Dynamite News 2nd Test: Bumrah's hat-trick rattles Windies batting
Jasprit Bumrah 6/16 dismantled Windies batting line-up for 87/7 at stumps on day 2 of the final Test here at Sabina Park on Saturday.
Kingston (Jamaica): Jasprit Bumrah 6/16 dismantled Windies batting line-up for 87/7 at stumps on day 2 of the final Test here at Sabina Park on Saturday. Rakheem Cornwall 4 off 17 and Jahmar Hamilton 2 off 22 were at the crease at the end of day 2.
West Indies trail India by 329 runs with 3 wickets remaining in the 1st innings. Earlier India were all out for 416 in the first innings with last wicket taken by Holder of Hanuma his 5 wicket in the innings and also completing 100 wickets in Tests.
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India are in firmly in control of this Test as they lead by a whopping 329 runs, and West Indies are already looking like they will have a tough ask to save this Test, with three whole days remaining. Jasprit Bumrah's also struck hat-trick taking wickets of of Darren Bravo, Shamarh Brooks and Roston Chase in consecutive balls becoming third Indian in history striking a Test hat-trick in the second Test against Windies in Jamaica on Saturday.
Harbhajan Singh (2001 vs Aus) and Irfan Pathan (2006 vs Pakistan) had been the only Indians with hat-tricks in Test cricket before this.
Hanuma Vihari scored his maiden Test century 111 off 225 (16 fours), while Ishant also got his maiden half-century 57 off 80 (7 fours). Others who chipped in were Mayank Agarwal 55 off 127 (7 fours), skipper Virat Kohli 76 off 163 (10 fours).
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In reply to India's 416, Windies started on a disaster losing its their first wicket in form of John Campbell at 9 in 7th over. After that wickets kept falling at regular intervals. 2nd wicket fell of Darren Bravo at 13 in 9th over. 3-13 (Shamarh Brooks, 8.3 ov), 4-13 (Roston Chase, 8.4 ov), 5-22 (Kraigg Brathwaite, 12.5 ov), 6-67 (Shimron Hetmyer, 24.6 ov), 7-78 (Jason Holder, 28.1 ov). (UNI)