Ravichandran Ashwin's 12-wicket haul coupled with debutant Yashasvi Jaiswal’s 171 enabled India to wrap the proceedings by the third evening. India’s highest wicket-taker in Tests Anil Kumble praised the off-spinner's massive effort, the best for any Indian in West Indies.
Decisions by both captains have been put under the microscope during the opening three games of an enthralling series, with many eyebrows raised when England skipper Ben Stokes declared early at Edgbaston and then further scrutiny arose when Cummins used inexperienced spinner Todd Murphy spa
The Caribbean side fell to a disappointing innings and 141-run loss to the Asian nation in their first appearance of the new ICC World Test Championship cycle and will be keen to return to winning ways and tie the series when the second Test commences at Queen’s Park Oval on Thursday.
Aswhin did so during the first Test of two-match series against West Indies in Dominica. The veteran spinner recorded one of his finest away performances, taking 5/60 in the first innings and 7/71 in the second innings to finish with a combined figure of 12/131.
Alick Athanaze and Jomel Warrican managed to shift momentum back into the favour of West Indies in a session which was once again largely dominated by the India openers in the first Test on Thursday at Windsor Park.
Off-spinner R Ashwin was at his mesmerizing best as India seized control of the 1st Test against the West Indies at Dominica on the opening day itself. Former Indian bowler Ishant Sharma who is now doing commentary for the West Indies series said that it’s a great opportunity for Yashasvi to
Netherlands skipper Scott Edwards emphasised on the need for his team to deal with spinners better after Sri Lanka cruised through victory in the final of the Cricket World Cup Qualifier final on Sunday.
Sri Lanka maintained their unbeaten run to defeat the Netherlands in a subtle fashion and win the Cricket World Cup Qualifier 2023 final on Sunday at the Harare Sports Club.
New Zealand spinners Amelia Kerr, Eden Carson and Leigh Kasperek orchestrated Sri Lanka's downfall as the Kiwis registered a comfortable five-wicket victory in the opening T20I of the three-match series at the P Sara Oval stadium on Saturday.
With a dominant all-round performance, Sri Lanka rattled West Indies to register an 8-wicket victory at the Harare Sports Club on Friday in the Cricket World Cup Qualifier.