldeep Yadav. Now it will be spin from both hands. New man in and Kohli wants his wrist spinner to settle down before attacking. Smart.
WICKET! Ashwin strikes and Kraigg Brathwaite comes out of the crease to steer a delivery outside the off stump straight to Ravindra Jadeja at cover. Powell's hard work comes to an end and he walks back for 22. WI 32/1
FOUR! Umesh Yadav comes around the wicket to Kieran Powell and his short length delivery has been driven across point for a four. Good batting by West Indies early on and they are scoring boundaries at regular interval. WI 31/0
WICKET! R Ashwin strikes and Kieran Powell has been trapped on the off-wicket. He immediately calls for a review as he reckons there was a bat.
Check 1: Not a NO BALL. Fair delivery.
Check 2: YES. MASSIVE INSIDE EDGE!
No wonder Powell immediately called for a review.
Shardul Thakur has developed an ankle strain and he has to walk back in the middle of over. R Ashwin comes out to finish the over for him. Thakur has just bowled 1.4 overs in the match.
FOUR! Shardul Thakur offers a gift to Powell and he accepts it with pleasure. Short and wide outside the off stump and Powell just smashed it over point for a boundary. Second bounday in the over from Thakur.
West Indies are making the most of the good batting surface. The ball is coming on nicely to the bat and Kraigg Brathwaite and Kieran Powell have comfortable steered their side off to a comfy start.
Shardul Thakur gets ready for his first over in Test cricket in Indian uniform. He is the 294th player to represent India in the format.
Kieran Powell and Kraigg Brathwaite out in the middle for West Indies to bat. Umesh Yadav starts off with the ball for India. HERE WE GO!
After two years of being included for the first time in Test squad, Shardul Thakur finally gets a maiden Test cap. Here is the big moment for the youngster.
The players are out in the middle and before the first ball is being bowled, we will have National Anthems from both the teams. First up, it will be the West Indies and it will be followed by India.
A great moment for the youngster Shardul Thakur as he receives his maiden Test cap from coach Ravi Shastri. Watch video below:
West Indies have still decided against playing Kemar Roach. Is that a smart decision?
Windies (Playing XI): Kraigg Brathwaite, Kieran Powell, Shai Hope, Shimron Hetmyer, Sunil Ambris, Roston Chase, Shane Dowrich(w), Jason Holder(c), Devendra Bishoo, Jomel Warrican, Shannon Gabriel
India (Playing XI): Prithvi Shaw, Lokesh Rahul, Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli(c), Ajinkya Rahane, Rishabh Pant(w), Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin, Kuldeep Yadav, Umesh Yadav, Shardul Thakur
Virat Kohli: Looks like a good pitch. Hyderabad mostly remains the same, hence we are not bothered of the toss but I would have batted first as well. We have been in present. We have to focus on this series, just focussing on repeating the things we did in the first game. The guys are looking forward to play another Test for the country. Shami has been rested, he has played six Tests and has bowled a lot of overs. Hence, Shardul Thakur gets a game.
Jason Holder: We are going to bat first. Looks a pretty good wicket to bat on. Looking forward to use of the new surface. It's tough sitting out and watch the game but that's bound to happen. We all know what we're capable of doing. We have left out Keemo Paul and Sherman Lewis. Jomel Warrican comes in.
WEST INDIES WIN TOSS, ELECT TO BAT FIRST!
Grass is here. It will help the batsman in the first hour. It will help the spinners as well as the match goes on.
Shardul Thakur has been handed his Test cap as he gets ready to make his debut for India in Hyderabad in the 2nd Test.
Here is Indian cricket team's training session on Thursday:
“We shouldn’t compare him to anyone yet. We shouldn’t put him in a space where he feels pressure of any kind and he should be left in a space where he enjoys his cricket and slowly grows into a player we all believe in,” Virat Kohli said.
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“I am sure our guys would have learnt quickly from what happened in the first Test and we will know some of the strengths of the young Shaw, who really took us apart early in the game. I am sure we will learn from our mistakes in the first game and move on smartly in the second game,” says Roston Chase.
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