IND vs WI, 2nd Test, Day 3: West Indies Fight Back To Cut Deficit To 97 As Shai Hope & John Campbell Showcase Grit With Unbeaten Half-Centuries

IND vs WI, 2nd Test, Day 3: West Indies Fight Back To Cut Deficit To 97 As Shai Hope & John Campbell Showcase Grit With Unbeaten Half-Centuries

Team India are firmly in the driver’s seat as Day 3 of the second Test against the West Indies at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi beckons. With the West Indies at 140/4 ahead of Day 3 in Delhi, the home side could bat again or enforce the follow-on depending upon the situation. Either way, fans are expected to witness another dominant day for the Asian Giants.

Aayushman VishwanathanUpdated: Monday, October 13, 2025, 12:55 AM IST
IND vs WI, 2nd Test, Day 3: West Indies Fight Back To Cut Deficit To 97 As Shai Hope & John Campbell Showcase Grit With Unbeaten Half-Centuries
Shai Hope and John Campbell. | (Credits: X)

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West Indies showcased admirable resistance after Team India enforced the follow-on on Day 3 of the second Test against India at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi. Shai Hope (66*) and John Campbell (87*) made the Indian bowlers toil as they stitched an unbroken 138-run stand until Stumps, cutting the deficit to 97 from 270. The tourists reached 173/2 at Stumps as Siraj and Sundar were the only ones to strike for India in the second innings.

Team India have managed to gain further ascendancy as Mohammed Siraj and Washington Sundar struck after Shubman Gill enforced the follow-on in the second Test as the hosts held a 270-run lead. Tagenarine Chanderpaul and Alick Athanaze were the ones to fall before the players took a tea break.

Kuldeep Yadav has earned his well-deserved fifer as the West Indies were bowled out for 248 on Day 3 of the second Test against at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi. West Indies' lower-order proved pesky in nature but it could not prevent them from avoiding the follow-on after India decided to declare at 518/5. Shubman Gill, meanwhile, has decided to enforce the follow-on.

Team India left-arm spinner Kuldeep Yadav opened the floodgates for the hosts as the hosts gained further ascendancy on Day 3 of the second Test against the West Indies in Delhi. The left-arm wrist-spinner took three wickets, while Mohammed Siraj took one as four West Indian batters perished. Kharry Pierre and Anderson Phillip have shown some resistance but they still 301 runs.

Team India are firmly in the driver’s seat as Day 3 of the second Test against the West Indies at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi beckons. With the West Indies at 140/4 ahead of Day 3 in Delhi, the home side could bat again or enforce the follow-on depending upon the situation. Either way, fans are expected to witness another dominant day for the Asian Giants.

India declared their innings before Tea on Day 2 as centuries from Yashasvi Jaiswal and Shubman Gill drove their total to a mammoth 518/5. Following that, the spinners worked their magic with the ball, led by Ravindra Jadeja, who picked up three out of the four wickets to fall. The wicket taken by Kuldeep Yadav also had Jadeja playing a part in it as he took a sharp catch at mid-wicket.

Meanwhile, the West Indies showed credible resilience after John Campbell fell for 10 early in the innings. Tagenaraine Chanderpaul and Alick Athanaze displayed proactivity against Indian spinners, stitching a 66-run partnership but lost wickets in clumps to find themselves under pressure. Shai Hope, who has looked good for his 31, must carry on to play a long innings if the tourists are to have an opportunity of challenging India.