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India Vs West Indies, 1st Test Day 1: IND Ride KL Rahul Fifty After Bowling WI Out For 162

Opener KL Rahul struck a fine half-century to help India reach 121 for 2 in reply to West Indies' first innings total of 162 on the opening day of the first Test in Ahmedabad on Thursday (October 2, 2025). At stumps, India were trailing West Indies by 41 runs with eight wickets in hand. After bowling out the visitors for a paltry total in just 44.1 overs, opener Yashasvi Jaiswal (36) and Rahul (53 not out) stitched together a 68-run stand for the opening wicket before the former was dismissed. Earlier, opting to bat, the West Indies' fragile top order crumbled under pressure, losing half their side in the very first session. Pacers Mohammed Siraj and Jasprit Bumrah shared seven wickets between them.

India vs West Indies Test Match | Photo: AP/Ajit Solanki

India's Mohammed Siraj celebrates the dismissal of West Indies' Alick Athanaze on the first day of the first Test cricket match between India and West Indies at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, India.

West Indies vs India Test Match
West Indies vs India Test Match | Photo: AP/Ajit Solanki

West Indies' John Campbell plays a shot on the first day of the first Test cricket match between India and West Indies at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, India.

IND vs WI: 1st Test Day 1
IND vs WI: 1st Test Day 1 | Photo: AP/Ajit Solanki

West Indies' Alick Athanaze plays a shot on the first day of the first Test cricket match between India and West Indies at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, India.

WI vs IND: 1st Test Day 1
WI vs IND: 1st Test Day 1 | Photo: AP/Ajit Solanki

West Indies' captain Roston Chase plays a shot on the first day of the first Test cricket match between India and West Indies at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, India.

India vs West Indies, 1st Test
India vs West Indies, 1st Test | Photo: AP/Ajit Solanki

West Indies' Shai Hope plays a shot on the first day of the first Test cricket match between India and West Indies at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad.

West Indies vs India, 1st Test
West Indies vs India, 1st Test | Photo: AP/Ajit Solanki

India's Kuldeep Yadav celebrates the dismissal of West Indies' Shai Hope on the first day of the first Test cricket match between India and West Indies at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, India.

IND vs WI
IND vs WI | Photo: AP/Ajit Solanki

West Indies' Justin Greaves plays a shot on the first day of the first Test cricket match between India and West Indies at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, India.

India vs West Indies
India vs West Indies | Photo: AP/Ajit Solanki

West Indies' Khary Pierre plays a shot on the first day of the first Test cricket match between India and West Indies at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, India.

West Indies vs India
West Indies vs India | Photo: AP/Ajit Solanki

India's Jasprit Bumrah, right, and Sai Sudharsan celebrates the dismissal of West Indies' Justin Greaves on the first day of the first Test cricket match between India and West Indies at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad.

India vs West Indies Test Match-Day 1
India vs West Indies Test Match-Day 1 | Photo: AP/Ajit Solanki

India's players walks off the field after West Indies' innings on the first day of the first Test cricket match between India and West Indies at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, India

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ICC Women's Cricket World Cup: BAN-W vs PAK-W | Photo: AP/Ajit Solanki

India's KL Rahul plays a shot on the first day of the first Test cricket match between India and West Indies at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, India

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India West Indies Cricket | Photo: AP/Ajit Solanki

India's Yashasvi Jaiswal plays a shot on the first day of the first Test cricket match between India and West Indies at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad.

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Test cricket match between India vs West Indies
Test cricket match between India vs West Indies | Photo: AP/Ajit Solanki

India's KL Rahul celebrates after scoring fifty runs on the first day of the first Test cricket match between India and West Indies at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad.

Test cricket match between West Indies vs India
Test cricket match between West Indies vs India | Photo: AP/Ajit Solanki

India's captain Shubman Gill plays a shot on the first day of the first Test cricket match between India and West Indies at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, India.

India vs West Indies Test Match-Day 1
India vs West Indies Test Match-Day 1 | Photo: AP/Ajit Solanki

India's captain Shubman Gill, left, and KL Rahul walks off the field after the end of play of the first day of the first Test cricket match between India and West Indies at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, India.

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