09/08Result
3rd Test, India tour of West Indies and United States of America at Gros Islet, Aug 9-13 2016
India won by 237 runs
Player of the Match
Ravichandran Ashwin
Ravichandran AshwinIndia
09/08Result
3rd Test, India tour of West Indies and United States of America at Gros Islet, Aug 9-13 2016
India won by 237 runs
Player of the Match
Ravichandran Ashwin
Ravichandran AshwinIndia

END OF OVER:
48 | 5 Runs 2 Wkts | IND: 217/7

  • Ajinkya Rahane78 (116b)
  • Miguel Cummins11-1-48-6
  • Jason Holder9-1-50-0

10.15am : Kohli gesticulated one over, and that's done. India added 60 runs for the loss of four wickets in nine overs this morning before Kohli called them in. This means WI need 346 in a minimum of 87 overs. How will the hosts approach this? Coach Simmons said that they will sit tight like they did in Jamaica, if the target seems out of their reach. They need to go at nearly four an over if they intend to go for the target. Be back soon.

Anand: "Rahane has a strike rate of 67% (a healthy one for a test match) with just two boundaries. Something for other Indian batsmen to learn !!"

Sundar: "Appreciate the brave and aggressive captaincy by Kohli to set it up interestingly. West Indies need to score at 3.8 runs an over - which is by no means beyond them!"

47.6
W
Cummins to Ashwin, OUT, Make that a six-wicket haul for Cummins. And Kohli calls them in. India declare with a lead of 345. Short and outside off, Ashwin did not quite get on top of it. Ends up cutting high into the lap of Brathwaite at backward point. Overhead catch

R Ashwin c Brathwaite b Cummins 1 (4m 3b 0x4 0x6) SR: 33.33

47.5
0
Cummins to Ashwin, no run, good length on middle, shuffles across and dabs gently to midwicket
47.4
1
Cummins to Rahane, 1 run, tucked around the corner for one as this was straight in line
47.3
1
Cummins to Ashwin, 1 run, Ashwin ventures out of the crease, gets a short ball, and late-cuts it down to third man
47.3
2nb
Cummins to Rahane, (no ball) 1 run, length and outside off, Cummins has overstepped, and this has been called. Backs away and drills it over cover. Rahane wanted two but Ashwin was slow. One is the result
47.2
W
Cummins to Jadeja, OUT, Jadeja holes out and Cummins completes his maiden five-for. Will Kohli call them in? Nope, Ashwin walks out to the middle. Full and angling away from Jadeja outside off, he has a biiiiiiig swing and ends up skying a catch to cover. Tumbling catch from Samuels

RA Jadeja c Samuels b Cummins 16 (20m 13b 0x4 1x6) SR: 123.07

47.1
1
Cummins to Rahane, 1 run, full and angled in at the legs, backs away a bit and whips through square leg

Kohli gestures Rahane and Jadeja have one over. India lead by 340 now

END OF OVER:
47 | 10 Runs | IND: 212/5

  • Ajinkya Rahane75 (113b)
  • Ravindra Jadeja16 (12b)
  • Jason Holder9-1-50-0
  • Miguel Cummins10-1-43-4
46.6
1
Holder to Rahane, 1 run, length and pushed on a set of stumps outside off, Rahane late-cuts between the large gap between keeper and fly slip
46.5
4
Holder to Rahane, FOUR, Rahane moves away from the stumps and gets four. Did not look pretty though. He backed outside leg and was chased by the bowler. Swipes and gets an inside edge fine on the leg side
46.4
1
Holder to Jadeja, 1 run, too full at the legs, whipped out to midwicket
46.3
2
Holder to Jadeja, 2 runs, Jadeja dashes down the track, Holder shortens his length. The batsman sways back and fends it towards gully

Varun: "Umm....declaration, anybody?" --- Anytime now I guess. But Kohli is still shirtless in the change room. Dhawan has his training jersey on

46.2
2
Holder to Jadeja, 2 runs, Jadeja punches it to long-off and this time they push for the second and get it
46.1
0
Holder to Jadeja, no run, away-cutter, beats Jadeja's late cut

END OF OVER:
46 | 9 Runs | IND: 202/5

  • Ravindra Jadeja11 (8b)
  • Ajinkya Rahane70 (111b)
  • Miguel Cummins10-1-43-4
  • Jason Holder8-1-40-0
45.6
1
Cummins to Jadeja, 1 run, low full toss on off, Jadeja can't get under it. Driven to long-off. Jadeja wants two, Rahane doesn't. There is a mix-up, but Jadeja retreats and dishes out a full-length dive. Lead 330
45.5
0
Cummins to Jadeja, no run, very full and outside off, wide yorker, beats the drive
45.4
6
Cummins to Jadeja, SIX, Boom! Back of a length and angled away outside off, Jadeja now T20'd it. He smote it over long-on for six. "Shot" yells Kohli from the change room
45.3
1
Cummins to Rahane, 1 run, pitched up on middle, Rahane clears his front leg now. T20'd in front of long-on
45.2
1
Cummins to Jadeja, 1 run, back of a length and outside off, Jadeja clears his front leg and slashes through point
45.1
0
Cummins to Jadeja, no run, back of a length on off, Jadeja chops it from there to gully

Match Coverage

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Big win

2

No. of bigger wins in terms of runs for India outside Asia, before this 237-run win. They had won by 279 runs at Headingley in 1986 and by 272 runs in Auckland 1967-68.

Fifty at last

9

No. of inns without a 50+ score for Bravo at home, before this inns. He was dismissed in scores of 10 to 30 in 7 of those inns.

Bravo's game

45.54

Bravo's average in the 4th inns of Tests, before this match. He averages better only in 3rd inns, marginally, 46.47.

Can West Indies repeat?

88.1

Overs batted by West Indies on the fifth day in the last Test, losing just 2 wickets, to draw the Test. They are set 346 runs to win in 87 overs today.

How much more?

298

Highest score by West Indies in 4th inns vs India at home, in St John's, 2006. The lead has already gone past 340 for India now.

Ro-hit

113.33

Rohit Sharma's strike rate off his last 30 balls till end of play, in which he scored 34 runs with 3 sixes. He had made just 7 runs off his first 27 balls with only a four.

India's No. 3 woes

24.74

Average of India's batsmen at No. 3 in Tests since Jan 2014 - worst among all teams. Excluding WI, Ban and Zim, all the other teams' No. 3 average 40+.

Bhuvi's turn-around

51

No. of balls in which Bhuvneshwar took his five-wickets. In his first 91 balls, he was wicket-less.

Handy contributions at top

2012

Last time West Indies' top-5 all scored 20 or more in a Test inns at home, before this match - vs Aus, Bridgetown. Last time vs India at home was in 1996-97, Kingston.

Long time ago

23

No. of inns for West Indies against India without their top-2 wickets adding 50 or more runs, before this. Their last such inns was in Basseterre in 2006.

Some start

35

West Indies's highest opening stand in Tests since start of 2015 in 26 inns, before this. Johnson-Brathwaite have added more than 50 runs in this inns.

Collapsed at end

14

Runs added by India's last 4 wickets after Ashwin-Saha's stand. India lost their last 5 wickets in 48 balls.