India is playing in Caribbean Islands against West Indies. They have already won the first Test, predictably. Now, India is on the verge of pushing for whitewash against the WI. In the first innings, India scored 438 runs and Virat Kohli with 121 scored his 76th International century. Rohit Sharma(80), Ravindra Jadeja(61), Ravichandran Ashwin(56) and Yashasvi Jaiswal(57) chipped in.
West Indies, in reply, scored only 255 in their first innings. Kraigg Brathwaite with 75 gave their team a chance to resist and avoid follow-on. India found Mohammed Siraj coming to the party with 5/60. Ravindra Jadeja(2/37), Mukesh Kumar(2/48) and Ravichandran Ashwin(1/61) got wickets. India needed to score quickly to push West Indies on the backfoot in their second innings. Yashasvi Jaiswal(38) and Rohit Sharma(57) scored runs in T20I fashion.
Shubman Gill(29) and Ishan Kishan continued the aggression. Ishan Kishan completed his maiden fifty with 52 from 38 for India in Tests. India declared at 181/2 in their second innings. They gave West Indies 365 runs target to win the Test. Rain interrupted play on 4th day. And 5th day did not start on schedule with rain. Ravichandran Ashwin took two wickets to fall. WI is on 76/2 and only rain can stop them from being whitewashed by India, yet again, in Tests.
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