Lunch India 438 and 98 for 1 (Rohit 57, Jaiswal 37*, Gill 0*, Gabriel 1-11) lead West Indies 255 (Brathwaite 75, Siraj 5-60, Mukesh 2-48) by 281 runs

India needed less than eight overs – and less than an hour – on the fourth morning to dismiss West Indies for 255 from an overnight 229 for 5. Siraj, the leader of India’s inexperienced pace attack, lived up to his billing and returned 5 for 60 in challenging conditions.

In the next over, Siraj went wide of the crease, tricked Jason Holder into playing for the inward angle, but got the ball to swing away and kiss the edge. Siraj proceeded to snip off the tail with his wobble-seam inducker and outswinger. He led India’s players off the field and was warmly welcomed back by bowling coach Paras Mhambrey.

Rohit and Jaiswal then switched into T20 mode and regularly hit the ball over the top. In the first over of India’s second innings, Jaiswal jumped out of the crease and dispatched Kemar Roach over extra-cover for six. Then, in Roach’s next over, Rohit lofted him over the midwicket boundary with a bigger swing. The partnership zoomed to fifty off just 33 balls and India’s run-spree could well continue in the afternoon session.

Rohit made West Indies pay on Sunday, shellacking a 35-ball half-century – his fastest in Test cricket. However, just before the rain arrived, he was caught at fine leg, where Alzarri Joseph didn’t mess it up.