Team India are squaring off against the West Indies in the first Test, getting played at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. Following the total of 162, when KL Rahul lost his wicket against Jomel
Warrican after scoring 100 runs off 197, Ravindra Jadeja joined Dhruv Jurel in the middle. Rahul and captain Shubman Gill (50 off 100) batted extraordinarily and handed momentum to Team India. Following their innings, Jurel and Jadeja got the responsibility to take the side ahead with their batting. Jurel brought his second Test fifty in 91 balls.
Ravindra Jadeja looked aggressive as he took West Indies’ bowling attack to the cleaners and dealt in sixes and fours. The southpaw completed his 28th Test fifty in 75 balls and did his famous sword celebration. Both have built a 108-run stand so far and noting their solid partnership, netizen have showered praise on him. An X user named Santhosh Murali wrote, “Strong partnership for India! Dhruv Jurel hits his 2nd Test fifty. 50+ stand with Ravindra Jadeja keeping the innings steady. #TeamIndia | #INDvWI | #TestCricket @dhruvjurel21 @BCCI."
Team India looking to take a colossal lead
Until tea, India have put up 326/4 on the board which made their lead of 164 runs. Jurel has hoarded an unbeaten 68 off 126 while Ravindra Jadeja has accumulated 50* runs off 81 balls. West Indies captain Roston Chase has picked up two wickets while Jayden Seales and Jomel Warrican have picked up one wicket apiece.
India will look to make their lead bigger and bundle out the visitors as soon as possible to win the game by an innings and runs. Following Jurel and Jadeja, Washington Sundar and Nitish Kumar Reddy are the next two, who can deliver impactful innings to the team.
