India vs West Indies 1st Test Day 3 Highlights: Ashwin's 12-wicket match-haul helps IND maul WI by innings and 141 runs

After an array of overs from the spinners who picked up two wickets each to sent West Indies four down for 58, Rohit Sharma goes back to Siraj. A chance for the pacer to inflict further damage.

After Ashwin, Jadeja strikes now. Another appeal, umpires sides with India. Reifer opts to a review. Three reds and West Indies lose another review.

WI 150 & 32/4, trail by 239 runs vs India

Ashwin strikes again! There is loud appeal and umpire says it is OUT! Blackwood straightaway opts for a review. Nothing on UltraEdge. Pitching outside off, impact in line - OUT it is. Jermaine Blackwood is out for just five. 

WI 150 & 32/3, trail by 239 runs

It is time for the last and final session of thye day. Blackwood and Reifer make their way out to the middle. Jadeja begins the proceedings. West Indies are 244 runs away with 27 for now 

Blackwood survives. Well, that is what is has been for the West Indies batters. Jadeja and Ashwin have struck early in the session and West Indies are down to 27 for two. The hosts trail by 244. 

‘The champion bowler strikes again’ - says the commentator as Ashwin removes Kraigg Brathwaite for 7 off 47. This is the second time he has dismissed the Windies captain in this match. Length ball, takes the edge and Rahane grabs it comfortable.

West Indies 150 & 22/2, trail by 249 runs.

Short from Ashwin but Raymon Reifer goes down on his knees to play a half swat half pull for four much to the delight for the crowd as the recieve the boundary with a thunderous roar. WI 21/1 after 14 overs, trail India by 250 runs.

/There you have it! Ravindra Jadeja lands the first blow as Tagnerine Chanderpaul is out LBW. Bowling round the wicket, Jadeja's impact was in line but Tagnerine went upstairs to challenge the decision nonetheless. WI kept the review but couldn't keep the wicket intact. West Indies 8/1 after 10 overs.

Just after 4 overs of pace, India have turned to spin as Ravindra Jadeja and Ravichandran Ashwin have been unleashed. Plenty of turn available already even as Chanderpaul has helped himself to the first boundary of the West Indies innings. Here we go. The cat-and-mouse game begins.

It really felt as it Ravichandran Ashwin was going to open the innings with the ball for India, but perhaps Rohit Sharma is saving him for a long spell. Fow now, it's Mohammed Siraj and Jaydev Unadkat who have started off with some really tidy overs. Kraigg Brathwaite and Tagnerine Chanderpaul cautious as WI are 3/0 after 4 overs. 

The declaration has arrived. India have called off their first innings on 471/5, after Ishan Kishan got off the mark in Test cricket. In between overs, a box of fresh red balls was sent to the Indian dressing room and Rohit Sharma was seen in whites. He was probably waiting for Ishan to score his first runs, and once he did, Kishan and Jadeja walked off. So there you have it! West Indies need to score 271 runs to ensure they make India bat again.

Young Ishan Kishan, playing his debut Test, has faced 19 balls but is yet to get off the mark. Cornwall keeping him on his toes. Remember, this is the same Ishan Kishan who scored the fastest ODI double century in December last year.

Unbelievable! Not once, but Virat Kohli has now been put down twice. First on 40 yesterday and now on 72. A straightforward chance put down by Joshua de Silva. Kohli goes after a cover drive to a widish ball from Kemar Roach but a diving de Silva spills it going for the catch with one hand. It was a straightforward catch heading to Cornwall at first slips but de Silva made a mess of it. Roach is not happy, and why would be be? You can't afford to drop Kohli, let alone twice in the same innings.

Here we go! In all likelihood, this could and should be India's final session of batting. Another 100 runs here and they should put the West Indies in for a second time in this Test. With some ball keeping low and most turning, Ravi Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja would be smacking their lips.

Despite losing 2 wickets in the session, India go into the lunch interval strongly placed at 400/4. More importantly, their lead over West Indies has extended to 250. Virat Kohli unbeaten on 72, aided handsomely by Ravindra Jadeja as the two have added 44 runs off 77 balls. Kohli has finally switched gears getting three boundaries in no time after the first twon spanned over 147 balls. Meanwhile, Jadeja us doing Jadeja things moving to 21 with a four and a six.  

Quite possible! Two boundaries off three balls for Virat Kohli as his scoring gains a bit of pace. Flicked Athanaze through the leg side and rocks back onto the backfoot to pull a Brathwaite delivery that took almost ages to reach Kohli. India's lead closing in on 250 as Kohli and Jadeja get going with some quick scoring. India 392/4.

Whoa! Where did that come from? Ravindra Jadeja squared up as the ball pitched on off stump and turns almost 9 degree from Kraigg Brathwaite. Nearly beats the keeper. Jadeja asks for the helmet and puts it on immediately. Even the WI wicketkeeper was taken by surprise on that one

Virat Kohli taps the ball on the leg-side and takes a single to complete his half-century. It's been a toil, a real struggle. Kohli has been far from his fluent self - just two boundaries in the innings - and it has taken him 147 balls but the bottom line is that he has a fifty under his best. This fiercely determined version of Kohli should eye another 50 and possibly, 50 more after that. India 357/4, lead by 207 runs. 

Oh what a soft dismissal! The ball stops a bit on Ajinkya Rahane and he lobs it straight to covers. Kemar Roach gets the wicket as India go 4 down for 356. West Indies not throwing in the towel.

OUT! Edged and taken! Yashasvi Jaiswal's marathon knock on Test debut comes to an end. He falls for 171. It was an away going delivery from Alzarri Joesph and Jaiswal, for once, played a loose shot outside the off stump and paid the price. He was looking to punch it off the backfoot but all he managed was an outside to the keeper. He walks back to a standing ovation.

India 350/3, lead West Indies (150) by 200 runs

SIX! The first in international cricket for Yashasvi Jaiswal. It took him 378 balls to even attempt something like this and like many other times in this Test, he found success in his very first attempt. It was a flighted delivery by left-arm spinner Jomel Warrican and Jaiswal danced down the track to hit it straight over the bowler's head.

India 346/2, lead West Indies (150) by 196 runs

Rahkeem Cornwall is back on the field. The towering figure had walked off he field on Day 2, leaving West Indies a spinner short. But thankfully, he is back now. He, however, won't be available to bowl immediately as it was an external injury. He needs to spend some amount of time on the field to cover up for the lapses before he is allowed to bowl. 

DROPPED! And it's the West Indies skipper. Virat Kohli gets a life at 40. It was a simple chance at this level but Kraigg Brathwaite grasped it. Jomel Warrican did all the right things, he deceived Kohli in the flight. He went for the drive but the slowness of the pitch did not allow him to keep it on the ground. Braithwaite, at short cover, will be kicking himself.

Yashasvi Jaiswal gets to 150 off 360 balls. India (321/2) lead West Indies (150) by 171 runs on Day 3. He becomes only the third Indian to score 150 on Test debut. This is getting better and better for the 21-year-old left-hander.

Both Yashasvi Jaiswal and Virat Kohli are away in the very first over of Day 3. Jaiswal got going with a single off Jason Holder and then Kohli got a couple with a flick off his pads. 

India 315/2, lead West Indies (150) by 165 runs.

We're closing in on the start of the third day of this Dominica Test, where India are firmly in control. Jaiswal and Kohli will want to ensure India's lead reaches a stage from where the result becomes a foregone conclusion. Having said that, they would be aware that West Indies have the second new ball and like the old adage goes… 'The first hour is crucial' irrespective whatever has happened previously.

It will blow your mind to know that the last four Indian cricketers to score a century on debut have been all from Mumbai - Rohit Sharma in 2013, Prithvi Shaw in 2018, Shreyas Iyer in 2021 and now Yashasvi Jaiswal in 2023. The 'Khadoos' mentality is alive and kicking! Also, did you know? Jaiswal now holds the record of facing the most number of deliveries (350) for an India batter on Test debut.

It simply wasn't West Indies' day yesterday. The new ball was available after 80 overs but it wasn't until 110 overs that the West Indies finally took it. Besides, West Indies were guilty of wasting both their DRS - against Kohli - a move that came back to haunt them when Kemar Roach pinned Jaiswal flush in front of the stumps but couldn't take the review. One of those days.

West Indies captain Kraigg Brathwaite bowled six overs but a curious piece of recording from the stump mic may have raised questions surrounding his action. Durin the 90th over, when Brathwaite was bowling, Kohli could be heard telling Jaiswal about Brathwaite, "Batta phenk raha hai," (He is throwing/chucking the ball). There has been no development on this further but you may just want to keep an eye out for this.

It was 11:30 in the night but Yashasvi Jaiswal's father Bhupendra was glued to the TV set to see his son achieve the ultimate dream and then some. "We all waited for him to wear the blue Indian jersey," he told Hindustan Times. Meanwhile Jaiswal's coach Jwala Singh was at London's Heathrow Airport where he experienced the high of his ward and burst out in celebrations. "I knew that he will start well. He has spent four good seasons in IPL and also in domestic cricket... He has played Most of the world-class bowlers under a lot of pressure, especially in the IPL. So he knows how to tackle top-quality bowlers. There will always be nine fielders whatever match you play whether it's a T20 or an ODI or Test." 

Surely, given the 162-run lead that they achieved, India would not wish to bat for a second time in this Test. Hence, with three full days to go, the chances of India declaring before anything less than 500 look dim. Get to 500 by stumps today, stretch that lead to 350 and then give yourselves ample time to bowl them out for an innings victory. Until and unless of course, West Indies can conjure a miraculous reply from here on.  

Rohit's 10th Test ton yesterday was only his 2nd away from India - the first one being his exceptional innings of 127 against England at The Oval in 2012. During the course of his innings, not only did Rohit go past 3500 Test runs but also entered an elite list of players. Through the course of his 103-run knock, Rohit notched up the second-highest fifty-plus scores by an Indian opener across formats, going past two greats in Virender Sehwag and Sunil Gavaskar. Rohit, with his 102nd 50-plus score is now next only to the one and only Sachin Tendulkar, who heads the list with 120 of them.  

Rahkeem Cornwall had limited role to play for West Indies on Day 2. After bowling 11 overs, Cornwall called the physio and made some gestures towards his chest, clearly indicating that the big West Indian wasn't feeling too well. After walking off the field, it later emerged that Cornwall picked up a chest infection due to which he could no longer carry on and remained unavailable for the remainder of the day. An official statement on Cornwall's health is yet to be announced by Cricket West Indies although we wish him a speedy recovery.

Albeit briefly, but there was a period on Day 2 where West Indies seemed to be troubling India with spinners Rahkeem Cornwall and Jomel Warrican making the ball turn and grip. It even had Rohit and Jaiswal looking a tad uncomfortable, before the man getting the most purchase, Cornwall, left the field due to an illness. The moment he was out of the equation, India were back on top. Having said that, the bigger story is signs of spin on the second day itself. The cracks are sure to open up further on Day 3 and it gives West Indies just that glimmer of hope. 

Rohit Sharma and Yashasvi Jaiswal added a marathon 249-run partnership for the opening wicket, which is not only the first 100-plus stand between Indian opener since January of 2022 but is also a record. Rohit and Jaiswal's stand is the highest opening-partnership for India against West Indies in Tests, surpassing Virender Sehwag and Wasim Jaffer's 161 at Gros Islet way back in 2006. Also, this partnership has been a long time coming - 23 innings and 13 Tests to be precise as the last Indian opening pair to notch up 100 runs was that of KL Rahul and Mayank Agarwal against South Africa in Centurion. 

The second day, like Day 1, again belonged to India as their batters made merry. Yashasvi Jaiswal, who earned his maiden India cap, made the occasion even sweeter by scoring a century on debut, thus becoming the 17th Indian batter to achieve the momentous feat. However, the one achievement that makes him stand out a cut above the rest is that Jaiswal is the first Indian opener to hit a 100 on debut in a Test match away from home - Shikhar Dhawan and Prithvi Shaw both did in in India. Jaiswal batted like a pro, notching up a century in challenging conditions and remained unbeaten on 143 at stumps. So good was Yashasvi that he made his partner and captain's century look like an after thought. Yes, Rohit Sharma slammed a century of his own - the 10th of his career - but got dismissed against the run of play.  

Howdy, cricket lovers? After 2 one-sided days of Test cricket, brace up for… well… some more as India enter Day 3 on top of West Indies in every aspect. From the super-competitiveness nature of The Ashes, Test cricket is in for a grind as India continues to bulldoze West Indies at the Windsor Park in Dominica. R Ashwin's five-wicket-haul, Yashasvi Jaiswal's century on debut and Rohit Sharma's 10th Test hundred has set the tempo for India. West Indies would gain some confidence knowing that there will be assistance for spinners on Day 3 but whether Rahkeem Cornwall returns to the field and trouble India batters like he did yesterday remains a mystery. Stay tuned, settle in… this could be the day India bat West Indies out of this Test.