INDIA DECIMATE WINDIES

FIRST TEST | Jadeja, Siraj, Kuldeep ensure India win by an innings and 140 runs to take 1-0 lead in the two-match series

- Haridev Pushparaj

India decimated West Indies by an innings and 140 runs with a superlative all-round effort that wrapped up the first Test in a one-sided contest as they took a 1-0 lead in the two-match series, at the Narendra Modi Stadium, here on Saturday.

Ravindra Jadeja scalped 4/54 while Siraj picked a creditable 3/31 as the home side skittled out the hapless West Indies for a mere 146 in 45.1 overs in their second innings on day three. He was declared as player-of-the-match.

Jadeja would deserve a special mention as he had struck a fantastic hundred during India’s first innings, and the four-wicket haul was the icing on the cake for the India vice-captain.