Rain spoil day 5 as India eyes a clean sweep in the 2 Test series

Rain spoil day 5 as India eyes a clean sweep in the 2 Test series

The Day 5 of India vs Wi was yet to start, even in the second session, as it rained throughout.

India played a boastful second innings as they declared the innings on 181/2 as Ishan and Jaiswal played quick knocks.
With India a step ahead in the match and looking to sweep the series by winning, this would have been very pleasing but the weather has other plans as the day’s play could not be continued.
Windies batters put a fight in the first innings, and they would too keen to fight in the second innings.
As of stumps Day 4 they were 76/2 at the end of 32 overs.
Tegnarine Chanderpaul is on 24 and Jermaine Blackwood is on 20.

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With Ravi Ashwin picking up both wickets for India, the game became more difficult for the Windies. Captain Braithwaite scored 28 before giving a catch to Jaydev Unadkat.

Highlights of this Test 

  • Indian openers started off impressively as both of them Got the fifties. Captain Rohit scored 80.
  • Virat Kohli Scored his  29th test hundred, his 76 across all the formats.
  • Lower order contributes as both Jadeja and Ashwin scored fifties.
  • India scored a massive 438 total in the first innings.
  • Kemar Roach and Warrican picked 3 wickets each.
  • Captain Brathwaite scored 75 and a fightback from windian batters
  • Windies could only manage to score 255.
  • Mohammad Siraj’s another 5 wicket haul, Debutant Mukesh Kumar bags 2 wickets.
  • Captain Rohit and Ishan Kishan scored 50 in 2nd innings, and India declared 181/2.
  • Windies looks stir at the end of Day 4 , with Chanderpaul and Jermaine Blackwood batting, they were 76/2 on stumps.
  • Day 5 was yet to begin in the 2nd session as rain downpours delayed the start of Day 5.