The Indian cricket team is on the edge of winning the second test match against West Indies which is being played at the Queen’s Park Oval, Port of Spain as they need to take 8 wickets on the final day of the match and on the other hand, West Indies need to score 289 runs to win the match which seems difficult for them.
West Indies scored 255 runs in their first innings in response to India’s 438 runs which gave India a lead of 183 runs and the Indian team decided to score some quick runs in their second innings and put West Indies to bat again.
In the second innings, the skipper Rohit Sharma (57 runs) scored the fastest fifty of his test career as he scored his half-century in just 35 balls and the second opener Yashasvi Jaiswal also scored 38 runs in a brisk manner. They both put up a partnership of 98 runs for the first wicket and it was also the fastest fifty partnership for India in test matches. The Indian team touched the three digit mark in just 12.2 overs and became the fastest team to score 100 runs and broke the record of Sri Lanka (13.2 overs) which they made against Bangladesh in 2001.
The batting duo of Rohit and Yashasvi has scored total 466 runs in the two test matches that they have played in West Indies and they also hold the record for the highest opening total by the Indian openers in a 2-match series.
One more unusual thing happened in this test match, Virat Kohli who usually bats at number 4 didn’t come to bat in the second innings and instead Ishan Kishan was promoted up the order and he scored the first half-century of his career. Ishan Kishan played a knock of 52 runs for which he faced 34 balls and his innings included 4 fours and 2 sixes. Rohit Sharma declared the Indian innings at 181/2 and gave a target of 365 runs to the hosts to win the match.
By the end of the day 4, West Indies had lost the wickets of skipper Kraigg Brathwaite (28 runs) and Kirk McKenzie (0) and they were 76/2 with Tagenarine Chanderpaul (24 runs) and Jermaine Blackwood (20 runs) at the crease.
Will West Indies be able to make a upset by winning or drawing the match? What do you think? Let us know your views.
