WATCH: Mohammed Siraj's splendid catch at long on to dismiss Jermaine Blackwood during Day 1 of first between India and West Indies

Mohammed Siraj's splendid catch (Source - Twitter)

Star Indian pacer Mohammed Siraj impressed everyone with his splendid fielding effort to dismiss Jermaine Blackwood just before Lunch on Day 1 of the first Test between India and West Indies in Dominica. Blackwood tried to take on Indian spinner Ravindra Jadeja in the last ball of the 28th over but ended up with bad timing. Followed by this, Siraj grabbed one end of the ball at mid-off and falls on the ground but maintained to hold the ball in his hand.

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MOHAMMAD SIRAJ... YOU BEAUTY!

What a screamer, excellent catch.pic.twitter.com/iAFMvHtUFl

— Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) July 12, 2023

Ravichandran Ashwin takes fifer as India bowled West Indies out for 150 runs

Talking about the match, West Indies were bowled out for 150 runs in their first innings in 64.3 overs. Ravichandran Ashwin was India’s main man as he took a five-wicket haul. The hosts kept losing wickets at regular intervals as Ashwin first struck by sending Tagenarine Chanderpaul back to the pavilion at the score of 31 runs in 12.5 overs. A few overs later, Ashwin struck again as he tricked Brathwaite to give India a second breakthrough at the score of 38 runs. After that, Raymon Reifer got out cheaply by Shardul Thakur followed by the diving catch by the debutant wicketkeeper Ishan Kishan.

After regular wickets, Alick Athanaze took charge of the Caribbean innings as he turned out to be the top scorer for the hosts. Athanaze got out after scoring 47 runs off 99 balls hitting six fours and a maximum. However, as Athanaze took on the Indian bowlers, wickets were still falling from the other end at regular intervals. At last, West Indies were bowled under 200 runs on Day 1. Ashwin scalped 5 wickets by conceding 60 runs in 24.3 overs. Ravindra Jadeja put 3 in his bag, while Mohammed Siraj and Shardul Thakur shared a wicket each.

Coming to bat in their first innings, India scored 80 runs without any loss by the end of Day 1 in 23 overs, with the skipper Rohit Sharma and debutant Yashasvi Jaiswal at the crease. Jaiswal has been looking in great touch on his India debut as he is unbeaten on 40 runs off 73 balls with six boundaries. While Rohit is batting on 30 runs from 65 balls with three fours and a six. India are currently trailing by 70 runs from West Indies' first innings total with all 10 wickets in hand.