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All-rounder Ravindra Jadeja scored his maiden Test century as India declared the first innings at 649 for the loss of nine wickets at Tea Break on Day Two of the first Test against West Indies on Friday. The match is being played at the Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Rajkot.
Ravindra Jadeja, along with skipper Virat Kohli, resumed Indian innings after lunch and added 28 runs before West Indies bowler Sherman Lewis sent Kohli back to pavilion.
After Virat Kohli’s dismissal, Jadeja put up a few small partnerships with R Ashwin, Kuldeep Yadav, Umesh Yadav and Mohammed Shami to took India to 649 for 9 at Tea.
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Earlier, Virat Kohli brought up his 24th Test century while wicketkeeper Rishabh Pant missed out on one after a blistering 92 as India put up 506/5 at lunch.
Kohli, who was 72 not out overnight, became the second fastest to 24 Test hundreds behind only Donald Bradman, who took 66 innings to Kohli’s 123.
The right-hander took time to get to the milestone as the aggressive Pant (92 off 84), who resumed at 17, went all guns blazing.
A second Test hundred in his fourth Test was for the taking but Pant tried to hit a six and failed to pick the googly to top-edge the ball for a simple catch to Keemo Paul at backward point.
Pant’s innings was studded with eight fours and four sixes.
Kohli (120 not out) had the company of Ravindra Jadeja (19 not out off 33) when lunch was taken.
Pant played his usual attacking game from ball one, flicking the ball through square leg to get going.
Kohli enjoyed his teammates’ fluent strokeplay from the other end as Pant raced to his half century with a four and six off pacer Paul.
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Pant was on 87 when Kohli brought up his ton but the wicket-keeper batsmen ended up throwing it away as he went for another six.
Brief Scores:
India 1st Innings: 506/5 in 118 overs (Virat Kohli 139, Ravindra Jadeja 100 not out, Prithvi Shaw 134, Devendra Bishoo 4/217).
-With IANS inputs.
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