India are in a strong position. They moved their overnight score of 80/0 to end 312/2 , a lead of 162. It was a historic day for the 21 year old Indian opener, Yashasvi Jaiswal , who scored a century on his debut. In doing so he became the first Indian to score a century on his debut in the Caribbean , at the end of the day he was 143 not out. He has so far faced 350 deliveries. He reminds me of the left handed Sunil Gavasker. Congratulations 🎉 .Well done . Planning, determination, endurance were the keys factor that helped him achieve his goal thus far and he is not finished yet.
Back to the match Rohit Sharma completed his century, before being caught by the wicket keeper Da Silva off the bowling of debutant Alick Athanaze for 103 and Subman Gill was brilliantly caught at slip off Warrican for 6 by Athanaze.
All in all, The West Indies were able to restrict India to 232 runs in the day, though some time was lost for rain. The WI lost the services of Rahkeem Cornwall , his being off the field for most of the day.
It was a rare sight to see Virat Kholi struggling at a run rate of37.50.
At the end of the day, India were well on top and could well pile on the runs and set West Indies a target in excess 350+ to save the game. Best wishes Rahkeem. Get well soon
By Leon Francis
