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Lunch India 438 and 98 for 1 (Rohit 57, Jaiswal 37*, Gill 0*, Gabriel 1-11) lead West Indies 255 (Brathwaite 75, Siraj 5-60, Mukesh 2-48) with 281 runs
It took India less than eight overs on the fourth morning – and less than an hour – to clear the West Indies for 255 from an overnight 229 for 5. Siraj, the leader of India’s inexperienced pace attack, lived up to his account and returned 5 for 60 in challenging circumstances.
In the next over, Siraj went wide of the crease, tricked Jason Holder into playing for the inside corner, but got the ball to swing away and kiss the rim. Siraj proceeded to cut the tail with his inducer with wobbling seams and outswinger. He led India’s players off the field and was warmly welcomed by bowling coach Paras Mhambrey.
Rohit and Jaiswal then switched to T20 mode and regularly hit the ball over the top. In the first over of India’s second innings, Jaiswal jumped out of the fold and sent Kemar Roach over extra cover for six. Then, in Roach’s next over, Rohit lifted him over the midwicket boundary with a bigger swing. The partnership zoomed to fifty from just 33 balls and India’s run spree could well continue into the afternoon session.
Rohit made the West Indies pay on Sunday by beating a half-century off 35 balls – his fastest in Test cricket. However, just before the rain came he got caught on a good leg where Alzarri Joseph didn’t mess it up.
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