Dominica, July 9: With rain staying away for the second consecutive day, Windsor Park Roseau’s debut Test progressed steadily forward, with enough twists and turns to suggest a satisfying end to the match and series on Day 5. West Indies bowler Fidel Edwards came good for his side with a five-for while batsman Kirk Edwards scored a vital Test century on debut. Ishant Sharma, meanwhile, marched on in the series, taking his wicket-tally to a staggering 22. But it was Harbhajan Singh who staged a turnaround, giving India a good chance to end the hosts’ innings on Day 5. A quick look at the numbers that matter from Day 4.

• Indiagained a first innings lead of 143 runs. This was the third consecutive time in the series that India gained a first innings lead over West Indies. They had a 73-run lead at Kingston, 11-run lead at Bridgetown and now a 143-run lead at Roseau.

• India have gained a first innings lead in three consecutive matches against West Indies on two previous occasions – in 1970-71 and 1978-79. However, India did concede a lead later in those series. The 2011 series is unique in the sense that India have achieved a first innings lead in all the matches of the series.

• MS Dhoni (74) made his highest score against West Indies, surpassing his 69 at St.John’s in 2006.

• Fidel Edwards (five for 103) picked up his second five-wicket haul of the series. He had taken five for 76 in the second innings of the Bridgetown Test. This was his tenth five-for in 46 Tests.

• Kirk Edwards (110) became the 90th batsman in Test annals to score a century on Test debut. The complete list includes 18 Australian, 18 English, 13West Indies, 12 Indian, 11 Pakistani, 8 New Zealand, 3 South African, 3 Sri Lankan, 2 Zimbabwean and 2 Bangladeshi players. Here is a complete list of West Indies batsmen performing this feat:

West Indiesbatsmen scoring a hundred on Test debut

• Edwards’ century was the first for West Indies in this series. Marlon Samuels’ unbeaten 78 at Bridgetown was the previous highest score by a West Indies batsman in this series.

• Dhoni’s catch of Edwards was his 160th catch as wicketkeeper. With this he equalled Syed Kirmani’s Indian record of holding most catches behind the stumps. Kirmani, however, still holds the record for most dismissals by an Indian keeper – 198. Dhoni is second with 185 dismissals.

• The fourth wicket partnership of 161 runs between Edwards and Chanderpaul is the highest partnership for any wicket from either side in this series, surpassing the 146-run partnership between Suresh Raina and Harbhajan Singh for the seventh wicket at Kingston. This was, in fact, the first century partnership for West Indies in the series.

• S Chanderpaul (73*, on 18) completed 5,000 runs in the Caribbean. He became only the second West Indies batsmen to do so after Brian Lara (6,217).

Most successful West Indies batsmen at home

• Chanderpaul became the first batsman to complete 1,500 runs against India in the Caribbean.

• Ishant Sharma, by taking the wicket of Kieran Powell, took his wicket-tally in the series to 22 – the most by an Indian pacer in a series of three matches. Ishant was level with Irfan Pathan at the end of West Indies’ first innings. Pathan had taken 21 wickets against Zimbabwe in a two-match series in 2005.

Most wickets by an Indian pacer in a series

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• Ishant now needs just one wicket to equal Pakistan’s Imran Khan’s record of most wickets by any bowler in a three-match series in the Caribbean. Imran had taken 23 wickets in 1987-88.