Ahmedabad – Ravindra Jadeja was menacing on a track offering turn as he ran through the West Indies top-order with three wickets leaving the hosts tottering at 66 for 5 at lunch on the third day of the opening Test against India.

The match is poised for an an early finish as Indian spinners are expected to wrap it up in the post-lunch session.

Jadeja (3/30 in 11 overs), who remained unbeaten on 104 after India declared overnight at 448/5 with a massive 286-run lead, wrecked havoc in that frail batting order which fell like a pack of cards once again, while Kuldeep Yadav (1/15) and Mohammed Siraj (1/16) also had their share of contributions.

It all began with India’s declaration, which expedited the inevitability as only one result was possible given the state of the West Indies team.

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