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Gisborne: Planned outages Tue-WedIndia close in on series victory against West Indies
AP • October 14th, 2025 6:00 am
India's Mohammed Siraj celebrates the dismissal of West Indies' century-maker Shai Hope | Photo: AP
India reached 63/1 on the fourth day of the second Test against West Indies, leaving themselves a target of just 58 runs to seal a 2-0 series win.
Lokesh Rahul was 25 not out and Sai Sudharsan unbeaten on 30 from 47 balls, with five fours, at stumps at the Arun Jaitley Stadium on Monday.
Victory looks assured for Shubman Gill's side but they were forced to work hard by the Windies batters. Shai Hope struck his first Test century in eight years to help West Indies to 390 runs (118.5 overs) all out in their second innings.
John Campbell (115) had also scored his first Test hundred, while a 79-run stand for the last wicket between Justin Greaves and Jaydon Seales pushed India's pursuit of victory into day five.
West Indies had scored just 248 runs in their first innings, in reply to India's 518/5 declared, a first innings' lead of 270 runs.
In the morning session, Campbell revved things up to keep West Indies fighting.
Jasprit Bumrah wrapped up the West Indies' innings with three late wickets | Photo: AP
His previous best was 68 against New Zealand in 2020, and he put on 177 runs with Hope as West Indies, on 252/3, reduced the deficit to 18 runs at lunch.
Campbell, who was out lbw to Ravindra Jadeja (1-for-102) prior to the lunch break, said of his first Test century: "I can't really put it into words right now. Maybe tomorrow I'll be able to describe it."
The left-handed batter, however, was aghast at playing a reverse sweep that led to his dismissal. "I just thought a shot was on. Just a little bit of a miscalculation on my part," he said.
Mohammed Siraj next bowled Hope to trigger a West Indies' collapse. Hope was out for 103 off 214 balls, including 12 fours and two sixes.
Campbell said of his 177-run partnership with Hope: "We just wanted to bat as long as possible, that was always the plan. We got that start, so we wanted to take it as deep as possible."
At the other end, Kuldeep Yadav picked up three quick wickets – trapping Tevin Imlach lbw for 12 then dismissing Roston Chase (40) and Khary Pierre (0) in the same over – as West Indies slipped to 298/7. Yadav finished with eight wickets.
West Indies went to tea at 361/9 after a 30-minute extension. Greaves (50) and Seales (32) then frustrated the tired Indian bowlers and fielders for 22 overs before Jasprit Bumrah (3/44) wrapped up the innings.
West Indies' John Campbell celebrates after scoring his maiden Test century | Photo: AP
It was only the fourth time since 1961 that India, needing 121 for victory, had been forced to bat again in a Test after enforcing the follow-on.
Yashasvi Jaiswal, who scored 175 in the first innings, was out for eight. There was an option to extend play by 30 minutes if India had got close to winning, but it wasn't needed.
West Indies have not beaten India in their last 26 Tests — home or away — dating back to 2002.
India won the first Test in Ahmedabad by an innings and 40 runs inside three days.
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