The Shubman Gill-led India marks its return to Test cricket. Their home season begins on October 2 at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad with a two-match series against the West Indies.
The young Indian team is coming into the series high on confidence with a tied Test series in England, while the West Indies suffered a clean sweep series loss at the hands of the visiting Australia at home in July
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As the two sides look to start the fresh Test season on a high note, The Sporting News takes you through every key moment of this clash in our live blog below.
IND vs. WI 1st Test, Day 1 LIVE: Win Predictor
Here is the live win probability during Day 1's play in Ahmedabad:
| Team | Win Probability |
| India | 90% |
| West Indies | 10% |
| Draw | 0% |
IND vs. WI 1st Test: Live scorecard
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IND vs. WI 1st Test, Day 1: Live Scorecard and Updates
(All times in IST)
1:55 pm: Kuldeep Yadav applies the finishing touches for India as the first innings for the West Indies comes to an end, as they are all out for 162
01:30 pm: Mohammad Siraj takes a 4-fer as the West Indies continue to struggle at 152 for 8 at the end of 40 overs.
11:30 am: Lunch! India wins the session, scalping 5 wickets for 90 runs in 23.2 overs. Kuldeep Yadav joins Siraj and Bumrah with a wicket on the final ball of the session.
10:30 am: India strikes three in the first hour of play as West Indies find themselves 39/3. Mohammed Siraj leads the Indian attack with 2 wickets.
9:30 am: Jasprit Bumrah starts the proceedings of the Test series, with Tagenarine Chanderpaul and John Campbell opening for the visitors.
9:00 am: Toss! West Indies wins the toss and will bat first in the first Test at the Narendra Modi Stadium.
IND vs. WI 1st Test: Betting odds
India are the favorites to go 1-0 up in the series according to Dafabet
| Team | Odds |
|---|---|
| India | 1.02 |
| Draw | 36.00 |
| West Indies | 56.00 |
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Confirmed Playing XIs
India: Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul, Sai Sudharsan, Shubman Gill (c), Dhruv Jurel (wk), Nitish Kumar Reddy, Ravindra Jadeja, Washington Sundar, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj
West Indies: Tagenarine Chanderpaul, John Campbell, Alick Athanze, Brandon King, Shai Hope (wk), Roston Chase (c), Justin Greaves, Jomel Warrican, Khary Pierre, Johann Layne, Jayden Seales.
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