LIVE – http://www.senore.com/Cricket/India-c750 v West Indies: 2nd Test – Bad light forces early lunch – Match Update
Players had to take early lunch due to bad light during the second Test of the three match series between India and http://www.senore.com/Cricket/West-Indies-c760 at the Eden Gardens, Kolkata in India on Tuesday, November 15, 2011.
The hosts were nicely poised at 433 for the loss of six wickets with star batsman http://www.senore.com/Cricket/MS-Dhoni-c2028 well set at the crease on 106 and 22 respectively.
However, the sun was not properly out since today morning due to the fog and some cloud cover. This forced the umpires http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Rodney-James-Tucker-c86402 to call for early lunch. They took the decision when the ball was handed over to West Indian pacer Fidel
Edwards, who has the ability to hit the 90 miles per hour barrier consistently.
The players and officials will be expecting the light to improve in the next 45 minutes before play resumes again.
India will be eying to score some quick runs in the second session in order to stretch their total past 550. They will mostly depend on Dhoni to take the charge after the lunch break, as he has the ability to smash the bowlers to all parts of the park.
On the other hand, Laxman will look to hold one end firmly so that the tail of the Indian lineup is not exposed to the West Indian bowlers.
The Men in Blue scored 87 runs in almost 20 overs today and lost just one wicket of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Yuvraj-Singh-c98364, who failed to make most of the start to his innings and was dismissed after adding 25 runs to the total with the help of five fours.
The flamboyant left-handed batsman will be under immense pressure to keep his spot in the playing eleven, as he has been struggling to perform since returning to the Test team after injury.
The 29-year-old will be hoping to get another chance in this match in the second innings otherwise promising youngster http://www.senore.com/Cricket/V-Kohli-c2737 might replace him in the middle-order for the final match of the series.
From West Indies’ pint of view, the team will have to take some quick wickets before things get out of control for them.
At the moment, the Windies’ skipper http://www.senore.com/Cricket/DJG-Sammy-c1382 has picked up two wickets in the innings.
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