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Campbell And Hope Steady West Indies After Follow-On As India Eye Series Sweep

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Ahmedabad :12/10/25:  India remained on course for a 2-0 series sweep after enforcing the follow-on, but West Indies produced a much better batting display in their second innings to reach 173-2 on day three of the second and final test on Sunday.

Beaten inside three days in the series opener in Ahmedabad, West Indies folded for 248 in the first inning, conceding a huge lead of 270 at Arun Jaitley Stadium.

The tourists rediscovered their stomach for r fight in their second innings with opener John Campbell, batting on 87, proving neither the pitch nor the Indian attack was unplayable.

Shai Hope was batting on 66 at stumps with the tourists, still 97 behind, hoping to avoid a second successive innings defeat.

India have been in the ascendancy since amassing 518-5 before declaring their first innings on Saturday.

When play began on day three, Kuldeep Yadav (5-82) hollowed out the West Indies batting in their first innings after they 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 the left-arm wrist-spinner.

Seamer Mohammed Siraj cleaned up Jomel Warrican, but Khary Pierre (23) and Anderson Phillip (24 not out) refused to throw in the towel.

Jasprit Bumrah bowled Pierr, and the West Indies soon collapsed, conceding a sizeable first innings lead. Spinner Ravindra Jadeja claimed 3-46.

India did not have to wait long for a breakthrough after asking West Indies to follow on.

Tagenarine Chanderpaul (10) tried to pull Sira, and India captain Shubman Gill darted from short midwicket and dived to take a smart catch.

Off-spinner Washington Sundar bowled Athanaze for seven with the final delivery before the tea break to keep India on top.

Campbell and Hope combined in an unbroken 138-run partnership, batting confidently against the Indian spinners.

Campbell survived three reviews before smashing the first fifty by a touring batter in the match before Hope also reached the milestone.

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