Rohit and Jaiswal give India fast runs after Siraj five-for stops West Indies 183 quick

Lunch India 438 and 98 for 1 (Rohit 57, Jaiswal 37*, Gill 0*, Gabriel 1-11) lead West Indies 255 (Brathwaite 75, Siraj 5-60, Mukesh 2-48) by 281 runs

India wanted lower than eight overs – and fewer than an hour – on the fourth morning to dismiss West Indies for 255 from an in a single day 229 for five. Siraj, the chief of India’s inexperienced tempo assault, lived as much as his billing and returned 5 for 60 in difficult situations.

In the subsequent over, Siraj went vast of the crease, tricked Jason Holder into taking part in for the inward angle, however bought the ball to swing away and kiss the sting. Siraj proceeded to snip off the tail along with his wobble-seam inducker and outswinger. He led India’s gamers off the sector and was warmly welcomed again by bowling coach Paras Mhambrey.

Rohit and Jaiswal then switched into T20 mode and repeatedly hit the ball excessive. In the primary over of India’s second innings, Jaiswal jumped out of the crease and dispatched Kemar Roach over extra-cover for six. Then, in Roach’s subsequent over, Rohit lofted him over the midwicket boundary with a much bigger swing. The partnership zoomed to fifty off simply 33 balls and India’s run-spree may properly proceed within the afternoon session.

Rohit made West Indies pay on Sunday, shellacking a 35-ball half-century – his quickest in Test cricket. However, simply earlier than the rain arrived, he was caught at superb leg, the place Alzarri Joseph did not mess it up.