http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Australia-c746 vs India – 4th Test – Australia deciding against enforcing follow on
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/V-Kohli-c2737 became the first Indian to score a century on the tour as the 4th Test match at Adelaide seemed destined to go into the fifth day.
It was again the Aussie pace batteries who had the added intensity to bend their backs on a pitch, which seemed relatively placid for batters eager to grind their time out.
After a poor first session where the tourists lost three wickets, the post lunch interval brought respite through two of Men In Blue’s upcoming youngsters, Virat Kohli and http://www.senore.com/Cricket/MS-Dhoni-c2028.
Both looked assured in a 114-run stand where Kohli attacked the bowlers while Saha was keen to rotate the strike. The fiery right hander brought up a solid half-century through a mid-wicket boundary and also nullified the spin threat of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/VVS-Laxman-c2772 in the first session.
However, their revival dealt a blow when http://www.senore.com/Cricket/RJ-Harris-c2330 cleaned up Saha( 35) after the player attempted no shot to a ball, which nipped back sharply to kiss the off-stump.
The final session was then eventful for both sides http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Z-Khan-c98379’s ordinary shot resulted in him being caught behind the stumps.
The hat-trick ball was guided by http://www.senore.com/Cricket/I-Sharma-c1566 as Kohli seemed stranded in the nineties. However, the tail ender hung around with a significant supporting hand of 16, ensuring that his partner reached his maiden century – consequently becoming the first player to score a ton Down Under in the series.
Kohli got to the milestone with a push towards off-side and was evidently overjoyed after celebrating with a single before realizing that a second was also for the taking.
However, the innings again fell apart with http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Clarke-c51120 resisted with the temptation of putting the tourists into bat again, relying on his bowlers to make full use of a deteriorating pitch on the fifth day.
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