By Amlan Chakraborty
NEW DELHI (Reuters) -Spinner Kuldeep Yadav hollowed out the West Indies middle order and reduced the visitors to 217-8 in reply to India’s first innings total of 518-5 declared on day three of the second and final test between the sides on Sunday.
Left-arm wrist-spinner Kuldeep claimed 4-72 to leave West Indies still 301 runs behind at the lunch break at Arun Jaitley Stadium.
Khary Pierre and Anderson Phillip were both on 19, having forged a stubborn little partnership of 42 runs.
When West Indies resumed on 140-4, the onus was on Shai Hope (36) to lead the tourists’ fightback but after 30 minutes of lull, Kuldeep sparked a collapse.
Hope lost his off-stump while Tevin Imlach and Justin Greaves fell lbw to Kuldeep.
Seamer Mohammed Siraj cleaned up Jomel Warrican but Pierre and Phillip refused to throw in the towel and could not be separated before lunch.
(Reporting by Amlan Chakraborty in New Delhi)
