US EditionWest Indies Out for 162 and India 121-2 in Reply to Start 1st Test
Mohammed Siraj and Jasprit Bumrah shared seven wickets as India exploited a green pitch to dismiss West Indies for 162, the visitors' second-shortest innings in India since 2019.
- On October 2, 2025, in Ahmedabad, India showcased their superiority by dismissing West Indies for a total of 162 runs during the initial day of their Test match encounter.
- West Indies chose to bat first but lost five wickets by lunch after a slow start, continuing a streak of 25 Tests without a win against India dating back to 2002.
- Mohammed Siraj took four wickets for 40 runs in 14 overs, supported by Jasprit Bumrah’s three wickets for 42, while West Indies’ top order struggled except Justin Greaves who scored 32 runs.
- By stumps, India had scored 121 for 2, still 41 runs behind, with Lokesh Rahul remaining not out on 53 and captain Shubman Gill contributing 18, despite a short interruption due to rain.
- Siraj’s outstanding bowling performance marked him as the first bowler among all teams this year to reach 30 wickets during the current World Test Championship cycle, demonstrating India’s dominance on the match’s opening day.
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India, expectedly, were too good to handle for the West Indies as the hosts took ascendance on the first day of the Test series opener at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on Thursday, October 2. Despite a public holiday, the crowd was sparse in the 1.32 Lakh capacity stadium, but the cricket on show was of some quality, at least from one side. It was India's day through and through, with the hosts just 41 runs away from getting into the le…
Siraj-Bumrah show, Rahul's class make it India's day against West Indies
Ahmedabad: Mohammed Siraj and Jasprit Bumrah combined to decimate the West Indies for a paltry 162 before the in-form KL Rahul struck a measured half-century as India expectedly dominated the opening day of the first Test here on Thursday. At stumps, the hosts reached 121/2 with another 41 runs in arrears. Siraj (4/40) and Bumrah (3/32) were the architects of India’s dominating show on a day when rain caused a brief disruption to the proceedings…
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West Indies out for 162 and India 121-2 in reply to start 1st test
Mohammed Siraj and Jasprit Bumrah have shared seven wickets as West Indies was bowled out for 162 runs and India was 121-2 in reply on day one of the first test in Ahmedabad. Siraj took 4-40 in 14 overs. Fellow…
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