Bumrah, Ishant have WI on the ropes after Rahane ton

North Sound (Antigua), Aug 25

Ajinkya Rahane scored his first Test century in two years before India blew away the West Indies top-order to close in on a comfortable victory in the first Test. Rahane scored a patient 102 but Hanuma Vihari (93) missed out on his maiden Test ton by just seven runs as India declared their second innings at 343/7 to set WI a target of 419 runs. 

Rahane and Vihari raised a 135-run partnership for the fifth wicket after India lost skipper Virat Kohli (51) early on Day 4. Jasprit Bumrah and Ishant Sharma then blew away the West Indies top-order to leave them gasping at 56/9 in 21.1 overs. The hosts need 345 more runs with just one wicket in hand. 

Bumrah and Ishant exposed the feeble West Indies’ batting line-up with their fiery spells as none of the home batsmen could reach double digits. 

Bumrah removed both the openers — Kraigg Brathwaite (1) and John Campbell (7) — before rattling the stumps of Darren Bravo (2). Ishant got rid of Shamarh Brooks (2) and Shimron Hetmyer (1). Kohli’s scalp did not help WI much as Rahane and Vihari gradually took the game away from the hosts. — PTI

Scoreboard
India Ist Innings: 297
West indies Ist Innings: 222
India 2nd Innings

KL Rahul b Chase 38

M Agarwal lbw b Chase 16

C Pujara b Roach 25

V Kohli c Campbell b Chase 51

A Rahane c Holder b Gabriel 102

H Vihari c Hope b Holder 93

R Pant c Paul b Chase 7

R Jadeja not out 1

Extras: (B-6, LB-4) 10

Total: (For 7 wkts decl; 112.3 overs) 343 

Fall of wickets: 1-30, 2-73, 3-81 4-187, 

5-322, 6-336, 7-343  

Bowling

Kemar Roach 20-8-29-1 

Shanon Gabriel 16-3-63-1

Roston Chase 38-5-132-4

Jason Holder 18.3-4-45-1

Miguel Cummins 7-1-20-0

John Campbell 6-0-20-0

Kraigg Brathwaite 7-0-24-0

West Indies 2nd Innings

K Brathwaite c Pant b Bumrah 1

J Campbell b Bumrah 7

S Brooks lbw b Sharma 2

D Bravo b Bumrah 2

S Hetmyer c Rahane b Sharma 1

R Chase b Shami 12

S Hope b Bumrah 2

J Holder b Bumrah 8

K Roach not out 13

S Gabriel c Pant b Shami 0

M Cummins not out 0

Extras: (LB-7, NB-1) 8

Total: (9 wickets; 21.1 overs) 56

Fall of wickets: 1-7, 2-10, 3-10, 4-13, 5-15, 6-27, 7-37 , 8-50, 9-50  

Bowling

Ishant Sharma 9-1-25-2

Jasprit Bumrah 8-4-7-5

Ravindra Jadeja 2-0-16-0

Mohammed Shami 2.1-1-1-2