IND vs WI 2nd Test Day 3: Kuldeep Yadav Enforces Follow-On, Hope & Campbell Hit 50s, WI Trail by 97 Runs

 

 

In the second Test against the West Indies, Team India has completely strengthened its grip. By the end of the third day, the Indian team was heading for a big win. All three sessions of Day 3 went to Indian bowlers, where Kuldeep Yadav took a total of five wickets in the first innings. By the end of the day's play, West Indies have scored 172 runs for the loss of two wickets in the follow-on and are still behind by 97 runs. At the same time, in the first innings, the entire team of West Indies was piled on 248 runs.

Kuldeep Yadav Shines as India Dominates West Indies on Day 3

In the first innings from India's side, the bowlers also did a great job after the batsmen. Batting first, Team India declared the innings after scoring 518 runs, then bundled West Indies out for 248. Kuldeep Yadav worked his magic for the Nationals and made five batsmen their victims, while three wickets went to Ravindra Jadeja. At the same time, one wicket was taken by Jasprit Bumrah and one wicket by Mohammad Siraj. After losing by a lot of runs in the first innings, the Indian team called West Indies for the follow-on.

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A catch worthy of being played on loop ➰#TeamIndia Captain Shubman Gill with a splendid effort 👏

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After taking the follow on against India, West Indies have shown good batting in the second innings so far. Although two of his wickets fell on 35, Chanderpaul and Athanez were dismissed early. But, after that, John Campbell and Shay Hope put on a brilliant partnership of 138 runs for the fourth wicket. West Indies won the third session of the third day due to the excellent batting of both the players. Campbell scored 87* and Hope scored 66* and are still on the fridge. India will have to bat well on the fourth day to avoid losing the innings.

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Kuldeep Yadav gets his fifth five-wicket haul in Tests! 👏

A wonderful performance from him yet again 🔝

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After winning the toss, the Indian team batted first and scored 518 runs for the loss of five wickets in the first innings. Yashasvi Jaiswal played a brilliant innings of 175 runs, in which he hit 22 fours. At the same time, captain Shubh Mangal scored an unbeaten innings of 129 runs. Gill hit 12 fours and two sixes in his batting. Both together gave the Indian team a big score in the first innings.

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