KINGSTON – West Indies suffered another humiliating 2-0 series sweep when they lost the second cricket Test by 257 runs yesterday after batsman Darren Bravo retired hurt and was replaced by a concussion substitute in Jermaine Blackwood.
West Indies lost their last six wickets for 65 runs in quick time to tumble to a massive defeat inside four days. Set an improbable target of 468, West Indies were dismissed for 210 in their second innings nearly half-hour before tea.
Shamarh Brooks top-scored with exactly 50 while captain Jason Holder got 39 and Blackwood, 38, but India’s varied attack proved clinical in the second session to bring a swift end to the contest at Sabina Park.
The defeat meant yet another clean sweep for West Indies, after they suffered a chastening 318-run defeat also inside four days in Antigua a week-and-a-half ago.
Left-arm spinner Ravindra Jadeja (3-58) and seamer Mohammed Shami (3-65) claimed three wickets apiece while pacer Ishant Sharma picked up two for 37.
With the result, Virat Kohli became the most successful India captain with 28 Test wins and praised his four-pronged attack of Jasprit Bumrah, Sharma, Shami and Jadeja for their performances.
“If we didn’t have the bowlers we have, these results wouldn’t have been possible,” Kohli said. “Our bowlers are amazing. Captaincy is just a C in front of your name. It’s the collective effort that matters.”
(Reuters/CMC)
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