“I was disappointed that we did not make 200 but the wicket was a difficult one to bat on. There were cracks on the wicket and the new ball was rising sharply from it at times. It was pleasing to see batsmen not giving their wickets away and trying to grinding it out,” said Chand.

After being asked to bat on a wicket that assisted fast bowlers, India’s top order were rattled by the West Indian quicks. It took a gritty 51 by wicketkeeper-batsman Smit Patel to take India to a modest total of 166 after 50 overs. Patel was well supported by batsman Vijay Zol, who made a fluent 23, but failed to go on.