New Delhi: Heroics of India debutants Mohammad Shami and Rohit Sharma decimated the West Indies inside three days to lift India to an innings-and-51-run win in Sachin Tendulkars 199th and last Test at Eden Gardens, which also gave India a 1-0 lead in the two-Test series. Shami bowled a fiery spell in the final session on day three to tear West Indies middle and lower order apart and pick up a five-for on debut and a nine-wicket match haul, which is the best by any Indian fast bowler on debut. This after Rohit (177) and R Ashwin (124) extended their partnership to 280 in the morning to give India a 219-run lead. West Indies were in with a fight until the partnership between Darren Bravo and Kieran Powell, but once the ball started reversing for Shami, he became unplayable and bowled the Windies out for a paltry 168.
Posted on: Fri, 08 Nov 2013 11:04:26 +0000
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