IND 364/4, STUMPS | Live Cricket Score India vs West Indies, 1st Test 2018, Day 1: Prithvi Shaw's Maiden Century, Fifties By Pujara and Kohli Put India Ahead!
India will be competing against West Indies in the first of the two-match Test series at Rajkot, starting October 4. Read latest updates in the match here.
The NEW BALL! is taken. Shanon Gabriel tries to bounce out Pant but the latter plays an impressive hook shot for FOUR! Pant and Gabriel are in a mini-battle here. Another short ball, another hook, another boundary, this time a SIX!
Umpires call it a day as players walk off! It has been an eventful day for India, not so much for the West Indies though.
From Prithvi Shaw's century to Pujara's near-century, from Kohli's half-century to Rahane's near half-century, everything went well for them. However, two wasted reviews and KL Rahul's early departure would be the talking points in the Indian dressing room.
As for West Indies, the team toiled hard. However, a lot of half-chances were let-off and the bowling in the first half of the day was not upto the mark. However, they did try to slow down the run rate post lunch and that would be a positive for them.
Here we end our live coverage for Day 1 | Do join us tomorrow for the second day!
Spinner Roster Chase has snapped the wicket of Ajinkya Rahane. Just as when the duo was looking to go unbeaten in the dressing room, Rahane is CAUGHT OUT! However, after consulting with his captain, he asked for a REVIEW! Still, he has to head back in the pavilion as there is a spike seen at the toe end of the bat. FOW: 337/4 | Ajinkya Rahane: 41 (92). Rishabh Pant is the new man in.
Indian captain Virat Kohli marks his return with a hard-fought HALF-CENTURY! Rahane and Kohli have crossed the 100-run mark in their partnership. Where is West Indies going to go on from here to get a breakthrough?
Ajinkya Rahane and Virat Kohli continue to score runs in singles and twos. Things will soon look ominous if both Kohli and Rahane start scoring freely. West Indies' bowlers should try something new to break this dangerously brewing partnership.
A dry spell of runs for India here as Virat Kohli and Ajinkya Rahane are continuing to deal in singles. Windies bowlers have bowled better in the last hour. It will be interesting to see how the game moulds as it goes in the last two hours of play!
Virat Kohli and Ajinkya Rahane are settling at the moment. The duo is dealing in singles. However, on one hand, where Kohli is playing with authority, Rahane is struggling to time the ball on the other.
Shanon Gabriel and Devendra Bishoo are bowling craftily to create chances.
At the stroke of TEA! time, India lose the priced wicket of Prithvi Shaw. The debutant was a little early into his shot and hits it back in the hands of the bowler, i.e. Devendra Bishoo. Shaw falls after a splendid debut century.FOW: 232/3 | Prithvi Shaw: 134 (154).Ajinkya Rahane is the new man in.
Sherman Lewis has bagged his maiden Test wicket as Pujara is CAUGHT OUT! A very subtle dismissal here. Pujara was looking to dab the ball towards third-man, but fails to time the ball and is dismissed eventually. FOW: 209/2 | Cheteshwar Pujara: 86 (130). Virat Kohli is the new man in.
Prithvi Shaw and Cheteshwar Pujara had just brought up the 200-run partnership between them.
After completing his maiden century Shaw has looked to be a little defensive. Perhaps, trying to not lose focus after his hundred. Pujara on the hand is dealing singles at the moment. India in firm control of the match as Windies bowlers toil hard in the blazing heat.
Prithvi Shaw reaches his Maiden Test Century on DEBUT! What an achievement for the youngster. Shaw now has a century against his name on Ranji Trophy, Duleep Trophy and Test debuts!
India won the toss, and the session too. The winners being Prithvi Shaw and Cheteshwar Pujara. The debutant proved his mettle with flying colours, and Pujara has scored at (an unusual) faster rate. KL Rahul got unlucky in making use of the opportunity. Not only that, he wasted a crucial REVIEW! too.
For West Indies, who are playing without their key bowler Kemar Roach, and captain Jason Holder, they toiled hard in the middle. With Shanon Gabriel's early breakthrough the only consolation in the first session, Windies would look to stay relevant in the match in next session.
It is LUNCH! time at Rajkot. Do join us in a while for the second session!
Cheteshwar Pujara completes his HALF-CENTURY! too. Pujara completes his fifty in only 67 balls, with a strike rate of 77.61. A quite unlike-Pujara innings here!
India in complete control of the match here, as Windies bowlers toil hard.
Prithvi Shaw completes his HALF-CENTURY! The debutant has shown no nerves; rather, the 18-year-old youngster has oozed confidence with every shot, every FOUR! that he has hit. Pujara is gladly playing the second fiddle at the moment.
50 runs off 56 balls! The Indian dressing room applauds the achievement.
Spin is introduced as Devendra Bishoo is brought early into the attack. A quiet start for the leg-spinner here. Pujara shifts his gears as he hits a flurry of FOURs!India is cruising at the moment.
Cheteshwar Pujara is playing his natural game, dealing in dots at the moment with an occasional single. On the other hand, Prithvi Shaw has shown no sign of nervousness and is confidently playing his natural game.
In 16 balls Shaw has played, the debutant has scored 22 runs already. 4 FOURs in his inning already!
West Indies bowlers are bowling with discipline. However, a few loose balls have been dispatched for boundaries by Shaw!
Prithvi Shaw and KL Rahul to open for India. Shanon Gabriel to begin with the new ball for West Indies.
After playing a dot on the first ball, Prithvi Shaw hits a superb back-foot drive for 3 runs. First runs in international cricket! Rahul plays a couple of dot balls.
KL Rahul is LBW! OUT! on the last ball of the over. Gabriel pitches it up and Rahul misses the line of the ball and struck in front of the stump. PLUMB! that is. Rahul asks for DRS! India lose a REVIEW! as it was PLUMB!FOW: 3/1 | KL Rahul: 0 (4). Cheteshwar Pujara is the new man in (It is his home ground here).
It is just the start West Indies needed, and India did not!
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It is TOSS! time at the Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium at Rajkot. India captain Virat Kohli and West Indies' stand-in captain Kraigg Brathwaite are out in the middle. Jason Holder is out with ankle injury.
Virat Kohli wins the TOSS! and India has decided to bat first.
For India, Prithvi Shaw will make a debut. As for West Indies, Sunil Ambris and Sherman Lewis will make their debuts.
Come Thursday, India and West Indies will begin the first leg of the three-way series. It will be interesting to see which side has the last laugh. Both the teams cannot afford any slip-up during the match, as it might prove them costly, later on.
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