India v West Indies – 3rd Test - India consolidates at 95-2 after 34 overs – Match Update
India consolidated their position after a poor start in the morning session and had reached at 95 runs for the loss of two wickets by the end of the 34th over on the third day of the first innings.
The third Test of the series is being staged at Windsor Park, Roseau, Dominica, from July 6th to 10th, 2011.
Earlier, the Indian bowlers demolished the West Indian innings by a fine display of bowling and restricted them to 204 runs after 76.3 overs were bowled.
The real resistance came from the middle-order batsman, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Darren-Michael-Bravo-c52477 played a patient knock of 50 runs off 138 balls with the help of eight fours.
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India had scored 43 runs for the loss of two wickets at the end of the 19th over. http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Vangipurappu-Venkata-Sai-Laxman-c94905 who had scored six.
The 20th over was bowled by Sammy who gave away one run and Devendra Bishoo conceded four runs in the next over.
The fifty mark was reached on the fifth ball of the 22nd over, when Laxman took a single off Sammy.
Edwards was handed over the ball again, in the 24th over, and Mukund played him defensively, scoring one run.
Both batsmen tried to utilise the loose balls and dispatched a boundary each in the 25th and 26th overs.
Sammy made another bowling change by bringing in the off-spinner http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Kirk-Anton-Edwards-c71510 in the 28th over and it became an all spin attack.
The batsmen carried on consolidating the innings and reached 95 runs without any further loss by the end of the 34th over,
Laxman was in great form and Mukund was also playing well. They were unbeaten on 26 and 49 runs respectively.
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