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After the second session was grabbed by the West Indians, India return strong and they will leave Kraigg Braithwaite under pressure with Virat Kohli nearing his hundred and looking in great touch. India, meanwhile will look to bat West Indies out in the first innings by going big on the second day.
After a short comeback, West Indies are again pushed back by Virat Kohli and Ravindra Jadeja's partnership which is now of 96 runs. West Indies have tried to keep things tight and they will have the second new ball available soon.
Fifty! Virat Kohli hits another boundary to bring up his half-century. He looks in his rhythm now with some quick runs. Another fifty and he will want to make it big in his 500th International appearance.
After losing 4 wickets in quick succession, India is currently in a phase of rebuild led by Virat Kohli and he will look for some steady support from Ravindra Jadeja. The duo is looking for some consolidation before taking the attack to the opposition.
Out! Ajinkya Rahane gets cleaned up by Shannon Gabriel and West Indies have come back strongly in this session. They have broke in the Indian middle order and now looking at the lower order after a disappointing first session.
Some quick loss of wickets for India as after Yashasvi Jaiswal and Shubman Gill, Rohit Sharma also gets cleaned up by Jomel Warrican and India get into a little consolidation phase with Virat Kohli and Ajinkya Rahane on the crease.
Out! Another failure for Shubman Gill and it is now becoming concerning for him. Yet to get a big score after four innings since the World Test Championship final. This time he fails to put in much to the total and nicks one behind from Kemar Roach.
Out! Finally a breakthrough by Jason Holder. Yashasvi Jaiswal goes for an expansive drive and edges it to the hands of Kirk McKenzie in wide gully position. West Indies will be slightly relieved by the wicket,
Lunch On Day 1 of the 2nd Test. But till now West Indies bowlers were not able to troubled the Indian batters and now both the batters are set and look towards a big partnership like the first Test.
Fifty! This time from the youngster Yashasvi Jaiswal. He has played a big knock in his last innings and looking towards another as he completes his half-century. Didn't look troubled at all and the application looks solid for now.
India is currently touring West Indies and they are currently engaged in a three-match Test Series with India leading 1-0 after winning the 1st Test at Dominica in a dominant fashion. Now they take on West Indies in the second Test at the Port of Spain, with a goal to seal the series and bag important points in the World Test Championship. India won the 1st Test match by an innings and 141 runs. Yashasvi Jaiswal shined in the match scoring a brilliant 171 in his debut, stepping on to the expectations as he showed a plethora of his application techniques, scoring runs on a wicket, that wasn't the most suited to strokeplay. He was well accompanied by Rohit Sharma who also scored a hundred. Ravichandran Ashwin was the star with the ball as he picked up 12 wickets across two innings and was the main man behind breaking the backbone of the West Indies batting. Virat Kohli's 500th International Match: A Look at Legendary Batsman's Career in Numbers.
Ishan Kishan debuted for India in the 1st Test but didn't get much batting time. Shubman Gill and Ajinkya Rahane could not show their merit in the single opportunity they got at Dominica. India will be looking at them to get some under their belt and built some confidence going forward. West Indies majorly struggled with both bat and ball and their only shining star was youngster Alick Athanaze who was the only one who could show some application. In the bowling department, Rakheem Cornwall troubled some of the Indian batters and also dismissed Virat Kohli but he struggled with his fitness and received little to no support from the other end. They would expect a bit of spice in the pitch at the Queen's Park Oval to bring their seamers into play and also neutralise the menace of Ravinchandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja.
See Likely Playing XI of Both Teams
India (Likely 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 (Likely XI): Kraigg Brathwaite(c), Tagenarine Chanderpaul, Kirk Mckenzie, Jermaine Blackwood, Alick Athanaze, Joshua Da Silva(w), Jason Holder, Rahkeem Cornwall, Alzarri Joseph, Kemar Roach, Jomel Warrican
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