LATEST UPDATE: WICKET! Another one departs, Ashwin gets Bishoo now, who looks to go for the sweep but gets a glove on that one and through to the keeper. The umpire says not out but India review immediately, rightly so as the ball had just feathered the gloves. WI are 185/8. Catch all the live action from the third day of the first Test match between India vs West Indies at Rajkot on Cricketnext.com Day 2 round-up:Team India started day two of the first Test against West Indies in the ascendancy at 364 for 4. By the time stumps were called in Rajkot they had left the visitors sapped, as they stamped their authority with both and ball to take cruise control of the proceedings. Virat Kohli's 139 followed by Ravindra Jadeja's maiden Test ton helped India declare on a commanding 649 for 9. The bowlers then, led by Mohammed Shami wreaked havoc to reduce the visitors to 94 for 6 at the end of the second day's play. Kohli and Rishabh Pant started off the day confidently, with the latter, in particular, going for his shots from the word go even as his captain took his time to settle in. He flicked debutant Sherman Lewis off his pads third ball of the day before going after Shannon Gabriel. It didn't take him much time to get to his half-century, reaching the landmark in style whipping Keemo Paul over deep mid-wicket for a six. The Indian captain also found his touch with a trademark cover-drive off Gabriel signalling his intentions. He soon reached his 24th Test ton - second-quickest to the landmark behind Sir Don Bradman - helping a Devendra Bishoo half-tracker down to fine leg. Pant, however, missed out on a well-deserved century falling short by just eight runs deceived by a Bishoo wrong'un for 92. Looking to smoke the bowler over deep mid-wicket, the left-hander could only manage a leading edge straight into the hands of Paul at backward point which signalled the end of a 133-run association with Kohli. His 84-ball knock was studded with eight fours and four sixes. Kohli departed soon as well, failing to read a slower delivery from Lewis to be caught at mid-on for 139 while Ashwin too followed suit, caught behind off Bishoo for 7. Jadeja, then decided to take things in his own hands. The left-hander, playing in his home ground, initially took his time to settle in, but once Kohli and Ashwin departed he went on the offensive. Slamming five fours and five sixes in his knock, Jadeja reached his maiden Test ton with a quick single to mid-on and followed it up with his famous sword celebration. India declared one ball short of 150 overs, having amassed their highest-ever total against the Windies in a Test. For the visitors, Bishoo was the most successful of the bowlers picking up four wickets, but conceded a whopping 217 runs in 57 overs. With the cushion of such a massive total, the hosts went on the attack from the word go and were rewarded instantly. Shami, bowling with pace, struck first, removing the Windies captain Kraigg Brathwaite for 2 with a peach of an in-dipper that breached the opener's defence and sent the off stump on a roll. Kieran Powell followed soon caught right in front of the stumps by Shami for 1 as the visitors were reduced to 7 for 2. Shai Hope, batting at No.3 struck two crisp boundaries down the ground before he was undone by a straighter one from R Ashwin that grazed his off-bail for 10. Things went from bad to worse for the visitors when a total breakdown in communication between Shimron Hetmeyer and Sunil Ambris led to the former being run out for 10. With wickets tumbling rather alarmingly, Ambris decided to take Ashwin and slammed him for two fours - one over extra cover and the other over deep midwicket. A brief 17-run stand with Roston Chase transpired before Jadeja struck with his first ball getting rid of Ambris for 12 caught in the slips by Rahane. When play finally ended on the second day, Chase was the last recognised batsman on the crease. He was unbeaten on 27 with four fours to his name and had Paul for company who smashed a four and a six in his 13. For India, Shami, who went off the ground after his sixth over with what seemed like a side strain, picked up 2 for 11, while Ashwin, Jadeja and Kuldeep Yadav managed a wicket each. India Playing XI:Lokesh Rahul, Prithvi Shaw, Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli (c), Ajinkya Rahane, Rishabh Pant (wk), Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Shami, Umesh Yadav West Indies Playing XI:Kraigg Brathwaite (c), Kieran Powell, Shimron Hetmyer, Shai Hope, Roston Chase, Sunil Ambris, Shane Dowrich (wk), Keemo Paul, Devendra Bishoo, Sherman Lewis, Shannon Gabriel<doc-sep>Latest Updates: India go 1-0 up in the two-match Test series An embarrassing defeat for Windies. They are a young side without the experience campaigners like Jason Holder and Kemar Roach and they have paid the price for this. India register a big win. This Test will be remembered for Kuldeep's first five-wicket haul and not to forget, Shaw's impressive debut. Plenty of contenders for the Man of the Match here too. Let's see who bags the prize. Day 2 report: Indian bowlers rattled the Windies first-innings reply after Ravindra Jadeja smashed his maiden international century as the hosts got a firm grip over the first Test on Friday. The tourists were tottering at 94 for six at stumps, trailing India by 555 runs in their first innings on day two in Rajkot. Roston Chase, on 27, and Keemo Paul, on 13, were batting at close of play. But it was the Indian batting that made the world's top side so dominant as they posted their highest total against the Windies after declaring on 649-9 at tea. Skipper Virat Kohli hit a landmark ton, top-scoring with 139. Fast bowler Mohammed Shami then struck early to get the two West Indian openers back in the pavilion for seven runs including stand-in-skipper Kraigg Brathwaite for two. But Jadeja remained the star of the day after making an unbeaten 100. The left-handed batsman stuck around with the lower-order to demolish a toothless West Indian attack. "Obviously after nine years of international cricket I am scoring a hundred, so it is a special moment," Jadeja, who made his international debut in 2009 and played his first Test in 2012, said. "Whenever I reached 70-80 in the past I thought about my hundred, but threw my wicket away. I have made big hundreds in the domestic circuit, so I thought I can get hundreds in the international level too." Jadeja — playing his 38th Test — also got a wicket after sending back Sunil Ambris, who had scored 114 not out in his side's only tour game last week, for 12. The all-rounder though had a near-miss moment on the field when he playfully waited to run out Shimron Hetmyer who was scampering back to reach the non-striker's end. Jadeja though hit the stumps with the batsman well short of the crease but his teasing act tested the nerves of the Indian fielders including Kohli. "Both batsmen were at the same end, so I thought I could easily hit the stumps. I was just walking at the stumps, and I didn't think he (Hetmyer) will start running," jadeja said with a smile. "I can't think what would have happened if I hadn't hit the stumps, but then I threw it and luckily it hit the stumps." - Kohli behind Bradman - Earlier Kohli became the quickest batsman to reach 24 Test centuries since the great Donald Bradman in the morning session. Kohli put together 133 runs for the fifth wicket with overnight partner Rishabh Pant, who made a quickfire 92. Kohli, who started on his overnight score of 72, got to his hundred in his 123rd innings with a boundary off leg-spinner Devendra Bishoo. Bradman took just 66 innings to achieve the same feat. India rammed home the advantage after 18-year-old opener Prithvi Shaw made 134 on day one to become their youngest batsman to score a century on debut. The left-handed wicketkeeper-batsman Pant brought the morning alive with his attacking cricket as he hit eight fours and four sixes during his 84-ball blitz to flatten Windies. With inputs from AFP<doc-sep>India's captain Virat Kohli with Rishabh Pant during West Indies Test at Rajkot New Delhi: Just a month after facing bitter humiliation in England with a 1-4 defeat in Tests, India returned home to script history with ruthless dominance over the hapless West Indies side at Rajkot in the first of the two-match series. India took a little more than two sessions and less than 100 overs to script the emphatic and record-scripting win by an innings and 272 runs over the visitors on Saturday (October 6). And their biggest Test victory, as stats claim loud and clear, is more so special for it was India's 100th win in the format at home. India amassed a massive 649 runs for the loss of nine wickets before skipper Virat Kohli declared the innings. And in reply to the emphatic total, West Indies slipped to six down within 26 overs of their first innings on the second evening, before staring at a 555-run deficit at the end if their first bit of struggle. India picked up the remaining 20 wickets minutes after the tea break with the help of a little more than two bowlers to wrap up the humongous victory. MUST READ: Virat Kohli can be rested, Mayank Agarwal should play 2nd Test, says Murali Karthik The victory at the Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium was India's biggest ever in Test history and interestingly turns out to be the team's 100th win on home soil in the format after playing a total of 147 matches. India's first Test victory was scripted against England in 1952 which was by an innings and eight runs in Chennai. India managed to draw the series against the visitors in the five-match contest after the first three matches had ended in no result. India was then under the captaincy of Vijay Hazare. 66 years hence, India bagged their 100th win at home over West Indies, under the leadership of Kohli. "England was a bigger challenge, something we don't experience day in and day out. Knew when we come back home and the kind of quality we have, we will dominate in these conditions. Guys understand how to play in these conditions and they were clinical," said Kohli in the post-match presentation.<doc-sep>West Indies will have a challenge to survive against Indian bowlers | Photo Credit: AP That was our LIVE coverage of the Day 3 of first Test between India and West Indies at Rajkot. Plenty of firsts in this match as Prithvi Shaw and Ravindra Jadeja bagged their first Test centuries while Kuldeep Yadav also got a maiden fifer in the format. The match also ended with the hosts claiming their biggest victory in Test cricket in terms of runs. That's that for Team India! It's the teams biggest ever test victory - by an innings and 272 runs. BRAVO! Well done lads. 11: 48 IST: Shanon Gabriel is the last man in for the visitors as Ravindra Jadeja removed Sherman Lewis on the last delivery of the 49th over. Prithvi Shaw, drops Dowrich's catch at short leg in the very next over. West Indies SCORE 192/9 after 50 overs. 11: 40 IST: Shane Dowrich has done well in facing 50+ balls so far but it's the deceiving spin bowling by the Indian bowlers continues to baffle the visitors. Ashwin - Jadeja combo looking to remove the remaining two wickets quickly. West Indies SCORE 181/7 after 47 overs. 11: 30 IST: Rishabh Pant seems to be following the footsteps of MS Dhoni with the way he asked the team to take DRS on Bishoo's dismissal. Ashwin was convinced too but the last call was of the young wicket-keeper's and he proved himself correct. 14: 11 IST: Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja is the new spin-bowling pair for India. Kuldeep Yadav has completed his maiden 5-wicket-haul. A review taken by India for caught behind involving Devendra Bishoo after the umpire gave not-out. Windies 8 down for 185 and it's time for TEA. 14: 01 IST: WICKET! First one for Ravindra Jadeja in the second innings. Umesh Yadav makes no mistake at the long off boundary rope as Keemo Paul departs for 15. SCORE 172/7 after 40.4 overs. 13: 55 IST: Kuldeep Yadav has become only the second Indian to take 5-wicket haul in all three formats of the game. It is also his maiden fifer in Tests. Here are the other bowlers to have claimed five-fors in all three formats: Tim Southee Ajantha Mendis Umar Gul Lasith Malinga Imran Tahir Bhuvneshwar Kumar Kuldeep Yadav 13: 45 IST: WICKET! Kieran Powell has to depart. His valiant knock of 83 runs comes to an end as Kuldeep completes his 5-wicket haul. Windies are 6 down and it's only a matter of time before the remaining 4 wickets fall. West Indies SCORE 151/6 after 35.4 overs. 13: 37 IST: Shane Dowrich yet to open his account after facing as many as 12 delivers so far. Just three runs added to the Windies total in the 31st, 32nd and 33rd over. West Indies SCORE 141/5 after 33 overs. 13: 28 IST: WICKET! Roston Chase is the next to depart and it's Kuldeep who now has his third wicket from the second innings. Kieran Powell remains the lone fighter for the visitors. Shane Dowrich is the new man in for them. West Indies SCORE 138/5 after 30 overs. 13: 20 IST: Ashwin has been brought back into the attack while Kuldeep continues to bowl from one end. Powell has continued his innings of getting scores at almost a-run-a-ball but is finding it hard to have a reliable partner accompany him. West Indies SCORE 126/4 after 28 overs. 13: 10 IST: Ravindra Jadeja has been brought into the attack for the first time in second innings. It's an all-spin attack from the Indian team and the pressure is visible on the faces of the vistors. As the trend suggests, the match is likely to conclude today. West Indies SCORE 116/4 after 26 overs. 12: 55 IST: WICKET! Kuldeep Yadav bags another one. Htemyer goes for the big one while his partner continues to bat after completing a half-century. Smart catch by KL Rahul at trim bring Windies 3 down. West Indies SCORE 97/3 after 22.1 overs. 12: 45 IST: WICKET! Kuldeep Yadav bags his first wicket of the second innings. It's Shai Hope who has to depart, goes for 17 from 34 balls as Windies lose their second wicket. Kieran Powell, batting on 46, is eyeing a half-century. West Indies SCORE 79/2 after 19 overs. 12: 32 IST: Powell continues to play a defining knock as the Indian spinners look to bamboozle the Windies batsmen with their variations. The batsman has 41 runs from 45 balls while Hope seems to be taking his time while playing each ball with caution. West Indies SCORE 60/1 after 15 overs. 12: 20 IST: The second session has begun, with Umesh Yadav looking to get India another success by breaking the partnership between Hope and Powell. Four runs from the first over after Lunch as Ashwin continues to attack from the other end. West Indies SCORE 48/1 after 12 overs. 12:10 IST: Players of both the teams are back on the field. This could very well be the last session of the Test match if India scalp remainder of nine wickets in next two hours. Will be interesting to see if West Indies can play this session. They are one down for 33 after nine overs. 11: 50 IST: We might be seeing an early end to the match on Day 3. Considering the trend, Indian spinners are only going to get better, with playing conditions for Windies batsmen likely to be worsened hour after hour. A happy Sunday it would be for Kohli and Co it seems! 11:32 IST: Lunch time on the third day in Rajkot with West Indies one down for 33. Great last one hour for India. West Indies lost just one wicket in the first hour but R Ashwin marked India's comeback, taking last three wickets in West Indies' first innings. India enforced follow-on and the sole wicket in West Indies's second innings has also been taken by him. We will be back after the lunch break. Stay tuned. 11:27 IST: Gone! What a great catch by Prithvi Shaw at short leg. Kraigg Brathwaite goes for 10.<doc-sep>
Kuldeep Yadav celebrates after the dismissal of Roston Chase in Rajkot. (AP Photo) Key Highlights This is India's biggest win by an innings. This is West Indies' second heaviest defeat. Kuldeep Yadav registered his maiden five-wicket haul in Test cricket. RAJKOT: India pulled off their biggest win over West Indies in one of the most ludicrous mismatches in recent times, inflicting on the hapless visitors an innings and 272-run humiliation inside three days in the first Test on Saturday. As it happened | Scorecard India dominated the game, amassing 649 for nine in their first innings before bowling out the West Indies twice on day three, to take a 1-0 lead in the two-match series. They were bundled out for 181 in 48 overs before lunch and were expectedly forced to follow-on. They did not fare any better in the second innings, crumbling to 196 all out in 50.5 overs in the final session. While Ravichandran Ashwin (4/37) was the pick of the bowlers in the morning, Kuldeep Yadav (5/57) was all over the opposition batsmen in the second innings on way to a maiden five-wicket haul in Tests. The second and final Test will be played in Hyderabad from October 12-16. The West Indies will have to lift themselves to put up a better performance after being thoroughly outplayed in Rajkot. The absence of captain Jason Holder and pacer Kemar Roach also added to their woes. For India, the game will be best remembered for the emergence of Prithvi Shaw, who announced his arrival in international cricket with a classy hundred on debut, becoming the youngest from the country to do so in Tests. Virat Kohli and Ravindra Jadeja were the other centurions. By tea on Saturday, it became clear that the game will be done and dusted inside three days with the West Indies batsmen cutting a sorry picture at 185 for eight. Opener Kieran Powell was the only West Indian batsmen to make a significant contribution in the second essay, an entertaining 83 off 93 balls with eight boundaries and four sixes. Ashwin was their main tormentor in the morning and in the afternoon it was Kuldeep's turn to dominate. The opposition batsmen, who needed to bat for time, seemed to be in a hurry to finish the game. Punishing a loose ball is fine but they went for far too many strokes and paid the price for their recklessness. Kuldeep thrived on that, mixing it up nicely to fox the batsmen. After he trapped Shai Hope in front for his first wicket, he removed the highly-rated Shimron Hetmyer who went for a wild slog across the line to be caught at short third man. He used his googly to send back Sunil Ambris, who stepped out without having any idea of the way the ball will turn. In the morning session, Ashwin produced a brilliant spell as India enforced the follow-on. At lunch, the West Indies were 33 for one in nine overs in their second innings with Ashwin removing skipper Kraigg Brathwaite (10) for his fourth wicket of the day. The West Indies, resuming their first innings at 94 for six, lasted only an hour and 10 minutes, mainly due to efforts of Roston Chase (53) and Keemo Paul (47) who ended up sharing a 73-run stand. Ashwin ran through the tail on a pitch offering plenty of turn, ending with four for 37 in 11 overs as the West Indies were all out in 48 overs. India started with the spin-pace combination of Kuldeep and Mohammad Shami. Surprisingly, Chase and Paul had little difficulty in picking the chinaman, who bowled the first over the day. Paul went on the offensive straightaway, sweeping Kuldeep for two crisp boundaries. Paul was the aggressor in the partnership but Chase also came up with a few attractive shots. Paul was comfortable against Kuldeep but had issues dealing with the short ball. Umesh Yadav set the West Indian up nicely before getting rid of him with a perfectly placed bouncer as he mistimed a pull to be caught at midwicket. Ashwin then removed Chase with a beauty, a flighted ball that turned in viciously to create a big gap between bat and pad before crashing into the stumps, leaving the West Indies at 159 for eight. Number 10 and 11 were easy meat for Ashwin who sent them back with the away turning ball. India expectedly enforced the follow-on with less than an hour to go for lunch.