India vs West Indies 2nd Test Highlights: Rain plays spoilsport in Port of Spain on Day 5 and IND vs WI second Test ends in a draw. Asked to bat first by the hosts, Rohit Sharma & Co. posted 438 on back of Virat Kohli’s ‘records-shattering’ ton and gritty half-centuries from four other Indian batters. In reply, West Indies made Indian bowlers toil hard for wickets. The home team batters were over-caution and looked in no rush to score runs, batting out the entire third day, playing for a draw. The pitch on offer in Trinidad is an absolute poor advertisement for red-ball cricket and it will be a real surprise if the lifeless pitch here gets any rating other than ”Average” from ICC.

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However, Indian bowlers, especially Mohammed Siraj, made massive strides towards a win as they bowled their hearts out to make sure Windies collapse on day four with Siraj rattling the lower-order to claim a fifer. Debutant Mukesh Kumar picked 2 wickets while Ravindra Jadeja and Ravichandran Ashwin picked three wickets between themselves. Windies lost their last five wickets inside the first hour on Day 4.

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The rain plays spoilsport as the Play is Called Off on Day 5 in the second #WIvIND Test! #TeamIndia win the series 1-0! 👏 👏 pic.twitter.com/VKevmxetgF

— BCCI (@BCCI) July 24, 2023

India, with a 183-run lead, declared with almost four sessions left in the Test. Chasing 365, Brathwaite started off on a good note but R Ashwin departed him and backed it up with one more wicket in his next over. On the fifth and final day, the equation was Windies needing 289 runs vs India 8 wickets away from win but the rains ensured that there was no cricketing action. India won the first Test in Dominica to take 1-0 lead in the two-match Test series. With rain forcing a draw in 2nd Test, the visitors win Test series 1-0.