Ashwin ,(Ashwin )opened the ‘claw’

Rossiu. The first day of Dominica Test was named after Team India. On the basis of the brilliant performance of the bowlers led by Ravichandran Ashwin,(Ashwin )  India piled West Indies for 150 runs in the first innings in the first Test match of the 2-match series. By the end of the day’s play, Team India, in response to this, scored 80 runs in their first innings without any loss. The Indian team is 70 runs behind the total number of runs scored in the first innings of the host Windies.

Veteran off-spinner Ashwin returned the pavilion to 5 Windies players by giving 60 runs in 24.3 overs, while left-arm spinner Ravindra Jadeja, supporting Ashwin from the other end, took 3 wickets for 26 runs in 14 overs. Pacer Shardul Thakur and Mohammad Siraj got one success each.

Debutant young opener Yashasvi Jaiswal along with captain Rohit Sharma from the Indian team got off to a great start. Jaiswal is unbeaten after scoring 40 runs in 73 balls with the help of 6 fours, while Rohit Sharma is playing 30 runs in 65 balls with the help of 3 fours and a six. Ashwin took 5 wickets for the 33rd time in a Test innings and during this time he completed 700 wickets in international cricket (Test, ODI and T20 International combined). He became the third Indian bowler after Anil Kumble (956) and Harbhajan Singh (711) to achieve this feat.

Athanage missed his half-century by 3 runs
Ashwin has 702 wickets in 271 matches and 351 innings in international cricket, out of which he has taken 479 wickets in Tests. Only Alyque Athanage, who is making his debut for the West Indies, could face the Indian bowlers strongly. Although he missed the half-century. He became the fourth victim of Ashwin’s innings by scoring 47 runs. Ashwin dismissed Tegnarayan Chanderpaul (12) and captain Kraigg Brathwaite (20) in the opening session of the day, while Shardul Thakur (one wicket for 15 runs), playing as the third fast bowler, made his debut to Ramon Reifer (two). Catching by wicketkeeper Ishan Kishan. Jadeja dismissed Jermaine Blackwood (14) just before the lunch break.

Holder and Athanage added 41 runs for the sixth wicket
In the fourth over of the second session, Jadeja’s arm ball was cut by Joshua DaSilva (two) and the ball went into the gloves of Kishan, taking the outer edge of the bat. Experienced Jason Holder then supported Athanage well. After getting together from one end, Athanage’s confidence increased and he hit brilliant fours against Jadeja and Ashwin. This left-handed batsman also hit a six against Ashwin. Siraj broke the partnership of 41 runs in 108 balls for the sixth wicket between the two. Holder was caught by Shardul near the square leg boundary in an attempt to hit Siraj’s bouncer for a six.

Alzarri Joseph becomes Ashwin’s 700th victim
Ashwin dismissed Alzarri Joseph (four) to bring his wickets to 700 in the international and then ended Athanage’s brilliant innings. In the last session of the day, Jadeja dismissed Kemar Roach (one) while Ashwin dismissed Jomel Warrican (one) to wrap up West Indies’ innings. Rahkeem Cornwall remained unbeaten after scoring 19 runs. Earlier in the opening session of the day, West Indies batsmen batted with extra caution in 28 and hit just six fours.

After winning the toss and deciding to bat, Kraigg Brathwaite and Tegnarayan did not take risks in the initial overs. Both adopted a very defensive approach against Mohammad Siraj and left-arm bowler Jaydev Unadkat. However, both these bowlers of the new ball did not get luck and the ball came out from close to the bat several times. Ashwin benefited from the pressure created by the fast bowlers. Ashwin used the slow and flighted ball brilliantly here.