Guests add 232 runs to their in a single day tally to take the rating to 312 for 2
By:
Chandrashekar Bhat
INDIA skipper Rohit Sharma and debutant Yashasvi Jaiswal each hit centuries in a gap stand of 229 runs to place the vacationers firmly accountable for the primary check in opposition to the West Indies on the second day at Windsor Park in Roseau on Thursday (13).
Left-hander Jaiswal batted by way of the day in his first check innings for 143 not out and India completed the day with a first-innings lead of 162 on 312 for 2 after including 232 runs to their in a single day tally for the lack of solely two wickets.
Rohit secured his tenth check century with a 4 however was dismissed caught behind for 103 off the spin of debutant all-rounder Alick Athanaze from the next supply.
Athanaze was one among eight bowlers utilized by the West Indies on the gradual pitch within the capital of Dominica.
Shubman Gill adopted quickly afterwards when Jomel Warrican had him caught by Athanaze within the slips for six however Jaiswal batted on in a partnership with Virat Kohli (36 not out) that was value 72 runs on the shut of play.
Jaiswal, who had confronted 350 balls at stumps, was the seventeenth Indian to attain a century on debut.
India, who dismissed the West Indies for 150 on day one with the assistance of a five-wicket haul from Ravichandran Ashwin, shall be seeking to construct a ample lead on day three to be ready to win the check with out having to bat a second time.
The second and last check within the sequence will happen in Port of Spain from July 20 earlier than the groups face off in three one-day internationals and 5 Twenty20 matches.
(Reuters)
