Centuries by India middle-order batsmen Ravichandran Ashwin and Wriddhiman Saha could not prevent West Indies from marginally gaining the upper hand on day two of the third Test in St Lucia on Wednesday.
All-rounder Ashwin (118) and wicketkeeper Saha (104) shared in a sixth-wicket stand of 213 runs, creating history by becoming the first India No. 6 and No. 7 batsmen to score a century in the same innings.
It was also Saha’s first Test ton, and the second-highest sixth-wicket partnership by India in an away test.
However, after the India tail crumbled and the visitors were all out for 353 — West Indies claiming the final five wickets for 14 runs — the home team advanced to 107 for one wicket at stumps in their first innings, 246 runs behind at the Darren Sammy Stadium in Gros Islet.
Lokesh Rahul had a busy afternoon in the field for India, dropping Leon Johnson at third slip when the West Indies opener was on four.
However, Rahul later made amends when he ran out Johnson for 23 with a direct hit from mid-wicket. Kraigg Brathwaite (53) and Darren Bravo (18) were unbeaten at stumps on a pitch that offered little assistance to the bowlers.
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