Pant, Rahane give India control in 2nd West Indies Test
Hosts 308 for four at stumps, trailing Windies by 3 runs India vs West Indies Scoreboard
HYDERABAD, India, Oct 13, (AFP): Ajinkya Rahane and Rishabh Pant hit contrasting half-centuries to put India on course for a sizeable first innings lead against the West Indies in the second Test on Saturday.
The hosts were 308 for four at stumps, trailing the West Indies by three runs after Rahane, 75, and Pant, a strong reply, only to lose to their way after lunch.
Shaw fell to left-arm spinner Jomel Warrican after hitting 11 fours and a six and Pujara went for 10 in the very next over off paceman Shannon Gabriel.
Kohli tried to steady the innings with some fluent strokeplay as he built a 60-run partnership with Rahane but was denied what could have been his 20th Test fifty.
Holder, who scored 52 in the first innings, trapped Kohli lbw for 45. He also bowled opener Lokesh Rahul for four in the morning session.
The West Indies were hit by injury to wicketkeeper Shane Dowrich early in the Indian innings, and were forced to replace him with substitute Jahmar Hamilton behind the stumps.
Hamilton was far from convincing and apart from a few misses down the leg side he dropped Pant on 24 off Gabriel.
Earlier, Yadav – who lost his pace partner in debutant Shardul Thakur due to a groin strain on day one – picked all the three West Indian wickets in the morning after the tourists started on 295-7.
Roston Chase top-scored with 106, his fourth Test ton. He was eventually bowled by Yadav.
“Umesh got the better of me today but I am still pleased with the century. It is my first century away from home, so it is a special one for me,” said Chase.
Yadav also got Gabriel on the next ball to become the first Indian paceman to get six wickets on home soil since Javagal Srinath’s 6-45 against New Zealand at Mohali in 1999.