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Message: [QUOTE="Munyaradzi Mafaro, post: 63727, member: 636"] India defeated West Indies by an innings and 140 runs in the first Test at Narendra Modi Stadium on Saturday, with vice-captain Ravindra Jadeja taking 4-54. The victory before the tea break on day three gave India a 1-0 series lead and marked Shubman Gill's successful home Test captaincy debut. India declared at 448-5 with a 286-run lead, then dismissed West Indies for 146 in 45.1 overs. Alick Athanaze scored 38, and Justin Greaves added 25 in a brief 46-run partnership, but West Indies collapsed after being reduced to 46-5. Mohammed Siraj claimed 3-31, while Jasprit Bumrah and Washington Sundar provided crucial breakthroughs. Jadeja nearly secured a five-wicket haul after scoring an unbeaten 104 in the first innings. Dhruv Jurel's maiden century and KL Rahul's hundred established India's commanding first-innings total. The second Test begins in New Delhi on Oct. 10. [/QUOTE]