Up 1-0 in the series, India came into the Test match at Gros Islet, hoping to double the advantage. Opting to bat first, they were rescued by a lower-order stand of 213 runs between Wriddhiman Saha and R Ashwin, which took them to 353 runs in their first innings.
Then Bhuvneshwar Kumar turned it on with the ball with a five-wicket haul that derailed the hosts to 225 all out. In their second innings, India posted 217 for 7 declared and set 346 runs in the final innings, the West Indies were bowled out for 108, to give India a massive-237 run win.
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Shankar covered the 2023 ICC ODI World Cup held in India, which Australia won by beating India in the final. He strives to be sensible in his reporting to deliver accurate, relevant, and ethical information.
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