Kohli leads India’s progress with first away hundred since 2018
Lunch India 373 for six (Kishan 18*, Ashwin 6*) vs West Indies
Virat Kohli made his first away Test century in virtually 5 years, and Ravindra Jadeja helped himself to a half-century, as India pulled additional forward on the second morning in Port of Spain. The guests threatened to play out one other wicketless session, however West Indies struck with the wickets of each the set batters to curb India’s dominance earlier than lunch. India had been 373 for six on the interval with Ishan Kishan and R Ashwin unbeaten on 18 and 6 respectively.
Kohli seemed like changing his hundred into a giant one till Alzarri Joseph’s athletic intervention ran him out for 121. Jadeja seemed good for a century of his personal, however Kemar Roach had him edging a drive behind to native lad and wicketkeeper Joshua da Silva, about quarter-hour earlier than the interval.
The Queen’s Park Oval pitch – and the outfield – had slowed down even additional on day two however that did not stop Kohli from pinging the boundary together with his punchy drives. One of these drives, which was crunched behind level off Shannon Gabriel, introduced Kohli his 76th hundred in his five hundredth worldwide match. Three balls later, Jadeja bought to his fifty and celebrated it together with his signature sword dance.
Another Kohli drive, this break day Jason Holder within the 92nd over, was among the many contenders for the shot of the match. When Holder served up a half-volley on the stumps, Kohli had initially formed to flick it away via midwicket, however he ended up half-flicking and half-driving it previous mid-off with nice authority. There was one other drive that he drilled so straight that it knocked out center stump on the non-striker’s finish.
Jadeja was extra circumspect, however he mixed effectively with Kohli to steal singles and doubles from the West Indian fielders. However, the 159-run fifth-wicket stand ended when an uncharacteristic second of hesitation between the wickets resulted in Kohli getting run out. Joseph swooped on the ball from sq. leg and capitalised on the chance. Five overs later, Roach dismissed Jadeja for 61 after a profitable overview.
Kishan, who had spent 19 balls on zero on Test debut in Dominica, began with extra attacking intent in Port of Spain, advancing at left-arm fingerspinner Jomel Warrican and flaying the ball previous him for 4.