India v http://www.senore.com/Cricket/West-Indies-c760 – 3rd Test – Day Summary
West Indies had a terrific outing on day one of the final Test against India at the Wankhede Stadium, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/India-c750 on Tuesday, November 22, 2011.
The tourists reached 267 runs for the loss of just two wickets until close of play with their top four batsmen scoring half-centuries in the day.
Although India have already won the three-match series by 2-0, a solid show in this game will bring a lot of confidence in the West Indian dressing room.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/DJG-Sammy-c1382, the visitors’ skipper, won the toss today and decided to bat first. The pitch was perfect for batting and any team would have done the same.
However, the important thing for the West Indian team was to capitalise on the conditions and score a big first innings total, which they had failed to do in the previous two games.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/AB-Barath-c886 opened the innings for their side and started off cautiously. They did not take any risks against the new ball, but kept on scoring runs when they got the opportunity.
The pair put on 137 runs for the first wicket partnership before the latter got out after adding 62 runs to the total with the help of eight boundaries.
The 21-year-old simply gave his wicket away to a delivery he should have defended solidly off the front foot. He came half forward and edged the ball onto his pads and ballooned it in the air.
India’s skipper http://www.senore.com/Cricket/V-Kohli-c2737.
Despite losing two quick wickets, the Caribbean Kings bounced back with a century partnership between http://www.senore.com/Cricket/DM-Bravo-c1386. They scored 65 and 57 respectively before the day came to an end.
The pair has now collected 117 runs for the third wicket partnership.
The only two wickets to fall in the day were picked up by off-spinner http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Harbhajan-Singh-c61453.
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