🏏West Indies vs India, 2nd Test: Queen's Park Oval -- Thread #2🏏 - Page 23

18:01 Local Time, 22:01 GMT, 03:31 IST: Windies have ended day 4 on 76 for 2. There were rain interruptions but there was plenty of action as well on day four. After three slow days, the game progressed quickly today. Siraj ran through WI's lower order and picked up his second Test fifer as the hosts lost their last five wickets in 7.4 overs of the morning session. After gaining a 183-run lead, the Indians came out all guns blazing. The openers forged a 98-run partnership inside 12 overs and both of them were dismissed on either side of the rain break. Ishan Kishan, promoted to No. 4, registered his maiden Test fifty off just 33 deliveries which allowed Rohit to declare and set the home team a target of 365.

Chasing a stiff target, West Indies got off to a steady start with Brathwaite looking busy against the pacers. It was Ashwin who provided the breakthrough by scalping the WI skipper for the second time in the match and then he trapped McKenzie lbw in his following over. Chanderpaul and Blackwood ensured no further setbacks until stumps and added 32 runs in the process. Right then, this is the equation for the final day - 289 runs vs 8 wickets! India will fancy their chances as Ashwin looked in good touch and extracted more off the deck when compared to the first essay. Batting might get tougher on the final day; can WI dig in or get close to the target? Will the weather stay clear? Tune in tomorrow - early start at 09:30 Local Time (19:00 IST) to find that out...

India bowlers with most wickets in international cricket

956 - Anil Kumble

712 - Ravichandran Ashwin

711 - Harbhajan Singh

687 - Kapil Dev

610 - Zaheer Khan

*includes wickets taken for Asia XI

Designated wicketkeepers with highest strike-rates in an innings

172.88 - 102*(59) - Adam Gilchrist (AUS) vs ENG, Perth, 2006/07

161.29 - 50(31) - Rishabh Pant (IND) vs SL, Bengaluru, 2022

152.94 - 52*(34) - Ishan Kishan (IND) vs WI, Port of Spain, 2023

145.23 - 61(42) - Ian Smith (NZ) vs PAK, Faisalabad, 1990

145.23 - 61 (42) - Matt Prior (ENG) vs AUS, Lord’s, 2009

*where data available, min. 50 runs

Highest strike-rate in a Test innings for India (min. 50 runs)

161.81 - Kapil Dev vs ENG, Lord’s, 1982

161.29 - Rishabh Pant vs SL, Bengaluru, 2022

158.33 - Shardul Thakur vs ENG, The Oval, 2021

152.94 - Ishan Kishan vs WI, Port of Spain, 2023

145.94 - Harbhajan Singh vs ENG, Trent Bridge, 2002

*where data available

Highest team innings run-rate in Tests (min. 20 overs)

7.54 - 181/2 d - IND vs WI, Port of Spain, 2023

7.53 - 241/2d- AUS vs PAK, Sydney, 2017

7.36 - 264/7d - ENG vs PAK, Rawalpindi, 2022

6.82 - 173/6 - WI vs IND, Kingston, 1983

6.80 - 340/3d -SA vs ZIM, Cape Town, 2005

*where data available

Most Test wickets for India vs West Indies

89 - Kapil Dev

75 - Ravichandran Ashwin

74 - Anil Kumble

68 - Srinivas Venkataraghavan

65 - Bhagwath Chandrasekhar

Highest team innings run-rate in Tests (min. 20 overs)

7.54 - 181/2 d - IND vs WI, Port of Spain, 2023

7.53 - 241/2d- AUS vs PAK, Sydney, 2017

7.36 - 264/7d - ENG vs PAK, Rawalpindi, 2022

6.82 - 173/6 - WI vs IND, Kingston, 1983

6.80 - 340/3d -SA vs ZIM, Cape Town, 2005

Day 4: Stumps - West Indies need 289 runs

IND - 438 & 181/2 d

WI - 255 & 76/2 (32)

CRR: 2.38

Day 4 - West Indies need 289 runs.

CRR: 2.37

• Last 10 ov (RR): 26/0 (2.60)