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KINGSTON (Reuters) - Fast bowler Praveen Kumar captured three wickets in a devastating spell on his test debut as India snatched a 73-run first innings lead against West Indies in the first test on Tuesday.
Kumar removed opener Adrian Barath, Darren Bravo and Brendan Nash just before lunch to trigger a West Indian batting collapse on the second day at Sabina Park.
After resuming in a strong position at 34-1 in reply to India's modest first day total of 246, West Indies crumbled to be all out for just 173 by tea.
Barath top scored with a patient 64 off 122 balls while wicketkeeper Carlton Baugh chipped in with 27 and Shivnarine Chanderpaul made a cautious 23 but none of the other West Indian batsmen made it to 20.
Kumar finished with 3-38 from 18 overs while fellow paceman Ishant Sharma bagged 3-29. India's spinners, Amit Mishra and Harbhajan Singh, claimed two wickets each on a slow pitch starting to turn.
After dominating the opening day, West Indies made a bad start to the second day when Ishmar trapped Ramnaresh Sarwan lbw for three in the second over.
Barath, who hit nine boundaries and a six, combined with Bravo to steady the innings with a 56-run partnership for the third wicket before both batsmen were caught by wicketkeeper Mahendra Singh Dhoni off Kumar.
The 24-year-old paceman then claimed a third scalp when Suresh Raina held a sharp catch at third slip to get rid of Nash as the home side limped to lunch at 119-5.
Chanderpaul and Baugh gave West Indies a brief glimmer of hope with a sixth wicket stand of 45 but both fell to Harbhajan as the Indian spinners polished off the last five wickets for just 26 runs.
(Writing by Julian Linden; Editing by Rex Gowar; To query or comment on this story email sportsfeedback@thomsonreuters.com)
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Kumar removed opener Adrian Barath, Darren Bravo and Brendan Nash just before lunch to trigger a West Indian batting collapse on the second day at Sabina Park.
After resuming in a strong position at 34-1 in reply to India's modest first day total of 246, West Indies crumbled to be all out for just 173 by tea.
Barath top scored with a patient 64 off 122 balls while wicketkeeper Carlton Baugh chipped in with 27 and Shivnarine Chanderpaul made a cautious 23 but none of the other West Indian batsmen made it to 20.
Kumar finished with 3-38 from 18 overs while fellow paceman Ishant Sharma bagged 3-29. India's spinners, Amit Mishra and Harbhajan Singh, claimed two wickets each on a slow pitch starting to turn.
After dominating the opening day, West Indies made a bad start to the second day when Ishmar trapped Ramnaresh Sarwan lbw for three in the second over.
Barath, who hit nine boundaries and a six, combined with Bravo to steady the innings with a 56-run partnership for the third wicket before both batsmen were caught by wicketkeeper Mahendra Singh Dhoni off Kumar.
The 24-year-old paceman then claimed a third scalp when Suresh Raina held a sharp catch at third slip to get rid of Nash as the home side limped to lunch at 119-5.
Chanderpaul and Baugh gave West Indies a brief glimmer of hope with a sixth wicket stand of 45 but both fell to Harbhajan as the Indian spinners polished off the last five wickets for just 26 runs.
(Writing by Julian Linden; Editing by Rex Gowar; To query or comment on this story email sportsfeedback@thomsonreuters.com)
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