India vs. West Indies: Day 2 Scorecard, Recap on Sachin Tendulkar's Final Test

Sachin Tendulkar missed out on a century, but India assumed total control of the second Test between India and the West Indies in Mumbai.

Centuries from Cheteshwar Pujara and Rohit Sharma ensured that the home side had a first-innings lead of 313 runs when they were finally all out for 495.

In reply, the West Indies limped to stumps on 43-3 and now have an almost impossible job in order to avoid a second straight defeat with three days of cricket still to be played.

The day began with Tendulkar unbeaten on 38, and as he moved past his half-century it looked like he might score his first Test ton in almost three years in a fairytale finale.

But it was not to be, with Narsingh Deonarine drawing an edge held well by Darren Sammy at slip—one of five catches he bagged in the innings.

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The wickets eventually fell as India tried to up the run rate, but just as it seemed that they had broken the back of the innings at 415-9, Sharma and Mohammed Shami combined to add 80 runs for the final wicket.

It allowed Sharma to score a second successive century, boosting his fledgling Test average to remarkable heights.

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Rohit Sharma follows Lawrence Rowe, Alvin Kallicharran, Sourav Ganguly and Yasir Hameed as the batsmen to hit 100s in their 1st 2 Test inns.

— ESPNcricinfo (@ESPNcricinfo) November 15, 2013"

The West Indies had an awkward spell of play to negotiate before stumps, and lost the wicket of Kieran Powell to a brainless shot, charging down the wicket and getting caught off the bowling of Ravi Ashwin.

It meant Tino Best was sent in as a nightwatchman, but he was beaten by a Pragyan Ojha delivery and trapped in front of the wickets. For good measure, Darren Bravo, arriving after the nightwatchman, was dismissed for a 10-ball knock for 11.

Here is the scorecard from the day's play:

Batsman	Dismissal	Runs	Balls
M Vijay	c Sammy b Shillingford	43	55
S Dhawan	c Chanderpaul b Shillingford	33	28
CA Pujara	c & b Shillingford	113	167
SR Tendulkar	c Sammy b Deonarine	74	118
V Kohli	c Sammy b Shillingford	57	78
not out	111	127	11
MS Dhoni*†	c Sammy b Best	4	10
R Ashwin	c & b Gabriel	30	32
B Kumar	c Sammy b Shillingford	4	6
PP Ojha	run out (Powell)	0	1
Mohammed Shami	c Best b Deonarine	11	29
Extras	(b 8, lb 2, w 2, nb 3)	15
Bowling	O	M	R	W
DJG Sammy	9	1	41	0
ST Gabriel	16	0	85	1
S Shillingford	43	6	179	5
TL Best	18	0	93	1
MN Samuels	11	0	42	0
N Deonarine	11	0	45	2

Batsman	Dismissal	Runs	Balls
CH Gayle	not out	6	31
KOA Powell	c Mohammed Shami b Ashwin	9	16
TL Best	lbw b Ojha	9	17
DM Bravo	c Vijay b Ashwin	11	10
Bowling	O	M	R	W
B Kumar	3	0	4	0
Mohammed Shami	2	0	7	0
R Ashwin	4.2	2	12	2
PP Ojha	3	1	12	1