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- Updated: July 24, 2016
India 566 for 8 decl. (Kohli 200, Ashwin 113, Dhawan 84, Mishra 53) beat West Indies 243 (K Brathwaite 74, Yadav 4-41, Shami 4-66) and (f/o) 231 (C Brathwaite 51*, Samuels 50, Ashwin 7-83) by an innings and 92 runsScorecard and ball-by-ball details
It took more than four sessions coming, but once R Ashwin found his rhythm he ran through the West Indian line-up to seal India’s first innings win in the West Indies. Just after lunch on day four, with India needing eight wickets to finish the match, Ashwin found the dip and drift and cut out on the loose balls to earn himself a five-for and a hundred in the same Test for a second time, more than any other Indian. West Indies, as in the first innings, couldn’t offer much resistance, and folded up in 78 overs, 12.2 fewer than the first time around.
Before Ashwin struck, Marlon Samuels and Rajendra Chandrika had managed to hold India up for 22 overs, which did frustrate India a little, not entirely of their own volition. After Umesh Yadav had removed Darren Bravo in the first over of the morning – a repeat feeble push to a wide delivery from the first innings – an umpiring decision got India’s goat. In his first over of the morning, Mohammed Shami hit Samuels’ glove and offered a low chance to Wriddhiman Saha’s left, which the wicketkeeper claimed immediately.
Coach Anil Kumble, watching from the balcony, lifted his finger after the first replay. However, the replays – understandably not enough angles or quality for financial reasons – didn’t return a verdict beyond reasonable doubt nor was there a soft signal made by the on-field umpires. So the benefit of the doubt went to Samuels. His bat obscured the …
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