Coming to this match, it was the mere repetition of the previous game with a slight improvement in visitor’s game, thanks to the skipper Jason Holder’s splendid bowling performance. Jason Holder won the toss for WI and opted to bat first. Roston Chase scored a brilliant century and visitors posted a total of 311 in the first innings. India replied with 367 taking a lead of 56 runs. In the second innings, visitors’ terrible run with bat continued and they failed to cross even 150-run mark. They folded for 127 leaving India with a target of 72 to chase. India chased down the target without losing a wicket.
Umesh ended up picking up the man of the match award, while 18-year-old Prithvi Shaw got the man of the series in his very first Test rubber.
Here are some of the interesting stats of this match:
529 - It was 529th Test match played by India (Won - 149, Lost - 163, Drawn - 216, Tied - 1).
537 - It was 537th Test match played by West Indies (Won - 171, Lost - 190, Drawn - 175, Tied - 1).
880 - No. of total runs scored in the match (Runs break-up: Bat - 840, Extras - 40)
96 - No. of fours hit in the match. Prithvi Shaw hit 15 of them, the highest amongst the batsmen.
8 - No. of sixes hit in the match, Rishabh Pant hit 2 of them, the highest amongst the batsmen.
1 - Roston Chase scored the only century of the match
4 - No. of half-centuries scored in the match ( one each by Ajinkya Rahane, Rishabh Pant, Prithwi Shaw and Jason Holder).
106 - No. of runs scored by Roston Chase in the 1st innings of the match, the highest individual score in the match.
4 - Roston Chase scored his 4th Test hundred in 24th match.
152 - No. of runs added by Ajinkya Rahane and Rishabh Pant for the 5th wicket in the 2nd innings of the match, the highest partnership for any wicket in the match.
2 - Rishabh Pant is the second Indian player to get dismissed in the 90s in successive innings after Rahul Dravid (92 & 93 vs SL in 1997).
30 - No. of wickets fell down in the match.
6/88 - Bowling figures of Umesh Yadav in the 1st innings of West Indies, the best by any bowler in the match.
2 - Second five-wicket haul for Umesh Yadav in Tests and first at home.
68 - No. of consecutive Test innings between two five-fers for Umesh Yadav. This is an Indian record. He went past Ishant Sharma (53).
10/133 - Bowling figures of Umesh Yadav in the match, 3rd best for an Indian pacer at home
5/56 - Jason Holder’s bowling figures in the first innings of India. This is the third best figure for a WI bowler in his maiden innings in India
21 - No. of consecutive Tests without a loss against West Indies for India
10 - 10th successive home series win for India
8 - This was the 8th time India won a Test match by 10 wickets
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