India vs West Indies, 1st Test LIVE Score and updates: Ashwin leads the way as India reduce West Indies to 137/8 at tea

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India vs West Indies LIVE Score

After 58 overs,West Indies 137/8 ( Rahkeem Cornwall 8 , Kemar Roach 0)

TEA ON DAY 1 — Team India are well and truly on top at the end of the second session, reducing West Indies to 137/8 with tailenders Rahkeem Cornwall and Kemar Roach at the crease. The hosts lose four wickets in this session while scoring 69 runs, nearly identical to what they had managed in the morning session after skipper Kraigg Brathwaite elected to bat. Ravichandran Ashwin has led the way for the Indians with four wickets, including that of debutant Alick Athanaze, who perished shortly before tea and narrowly missed out on his fifty in the process.

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After 56 overs,West Indies 136/8 ( Rahkeem Cornwall 8 , Kemar Roach 0)

FOUR! First boundary for Rahkeem Cornwall as he rides the bounce generated by Unadkat and places it wide of the slip cordon. Jadeja gives the ball a chase but even he isn't able to cut the ball off. Got a fair bit of timing on that one. Cornwall decides to take the aerial route down the ground two balls later, the ball going over Rohit Sharma's outstretched hand at mid on and giving him enough time to come back for a second run. Senior pacer Kemar Roach, meanwhile, joins Cornwall at the crease. Less than five minutes left for tea.

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OUT! Athanaze misses out on a fifty on debut, as Ashwin grabs his fourth! Athanaze had been targetting the senior off-spinner for the most part today, even smashing him for a six. Fails to connect on this occasion and ends up getting a thick top-edge that results in a simple catch for Thakur at mid on. WI 129/8

Athanaze c Thakur b Ashwin 47(99)
 

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After 54 overs,West Indies 127/7 ( Alick Athanaze 45 , Rahkeem Cornwall 2)

New batter Rahkeem Cornwall gets off the mark with a brace off Jaydev Unadkat, who returns to the attack shortly before tea, replacing Mohammed Siraj. Cornwall managed to place it wide of Ashwin at mid on, and the latter had to give it a fair bit of chase.

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OUT! Another one bites the dust! Was a tossed up delivery outside off that Joseph attempted to smash over mid on. Instead, he gets a thick leading edge that results in the simplest of catches for Unadkat at backward point. West Indies are in danger of getting shot out for less than 150.

With that, Ravichandran Ashwin becomes only the third Indian bowler to collect 700 international wickets, joining fellow spinners Anil Kumble and Harbhajan Singh. WI 124/7

Joseph c Unadkat b Ashwin 4(11)

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After 52 overs,West Indies 123/6 ( Alick Athanaze 43 , Alzarri Joseph 4)

Siraj decides to test Athanaze with some short stuff, pinging the debutant on the helmet — right on the badge — with a well-directed bouncer. Play halted for a couple of minutes as the West Indian physio makes his way to the centre for the mandatory concussion check. Single off each of the last two overs.

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After 50 overs,West Indies 121/6 ( Alick Athanaze 41 , Alzarri Joseph 4)

FOUR! Not a bad way for new batter Alzarri Joseph to open his account, playing a rising delivery from Siraj with soft hands to guide it past gully for a boundary.

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OUT! Siraj with the breakthrough, as Holder perishes after holing out to the man at deep square while attempting to pull a short delivery. The trap had been set by Rohit and Siraj and the veteran all-rounder fell for it. End of the standout partnership of the West Indian innings so far, and they're four wickets away from getting shot out, and they have a little over 100 runs on the board. WI 117/6

Holder c Thakur b Siraj 18(61)

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After 49 overs,West Indies 117/5 ( Alick Athanaze 41 , Jason Holder 18)

Holder cuts the ball in front of square, getting enough time to dash back for a third after the ball slows down in front of the boundary rope and allows Jadeja to save a run for the visitors. SIX! First maximum of the match and this comes off the debutant's bat as Athanaze gets down on one knee and slog-sweeps the ball over the long on fence, moving into the 40s now. Another expensive over from a senior Indian spinner, with Ashwin going for nine in his 17th over.

23:28 (IST)

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After 48 overs,West Indies 108/5 ( Alick Athanaze 35 , Jason Holder 15)

Ashwin and Siraj continue on the other side of the drinks interval. The Indians, meanwhile, will be eager to break the partnership that is now in excess of 30. Athanaze, meanwhile, is batting on 35 at the moment, and will be looking to make his debut all the more memorable with a half-century.

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After 46 overs,West Indies 105/5 ( Alick Athanaze 34 , Jason Holder 13)

Siraj returns to the attack, bowling the first time on the other side of the drinks interval, replacing Jadeja. Starts his spell by conceding a brace to Holder, who drives through the mid off region. Drinks brought out to the field at the end of this over.

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After 44 overs,West Indies 102/5 ( Alick Athanaze 34 , Jason Holder 10)

FOUR. DOT. FOUR. Two boundaries in three balls for the West Indies, and for the first time today we are seeing signs of proper aggresssion from the West Indians! Athanaze moves into the 30s with a sweep, playing with the turn to guide the ball towards the backward square leg before Holder decides to take the aerial route down the ground to collect his first boundary. Expensive over from Jadeja, with 11 coming off it. The 100 also comes up for the hosts in this over.

23:03 (IST)

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After 43 overs,West Indies 91/5 ( Alick Athanaze 29 , Jason Holder 4)

Four maidens in the last five overs for the Ashwin-Jadeja pair, who not only are moving through the overs rapidly but are also building pressure on the Athanaze-Holder pair that is looking to mount a rescue for the hosts and steer them towards a competitive total. Holder, meanwhile, is taking his time at the moment, having collected four runs in 31 deliveries so far.

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FOUR! Athanaze gets on the backfoot and pulls the ball towards the square leg fence off Ashwin's bowling. He's batting with the confidence of a seasoned star in red-hot form. WI 91/5

22:53 (IST)

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After 40 overs,West Indies 87/5 ( Alick Athanaze 25 , Jason Holder 4)

Maiden each for Ashwin and Jadeja. Athanaze, meanwhile, is batting on 25 at the moment and might just be thinking of the half-century already.

22:48 (IST)

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After 38 overs,West Indies 87/5 ( Alick Athanaze 25 , Jason Holder 4)

Ashwin returns to the attack, replacing Thakur. Holder decides to take the attack to the senior off-spinner, toe-ending the ball towards the midwicket fence where Gill manages to pull the ball back inside to save a couple of runs for his team. Just a single off the following over, bowled by Jadeja.

22:46 (IST)

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After 36 overs,West Indies 82/5 ( Alick Athanaze 23 , Jason Holder 1)

Another unsuccessful LBW appeal by the Indians, but this time Rohit hints an Athanaze getting a bit of deflection off the inside edge. Consecutive maidens for Indian bowlers.

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After 35 overs,West Indies 82/5 ( Alick Athanaze 23 , Jason Holder 1)

Holder opens his account with a single off the final delivery of Jadeja's fifth over. Thakur follows it up with a maiden — his third of the day so far.

22:32 (IST)

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After 33 overs,West Indies 81/5 ( Alick Athanaze 23 , Jason Holder 0)

Out walks senior all-rounder Jason Holder, who returns to the Caribbean after a disappointing World Cup qualifying campaign in Zimbabwe. Jadeja bowls out a wicket maiden and now has two wickets to his name in four overs. Athanaze, meanwhile, moves into the 20s with a boundary off Thakur in the final delivery of the following over, square-driving a full delivery from the all-rounder that also happens to be a no-ball.

22:29 (IST)

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OUT! Another catch for Test debutant Ishan Kishan, and a sharp one at that as Ravindra Jadeja gets Joshua Da Silva caught-behind for two to grab his second wicket! The wicketkeeper-batter was shaping for a cut, but the ball kicked up higher than usual and ended up getting a deflection off his outside edge. WI 73/5

Da Silva c Kishan b Jadeja 2(13)

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After 31 overs,West Indies 76/4 ( Alick Athanaze 19 , Joshua Da Silva (W) 2)

India burn their first review of the day after an unsuccessful LBW appeal against Joshua Da Silva off Shardul Thakur's bowling. Was an inswinger from the all-rounder that was going down leg and missing the pole by a fair bit.

22:18 (IST)

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After 30 overs,West Indies 73/4 ( Alick Athanaze 17 , Joshua Da Silva (W) 1)

FOUR! A third boundary for Athanaze, who has looked fairly impressive so far today. Drives an overpitched delivery past Unadkat at mid off. Five off the over, with Da Silva having collected the first run of the session with a single in the previous delivery. Before that, Thakur began the session with a maiden.

22:12 (IST)

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Players are back after lunch, with wicketkeeper-batter Joshua Da Silva joining debutant Alick Athanaze at the centre. All-rounder Shardul Thakur is set to bowl the first over of the second session of the day.

21:36 (IST)

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After 28 overs,West Indies 68/4 ( Alick Athanaze 13 , )

OUT! WHAT A CATCH BY MOHAMMED SIRAJ! Blackwood attempts to take the aerial route down the ground off Jadeja's bowling, but hardly gets any timing on it for it to reach the fence. Siraj backpedals from mid off and ends up pulling off a blinder, although he scrapes his right elbow in the process.

With that, West Indies are reduced to 68/4 at lunch on Day 1 after skipper Brathwaite elects to bat. The seamers were expected to thrive on this surface, but it's India's veteran spin twins Ashwin and Jadeja who have grabbed three out of four wickets so far.

21:24 (IST)

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After 26 overs,West Indies 63/3 ( Jermaine Blackwood 11 , Alick Athanaze 11)

FOUR! Ravindra Jadeja ends up conceding a boundary off his very first delivery of the day as Alick Athanaze once again targets the backward square-leg region, this time with a sweep. Expensive start for Jadeja, who replaces Thakur in the attack.

21:20 (IST)

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After 24 overs,West Indies 57/3 ( Jermaine Blackwood 9 , Alick Athanaze 7)

Blackwood and Athanaze collect a single each in Ashwin's eighth over. Thakur then collects his first maiden in his third over. A little over 10 minutes to go for lunch on Day 1, and India will hope to collect another wicket before the interval.

21:11 (IST)

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After 22 overs,West Indies 55/3 ( Jermaine Blackwood 8 , Alick Athanaze 6)

FOUR! Pulled away behind square by Athanaze off a short-of-length delivery from Thakur. Maiden boundary in Test cricket for the debutant!

21:09 (IST)

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After 21 overs,West Indies 50/3 ( Jermaine Blackwood 7 , Alick Athanaze 2)

Debutant and local boy Alick Athanaze walks in next, and has a chance to play saviour for his side on his first day in Test cricket with the hosts in a spot of bother at the moment. He gets off the mark right away with a brace off his first delivery, driving towards the mid-off region. Blackwood collects a single off Ashwin in the following over to bring up the fifty for the Windies.

21:05 (IST)

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OUT! Maiden dismissal for Ishan Kishan as a wicketkeeper in Test cricket as Shardul Thakur strikes in his first over after replacing Siraj in the attack. Reifer attempts to drive a full, wide delivery from the all-rounder, and ends up nicking the ball to the keeper, who lunges to his left to complete a fine catch. Windies have now lost their top three with less than 50 on board after opting to bat. WI 47/3

Reifer c Kishan b Thakur 2(18)

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After 19 overs,West Indies 47/2 ( Raymon Reifer 2 , Jermaine Blackwood 6)

FOUR! Blackwood gets a half-volley well outside off and decides to drive it through the extra cover region, collecting an easy boundary on offer.

20:58 (IST)

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After 18 overs,West Indies 41/2 ( Raymon Reifer 1 , Jermaine Blackwood 1)

Once again, Ashwin appeals for an LBW against a new batter right after a dismissal, this time against Jermaine Blackwood, and convinces skipper Rohit to take this upstairs after the umpire shakes his head again. Impact and Wickets are both 'Umpire's Call'. Wicket maiden for Ash. Siraj starts off with a wide in the following over followed by a single each off the last two deliveries.

20:53 (IST)

Achievement unlocked

Ravichandran Ashwin

On his Test debut dismissed Shivnarine Chanderpaul in 2011

In 2023, Ashwin dismissed Shivnarine's son Tagenarine at Roseau— Sarang Bhalerao (@bhaleraosarang) July 12, 2023

20:46 (IST)

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OUT! Kraigg Brathwaite ends up playing a shot too many against Ashwin, who is bowling round the wicket to the right-hander and constantly challenging his outside edge. Brathwaite ends up getting a thick leading edge while attempting to slog the ball over midwicket, resulting in a simple catch for his Indian counterpart Rohit at cover. WI 38/2
 

Brathwaite c Rohit b Ashwin 20(46)

20:43 (IST)

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After 16 overs,West Indies 38/1 ( Kraigg Brathwaite (C) 20 , Raymon Reifer 0)

FOUR! Brathwaite continues to attack Ashwin, this time getting down on one knee and sweeping behind square to move to 20. The West Indian skipper had collected a brace off a miscued slog in the previous delivery. Siraj collects his second maiden in the following over.

20:41 (IST)

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After 14 overs,West Indies 32/1 ( Kraigg Brathwaite (C) 14 , Raymon Reifer 0)

Ashwin appeals for LBW against new batter Reifer right after castling Chanderpaul, with the umpire shaking his head despite the loud appeal. Skipper Rohit decides against going for the review, and for good reason as the ball was sailing over the stumps. Brathwaite collects a single in the following over by Siraj.

20:29 (IST)

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BOWLED! Ashwin strikes at the cusp of the drinks interval, breaking the opening partnership with what is a classical off-spinner's dismissal! Chanderpaul shapes for a block, but the ball ends up beating the outside edge and clipping the top of the off-stump! Raymon Reifer walks in next, with drinks being called onto the field after the dismissal. WI 31/1

Chanderpaul b Ashwin 12(44)

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After 12 overs,West Indies 31/0 ( Kraigg Brathwaite (C) 13 , Tagenarine Chanderpaul 12)

Change of ends for Mohammed Siraj, who replaces Jaydev Unadkat in the attack and starts off his new spell with three slips and a gully. Couple of singles added to the West Indian total in the over.

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After 11 overs,West Indies 29/0 ( Kraigg Brathwaite (C) 12 , Tagenarine Chanderpaul 11)

Ashwin collects his first maiden in his second over as Chanderpaul decides to block his way through the over.

Fun fact: Ash had bowled to Tagenarine's father Shivnarine in the 2011 Test series against West Indies at home, in which current head coach Rahul Dravid was part of the Indian team as a player. Ashwin had dismissed the batting icon twice in the three-match series.

20:21 (IST)

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After 10 overs,West Indies 29/0 ( Kraigg Brathwaite (C) 12 , Tagenarine Chanderpaul 11)

India skipper Rohit decides to introduce spin into the equation early on with Ravichandran Ashwin replacing Mohammed Siraj in the attack. And West Indian skipper Kraigg Brathwaite decides to take the attack to the veteran off-spinner early on, taking the aerial route over midwicket to collect his second boundary of the morning. Unadkat continues from the other end and concedes a brace and a single to Chanderpaul.

20:16 (IST)

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After 8 overs,West Indies 21/0 ( Kraigg Brathwaite (C) 8 , Tagenarine Chanderpaul 7)

Four leg byes added to the West Indian total after the ball takes a deflection off Brathwaite's pad and beats the diving keeper on its way to the fine leg fence. The West Indian skipper gets off strike with a single the very next delivery. Unadkat collects his second maiden in the following over.

20:03 (IST)

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After 6 overs,West Indies 16/0 ( Kraigg Brathwaite (C) 7 , Tagenarine Chanderpaul 7)

Couple of doubles collected by Chanderpaul in the fifth and sixth overs — pushing it past mid off in Siraj's third over followed by the southpaw guiding it through the gap between the slip cordon and gully, playing the ball with soft hands off Unadkat's bowling. Unadkat keeps things tidy in the remainder of his third over, challenging Chanderpaul's outside edge on a couple of occasions.

19:58 (IST)

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After 4 overs,West Indies 9/0 ( Kraigg Brathwaite (C) 6 , Tagenarine Chanderpaul 2)

Both Siraj and Unadkat collect a maiden each, with a bye coming off the latter's over after a fumble by Kishan, allowing Chanderpaul to dart off towards the non-striker's end.

19:48 (IST)

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After 2 overs,West Indies 8/0 ( Kraigg Brathwaite (C) 6 , Tagenarine Chanderpaul 2)

It's a left-hander bowling to a left-hander in the second over with Jaydev Unadkat steaming in from the other end with Tagenarine Chanderpaul (whose stance is uncannily similar to that of his father Shivnarine). Chanderpaul junior opens his account with a brace in the penultimate delivery.

19:46 (IST)

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After 1 overs,West Indies 6/0 ( Kraigg Brathwaite (C) 6 , Tagenarine Chanderpaul 0)

FOUR! Clipped away towards the fine leg fence by Brathwaite off Siraj! The West Indies skipper ends the first over with a boundary. This after the WI skipper opens the team's account with a brace in the fourth ball.

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Skipper Kraigg Brathwaite and Tagenarine Chanderpaul walk out to open the West Indies innings after the former elects to bat in the toss. In the absence of Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Shami, Mohammed Siraj and Jaydev Unadkat will share the new ball, with the former bowling the first over.

And so begins the new cycle of the World Test Championship for these two teams.

19:14 (IST)

India vs West Indies LIVE

Teams:

West Indies: Kraigg Brathwaite(c), Tagenarine Chanderpaul, Raymon Reifer, Jermaine Blackwood, Alick Athanaze, Joshua Da Silva(w), Jason Holder, Rahkeem Cornwall, Alzarri Joseph, Kemar Roach, Jomel Warrican

India: Rohit Sharma(c), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Ajinkya Rahane, Ravindra Jadeja, Ishan Kishan(w), Ravichandran Ashwin, Shardul Thakur, Jaydev Unadkat, Mohammed Siraj

19:07 (IST)

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Kraigg Brathwaite, West Indies captain: We will have a bat. Surface is generally dry, bit of moisture. We had a camp in Antigua. Brian Lara was there. Was good for the young batsmen. Key is consistency. It’s about pulling your act together and believing in yourself. Alick Athanaze makes his debut today.

Rohit Sharma, India captain: It’s been good so far. We have been here for a while now. It’s been good preparation although rain played a bit of spoilsport. The championship final is still a couple of years from now. We played some consistent cricket, which is why we played two finals and want to take that forward. We want to keep getting better as a team. I just want them to enjoy. They worked really hard to come here.

19:03 (IST)

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TOSS: West Indies win the toss, and skipper Kraigg Brathwaite opts to bat

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Not one, but two debutants today!

Congratulations to Yashasvi Jaiswal and Ishan Kishan who are all set to make their Test debut for #TeamIndia.

Go well, lads!#WIvIND pic.twitter.com/h2lIvgU6Zp— BCCI (@BCCI) July 12, 2023

18:45 (IST)

Agarwal eyes India comeback

Mayank Agarwal finds himself out of the Indian team at the moment, having last represented them in the Day-Night Test against Sri Lanka in March 2022. The Karnataka batter though, remains hopeful of clawing his way back into the team through strong performances in the domestic circuit.

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