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1st Test: Big wicket! Yadav dismisses Brathwaite
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23:54
West Indies: 144/7 vs India: 566/8 (decl)
The long innings of opener Kraigg Brathwaite comes to an end. He departs to Umesh Yadav after scoring 74.
The ball was on good length and rose sharply to kiss the gloves of Brathwaite with Saha doing the rest.
Second wicket for Umesh Yadav in a quick succession.
Now, the question is, will India impose the follow-on and go for the kill?
23:44 1st Test: WI in trouble after losing 6th wicket
West Indies: 139/6 vs India: 566/8 (decl)
West Indies are in deep trouble now after losing their sixth wicket. Roston Chase hits it straight to Virat Kohli off the bowling of Umesh Yadav.
Chase departs after playing well for his 23. Umesh claims his first wicket.
23:04
West Indies: 92/5 vs India: 566/8 (decl)
Shami is clearly on a roll here at Antigua. The pacer claims his second wicket of the over by dismissing Blackwood.
Good length ball and the extra ball does the trick for Shami again.
It is Shami's fourth wicket of the innings.
Some stats: Mohammed Shami has now taken 50 wickets in 13 tests, which is the quickest by an Indian pacer
Meanwhile Kraigg Brathwaite scores a fifty to bring some cheers for WI fans.
It was a fighting knock with wickets tumbling at the other end.
22:30 1st Test: Shami's triple strike sinks WI
West Indies: 92/4 vs India: 566/8 (decl)
India are all over West Indies now! Mohammed Shami claims his third wicket in the form of the dangerous Marlon Samuels.
He bowls on the good length on off-side and takes the edge of Samuels' bat.
Samuels is clearly struggling for form. He hung his bat to a ball which should have been left alone to the keeper.
21:36 1st Test: WI lose three wkts; India 566/8
West Indies: 90/3 vs India: 566/8 (decl)
It's lunch here at Antigua. The morning session of day 3 also belongs to India. Mohammed Shami, who dismissed Chandrika on Friday, bags the priced wicket of Darren Bravo.
Mishra dismissed the night watchman Bishoo. Brathwaite is playing well for WI and is four short of his fifty.
21:29 1st Test: Massive wicket! Shami dismisses Bravo
West Indies: 90/3 vs India: 566/8 (decl)
That's a huge wicket for India! West Indies lose their best batsman Darren Bravo. It was a peach of a delivery by M Shami which took Bravo's edge and Saha did the rest.
The ball pitched on good length and got high on Bravo's bat. India are on top here at Antigua.
20:49 1st Test: WI lose 2nd wicket after India's huge lead
West Indies: 68/2 vs India: 566/8 (decl)
It's over for the night watchman. Devendra Bishoo is stumped by Saha off the bowling of Amit Mishra.
The left-hander missed a straight leg-spinner from Mishra and was caught out of his crease by Saha.
Coach Anil Kumble can be seen applauding from the dressing room.
20:08
West Indies: 50/1 vs India: 566/8 (decl)
It's 50 up for West Indies. The home team has made a sedate start on day 3. India will be looking to dismiss night watchman Devendra Bishoo.
19:39 1st Test: India in control with huge lead vs WI
West Indies: 31/1 vs India: 566/8 (decl)
We are about to start on day 3 of the first Test in Antigua. West Indies face a herculean task of reaching India's massive first innings score of 566/8.
M Shami removed WI opener Rajendra Chandrika on Friday and now Indian bowlers will look to pick some more wickets in the first session.
02:37
West Indies: 31/1 vs India: 566/8 (decl)
It's stumps on day 2 at Antigua and West Indies are 31 for the loss of one wicket. Rajendra Chandrika was dismissed by pacer M Shami.
WI opener K Brathwaite (11) will resume on Saturday in the company of night-watchman D Bishoo.
02:28
West Indies: 30/1 vs India: 566/8 (decl)
The West Indies have lost their opener Rajendra Chandrika (16) with pacer Mohammed Shami forcing his outside edge to wicketkeeper Wriddhiman Saha.
It's a massive boost for the visitors.
02:14
West Indies: 25/0 vs India: 566/8 (decl)
India has introduced R Ashwin and there is turn for the off-spinner. This will give a lot of hope to captain Virat Kohli.
He has two quality spinners in the form of Ashwin and Amit Mishra.
01:58
West Indies: 18/0 vs India: 566/8 (decl)
West Indies have resumed their innings after India declare for a mammoth 566/8 on day 2.
It will be a herculean task for the home team.
At present, pacers Ishant Sharma and Umesh Yadav are bowling for India in the final session.
01:08 1st Test: India declare at 566/8 vs WI
India: 566/8 (decl) vs West Indies
So, the misery ends for West Indies. India declare their innings at 566/8 on day 2 of the first test at Antigua.
Amit Mishra also scored a half-century and was dismissed immediately after that.
Kohli was the hero with his maiden double ton, while Ashwin provided the main support with a century.
00:47
India: 526/7 vs West Indies
R Ashwin is finally dismissed after scoring his third Test century. He wanted to hit Kraigg Brathwaite for a six, but managed to give an easy catch in the deep.
Will Kohli think of declaring now and put pressure on WI batsmen in the last session of day 2.
00:10 1st Test: Ashwin hits 3rd century to guide India past 500
Ravichandran Ashwin scores his maiden Test century away from home. This is Ashwin's third century in the five-day form of the game.
All his centuries have come against the West Indies.
India has also breached the 500-run mark and are building a massive first innings score here at Antigua.
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