India wins cricket test vs. West Indies by an innings and 140 runs to take series lead

By Canadian Press on October 4, 2025.

AHMEDABAD, India (AP) — Ravindra Jadeja took 4-54 as India wrapped up the first test against West Indies by an innings and 140 runs on day three at the Narendra Modi Stadium on Saturday.

Kuldeep Yadav also picked 2-23, while Mohammed Siraj took 3-31 in 11 overs, as West Indies was bowled out for 146 runs (45.1 overs) in the second innings.

The visitors had scored 162 runs in the first innings. In reply, India had declared its first innings at 448-5 with a lead of 286 runs.

India had three centurions in its first innings — Lokesh Rahul (100), Dhruv Jurel (125) and Jadeja (104 not out).

The second match in the two-test series begins Oct. 10 in New Delhi.

Post lunch on day three, West Indies had one good partnership to start the second session. Justin Greaves and Alick Athanaze put on 46 off 87 balls for the sixth wicket.

Athanaze top-scored with 38 off 74 balls with three fours. He was the first to go post lunch — a fine return catch by Washington Sundar (1-18).

West Indies slipped to 98-8 as Siraj trapped Greaves lbw for 25 and then had Jomel Warrican was out caught for a duck.

Jayden Seales delayed the inevitable with 22 off 12 balls, with two sixes, pushing the score past 100.

Jadeja and Yadav then wrapped up proceedings before the tea-break, as India won without breaking a sweat.

Earlier, West Indies was down to 66-5 at lunch after India declared its first innings overnight.

Jadeja picked up 3-30 in the morning session to leave West Indies reeling in 27 overs by lunch.

West Indies’ opening stand lasted only 7.2 overs before Siraj struck to dismiss Tagenarine Chanderpaul for eight. Nitish Reddy took a stunning catch at square leg to dismiss the opener.

Jadeja was brought into the attack early, and he dismissed John Campbell for 14 and West Indies was down to 24-2 in 10.1 overs. It shortly became 34-3 and 35-4 — Jadeja had Brandon King caught at slip for four. Then, Yadav bowled skipper Roston Chase for one.

Vice-captain Jadeja was named player of the match.

“I have worked hard on my batting. I had been batting lower at eight or nine, but now I bat at number six. So there is no need to rush and I take my time,” he said.

West Indies has not beaten India in 26 tests — home or away — dating to 2002. It has lost four of the last five tests in India by an innings’ margin and lost the fifth by 10 wickets (2018).

It is the first time in 15 years that India has played a home test without Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma and Ravichandran Ashwin. The trio retired over the past season — their previous appearance on home soil against New Zealand last October was a stunning 3-0 loss for India.

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