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WI vs IND, 1st Test: Day 1 report

By Parth Dhall

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India dominated Day 1

India dominated Day 1 of the 1st Test, bowling out West Indies for 150. Ashwin's 5-fer, Jadeja's 3-wicket haul helped India in the first innings. In reply, India were 80/0 at the stumps.

2

WI reach 150

Openers Brathwaite and Chanderpaul added 31 runs in the 1st Test. Ashwin removed both and later took a fifer. Athanaze and Jason Holder helped WI reach 150.

3

Ashwin's five-wicket haul

Ashwin was the pick of India's bowlers in the first innings. He outfoxed the Caribbean batters with his vicious variations. He and Jadeja shared eight wickets. 

4

Ashwin's 33rd fifer

Ravichandran Ashwin recorded his 33rd five-wicket haul in Test cricket. Anil Kumble (35) is the only other Indian with over 30 Test fifers. 

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Achieving 700 wickets!

Ravichandran Ashwin became the third Indian to enter the 700-wicket club across formats. Kumble and Harbhajan Singh are the only other Indians with this feat.

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Ashwin gets the father-son duo 

Ravichandran Ashwin became the first Indian to dismiss both Shivnarine Chanderpaul and his son Tagenarine in international cricket.

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