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WI vs IND Live: Close call!

R Ashwin almost had the wicket of Jermaine Blackwood. With a fuller delivery, Ashwin hit the front pad of Blackwood. Umpire was unconvinced so India had to go upstairs. Ball tracking revealed that the impact was on umpire’s call and the ball was also clipping the stumps. Blackwood survived as the ground umpire’s decision was not out. 

WI 38/2 (16.5)

WI vs IND Live: WICKET!

R Ashwin strikes again for India! This time he has trapped Kraigg Brathwaite. The West Indies skipper failed to take on India’s ace spinner this time and edged the ball high in the air before Rohit Sharma at cover took the catch comfortably.

WI vs IND Live: FOUR!

A beautiful sweep shot from Kraigg Brathwaite on the bowling of R Ashwin and the batter will get a four off it. The West Indies captain is batting with controlled aggression and it is paying him the rewards. He is 20 not out off 41 balls now. 

WI 38/1 (14.4)

WI vs IND Live: WICKET!

Here is the first wicket for R Ashwin and India! The off spinner outplayed T Chanderpaul with a beauty to eventually clean the batter up. This is the breakthrough the Indians were desperately waiting for. Raymon Reifer is the new batter.

WI 31/1 (12.5)

WI vs IND Live: Siraj changes end!

Mohammed Siraj has changed his bowling end but that could not bring any change in the game so far. Six balls from the new end for Siraj and Chanderpaul and Brathwaite played him comfortably. This now seems like a good start for West Indies. Their scoring rate has been a bit slow but they have managed to remain harmless.

WI 31/0 (12)

WI vs IND Live: Spin introduced

R Ashwin started spin for India and he produced an inside edge from the willow of Tagenarine Chanderpaul on the very first ball. However, Chanderpaul was lucky that the ball fell safely on the on side.

WI 22/0 (8.1)

WI vs IND Live: Decent start for WI openers

Considering the way the two Indian pacers – Siraj and Unadkat – have bowled so far, both the West Indies openers – Kraigg Brathwaite and Tagenarine Chanderpaul have done well to keep their wicket safe.

WI 21/0 (7)

WI vs IND Live: Good bowling from Siraj

Mohammed Siraj is making the ball talk. Enough swing for him on his surface but he has been unlucky so far to remain without a wicket. These are some testing times for Windies openers. It will be really interesting to see if they could tackle this.

WI 14/0 (5)

WI vs IND Live: Maiden over!

It was bowled beautifully from Mohammed Siraj. He beat the outside edge of Kraigg Brathwaite’s bat a couple of times in it with the help of some really good outswing.

WI 8/0 (3)

WI vs IND Live: Careful start from WI openers

End of the first two over. The surface has shown a bit of help to the Indian pacers Mohammed Siraj and Jaydev Unadkat so far. Bounce is average on the pitch.

WI 8/0 (2)

WI vs IND Live: Action starts!

Mohammed Siraj is bowling the first over. Kraigg Brathwaite is on the strike while Tagenarine Chanderpaul is at the other end. Here we go!

WI vs IND Live: Here are the playing XIs –

India (Playing XI): Rohit Sharma(c), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Ajinkya Rahane, Ravindra Jadeja, Ishan Kishan(w), Ravichandran Ashwin, Shardul Thakur, Jaydev Unadkat, Mohammed Siraj

West Indies (Playing XI): Kraigg Brathwaite(c), Tagenarine Chanderpaul, Raymon Reifer, Jermaine Blackwood, Alick Athanaze, Joshua Da Silva(w), Jason Holder, Rahkeem Cornwall, Alzarri Joseph, Kemar Roach, Jomel Warrican

WI vs IND Live: New members in the Indian unit!

“We have been here for a while, played a practice game in Barbados, here in Dominica for the last 4 days, rain did have a say, but we’re well prepared. The championship cycle final is two years away, but we’ve been consistent over the last couple of cycles. New guys in the squad, we just want to keep better as a team. I want the two debutants to enjoy, they’ve worked hard to come here, I want to make them feel comfortable and have some good memories of their first Test,” said India captain Rohit Sharma.

WI vs IND Live: Athanaze makes his West Indies debut!

“We are batting first, the surface is generally dry, bit of moisture, we’ll have to work hard in the first hour. We had a 10-day camp, Brian Lara was there as well, had a practice game amongst ourselves, looking good. We have been in good positions during the last cycle, but it’s all about being consistent. Want to see the guys be positive. Alick Athanaze is making his debut, Cornwall and Warrican are the two spinners, Kirk Edwards and Shannaon Gabriel miss out,” said WI skipper Kraigg Brathwaite after the toss.

WI vs IND Live: West Indies opt to bat!

West Indies skipper Kraigg Brathwaite has won the toss and opted to bat first against India in Dominica.

WI vs IND Live: Check out the weather

The weather is perfect for the first day of a Test match in Dominica.

Bright and sunny here at the Windsor Park.

Toss coming up in 15 minutes.#WIvIND pic.twitter.com/07pll4FAIS

— BCCI (@BCCI) July 12, 2023

WI vs IND Live: Time for Yashasvi Jaiswal to shine!

Yashasvi Jaiswal will be opening the innings for India with Shubman Gill being handed the number three spot left vacant by Cheteshwar Pujara. It will be a good test for the southpaw as he has been really impressive so far in his cricket career. International cricket is not a cakewalk, but Jaiswal could be the next sensation for India at this level.

WI vs IND Live: Tagenarine and Brathwaite!

Tagenarine Chanderpaul converted his maiden Test hundred into a double, against Zimbabwe. He and captain Kraigg Brahtwaite will be key to their chances.

WI vs IND: Can the hosts cause an upset?

West Indies haven’t beaten India in a Test series since April 2002.  Can they do it this time around?

WI vs IND: Hello!

Hello and welcome to our live blog for the first Test between West Indies and India from Dominica. The venue, Windsor Park, has only hosted one Test between the two sides (2011). The match was ended in a draw and Virat Kohli had made his Test debut