India vs West Indies 1st Test Day 3 Highlights: Ashwin's 7/71 spins India to innings and 141-run victory

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That brings us to the end of our coverage of the first Test between West Indies and India at the Windsor Park in Roseau, Dominica, with the visitors collecting a dominant victory to collect their first points of the new WTC cycle and go 1-0 up in the series. On behalf of the sports desk at Firstpost, this is Amit signing off wishing you all a happy weekend ahead!

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Yashasvi Jaiswal is the Player of the Match for his fantastic 171 on international debut!

Jaiswal: "It was pretty good. I spoke to Rahul Dravid sir a lot and he gave me a lot of confidence. I would like to thank the selectors and Rohit bhai for showing faith in me and allowing me to go out and express myself. I was just thinking of preparing well and focusing on my discipline. It's a really special moment. When I was young, I used to dream about representing the country."

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Team India could not have got their new World Test Championship (WTC) campaign off to a more dominant start, bossing West Indies in all three departs across three days to walk away with an innings victory, go 1-0 up in the two-match Test series and collect their first points of the 2023-25 cycle. Rohit Sharma and Co have earned a well-deserved two-day break as a result of the commanding win, and might go sightseeing around the beautiful island of Dominica before travelling to Port of Spain for the second and final Test that starts on the 20th of this month.

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After 50.3 overs,West Indies 130/10 ( Jason Holder 20 , )

OUT! Fitting it is Ashwin who grabs the final wicket and finishes with match-winning figures of 7/71 as West Indies crash to an innings-and-141-run defeat in Dominica after getting bundled out for 130. Warrican is the last man to fall, getting trapped LBW while attempting another reverse-sweep off the senior off-spinner's bowling. Jason Holder remains unbeaten on 20 after facing 50 deliveries, collecting a solitary boundary along the way.

Warrican LBW Ashwin 18(18)

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After 49 overs,West Indies 128/9 ( Jason Holder 18 , Jomel Warrican 18)

FOUR! And now a reverse sweep behind point off Ashwin! Quite the cameo this is turning out to be from the last West Indian batter, who intends to give the local fans something to cheer about in the face of the inevitable. Meanwhile, play has been extended by another 30 minutes to try and enforce a result today.

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FOUR! Warrican decides to take the aerial route now, smashing the ball over mid off off Jadeja to move into double figures in quick time. WI 121/9 after 48

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After 47 overs,West Indies 115/9 ( Jason Holder 17 , Jomel Warrican 7)

Jomel Warrican joins Holder at the centre after Ashwin removes Cornwall and Roach in a space of four deliveries. FOUR! Warrican gets off the mark in style with a boundary, getting down on one knee and going for a slog-sweep towards deep midwicket. Next ball, he gets a thick top-edge towards fine leg and gets enough time to come back for a third. Seven runs and two wickets from Ashwin's 20th over. India, meanwhile, need just one more wicket to wrap this up.

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OUT! Ashwin breaches Kemar Roach's defence to remove him for a three-ball duck, grabbing his sixth wicket in the process. India are now one wicket away from completing an emphatic innings victory in Dominica, and they could very well achieve it in this very over. WI 108/9

Roach b Ashwin 0(3)

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OUT! Ravichandran Ashwin completes his eighth ten-for in a match in his storied Test career by getting rid of Rahkeem Cornwall, who ends up getting an inside edge to the man at forward short leg to depart for four. It's also his 34th Test five-for and his ninth against Windies. India two wickets away from victory now! WI 108/8

Cornwall c Gill b Ashwin 4(14)

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After 46 overs,West Indies 108/7 ( Jason Holder 17 , Rahkeem Cornwall 4)

Jadeja creates a chance in his 19th over, wtih Holder getting a thick outside edge that leads to a low catch wide of Kohli at second slip. Kohli lunges to his right, but the ball slips through, allowing the batter to come back for a second. Another 10 minutes left for stumps, but the umpires could extend the session by another 30 minutes to try and enforce a result.

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After 45 overs,West Indies 106/7 ( Jason Holder 15 , Rahkeem Cornwall 4)

FOUR! Cornwall, the new batter at the crease, gets off the mark with a thick inside edge that carries the ball all the way to the long leg fence for a four. Five off Ashwin's 19th over, including a single to Holder.

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OUT! Joseph ends up playing an aggressive shot too many and holes out to Gill, who had been strategically stationed in front of the midwicket boundary. Ashwin gets his fourth wicket of the innings and his ninth of the match so far, and the West Indies are three wickets away from crumbling to an innings defeat. Wicket-maiden for Ash. WI 100/7

Joseph c Gill b Ashwin 13(23)

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After 42 overs,West Indies 100/6 ( Jason Holder 13 , Alzarri Joseph 13)

Joseph brings up the 100 for the West Indies with a single off Jadeja in the fourth delivery of the 42nd. The Indians appeal loudly for a caught-behind against Holder the very next ball, but the umpire shakes his head and Rohit decides against taking this upstairs. Appeared to be a case of Holder's bat hitting the ground that made the Indians believe he got a nick.

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After 41 overs,West Indies 99/6 ( Jason Holder 13 , Alzarri Joseph 12)

SIX! Holder suddenly decides to accelerate after having collected seven runs in 34 deliveries. Gets down on one knee and picks the full delivery from Ashwin perfectly to smash it over wide long on. The veteran all-rounder moves to double figures with the maximum.

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SIX! Smashed down the ground by Joseph, who is handy with the bat down the order, off a full delivery from Ashwin that is bowled from round the wicket. Looks like he won't be going down without a fight today. WI 86/6; trail by 185

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After 38 overs,West Indies 80/6 ( Jason Holder 4 , Alzarri Joseph 2)

Alzarri Joseph joins Holder at the crease after Athanaze's dismissal, and he gets off the mark with a double off his very first delivery pushing the ball through the cover region. Rohit, meanwhile, decides to have spin from both ends again and brings Jadeja back in place of Siraj.

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OUT! Athanaze had been targeting Ashwin for the most part in this Test, and it's the wily off-spinner with nearly 500 Test wickets to his name who has the last laugh as the local lad ends up nicking the ball to fellow debutant Jaiswal at short leg while leaning forward to defend. India are four wickets away from victory and could very well get those today itself. WI 78/6; trail by 193

Athanaze c Jaiswal b Ashwin 28(44)

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After 36 overs,West Indies 78/5 ( Alick Athanaze 28 , Jason Holder 4)

Ashwin replaces Jadeja after the drinks interval. FOUR! Athanaze once again employs the sweep against Ashwin, getting a bit of an under-edge on this one with the ball rolling away to the fine leg fence. Fifth boundary for the southpaw who's batting with the confidence of an established star.

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After 34 overs,West Indies 71/5 ( Alick Athanaze 23 , Jason Holder 2)

FOUR! Dug slightly short by Siraj, Athanaze gets on the backfoot and pulls this square to move into the 20s. Holder, meanwhile, is off to a cautious start, having collected just two in 16 deliveries so far. Kishan, incidentally, had tried to stump him for a second time in the previous over, this time waiting for Holder to move his foot after waiting with the ball in hand for more than 10 seconds, but the umpire turned down his appeal stating the ball had been dead by then. Drinks brought out at the end of the 34th over. Another over left in the day's play, and Athanaze and Holder will hope to preserve their wickets till stumps.

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FOUR! Athanaze had been thriving against the senior spinners, and now he turns his attention to the pace spearhead as he cuts a length delivery from Siraj outside off through point, collecting his third four in the process. WI 65/5

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After 31 overs,West Indies 61/5 ( Alick Athanaze 14 , Jason Holder 1)

All-rounder Jason Holder joins Athanaze at the centre following Da Silva's dismissal. India, meanwhile, opt to retain a spinner from the other end after bringing Siraj into the equation, with Jadeja continuing to bowl. Faint appeal for stumping against Holder in the fourth delivery of the 31st. The batter's foot though, is firmly grounded at the time of Kishan whipping the bails off.

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OUT! Siraj strikes immediately after being brought back into the attack, trapping Da Silva for 13 and breaking the partnership that was starting to instil some hope in the West Indian camp. WI 58/5

Da Silva LBW Siraj 13(27)

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After 29 overs,West Indies 58/4 ( Alick Athanaze 12 , Joshua Da Silva (W) 13)

Athanaze and Da Silva collect a single each in Jadeja's 12th over. That is followed by a sixth maiden for Ashwin in 13 overs. Decent little partnership starting to build between the current West Indian pair, worth 26 in 47 balls so far.

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After 27 overs,West Indies 56/4 ( Alick Athanaze 11 , Joshua Da Silva (W) 12)

It's India's turn to burn a review after an unsuccessful caught-behind appeal by Jadeja against Da Silva. "Kuch toh awaaz aaya," goes Ishan Kishan behind the stumps, and skipper Rohit Sharma makes the 'T' sign. Nothing on UltraEdge though. FOUR! Athanaze collects another boundary off Ashwin, this time going for a sweep behind square after the off-spinner fires a full delivery down leg.

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After 25 overs,West Indies 48/4 ( Alick Athanaze 5 , Joshua Da Silva (W) 11)

FOUR! Athanaze gets on the backfoot and pulls Ashwin over the midwicket area to collect his first boundary. Not the first time in this match that the youngster has decided to target the most senior bowler in the opposition attack; he even smashed the veteran off-spinner for a maximum in the first innings. Athanaze had been dropped on 1 in the previous delivery after getting an inside edge towards Jaiswal at short-leg, where Jaiswal puts down the tough chance.

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FOUR! Tucked away behind square leg by Da Silva off Jadeja's bowling. The Windies keeper-batter moves to double figures with his first boundary of the day. WI 44/4

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After 23 overs,West Indies 40/4 ( Alick Athanaze 1 , Joshua Da Silva (W) 7)

Poor throw from Siraj results in four overthrows being added to Joshua Da Silva's account in addition to a single. Ashwin's not happy at all, and lets Siraj know with a glare. Two new batters at the crease in debutant Alick Athanaze and wicketkeeper-batter Da Silva.

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OUT! Another one bites the dust, as Jadeja traps Reifer LBW! Looks to defend on the backfoot, but ends up getting hit on the knee roll right in front of middle and leg while looking to defend. Has a quick chat with his partner before going for the review, and gets the marching orders after getting three reds on HawkEye. India need another six wickets to win and have nearly two hours to get them. WI 32/4

Reifer LBW Jadeja 11(41)

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OUT! Ashwin strikes right after the tea break, trapping Blackwood leg-before! Much like Chanderpaul, Blackwood is beaten by the extra turn generated by the veteran off-spinner, and is hit on the pad bang in front of middle, making for an easy decision for umpire Kettleborough. Blackwood burns a review on his way back to the dressing room, something that could cost the team later. WI 32/3 in 21; trail by 239

Blackwood LBW Ashwin 5(8)

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After 20 overs,West Indies 32/2 ( Raymon Reifer 11 , Jermaine Blackwood 5)

FOUR! Boundary to Reifer in the first over after tea, driving the ball down the ground and beating a diving Jadeja. Takes him to double figures, does the boundary.

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Raymon Reifer and Jermaine Blackwood make their way back to the centre, with Ravindra Jadeja getting ready to send down the first over after tea. India will be eyeing early wickets to try and wrap the match up today itself.

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After 19 overs,West Indies 27/2 ( Raymon Reifer 7 , Jermaine Blackwood 4)

TEA ON DAY 3: The hosts are 27/2 at the close of the second session. West Indies lost both openers for identical scores of 7 in the hour that they bat following India's surprise declaration, with Ravindra Jadeja and Ravichandran Ashwin grabbing a wicket each. Judging by the body language of the Indians on the field as they make their way to the dressing room, they'll be fancying the prospect of grabbing another three or four wickets in the third session.

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OUT! Ashwin gets rid of the West Indies captain for a second time in this Test! Makes use of the round-the-wicket angle to the right hander to good effect, inducing an edge off Brathwaite's blade that results in a regulation catch for Rahane at slip. WI 22/2

Brathwaite c Rahane b Ashwin 7(47)

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After 16 overs,West Indies 22/1 ( Kraigg Brathwaite (C) 7 , Raymon Reifer 6)

In an interesting move, skipper Rohit has Shubman Gill on his knees at gully along with Rahane and Kohli as the slip fielders. The bounce is variable at Windsor Park and at times stays real low. Brathwaite, meanwhile, has faced 42 deliveries for his 7 and is batting real cautiously.

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After 13 overs,West Indies 19/1 ( Kraigg Brathwaite (C) 5 , Raymon Reifer 5)

FOUR! Not the best of deliveries from Ashwin, a half-tracker bowled down leg, and Reifer is quick to pounce on it with a pull in front of square. Loud cheer from the locals at the Windsor Park, who otherwise have been subjected to disappointment for the most part in this match.
 

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After 11 overs,West Indies 12/1 ( Kraigg Brathwaite (C) 4 , Raymon Reifer 1)

Raymon Reifer joins Brathwaite at the crease following Chanderpaul's dismissal. Brathwaite gets an inside edge towards fine leg off Ashwin's bowling, and ends up collecting two more thanks to a poor throw by Jaiswal that results in overthrows. Reifer opens his account with a single later in the over. Jadeja collects a third maiden in four overs with a couple of byes being added to the West Indian total in the over.

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OUT! Jadeja draws first blood for the visitors, trapping Chanderpaul leg-before for 7. Chanderpaul Jr looks to defend, but the ball slips past his inside edge after pitching along middle and taking a bit of turn. The batter decides to review it right away, and gets 'Umpire's Call' on HawkEye with the ball clipping the leg stump. WI 8/1

Chanderpaul LBW Jadeja 7(28)

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After 8 overs,West Indies 7/0 ( Kraigg Brathwaite (C) 0 , Tagenarine Chanderpaul 7)

Jadeja collects a second maiden in as many overs. Creates a chance in the fourth delivery, getting a faint nick off Brathwaite's bat, but keeper Kishan is unable to collect the ball.

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FOUR! Driven through cover by Chanderpaul off a full, wide delivery from Ashwin. First boundary of the innings for the West Indies, and one that should instil some confidence in the young opener. WI 7/0

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After 6 overs,West Indies 3/0 ( Kraigg Brathwaite (C) 0 , Tagenarine Chanderpaul 3)

Ravichandran Ashwin, who had collected 5/60 in the first innings and played a key role in bowling West Indies out for 150, introduced into the attack as early as the fifth over. Rohit then brings Ravindra Jadeja in from the other end the very next over. Looks like we might have spin from both ends for an extended period of time, possibly till the end of the second session. Both Ashwin and Jadeja start off with maidens.

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After 4 overs,West Indies 3/0 ( Kraigg Brathwaite (C) 0 , Tagenarine Chanderpaul 3)

Siraj concedes his first runs of the day after Chanderpaul leans into a full delivery and drives the ball through the covers for a brace. Would've been a boundary at most venues, but the outfield at Windsor Park is quite slow. Unadkat collects a maiden in the following over.

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After 2 overs,West Indies 1/0 ( Kraigg Brathwaite (C) 0 , Tagenarine Chanderpaul 1)

Mohammed Siraj starts off with a maiden. Left-arm seamer Jaydev Unadkat steams in from the other end. Tagenarine Chanderpaul collects a single off his first ball of the day to open West Indies' account in the second innings.

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West Indies skipper Kraigg Brathwaite and Tagenarine Chanderpaul make their way out at the start of the second innings with a massive task on their shoulders — batting out of their skins to try and get West Indies past the 271-run mark first, and towards a sizeable total that would give their bowlers something worth defending from thereon. Mohammed Siraj to open the bowling for India as usual.

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West Indies, meanwhile, will need to produce something special at the Windsor Park if they are to thwart the likes of Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja along with the rest of the attack on this surface. Additionally, debutant and local boy Alick Athanaze had missed out on a half-century in the previous innings, and will hope to bring up the milestone this time around.

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After 152.2 overs,India 421/5 ( Ravindra Jadeja 36 , Ishan Kishan (W) 0)

Rohit Sharma has declared India's innings, and the visitors collect a handsome first innings lead of 271! Rohit makes the call right after Ishan Kishan collects his first run in Test cricket with a single, taking 20 deliveries to open his account. Ravindra Jadeja remains unbeaten on 37, collecting three fours and a six. With the pitch having rapidly deteriorated since yesterday, the visitors will fancy their chances of bowling West Indies out quickly for a second time in this match and go 1-0 up in style.

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After 152 overs,India 419/5 ( Ravindra Jadeja 36 , Ishan Kishan (W) 0)

FOUR! Beautifully driven by Jadeja off a full, wide delivery from Roach, the all-rounder collecting the third four of his innings as a result. Collects a couple of singles after that to move to 36. Rohit Sharma, meanwhile, makes a signal from the dressing room indicating his intention to declare soon.

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After 150 overs,India 413/5 ( Ravindra Jadeja 30 , Ishan Kishan (W) 0)

A maiden each for Roach and Cornwall. Kishan, meanwhile, is yet to open his account after facing 16 deliveries. Jaiswal too had got off to a similar start in the evening session of the opening day. 150 overs bowled in the Indian innings. The visitors are still going at under three-an-over.

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After 148 overs,India 413/5 ( Ravindra Jadeja 30 , Ishan Kishan (W) 0)

FOUR! Short and wide from Cornwall, Jadeja cuts this through point to collect his second four. Collects a brace and a single later in the over to move to 30. Meanwhile, another debutant makes his way to the crease with Ishan Kishan joining fellow left-hander Jadeja after Kohli's dismissal.

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OUT! Virat Kohli's luck finally runs out as Rahkeem Cornwall gets rid of the star batter and grabs his first wicket of the innings. Kohli gets cramped for room by the ball that rears up higher than expected, and ends up nicking it to leg slip to fall for 76. IND 405/5

Kohli c Athanaze b Cornwall 76(182)

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After 143 overs,India 402/4 ( Virat Kohli 74 , Ravindra Jadeja 21)

DROPPED! Second time Virat Kohli has been dropped today! He had been given a reprieve on 40 by Brathwaite off Warrican's bowling. This time the ball pops out of wicketkeeper Da Silva's glove after he lunges to his right. Roach had set Kohli up with a full delivery outside edge that nipped away marginally, enough to get a nick. He survives on 72. Roach had similarly missed out on a wicket yesterday after a shout for LBW against Jaiswal had been turned down, with HawkEye showing the ball hitting middle and leg.