India vs West Indies, 1st Test: Rahane, Bumrah guide India to historic 318-run win
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Image Source : APJasprit Bumrah dismantled the hosts with a five-wicket haul after Ajinkya Rahane found his first century in two years as India won the first Test by 318-runs.
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Resuming the day at 185 for three, Rahane scored an important 102-run knock. The patient innings came off 242 balls with just five shots to the fence.
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Young batsman Hanuma Vihari (93) missed out on his maiden Test ton by just seven runs as India declared on 343/7, giving the Windies a target of 419.
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It was a Bumrah show in the second innings, as he ended with the figures of 8-4-7-5, becoming the first Asian to take 5-wicket hauls in South Africa, England, Australia and West Indies.
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Ishant Sharma (3/31) and Mohammed Shami (2/13) too contributed in India's resounding victory which gave them a 1-0 lead.
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Ajinkya Rahane (81 and 102) was named the Man of the Match.
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Virat Kohli has now the joint-most number of victories as India captain with MS Dhoni (27). He also went past Saurav Ganguly (11) for most away wins as India captain.
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The win gave India 60 points in the World Test Championship, and the side sits at the top of the table.