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Classy Chase ton leads West Indies to improbable draw
- Updated: August 3, 2016
West Indies 196 (Blackwood 62, Ashwin 5-52) and 388 for 6 (Chase 137*, Dowrich 74, Holder 64*, Blackwood 63) drew with India 500 for 9 decl. (Rahul 158, Rahane 108*, Chase 5-121)Scorecard and ball-by-ball details
There is a lot to be said of Roston Chase. He’s languid at the crease. He plays late and close to his body. He wasn’t perturbed by a tough situation. And his timing stood out. Two days short of 50 years and six days after 80th birthday of the last man to do so, he became the first West Indian to combine a hundred and a five-for in the same Test.
Of course, for that to happen he had to hit the ball sweetly too. He looked correct when he defended, graceful when he attacked and bloody determined all through. Sir Garry Sobers wouldn’t have minded ceding his record to an innings like that. Not to a fellow Bajan. And certainly not when it helped West Indies draw a Test they seemed almost certain to lose. It was the first draw at Sabina Park since 1998.
On day four, along with 82.1 overs, it appeared West Indies’ fight had gone missing too. Their openers fell early, and in ungainly fashion. One senior player fell for a duck and another was a sitting duck against a short ball. It had become a walk in the park for India. This morning, however, they were stuck in the mud. The first 25 balls cost 40 runs. The fast bowlers were hit through the line and over the top. The spinners were hit against the turn. Chase had finally made it a contest. At tea, he had the favourite sweating. An hour and a half later, he made Virat Kohli concede and take the draw.
India tried to bounce Chase, he pulled them away. India used reverse swing, he kept them out shortening his backlift. India had tried to spin him out, but his open stance showed him exactly what was coming at him. On 99, he flicked a ball on his pads right through the man at midwicket, completed the single and celebrated his first Test hundred in his second Test match by crossing his hands in the shape of an ‘X’ over his head. His coach and team-mates were clapping with gusto. Sir …
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