Twitter Reactions: India enforce follow on as West Indies slump towards defeat
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West Indies continued Day 3 from their overnight score of 33/1. They made the Indian bowlers toil hard before Amit Mishra finally got Devendra Bishoo’s wicket as Wriddhiman Saha had him stumped. Mohammad Shami then struck thrice as he rattled the Windies top order which fell apart from 90/2 to 92/5.
Kraigg Brathwaite played a lone battle for the West Indies with a hard-fought innings of 74 as other batsmen failed to show any kind of promise. At 144/7, it seemed like the Caribbean innings will fold up under 200 but skipper Jason Holder and wicketkeeper Shane Dowrich hung in for a 69-run partnership for the 8th wicket.
The frustration finally ended for India as Umesh Yadav claimed two scalps of consecutive balls while Mishra put the final nail in the coffin. Both Shami and Yadav were brilliant as they got 4 wickets each. India gained a lead of 323 and also enforced the follow on.
Following on, West Indies lost Brathwaite early as Ishant Sharma got his first wicket of the Test match. WI ended up at 21/1 at stumps on Day 3 with Darren Bravo and Rajendra Chandrika on the crease. With 2 days left, India look good enough to seal a victory unless of course, West Indies come up with a complete miracle.
Twitter was again up to it’s entertaining best. Right from lauding Shami and Yadav to trolling Carlos Brathwaite and poor tactics by West Indies. Here are some of the Twitter reactions that took place during the course of the cricketing action on Day 3:
India is in sight of an early win after enforcing the follow-on. West Indies trails by 302 runs with 9 wickets left. pic.twitter.com/ECXEduewPu
— Circle of Cricket (@circleofcricket) July 23, 2016
So, warm ups and all are OK.
When is the actual India – West Indies series starting?— Sorabh Pant (@hankypanty) July 23, 2016
K Brathwaite spent 291 minutes at the crease in 1st innings and just 3 in the 2nd innings. #WIvIND
— CricWizz (@CricWizz) July 23, 2016
Imagine when you're depending on Rajendra Chandrika to save a Test match… #WIvIND
— Nikhil Mane ??? (@nikhiltait) July 23, 2016
First ball with the new ball, Ishant after having bowled full day, still bowls short and down the leg side. pic.twitter.com/wtgMyb8liE
— Nikhil ? (@CricCrazyNIKS) July 23, 2016
500 first-class wickets for @MishiAmit. Congratulations.
— Saurabh Malhotra (@MalhotraSaurabh) July 23, 2016
6 for Saha.
Saha is 6 in Marathi
So Saha for Saha— TheGoanPatiala (@TheGoanPatiala) July 23, 2016
When you were born to beat the shit outta the ball why would you leave it – be like Viru, don't rue.#IndvsWI
— Gaurav Sethi (@BoredCricket) July 23, 2016
Umesh makes a mess of Brathwaite's stumps. The batsman didn't know where his off stump was.
— cricketingview (@cricketingview) July 23, 2016
Carlos Brathwaite's contribution for West Indies in this game so far:
0 Wickets
0 Runs— Sampath Bandarupalli (@SampathStats) July 23, 2016
Indian pacers being quicker & posing greater threat to batsmen than West Indian bowlers boggles the mind. How much times have changed!
— Cricketwallah (@cricketwallah) July 23, 2016
Cameraman trolling @RaviShastrii #WIvsIND pic.twitter.com/KyF2ZK3Xi9
— TheGoanPatiala (@TheGoanPatiala) July 23, 2016
Sigh. I was hoping for Kraigg to get a ton and Ian Bishop to do a "Kraigg Brathwaite! Remember the name!" #wivind
— Abhishek (@absycric) July 23, 2016
See how cricket is right only if the Bdos selectors had invested more in Rashidi Boucher he would been an awesome partner for Brathwaite ☹️
— Tino95 (@tinobest) July 23, 2016
We have been kidnapped and made to hold this ransom note. Please help us… #WIvIND pic.twitter.com/0bd6pszl1u
— Innocent Bystander (@InnoBystander) July 23, 2016
Ultra defensive West Indies dug themselves into a hole in first session. Now cant extricate themselves…
— Cricketwallah (@cricketwallah) July 23, 2016
50th wicket for Mohd Shami in 13 Tests!
Joint quickest by an Indian paceman to reach 50 wkts with Venkatesh Prasad#WIvInd— Mohandas Menon (@mohanstatsman) July 23, 2016
Come on Shami ! In West Indies waalon ko Shama mat karna.Minimum 6 wickets Lena. Vegetarian is the best thing but#ShamiKababRocks
— Virender Sehwag (@virendersehwag) July 23, 2016
In the erstwhile home of fast bowling, an Indian fast bowler is getting wickets; not just with swing but with bounce. #Shami
— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) July 23, 2016
The game starts now! India will score big when they bat! Can they take 20 wickets? That's what will decide the #WIvIND series
— Mohammad Kaif (@MohammadKaif) July 23, 2016
DAD!!!!! We're in the Caribbean on holiday and you made us go to the test match!!! #WIvIND pic.twitter.com/N7OzUeZNGl
— Innocent Bystander (@InnoBystander) July 23, 2016
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