Ashwin’s five topples West Indies for 196

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Tea West Indies 196 (Blackwood 62, Ashwin 5-52) v IndiaLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details

Batting isn’t easy at Sabina Park. In 20 years, no ground has been quite as stingy as it has been in giving up Test match runs. Ask the local boy Marlon Samuels, who had to wait nearly 10 overs to get off the mark. Or the Indian bowlers, who were granted first use of a pitch with live grass and considerable moisture. West Indies chose to bat and crumbled to 196 all out. Side note, R Ashwin secured his 18th five-wicket haul in 34 Tests.

There was a chance created virtually every over in the first hour of play. Ishant Sharma was on a hat-trick and Mohammed Shami was bowling what looked like 140kph legbreaks. Making contact with a ball that was swinging and seaming – in both directions – and gaining the benefit of …

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