MUMBAI, India, CMC– A five wicket haul from spin bowler Shane Shillingford was overshadowed by centuries from Cheteshwar Pujara and Rohit Sharma that have put India within sight of victory against West Indies on the second day of the second Test here yesterday.
Shillingford again emerged the pick of the West Indies bowlers, collecting 5-179 from 43 overs but Pujara’s 113 and Sharma’s undefeated 111 have put India in the driver’s seat and nicely poised to make a clean sweep of the two match series.
Part-time off-spinner Narsingh Deonarine supported Shillingford, grabbing 2-45 from 11 overs, including the prized scalp of India star batsman Sachin Tendulkar, possibly playing his final innings in an unprecedented 200th and final Test. India were bowled out for 495 and West Indies now face the daunting task of saving the match at the Wankhede Stadium, after they closed the second day on 43 for three in their second innings, still 270 in arrears.
West Indies ran into early trouble negotiating 14 overs before the close and losing the wickets of opener Kieran Powell, night-watchman Tino Best and left-hander Darren Bravo.
In the space of 37 balls, Powell was caught at long-off for nine off Ravichandran Ashwin, Best was adjudged lbw to an arm-ball from left-arm spinner Pragyan Ojha for the same score, and Bravo was caught at slip off Ashwin from a cut for 11.
Chris Gayle was not out on six with his compatriot Marlon Samuels set to follow when play resumes on Saturday’s third day.
Before lunch, Deonarine and West Indies captain Darren Sammy forever had their names etched in history, when they linked up to dismiss Tendulkar, as India reached 282 for three at the interval. To the disappointment of the thousands of fans of the little Indian master batsman in the stands and following the game around the World, Deonarine, had Tendulkar caught at slip by Sammy for 74, trying to guide a delivery to third man.
Scoreboard
WEST INDIES 1st Innings
(K. Powell 48; P. Ojha 5-40)
INDIA 1st Innings
(overnight 157 for two)
M. Vijay c Sammy b Shillingford 43
S. Dhawan c Chanderpaul b Shillingford 33
C. Pujara c and b Shillingford 113
S. Tendulkar c Sammy b Deonarine 74
V. Kohli c Sammy b Shillingford 57
R. Sharma not out 111
*+M.S. Dhoni c Sammy b Best 4
R. Ashwin c and b Gabriel 30
B. Kumar c Sammy b Shillingford 4
P. Ojha run out (Powell) 0
Mohammed Shami c Best b Deonarine 11
Extras (b8, lb2, w2, nb3) 15
TOTAL (all out) 495
Fall of wickets: 1-77 (Dhawan), 2-77 (Vijay), 3-221 (Tendulkar), 4-315 (Kohli), 5-354 (Pujara), 6-365 (Dhoni), 7-409 (Ashwin), 8-414 (Kumar), 9-415 (Ojha)
Bowling: Sammy 9-1-41-0; Gabriel 16-0-85-1 (nb1); Shillingford 43-6-179-5 (nb2); Best 18-0-93-1 (w2); Samuels 11-0-42-0; Deonarine 11-0-45-2
Overs: 108
WEST INDIES 2nd Innings
C. Gayle not out 6
K. Powell c Mohammed Shami b Ashwin 9
T. Best lbw b Ojha 9
D.M. Bravo lbw b Ashwin 11
Extras (b4, lb4) 8
TOTAL (3 wkts) 43
Fall of wickets: 1-15 (Powell), 2-28 (Best), 3-43 (Bravo)
Bowling: Kumar 3-0-4-0; Mohammed Shami 2-0-7-0; Ashwin 4.2-2-12-2; Ojha 3-1-12-1
Position: West Indies trail by 270 runs with seven second innings wickets standing
Umpires:R. Kettleborough (England), N. Llong (England)
TV umpire: V. Kulkarni (India)
Matchreferee:A.
Pycroft (Zimbabwe)
Reserve umpire: P. Pathak (India)
