http://www.senore.com/Cricket/India-c750 (Tour Match) – Match Update [ Day 1]
Having won the toss and elected to bat first, the England XI put forth a stellar batting performance, dominated largely by skipper http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Huzefa-Mohammed-Patel-c63657 Stadium
B Ground in Motera, Ahmedabad at 408 for 3 on November 8.
With injury concerns surrounding a number of players, among them pace spearhead and vice-captain http://www.senore.com/Cricket/England-c56013 camp appeared to be under a bit of a shadow. However, their solid batting performance today, marked by
Pietersen’s impressive comeback century, is sure to lift the morale in a big way ahead of the Poms’ upcoming 4-match Test series against India.
The England XI opened their innings with Cook (97) and Nick Compton (74), both of whom joined forces for a 166-run opening stand. The partnership came to an end in the 35th over, which saw Cook caught out by http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sandeep-Singh-c2435 off Jayant Yadav (16-1-85-1).
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/IJL-Trott-c1576 was the next batsmen to step up to the crease, and in addition to his individual score of 46, Trott teamed up with Compton for a 45-run partnership for the second wicket. Their combined efforts got their team up to 211 by the 53rd
over, after which Compton was trapped lbw by http://www.senore.com/Cricket/A-Mishra-c871
(11-1-50-2).
The next batsman to step up to the crease was the formidable http://www.senore.com/Cricket/KP-Pietersen-c1806, who, despite retiring hurt, managed to smash a superb 110 off 94 deliveries. The score marked his first century since returning to the national side after the resolution of his
long-standing tiff with the England and Wales Cricket Board.
Trott found himself dismissed, lbw, by Mishra in the 61st over, and Kevin Pietersen was eventually forced to retire hurt, but http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Samit-Patel-c2426 (11) kept the momentum going. The England XI’s as yet unbeaten fourth-wicket partnership
yielded 161 runs, and got the team up to a massive 408 for 3 by stumps on day 1. The recent performances suggest the Poms’ batting order is well-oiled and ready to fire, and the batsmen will be looking to get in as much batting practice as possible before
the actual series kicks off on November 15.
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