Washington Sundar castles Alick Athanaze with a peach of a delivery in Delhi Test
Published - 12 Oct 2025, 02:41 PM | Updated - 12 Oct 2025, 03:39 PM
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Team India off-spinner Washington Sundar cleaned up West Indies batter Alick Athanaze on Day 3 (Sunday, October 12) of the second and final Test match between the two teams. The spinner outfoxed the left-handed batter with a brilliant delivery just before the tea break at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi.
India bowled out the West Indies for 248 runs in their first innings. Kuldeep Yadav was the standout performer with a five-wicket haul, while Ravindra Jadeja claimed three important wickets. Alick Athanaze top-scored with 41 runs. Tagenarine Chanderpaul and Shai Hope got decent starts but couldn’t capitalize.
Watch: Washington Sundar Castles Alick Athanaze With a Peach
Mohammed Siraj provided the early breakthrough in the ninth over of the West Indies’ second innings. Shubman Gill pulled off a sharp catch to remove Tagenarine Chanderpaul. Siraj bowled a cross-seamed delivery that squared up Chanderpaul (10 off 30), and Gill took the catch at short mid-wicket.
John Campbell and Alick Athanaze tried to end the session without further losses. However, Washington Sundar produced a near-perfect delivery to castle Athanaze. The off-spinner drifted the ball in toward the middle stump before it sharply turned away.
Athanaze, attempting a defensive push, was beaten by the late movement as the ball clipped his off stump. The left-handed batter had to depart after scoring seven off 17 balls. It was Sundar’s first wicket of the match and a dream ball for any spinner. Athanaze was left stunned after the dismissal.
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West Indies Aim to Avoid Second Consecutive Innings Defeat
Alick Athanaze managed just seven runs off 17 balls, including a single boundary, as West Indies went into the tea break on Day 3 struggling at 35/2 after 14.3 overs.
John Campbell and Shai added an unbeaten partnership of over 75 runs for the third wicket. Campbell became the first West Indies batter to score a half-century in the ongoing series.
At the time of writing, the Roston Chase-led team were at 113/2 in 30 overs, with Campbell (63) and Hope (33) at the crease. They still trailed by 157 runs with seven wickets in hand. They want to avoid a second consecutive innings defeat.
Washington Sundar Went Wicketless in West Indies' First Innings
India skipper Shubman Gill won the toss and opted to bat first. The hosts posted a massive total of 518/5 before declaring. Yashasvi Jaiswal was the leading scorer for the home team with 175 runs off 258 balls. Gill scored an unbeaten 129 off 196 deliveries.
In response, the West Indies never got momentum. John Campbell fell early, while Tagenarine Chanderpaul and Alick Athanaze provided brief resistance with scores of 34 and 41, respectively. Skipper Roston Chase registered a seven-ball duck as India’s bowlers maintained relentless pressure.
Lower-order batters Khary Pierre (23) and Anderson Phillip (24*) tried to add some respectability, but the visitors were dismissed for 248 in 81.5 overs. Kuldeep Yadav was the star with the ball, taking a five-wicket haul (5/82) to keep India firmly in control of the contest.
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