Left-arm wrist spinner Kuldeep Yadav provided an early breakthrough for Team India on Day 3 (Sunday, October 12) of the second and final Test against the West Indies.
Kuldeep cleaned up Shai Hope, who scored 36 runs, with a peach in the first session of the third day’s play at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi.
The visiting team resumed the third day at 140/4 with Shai Hope and Tevin Imlach at the crease. Hope and Imlach tried to build a partnership and help the team avoid the follow-on. However, Kuldeep secured the first wicket of the day as the Roston Chase-led team lost half their side for 156 runs on the board.
Kuldeep Yadav Cleans Up Shai Hope With a Peach on Day 3
On the third ball of the 50th over in the West Indies’ first innings, Kuldeep Yadav dismissed Shai Hope. Kuldeep bowled a delivery outside off that drifted away before straightening. Hope, expecting it to turn in, pushed forward defensively but played down the wrong line.
Hope missed the ball completely as it crashed into his off stump. The right-handed batter had to depart for the dressing room after scoring 36 off 57 balls, including five boundaries. Notably, it was his 31st consecutive Test innings without a fifty.
Kuldeep jumped and punched the air in delight after taking the wicket. The delivery earned praise from the cricketing community.
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Kuldeep Yadav’s Record Against Shai Hope in Test Cricket
Shai Hope has consistently struggled against Kuldeep Yadav in Test cricket, managing just 44 runs off 75 balls across six innings. The Indian spinner has dismissed him three times at an average of 14.66 and a strike rate of 58.66 in their head-to-head encounters.
Most Consecutive Innings without a 50 in Tests (Batting in top 7 ):
| Innings | Player | Team | Period |
|---|---|---|---|
| 33 | Grant Flower | Zimbabwe | 1998-2000 |
| 31* | Shai Hope | West Indies | 2019-Present* |
| 30 | Khaled Mashud | Bangladesh | 2000-2003 |
| 29 | Kieran Powell | West Indies | 2012-2017 |
| 28 | Alistair Campbell | Zimbabwe | 1998-2000 |
Kuldeep Yadav and Ravindra Jadeja Spin a Web for WI Batters in Delhi Test
India maintained firm control over the second Test against the West Indies, following an impressive bowling effort from Kuldeep Yadav and Ravindra Jadeja. Kuldeep dismissed Shai Hope, Alick Athanaze, and Tevin Imlach, while Jadeja removed John Campbell, Tagenarine Chanderpaul, and Roston Chase.
At the time of writing, the visitors were struggling at 163/6 with Justin Greaves and Khary Pierre at the crease.
Earlier, India declared their innings at 518/5 after a dominant batting performance. Yashasvi Jaiswal scored 175 runs off 258 balls, while skipper Shubman Gill remained unbeaten on 129. Sai Sudharsan added 87, and Dhruv Jurel, Nitish Reddy, and KL Rahul made useful contributions.