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- Updated: July 22, 2016
India 566 for 8 decl. (Kohli 200, Ashwin 113, Dhawan 84, Mishra 53) v West IndiesLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details
An entertaining cameo by Amit Mishra took India past 500 before Virat Kohli declared to give his bowlers 16 overs at West Indies on the second evening. India lost R Ashwin soon after tea, but Mishra continued with his intentful batting, which had broken India out of a slumber just before tea. Mishra’s fourth Test fifty helped India post their joint fourth-highest total against West Indies.
Tea India 512 for 6 (Ashwin 106*, Mishra 23*) v West IndiesLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details
Virat Kohli continued his efficient and energetic accumulation of runs to bring up his maiden first-class double hundred, but his dismissal in the first over after lunch brought West Indies some relief as 108 came off 35 overs in the second session. Promoted to No. 6, R Ashwin enjoyed some luck in the first hour of the day before strolling to his third hundred against West Indies, taking his average against them to 76.2.
A mark of the importance of Kohli’s innings is that India scored at 3.6 runs an over with him at the wicket, as opposed to 2.9 before and after him. Kohli’s intent – helped no doubt by a flat pitch and tiring bowlers – foiled West Indies’ plan pretty much from ball one: bowl defensively and ensure your stacked-up batting line-up has less time to survive. Kohli himself batted at 4.2 an over. Apart from Shannon Gabriel, no bowler – there was only one more specialist in the side – actively looked out for wickets, relying on frustrating batsmen. However, captain Kohli, India’s first to …
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