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IND vs WI: KL Rahul, Dhruv Jurel, and Ravindra Jadeja all scored hundreds to increase India’s advantage to 286 at the close of the second day of play, effectively burying the West Indies under a mound of runs. For the third time in 2025, India scored three hundred runs in a single innings: at Leeds, Manchester, and now Ahmedabad. At 448/5, India went to the wire.

Perhaps a good example of how difficult it can be for a visiting team with a novice bowling unit to make an impression in India was the first hour of the second morning. After barely perspiring, Rahul and Shubman Gill led India above the first-innings total of the West Indies by drinks. Jayden Seales gave the West Indies one opportunity to humiliate Rahul by eking out an outside edge. However, because the first slip was positioned a little too wide, the ball sailed between him and the goalkeeper. In his essay, Gill, who mentioned his ninth half-century in Test cricket, was in total control.

West Indies changed their strategies during the drinks break. Kharry Pierre, a left-arm spinner who used to spin from around the stumps, changed sides to attempt to take benefit of the footmarks outside the leg stump. In an attempt to stop the easy flow of runs, the line was also helpful. After defending a few deliveries, Rahul performed a smart reverse sweep.

Gill ended up hitting to the first slip when he attempted the similar shot against Chase, who was bowling from round the stumps in the following over. The spinners made good use of the tough spots over the long stretch of play in which the West Indies halted the flow of runs. Rahul finished the session with his 11th Test century and only his second at home.

IND vs WI

India looked to break the scoring drought going into the post-lunch session. Ravindra Jadeja and Jurel continued their attack after Jomel Warrican deceived Rahul into smashing a thrown up delivery to Justin Greaves at extra cover. Jadeja lead Warrican to two sixes over long on in the same over, while Jurel pulled Chase for the game’s opening six over deep square leg. As India’s lead increased, the two hitters were always searching for ways to score.

In an attempt to see reverse swing ruffle feathers, Chase brought back Jayden Seales prior to the new ball being due. At refreshments in the second session. However, Jadeja and Jurel extended India’s advantage to 112. So that was not to be. Chase persisted in using the old ball and his spinners, with the odd ball remaining low and continuously spinning sharply (average turn of 3 degrees compared to 2.4 on Day 1). Despite switching ends, Warrican received the same treatment from Jadeja. Against Warrican, he struck a fourth six over long on to surpass MS Dhoni’s Test sixes total of 79. Rohit Sharma (88), Virender Sehwag (90), and Rishabh Pant (90) are the only ones with more in the format.

In the last session, West Indies were no closer to making an incision. But they were able to dry up the boundaries for a long time. After taking the new ball in the 98th over. In the second half of the last session. Jurel reached his first Test century, demonstrating his ability to cover for Rishabh Pant. Contrary to the flow of play. He struck 15 fours and three sixes in his 210-ball 125 before Kharry Pierre caught him behind. However, Jadeja achieved his three-figure milestone after three overs. He surpassed Rahul to finish the day as India’s second-highest Test scorer in 2025.

Brief scores:

India 448/5 (Dhruv Jurel 125, Ravindra Jadeja 104*, KL Rahul 100, Shubman Gill 50; Roston Chase 2-90) lead West Indies 162 (Justin Greaves 32; Mohammed Siraj 4-40, Jasprit Bumrah 3-42, Kuldeep Yadav 2-25) by 286 runs