Umesh dismisses Hope; WI 86-3 at lunch
October 12, 2018 11:32
WI 86-3 (31.3 ovs) vs India | Scorecard
Hope using his feet well against the spinner as he drives Ashwin to the covers for one before Shimron Hetmyer defends the last two balls.
Hope reads the leg-spinner from Kuldeep as he plays it quite late, clipping it to deep midwicket for one.
Heytmer goes right back and looks to cut a short ball but is beaten as the ball stays a touch low. He then throws his bat at a wide delivery, miscuing it over the off-side for two runs.
Umesh comes into the attack as Ashwin gets a break after a superb first spell of 10 overs in which he conceded just seven runs, while bowling seven maidens and took the opening wicket.
Hope picks another single on the off-side before Hetmyer is beaten outside the off-stump as he plays a poke but he drills the last ball confidently through the covers for a four.
Hope has looked solid and keeps the scoreboard ticking with another single off Kuldeep in the next over.
Umesh drops short and also offers width as Hope flays the pacer through the point region for a four before he takes a single on the leg side.
India's over rate has been impressive and it is set to go up further as Ravindra Jadeja comes into the attack, in place of Kuldeep, who took one for 21 in eight overs.
Hope taps the third ball to mid-on and attempts a quick run as Ashwin charges in and has a shy at the stumps but misses and ends up giving away five overthrows.
The next ball is short as Hetmyer rocks back and hammers it through the covers for a four.
Umesh drops short again as Hope gets on top of the ball and slaps it through the off-side for a four. The last ball jags in sharply as Hope is hit on the pads but the confident shout for leg before is turned down.
India take the review but the bounce saves Hope as the ball is just clipping the top of the stumps and the umpire's decision stands.
Jadeja slips down the leg side as Hetmyer attempts the sweep but misses as the ball clips the pads and goes fine for two leg byes.
Umesh to bowl the final over the session. Hope comes forward and drive a wide delivery from Umesh through the covers for a four.
The next ball comes in as Hope is hit on the pads and this time the umpire rules it out leg before wicket.
Hope has a chat with his partner before he decides to take the review. The ball has hit him in line as Hope shuffled across and it is going on to hit the stumps as West Indies lose another wicket at the stroke of lunch.
Hope walks back for 36 as West Indies are reduced to 86 for three at lunch on Day 1.
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