Overview

• India declared overnight at 448 for 5, securing a 286-run first-innings lead built on hundreds by KL Rahul, Dhruv Jurel and Ravindra Jadeja.
• By lunch on Day 3, West Indies were 66 for 5 and still 286 behind, with Ravindra Jadeja taking three wickets, Kuldeep Yadav bowling Roston Chase, and Mohammed Siraj striking early.
• Nitish Kumar Reddy’s full-stretch grab at square leg removed Tagenarine Chanderpaul, a highlight of an incisive morning in the field.
• Jurel’s maiden 125 in a 206-run stand with Jadeja, who finished 104 not out, underlined India’s batting depth, and Jadeja joined the rare group with six Test hundreds plus 300 wickets.
• Rahul’s 100 off 197 was his 11th Test century and first at home in 3,211 days, as conversation around his senior role and long-term place as opener was renewed by Ravi Shastri’s commentary.