Any hopes the Indians had of scything through the rest of the batting were thwarted though by Dowrich, who also played positively in partnership with his fellow Barbadian.
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Dowrich stroked 74 in a 144-run sixth-wicket stand before being dismissed lbw off Amit Mishra, by which time Chase had reached his century and was looking totally untroubled.
West Indies were hurtling towards another heavy defeat when they lost four quick wickets on day four of the second Test against India in Jamaica on Tuesday.
West Indies suffered a crushing defeat in the series opener in Antigua, by an innings and 92 runs, but the series suddenly has new life heading into the third test to be played at Gros Islet on the island of Saint Lucia from August 9-13.
Following the wonderful back-to-the-wall performance, Sir Viv made his way to the West Indies players’ area to applaud the team for facing up to the challenge. “I am really proud of them”, said Sir Viv, a member of the television commentary panel for the series.
“Our bowlers tried their best, we created some chances, but they didn’t go to hand”.
“It’s great feeling that I could help draw a match for my team after having fallen behind by a long way”.
While the sky was clear during the break, rain returned just minutes before the scheduled resumption of play.
West Indies could be in for another reprieve on today’s penultimate day with thunderstorms already forecast.
Chase, playing only his second Test match, remained unbeaten on 137 off 269 balls and in the process stitched three match-saving partnerships with Jermaine Blackwood, Shane Dowrich and captain Jason Holder.
With India only six wickets away from a victory, Virat Kohli and his men will be hoping for a clear sunny day on Wednesday. The formerbowled a bit wider outside of the off-stump in a bid to keep things tight, while Yadav used the short-ball approach against him.
After scoring his seventh Test century, Indian Test team vice captain Ajinkya Rahane says that he sticks to his usual process to prepare him as a batsman, irrespective of whether he is playing at home or overseas.
The 24-year-old Chase batted through the day and became only the fourth West Indies player to score a hundred and claim a five-wicket haul in same match.
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“He’s now being mentioned and respected, where this is concerned with making a ton and taking a five-for”.
