He had returned figures of five for 121 in India’s first innings.
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The two teams shook hands with 35 minutes left before the scheduled close of play.
India, having won the first Test by an innings and 92 runs in North Sound, will be confident of taking a 2-0 lead into the third match of the four-Test series, which starts in Saint Lucia next Tuesday.
India’s captain Virat Kohli (L) celebrates the dismissal of South Africa’s Faf du Plessis (not pictured) during the third day of their first cricket test match, in Mohali, India, November 7, 2015.
However, Dowrich was given out LBW after the break by umpire Ian Gould off Amit Mishra (2-85), despite the fact that he had an inside-edge. They did not win the Test match but if we can see more efforts like this I am sure this team is on the way to very good things.
For the eight days of cricket that had taken place in the Caribbean islands so far, India had pretty much dominated the proceedings throughout, steamrolling the West Indians in nearly every department of the game. Post match India’s head coach Anil Kumble also expressed that losing 100 overs to rain was a setback for India.
Dowrich joined Chase and the pair defied the Indian bowlers.
Earlier in the match, Chase also picked a five-wicket haul and capped off a memorable draw for West Indies with his century.
“We have struggled with consistency with both bat and ball and we just need to be more consistent, and that would bring more improvement”.
Jermaine Blackwood was batting on 3 as the ball that dismissed Bravo was the final one before lunch was called. He will be replaced by Barbados’ 22-year-old right-handed batsman Shai Hope who had scored a memorable century against India playing for the West Indies Cricket Board President’s XI in a two-day practice match ahead of the Test series which began at Antigua. The plan worked and Cheteshwar Pujara took a brilliant diving catch at forward short-leg in the 34th over to send back Blackwood. Blackwood’s explosive knock composed of nine fours and two sixes. Not that the Indians were bowling badly, but this was a completely different West Indies side they were facing, compared to the first innings, in which they were bowled out for 196.
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Marlon Samuels then went for a duck, clean bowled by paceman Mohammed Shami, the ball keeping lower than the batsman was expecting and striking his off stump.
