26 Established 1961 Sports Sunday, October 7, 2018 Kuldeep five-for-57 gives India record Test win against W Indies Shaw adjudged man-of-the-match after dream debut RAJKOT: Spinner Kuldeep Yadav starred in India’s The match started with teenage opener Prithvi Shaw biggest-ever Test triumph as they thrashed the West making 134 on day one to become the youngest Indian Indies by an innings and 272 runs inside three days in to score a century on debut, at 18 years of age. the opening match yesterday. The tourists were dis- Shaw, who is already being compared to Sachin missed for 196 early in the final session while follow- Tendulkar, was adjudged the man of the match for his ing on, to trail the two-match series 1-0. They were 154-ball stay laced with 19 fours. Skipper Virat Kohli, bowled out for 181 in their first innings in response to who also scored a landmark century in India’s only India’s 649-9 declared. innings, was happy with the team’s “clinical” showing Kuldeep returned figures of 5-57 with his left-arm and praised Shaw for his quality batting. wrist spin, his first five-for in just his fourth Test “Playing his first game, seeing him dominate- since making his debut against Australia last year. the guy showed he is different quality. That’s why Ravindra Jadeja, who scored his maiden international he’s been pushed to the Test team,” Kohli said century during India’s only innings, took the final after the win. wicket of Shannon Gabriel for four as the hosts cele- “Jaddu (Jadeja) as well-he has got important runs brated an utterly dominant win over the former for us before and we wanted him to get three figures. cricketing powerhouse. We believe he can turn matches for us,” said Kohli. The world’s top Test side surpassed their previous biggest win against Afghanistan by an innings and 262 ‘HOW TO BAT’ runs during the minnows’ debut five-day game in June. Kuldeep led an inspired spin attack with Jadeja SCOREBOARD Scoreboard of the first Test between India and West Indies in Rajkot yesterday: India 1st innings 649-9 dec (P. Shaw 134, V. Kohli 139, R. Jadeja 100 not out; D. Bishoo 4-217) RAJKOT: Indian cricketer Prithvi Shaw jumps in air to take evasive action following a shot from West Indies West Indies 1st innings West Indies 2nd innings: batsman Roston Chase during the third day’s play of the first Test cricket match between India and West Indies K. Brathwaite b Shami 2 K. Brathwaite c Shaw b Ashwin 10 at the Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium in Rajkot yesterday. — AFP K. Powell lbw b Shami 1 K. Powell c Shaw b K. Yadav 83 S. Hope b Ashwin 10 S. Hope lbw b K. Yadav 17 S. Hetmyer c Rahul b K. Yadav 11 S. Hetmyer run out (Jadeja) 10 claiming three wickets and Ravichandran Ashwin tak- during which the world’s top batsman became the S. Ambris c Rahane b Jadeja 12 S. Ambris st Pant b K. Yadav 0 R. Chase b Ashwin 53 R. Chase c Ashwin b K. Yadav 20 ing two. Opener Kieran Powell fought a lonely battle quickest to reach 24 Test centuries after the great S. Dowrich b K. Yadav 10 S. Dowrich not out 16 to score 83 runs before becoming Kuldeep’s fifth vic- Donald Bradman. Kohli got to his hundred in his 123rd K. Paul c Pujara b U. Yadav 47 K. Paul c U. Yadav b Jadeja 15 tim in another disappointing batting show by the innings with a boundary off leg-spinner Bishoo. D. Bishoo not out 17 D. Bishoo c Pant b Ashwin 9 Caribbean side. Bradman took just 66 innings to achieve the same feat. S. Lewis b Ashwin 0 S. Lewis lbw b Jadeja 4 Ashwin, who returned figures of 4-37 in West “Not the best of starts, credit to India. They showed S. Gabriel st Pant b Ashwin 1 S. Gabriel c K. Yadav b Jadeja 4 Extras (b5, lb1, nb1) 7 Indies’ first innings, had sent back stand-in skipper us how to bat,” a disappointed Brathwaite said after the Extras (b16, lb2) 18 Kraigg Brathwaite for 10 before lunch and then got loss. “Didn’t get enough partnerships as a batting unit. Total (all out, 48 overs) 181 Total (all out, 50.5 overs) 196 Fall of wickets: 1-2 (Brathwaite), 2-7 (Shami), 3-21 (Hope), 4-32 Fall of wickets: 1-32 (Brathwaite), 2-79 (Hope), 3-97 (Hetmyer), 4- Devendra Bishoo at the stroke of tea. The 23-year-old Two or three partnerships would hold us very well,” (Hetmyer), 5-49 (Ambris), 6-74 (Dowrich), 7-147 (Paul), 8-159 97 (Ambris), 5-138 (Chase), 6-151 (Powell), 7-172 (Paul), 8-185 Kuldeep then rattled the West Indies’ top and middle added Brathwaite, who stood in as captain after Jason (Chase), 9-159 (Lewis), 10-181 (Gabriel). (Bishoo), 9-192 (Lewis), 10-196 (Gabriel). order including big wickets of Powell, Sunil Ambris for Holder was ruled out on the morning of the match due Bowling: Shami 9-2-22-2, U. Yadav 11-3-20-1, Ashwin 11-2-37-4, Bowling: Shami 3-0-11-0 (nb1), Ashwin 18-2-71-2, U. Yadav 3-0- nought and Roston Chase, who had top-scored for to an ankle injury. Brathwaite said he was not sure if Jadeja 7-1-22-1, K. Yadav 10-1-62-1 16-0, K. Yadav 14-2-57-5, Jadeja 12.5-1-35-3. Result: Indian won by an innings and 272 runs. West Indies in the first innings with his gritty 53. Holder will be fit for the next game. The second match The match will also be remembered for Kohli’s 139 is scheduled in Hyderabad starting October 12. —AFP Red Sox strike early, hold off tant.” Yasir has grown in stature and Yasir targets wickets with each series. He took 24 Yankees in wickets in three Tests in a series win over Sri Lanka a year later. 20 Australian His 10 wickets at Lord’s and five at ALDS open The Oval formed the basis of scalps for Pakistan’s 1-1 series draw in England two years ago before he took 25 in a BOSTON: Left-hander Chris Sale pitched 2-1 win in the West Indies in 2017 — effectively into the sixth inning, J.D. Martinez Pakistan’s first series win in the hit a three-run home run in the first and the series win Caribbean. Boston Red Sox opened the American DUBAI: Match-winning Pakistan spin- Yasir said Australia will miss the League Division Series by holding on for a 5- ner Yasir Shah has sent a warning to guile of banned duo Steven Smith and 4 victory over the visiting New York Yankees Australia’s batsmen that he is targeting David Warner, who are each banned on Friday night. Game 2 is Saturday night. 20 wickets and a win in the two-match for a year for their part in a ball-tam- Left-hander David Price starts for Boston and Test series starting in Dubai today. The pering row in South Africa earlier this opposes right-hander Masahiro Tanaka. In 32-year-old has been Pakistan’s main year. “No doubt, Smith and Warner are his second career postseason start, Sale (1-0) spin weapon since making his Test two world-class players and Australia allowed two runs on five hits in 5 1/3 innings. debut against Australia at the same will miss them,” said Yasir. “(They) Limited to about 100 pitches, Sale threw 93 venue four years ago. know the art of staying at the wicket while getting eight strikeouts and issuing a BOSTON: Aaron Judge #99 of the New York Yankees hits a solo home run in the ninth inning He and left-armer Zulfiqar Babar so that will be missed by Australia. pair of walks. The Red Sox took a 3-0 lead against the Boston Red Sox in Game One of the American League Division Series at Fenway took 26 wickets between them to rout “But we can’t take any team lightly. when Martinez homered over the Green Park on Friday in Boston. —AFP Australia 2-0. Yasir again holds the They have a few good players and a Monster in left field off J.A. Happ (0-1) and key for Pakistan in the two-match few of them I have played with in the added two more runs in the third. Boston’s series, with the second in Abu Dhabi Big Bash (Australia’s Twenty20 bullpen held on for the final 11 outs; Craig Corey Kluber (0-1). Martin Maldonado with Colorado. The Brewers will send south- from October 16. league) so I know their strong and Kimbrel allowed a leadoff homer to Aaron added a leadoff homer to ignite the Astros’ paw Wade Miley to the mound today at “I have a target of 20 wickets,” weak points. “You can’t say they are Judge in the ninth before securing the four- two-run seventh. Verlander (1-0) allowed two Colorado seeking a sweep. The Rockies will Yasir told AFP. “I know how important weak, maybe inexperienced. They’re out save. runs on two hits and two walks with seven counter with right-hander German Marquez. it will be to take wickets so that strikeouts over 5 1/3 innings.