Kohli leads India’s progress with first away hundred since 2018

Lunch India 373 for six (Kishan 18*, Ashwin 6*) vs West Indies

Kohli seemed like changing his hundred into a giant one till Alzarri Joseph’s athletic intervention ran him out for 121. Jadeja seemed good for a century of his personal, however Kemar Roach had him edging a drive behind to native lad and wicketkeeper Joshua da Silva, about quarter-hour earlier than the interval.

The Queen’s Park Oval pitch – and the outfield – had slowed down even additional on day two however that did not forestall Kohli from pinging the boundary together with his punchy drives. A kind of drives, which was crunched behind level off Shannon Gabriel, introduced Kohli his 76th hundred in his five hundredth worldwide match. Three balls later, Jadeja acquired to his fifty and celebrated it together with his signature sword dance.

One other Kohli drive, this day without work Jason Holder within the 92nd over, was among the many contenders for the shot of the match. When Holder served up a half-volley on the stumps, Kohli had initially formed to flick it away by means of midwicket, however he ended up half-flicking and half-driving it previous mid-off with nice authority. There was one other drive that he drilled so straight that it knocked out center stump on the non-striker’s finish.

Jadeja was extra circumspect, however he mixed properly with Kohli to steal singles and doubles from the West Indian fielders. Nonetheless, the 159-run fifth-wicket stand ended when an uncharacteristic second of hesitation between the wickets resulted in Kohli getting run out. Joseph swooped on the ball from sq. leg and capitalised on the chance. 5 overs later, Roach dismissed Jadeja for 61 after a profitable evaluate.