‘Ashwin ne West Indies ko apne chakravyuh mein fasa diya’ – India seal dominating win by an innings and 141 runs over West Indies in Dominica
India and West Indies locked horns in Dominica as the men from the Caribbean looked to take the fight to India after the agonising exit from ODI World Cup 2023 Qualifiers. But India dominated and won the game by an innings and 141 runs on Day 3. Yashasvi Jaiswal, for his heroics on debut, picked up the Player of the Match award. The Men in Blue took a 1-0 lead in the series with one more Test match left to be played. The Men in Maroon will have some thinking to do ahead of the second Test in Trinidad.
India continued from where they left off on Day 2 at 312-2. Jaiswal made his way to a well-crafted 171 off 387 balls with 14 fours and one six before being dismissed by Alazarri Joseph. Virat Kohli continued on but could not convert his start into a century as he was caught by Alick Athanaze of Rahkeem Cornwall. He fell for 76 off 182 balls with five fours. Then, Ravindra Jadeja came in and played a handy innings of an unbeaten 37 off 82 balls with three fours and one six. Ishan Kishan stayed unbeaten on 1 off 20 balls.
Ravichandran Ashwin picked up 7-71 in the second innings as India stunned the West Indies at Dominica
The Men in Blue declared at 421-5 and had a healthy lead of 271 in the first innings. In reply the West Indies batters fell away like a pack of cards as they crumbled to 130 in the second innings. Once again Athanaze was the best batter on show as he made a resolute 28 off 44 balls with five fours, For India, it was Ravichandran Ashwin who weaved his magic once again with the ball. The ace off-spinner picked up 7-71 in 21.3 overs.
Jadeja supported Ashwin and took 2-38 in his 21-over spell. Mohammed Siraj bowled a good delivery to dismiss Da Silva. In the end it was a comprehensive win at Dominica and showed their might against a struggling West Indies Test outfit. India also bagged 12 precious World Test Championship points in their kitty. Ashwin rewrote quite a few records along the way as he is now on par with Anil Kumble when it comes to most ten-wicket hauls in Test cricket.
Let us take a look at the reactions on Twitter:
Should West Indies take part in domestic cricket of other countries to upscale themselves??#INDvsWI @ICC
— Saurabh Srivastava (@100rabh05) July 14, 2023
Ashwin ne West Indies team ko pura saaf kar diya.. 😅🙌🏼👏🏼
An absolute champion bowler for team India..@ashwinravi99 #TeamIndia #INDvsWI— somyash Gouda 🇮🇳 (Modi Ka Parivaar) (@Somyash11) July 14, 2023
Absolutely brilliant🏆🔥 #TeamIndia showed their true mettle with an outstanding performance in Dominica Proud of our boys for an impressive win in the first #WIvIND Test Keep the momentum going 🙌🇮🇳 #CricketFever #INDvsWI
— Shahul 𝕏 (@ShahulS1820) July 14, 2023
Is it still worthwhile to compete against the West Indies in cricket nowadays? Their performance in all formats seems to be disappointing. It is crucial for them to improve their game, as otherwise, matches against them may resemble practice sessions #INDvsWI
— Samarth Jaiswal (@Jaiswal_30) July 14, 2023
Great performance by the Indian cricket team. Winning by an innings and 141 runs is an incredible achievement. Congratulations to the players and the entire team. #WIvIND | #INDvsWI
— Shahul 𝕏 (@ShahulS1820) July 14, 2023
Happened to watch WI vs Ind test match highlights. What a downfall for WI cricket !! #INDvsWI
— Sashi G (மோடியின் குடும்பம்) (@kpgsasi) July 14, 2023
#RavichandranAshwin spins a story!
35th fifer and 8th 10 wickets in match for the 🐐
Nov ash na mass na nee @ashwinravi99 #INDvsWI #WIvsIND pic.twitter.com/MzMX29kGRo— Asvanth (@asvanth1808) July 15, 2023
https://twitter.com/ItsRahulRoy19/status/1680006936849444864?s=20
https://twitter.com/ArunabhBhardwa4/status/1680010221802909697?s=20
#Ashwin 2nd five wicket haul in the game and 12 overall and Super debut knock by #Jaiswal gets player of match…Well deserved.
India wins by innings and 141 runs #INDvsWI #Cricket #WTC pic.twitter.com/NjSRnC16lp— Arjun (@Arjun13135581) July 15, 2023
