The victories towards the Windies additionally made Virat Kohli India’s most profitable captain as he went previous MS Dhoni’s 27 Take a look at wins. For the report, Kohli can also be India’s most profitable captain in away Checks having gained 13 matches.
With 289 runs, together with a century and a couple of half-centuries, India’s Hanuma Vihari was the main run-getter throughout each groups within the sequence in 2019.
India tempo spearhead Jasprit Bumrah took 13 wickets within the sequence that included 2 five-wicket hauls to emerge because the main wicket-taker.
TimesofIndia.com right here takes a take a look at the massive highlights from the 2019 sequence:
1st Take a look at: Ajinkya Rahane‘s commanding second innings hundred
A century within the second innings has historically been rated larger than one within the first as a result of the pitch just isn’t contemporary for batting, nor are the gamers. A second innings hundred additionally typically proves to be extra decisive within the context of the match.
India have been bowled out for 297 runs of their first innings within the 1st Take a look at in Antigua after which they in flip bowled out the Windies for 222. India have been 81/three within the second innings when Rahane walked in to affix his captain, Virat Kohli on the crease.
Rahane added 106 runs with Kohli for the fourth wicket. Kohli fell for 51 however Rahane went on to attain his tenth Take a look at hundred – additionally his first in two years. Although Rahane took 235 balls to get to the three-figure mark, his 135-run stand with Hanuma Vihari for the fifth wicket put India in a commanding place.
India went on to win the Take a look at by 318 runs and Rahane was adjudged the Man of the Match for his second innings hundred and a 81-run knock within the first innings.
1st Take a look at: Jasprit Bumrah’s unbelievable figures of 5/7 in Eight overs
By declaring their second innings at 343/7, India set the Windies a victory-target of 419 runs within the first Take a look at at Antigua.
Bowling the second over with the brand new crimson cherry, Bumrah moved the ball each methods to easily run by the Windies batting line-up. Bumrah accomplished his five-wicket haul off simply 7.2 overs and gave away simply 7 runs. Four of the Eight overs that Bumrah bowled within the West Indies second innings have been maidens.
Bumrah’s unbelievable bowling figures of 8-4-7-5 are in truth nonetheless probably the most economical five-wicket haul by an India bowler in Take a look at cricket historical past. Three out of the 5 Windies batsmen that Bumrah dismissed have been clear bowled.
India lowered the Windies to 50/9 however a 50-run stand between Kemar Roach and Miguel Cummins took their whole to precisely 100 and India gained the Take a look at by 318 runs.
2nd Take a look at: Hanuma Vihari’s batting heroics
Hanuma Vihari won’t make common headlines, however his hard-earned batting exploits in Australia gave him various probabilities within the Indian center order.
Vihari lived as much as expectations within the second Take a look at at Sabina Park in Kingston with a dogged maiden Take a look at hundred off 200 balls within the first innings within the firm of Ishant Sharma (57) to energy India to 416 of their first innings.
The match was evenly poised with India at 164/Four when Vihari arrived on the crease and his 111-run knock took India to safer waters.
India went on to win the Take a look at by 257 runs and Vihari was adjudged the Man of the Match for additionally scoring an unbeaten 53 within the second innings.
2nd Take a look at: Jasprit Bumrah’s hat-trick
Jasprit Bumrah was really spectacular as a Take a look at bowler within the Caribbean. After his unbelievable bowling figures of 5/7 within the first Take a look at, Bumrah went one higher and registered a hat-trick.
Within the West Indies first innings, Bumrah first had Darren Bravo caught by KL Rahul at second slip, he then trapped Shamarh Brooks plumb in entrance. Brooks went for a overview however the replays confirmed he was LBW.
Subsequent ball, Roston Chase was hit above the toe in entrance of center stump by a full inswinger from Bumrah. The umpire turned down the LBW enchantment, however captain Virat Kohli went for the overview and the replays confirmed the ball hitting the leg stump.
Enjoying simply his 12th Take a look at, Bumrah turned the third Indian to get a hat-trick in Take a look at cricket (after Harbhajan Singh and Irfan Pathan).
Bumrah completed with 6/27 because the Windies have been skittled out for 117. India went on to win the Take a look at by 257 runs and the sequence 2-0.
