India gain control with http://www.senore.com/Cricket/West-Indies-c760 v India – 3rd Day’s Recap
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/India-c750 were in a very good position against West Indies in the first of the three-match Test series, at the Sabina Park, Kingston, Jamaica in West Indies. The visitors scored 252 runs in their second innings, courtesy a brilliant century from veteran batsman,
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Rahul-c83321 Dravid. This gave the Men in Blue a healthy lead overall, as they posted 326 runs as a target for the Caribbean Kings.
The conditions were not good for the batsmen, as the ball was not coming onto the bat and the pitch had inconsistent bounce. This made life hard for both the teams, but India managed to post respectable totals in both their outings. They ended up with 246
runs in the first innings and collected 252 in the second.
The world champions had a first innings lead of 73 runs, but they didn’t get off to an ideal start in their second outing. Opener, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/M-Vijay-c1867, failed to impress on his return to Test cricket and was dismissed for a duck in the second innings. He failed
in the first innings as well, scoring just eight runs.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Abhinav-Mukund-c41758 and Dravid shifted the momentum towards their side with a 56-run stand for the second wicket. The debutant was unable to carry onto his start though and was sent back to the pavilion after adding 25 runs to the total.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Vangipurappu-Venkata-Sai-Laxman-c94905 didn’t last long either and got out without troubling the scorers, leaving the visitors in trouble at 57/3.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/V-Kohli-c2737 then walked out in the middle and gave some support to Dravid. The pair collected 43 runs for the fourth wicket, guiding the team’s total to 100. The youngster failed to last long though and was dismissed after scoring 15.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/SK-Raina-c2539, who top scored the first innings with 82 runs, looked impressive, but was dismissed after collecting 27 runs. He was involved in a solid 48-run stand with Dravid.
A few quick wickets fell after that, as the Indian team was left struggling at 183/8. However, their most experienced batsmen didn’t lose focus from the game and continued to hurt the opposition. He completed a magnificent ton in demanding conditions and
was the last man to be dismissed in the innings for 112 runs.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/A-Mishra-c871 gave solid support to Dravid, scoring 28 runs in a 56-run stand for the ninth wicket.
Devendra Bishoo continued to impress with his terrific bowling, picking up four wickets in the innings. http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Darren-Julius-Garvey-Sammy-c52468 also had a good day, as he also dismissed four batsmen.
In reply, West Indies lost three batsmen for 131 runs and were struggling until http://www.senore.com/Cricket/I-Sharma-c1566, who bowled well in the first innings as well.
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