India clinch Test series against Windies with innings victory
Teammates congratulate Umesh Yadav for taking the wicket of WI batsman Shivnarine Chanderpaul on the fourth day of the second Test between India and Windes at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata - AFP
The West Indies put up a strong fightback in their second innings with Darren Bravo (136) slamming a superb century but that turned out to be not enough as Indian bowlers grabbed six wickets in the post-lunch session to wrap up the match on the fourth day at the Eden Gardens.
The match ended with more than four sessions to spare, just like in the first Test in New Delhi where India beat the visitors by five wickets.
The two sides now travel to Mumbai for the third Test which begins on November 22.
In contrast to their first innings collapse, West Indies, after being asked to follow on, put up a valiant fight before being bundled out for 463 in 126.3 overs eight minutes before the scheduled tea break.
At one stage, the West Indies were staring at their biggest ever loss against India (an innings and 112 runs, Mumbai 2002) but Bravo weaved two century partnerships -- with Chanderpaul (108 runs) and Marlon Samuels (132) -- to save his side from the dubious record.
Resuming at his overnight score of 38, Bravo put up a superb batting display to notch up his second Test century in less than a month with both coming in second innings. He hit 16 boundaries and four sixes in his innings from 230 balls.
For India, pacer Umesh Yadav was the most successful bowler with three wickets today to return with innings figure of four for 80, while the spin duo of Pragyan Ojha (2/104) and R Ashwin (2/137) claimed the remaining wickets. Pacer Ishant Sharma (2/95) had claimed two wickets on Wednesday.
Brief Scores:
India 1st innings: 631 for seven declared.
West Indies 1st innings: 153 all out in 47 overs
West Indies 2nd innings: 463 all out in 126.3 overs (Darren Bravo 136, Marlon Samules 84, Adrian Barath 62, Kirk Edwards 60,; Umesh Yadav 4/80).
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