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Mohammed Siraj (Source: Twitter)
India's tour of West Indies 2023 commenced on Wednesday at Windsor Park in Dominica, after the hosts won the toss and opted to bat first. While the match had already witnessed a few historic moments, with two youngsters making their debuts and Ravichandran Ashwin being the first first bowler to get both father and son's wickets, Mohammed Siraj drew attention with an outstanding catch.
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The right-arm fast bowler stunned everyone with a sensational flying catch to dismiss Jermaine Blackwood before the lunch break. In the 28th over of the first innings, the Windies middle-order batter tried to take on Ravindra Jadeja, but mistimed his shot, resulting in the ball going up. Siraj ran a bit to his right side and made a deep dive to complete a one-handed screamer.
Watch the video below:
MOHAMMAD SIRAJ... YOU BEAUTY!
— Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) July 12, 2023
What a screamer, excellent catch.pic.twitter.com/iAFMvHtUFl
India in driver's seat on Day 1 of the first Test
Siraj scraped his elbow in the process but his brilliant effort gave India their fourth wicket in the first session. After opting to bat first, West Indies kept loosing wickets at regular intervals. Veteran spinner Ashwin bossed the opening session with two wickets of their openers. He also scripted history by becoming the first bowler to dismiss the father-son duo in the longest format of the game.
Ashwin gave India their first breakthrough by removing Tagenarine Chanderpaul. He had also taken the wicket of former Windies cricketer Shivnarine Chanderpaul - the father of Tagenarine. Shardul Thakur also took a wicket in which Ishan Kishan took a brilliant catch behind the stumps - his maiden grab in Test cricket. The hosts were 68/4 at lunch, with Ashwin picking up two wickets and Shardul Thakur and Jadeja picking up one each.
Yashasvi Jaiswal and Ishan Kishan made their debuts for India, while Alick Athanaze made his debut for the West Indies. Jaiswal will open the innings along with captain Rohit Sharma, while Shubman Gill will bat in place of veteran cricketer Cheteshwar Pujara, who has was dropped from the squad following poor form.