LIVE India vs West Indies Ball by Ball Commentary - WI in IND 2 Tests 2025

20.6OUT! TAKEN! A STUNNER! The fielding has been superb from India and Ravindra Jadeja has his third, while Shai Hope walks back for 1 (14).

20.5Full and around middle, tucked it to square leg fof the front foot.

20.4Excellent effort! Full and outside off, Alick switches his stance and reverse-sweeps it towards short third. Nitish Kumar Reddy gets across to his right, puts in a dive and makes a good stop. Gets up, picks the ball and throws it to the keeper, who dislodges the bails, but Shai Hope is well in his crease, through sliding his bat.

20.3A bit short and outside off, Alick presses back and turns it towards short leg.

20.2Full and around off, defended back to the bowler off the front foot.

20.1Oh, a misfield! Full and around middle, Alick Athanaze gets across on his front foot and flicks it towards square leg. Mohammed Siraj gets across to his right but fumbles and concedes two runs.

19.6That one remains a bit low, short and outside off, Hope adjusts well on his back foot and keeps it out towards cover.

19.5More flight, full and around off, Shai Hope lunges and blocks it.

19.4Similar line and length, full and outside off, SH goes back and defends it into the deck.

19.3Touch short and a bit outside off, Shai goes deep in his crease while shuffling also to defend it off the back foot.

19.2Spins away, relatively full and outside off, Shai goes on his back foot and defends it.

19.1Slips out a full ball, outside off, Hope comes forward and pushes it to cover.

18.6Angles back in, full and around off, Alick gets across to defend but gets squared up. The ball catches the leading edge of the bat and rolls away to backward point.

18.5FOUR! GOOD ONE! Full and around off, Alick Athanaze changes his stance, gets down on one knee and reverse-sweeps it to the right of backward point. A boundary amidst the chaos for the Windies.

18.4Jadeja shortens his length and bowls it outside off, Hope goes back and dabs it down to the right of backward point for a single.

18.3A solid defence! Full and around off, Hope lunges and smothers the spin right under his eyes.

18.2Slower through the air, full and around off, Hope comes half-forward and blocks it.

18.1Full and around off, Alick Athanaze comes forward and drives it through the big gap at extra cover. Kuldeep Yadav hunts it down from extra cover and manages to save one run. Three runs taken.

17.6Short and around off, Hope presses back, gets across and defends it down into the deck. Another successful over for India.

17.5Tossed it up and around off, Shai prods forward and defends it.

17.4Full and around off, Hope lunges and blocks it into the deck.

17.3OUT! CLEANED HIM UP! Oh boy, Kuldeep Yadav is spinning magic here! After bowling two full balls, Kuldeep drags his length a bit back and bowls it around off. Roston Chase chooses to play from the back foot and expects the ball to turn into him. Goes to defend it but gets beaten on the outside edge as the ball straightens. The ball goes and crashes into the top of the off stump. Kuldeep punches the air in delight, and the Windies slip to 35/4, trailing by 251 runs. Their skipper walks back for 1 (4).

17.2Floated up, full and around off, Chase prods forward and drives it to mid off.

17.1Tossed up, full and on off, firmly driven to mid on.

16.6Full and around off, defended into the off side off the front foot.

16.5Short and outside off, Alice defends it off the back foot.

16.4Massive appeal for LBW but turned down! Full and around off, a bit outside off, spinning back in, Alick Athanaze sits down and looks to sweep it but misses. Gets rapped low on his front pad. The impact could be outside off.

16.3Full and around middle, whipped away to the right of mid-wicket for a single by the Windies' skipper to get off the mark.

16.2OUT! TAKEN AT FIRST SLIP! Ravindra Jadeja gets another, and the resistance of Brandon King ends here! Jadeja offers flight and bowls it slower through the air. Pitches it relatively full and around off. Gets it to turn away slightly from there with some grip and extra bounce. Brandon King prods forward and looks to defend it. Though he plays with soft hands, he gets undone by some extra bounce on this occasion. The ball catches the outside edge of the bat and goes towards first slip. KL Rahul remains alert, crouching low to his left, and extends both arms to take it nicely. The on-field umpires refer it upstairs to check whether it is a clean catch. The third umpire confirms it is a legal catch after watching the replays. King walks back for 5 (18) and Windies are 34/3, trailing by 252 runs, in a precarious situation.

16.1Slower through the air, full and around off, pushed back to the bowler off the front foot.

15.6FOUR! CHEEKY! Full and around middle, Alick Athanaze changes his stance and reverse-sweeps it in the gap to the right of backward point for a boundary.

15.5Big appeal for LBW from Kuldeep and Dhruv Jurel but the umpire shakes his head! Full and around off, spins back in with some extra bounce. Alick Athanaze comes forward and looks to defend it with a straight bat face but gets beaten on the inside edge. Gets rapped on the back pad. Height could be the issue and India don't take the review.

15.4Tossed it up and around off, Athanaze prods forward and drives it to mid off.

15.3Air on this one, full and around off, Alick gets forward and defends it into the deck.

15.2More spin, but too full, around off, Alick lunges and blocks it towards cover point.

15.1Here is Kuldeep! Starts with a full ball, around off, Alick Athanaze prods forward and pushes it to cover. It goes a bit uppishly but lands well ahead of the fielder.

14.6Touch short and outside off, spins away, King takes out his front leg forward and shoulders his arms.

14.5Floated up, full and around off, King prods forward and smothers the spin.

14.4Round-arm, full and around off, pushed back to the bowler off the front foot.

14.3Tossed it up and around off, King lunges and defends it right under his eyes.

14.2FOUR! GLORIOUS! Full and outside off, Brandon King prods forward, gets underneath it and drives it through the gap at covers, beating the running long off fielder to his left for a boundary.

14.1Slower and shorter, from around the wicket, around off, King goes back and defends it to forward silly point.

13.6Goes wide on the crease on the around-the-wicket angle, on a short of a length, on off, Alick Athanaze hangs on the back foot to keep it out on the off side.

13.5On a back of a length, on off, Athanaze presses back and dabs it down on the off side.

13.4Full and around the off pole, Alick defends it right under his eyes.

13.3Nearly sneaked through! Fuller and on middle, Brandon presses forward but the ball nips back to catch the inside edge and it rolls to deep fine leg for one.

13.2A sharp and quick bumper, at the bodyline of the batter, King ducks under it.

13.1On a back of a length, on middle, Brandon taps it to mid on off the back foot.

12.6At 82.7 kph, on the off stump, on a length, Athanaze defends with his bat close to the front pad.

12.5Around off, turning in on a length, Athanaze gets on the front foot to defend.

12.4Fired in at the stumps, full in length, Alick Athanaze blocks it out.

12.3Oh, that could have gone anywhere! On off, on a nagging length, Alick pushes at the ball to go down the ground. Chips it uppishly but the ball lands in the vacant silly mid on region.

12.2Outside off, full in length, Athanaze looks to flick it away but closes the bat face early and gets a soft leading edge to cover.

12.1Tossed up, full and on off, Alick does not quite get forward to smother the spin. The ball drops in front of the batter and catches the inside half before rolling past short leg.

11.6This cuts back into the right-hander, on a back of a length. Brandon hangs back to deal with it but is beaten on the inside edge as the ball jags back to hit him on the front pad.

11.5Angled into the right-hander, on a short of a length, on off, Brandon gets on top of the bounce and defends.

11.4Siraj switches to over the wicket and drifts on the pads, on a length, Alick clips it behind square on the leg side for a single.

11.3On off, on a back of a length, Alick stays back to work it to square leg.

11.2Lands it on a good length, on the off pole, Alick covers the line and taps it back to Siraj.

11.1Siraj goes short, outside off, Alick Athanaze lets it be.

10.6A bit of air given by Jadeja, full in length, King reaches out in front to block.

10.5Short and on off, Brandon goes on the back foot to defend.

10.4Very full, angled in from around the wicket, King keeps it out on the leg side.

10.3This is pushed through again but the length is full time, outside off, Brandon drives it to cover.

10.2Fired in at the pads, short in length, King tucks it to backward square leg.

10.1OUT! TAKEN! A soft dismissal! Ravindra Jadeja has his first wicket of the game! From over the wicket to the left-hander, on a nagging length, on middle. John is tentative in getting forward but gets his bat out in front to work it with the spin and the angle coming into him. As he closes the bat face, there is a bit of extra bounce that results in the ball catching the splice of the bat and it goes straight into the waiting hands of short leg, where Sai Sudharsan stays low to snaffle it.

9.6In the corridor of off, on a short of a length, Athanaze covers the off stump and leaves the ball alone.

9.5On a good length, on middle and leg, Campbell brings his bat out in front of the front pad and taps it in front of mid on for a quick run.

9.4On the pads again and full again, Alick Athanaze walks inside the line and flicks it to deep backward square leg for a single.

9.3Fuller in length, on middle and leg, John wrists it behind square on the leg side. Nitish Kumar Reddy moves to his left at square leg and puts in a dive to keep the batters down to a single.

9.2Beauty from Siraj! Angled in from around the wicket at 133.8 kph, on a good length, around off, Campbell sets up to defend by keeping his bat close to the front pad, but the ball nips away to go past the outside edge.

9.1On a good length, outside off, John shoulders arms.

8.6Attacking the front pad, full in length, Alick uses his feet to knock it to mid-wicket.

8.5This is slowed down, full and on off, Alick drives it to mid off off the front foot.

8.4Tossed up, full and on off, pushed to cover.

8.3Very full, on middle, Campbell taps it wide of mid on for a single.

8.2A confident shout for caught behind, but turned down! Oh, dear. Ravindra Jadeja falls over while appealing, but gets back up on his feet quickly. India opt against the review, and it turned out to be a wise call, as there was a noise, but it was off the bat hitting the front pad. Speared in by Jadeja from over the wicket, on a nagging length, John plays for the turn, but the ball keeps straight to beat him on the outside edge.

8.1FOUR! Up and over! Looped up by Jadeja, full and wide on off, John sees the width on offer and frees his arms. Swings through the line, and the bat turns in his hand. The ball gets sliced more of the outer half of the bat, but manages to clear mid off and picks up a boundary.

7.6Pitched up by Siraj, on off, John bends his knee and eases himself into the drive. Does not try to overhit this one and just threads the gap between mid off and cover. Kuldeep Yadav goes after it from mid off and flicks the ball away from the fence just in front of the boundary cushions. Three runs taken.

7.5Sprays it at the hips, on a back of a length, Campbell misses out on the tickle and the ball dribbles off the thigh pad towards square leg.

7.4Beaten! On a good length, around the off stump. John ends up defending inside the line and the ball zips past the outer edge of the blade.

7.3Siraj greets Alick with a short ball. A well-directed one around the left shoulder, Athanaze hurriedly fends it down behind square on the leg side. Gets off the mark with a single.

7.2OUT! CAUGHT! Outstanding catch from Nitish Kumar Reddy! This is banged into the wicket, over middle, Chanderpaul swivels and sets up for the pull as the ball comes to him at chest height. Tagenarine goes hard on the pull and has no intention of keeping the shot along the ground. Hits it aerially towards square leg, where Reddy flings himself to his left and is airborne while taking the catch. Nitish manages to hold on even after his elbow hits the turf.

7.1Lands it on a length, on off, Chanderpaul taps it to mid off off the front foot.

6.6Floated up by Jadeja from wide of the crease, full and on off, Campbell firms the drive back to the bowler.

6.5Taken at short leg, but has it come off the bat? The men around the bat are not overly excited, and Shubman Gill opts against the review. Turning into the left-hander from over the wicket, on a nagging length, on middle, John goes deep in the crease to flick it away with the spin. Gets beaten on the inside edge, and the ball lobs off the pads to short leg. UltraEdge confirms no bat.

6.4Darted in short in length, on middle, Campbell stays back to defend.

6.3Tossed up, aiming the rough around the left-hander's off stump. John gets a good stride in to smother the spin.

6.2Pushed through, short and flat, on middle, Campbell goes back to defend.

6.1Short and turning in on off, John gets on the back foot and works it to short mid-wicket.

5.6FOUR! Nicely played! On the shorter side, on off, Chanderpaul gets on top of the bounce and steers it to the right of backward point for a boundary.

5.5Uppishly played but safe! Siraj lands it full again, on off, Chanderpaul is unable to transfer the weight on the front foot and just extends his hands out in front for the drive. Chips it uppishly but it lands well in front of mid off.

5.4Full and on off, pushed to mid off.

5.3A loud shout for LBW but turned down! Dhruv Jurel reckons that the impact is outside the line and India do not take the review. This nips away a bit after angling in, on a good length, on off. Chanderpaul walks across his stumps to play the line but the ball goes away off the deck to beat him on the outside. Tagenarine gets hit on the back leg but the replays show that the impact is well outside the line.

5.2Not in control but John gets away with it! A surprise short ball from Siraj from around the wicket at the right shoulder of the batter. Campbell presses back and swivels for the pull but the ball gets big on him. The ball brushes the gloves and catches the top edge before ballooning and dropping in the vacant backward square leg region for one.

5.1On a good length, on off, Campbell drops his bat down on the ball and stabs it down on the off side.

4.6Around off, on a good length, John dabs it down wide of cover-point for a single.

4.5Fuller in length, sliding onto the pads, there to be put away, but John topples over in terms of his head balance and is beaten on the flick on the inside edge. Wears it on the front pad.

4.4Shorter in length, on top of off, Campbell shoulders arms.

4.3At 138 kph, this comes back into the left-hander, on a good length. John presses forward, covers the off stump and holds his bat high to make a well-judged leave.

4.2On the off pole, on a length, Campbell is solid in defence.

4.1Zeroing in on the off stump, on a good length, John gets on top of the bounce and stabs it down the deck.

3.6Siraj sprays it well wide on off, Chanderpaul lets it be.

3.5On a back of a length, around the hips, Chanderpaul stands tall and drops it down in front of square leg.

3.4A better line from Siraj! Closer to the off stump, on a good length. Chanderpaul hangs his bat out a bit tentatively, unsure whether the ball will come back in or leave him. It moves away to whistle past the outside edge.

3.3Well wide on off, on a length, Chanderpaul is happy to let it go.

3.2Attacking the stumps, on a good length, Tagenarine Chanderpaul stays back in his crease and defends it beside the strip on the leg side.

3.1Angled across from over the wicket, on a good length, Tagenarine's bat comes down at an angle as he tucks the bat inside the line.

2.6On a back of a length, around the hips, Tagenarine nurdles it to deep backward square leg and takes a single.

2.5Very full from Jasprit, on off, Tagenarine takes it on the full and caresses it to the right of mid off. Washington Sundar gives it a chase and hauls it in. Two runs taken.

2.4Fuller in length, on middle, Tagenarine gets right behind it and defends.

2.3Angled in at the hips, on a short of a length, Chanderpaul nudges it off the back foot towards square leg, where Nitish Kumar Reddy moves to his left and cuts down the single.

2.2A bit of lift off the deck and moving away too, on a nagging length. Tagenarine keeps his bat inside the line and leaves the ball alone.

2.1Bumrah starts his second over from around the wicket. Serves it in the channel on off, on a good length. Tagenarine tucks his bat inside the line and lets the ball pass.

1.6Slanting across from over the wicket, on a good length, John offers no shot. The ball does not carry behind and bounces just in front of the keeper, Dhruv Jurel.

1.5Attacking the front pad, full and swinging back in, John drops his bat down on the ball watchfully.

1.4Too straight, on the pads, on a good length, Tagenarine clips it to deep backward square leg and gets off the pair with a single.

1.3Shaping back into the pads, a bit full, Campbell wrists it through square leg. Washington Sundar sprints to his right from deep backward square leg and keeps the batters down to a single.

1.2At 129.5 kph, angled well away from the left-hander, John lets it be. The keeper, Dhruv Jurel collects the ball at ankle height.

1.1A bit of inward movement for Siraj, on a nagging length, on middle. John stabs it down from the crease.

0.6Bumrah bashes the hard length, going away from the batter, Tagenarine shoulders arms.

0.5On the leg stump, on a length, Chanderpaul is across his stumps again and manages to keep it out with a straight bat.

0.4Fuller and landing outside the line of the leg stump before moving towards the stumps. Tagenarine Chanderpaul walks across and covers the line to defend.

0.3Pushed across the left-hander, on a length. Not close enough to put the doubt in the batter's mind and it is an easy leave for Tagenarine Chanderpaul.

0.2Goes full but drifts on the pads, John helps it away to the left of deep fine leg where Kuldeep Yadav gets around and cuts it off. Campbell and West Indies are underway in their second innings!

0.1Starts from over the wicket and the ball curls away from the left-hander, on a good length. John Campbell makes a watchful leave.