J Holder to S Dhawan, This time the line is too straight and Dhawan flicks it off his pads to fine leg. Gets off the mark with a single.
J Holder to S Dhawan, Identical to the last delivery, once again Shikhar stays back and defends it in the direction of the bowler.
J Holder to S Dhawan, Good length delivery on middle and off, Dhawan covers the line and blocks it down.
Jason Holder takes the second new ball from the other end. A slip remains. Dhawan will be on strike.
K Roach to R Sharma, Gets behind the line of the delivery and safely keeps it out towards mid on. A decent start for India.
K Roach to R Sharma, Good length ball around off, angling in, Rohit gets behind the line and defends.
K Roach to R Sharma, On a length outside off, Sharma allows it through to the keeper.
K Roach to R Sharma, FOUR! Sharma is off the mark! He has a gift of timing and placement. A back of a length delivery around off, Rohit goes on his toes and creams his back foot punch through extra cover.
K Roach to R Sharma, A gentle delivery in the channel outside off, Rohit takes a stride forward to cover the line and then shoulders arms.
K Roach to R Sharma, Offers width firs ball. It's short and wide outside off. Sharma cuts it from the back foot but finds the cover-point fielder.
Back for the run chase. The players are back on the field. Rohit Sharma and Shikhar Dhawan are the Indian openers. A target of 284 in front of them. Can they provide a brisk start? Kemar Roach runs in with a slip in place...
This can be a tricky run chase now. The Indians are still favorites to overhaul the target, especially under lights where the ball is expected to skid onto the bat even more. The Windies bowlers have not had a great time so far but tonight is the day where they need to step up. Will India take an unassailable lead or will the Windies level the series? Join us in a while to find out.
Kuldeep Yadav gives a quick interview to Murali Kartik. He says that the wicket was good but there wasn't much turn like the last game. Adds that he just tried to bowl wicket-to-wicket line. On batsmen not picking him, he replies that he just keeps on mixing his variations. Also states that it's all about deceiving the batsmen in the air. Praises Shai Hope for his batting. Feels that it's difficult to adjust lengths while switching formats and reckons more you play, better you get.
The Indian bowlers were led by Bumrah. He was exceptional throughout as he finished with a 4-fer. Kuldeep too had a good day at the office. Chahal, Khaleel and Kumar though had a day to forget, especially Kumar, who was taken to the cleaners. Had these three bowled well, India would have been chasing something below 250.
Holder then along with Hope added a 76-run stand which steadied the ship. The latter continued but just when it was time for him to accelerate, he was dismissed by a beauty from Bumrah, 5 short of a ton. It would have been back-to-back tons for him. Ashley Nurse though came to the rescue and his cameo has given the Windies a total with which they can at least fight.
28 runs from the last two overs has seen the Windies finish with a competitive total on the board. Who would have thought they would cross the 280-run mark when they were reeling at 121-5. Their top order once again failed to make an impact. Hetmyer and Hope stitched another handy stand. The former was really hitting the ball well but lost his wicket at the wrong time.
J Bumrah to O McCoy, A dot! No fifer for Bumrah. A yorker outside off, McCoy swings but misses. 7 from the last over AND WINDIES FINISH ON 283/9!
Obed McCoy is the last batsman. He has one ball left to face. Four? Six? Out? Dot? Or just a run or two?
J Bumrah to A Nurse, OUT! As plumb as it gets! 4-fer for Bumrah. A yorker on middle, Nurse shuffles across and tries to flick but misses. The ball hits his boot. The players appeal and the umpire straightaway raises his finger. Nurse goes for the review but replays show three reds. Windies lose their review on the penultimate ball of the innings and Nurse walks back after playing a very good cameo. Bumrah now has one ball to get a fifer. Can he do so?