IND vs WI: [Watch] Shubman Gill's sensational diving catch to dismiss Tagenarine Chanderpaul in 2nd innings of Delhi test

Shubman Gill scored an unbeaten century in the first innings of 2nd IND vs WI test.

After rocking with his batting show in the first innings, Shubman Gill grabbed the limelight with his fielding in the second innings of the ongoing second test between Indian Cricket Team and West Indies Cricket Team. The Indian captain came up with a brilliant effort in the field to remove Tagenarine Chanderpaul in the second session on day three.

The West Indies were bowled out for 248 in the first innings, in response to India’s 518, witnessing a follow-on. Mohammed Siraj provided his team with the first breakthrough by dismissing opener Chanderpaul in the ninth over.

As the left-handed batsman tried to play a pull shot towards the leg side, Gill ran from mid-wicket to mid-on to grab a brilliant catch. The Indian skipper put in a sensational dive with both hands and rolled on the floor, but did not lose his control of the ball to complete the catch. Chanderpaul lost his wicket for 10 runs off 30 deliveries, with the scoreboard reading 17/1.

Watch: Shubman Gill grabs a sensational catch to dismiss Tagenarine Chanderpaul

In the first innings, Gill registered his 10th century in test cricket, hitting an unbeaten 129 runs off 196 deliveries. With crucial partnerships with Nitish Reddy (43) and Dhruv Jurel (44), he drove India’s total to 518/5d. Opener Yashasvi Jaiswal (175) also hammered a century for India.

West Indies resumed their batting at 140/4 on day three but couldn’t score big as they piled up only 248 runs with spinner Kuldeep Yadav picking a five-wicket haul. Ravindra Jadeja clinched three wickets as none of West Indies batters could score a half-century. Gaining a lead of 270 runs after the first innings, India are on their way to another huge victory in the series.

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