Delhi Test: West Indies perish for 248; India enforce follow-on
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West Indies were bowled out for 248, letting India enforce a follow-on on Day 3 of the 2nd Test at Delhi's Arun Jaitley Stadium. India claimed a massive first-innings lead in excess of 250 runs (270), with Kuldeep Yadav taking a historic five-wicket haul. Ravindra Jadeja blew away the top order, taking three wickets. Earlier, centuries from Yashasvi Jaiswal and Shubman Gill powered India to 518/5d (134.2 overs).
Bowling brilliance
Kuldeep, Jadeja shine for India
Kuldeep Yadav was the chief architect of India's bowling attack, returning impressive figures of 5/82. Jadeja also played a key role at the start with figures of 3/46. Meanwhile, pacers Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Siraj chipped in by taking one wicket each. The Indian spinners dominated the proceedings as they bowled out West Indies for a paltry score. Notably, WI resumed from an overnight score of 140/4 on Day 3.
Match summary
Summary of the 1st innings
India had declared their first innings at a mammoth 518/5, with Jaiswal top-scoring with a brilliant 175. Skipper Gill also contributed significantly with an unbeaten knock of 129 runs. In reply, West Indies struggled against the Indian bowling attack and were bowled out for just 248 runs in their first innings. Alick Athanaze (41) and Shai Hope (36) were the only notable contributors in an otherwise disappointing batting display from the visitors.
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WI finally bat beyond 80 overs
West Indies' first innings stretched beyond 80 overs. As a result, India took the second new ball before bowling WI out. According to Cricbuzz, this was the first instance in 16 innings of WI forcing the opposition to take the second new ball.
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Rare follow-on!
On the other hand, this was the first time an Indian captain enforced a follow-on with a sub-300 lead since 2015. During the 2015 Fatullah Test, Bangladesh were handed a follow-on by India after the visitors claimed a 206-run lead.
Record
Joint-most Test fifers among left-arm wrist-spinners
According to Cricbuzz, Kuldeep now has the joint-most five-wicket haul among left-arm wrist-spinners in Test cricket. He has 5 fifers across 15 Tests. The spinner equaled former England bowler Johnny Wardle, who took 5 fifers across 28 Tests. Kuldeep also went past former Paul Adams, the former South African spinner, who recorded four fifers in 45 Tests.