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Indians finally managed to pick up double centurions, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/RT-Ponting-c2377 in an eventful midsession on the second day of the 4th Test, currently being played at the Adelaide Oval, January 25, 2012.
After remaining wicket less in the morning’s play, the hosts struck early after resumption from the lunch interval with http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Umesh-Yadav-c94625 cleaning up the Kangaroos skipper, who failed to add to his tally of 210.
Ponting recommenced his innings from 198 and reached to his sixth double century with a trademark pull of Yadav, happily collecting the applause from everyone at the ground. By now http://www.senore.com/Cricket/MEK-Hussey-c1942 had joined him and the two added a brisk 50-run stand.
The partnership again appeared flourishing but the Indians managed to show energy despite being out in the field since the start of the match. Gautam Gambhir’s agility at silly point accounted for the left-hander after he was caught short of his crease with
the fielder lobbing the ball back to the stumps to earn his team a significant scalp.
Hussey departed for 25 and the Aussies were eager to bat on with Ponting well set to surpass his best individual score of 257. However, his trademark pull came to his demise after http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Z-Khan-c98379.
Punter left the field to a standing ovation from the Adelaide crowd, arguably turning the corners with remarkable firmness. His knock of 221 spanned 516 minutes including 21 strokes of sheer class.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/R-Ashwin-c2228. The spinner then got his third and first scalp of the day, removing Siddle through a carom ball which took the edge of the batman’s bat and went straight
into the gloves of Saha.
At 533 for 7, it seemed that Clarke would be tempted to declare but his team batted on, giving Haddin more time on the crease. With the pitch now easing out, the hosts went into the tea interval on 569 for 7 – looking to bat for the remaining day.
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