Bridgetown, Jul 2 (AFP): India’s bid for feat in a second Test opposite a West Indies strike a obstacle as Darren Bravo as well as Shivnarine Chanderpaul navigated a hosts to 108 for 3 during tea upon Saturday.
India had West Indies wobbling upon 55 for 3 though Bravo, not out upon 45, as well as Chanderpaul, not out upon 12, combined an consecutive 53 for a fourth wicket as a home group chased 281 for feat upon a last day during Kensington Oval.
Ishant Sharma private opener Adrian Barath in a initial 10 mins after lunch as well as was India’s many successful bowler with dual for twenty-eight from 10 overs.
Sharma had Barath hold during third trip for 27, though Chanderpaul as well as Bravo outlayed scarcely dual hours during a crease, stemming a tumble of wickets.
Before lunch, India’s new-ball span of Sharma as well as Praveen Kumar took India closer to a series-clinching win as a West Indies reached 51 for two.
Sharma as well as Kumar any picked up a wicket to give a Indians a splendid start, after V.V.S. Laxman had been discharged for 87, as India changed to 269 for 6 in their second innings prior to dogmatic only over an hour in to a morning.
Sharma done a new thing when opener Lendl Simmons was hold during initial trip for 14, circumference a lax drive, as well as Kumar had Ramnaresh Sarwan hold during second trip for eight, top-edging a cut, withdrawal West Indies twenty-seven for two.
Earlier, India’s expostulate towards a match-winning on all sides was undermined somewhat when quick bowler Fidel Edwards scalped 3 wickets, finishing with 5 for 76 from twenty-three overs – a ninth time in Tests he has taken 5 wickets in an innings.
Virat Kohli was an early Edwards plant when he was hold during second trip for twenty-seven prior to Laxman, who had done 85 in a initial innings, followed in identical conform 6 overs later.
Laxman’s second puncture of 87 contained 8 fours from 188 balls in only underneath 4 as well as a half hours.
India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni one after another his gaunt vegetable patch with a bat, as he was hold during mid-off off Edwards for 5 prior to long prior to creation a declaration.
A feat would concede India to hang up their second true Test array win over West Indies in a Caribbean.
They will additionally be seeking to emanate a square of story by apropos a initial Indian side to win a Test as well as one-day general array in a Caribbean – though they will additionally have to strike their bad story here.
India hold up by Bravo-Chanderpaul partnership
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