West Indies vs India 2011 Photos

2nd Test: West Indies vs India, Day 1

June 29, 2011 01:27

Bridgetown has never had a pitch that favours batting. On the opening day of the second Test, Indian batsmen got a first hand taste of the pace and bounce of the track after being put in to bat by West Indies skipper Darren Sammy.

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Bridgetown has never had a pitch that favours batting. On the opening day of the second Test, Indian batsmen got a first hand taste of the pace and bounce of the track after being put in to bat by West Indies skipper Darren Sammy.
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Abhinav Mukund came out to bat with partner Murali Vijay but the opening stand lasted all of a run and 1.3 overs.
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Ravi Rampaul took off from where he had left in the opening Test as he claimed Mukund in his first over of the day.
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Rahul Dravid failed to come up with a characteristic knock as he was the second to leave soon after.
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Dravid managed just five runs before Sammy got the better of him in the 11th over to send early signs of danger to the Indian camp.
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Though Virat Kohli too failed to bother the scorers, it was VVS Laxman who decided to make both them and the bowlers put in extra effort.
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Laxman combined forces with Suresh Raina, completed a half-century and staged a 117-run partnership for the 5th wicket.
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Raina too completed his half-century before a tea that would have been better enjoyed at 147 for 4 than the lunch when the visitors were 44 for the same number of wickets.
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The final session of play though, had the hosts come in with all guns blazing. Devendra Bishoo sent back Raina while Fidel Edwards got rid of MS Dhoni.
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Bishoo put his spin to good use as he ensured that the tail-enders did not stage a coup and throw in extra runs.
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Edwards too kept the pressure up and joined Bishoo and Rampaul to take three wickets from the innings.
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The Indian batting managed 201 in the innings as even Harbhajan looked to struggle for his score of 5.
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In reply, the West Indies batsmen were no better off as the hosts lost three wickets to end the day 171 runs behind. Ishant Sharma, Praveen Kumar and Abhimanyu Mithun picked a wicket each.

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