Windies v. India. First Test.

Donny · Posted: Fri Aug 23, 2019 1:13 am

West Indies won the toss and elected to bowl.

Early wicket for Roach.

India 1/5.

Donny · Posted: Fri Aug 23, 2019 1:15 am

Roach again. He claims the almost immovable Pujara for 2.

India 2/10. Roach 2/6.

K · Joined: 09 Sep 2011

How the West Indies became a fast-bowling paradise again

https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/27429857/how-west-indies-became-fast-bowling-paradise-again

"In the year 2011, his first as coach of the regional team, Gibson insisted that they use Duke's balls for home Tests. The draw percentage since the change has fallen from 40 to 18.91, almost on par with England and India, and a better rate than New Zealand and the UAE.
...

In 2017, though, West Indies consciously changed the nature of their pitches too. In Shannon Gabriel and Kemar Roach, with support from Jason Holder and Alzarri Joseph, they had a pace attack that could make use of these harder, bouncier, seamer-friendly tracks. They went against the advice of the outgoing coaches Stuart Law and Nic Pothas when they stuck with Duke's balls and green pitches for the series against England last year.

The argument was that England were used to facing Duke's balls, and they had a seam attack that hoped the Duke's balls would, in the words of their coach Trevor Bayliss, play into their hands. To their credit, the current administrators didn't want to risk boring cricket by going for the safety of the Kookaburra. Moreover, Duke's had by now started manufacturing customised balls to suit the conditions in the Caribbean. If anything, the hosts dialled up the green on the pitches further. The results have been emphatic."

Donny · Posted: Fri Aug 23, 2019 1:31 am

Gabriel claims Kohli (9). Fends off to 3rd. slip.

3/25.

Donny · Posted: Sat Aug 24, 2019 12:33 am

6/203. Rahane out for 81. Vihari 32.

Roach 3/34.

K · Joined: 09 Sep 2011

Imagine Archer added to Roach and co. Pity that all we can do is imagine it.

Donny · Posted: Sat Aug 24, 2019 10:25 pm

Sharma has 5/42 as the Windies made it to 8/189 by stumps.

India scored 297.

Donny · Posted: Mon Aug 26, 2019 2:55 pm

Windies all out for 100.

India won by 318 runs.

Ishant Sharma took 5/43 & 3/31.

Ajinkya Rahane was Player of the Match, with 81 & 102.

K · Joined: 09 Sep 2011

In the second Test, in reply to India's 416, WI are 7/87 (33). Shocked

They'll probably avoid making it on to the list of lowest scores in the other thread, but ...

Donny · Posted: Sun Sep 01, 2019 8:06 pm

... and Jasprit Bumrah took a hatty, in his 6/16.

A particularly good one, as it was first drop, 4 & 5 batsmen.

Donny · Posted: Mon Sep 02, 2019 2:43 am

All out 117.

Will Kohli enforce the follow-on ?

Donny · Posted: Mon Sep 02, 2019 2:43 am

No. Disappointing.

Pies4shaw · pies4shaw Joined: 08 Oct 2007

Kohli got his reward for that decision - a first ball duck. Very funny.

Jezza · 2023 PREMIERS! Joined: 06 Sep 2010 Location: Ponsford End

India went on to bat making 4/168 before declaring and setting the Windies a target of 468.

Currently the Windies are 2/45 at the end of day 3.

Donny · Posted: Tue Sep 03, 2019 2:24 am

Windies 2/84 and Bravo retired hurt.