Overview

• West Indies closed Day 3 at 173 for 2 following on, still 97 runs from making India bat again, with John Campbell 87 not out and Shai Hope 66 not out in a 138-run partnership.
• India established control by bowling the visitors out for 248 to secure a 270-run lead, highlighted by Kuldeep Yadav’s 5 for 82, his fifth five-wicket haul in Tests.
• Captain Shubman Gill enforced the follow-on after India’s 518 for 5 declared, and Mohammed Siraj plus Washington Sundar provided the early second-innings breakthroughs.
• The Campbell–Hope stand was West Indies’ highest Test partnership of the year, offering a morale lift as conditions are expected to deteriorate at the Arun Jaitley Stadium.
• Assistant coach Ryan ten Doeschate said the examination could benefit India, while West Indies spinner Khary Pierre hailed their first won session of the series and stressed the value of more runs.