Raina, Harbhajan save India's blushes
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June 22, 2011, Wednesday
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SURESH Raina and Harbhajan Singh blasted counterattacking half centuries but the West Indies took the honors on Monday's opening day of the first test, dismissing India for 246 at Sabina Park in Kingston, Jamaica.
Raina (82) and Harbhajan (70) shared a boundary-studded seventh-wicket stand of 146 in two hours that revived the visitors from the crisis of 85-6 just after lunch.
Fidel Edwards led the hosts' bowling attack with 4-59 while fellow fast bowler Ravi Rampaul (3-59) and leg-spinner Devendra Bishoo (3-75) were also impressive.
The West Indies cautiously replied to be 34-1 from 20 overs at stumps. Lendl Simmons (3) was the batsman to fall to Ishant Sharma, while Adrian Barath (26) and Ramnaresh Sarwan (2) will resume on the second day.
India, after choosing to bat, was quickly in trouble as Rampaul removed its inexperienced openers inside the first hour.
Murali Vijay (8) departed in the fourth over, slicing a leaden-footed drive off the front foot to backward point where Bishoo clung on to a juggled catch.
Left-hander Abhinav Mukund, one of three debutantes for India, did not fare much better. He compiled 11 before he lost his leg stump as he inside edged a drive at Rampaul at 30-2.
The seasoned pair of Rahul Dravid and VVS Laxman, carrying the burden of India's batting in this series in the absence of injured openers Virender Sehwag and Gautam Gambhir, and the resting Sachin Tendulkar, rebuilt the innings with a third-wicket stand of 34.
But the West Indies struck twice just before lunch to stun the No.1-ranked test team.
Laxman (12) played across the line of Bishoo's first delivery and edged to Darren Sammy at slip. Virat Kohli, the second of the Indian debutantes, lasted just ten deliveries. Bishoo further wrecked the innings as he added the prized scalps of Dravid (40) and captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni (0).
Raina (82) and Harbhajan (70) shared a boundary-studded seventh-wicket stand of 146 in two hours that revived the visitors from the crisis of 85-6 just after lunch.
Fidel Edwards led the hosts' bowling attack with 4-59 while fellow fast bowler Ravi Rampaul (3-59) and leg-spinner Devendra Bishoo (3-75) were also impressive.
The West Indies cautiously replied to be 34-1 from 20 overs at stumps. Lendl Simmons (3) was the batsman to fall to Ishant Sharma, while Adrian Barath (26) and Ramnaresh Sarwan (2) will resume on the second day.
India, after choosing to bat, was quickly in trouble as Rampaul removed its inexperienced openers inside the first hour.
Murali Vijay (8) departed in the fourth over, slicing a leaden-footed drive off the front foot to backward point where Bishoo clung on to a juggled catch.
Left-hander Abhinav Mukund, one of three debutantes for India, did not fare much better. He compiled 11 before he lost his leg stump as he inside edged a drive at Rampaul at 30-2.
The seasoned pair of Rahul Dravid and VVS Laxman, carrying the burden of India's batting in this series in the absence of injured openers Virender Sehwag and Gautam Gambhir, and the resting Sachin Tendulkar, rebuilt the innings with a third-wicket stand of 34.
But the West Indies struck twice just before lunch to stun the No.1-ranked test team.
Laxman (12) played across the line of Bishoo's first delivery and edged to Darren Sammy at slip. Virat Kohli, the second of the Indian debutantes, lasted just ten deliveries. Bishoo further wrecked the innings as he added the prized scalps of Dravid (40) and captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni (0).
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