http://www.senore.com/Cricket/India-c750 – 2nd Test – Live Cricket Score and Update
Australian pace batteries proved too hot to handle as the Indians continued their poor batting form, losing 4 top order batsmen in the crucial first session of the 2nd Test, played at the Sydney Cricket Ground, January 3, 2012.
As Sachin Tendulkar and http://www.senore.com/Cricket/James-Pattinson-c1653 proving the destructor with three important scalps.
With the SCG staging its 100th Test, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/MS-Dhoni-c2028 won the toss and opted to bat first despite the pitch showing patches of green layers. The Men In Blue leader admitted that the first hour will be tough to bat and so it proved as Pattinson
removed opener, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/G-Gambhir-c1447 on the third ball of the day.
The left-hander’s abysmal run continued as he failed to counter the extra bounce and nicked the ball to first slip. http://www.senore.com/Cricket/R-Dravid-c2229, the most reliable Indian player, than occupied the crease and kicked of his scoring with a nicely guided boundary to the third
man region.
His partner, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/PM-Siddle-c2197 for two boundaries. The pacer however, soon got into the groove with the prized wicket of Dravid, who departed after making a 33 ball five- inside edging a ball
which hit his pad and looped straight into the hands of the short leg fielder.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/SR-Tendulkar-c2556 than arrived to a standing ovation from a packed SCG crowd and got an early four to ease his nerves. The Little Master than climbed into Siddle’s over pitched deliveries as earned himself a further two boundaries.
Pattinson was brought back into the attack and the pacer duly obliged by dismissing Sehwag, who edged behind to wicket-keeper, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/BJ-Haddin-c1170 for 30. VVS Laxman’s stay was also short as the young pacer accounted for his dismissal as well, leaving the tourists
in dire straits at 61 for 4.
Virat Kohli and Tendulkar then guided the team safely into the lunch interval but going by Dhoni’s decision of opting to bat first, the Men In Blue will have to rebuild in order to keep the series alive.
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