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Shubman Gill takes a Stunner to Help Ashwin get Historic 5-fer against West Indies

Shubman Gill takes a Stunner to Help Ashwin get Historic 5-fer against West Indies

Shubman Gill leaped forward and just managed to get his outstretched fingertips under the ball before it hit the turf. 

Shubman Gill showed great reflex while station at short leg. West Indies were 150/9 as Ravichandran Ashwin was searching for his fifth wicket. The spinner managed to induce an edge onto the pads which looped up in the air as Gill completed a fine diving catch.

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Ashwin bowled a full delivery floated up outside off as the ball gripped and bounced as Warrican looked to work it into the leg-side and got a bit of glove before hitting his thigh pad and it popped up. Gill leaped forward and just managed to get his outstretched fingertips under it before it hit the turf. 

Most five-wicket hauls in India-West Indies Tests
6 – Malcolm Marshall
5 – Harbhajan Singh
5 – Ravichandran Ashwin

India bowlers with most Test five-fors in the West Indies
3 – Subhash Gupte
3 – Anil Kumble
3 – Harbhajan Singh
3 – Ishant Sharma
3 – Ravichandran Ashwin

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After bundling West Indies for just 150 runs, Indian openers Yashasvi Jaisw.al and skipper Rohit Sharma have formed a fifty run partnership. Meanwhile, Gill is set to play at the number 3 spot with Cheteshwar Pujara excluded from the team. Virat Kohli and Ajinkya Rahane will continue to bat their normal 3 and 4 position before its turn for the all-rounders including Jadeja, Ashwin and Shardul Thakur.

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