IND vs WI: Prithvi Shaw hits century as India finishes 364/4 on Day 1

Prithvi Shaw is also a second youngest Indian ever to measure a Test century after Sachin Tendulkar

IND vs WI: Prithvi Shaw hits century as India finishes 364/4 on Day 1

India dominated a record on a opening day of a initial Test opposite a West Indies as a hosts posted 364/4 during stumps, interjection to a shining uncover by opener Prithvi Shaw, in Rajkot on Thursday. Rishabh Pant (17) and skipper Virat Kohli (72) were during a double when umpires dislodged a bails for a day.

Winning a toss and opting to bat on a batting accessible track, India got off to a bad start as they mislaid their opener Lokesh Rahul with only 3 runs on a house though went on to finish a initial event during 133/1. Debutant opener Prithvi and Cheteshwar Pujara’s half-centuries helped India redeem from a early blow.

Rahul was left for a golden steep when Caribbean pacer Shannon Gabriel trapped a Indian opener in front of a wickets. Shaw and Pujara, who came one down, however, confirmed their ease and punished a bad deliveries to finish their particular half centuries.

At a finish of a initial session, Shaw was dominant on 75 and Pujara was on 56 as they posted 130 runs in 25 overs. In a second session, Shaw (134) slammed a shining ton as he became a youngest Indian to measure a Test century on entrance as India posted 232/3.

Shaw, during 18 years and 329 days, reached a ancestral three-figure symbol off only 99 balls during a Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium. Shaw is also a second youngest Indian ever to measure a Test century after Sachin Tendulkar who burst a ton during 17 years and 107 days in 1990 vs England in Manchester. His innings was laced with 15 boundaries.

Pujara scored a good looking 86 in his possess backyard, though missed out on a hundred. Kohli was all smiles when immature Shaw lifted his bat after reaching a milestone. Subsequently, Shaw offering an easy lapse locate to leggie Devendra Bishoo perplexing to play opposite a turn.

Shaw and Pujara combined 206 runs for a second wicket as a tourists were sent on a leatherhunt for vast tools of a second session. Shaw’s innings was studded with 19 fours while Pujara strike 14 bounds before poking during a length round half-heartedly to be taken by wicketkeeper Shane Dowrich off pacer Sherman Lewis, who bagged his initial Test scalp.

The final event saw India say a good run rate with Kohli and Rahane (41) stitching a 105-run partnership and assisting India get past a 300-run mark. But during 337 in 84 overs, Roston Chase discharged Rahane. Rahane played 92 balls and slammed 5 boundaries.

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