India vs West Indies Ahmedabad Test Day 2:Shubman Gill, KL Rahul to continue IND’s 1st innings today, hosts trail by 41 runs

India vs West Indies 1st Test Day 2 action will kick off today at 9:30 AM at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. On the first day of the Test at Stumps, Shubman Gill and KL Rahul stayed unbeaten, leading Men in Blue to 121/2 in 28 overs in 1st innings. Rahul scored 53* off 114 balls, while Gill added 18* runs off 42 balls. Yashasvi Jaiswal could not do much as Jayden Seales departed him at 36(54). Notably, Gill’s men are chasing the 163-run target set by the West Indies team in 1st innings after their whole team got out due to Mohammed Siraj and Jasprit Bumrah’s fiery spells. Mohammed Siraj, Jasprit Bumrah’s Day 1 heroics vs West Indies Siraj and Bumrah dismantled the West Indies batting lineup on Day 1 using the grass present on the red soil pitch of the Narendra Modi Stadium. It was expected to favour the batters, and India’s pace duo utilised it excellently. Mohammed Siraj scalped 4 wickets after giving 14 runs in 40 overs at an economy of 2.86. Meanwhile, Jasprit Bumrah also came back with sharp deliveries, taking 3 wickets in 14 overs at an economy rate of 3.0. Meanwhile, Kuldeep Yadav got 2 wickets and Washington Sundar got 1 wicket. West Indies did not have any answer and got all out on 162 in 44.1 overs, with Shai Hope(32) as the highest run-scorer. Another poor start from Sai Sudharsan, Rahul holds steady with half-century It was another bad day for Sai Sudharsan in Test cricket. Where he could only score 160 runs against England in three Tests of the Tendulkar-Anderson Trophy, another chance to perform against West Indies did not go well for him as he departed for 7 off 19 balls. Shubman Gill, fresh from hitting four hundreds in the last series in England, has looked solid. India now trail the West Indies’ first innings total by 41 runs. The pitch has now dried out and looks good to bat on. Moreover, India has plenty of depth and class in this batting line-up, and they’ll look to bat big in the first innings. Here’s the scorecard of Day 1 of the 1st Test between India and West Indies. India vs West Indies 1st Test Day 1 scorecard Expecting another day of pure domination, we will be covering the India vs West Indies 1st Test Day 2 action as Shubman Gill Co. eye to mount a gigantic lead over the Windies in the 1st innings. Check out India vs West Indies live updates by Bhaskar English here!