2016 West Indies Vs India First Test @ Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, North Sound, Antigua Thursday July 21 - Monday July 25,2016

West Indies Vs India Head-to - Head in Test Matches

	Total	In India	In West Indies
Matches played	90	45	45
Won by India	16	11	5
Won by West Indies	30	14	16
Drawn	44	20	24

First Test Match Nov 10,1948 @ Feroz Shah Kotla,Delhi - Drawn

Last Test Match on Nov 14,2013 @ Wankhede Stadium,Mumbai which India won by an Innings and 126 Runs 

West Indies and India have met on 90 occasions with West Indies holding the greater record with 30 wins to India's 16

India are the only team West Indies haven't beaten in a Test since October 2002.

15 Consecutive Tests in which West Indies haven't beaten India, starting from their tour of India in 2002. India have won 8, and drawn 7 Tests

There are 2 Uncapped players in West Indies' squad for the first Test - Miguel Cummins and Roston Chase.

Miguel Cummins took 33 wickets at 20.69 in West Indies' domestic first-class tournament this season, while Roston Chase had 23 wickets at a slightly better average of 17.26.

Roston Chase also had 710 runs from the season, at 59.16.

Fast bowlers win or lose Test matches, and West Indies enter their latest home season with a pace attack that is a candidate for being their weakest ever: Carlos Brathwaite, Shannon Gabriel, Jason Holder and Miguel Cummins

On Thursday, when West Indies begin a four-Test home series against India, their squad will contain four fast bowlers with a total of 56 wickets in 31 Tests at a combined average of 40.39, and not a single five-wicket haul

Shannon Gabriel is the only specialist fast bowler in the 12-man squad, with seam-bowling allrounders Carlos Brathwaite and captain Jason Holder being the other pace options. Legspinner Devendra Bishoo is the only specialist slow bowler in the squad. 

For India, Shardul Thakur, who took 41 wickets in the 2015-16 Ranji Trophy at 24.51, is the only uncapped player

Squads 

India

Virat Kohli (captain), Murali Vijay, Shikhar Dhawan, KL Rahul, Cheteshwar Pujara, Ajinkya Rahane, Rohit Sharma, Wriddhiman Saha (wicketkeeper), R Ashwin, Amit Mishra, Ravindra Jadeja, Stuart Binny, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Mohammed Shami, Shardul Thakur, Umesh Yadav and Ishant Sharma.

West Indies

Jason Holder (captain), Kraigg Brathwaite, Rajendra Chandrika, Darren Bravo, Marlon Samuels, Jermaine Blackwood, Roston Chase, Leon Johnson, Shane Dowrich (wicketkeeper), Devendra Bishoo, Carlos Brathwaite, Shannon Gabriel, Miguel Cummins.

India are currently placed 2nd in ICC Test Rankings, while West Indies are at 8th.

4-Match Test Series Results

First Test @Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, North Sound, Antigua July 21-25,2016
Scorecard
India 561/8 Declared in 161.5 Overs
West Indies 243 and 231
Match Result -India Won by an Innings and 92 Runs
MOM - Ravichandran Ashwin for his 113(253 Balls 4x12)and 7/83(25 Overs)in WI's 2nd innings

  
Day One Thursday July 21,2016

Indian skipper Virat Kohli wins the toss and opts to bat first

Test Debut - Roston Chase (WI)

Playing XI of both teams

India: Shikhar Dhawan, Murali Vijay, Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli (c), Ajinkya Rahane, Wriddhiman Saha (wk), R Ashwin, Amit Mishra, Ishant Sharma, Mohammed Shami, Umesh Yadav

West Indies: Kraigg Brathwaite, Rajendra Chandrika, Darren Bravo, Marlon Samuels, Jermaine Blackwood, Roston Chase, Shane Dowrich (wk), Carlos Brathwaite, Jason Holder (c), Devendra Bishoo, Shannon Gabriel

Indian team has dropped Ravindra Jadeja with Wriddhiman Saha batting at No.6. The team consisted of three fast bowlers (Ishant Sharma, Umesh Yadav and Mohammad Shami) and two spinners in Ravichandran Ashwin and Amit Mishra. 

Paceman Mohammed Shami is making comeback to the Indian side after nearly 16 months.

The West Indies captain Jason Holder said Roston Chase will make his debut. Holder opted for six batsmen, wicket-keeper at seven and four bowlers.

Virat Kohli Breaks Jinx to Score First-Ever Ton in West Indies 

 

 For Virat Kohli, the West Indies had not been happy hunting ground, that is until Thursday.
His numbers against West Indies were unimpressive till now. In 2011, when Kohli last played in the West Indies, he had scores of 4, 15, 0, 27 and 30. He has an overall average of 27.88 against the Caribbeans and a poor 15.20 in the West Indies.
For a man who has scored 11 Test hundreds in 41 matches, Virat Kohli didn't score a century against West Indies in six Tests until Thursday.

Breaking his jinx, the India captain scored his 1st ton in the Caribbean,ViratKohli reached three figures off 134 balls with 11 boundaries, also his second fastest Test century, as he steered India into a strong position at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium in Antigua.

This was also his 12 Test ton. Virat  Kohli ended Day 1 on 143*, with India on 302/4.

Virat Kohli who also crossed the 3000-run mark in his 42nd Test, had the support of Ravichandran Ashwin (22 batting) at close of play as the two shared an unbeaten 66-run stand.

Virat Kohli came to the crease after Pujara's dismissal by Devendra Bishoo and assumed control of the innings. He didn't attack overtly, finding a nice balance with his defensive work and was quickly off the mark.

Virat Kohli and Shikhar Dhawan put on 105 for the third wicket at almost a run-a-minute before the opening batsman was adjudged lbw attempting a sweep at Bishool.

Virat Kohli completes 3000 Test runs

Playing in his 42nd Test, Virat Kohli took 73 innings to reach the milestone of scoring 3000+ Test Runs.

But the fastest Indian to reach the mark is Virender Sehwag (55 innings), ahead of Mohammad Azharuddin (64), Sunil Gavaskar (66), Gautam Gambhir (66), Rahul Dravid (67), Sachin Tendulkar (67) and Navjot Singh Sidhu (70).

Kohli took just 19 knocks to compile the third thousand, after taking 27 and 26 innings respectively for the first and second thousand runs

Virat Kohli has 11 hundreds and 12 fifties in 41 Test matches.

Virat Kohli became the 19th Indian batsman to amass 3000 runs or more in Tests and also completed his 1,000 runs as Test captain in 18 innings — his aggregate being 1039 (ave.61.11), including five hundreds and two fifties.

Virat Kohli became the third Indian captain to register a century in Tests in the Caribbean, joining Rahul Dravid (146 at Gros Islet in June 2006) and Kapil Dev (100 not out at Port of Spain in March 1983).


Day Two Friday July 22,2016

Virat Kohli`s first double-century in any form of first-class cricket and Ravichandran Ashwin`s third Test century against the West Indies anchored India`s formidable first innings total of 566/8 declared on the second day of the first Test on Friday

Virat Kohli Slams Maiden Test Double Century, Breaks Mohammad Azharuddin's Record 

Indian captain Virat Kohli scored his maiden Test double century against the West Indies on the second day of first Test at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium in Antigua on Friday July 22,2016

In the last over before lunch, Kohli brought up his maiden first-class double-hundred as India ended the first session on 404/4

Virat Kohli, who took 281 deliveries to achieve the milestone, became the first Indian Test captain to smash a double ton on foreign soil.

Overall, Virat Kohli is the 5th Indian captain to score a Test double ton.

1. MS Dhoni - 224 vs Australia in Chennai, 2013
2. Sachin Tendulkar - 217 vs New Zealand in Ahmedabad, 1999
3. Sunil Gavaskar - 205 vs West Indies in Mumbai, 1978
4. MAK Pataudi - 203 not out Vs England in Delhi, 1964

All the four captains achieved the feat in home Tests.

Former India captain Mohammad Azharuddin scored 192 against New Zealand in 1990.

Virat Kohli's previous highest score in Tests was 169 against Australia at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in 2014.

Virat Kohlis' 12 Centuries in Tests

Runs	Mins	BF	4s	6s	SR	Pos	Dismissal	Inns		Opposition	Ground	Start Date
116	237	213	11	1	54.46	6	lbw	2		v Australia	Adelaide	24 Jan 2012
103	284	193	14	1	53.36	5	lbw	2		v New Zealand	Bangalore	31 Aug 2012
103	356	295	11	0	34.91	5	lbw	2		v England	Nagpur	13 Dec 2012
107	266	206	15	1	51.94	5	caught	2		v Australia	Chennai	22 Feb 2013
119	257	181	18	0	65.74	4	caught	1		v South Africa	Johannesburg	18 Dec 2013
105*	195	135	15	1	77.77	4	not out	4		v New Zealand	Wellington	14 Feb 2014
115	267	184	12	0	62.50	4	caught	2		v Australia	Adelaide	9 Dec 2014
141	279	175	16	1	80.57	4	caught	4		v Australia	Adelaide	9 Dec 2014
169	380	272	18	0	62.13	4	caught	2		v Australia	Melbourne	26 Dec 2014
147	315	230	20	0	63.91	4	caught	2		v Australia	Sydney	6 Jan 2015
103	266	191	11	0	53.92	4	lbw	2		v Sri Lanka	Galle	12 Aug 2015
200	375	283	24	0	70.67	4	bowled	1		v West Indies	North Sound	21 Jul 2016

Indias Ravichandran Ashwin raises his bat after scoring a century

Promoted to No. 6, Ravichandran Ashwin enjoyed some luck in the first hour of the day before strolling to his third hundred against West Indies, taking his average against them to 64.67.

Ravichandran Ashwin has registered three Test centuries — the first two were also scored against the West Indies, while batting as number eight batsman — 124 at Kolkata in November 2013 and 103 at Mumbai in November 2011

Virat Kohli and Ravichandran Ashwin were associated in a stand of 168 — India’s third highest for the fifth wicket vs West Indies in the Caribbean in Tests — the highest being 204 between Sunil Gavaskar and Brijesh Patel at Port of Spain in March 1976.

India’s score is the highest by any team at North Sound, Antigua, eclipsing the 522 by West Indies vs New Zealand in July 2012


Left to negotiate a testing hour before the close of play, the West Indies lost Rajendra Chandrika to a catch at the wicket off Mohammed Shami, leaving opening partner Kraigg Brathwaite and nightwatchman Devendra Bishoo to resume on the third morning at 31/1 
Given 16 overs, the Indian bowlers tried desperately for a breakthrough, and succeeded less than 10 minutes before the end of play on the second day 

Day Three Saturday July 23,2016

Resuming from 31/1,West Indies ended their 1st innings at 243/10 in 90.2 overs with Shane Dowrich 57*(79 Balls 4x10)
Wicket Takers(India)
Umesh Yadav          4/41(18 Overs)
Mohammad Shami   4/66(20 Overs)
Amit Mishra            2/43(15.2 Overs)

Following on West Indies were 21/1 in 13 Overs with Rajendra Chandrika 9*and Darren Bravo 10* at the crease

Day Four Sunday July 24,2016

Indian Off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin starred with a seven-wicket haul as India defeated West Indies by an innings and 92 runs on the fourth day of the first Test at the Sir Vivian Richards Cricket Stadium ,Antigua on Sunday.

Ravichandran Ashwin decimated the West Indies` middle and lower order after lunch to boast figures of 7/83
Ravichandran Ashwin's figures of 7/83 (25 Overs)bettered Subhash Gupte's figures of 7 for 162 at Port of Spain in 1952-53
Scorecard
India 561/8 Declared in 161.5 Overs
West Indies 243 and 231
Match Result -India Won by an Innings and 92 Runs
MOM - Ravichandran Ashwin for his 113(253 Balls 4x12)and 7/83(25 Overs)in WI's 2nd innings

Wicket Takers(India)
Ravichandran Ashwin 7/83(25 Overs)
Umesh Yadav 1/34(13 Overs)
Amit Mishra 1/61(19 Overs)


West Indies Vs India First Test @Antigue July 21-24,2016- Match Statistics

1)For the eighth time, West Indies have been asked to follow-on in a home Test - three times each vs India and England, twice vs Australia. 
The last time they were asked to follow-on was also against the visiting Indians at St Lucia in June 2006 
2)India have enforced a follow-on vs West Indies six times. Of the previous five instances, India won two Tests while the remaining three could not produce results
3) While batting first, the 323-run lead is India's fourth highest in an away Test - the second highest vs West Indies behind the 373-run lead at Gros Islet in June 2006
4)Wriddhiman Saha is the third Indian wicketkeeper to effect six dismissals in a Test innings, joining Syed Kirmani (vs New Zealand at Christchurch in February 1976) and Mahendra Singh Dhoni (vs New Zealand at Wellington in April 2009).
Wriddhiman Saha is the first wicketkeeper to effect six dismissals in a Test innings in the Caribbean.
Wriddhiman Saha is the first Indian wicketkeeper to the associated in the dismissals of the top five batsmen in a Test innings
5)For the first time, two Indian fast bowlers (Umesh Yadav and Mohammed Shami) have taken four wickets or more in a Test innings in the West Indies.
Umesh Yadav (4/41) has produced his second best bowling performance in Tests behind the 5 for 93 vs Australia at Perth in January 2012.
Mohammed Shami (4/66) has registered his best bowling figures vs West Indies in Tests, obliterating the 4 for 71 at Kolkata in November 2013.
6)Kraigg Brathwaite (74) has posted his highest score vs India, surpassing the 68 at Mumbai in November 2011.
Kraigg Brathwaite's third fifty vs India is his ninth in Tests.
7)Kraigg Brathwaite is the second West Indian opener to post a fifty and capture three wickets in an innings in the same Test. Chris Gayle has accomplished the feat six times - three times vs Pakistan twice vs New Zealand and once vs England.
8)Shane Dowrich, in his first Test innings as a wicketkeeper, has posted a fifty (57 not out) - his second highest score in Tests behind the 70 vs Australia at Roseau in June 2015.
9)Jason Holder's 36 is his second highest score as Captain in Tests behind the 68 vs Australia at Melbourne in December 2015.
10) Shane Dowrich and Jason Holder were involved in a 69-run stand - the highest eighth-wicket partnership in Tests at North Sound, obliterating the 65 (unbroken) between Mitchell Johnson and Brett Lee for Australia vs West Indies in 2008
11)Jermaine Blackwood has registered three ducks in his last six innings in Tests.
Since posting 92 vs Sri Lanka at Galle in October 2015, Blackwood is without a Test fifty in eight innings

12)Darren Bravo is the 24th West Indian batsman to manage 3000 runs in Tests - his tally being 3009 (ave.41.21) in 43 Tests.