India beat West Indies by an innings and 141 runs on the back of R Ashwin's 12-wicket haul and Yashasvi Jaiswal's 171 as Rohit Sharma and his men started the new WTC cycle on the right note with a big win. India were out to make a statement in Dominica and that is what they achieved throughout the three days of the match as the hosts crumbled on Friday.India declared their innings at 421 for five and took an important 271-run lead and decided to put West Indies into bat again.
WHAT. A. WIN!
— BCCI (@BCCI) July 14, 2023
A cracking performance from #TeamIndia to win the first #WIvIND Test in Dominica
Scorecard ▶️ https://t.co/FWI05P4Bnd pic.twitter.com/lqXi8UyKf1
The hosts had a slow start as openers Tagenarine Chanderpaul and captain Kraigg Braithwaite struggled to get grips with the spin duo of Ravindra Jadeja and R Ashwin. Jadeja would then get the breakthrough for India as he trapped Chaderpaul in front of the stumps with just eight on the board.
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