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Brathwaite leads defiant reply after Ashwin, Saha tons

Resuming on 234 for 5, Wriddhiman Saha and R Ashwin built on their partnership of 108 runs  AFP
Saha brought up his fifty, but was troubled by a few rising deliveries  Associated Press
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Ashwin and Saha moved towards centuries, and were on 99 and 93 respectively as India went into lunch on 316 for 5  Associated Press
Ashwin was the first to reach the landmark, stepping down to Roston Chase and launching him into the stands  Associated Press
Saha joined his comrade four overs later, driving Chase square of the wicket for his maiden Test century. In doing so, he became only the fourth Indian wicketkeeper to score a Test century away from home  AFP
But Saha fell exactly an over later when debutant Alzarri Joseph got him to nick to the wicketkeeper, breaking the 213-run sixth-wicket stand  Associated Press
India lost their last five wickets for the addition of just 14 runs. Miguel Cummins accounted for Ravindra Jadeja, Ashwin and Ishant Sharma as India were bowled out for 353  AFP
West Indies' openers began a solid reply, putting on 59, before KL Rahul nailed a direct hit from short midwicket to catch Leon Johnson short of his crease  Associated Press
But Kraigg Brathwaite stayed put with an unbeaten 53 and, in the company of Darren Bravo, steered West Indies to 107 for 1 at stumps, trailing by 246 runs  AFP
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