India vs West Indies 1st Test 2025

India wrapped up a routine but emphatic home victory in the first Test against West Indies in Ahmedabad, winning by an innings and 140 runs inside three days and taking a 1–0 series lead. The match underlined India’s dominance on familiar conditions and left West Indies with urgent questions ahead of the Delhi Test.

Ravindra Jadeja was named player of the match after a complete all-round display. He followed an unbeaten century in India’s only innings with four wickets in the second, again showing how decisive his batting and left-arm spin can be on red-soil surfaces. Mohammed Siraj also played a major role, striking with the new ball and finishing with a heavy match haul that kept West Indies under constant pressure.

Shubman Gill highlighted the balance and depth of India’s attack, noting that the team’s three-spinner setup gives them a variety of ways to control games at home. He also pointed to the top-order centuries and strong fielding as the foundation of a near-perfect Test.

West Indies captain Roston Chase admitted the visitors were never able to recover after being bowled out cheaply in the first innings. He stressed that batting partnerships are essential in India, especially as pitches deteriorate, and conceded that slow run-scoring and lack of resistance made the contest one-sided. West Indies were asked to chase a huge deficit and, after brief flashes of fight, were dismissed again with minimal time taken from the game.

A key statistical note from the match reinforced Jadeja’s standing among elite Test all-rounders: he joined a short list of players to score a century and take four or more wickets in the same Test multiple times. Another worrying figure for the visitors was how few overs they lasted across both innings, marking one of their shortest completed Tests against India in the modern era. The final wicket fell to spin, sealing a comprehensive result and setting up a must-respond situation for West Indies in the second Test.

Match Result

Scorecard Summary

India — Key Performances

West Indies — Key Performances