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West Indies 30 for 3 (Ishant 1-8, Praveen 1-15, Mithun 1-7) trail India 201 (Laxman 85, Raina 53, Rampaul 3-38, Bishoo 3-46, Edwards 3-56) by 171 runs.
Thirteen wickets fell on an exciting first day of the second Test at the Kensington Oval, with the final three look to have given India a small edge against West Indies.
The hosts misplaced Adrian Barath, Lendl Simmons and Darren Bravo to finish the day on 30 for three in reply to the tourists' total of 201.
Ravi Rampaul, Devendra Bishoo and Fidel Edwards took three wickets apiece for the Windies, with the only noteworthy batting aid for India coming from VVS Laxman (85) and Suresh Raina (53).
Rampaul ripped from side to side the tourists' top order in the first session, claim three wickets for four runs to leave India 44 for four at lunch.
Laxman (85) and Raina (53) steady the vessel in a wicket less second session, but the hosts came loud back after tea to turn 147 for four into 201 all out.
Windies captain Darren Sammy won the toss on a cloudy morning in Barbados, and his choice to bowl first soon paid dividends.
Abhinav Mukund (one) late in the second over, lob a simple catch to Marlon Samuels at gully off the bowling of Rampaul.
Rahul Dravid did not fare much better, contributing five before edging a superb delivery from Sammy to wicketkeeper Carlton Baugh who took it in front of first slip.
Rampaul was re-introduced to the home team's attack in the 26th over and had the desired impact straight away, snare two wickets in his first three balls.
First he astonished Murali Vijay with some extra bounce and had the opener wedged behind for 11, then Virat Kohli - shuffle crossways his crease and offering a nothing shot - was gobble up at second slip by Sammy before he could problem the scorers.
That bring Laxman and Raina together in the middle just before have lunch with the score on 38 for four, and they joint a 117-run stand for the fifth wicket to get the tourists back on track.
Laxman finished his 50th Test half-century off 75 balls counting eight fours and was 69 not out at tea, with Raina winning on 52.
Raina additional just one run after tea before unwillingly heading back to the pavilion after failing to control a delivery from Bishoo that bounce awkwardly approximately leg stump. The ball lobbed up off his pad and, though replays did not seem to show any contact with the bat, Barath took the catch at forward short leg and Raina was given out.
Captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni (two) soon follow suit, offering a simple catch to Shivnarine Chanderpaul at mid-on off the bowling of Edwards.
The same mixture connected up again to see off Harbhajan Singh for five, Barath speeding up in to take a fine low catch.
Veteran Laxman finally fell to Bishoo when 15 run short of his century, wedged by Barath at backward point.
Abhimanyu Mithun became Edwards' third victim when he was bowled for a duck and then Praveen Kumar (12) was confused by Baugh off the bowling of Bishoo as India's innings reached a swift end.
West Indies' answer got off to a wobbly start with openers Barath and Simmons gone within five overs.
Barath (three) was the first to fall, guide a weak shot into the hands of Kohli at gully in Ishant Sharma's second over.
Simmons rotten in the following over, Kumar suggests an outside edge which was snap up by Dhoni.
The hosts suffered a further hinder in the final over of the day when Mithun claimed his first Test wicket, having Bravo caught at the back for nine to leave the hosts 30 for three and trailing by 171. Ramnaresh Sarwan was 10 not out with Bishoo unbeaten on naught.
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