India thrash West Indies in Ahmedabad by an innings and 140 runs, take unbeatable 1-0 lead
Ahmedabad/IBNS: India decimated West Indies in the first Test by an innings and 140 runs at the Narendra Modi Stadium here on Saturday.
Team India wrapped up the match within three full days as West Indies were barely in a position to even fight against the mighty hosts.
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Nitish Kumar Reddy grabs a flying stunner
Mohd. Siraj strikes early for #TeamIndia
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Ravindra Jadeja picked four wickets in the second innings to help India bowl out West Indies for merely 146.
Mohammed Siraj, who took a four-fer in the first innings, picked three in the second to back Jadeja, who carried forward his spectacular allround form from the England tour.
Earlier, India declared their innings at 448-5.
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This time it's Yashasvi Jaiswal
West Indies down now!
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Wicketkeeper-batter Dhruv Jurel (125), Jadeja (104) and KL Rahul (100) were the top scorers for India.
West Indies were bowled out for 162 in the first innings.
Siraj and Jasprit Bumrah had picked four and three wickets respectively.
India took an unbeatable 1-0 lead in the two-match series.
The second and final Test will be played at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi on October 10-14.
IBNS
Senior Staff Reporter at Northeast Herald, covering news from Tripura and Northeast India.
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