Overview

• West Indies captain Roston Chase chose to bat after winning the toss at the Narendra Modi Stadium, but the visitors stumbled to 90-5 at lunch.
• The tourists were bowled out for 162 before tea on day one, with Mohammed Siraj taking 4-40 and Jasprit Bumrah 3-42 to share seven wickets.
• India selected three spinners — Ravindra Jadeja, Washington Sundar and Kuldeep Yadav — alongside pacers Bumrah and Siraj, with Nitish Kumar Reddy picked over Axar Patel and Dhruv Jurel keeping.
• Bumrah returned to Test duty just four days after the Asia Cup final and struck early as India’s seam attack seized control.
• West Indies toured without injured fast bowlers Alzarri Joseph and Shamar Joseph, handing debuts to Khary Pierre and Johann Layne in a two-Test series carrying crucial WTC points.