India gained the two-match Test sequence in opposition to West Indies 1-0 after the second Test on the Queen Park Oval, Port of Spain in Trinidad, was drawn on Tuesday with no play potential on the final day resulting from rain.
India was eight wickets away from a victory, whereas the West Indies wanted 289 on day 5 to stage the sequence. However, none occurred resulting from heavy rain on the venue, forcing each captains to name the sport off early.
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This is India’s ninth Test sequence win in opposition to West Indies on the trot, which additionally noticed India creating the file for scoring the quickest workforce 100 (12.2 overs) through the second innings of the Test.
Mohammed Siraj was handed the participant of the match for his career-best figures of 23.4-6-60-5 within the first innings that noticed the Windies taking place from 229/5 to 255 all-out on the third day.
“Every win is different. Playing in the West Indies has its own challenge. but happy with the way things went. We gave it a good shot, unfortunately, we couldn’t get any play today. We went out with a positive intent yesterday, however, the rain had its final say,” stated skipper Rohit after the match.
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India is now positioned second within the World Test Championship (WTC) 2023-25 factors desk with 16 factors and 66.67 factors share (PCT), whereas West Indies sits on fifth with 4 factors and 16.67 PCT.
Pakistan tops the chart with 12 factors in a single match and 100 PCT.
India and West Indies will start the white-ball sequence with three three-match One-Day sequence, adopted by a five-match T20 sequence that may conclude on August 13. The first One-Day International (ODI) will likely be performed on Thursday in Barbados.
Source: sportstar.thehindu.com