Updates:
In what has been a wicketless session for the West Indies in Delhi, Yashasvi Jaiswal (111*) and B Sai Sudharsan (71*) have added 126 runs to take Team India's score to 220/1 in 58 overs. West Indies had notably dropped a catch off Sai Sudharsan's bat as he got a reprieve and the left-handed batter will be determined to make the tourists pay.
Indian opener Yashasvi Jaiswal has notched up his 7th Test hundred on Day 1 of the second Test against the West Indies in Delhi. The left-handed batter got to the milestone with a brace off Khary Pierre's bowling in the 51st over of the innings as he has added over 100 runs with B Sai Sudharsan.
The hosts are comfortably placed after the first session on Day 1 in Delhi, having reached 94/1 in 28 overs. KL Rahul was the only one to be dismissed as Jomel Warrican scalped him for 38, breaking a 58-run opening stand in the 18th over of the innings. Nevertheless, B Sai Sudharsan has looked good for his unbeaten 16 in 36 balls.
Team India captain Shubman Gill finally won the toss after suffering five losses in the department as the hosts have opted to bat at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi. While the home side are unchanged, West Indies have triggered two changes, bringing in Anderson Phillip and Tevim Imlach for Brandon King and Johann Layne.
India (Playing XI): Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul, Sai Sudharsan, Shubman Gill(c), Dhruv Jurel(w), Ravindra Jadeja, Washington Sundar, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj.
West Indies (Playing XI): John Campbell, Tagenarine Chanderpaul, Alick Athanaze, Shai Hope, Roston Chase(c), Tevin Imlach(w), Justin Greaves, Jomel Warrican, Khary Pierre, Anderson Phillip, Jayden Seales
Team India will look to seal the series when the second Test against the West Indies begins on October 10, Friday at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi. The home side will begin as firm favourites, having steamrolled the Caribbeans by an innings and 140 runs in the opening bout at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad.
Team India’s assistant coach Ryan ten Doeschate had asserted that they are likely to stick with an unchanged eleven for the second and final Test. The Indian team’s performance was near complete in the first Test, with big runs coming from the batters and the bowlers making quick work of the West Indies’ batting unit. The hosts will hope for B Sai Sudharsan to come good after his failure in Ahmedabad.
West Indies, meanwhile, have multiple issues to address after being toothless with both bat and ball in Ahmedabad. Should they bat first again, the tourists must put on a gritty batting performance and ensure a big first-innings total to challenge India. From the bowling perspective, Jayden Seales might have to do the heavy lifting again, while the spinners must come good too. Should the West Indies win, it will be their first Test victory over India since 2002.
Squads:
India squad: Shubman Gill (c), Ravindra Jadeja (vc), Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul, Sai Sudharsan, Devdutt Padikkal, Dhruv Jurel (wk), N. Jagadeesan (wk), Nitish Reddy, Washington Sundar, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna.
West Indies squad: Roston Chase (C), Jomel Warrican (VC), Kevlon Anderson, Alick Athanaze, John Campbell, Tagenarine Chanderpaul, Justin Greaves, Shai Hope, Tevin Imlach, Alzarri Joseph, Shamar Joseph, Brandon King, Anderson Phillip, Khary Pierre, Jayden Seales.
