Windies skipper Jason Holder’s brilliant bowling to restrict the hosts India to 367 runs in their first innings of Hyderabad Test went in vain as the visitors suffered a 10-wicket defeat after a huge batting collapse.
Starting the day three on the overnight score 308/4, India’s first innings ended quickly on 367 runs. Rishabh Pant again missed his century as he scored 92 off 134 balls (11 fours and 2 sixes) while Ajinkya Rahane scored 80 off 183 balls (7 balls). The fifth-wicket partnership between Rahane and Pant went for 152 before Rahane was dismissed. At the end of the innings, Ravichandran Ashwin added 35 runs (83 balls; 4 fours) before losing his wicket as the last man of that innings. India had a 56-run lead at the first innings fight.
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Windies skipper Jason Holder grabbed five wickets and ended with the bowling figure of 23-5-56-5. Also, Shannon Gabriel (3/107) picked up three wickets while Jomel Warrican (2/84) got two wickets.
At next, Windies’ second innings batting were totally destroyed by the Indian bowlers as the visitors only managed to score 127 runs. Both the Windies openers Kraigg Brathwaite and Kieran Powell failed to open their accounts while only Shai Hope (28) and Sunil Ambris (38) reached the 20-run marks.
Indian pacer Umesh Yadav completed his maiden 10-wicket haul in Test career after picking up four wickets (4/45) in the second innings while he took six wickets (6/88) in the first innings of this Test match. Also, the spinners Ravindra Jadeja (3/12), Ravichandran Ashwin (2/24) and Kuldeep Yadav (1/45) shared the other six wickets of that innings.
India had a tiny 72-run target to win the game and win the series too and they clinched a comfortable victory without any damage as the openers Prithvi Shaw and KL Rahul comfortably secured that victory. Both batsmen remained unbeaten on 33 runs as India reached the target in 16.1 overs without losing any wicket (75/0). `
With this victory, India won the two-match home Test series against Windies by the 2-0 margin. Indian pacer Umesh Yadav won the Player of the Match award while the opening batsman Prithvi Shaw won the Player of the Series award.
Here are some Twitter reactions:
Clinical performance by #TeamIndia to win this Test Series. Congratulations @y_umesh on another fine effort in the 2nd innings to bag your 10 wicket haul. #INDvsWI pic.twitter.com/WmQWHt5pHn
— Sachin Tendulkar (@sachin_rt) October 14, 2018
Many congratulations @y_umesh for your 10 wicket hall. Bowled really well in the conditions #IndvWI
— VVS Laxman (@VVSLaxman281) October 14, 2018
Extremely top effort from Umesh Yadav to take a ten-fer in a test at home. The fact that among fast bowlers only the greats Kapil Dev and Srinath have done it at home shows how rare a feat this is #INDvWI
— Mohammad Kaif (@MohammadKaif) October 14, 2018
India's first 10-wicket win over the West Indies in Tests!#IndvWI
— Mohandas Menon (@mohanstatsman) October 14, 2018
Special effort that by @y_umesh for his maiden ten wicket haul. Not that easy in India for a fast bowler. Well done 👍 #Ninja
— Rohit Sharma (@ImRo45) October 14, 2018
Youngest to hit winning runs in a Test match:
Pat Cummins — 18 years 197 days v South Africa in Johannesburg in 2011
PRITHVI SHAW — 18 years 339 days v Windies in Hyderabad in 2018#INDvsWI #INDvWI
— Sarang Bhalerao (@bhaleraosarang) October 14, 2018
Another crushing win for India. To start favourites is one thing, to treat the opposition like that quite another. Delighted for Umesh Yadav.
— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) October 14, 2018
Umesh Yadav is first India fast bowler to take 10 wickets in a home Test in nearly two decades (since Javagal Srinath vs Pak, Kolkata, 1999). #IndvWI
— Mazher Arshad (@MazherArshad) October 14, 2018
Make some noise, Hyderabad 👏👏👏👏@Paytm #INDvWI pic.twitter.com/LJ3z7v9G36
— BCCI (@BCCI) October 14, 2018
Another three day farce of a Test Match. Seriously time to consider two tier Test Cricket. #INDvsWI
— Sumanth Raman (@sumanthraman) October 14, 2018
Well done Indian Cricket Team.! Outstanding performance to seal the series #2-0.! 10th consecutive TEST series win at home.! #SuperSunday #INDVWI
— Mohit Surati (@my_surati92) October 14, 2018
Congratulations to INDIAN Cricket Team for winning the Test Series 2-0 against WestIndies 😍 Now Your Real Test Will Be in Australia Next Month , InshaAllah @BCCI You Will Made INDIAN fans Proud This Time 😘 We are always Behind You Keep Thrashing Everyone 😎 #INDvWI
— Shehryar Khan (@Pathan_007_) October 14, 2018
