The West Indies were bowled out for 248 at the Arun Jaitley Stadium on Sunday, conceding a massive first-innings lead of 270 runs to India, who had earlier declared at 518/5. Resuming the day at 140/4, Shai Hope and Tevin Imlach added some resistance and were nearing a fifty-run stand before Kuldeep Yadav turned the game around with three quick wickets. His brilliant spell left the visitors struggling at 175/8 and staring at a possible collapse.
Just when the West Indies looked set to fold cheaply, tailenders Khary Pierre and Anderson Phillip showed unexpected grit. They defended bravely against India’s relentless spin attack and took the team closer to lunch. Their determination to survive brought some stability, though the hosts were clearly in no mood to let the session drag on. What followed was a rather unusual and amusing on-field moment.
Washington Sundar came on to bowl the 71st over and delivered it swiftly with pinpoint accuracy. His quick over meant a few seconds still remained before the official lunch break. However, KL Rahul and the Indian team assumed the session was over and began to wind things up.
Rahul even walked around the stumps and removed the bails — a common signal for lunch.Umpire Richard Illingworth, however, remained unmoved. He quietly stood at his mark, indicating that time was still left in the session. The scene turned awkward as both teams, who had already started walking off, realized the play wasn’t officially over.
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After a brief moment of confusion, the players returned to their positions, and one more over was bowled before the lunch break was finally called. The incident added a light-hearted twist to an otherwise dominant session for India, who maintained firm control over the match.