West Indies vs India 1st Test, Day 1 LIVE Score Updates: Ravichandran Ashwin Takes 5-For, India Bowl Out Windies For 150

WI vs IND Live: WICKET!

Ravindra Jadeja has dismissed Kemar Roach as LBW. It was a very good review from India. The ball struck Roach in front of the stumps but umpire felt it was bat first. Jadeja convinced skipper Rohit Sharma to go for a review. Replays reveals that it was pad first and ball tracking confirmed that it was out. West Indies 147/9 in 61.3 overs vs India.

WI vs IND Live: Final session underway!

West Indies would be hoping the pair of Rahkeem Cornwall and Kemar Roach to stitch a good partnership to take the side over 200 runs at least. On the other hand, Indian bowlers will aim to get the job finished early so that their batters could have some time at the crease before Stumps. We are now into the final session of the day.

WI vs IND Live: Tea break!

India take another four wickets and West Indies are now right down at Tea. Alick Athanaze played a promising knock but he was dismissed by R Ashwin at the score of 47 as the Indian spinner took his fourth wicket in the game.

WI 137/8 (58)

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Fourth wicket for Ravichandran Ashwin! The off spinner gets better of Alick Athanaze. The Test debutant from West Indies departs after a promising knock of 47 runs. It was a short ball from Ashwin but Athanaze failed to time his pull shot properly. He hit it high in the air instead and Shardul Thakur at wide mid-on took the catch. West Indies are 129/8 in 55 overs vs India

WI vs IND Live: OUT!!! 700th international wicket for Ashwin

Another one bites the dust! Ravichandran Ashwin has dismissed Alzarri Joseph for his third wicket in the innings and 700th international wicket. He is only the third Indian bowler to claim 700 or more international wickets. West Indies are 124/7 in 52.4 overs vs India.

WI vs IND Live: WICKET!

The 41-run partnership for the 6th wicket is broken as Mohammed Siraj has got Jason Holder with a beautiful ploy. It was a short ball from Siraj with a deep square leg fielder in place. Holder hooked the ball right into the hands of the fielder. West Indies are 117/6 in 49.4 overs vs India

WI vs IND Live: SIX from Alick Athanaze!

A fuller ball from R Ashwin and Alick Athanaze hit it over the long-on fence for a six. That is the first maximum of the West Indies innings and the game as well. Athanaze is batting really well. This partnership between him and Jason Holder has been the silver lining for the West Indies in this innings so far.

WI 117/5 (49)

WI vs IND Live: Mini recovery for West Indies!

West Indies lost their fifth wicket at the score of 76 runs. Since then, Alick Athanaze and Jason Holder have added 29 runs for the sixth wicket so far. Both of them have batted well, especially the Test debutant Athanaze. He remains West Indies’ key from here as they side would be needing a total of at least 250.

WI 105/5 (46)

WI vs IND Live: Good over for West Indies!

Alick Athanaze hit a four to Ravindra Jadeja towards backward square leg on the third ball of the over while Jason Holder hit a boundary down the ground on the fifth ball. A total of 11 runs came off the over.

WI 102/5 (44)

WI vs IND Live: FOUR!

40.2 – A short ball from Ravichandran Ashwin. Alick Athanaze rocked back and pulled it down the leg side for a four. Athanaze is batting really well. Such a confidence on maiden Test game that too against a team like India is something you need to appreciate. 

WI 91/5 (41)

WI vs IND Live: Two maiden overs on trot!

First Ravichandran Ashwin bowled a maiden over, then Ravindra Jadeja followed him with another maiden. Things are moving really slow for West Indies and at the moment, they want to save wickets.

WI 87/5 (40)

WI vs IND Live: Lucky escape for Athanaze

35.1 – A length ball from Ravindra Jadeja hit the front pad of Alick Athanaze. That followed a loud appeal from India players but the umpire was unconvinced. Skipper Rohit didn’t go for the review as he felt that the ball got an inside edge of the bat before hitting the pad. However, replays revealed that there was no edge but the impact was on umpire’s call and so was the ball on the stumps.

WI 82/5 (36)

WI vs IND Live: Elegance at its best!

It was a beautiful shot from debutant Alick Athanaze for a four. Shardul Thakur bowled a fuller ball outside off stump to Athanaze and the batter drove it away beautifully for boundary. It was a no-ball and Shardul will have to bowl it again.

WI 81/5 (32.5)

WI vs IND Live: Elegance at its best!

It was a beautiful shot from debutant Alick Athanaze for a four. Shardul Thakur bowled a fuller ball outside off stump to Athanaze and the batter drove it away beautifully for boundary. It was a no-ball and Shardul will have to bowl it again.

WI 81/5 (32.5)

WI vs IND Live: WICKET for Jadeja!

Ravindra Jadeja gets his second wicket! He has removed Joshua Da Silva. Ishan Kishan took a really good catch behind the stumps to end the inning of Da Silva. West Indies are in serious trouble as they are five down with only 76 runs on the board.

Kishan’s a keeper

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WI vs IND Live: 2nd session starts!

The second session has kicked off with Shardul Thakur bowling the first over. Alick Athanaze will face him. Here we go!

WI vs IND Live: Lunch!

India dominated the first session on the first day of the ongoing first Test vs West Indies. Openers Kraigg Brathwaite and Tagenarine Chanderpaul started well for the hosts with a 31-run stand but R Ashwin dismissed Chanderpaul, it opened the floodgates. Such was the result that West Indies went four down by Lunch with Shardul Thakur and Ravindra Jadeja claiming a wicket apiece, besides the two from Ashwin.

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WI 68/4 (28)

WI vs IND Live: India keep it tight

West Indies’ scoring rate in the first session is . Indian bowlers have done a good job to keep things tight. Eyes are on Jermaine Blackwood and Test debutant Alick Athanaze, who are currently batting at the crease.

WI 59/3 (25)

WI vs IND Live: Shardul Thakur strikes!

Shardul Thakur’s golden arm is into the act again. How many times we see him picking a wicket soon after coming into the attack. It took him just three balls to take his first wicket. It was bowled a bit fuller from Shardul and Raymon Reifer nicked the ball to wicketkeeper Ishan Kishan. India are on top!

Lord Shardul Thakur doesn’t waste time.

Also, Ishan Kishan’s maiden Test catch
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WI 47/3 (19.3) 

WI vs IND Live: FOUR!

Fuller and a bit of room outside off from R Ashwin and Jermaine Blackwood was quick to pounce on it. The right-handed batter drove it away through the extra cover region for a four. This will give some confidence to Blackwood, who was struggling in his short stay at the crease so far.

WI 47/2 (18.5)

WI vs IND Live: Close call!

R Ashwin almost had the wicket of Jermaine Blackwood. With a fuller delivery, Ashwin hit the front pad of Blackwood. Umpire was unconvinced so India had to go upstairs. Ball tracking revealed that the impact was on umpire’s call and the ball was also clipping the stumps. Blackwood survived as the ground umpire’s decision was not out. 

WI 38/2 (16.5)

WI vs IND Live: WICKET!

R Ashwin strikes again for India! This time he has trapped Kraigg Brathwaite. The West Indies skipper failed to take on India’s ace spinner this time and edged the ball high in the air before Rohit Sharma at cover took the catch comfortably.

World’s best spinner at work, again!
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WI vs IND Live: FOUR!

A beautiful sweep shot from Kraigg Brathwaite on the bowling of R Ashwin and the batter will get a four off it. The West Indies captain is batting with controlled aggression and it is paying him the rewards. He is 20 not out off 41 balls now. 

WI 38/1 (14.4)

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WI 31/1 (12.5)

WI vs IND Live: Siraj changes end!

Mohammed Siraj has changed his bowling end but that could not bring any change in the game so far. Six balls from the new end for Siraj and Chanderpaul and Brathwaite played him comfortably. This now seems like a good start for West Indies. Their scoring rate has been a bit slow but they have managed to remain harmless.

WI 31/0 (12)

WI vs IND Live: Spin introduced

R Ashwin started spin for India and he produced an inside edge from the willow of Tagenarine Chanderpaul on the very first ball. However, Chanderpaul was lucky that the ball fell safely on the on side.

WI 22/0 (8.1)

WI vs IND Live: Decent start for WI openers

Considering the way the two Indian pacers – Siraj and Unadkat – have bowled so far, both the West Indies openers – Kraigg Brathwaite and Tagenarine Chanderpaul have done well to keep their wicket safe.

WI 21/0 (7)

WI vs IND Live: Good bowling from Siraj

Mohammed Siraj is making the ball talk. Enough swing for him on his surface but he has been unlucky so far to remain without a wicket. These are some testing times for Windies openers. It will be really interesting to see if they could tackle this.

WI 14/0 (5)

WI vs IND Live: Maiden over!

It was bowled beautifully from Mohammed Siraj. He beat the outside edge of Kraigg Brathwaite’s bat a couple of times in it with the help of some really good outswing.

WI 8/0 (3)

WI vs IND Live: Careful start from WI openers

End of the first two over. The surface has shown a bit of help to the Indian pacers Mohammed Siraj and Jaydev Unadkat so far. Bounce is average on the pitch.

WI 8/0 (2)

WI vs IND Live: Action starts!

Mohammed Siraj is bowling the first over. Kraigg Brathwaite is on the strike while Tagenarine Chanderpaul is at the other end. Here we go!

WI vs IND Live: Here are the playing XIs –

India (Playing XI): Rohit Sharma(c), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Ajinkya Rahane, Ravindra Jadeja, Ishan Kishan(w), Ravichandran Ashwin, Shardul Thakur, Jaydev Unadkat, Mohammed Siraj

West Indies (Playing XI): Kraigg Brathwaite(c), Tagenarine Chanderpaul, Raymon Reifer, Jermaine Blackwood, Alick Athanaze, Joshua Da Silva(w), Jason Holder, Rahkeem Cornwall, Alzarri Joseph, Kemar Roach, Jomel Warrican

WI vs IND Live: New members in the Indian unit!

“We have been here for a while, played a practice game in Barbados, here in Dominica for the last 4 days, rain did have a say, but we’re well prepared. The championship cycle final is two years away, but we’ve been consistent over the last couple of cycles. New guys in the squad, we just want to keep better as a team. I want the two debutants to enjoy, they’ve worked hard to come here, I want to make them feel comfortable and have some good memories of their first Test,” said India captain Rohit Sharma.

WI vs IND Live: Athanaze makes his West Indies debut!

“We are batting first, the surface is generally dry, bit of moisture, we’ll have to work hard in the first hour. We had a 10-day camp, Brian Lara was there as well, had a practice game amongst ourselves, looking good. We have been in good positions during the last cycle, but it’s all about being consistent. Want to see the guys be positive. Alick Athanaze is making his debut, Cornwall and Warrican are the two spinners, Kirk Edwards and Shannaon Gabriel miss out,” said WI skipper Kraigg Brathwaite after the toss.

WI vs IND Live: West Indies opt to bat!

West Indies skipper Kraigg Brathwaite has won the toss and opted to bat first against India in Dominica.

WI vs IND Live: Check out the weather

The weather is perfect for the first day of a Test match in Dominica.

Bright and sunny here at the Windsor Park.

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WI vs IND Live: Time for Yashasvi Jaiswal to shine!

Yashasvi Jaiswal will be opening the innings for India with Shubman Gill being handed the number three spot left vacant by Cheteshwar Pujara. It will be a good test for the southpaw as he has been really impressive so far in his cricket career. International cricket is not a cakewalk, but Jaiswal could be the next sensation for India at this level.

WI vs IND Live: Tagenarine and Brathwaite!

Tagenarine Chanderpaul converted his maiden Test hundred into a double, against Zimbabwe. He and captain Kraigg Brahtwaite will be key to their chances.

WI vs IND: Can the hosts cause an upset?

West Indies haven’t beaten India in a Test series since April 2002.  Can they do it this time around?

WI vs IND: Hello!

Hello and welcome to our live blog for the first Test between West Indies and India from Dominica. The venue, Windsor Park, has only hosted one Test between the two sides (2011). The match was ended in a draw and Virat Kohli had made his Test debut