Pacers remove Windies top-order after Rahane-Vihari batting show

Ajinkya Rahane scored his first Test century in two years before India blew away the West Indies top-order to close in on a comfortable victory in the first Test, here on Sunday.

Rahane scored a patient 102-run knock but young batsman Hanuma Vihari (93) missed out on his maiden Test ton by just seven runs as India declared their second innings at 343 for seven to set West Indies a stiff 419-run target.

Rahane and Vihari raised a 135-run partnership for the fifth wicket after India lost skipper Virat Kohli (51) early during the fourth day's play.

Jasprit Bumrah and Ishant Sharma then blew away the West Indies top-order to leave them gasping at 15 for five at tea.

The hosts need 404 more runs but even surviving the final session on the penultimate day will be a huge challenge for them.

Bumrah and Ishant exposed the feeble West Indies' batting line-up with their fiery spells as none of the home batsmen could reach double-digit.

Bumrah removed both the openers -- Kraigg Brathwaite (1) and