SIRAJ WRECKS HAPLESS WINDIES

Mohammad Siraj, Jasprit Bumrah, and Kuldeep Yadav wrecked havoc on a hapless West Indies outfit, bowling them out for 162. Thereafter, KL Rahul and Yashasvi Jaiswal took India to a position of strength on day one of the first Test at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad.

- Haridev Pushparaj

Rahul (53) notched up a creditable half-century while skipper Shubman Gill remained not out on 18 as India went to stumps on day one at 121/2 in 38 overs, trailing by just 41 runs. Jaiswal (36) and Sai Sudharsan were the only wickets lost. The former lost his wicket to pacer Jayden Seales while the latter was scalped by WI skipper Roston Chase.

Earlier, Siraj scalped four, Bumrah three, and Kuldeep two to send the Windies packing after they elected to bat first after winning the toss.

The first notable action from the opening session was the run-out scare that John Campbell got from a sharp Nitish Kumar Reddy.

Campbell shrugged off that moment, cracking two fluent boundaries to kickstart his morning as West Indies got their innings underway.

From the initial impressions of the pitch, it seemed a good, hard wicket with enough in it for the batters and the pacers for an even contest.