West Indies batters rally after Virat Kohli scores century in India’s 438 run chase.

West Indies show improved performance with the bat on Day 2 of the second Test against India

New Delhi: The West Indian batters put on a much-improved and spirited performance after a couple of horrendous outings in the series opener as the hosts reached 86 for one at stumps on the second day of the second Test in Port of Spain.

Highlights:

• India finishes first innings at 438 with Virat Kohli scoring his 29th Test century.
• West Indies openers Kraigg Brathwaite and Tagenarine Chanderpaul put up a superb fight, adding 71 runs for the opening wicket.
• At the close of play, West Indies trailed India by another 352 runs with skipper Brathwaite and Kirk McKenzieun unbeaten on 37 and 14 respectively.
• Kohli equalled Sir Don Bradman’s record of 29 hundreds in India’s first innings score.
• Kohli added 159 runs for the fifth wicket with Ravindra Jadeja, who also scored his 19th half-century in Tests.
• R Ashwin scored a half-century, taking India closer to 450 runs.
• West Indies openers displayed a solid defensive game.
• The pitch didn’t offer much for the bowlers as the new Dukes ball was changed multiple times.
• Kraigg Brathwaite and Tagenarine Chanderpaul survived without much difficulty.
• The inexperienced Indian pace attack couldn’t produce anything exceptional.
• Kohli scored his first overseas Test hundred in nearly five years.
• Kohli’s innings included 45 singles and 13 doubles.
• Jadeja reaffirmed his status as a batting all-rounder with another half-century.
• Ashwin compiled a well-made fifty.

Kohli’s first overseas ton in nearly five years

The first session of the second day belonged to Kohli, who scored his first overseas Test hundred in half a decade. He displayed great game awareness and scored 45 singles and 13 doubles in energy-sapping conditions. Kohli’s innings included 11 boundaries, with most of them hit on the off-side. He was well-supported by Jadeja, who also scored a half-century. Ashwin played a vital role in taking India closer to the 450-run mark with a well-compiled fifty.