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Campbell, Hope power WI fightback

October 12, 2025
WI 173-2 (49 Ovs) & 248 vs India 518-5d | Scorecard

Kuldeep continues. Hope steps up and slams a boundary, then follows it with a single. He looks solid at 57 off 86 balls. Campbell, batting on 82 off 137, defends the rest of the over - his highest score in this innings. 5 runs off the over - after 45 overs, WI are 156/2. 

Jadeja continues. Hope defends, lets one go outside leg, then drives a boundary. Kicks the next away, then punches towards long-on for a single. A no-ball is called, and the over ends with a dot. 7 runs off it - after 46 overs, WI are 163/2. 

Kuldeep continues. Campbell drives towards long-off for a single, Hope is beaten by turn but then punches to deep cover for another single. Campbell defends two balls and nudges a single off the last. Hope reaches for an extra-cover drive but is beaten; the ball trickles to the outfield before being stopped. He defends the next, then rotates strike with a single to end the over. Final over of the day is bowled by Jaiswal. Hope defends the first, jabs towards cover for a single. Campbell works one to fine leg for a single, and Hope taps back to the bowler for another. 3 runs off the over - after 49 overs, West Indies are 173/2. 

The first session has tilted in West Indies favour. As the day ends, Shai Hope punches a short ball through cover for a single, closing a session of grit and intent from the visitors.