India vs West Indies Live Score, 2nd Test Day 3: West Indies 217/8 at lunch, trail by 301 runs

West Indies 217/8 at lunch on Day 3, trail by 301 runs. Anderson Phillip and Khary Pierre shared an unbeaten 42-run stand after Kuldeep Yadav rocked West Indies early with three wickets.

FOUR! Anderson Phillip brings up West Indies's 200 with a boundary. He dances down the track and lofts Jadeja down the ground for four. WI 202/8 in 63.4 overs

OUT! Mohammed Siraj joins the party as he cleans up Jomel Warrican for 1. First wicket for a fast bowler in this Test! He goes for a drive at a full ball outside off and manages is an inside edge onto the stumps. WI 175/8 in 56.3 overs

OUT! Kuldeep Yadav adds to West Indies's woes with his fourth wicket. Justin Greaves caught plumb in front for 18. WI 174/7 in 55.2 overs

OUT! West Indies lose another one in quick succession. Kuldeep Yadav strikes again as he traps Tevin Imlach in front. He goes for a review after umpire Richard Illingworth raises his finger. UltraEdge confirms no inside edge, ball-tracking shows the ball crashing into leg stump. WI 163/6 in 52 overs

OUT! Kuldeep Yadav strikes to give India a first breakthrough on Day 3 as he cleans up Shai Hope fir 36. Flighted delivery by Kuldeep, Hope takes a stride forward to defence but the ball beats the outside edge and crashes into the off-stump. WI 156/5 in 49.3 overs

FOUR! Back of a length by Jasprit Bumrah and Tevin Imlach stays back and throws his hands to smash it behind square on the off-side for first boundary of the day. WI 150/4 in 45 overs

Players make their way to the middle as the third day's play set to get underway. Shai Hope and Tevin Imlach to resume West Indies' innings on Day 3. Kuldeep Yadav to start proceedings for India

Deep Dasgupta and Ian Bishop: "Standing at the North End, there are some footmarks. There's a nice grass cover that has kept it together nicely. The cracks are a lot more evident but they are not too bad because of the grass. Batting from this end, it looks quite secure and runs are available. It looks good from this end. From the other end, there are footmarks. You can see the cracks opening up. The spinners will use these footmarks."

Legendary batter Brian Lara visited the West Indies's dressing room after the second day’s play in the second Test. he 56-year-old Lara is here alongside Viv Richards as a part of 'Mission India' campaign as they are trying to help the cash-strapped Cricket West Indies get some extra funds which will help them revive the dilapidated structure of their long-form game.

"Brian Lara did visit the West Indies dressing room after the end of the day's play. He didn't make any general address to the players but spoke (separately) to coach Darren Sammy and captain Roston Chase and a couple of players," a source privy to the development told PTI.

"He was around for close to 20 minutes. The discussion was more generic about the health of West Indies cricket and way forward."

"No, I am not surprised because we have only asked for slow turners. We didn't ask for rank turners. This is what we had expected that once the game progresses, the pitch would start (offering) turn slowly," Jadeja said when asked whether he is as surprised as his West Indies counterpart Jomel Warrican, who had other ideas after watching highlights of the New Zealand series.

"We have to work hard, bowl well throughout the innings and then only we will be able to get them out. We will continue to do it and hopefully produce good results."

John Campbell would consider himself extremely unlucky for the way he got dismissed. His full-blooded sweep that should have gone for a boundary, rammed into Sai Sudharsan's knuckle and got stuck as he was trying an evasive action.

But Tagenarine Chanderpaul (34) and Alick Athanaze (41) added 66 runs before Jadeja and Kuldeep struck in quick succession.

Chanderpaul perished while trying to open the face of the bat as he dabbed one down to third man and was caught in slips by KL Rahul.

Athanaze played a forgettable hoick when Kuldeep baited him and the lob was taken by Jadeja at mid-wicket.

Skipper Roston Chase (0) offered a tame return catch to Jadeja and it was a tale of familiar collapse.

Shubman Gill the batter set the tone with his 10th Test century, and Shubman Gill the captain ensured Ravindra Jadeja had enough time to tighten the screws on the West Indies as India surged toward another commanding win in the second Test.

Gill remained unbeaten on 129, reaching his century in the post-lunch session but showing little concern for a potential double hundred against a lacklustre bowling attack.

Displaying team-first intent, he declared India’s innings at 518 for five, an hour into the post-lunch session, giving his bowlers ample time to push for victory.

Despite the pitch not having any significant wear and tear, it was still good enough for Ravindra Jadeja (3/37) to work his magic in tandem with Kuldeep Yadav (1/45), reducing West Indies to 140 for four in 43 overs.