India outplayed the West Indies in the second Test match by 257 runs to complete a 2-0 whitewash with astounding ease on Day 4 at the Sabina Park, Jamaica on Monday.
Hanuma Vihari was declared Man of the Match for his knocks of 111 and 53 not out in the first and second innings, respectively.
In-form India batsmen Ajinkya Rahane (64*) and Hanuma Vihari (53*) struck unbeaten half-centuries to set an improbable 468-run target for the hosts, and in the second innings Ravindra Jadeja (3/58) and Mohammed Shami (3/65) took three wickets each to bowl them out for 210.
In the first innings, India had put up 416, courtesy Hanuma Vihari’s maiden hundred (111) and skipper Virat Kohli’s 76. Meanwhile, pacer Ishant Sharma (57) had also scored his first fifty.
In reply, the West Indies failed to counter a lethal Jasprit Bumrah as the world-class pacer returned magical figures of 6 for 27 which included a hattrick, becoming only the third Indian bowler to get the treble in Test cricket after Harbhajan Singh (2001) and Irfan Pathan (2006).
During West Indies’ chase, Darren Bravo, who copped a blow to the side of his helmet from a Bumrah bouncer in the last over on Day 3, had to go off the field as he was feeling unwell just three overs into the play on Day 4. He was retired hurt on 23. Initially, Roston Chase (12) came in to bat but later Bravo was replaced by Jermaine Blackwood as concussion substitute as he was unbeaten on 33 at lunch.
The West Indies slumped to 98 for 4 before Shamarh Brooks (50) and Blackwood joined hands for a 61-run stand.
After lunch, Bumrah got rid of Blackwood to pick up his only wicket in this innings. From there on, it was only a matter of time despite skipper Jason Holder scoring 39 before Jadeja castled him to cap off the marauding victory.
Brief scores:
India (1st innings): 416 all out (Hanuma Vihari 111, Virat Kohli 76; Jason Holder 5/77); West Indies (1st innings): 117 all out (Shimron Hetmyer 34, Jasprit Bumrah 6/27); India (2nd innings): 168/4 (Ajinkya Rahane 64 not out, Hanuma Vihari 53 nor out), West Indies (2nd innings): 210 all out (Shamarh Brooks 50, Ravindra Jadeja 3/58, Mohammed Shami 3/65).
(With inputs from IANS)