http://www.senore.com/Cricket/India-c750 – 2nd Test – Match Update
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Z-Khan-c98379 gave Australians a taste of their own medicine, running through the inexperienced top order to get India back on track in the second Test, played at the SCG, January 3, 2012.
The left-armer got his side to the best possible start as he removed opener, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/DA-Warner-c1301 in the first over of the day. After the hosts skittle the Men In Blue on 191, Zaheer turned the game with some clinical piece of bowling to show the Aussies that there
is still light at the end of the tunnel for their opponents.
The chances seemed bleak at first with Warner picking up a convincing boundary of just the second ball after the restart and then punched the ball to the cover region to run easy four.
However, the veteran pacer got the left-hander with a beautiful full length delivery with the ball rebounding off second slip to be clutched onto by http://www.senore.com/Cricket/SR-Tendulkar-c2556, at the first slip.
A maiden over followed from http://www.senore.com/Cricket/VVS-Laxman-c2772 taking a good catch at second slip. Marsh’s abysmal run with the bat continued as his scores of 0, 3, and 0 makes for a sorry reading.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Andrew-Graham-Downton-c44379 Cowan, who made his debut in the Boxing Day clash, finally got on the scoring sheet with a couple to the on side.
A brisk period of Aussie dominancy followed with both batsmen picking up crisp boundaries to reach to their double figures. However, the hosts found themselves in trouble soon after as Zaheer got his third scalp of the day, catching Cowan lbw.
The left-hander, who tried to clip the ball to the leg side but with ball making no contact with the bat, found himself pretty adjacent to the stumps.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/MJ-Clarke-c1978 entered the frame and was quick to pounce on Sharma’s half crackers to earn himself two uncomplicated boundaries. The pair then ensured that the team crossed the 50-run mark, and will now hope that they carry their team safely at stumps on
Day 1.
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