India, after bowling out WICB President’s XI for 180, will resume the day’s play at 93/3. The visitors lost the top-order cheaply and would hope the middle-order fires and helps them post a big total on the second day of the three-day warm-up fixture. Catch live cricket scores and live cricket updates here.
0047 hrs IST: That’s FIFTY for Ravindra Jadeja. Top knock lower down the order. India reach 335/8
0025 hrs IST: Ashwin and Jadeja are out in the middle for the final session of the day’s play. India enjoy control with a healthy lead
2348 hrs IST: Tea has been taken. India 304/8. Ashwin and Jadeja in the middle
2345 hrs IST: India cross the 300-run mark, swell their lead over WICB Pres XI
2342 hrs IST: Saha is out after a watchful hand, and stand with Jadeja. India lose their eighth wicket
2326 hrs IST: Jadeja is the new man in, he joins Saha, who is unbeaten on 15. India have a lead of 74 over the hosts
2315 hrs IST: WICKET! Cornwall has another one as he now gets rid of Rahane. India 254/7
2250 hrs IST: Saha walks out to the middle, he joins right-hander Rahane, unbeaten on 24, in the middle. India 231/6
2244 hrs IST: WICKET! Binny is out caught-behind off Cornwall. India lose their sixth wicket with the scoreboard reading 231/6
2239 hrs IST: India’s lead is a decent 43 runs now. It remains to be seen whether they would declare early to force a result or just allow the batsmen to have a good hit in the middle
2226 hrs IST: Rahane and Binny take India past 200 now. Building lead after the solid stand between Rahul and Kohli
2221 hrs IST: Rahane and Binny in the middle for the visitors now. They lead by 18 runs, and have wickets in hand
2218 hrs IST: Soon after reaching FIFTY, Kohli is out LBW for 51. India 187/4
2210 hrs IST: Kohli too reaches FIFTY now. Composed knock by India’s Test skipper
2101 hrs IST: Rahul brings up his FIFTY. A solid hand by the right-hander. India take their total to 162/3. Both Kohli and Rahul doing a fine job for the visitors
2047 hrs IST: Kohli clips it away for a single, brings up the 150 for India. Moves to 36
2031 hrs IST: Drinks! India 135/3. Rahul 42*, Kohli 25*
2019 hrs IST: Rahul moves into the 40s now. Was very fluent against the slow bowlers on Thursday, happy to send time against the quicks today
2003 hrs IST: India have safely added 27 runs to their overnight total, Kohli scoring 18 off those. Solid start by the visitors
1946 hrs IST: India cross the 100-run mark with the Kohli-Rahul stand. Both have been very cautious in the morning session so far
1934 hrs IST: The Indian skipper has been watchful so far. Getting right behind the line of the ball and offering the full face of the blade
1926 hrs IST: Kohli and Rahul out in the middle. Cornwall with the ball for the hosts. Ind 93/3
Jadeja, R Ashwin dominate as India bowl out WICB XI for 180
Indian spin troika of Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin and Amit Mishra kept their stranglehold on the inexperienced West Indies Board President’s XI to bowl them out for a paltry 180 on the first day of the final warm-up game.
Challenging to face India’s strong batting, says Carlos Brathwaite
West Indies all-rounder Carlos Brathwaite says India have a formidable batting line-up and the contest will be equally tough against the Indian spinners when the four-Test series begins at Antigua on July 21.
[source;indianexpress]