India, after bowling out WICB President’s XI for 180, will resume the day’s play at 93/3. The visitors lost the top-order cheaply and would hope the middle-order fires and helps them post a big total on the second day of the three-day warm-up fixture. Catch live cricket scores and live cricket updates here.
0047 hrs IST: That’s FIFTY for Ravindra Jadeja. Top knock lower down the order. India reach 335/8
0025 hrs IST: Ashwin and Jadeja are out in the middle for the final session of the day’s play. India enjoy control with a healthy lead
2348 hrs IST: Tea has been taken. India 304/8. Ashwin and Jadeja in the middle
2345 hrs IST: India cross the 300-run mark, swell their lead over WICB Pres XI
2342 hrs IST: Saha is out after a watchful hand, and stand with Jadeja. India lose their eighth wicket
2326 hrs IST: Jadeja is the new man in, he joins Saha, who is unbeaten on 15. India have a lead of 74 over the hosts
2315 hrs IST: WICKET! Cornwall has another one as he now gets rid of Rahane. India 254/7
2250 hrs IST: Saha walks out to the middle, he joins right-hander Rahane, unbeaten on 24, in the middle. India 231/6
2244 hrs IST: WICKET! Binny is out caught-behind off Cornwall. India lose their sixth wicket with the scoreboard reading 231/6
2239 hrs IST: India’s lead is a decent 43 runs now. It remains to be seen whether they would declare early to force a result or just allow the batsmen to have a good hit in the middle
2226 hrs IST: Rahane and Binny take India past 200 now. Building lead after the solid stand between Rahul and Kohli
2221 hrs IST: Rahane and Binny in the middle for the visitors now. They lead by 18 runs, and have wickets in hand
2218 hrs IST: Soon after reaching FIFTY, Kohli is out LBW for 51. India 187/4
2210 hrs IST: Kohli too reaches FIFTY now. Composed knock by India’s Test skipper
2101 hrs IST: Rahul brings up his FIFTY. A solid hand by the right-hander. India take their total to 162/3. Both Kohli and Rahul doing a fine job for the visitors
2047 hrs IST: Kohli clips it away for a single, brings up the 150 for India. Moves to 36
2031 hrs IST: Drinks! India 135/3. Rahul 42*, Kohli 25*
2019 hrs IST: Rahul moves into the 40s now. Was very fluent against the slow bowlers on Thursday, happy to send time against the quicks today
2003 hrs IST: India have safely added 27 runs to their overnight total, Kohli scoring 18 off those. Solid start by the visitors
1946 hrs IST: India cross the 100-run mark with the Kohli-Rahul stand. Both have been very cautious in the morning session so far
1934 hrs IST: The Indian skipper has been watchful so far. Getting right behind the line of the ball and offering the full face of the blade
1926 hrs IST: Kohli and Rahul out in the middle. Cornwall with the ball for the hosts. Ind 93/3
Jadeja, R Ashwin dominate as India bowl out WICB XI for 180
Ravichandran Ashwin and Amit Mishra were complemented by Ravindra Jadeja who picked up crucial wickets against WICB XI. (Source : PTI)
Indian spin troika of Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin and Amit Mishra kept their stranglehold on the inexperienced West Indies Board President’s XI to bowl them out for a paltry 180 on the first day of the final warm-up game.
Challenging to face India’s strong batting, says Carlos Brathwaite
Carlos Braithwaite says that the West Indies pitches are a bit slower and requires a different attack.(Source : Twitter)
West Indies all-rounder Carlos Brathwaite says India have a formidable batting line-up and the contest will be equally tough against the Indian spinners when the four-Test series begins at Antigua on July 21.
[source;indianexpress]
