India National Cricket Team vs West Indies National Cricket Team Match Scorecard: Indian batter Sai Sudharsan pulled off a stunning catch at short-leg but injured his hand during the dismissal of West Indies opener John Campbell on Day 2 of the second Test at Arun Jaitley Stadium on Saturday. The dismissal came in the eighth over of the West Indies’ first innings. Ravindra Jadeja bowled a tossed-up delivery outside off, and Campbell attempted a slog sweep. Sudharsan took the catch at forward short-leg. The ball hit his hands, and he used his helmet for support. The unique dismissal surprised India head coach Gautam Gambhir, who was seen smiling as teammates celebrated. Sudharsan soon left the field for medical attention. Devdutt Padikkal replaced him as a substitute fielder.
Earlier, India declared their first innings at 518 for five. Yashasvi Jaiswal top-scored with 175 runs off 258 balls before being run out. Captain Shubman Gill remained unbeaten on 129 off 196 deliveries. Other contributors included Dhruv Jurel with 44, Nitish Kumar Reddy 43, KL Rahul 38, and Sudharsan 87. West Indies bowler Jomel Warrican took three wickets for 98 runs in 34 overs.
Spinners Ravindra Jadeja (3/37) and Kuldeep Yadav (1/45) dominated the West Indies innings, triggering a top-order collapse. The visitors were reduced to 140 for four at stumps, trailing India by 378 runs, with Shai Hope on 31 not out and Tevin Imlach on 14 not out.
India won the series opener by an innings and 140 runs under Shubman Gill’s leadership.
India National Cricket Team vs West Indies National Cricket Team Match Scorecard:India 1st innings: 518/5 in 134.2 overs (Yashasvi Jaiswal 175, Shubman Gill 129*, Sai Sudharsan 87; Jomel Warrican 3/98)West Indies 1st innings: 140/4 in 43 overs (Alick Athanaze 41, Tagenarine Chanderpaul 34; Ravindra Jadeja 3/37, Kuldeep Yadav 1/45)