On Day 3 of the second and final Test at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi, Team India off-spinner Washington Sundar dismissed West Indies batter Alick Athanaze with an outstanding peach of a delivery. The young spinner deceived the left-hander with flight, drift, and a sharp turn just before the tea break, almost turning Athanaze's off stump.

Washington Sundar castles Alick Athanaze with a peach

By the time tea was called, the Caribbean team had struggled to 35/2, still trailing by 235 runs. The first significant blow came from Washington Sundar's off-spin, who caught Alick Athanaze, a left-handed batsman, for just 7. Athanaze, who had looked organised and patient in his innings, was baffled when the ball kept low and slipped past his defensive prod and dislodged the bails.

In the second innings for the West Indies, Mohammed Siraj made the initial breakthrough in the ninth over when he dismissed Chanderpaul (10 from 30) after Shubman Gill completed a good catch at short mid-wicket. John Campbell and Alick Athanaze appeared to stabilise the innings until Washington Sundar intervened. The off-spinner drifted one into the middle stump and then turned it sharply away. Athanaze's poorly timed defensive stroke missed the line completely, and the ball clipped the off stump as the left-hander headed back for 7 from 17 deliveries, leaving the West Indies in deeper trouble and Sundar celebrating his first wicket of the match.

This removal put the West Indies in further trouble once again, while India consolidated their position in the match. Now that the pitch was starting to show signs of deterioration, with the spinners getting even more turn, the task ahead for the West Indies looks increasingly difficult. India, sensing an innings victory, will now try and finish it off quickly, while the West Indies will be looking for a partnership to stop the route.