Cautious start by Windies

Kohli West Indies made a cautious start in reply to India’s massive first innings total of 438 runs as they lost only one wicket during the final session of the second Test at Port of Spain on Saturday. At the time of Stumps, WI was at 86/1, with Kirk Mckenzie (14*) and Kraigg Braithwaite (37*) unbeaten. West Indies started their first innings in the final session of the day, with openers Kraigg Braithwaite and Tagenarine Chanderpaul taking to the field. The duo started off in a conservative manner, hitting the first boundary in the sixth over. At the end of 10 overs, WI was 22/0, with Chanderpaul (6*) and Braithwaite (16*) unbeaten. In the next 10 overs, WI added 25 more runs to their total as they continued with their minimal risk approach. WI touched the 50-run mark in 22 overs. At the end of 30 overs, WI was 59/0, with Braithwaite (35) and Chanderpaul (22*) unbeaten. It was Ravindra Jadeja who gave India their first breakthrough, dismissing Chanderpaul for 33, who edged the ball to short third man to Ravichandran Ashwin. WI was 71/1 at that point. Kirk McKenzie was the next one up on the crease. He along with Braithwaite took Windies safely through the remainder of the innings. Earlier, Virat Kohli’s landmark century in his 500th international match and fifties from skipper Rohit Sharma, Yashasvi Jaiswal and Ravichandran Ashwin helped India reach a massive total of 438 at the end of first innings and the second session of the day two during the ongoing second Test against West Indies on Friday. India resumed the second session at 373/6 with Ishan Kishan (18*) and Ravichandran Ashwin (6*) unbeaten at the crease. Jason Holder got his second wicket of the match, dismissing Kishan for 25. India was 393/7 at that point. Wicketkeeper Joshua de Silva took the catch. India crossed the 400-run mark in 116.4 overs. Jomel Warrican dismissed Jaydev Unadkat for just seven after he was stumped by the wicketkeeper. India was 416/8 at that point. Ashwin br