IND vs WI: West Indies fight back after Follow-On, India bowlers in search of breakthroughs

IND vs WI 2nd Test Day 4: The second Test between India and the West Indies has entered a crucial phase on Day 4. By stumps on Day 3, West Indies reached 173/2 in their second innings, trailing India by just 97 runs.

New Delhi: The second Test match between India and the West Indies is being played at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi, and the match has now reached a decisive stage. Today is the fourth day of the match. By the end of the third day's play, the West Indies had scored 173 runs for the loss of two wickets in their second innings. Thus, they are now only 97 runs behind India's first innings score.

John Campbell And Shai Hope Performance

After being asked to follow on, the West Indies made a remarkable comeback in the second innings. Opener John Campbell played a brilliant innings of 87 runs, while Shai Hope scored 66 to put the team in a strong position. Both batsmen faced the Indian bowling with patience and composure. Now, on the fourth day of the match, India will have to take early wickets to strengthen their grip on the match, while the West Indies will try to take the lead.

Campbell and Hope's Remarkable Achievement

Campbell and Hope have become the first West Indies pair to stay at the crease for the entire session of a Test match against India since 2016. Previously, in the 2016 Kingston Test, Chase and Holder batted out 19 overs in the final session of the fifth day to secure a draw.

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West Indies Stretched match Against India

This is the first time in the last six Test matches that the West Indies have stretched a Test match against India to a fourth day on Indian soil. Previously, the West Indies toured India in 2013 and 2018, where two Tests were played, both of which ended in three days. The last time a Test match between the two teams on Indian soil went into the fourth day was in 2011. At that time, the match between the two teams at the Wankhede Stadium ended on the fifth day.

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97 runs needed to avoid an innings defeat

West Indies needed 97 more runs to avoid an innings defeat, with India needing eight wickets in hand. India scored 518/5 in their first innings and declared. In reply, West Indies were all out for 248.