1st ODI: Hughes slams ton on Debut as Aussies crush Sri Lanka by 107 runs

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Australia beat Sri Lanka by 107 runs to take a 1-0 lead in the five match ODI series. Chandimal was the highest scorer for Sri Lanka with 73 runs. Clint McKay took 4 wickets for 33 runs to push Sri Lanka on the back foot.

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Sri Lanka: Over: 40 II Score: 198/10

Sri Lanka have been folded up for 198 runs. No other batsman except Chandimal offered any resistance to the Aussies. Clint McKay was the best bowler for the Aussies with figures of 4/33.

BMAJ Mendis c Bailey b Johnson 20 (18b 1x4 1x6)

LD Chandimal c †Haddin b McKay 73 (95b 7x4 1x6)

NLTC Perera c Bailey b Johnson 4 (8b 0x4 0x6)

KMDN Kulasekara c Bailey b McKay 18 (15b 3x4 0x6)

BAW Mendis c †Haddin b McKay 0 (1b 0x4 0x6)

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Sri Lanka: Over: 30 II Score: 132/5

Sri Lanka have collapsed like a house of cards. They first lost Dilshan in a desperate attempt to up the scoring rate and two more wickets have fallen since. Sri Lanka need 174 runs from 20 overs. Chandimal meanwhile has reached his half century laced with five boundaries and a six.


TM Dilshan run out 51 (70b 4x4 0x6)

AD Mathews run out 12 (14b 0x4 0x6)

HDRL Thirimanne run out 0 (0b 0x4 0x6)


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Sri Lanka: Over: 20 II Score: 82/2

Sri Lanka have managed to not lose any further wickets although runs have not come at a very brisk pace. Dilshan batting on 38* and Chandimal on 33* completed 50 runs partnership in 77 balls. Batsmen playing nice and safely but they need to accelerate if they want to make a match of this.

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Sri Lanka: Over: 10 II Score: 33/2

Sri Lanka have received a huge setback with the dismissal of Jayawardene. The bowling from Australia has been very tight and Sri Lanka are finding it tough to gets runs.

DPMD Jayawardene c Finch b McKay 5 (9b 1x4 0x6)

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Sri Lanka: Over: 5 II Score: 16/1

Sri Lanka begin this huge chase with Dilshan and Tharanga. Starc had been bowling really well and his constant questions around the corridor of uncertainty has resulted in Tharanga’s wicket. Now its upto the experienced Dilshan and captain Jayawardent to guide their team to victory.

WU Tharanga c Haddin b Starc 1 (8b 0x4 0x6)

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Australia: Over: 50 II Score: 305/5

Australia have finished with a bang. David Hussey punished the Sri Lanka bowlers with his 60* of 34 balls. His knock included six hits to the fence and a huge six. Sri Lanka have been set a very tough target and it will be interesting to see how the Lankan batsmen approach this mammoth total.

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Australia: Over: 45 II Score: 254/5

Australia have lost their centurion Hughes and also their captain Bailey. Bailey and Hughes have laid the foundation for a very good score for Australia. David Hussey is playing well now with 21 runs off 15 balls.

GJ Maxwell c BAW Mendis b Kulasekara 5 (6b 1x4 0x6)

PJ Hughes c Chandimal b Malinga 112 (129b 14x4 0x6)

GJ Bailey c BMAJ Mendis b Mathews 89 (79b 8x4 1x6)


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Australia: Over: 38 II Score: 200/2

Phillip Hughes has scored a century. This has been a gem of an innings from the debutant. This innings also makes him the first Australian to score a ton on ODI debut. He has played shots all over the wicket and has been very severe on the loose balls.

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Australia: Over: 30 II Score: 156/2

Hughes is playing a gem of an innings here. He is batting on 84* with 11 hits to the fence. Bailey, batting on 48* has hit five fours and a six so far. Australia are in the middle of a very good partnership here. Malinga has been completely ineffective and has failed to put the batsmen under any kind of pressure. Australia look all set for a big score.
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Australia: Over: 20 II Score: 90/2

Hughes is batting on 54*. His innings has been the highlight of the morning so far. He has hit seven fours in his innings. Australia have lost two wickets though and that has put them on the back-foot a little. Captain George Bailey has come out to the middle to accompany Hughes and is batting on 12*.

AJ Finch c Chandimal b BAW Mendis 16 (28b 0x4 0x6)

UT Khawaja run out 3 (11b 0x4 0x6)

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Australia: Over: 10 II Score: 52/0

Hughes and Finch have given Australia a good start. Sri-Lankan bowlers have been good with their line and length but have not managed to pick up a wicket as yet. Hughes has been very positive and has hit six boundaries in his innings of 34*. Finch batting on 16 has been comparatively subdued but has looked solid in the middle.

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Australia won the toss and elected to bat first

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India`s woes continue as they lose by nine runs in 1st ODI

 

Rajkot: India`s woeful run of losses continued after a struggling top-order failed to convert good starts even on a placid track as England drew first blood with a thrilling nine-run victory in the first cricket one dayer here on Friday.

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Chasing a stiff target of 326, India lacked the batting firepower and were restricted to a 316 for nine in a high-scoring contest to concede a 1-0 lead to visitors in the five-match series.

Opting to bat first, England rode on a record 158-run opening stand between captain Alastair Cook (75) and in-form Ian Bell (85) to post an imposing 325 for four on a batting paradise at the newly built Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium.


The Indians conceded as many as 38 runs in the final two overs with Ishant Sharma and Bhuvneshwar Kumar giving away 20 and 18 runs respectively. The late flourish by England proved costly for the hosts.

India began the run chase in right earnest with Ajinkya Rahane (47) and an out-of form Gautam Gambhir (52) adding 96 runs for the opening stand but both were guilty of frittering away a good start.

Yuvraj Singh (61), Suresh Raina (50) and skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni (32) were other notable scorers but again none of them could translate the start into a match-winning effort.

Off-spinner James Tredwell was te pick of the English bowlers as he scalped four for 44 while Jade Dernbach chipped in with two wickets.

It was a creditable turnaround for the visitors who came into match with back-to-back defeats in the warm-up games against India A and Delhi respectively.

The two teams will now travel to Kochi for the second one-dayer to be held on January 15.


But Raina's departure in the 42nd over followed by the successive dismissals of skipper Dhoni and Ravindra Jadeja in the 45th over virtually sealed India's fate.

The rest of the batsmen were not up to the task of scoring the remaining runs though Ravichandran Ashwin (13) and Bhuvneshwar Kumar (20 not out) brought the hosts closer to the target with a partnership of 24 for the 8th wicket but the target proved just beyond reach.

The victory is England's 14th in 41 ties between the two teams in this country.

Earlier, opting to bat first, England were powered by a record century partnership between captain Cook and Bell, who both scored impressive half centuries after the visitors chose to bat first.

Cook and Bell compiled 158 runs for the first wicket breaking a 30-year record for England against the hosts in the process to lay a fine platform on a placid track.

Left-handed Cook made 75 in 84 balls with 11 fours and a six while his right handed partner was slightly more aggressive in making 85 off 95 balls with nine fours and one six.

The duo departed in quick succession just past the halfway stage of the innings but the good work of the openers was continued by latter order batsmen Kevin Pietersen and Eoin Morgan.

Pietersen (44 in 45 balls) and Eoin Morgan (41 in 38 balls) put on a breezy third wicket stand of 76 runs in 9.5 overs before both fell in 12 balls to Ashok Dinda.

However, Samit Patel smashed 44 not out in 16 balls, with six fours and a six, and added 70 runs in the last six overs with Craig Kieswetter who remained unbeaten on 24 off 20 balls with a four and two sixes.

The last two overs cost India 38 runs and with it the match in the final analysis. India commenced the stiff run-chase, having earlier made a winning score of 325 for 5 against the West Indies in November, 2002 at Ahmedabad - their highest at home - on a very sound note.

Openers Gambhir and Rahane batting confidently against the pace bowlers to rattle up quick runs before both perished to off spinner Tredwell in successive overs.

Both batsmen played the flick, glance and slash well to gather runs at a fast clip and Gambhir even struck fast bowler Steven Finn for three successive fours in the latter's third over in which the English bowler conceded 17 runs.

The 50 was raised in the 7th over before there was a minor scare when Gambhir narrowly made it home after sprinting for a second run to deep square leg.

But the advent of double off-spin in the form of Tredwell and Joe Root brought down the run-rate a bit and in their eagerness to up the tempo both openers fell.

Rahane was the first to go when he failed to reach the pitch of the ball after stepping out to Tredwell and lofted a catch to long off to the 57th ball he faced.

Tredwell sent back Gambhir soon after the left handed batsman had surged to his half century and the Indian 100 had come through a catch at short mid wicket when the batsman flicked the off-spinner.

From 96 for no loss, things became tougher for the hosts at 102 for 2 in the 19th over and at the end of the 20th India were 104 for 2, eight runs off their rivals' score at the same stage. By the halfway stage, the difference was nine in favour of England.

India fell further behind when Kohli departed for 15, edging one to wicketkeeper Kieswetter off Tim Bresnan leaving home team at a difficult 138 for 3. It was the Delhi batsman’s 4th failure in as many innings.

However, Yuvraj put India ahead in the next five by launching an all-out attack on Dernbach and hitting the medium pacer for three successive leg side fours in the 28th over and another in the 30th to race to his 50 in 38 balls, containing a six - a leg side heave off Bresnan - and eight fours.

At the end of the 30th over, India had moved ahead to 176 for 3 in comparison to England's 167 for 1.

Suresh Raina gave Yuvraj good support as the two left-handers kept India in the hunt by adding 60 runs in 9 overs.

But India suffered a big setback when Tredwell induced the well-set Yuvraj to paddle sweep and the top edge was caught at fine leg just inside the 30-yard circle by Dernbach. It was the off spin bowler's third wicket of the innings.

Though the home team was ahead by 10 runs after the 35th over at the start of the mandatory bowling powerplay, they had lost two extra wickets and at that stage needed 128 runs from the last 90 balls.

Raina, now the aggressor and senior partner, took 11 runs off Finn's 36th over and then slammed the wayward Dernbach for two leg side fours in the 39th.

In the 40th over there was a controversial appeal for a catch by Bresnan at third man off Raina after the ball had been dropped by the diving fielder and taken off the turf.

Third umpire Vineet Kulkarni ruled the decision in Raina's favour when the batsman was on 40. India added 33 runs in the bowling powerplay which left the hosts needing to get 95 runs in the last 10 overs. They could manage only 85 though.

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India v/s pakistan

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PAKISTAN: Overs: 45.1 II Score: 236/7 (Gul: 8*, Ajmal: 0*)

OUT! Finally Ishant Sharma rewarded for his superb effort with the wicket of Shoaib Mali. A subdued celebrations from the lanky pacer. Knows it well more than anyone else how hard he has worked for this. Sharma rolls his fingers and sends a slower one first up as Mali gets deceived into playing an aerial drive that is easily caught by Yuri at extra cover. He scored 24 (30b, 4X2).

PAKISTAN: Over’s: 45 II Score: 231/6 (Mali: 21*, Gull: 8*)

A good over from Ashore Dina as he keeps Mali guessing with his slower ones. Just three runs off it. There was a run out chance in the over as Mali played one to backward point and set off for a non-existent run. Gull had almost given up but Judea’s throw couldn’t find the timbers.

PAKISTAN: Over’s: 44 II Score: 228/6 (Mali: 19*, Gull: 7*)

Muar Gull bends on one knee and launches one from Raindrop Judea over midwicket region for a maximum! This over also ends Judea’s spell. His figures: 10-1-41-3. In the previous over, Dhoti brought in Yuri but he was given a cold welcome as Mali pulled a short one from him to midwicket for a boundary off the first ball. His last of the over gave the same result except it was to third man region.

PAKISTAN: Over’s: 41.3 II Score: 210/6 (Mali: 8*, Gull: 0*)

OUT! And Karman Kamala’s stay lasts for just two deliveries! He has been caught at slip by Sewage off Judea. It was a tossed up delivery from Judea and Kamala came forward for the drive. The ball took an outside edge and flew into the hands of Sewage. He goes for a duck. Half of Pakistan team is back in the hut.


PAKISTAN: Over’s: 41.1 II Score: 210/5 (Mali: 8*, K Kamala: 0*)

OUT! And Nassir Jam shed has been dismissed after a fine innings by Raindrop Judea! Nassir Jam shed skips out and misses one from Judea. Dhoti misses the chance as he cannot collect it cleanly. However, it lobs off his gloves and on the second attempt, he manages to disturb the bails. The umpire calls for a replay and Jam shed is adjudged out. He scored 106 (124b, 4X12, 6X2).

PAKISTAN: Over’s: 40 II Score: 205/4 (Jam shed: 103*, Mali: 6*)

A brilliant punch towards mid off for a boundary by Nassir Jam shed to bring up his third century in the Odes – all of them against India. The first one came in the Asia Cup last year while the next two have come in the current series. He punches the air in delight and the dressing room is on its feet to congratulate him for the brilliant effort. This over also ended Ashbin’s quota of 10. His figure for the match: 10-0-49-1

PAKISTAN: Over’s: 39 II Score: 197/4 (Jam shed: 99*, Mali: 4*)

Whetted shot from Jam shed! He was looking impatient and what a way to break the shackles! Aback of a length delivery from Dina and Jam shed hits it straight over his head for a biggie!
PAKISTAN: Over’s: 38 II Score: 187/4 (Jam shed: 90*, Mali: 3*)

Appeal for a run out and Billy Bowden asks for the TV replay. A direct hit from Viral Kohl from mid off. Replays show that Jam shed had made his ground and with that he moves into the 90s. Just three runs from Ashbin’s over. Pakistan were 141/0 at one stage and have lost four wickets since then while scoring just 41.
PAKISTAN: Over’s: 35.6 II Score: 182/4 (Jam shed: 88*, Mali: 0*)

R Ashbin traps Micah in front and India get their fourth wicket in the Pakistani skipper. He scored just 2 (5b). Shoji Mali is the new man in. Off spinner from Ashbin as Micah attempts to work it to fine leg but misses it as it hits him on the pad. That would have gone on to hit the stumps. Nothing wrong with the decision now. India have tightened their grip as the match has progressed.
PAKISTAN: Over’s: 34.3 II Score: 177/3 (Jam shed: 86*, Has: 1*)

OUT! Unlucky for Youngish Khan as he is wrongly adjudged law off Suresh Riana as India get another wicket! Youngish attempts a sweep and gets a big inside edge that hits him on the pads. The Indians appeal loudly and umpire agrees raising his finger. He scored 10 (20b,). In comes Misbah-ul-Haq.

PAKISTAN: Overs: 33 II Score: 171/2 (Jamshed: 81*, Khan: 8*)

Even though Ishant Sharma hasn’t picked a wicket in this match so far for India, he has clearly been the top bowler for them. He hasn’t given them the width and has kept it tight right from the word go. Hopefully, he starts picking up the wickets as well that’ll definitely raise his confidence level. Meanwhile, signs of desperation from the Pakistani batsman as Jamshed charges forward to hit one from Sharma but misses it completely. B Kumar back into the attack.
PAKISTAN: Overs: 29 II Score: 158/2 (Jamshed: 76*, Khan: 1*)


Raina misfields one as Jamshed adds another boundary to his total. It was a powerful hit that even Raina couldn’t stop that. Meanwhile, there was a chance of a run out in the previous over as Jamshed played one back to Jadeja. Younis Khan was out of his crease and Jadeja displayed presence of mind to collect it and hit the stumps. Umpire called for TV replay but Khan was safely home.

PAKISTAN: Overs: 26.3 II Score: 151/2 (Jamshed: 70*, Khan: 0*)

Dinda drops it short and Jamshed goes after it like a hungry leopard depositing it over deep square leg fence for the first six of the day. A brilliant shot!

PAKISTAN: Overs: 25.6 II Score: 145/2 (Jamshed: 64*, Khan: 0*)

An appeal from Jadeja for an lbw but the umpire is not interested as Azhar Ali attempts a sweep. He immediately sets off for a single but Jamshed sends him back. Meanwhile, Dhoni picks it up and throws it towards the stumps where Sehwag smartly takes off the bails befor Azhar could make his ground. Ali is disappointed. He scored 2 (10b). In walks Younis Khan.
PAKISTAN: Overs: 25 II Score: 141/1 (Jamshed: 63*, Ali: 1*)

And Dhoni brings back Ashoke Dinda. A good over from the pacer as he gives away just two runs. The run rate has dropped below six.
PAKISTAN: Overs: 23.5 II Score: 141/1 (Jamshed: 62*, Ali: 0*)

OUT! And Ravindra Jadeja makes the first breakthrough. He has cleaned up Mohammad Hafeez who went for a sweep but missed it completely as his bails were disturbed to the delight of Indian supporters in the stadium. He scored 76 (74b, 4X10). In walks Azhar Ali.

PAKISTAN: Overs: 23 II Score: 140/0 (Jamshed: 61*, Hafeez: 76*)

Another good over for Pakistan as they collect twelve runs off it. Two boundaries off it – one each from Hafeez and Jamshed. A good opening stand this for Paksitan.

PAKISTAN: Overs: 20 II Score: 117/0 (Jamshed: 54*, Hafeez: 60*)

Pakistan are off to a solid start in this second ODI against India. Both the openers have scored a fifty each and are looking strong in the middle. Jamshed completed his fifty with a boundary off Ashwin in style.  

PAKISTAN: Overs: 16 II Score: 98/0 (Jamshed: 45*, Hafeez: 50*)

A single off Raina brings up Hafeez’s 15th ODI half-century. Meanwhile, Nasir Jamshed has scored two boundaries off the over. The first one came off the first ball through extra cover while the second came off a short ball that was handsomely pulled towards midwicket. The current run rate is 6.12.

PAKISTAN: Overs: 15 II Score: 88/0 (Jamshed: 36*, Hafeez: 49*)

A good effort from Virat Kohli as Nasir Jamshed played one from Ashwin in the air to backward point. Kohli went after it with a full length dive but failed to gobble it. In the previous over, B Kumar was brought back into the attack and was creamed for 11 runs including two boundaries each by Hafeez and Jamshed towards midwicket (pull) and past the slip region (deliberate) respectively.
PAKISTAN: Overs: 12 II Score: 70/0 (Jamshed: 29*, Hafeez: 38*)

Jamshed adds two boundaries to his total from the overs of Ashwin and Sharma. The four off Ashwin cams through an outside edge to third man while one off Sharma was actually an invitation to be hit for four as the bowler strayed from the line to the legs. Jamshed played it to deep backward region as the cherry raced towards the fence.
PAKISTAN: Overs: 10 II Score: 59/0 (Jamshed: 19*, Hafeez: 37*)

Just one run from Ishant’s third over. He is bowling well today. So after 10 overs, Pakistan are 59/0. The Indian quicks managed to induce edges but the luck was on the batsmen’s side as they went through gaps and for a boundary. With every passing over, the duo of Hafeez and Jamshed have grown more accustomed to the conditions and are easily scoring runs. The powerplay has ended and time for the introduction of spin. R Ashwin into the attack and is bowling with a slip.


PAKISTAN: Overs: 9 II Score: 58/0 (Jamshed: 18*, Hafeez: 37*)

The score has gone past 50-run mark. Hafeez drove Dinda through on side for a boundary that took the score past 50. The penultimate delivery is superbly timed and pushed through covers for another boundary. The run flow is increasing by the over. 10 runs from it.


PAKISTAN: Overs: 7 II Score: 41/0 (Jamshed: 18*, Hafeez: 20*)

Two consecutive boundaries scored by Jamshed off the first two deliveries from Kumar. The first one came via an edge to third man region while the second through a glance to fine leg boundary. The southpaw is getting into his groove. The next three from the bowler are dots while the last one produces a couple. 10 runs from the over.

PAKISTAN: Overs: 6 II Score: 31/0 (Jamshed: 8*, Hafeez: 20*)

So Ishant Sharma introduced into the attack. A positive start by the lanky pacer who keeps Hafeez guessing. He nips one in as Hafeez mistimes and then extracts extra bounce then beats him with movement. However, Hafeez leans forward and delightfully drives his last for a couple through cover region. Just two runs from the over.

PAKISTAN: Overs: 4 II Score: 24/0 (Jamshed: 8*, Hafeez: 13*)

Dinda bowls one on Jamshed’s pads and he smartly flicks it over Ashwin’s head at square leg for his first boundary. Seven runs including a boundary and three singles from the over.

PAKISTAN: Overs: 3 II Score: 17/0 (Jamshed: 3*, Hafeez: 12*)

Again Kumar induces an outside edge and as was before goes wide of Ashwin for a boundary to third man region. Hafeez came forward and looked to play it towards point region. It took a thick outside edge and went for four. Eight runs from the over.

PAKISTAN: Overs: 1 II Score: 5/0 (Jamshed: 1*, Hafeez: 4*)

Bhuvneshwar Kumar has begun the proceedings for India as Nasir Jamshed and Mohammed Hafeez take guard for Pakistan. Last time Kumar opened the bowling, he had bowled Hafeez off the first delivery. He managed to induce an edge off him but it went wide of second slip, where R Ashwin was stationed, for a boundary. Five runs from the first over for Pakistan. Ashoke Dinda will join Kumar from the other end.  

Toss: India win the toss and elect to bowl first.
Ravindra Jadeja comes in for Rohit Sharma in the Indian XI. Pakistan, however, go with the same team.

Latest Update: Despite unlikely overnight rains, match is all set to start on time. Earlier, it was thought that match would be delayed but since there has been no rain since morning, it is expected that match would start at scheduled 12 noon. The conditions, though, remain overcast.

10 a.m. update: The start of the match may be delayed due to a bad weather condition in Kolkata. The scheduled start is 12 noon (IST).

Wrecked by Pakistani seamers in their opening ODI match, India`s under-fire cricketers will have to pull themselves up against the arch rivals when they clash in a must-win second cricket one-dayer with the form of their top-order batsmen a concern.

Teams (from):

India: Gautam Gambhir, Virender Sehwag, Virat Kohli, Yuvraj Singh, Suresh Raina, MS Dhoni(w/c), Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Ishant Sharma, Ashok Dinda

Pakistan: Mohammad Hafeez, Nasir Jamshed, Azhar Ali, Younis Khan, Misbah-ul-Haq(c), Shoaib Malik, Kamran Akmal(w), Umar Gul, Saeed Ajmal, Junaid Khan, Mohammad Irfan

Match Starts: 12 noon .

 Riding on Nasir Jamshed`s second consecutive century, the visitors posted 250 all out and then shot out the Indians for a paltry 165 to record a convincing victory with two overs to spare at the Eden Gardens.

It was yet another woeful display by the famed Indian batting line-up, which has been struggling for some time now and has been largely responsible for the team`s forgettable results in recent times.

The huge defeat to the arch-rivals will now raise questions on the future of some of India`s under-performing batting stars, who have let the team down more often than not.

Jamshed (106) notched up his third ODI century, all three coming against India, but Pakistan suffered a dramatic collapse after being at a healthy 141 for no loss at the mid-way stage. Mohammed Hafeez the other contributor with a rollicking 76 off 74 balls.

The floodgates opened up after the dismissal of Hafeez as none of the other batsmen could hang around for long on a slow Eden Garden track, which made stroke-making difficult after the ball became older.

The Indians needed a good start from their struggling openers -- Gautam Gambhir and Virender Sehwag -- but it did not materialise yet again, putting pressure on the jittery middle-order.

Sehwag (31), Gambhir (11), Virat Kohli (6), Yuvraj Singh (9) and Suresh Raina (18) perished in quick succession to give the visitors the upper hand in what eventually turned out to be a lop-sided contest.

Skipper Dhoni, who scored a heroic unbeaten 113 in the first ODI in Chennai, again provided some resistance with a cautious and unbeaten 54 but wickets kept tumbling at the other end to nullify his efforts.

The series defeat against Pakistan marks another low for the struggling team which suffered an embarrassing Test series debacle against England at home and levelled a T20 series 1-1.

Thursday’s defeat has also rendered the third and final ODI at Ferozshah Kotla in Delhi on Sunday inconsequential.


India lost to Pakistan last time around at home in 2004-05 when they lost the six-match series 2-4.

And now India have lost all the four matches they have played against Pakistan at Eden Gardens.

Chasing a modest 251, the under-fire opening duo of Gambhir and Sehwag had a sedate start. Sehwag scored a few boundaries but just when the partnership looked like building, Junaid provided the breakthrough in the form of Gambhir.

The left-hander chased a widish delivery and the ball hit his stump after taking an inside edge of his blade.

It was a familiar story from there on as the failing middle-order found the going tough against some disciplined fast bowling of Umar Gul and Junaid.

India were reduced to 70 for four as promising Kohli continued and Yuvraj could not get to double digit score, both being dismissed caught behind taking thin edges.

As India stuttered, Gul almost dismissed Raina running into the non-striking end but his throw missed the stumps with the Indian left-hander diving forward.

Raina also started his walk back when he was stumped off Hafeez.

Promoted ahead of Jadeja, Ashwin (3) did not last long going down to the guile of Shoaib Malik for yet another stumping.

Jadeja (13) could not give the support Dhoni needed in the middle when he was caught at mid-on as it was just a matter of time for the visitors to seal the series.

Earlier, under overcast conditions, Jamshed scored a fluent 106 from 126 balls and along with Hafeez put up a handsome 141-run opening partnership.

But India made a dramatic comeback riding on left-arm spinner Ravindra Jadeja's 3 for 41 as Pakistan were bundled out in 48.3 overs.

After giving the first breakthrough, Jadeja took two wickets -- Jamshed and Kamran Akmal -- in one over to trigger a collapse and Ishant Sharma (3/34) polished off the tail.

From 141 for no loss, Pakistan lost 10 wickets in 25 overs as India made a spectacular comeback.

At the start, the inexperienced Indian attack of Ashok Dinda and Bhuvneshwar Kumar could not make use of the overcast conditions.

In his 'home' debut, Dinda was wayward with his bouncers, conceding three wides -- two in his second over -- while Bhuvneshwar too lacked the bite as the Pakistani duo went scotfree.

The 23-year-old Jamshed continued from where he had left in Chennai, while Hafeez made up for his duck with a sensible batting display and rotating the strike.

The duo never panicked and such clinical was their approach that they put on 100 runs in exactly 100 balls -- incidentally, Pakistan's first century stand by any opening pair at the Eden.

Part-time spinner Jadeja finally gave the breakthrough almost at the midway stage when Hafeez missed the ball trying to break free.

Azhar Ali (2) continued his poor run when he was run out after being sent back by Jamshed as Pakistan lost their second wicket in four runs.

They quickly lost third wicket as Younis Khan (10) was adjudged leg before despite a bat-pad. Jamshed, however, kept his cool to bring up his second consecutive century.

Jamshed clobbered Jadeja over his head for a straight boundary to move to 96. He straight drove one uppishly in the mid-off boundary region to bring up his hundred.

But he could not carry his innings through as he became Jadeja's second victim. Jadeja claimed Kamran Akmal (0), his third, in the same over to trigger Pakistani middle order collapse.

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India vs England 2012, 2nd T20I: Preview

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Mumbai: After rebounding superbly from the Test loss to England with a convincing victory in the Twenty20 series opener, India would be keen to complete a clean sweep of the shortest format by winning the second and final game here tomorrow.

Having gained the winning momentum again, the hosts would be eager not to let it go out of grasp especially with the high-profile series against Pakistan to follow immediately after the conclusion of the T20 stint at the Wankhede Stadium.

India will take on Pakistan in a two-match T20 series from December 25 to be followed by a three-game ODI series.

England, who have suffered their first reversal to India in a bilateral T20 game after having lost two others in the World T20 events, would also look forward to squaring the rubber and returning home for Christmas and New Year on a high note.

Though India cantered home last night, the home team has some issues to solve immediately in both batting and bowling to achieve their aim of a 2-0 whitewash

In bowling, the beginning and end overs are still a worry with debutant Parvinder Awana, who had a poor game, and Ashok Dinda bowling too short yesterday to be punished by the hard-hitting Alex Hales who blitzed his way to 56 with seven fours and two sixes.

Though Dinda came back later to bowl well and take two wickets, Awana`s nervousness cost him 29 runs in two overs at either end of the innings and he is expected to give way to Bhuvneshwar Kumar or Abhimanyu Mithun tomorrow.

Even R Ashwin, who started off well and bowled a maiden over to the left-handed Michael Lumb before taking his wicket too, was carted around later to concede 33 runs. Ravindra Jadeja gave away 22 runs in three and Piyush 24 in the same number of overs.

But for Yuvraj Singh`s brilliant stint in the middle overs, when he got 3 for 19 to halt Hales and Luke Wright from running away with the game, India could have conceded 15-20 more runs, a fact not lost on rival skipper Eoin Morgan.

"We got off to a fantastic start - Alex and Luke really came together as a pair - but from there we didn`t really kick on," said Morgan.

Hales and Wright added 68 runs in quick time, thrashing the Indian bowlers, before Yuvraj turned the match around with a 3-19 spell that included both these batsmen`s wickets as well as Morgan`s.

In batting too, India started off brilliantly before openers Gautam Gambhir and Ajinkya Rahane threw away their wickets in close succession by trying to hit big.

It was Yuvraj`s experience and his ability to clear the rope at will that helped the home country steady the innings and then surge to a comfortable victory with 13 balls to spare.

The left-handed dasher smashed 38 in 21 balls to help India regain the early advantage. Then useful contributions from Virat Kohli (21), Suresh Raina, who was also needlessly run out for 26 and captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni (24 not out), saw the home team cross the finish line.


England too have their problems, the prominent among them is to find an effective spinner in the middle overs as Danny Briggs` left-arm spin was taken to the cleaners along with James Tredwell`s off spin.

Stuart Meaker provided the extra pace to trouble the Indian batsmen, including Yuvraj, and Tim Bresnan was also impressive, while Wright was effective with his slow medium bowling.

In batting, Hales, who had flopped in his previous three games against India, came good yesterday with his forthright batting. England would hope the others ? that includes their hard-hitting captain Morgan ? deliver in the last game of the first half of their visit.


The rival teams (from):

India: M.S. Dhoni (Capt.), Gautam Gambhir, Ajinkya Rahane, Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, Suresh Raina, Yuvraj Singh, Ambati Rayudu, Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Piyush Chawla, Ashok Dinda, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Abhimanyu Mithun and Parvinder Awana

England: Eoin Morgan (Capt.), James Harris, Jonny Bairstow, Tim Bresnan, Danny Briggs, Jos Butler, Jade Dernbach, Alex Hales, Michael Lumb, Stuart Meaker, Samit Patel, Joe Root, James Tredwell and Luke Wright.

On-field umpires: S Ravi and Vineet Kulkarni

3rd umpire: Sudhir Asnani

Match Referee: Jeff Crowe.

Match starts at 7 pm (IST).

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Hobart Test: Australia defeat Sri Lanka by 137 runs, lead series 1-0

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Updates from the fifth and final day of the Hobart Test played between Sri Lanka and Australia at Bellerive Oval, Hobart.

And that’s it! Starc claims a five-wicket haul as Australia win the first Test by 137 runs! Starc who has bowled his heart out fired another short ball and Eranga gloved that to the keeper. Starc and Siddle were outstanding in the second innings as they shared 9 wickets between them. Peter Siddle who picked 9 wickets in both the innings is the Man of the Match.


Over 118 || Score 250/9

Sri Lanka lose their 9th wicket, Starc picks his fourth! Mitchell Starc has bowled some excellent overs today and has looked unplayable most of the times. Herath finally ran out of luck as a Yorker found the bottom of his bat and hit the stumps. A few overs before Starc scalped Kulasekata who nicked one to the keeper. The Aussies are one wicket away from a well deserved victory.


Over 108 || Score 235/7

Sri Lanka lose their wicket no. 7! Micthell Starc fired in a short ball that got some extra bounce and Prasanna edges it to the slip cordon. Michael Clarke has brought all his fielder inside the 30-yard circle and we cannot remember when was the last time a skipper did this in a Test match!

Sri LankaOver 103 || Score 223/6

Peter Siddle continues to trouble the Sri Lankan batsmen as he picks two more wickets to leave Sri Lanka struggling at 223/6. Australia are now just four wickets away from winning the first Test. Siddle has been very impressive today bowling with an accurate line and length! He needs one more wicket for a 5-wicket haul!


Sri LankaOver 89 || Score 177/4

After a few rain interruptions, Mathews and Samarweera have done well to make sure they don’t lose any more wickets.

Sri Lanka were 69/2 at the end of the fourth days play with Jayawardene and Sangakkara still at the crease. Sri Lanka needed another 328 runs to win the Test. Mahela was the first wicket to fall on Day 5 before he added 65 runs for the third wicket with Sangakkara. Siddle soon scalped Sanga (63) as well who was caught plumb in front of the wicket.vv

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England end 28-year wait in India with 2-1 series win

Nagpur: England on Monday broke a 28-year-old jinx by achieving a historic Test series win on Indian soil, leaving the hosts embarrassed with a 2-1 verdict in their favour after the fourth and final match ended in a draw here.

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The last time an English side had defeated India in their own den was way back in 1984-85, under the
captaincy of David Gower.

The day belonged to centurions Jonathan Trott (147) and Ian Bell`s unbeaten 116 even as the story remained the same for a hapless India who toiled without much success before the match was called off on the final day with England scoring 352 for four.

The hosts needed to take quick wickets to entertain hopes of a win but that did not happen as Trott and Bell batted off the first session to ensure the series triumph for the hosts.

The English players broke into wild celebrations the moment the two sides mutually agreed to a draw at the Green Park stadium. There was a feeling of bonhomie and the tourists hugged each other even as gloom descended on the Indian dressing room.

Bell and debutant Joe Root (20) were at the crease when the stumps were drawn for the final time in the series.

It was a remarkable turnaround from the visitors after the humiliating defeat in the series opener in Ahmedabad a month ago.

England staged a strong comeback in the next match in Mumbai where the hosts were crushed by 10 wickets, and the script was pretty similar in Kolkata -- the venue for the third Test -- where the visitors cruised to a seven-wicket victory at the Eden Gardens.

This is also the first time in the last eight years that India have suffered a Test series defeat at home. Australia beat India 2-1 in 2004-05.


Trott made an obdurate 143 in 406 minutes, hitting 18 fours, while Bell was equally tenacious in making an unbeaten 116 in 383 minutes as the duo dashed the hosts' hopes of a series-levelling win with their 208-run fourth-wicket partnership.

For India, Ravichandran Ashwin took two for 99 while Pragyan Ojha and Ravindra Jadeja picked up a wicket apiece.

The visitors had made 330 in the first innings and the hosts had replied with 326 for nine declared.

Incidentally, just like Alastair Cook and his men have done in this rubber, Gower's outfit too had rebounded after losing the opening Test.

After trailing 1-2 it became a formidable task for India ahead of series decider.

India had a whiff of a chance when they reduced England to 139 for five on the first day, but did not tighten the noose as Root (73) and wicketkeeper Matt Prior (57) led the tourists' revival with a partnership of 103.

And after managing to restrict England to 330, the Indian batting was rocked by the fiery three-wicket burst from James Anderson.

Virat Kohli and captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni led the fightback on day three with a stand of 198.

After conceding a small lead of four runs, India once again allowed England to escape after having them at a shaky 94 for three yesterday when Trott and Bell joined hands to frustrate the Indian attack for more than five hours.

Under Dhoni, the hosts have also suffered their third defeat in four Test rubbers -- the 2-0 win over New Zealand in August being the saving grace after the successive 0-4 whitewashes against England and Australia away from home.

The 31-year-old Trott was out caught at leg slip after scoring his eighth Test ton.

The duo of Trott and Bell inched towards the record fourth wicket partnership of 214 between Andrew Strauss and Paul Collingwood, achieved in Chennai on their previous visit in 2008, before falling short by six runs.

India had one clear chance of breaking the partnership before it actually ended but Virender Sehwag, at slip, failed to latch on to an offer from Bell late in the second session.

It was the first ever draw at this stadium in four games, and the 47th in 110 Tests between the two rivals.

The tourists, who added 79 runs in 31 overs in the pre-lunch session, put on 70 in 29 overs in the second to place themselves well in sight of securing their fifth triumph in 14 attempts in this country dating back to 1932.

Trott and the 30-year-old Bell frustrated the home bowlers from the moment England resumed at their overnight score of 161 for three.

Unbeaten on 66 and 24 respectively last evening, Trott and Bell moved on to 106 and 61 by lunch, and continued to grind the toothless Indian attack in the second session.

The hosts became lethargic as the day progressed. They seemed to be just going through the motion till the the match was called off.

To start with, the visitors were positive in their approach with Bell, in particular, playing some superb drives and a glorious pull off Ishant Sharma.

Bell was initially the more aggressive of the two in the fourth-wicket stand.

Trott was also on the lookout for runs as the innings' 200 came 50 minutes into the day's play in the 94th over.

The first hour of play produced 45 runs in 18 overs as the two batsmen looked absolutely at ease against all the home team bowlers.

Bell on-drove Ashwin to reach his 35th Test 50 in 177 minutes and 130 balls, which included nine fluently struck fours.

Growing in confidence he hit a six, too, besides 13 fours as he completed his hundred with a three to long leg in 368 minutes and off 293 balls.

Trott, who had survived a confident appeal from the Indians for a catch off Ishant on Sunday, had earlier sauntered to his 100 with an on-driven four off Piyush Chawla. It came in 278 minutes and off 232 balls.

Senior India batsman Sachin Tendulkar was off the field in the last two sessions after going into the dressing room midway through the first.

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India slip yet again to give England the upper hand

Nagpur: India`s batting woes continued to haunt them with the top-order batsmen succumbing tamely yet again as England snapped up four quick wickets to gain firm control of the the crucial fourth and final cricket Test here on Friday.


After posting a decent score of 330 in the first innings, the visitors exploited the slow and uneven bounce of the track to leave India gasping at a precarious 87 for four at close on an eventful second day which saw nine wickets fall.

Paceman James Anderson (3/24) did the bulk of the damage while Graeme Swann chipped in with a wicket as the out-of-form Indian batsmen put up another pathetic display with none of them willing to show the application and temperament to hang in there.

Virat Kohli (11) and captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni (8) were at the crease when stumps were drawn for the day, with the hosts still trailing by 243 runs.

Earlier, resuming at the overnight score of 199 for five, England did well to stretch their first innings total to 330 with debutant Joe Root (73), Matt Prior (57) and Swann (56) being the notable contributors.

Leg-spinner Piyush Chawla was the pick of the Indian bowlers with a career-best haul of 4/69 while paceman Ishant Sharma (3/49) and R Ashwin (1/66) were the other wicket-takers.

The failure of India`s famed batsmen again let the team down badly as Virender Sehwag (0), Gautam Gambhir (37), Cheteswar Pujara (26) and Sachin Tendulkar (2) could not stay for long. Tendulkar was bowled by Anderson who has now dismissed him nine days, the highest by any bowler.

With three full days left in the match, England have put themselves on course for their first series win on Indian soil in 28 years. India, on the other hand, will have to bat out of their skins to save the ignominy of their third successive humiliating defeat.


England struck in the very first over when Anderson broke through the tentative defense of Sehwag with an in-swinger before the hosts adjourned for tea at a nervous 32 for 1.

The opener, who made a two-ball duck, was completely beaten for pace and bowled, his middle stump ripped out of the ground as his lack of footwork let him down.

Gambhir, looking in good touch but for his poor judgment of a run, and Pujara looked well in control of the proceedings when they added 58 runs in 132 balls before the sudden slump when India lost both these batsmen and Tendulkar for just 12 runs and in 9 overs.

Pujara could be termed unlucky to have been declared out by umpire Rod Tucker as the ball seemed to have missed the glove, hit his forearm and bounced off his pad for Ian Bell to take a superb, diving one-handed catch at forward short leg.

The right-handed Saurashtra batsman looked quite composed despite Anderson trying to hustle him with his bumpers in his 89-minute stay during which he also drove the fast bowler to the straight field and hooked him for two fours.

But Swann’s entry into the attack after 20 overs accounted for his wicket.

Tendulkar, whose career is on the line after a string of poor scores, appeared ill at ease and was beaten twice by the sudden turn extracted by his nemesis in the series -- left arm spinner Monty Panesar -- but it was his other career nemesis – Anderson -- who got his wicket for a record 9th time.

Anderson, brought back into the attack after the drinks break, made two balls go away and then brought one back to bowl Tendulkar.

Tendulkar was beaten by the pace and inward movement and inside edged the ball that also kept a bit low which crashed into his middle and leg stump to leave the batsman flabbergasted and thoroughly distraught.

Gambhir, who had batted resolutely for 137 minutes and 93 balls, attempted an ill-advised drive away from the body to offer a catch to wicket keeper Prior.

Kohli and Dhoni managed to see off the day without further setbacks.

Earlier, leg spinner Chawla hastened the end of the England first innings for 330 after lunch by grabbing the visitors’ last three wickets in only 25 balls in the fourth and final Test here today.

Chawla, who finished with his best figures of 4 for 69 in his three-Test-old career, snapped up the wickets of Joe Root (73), to end the eighth-wicket stand between the debutant and Graeme Swann, the latter batsman too for 56 and James Anderson for 4 in a superb post-lunch spell of 4.5-0-17-3.

The 23-year-old Aligarh-born Chawla thus bettered his earlier best figures of 2 for 66 versus South Africa at Kanpur in 2008, his previous appearance in a Test.

Chawla’s excellent spell, after England resumed at the lunchtime score of 277 for 7, helped India wrap up the visitors’ first innings within the first hour of play after lunch.

England had resumed at the overnight 199 for 5 in the morning, added 78 runs in 32 overs while losing the wickets of Matt Prior for 57 -- bowled by Ashwin for his only wicket of the innings -- and Bresnan who was bowled for a duck by Ishant Sharma.

Sharma, who bowled with a lot of fire on the low and slow track sporting cracks, finished with fine figures of 3 for 49 in his second match of the series while Ravindra Jadeja (2 for 58 in 37 overs) and Ashwin (1 for 66) were the other successful bowlers.

India’s leading wicket taker in the series, left arm spinner Pragyan Ojha, ended wicket-less after conceding 71 runs in 35 overs.

Chawla, who had dismissed Ian Bell yesterday, accepted a return catch from Root after the batsman had a sudden rush of blood - after having plodded for nearly six hours in his 229-ball essay in which he hit just 4 fours.

It ended the stubborn 8th wicket partnership between Root and Swann, who faced 91 balls and struck six fours and two sixes, after the duo added an invaluable 60 runs after joining hands at 242 for 7 at the fall of Bresnan before lunch.

Two overs later, the leg spinner then trapped the dangerous-looking Swann leg before for 56 with a quicker ball that went straight and hit him on the pads as he attempted a reverse sweep.

IND vs ENG, 4th Test, Nagpur

IND 87/4 (41.0 Ovs) MS Dhoni* 8 (27) Virat Kohli 11 (39) ENG 330 Tim Bresnan* 10-1-25-0 Jonathan Trott 1-0-2-0 CRR 2.12 Partnership 16(56) Last Wkt G Gambhir 37(93) Day 2: Stumps - India trail by 243 runs

• IND 1st Inn

Batsmen

IND : 87/4 ( ovrs 41)

R

B

4s

6s

SR

Gautam Gambhir

c M Prior b J Anderson

37

93

4

0

39.78

Virender Sehwag

b J Anderson

0

2

0

0

0.00

Cheteshwar Pujara

c I Bell b G Swann

26

72

3

0

36.11

Sachin Tendulkar

b J Anderson

2

13

0

0

15.38

Virat Kohli

batting

11

39

0

0

28.21

MS Dhoni (c & wk)

batting

8

27

1

0

29.63

Extras:

(b 1, lb 2, w 0, nb 0, p 0)

3

 

 

 

Total:

(4 wkts, 41 ovs)

87

 

RR:

2.12

Did not bat: : Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin, Piyush Chawla, Ishant Sharma, Pragyan Ojha

Bowling: ENG

O

M

R

W

Nb

Wd

ER

James Anderson

9

2

24

3

0

0

2.70

Tim Bresnan

10

1

25

0

0

0

2.50

Monty Panesar

14

4

24

0

0

0

1.70

Graeme Swann

7

3

9

1

0

0

1.30

Jonathan Trott

1

0

2

0

0

0

2.00

Fall of Wickets

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Hobart Test: Australia 299/4 on Day 1

AUSTRALIA: Over: 90 II Score: 299/4 (1st innings) ( Clarke: 70*, Hussey: 37*)

Australia end the opening day losing four wickets after scoring 292 runs with their skipper Michael Clarke batting alongside Michael Hussey. They lost the wicket of Ed Cowan early but two fifty plus stands helped them recover from the early shock. Phil Hughes, who last played for the national team way back in December 2011 on the same ground, made 86, missing out on a century on return to Tests after being bowled by Chanaka Welegedara. David Warner too scored a fifty before departing for the dressing room at the stroke of lunch. For Sri Lanka, Welegedara took three wickets in his 20 overs while leaking 99 runs. The two Michaels have added 101 runs for the fifth wicket. This is Clarke’s 23rd Test fifty and he has now scored over 1400 runs in the calendar year.

MATCH REPORT:

Phil Hughes top-scored on his return to Australia's Test team, hitting 86 as the hosts finished today's opening day of the first Test against Sri Lanka on 299-4.

Brought back after a year's absence to replace the retired Ricky Ponting at No 3, Hughes was even on course for his first Test century on home soil until Chanaka Welegedara bowled him for 86 in the second over after tea.

Captain Michael Clarke then continued his stellar form for 2012 with 70 not out in an unbroken fifth-wicket stand of 101 with Mike Hussey (37).

Welegedara was the most expensive bowler at Bellerive Oval but also the most dangerous, finishing with 3-99 after removing Ed Cowan in the morning session and Shane Watson after lunch.

Cowan failed to convince and fellow opener David Warner was needlessly run out, but Clarke and Hussey maintained Australia's hopes of a commanding total.

Clarke was limping at the close after a blow to the knee but still moved to 1,428 runs for 2012 with his 22nd career half century.

"He does have a big limp but he'll get a bit of treatment and I'm sure he'll continue on tomorrow," Hughes said.

Clarke dominated more than Hughes but the latter did enough against a largely disciplined but unthreatening Sri Lanka seam attack to suggest his third stint in the side could be longer than the previous two.

"There were a few nerves but really I was quite calm," Hughes said. "Overall, it was more excitement. To get a few runs behind me, the confidence is quite high now."

Hughes has three test centuries but had never previously scored heavily at home.

The 24-year-old former opener came to the crease at 18-1 after Clarke had won the toss, and withstood patient probing of his reworked technique until hitting out midway through the second session.

Hughes scored at almost a run a ball off Welegedara and plundered a huge six down the ground off spinner Rangana Herath, who was far less dangerous than his recent form had hinted.

Hughes had a reprieve while on 77 caught behind by Prasanna Jayawardene when Welegedara was no-balled for overstepping but fell to the fifth ball he faced after tea.

Welegedara bowled him via an inside edge for what could still be a crucial breakthrough for Sri Lanka, which has never won a test match in Australia.

Cowan was the first man out on Friday, scoring 4 in an eventful cameo.

He nearly fell to the first ball he faced edging just short of Angelo Mathews' dive across second slip scored 4 from his next delivery and was then dismissed in search of runs following 11 scoreless deliveries. Cowan tried to pull Welegedara but got to the ball late and top-edged to Shaminda Eranga for an easy catch at mid-on.

Warner, who scored an unbeaten century on the same ground a year ago, made 57 from 89 balls before a needless run out.

Warner changed his mind about a quick single on the last ball of the morning session but Hughes continued his charge down the wicket to leave his teammate well short at the non-striker's end and Australia wobbling slightly at 97-2.

Watson steadied things with 30 in an 86-run partnership with Hughes before falling to a sensational full-length, one-handed catch by veteran captain Mahela Jayawardene at second slip. 

AUS vs SL, 1st Test, Hobart

AUS 299/4 (90.0 Ovs) Michael Hussey* 37 (81) Michael Clarke 70 (136) SL Angelo Mathews* 11-2-35-0 Nuwan Kulasekara 22-2-51-0 CRR 3.32 Partnership 101(192) Last Wkt Phil Hughes 86(166) Day 1: Stumps

AUS 1st Inn Batsmen AUS : 299/4 ( ovrs 90) R B 4s 6s SR David Warner run out (A Mathews/T Dilshan) 57 89 8 0 64.04 Ed Cowan c S Eranga b C Welegedara 4 17 0 0 23.53 Phillip Hughes b C Welegedara 86 166 8 1 51.81 Shane Watson c M Jayawardene b C Welegedara 30 61 3 0 49.18 Michael Clarke (c) batting 70 136 7 0 51.47 Michael Hussey batting 37 81 1 0 45.68 Extras: (b 1, lb 3, w 1, nb 10, p 0) 15       Total: (4 wkts, 90 ovs) 299   RR: 3.32 Yet To bat: : Matthew Wade (wk), Mitchell Starc, Peter Siddle, Ben Hilfenhaus, Nathan Lyon Bowling: SL O M R W Nb Wd ER Nuwan Kulasekara 22 2 51 0 5 1 2.30 Chanaka Welegedara 20 1 99 3 3 0 4.90 Shaminda Eranga 16 3 52 0 2 0 3.20 Angelo Mathews 11 2 35 0 0 0 3.20 Tillakaratne Dilshan 4 0 11 0 0 0 2.80 Rangana Herath 17 3 47 0 0 0 2.80 Fall of Wickets

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India vs England 2012: Mumbai Test, Day 1 - As it happened

Cheteshwar Pujara cracked his second consecutive Test century as India recovered from a precarious situation to restore the balance in the second cricket Test against England.

HERE IS HOW THE DAY PANNED OUT:

INDIA Over: 90 II Score: 266/6 ( Pujara 114*, Ashwin 60*)

So, at stumps India will feel happy while England will feel a little let down as the seventh wicket partnership between India Pujara and Ashwin has brought them back into the second Test. On a pitch that was offering turn and bounce right from the word go, Indian batsmen were put to swords as Monty Panesar rocked their top order taking four crucial wickets. Thanks to a brilliant century from Pujara and some strokeful batting from Ashwin, the hosts managed to recover from 169/6. The stand for the seventh wicket is now worth 97 – the highest of the match so far.

INDIA Over: 86 II Score: 258/6 ( Pujara 113*, Ashwin 53*)

R Ashwin has completed his half century. He reached the landmark after attempting to pull a shirt one from Broad that ballooned over Prior’s head after taking the top edge. He has hit eight boundaries. Pujara has faced 264 deliveries and has 10 boundaries while Ashwin has played 69 balls and has 9 boundaries.

INDIA Over: 83 II Score: 246/6 ( Pujara 106*, Ashwin 48*)

R Ashwin has collected three boundaries from Anderson’s 14th over. The first one was guided behind point; the second was played fine while the third was pulled over square leg for four. 12 runs from the over. He is nearing a Test fifty.

INDIA Over: 81 II Score: 232/6 ( Pujara 105*, Ashwin 35*)

Another century from the new ‘Wall’. This should bring him more satisfaction than any of his previous knocks. It has come under pressure and in some probing conditions. He reached the milestone in style with a pull towards deep backward square region off James Anderson.

INDIA Over: 80 II Score: 224/6 ( Pujara 99*, Ashwin 33*)

The current partnership is now worth 55. Pujara is just a single away from his third Test ton.

INDIA Over: 74 II Score: 212/6 ( Pujara 94*, Ashwin 26*)

Pujara and the thin crowd present at the Wankhede stadium heaved a collective sigh of relief as the third umpire signalled him not out. Pujara went for a pull off Swann in the 74th over and the ball looked to have hit Cook at short leg and then being caught at midwicket. The dismissal was referred to the third umpire and it turned out that the ball actually bounced off the ground before being caught. Would have been an unfortunate dismissal!

INDIA Over: 68 II Score: 198/6 ( Pujara 88*, Ashwin 18*)

R Ashwin has played some beautiful strokes here after coming in to bat following the departure of Dhoni. He struck back-to-back boundaries off pacer Stuart Broad. Three boundaries have come off his bat so far. Do remember that he has a Test century to his name.

INDIA Over: 62 II Score: 169/6 ( Pujara 77*, Ashwin 0*)

Monty Panesar struck immediately after tea as he picked up India skipper MS Dhoni for 29. The ball jumpped again and took the outside edge of Dhoni's bat which was brilliantly caught by Graeme Swann standing at gully.

INDIA (AT TEA) Over: 60 II Score: 167/5 ( Pujara 77*, Dhoni 27*)

The second session has seen India making some recovery with captain MS Dhoni and Cheteshwar Pujara adding 48 runs for the sixth wicket. 80 runs have been scored in 32 overs after lunch with India losing the wickets of Yuvraj and Kohli.

INDIA Over: 55 II Score: 156/5 ( Pujara 70*, Dhoni 23*)

James Anderson is now back into the attack. Monty Panesar has been given a breather after firing in 23 overs. The score has moved beyond 150-run mark.

INDIA Over: 50 II Score: 143/5 ( Pujara 63*, Dhoni 18*)

Two boundaries have been scored in the last five overs, both coming from the bat of MS Dhoni. Monty is bowling tight and building pressure. He almost had his fourth wicket in Pujara when Anderson dropped him after diving from second slip. The ball turned and bounced while taking an edge that could have resulted in India losing their sixth wicket. It was a difficult chance though.

INDIA Over: 45 II Score: 128/5 ( Pujara 59*, Dhoni 7*)

It will be interesting to see what approach will MS Dhoni adopt to advance the Indian innings on a pitch that is offering turn and bounce on the opening day (just as Dhoni had asked for!). Will he attack or defend? Meanwhile, Pujara is making the pitch look comfortable for batting everytime he has been on the strike.

INDIA Over: 40 II Score: 119/5 ( Pujara 57*, Dhoni 0*)

Another Indian wicket goes down!!! This time Graeme Swann castles Yuvraj Singh. The ball doesn’t turned quite as much as it Swann angled one to Yuvi. The ball missed the outside edge and crashed on the off stump. He went for a duck. India have lost half of their side as captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni walks in.

INDIA Over: 39 II Score: 118/4 ( Pujara 56*, Yuvraj 0*)

And Monty gets his third wicket. His inclusion into the English side has done a world of good to them it seems. Tossed up and Virat Kohli attempts a drive. The ball goes towards extra cover as Nick Compton takes a good catch. Kohli is livid with himself. He scored 19 (55b, 4X3). India are four wickets down.

INDIA Over: 35 II Score: 103/3 ( Pujara 51*, Kohli 9*)

He just loves scoring runs!!! Doesn’t he? Cheteshwar Pujara has completed yet another Test half-century with a boundary towards midwicket region. He has hit five boundaries so far in the innings and is yet to be dismissed in this series.

INDIA Over: 29 II Score: 90/3 ( Pujara 40*, Kohli 7*)

The post lunch session is underway and it’s Monty Panesar who has begun the proceedings. Gives away three runs off his first three deliveries. Manages to keep Kohli quiet in his next three.

INDIA (AT LUNCH) Over: 28 II Score: 87/3 ( Pujara 38*, Kohli 6*)

So after the end of first session of play, England have managed to stay ahead of India. They have got three crucial wickets that include Gambhir, Sehwag and Tendulkar.

Monty Panesar has two wickets to his name – Tendulkar and Sehwag – and clearly has been the top bowler for England at lunch. The responsibility to steer Indian innings now rests on the young shoulders of Cheteshwar Pujara and Virat Kohli.

Alastair Cook looked dissappointed after losing the toss in the morning but should now be satisfied with the performance of his bowlers.

INDIA Over: 24 II Score: 81/3 ( Pujara 34*, Kohli 6*)

Grame Swann has been introduced into the attack. Kohli drives his third delivery for a boundary through covers. Spin in operation for the first time in this Test from both the ends.

INDIA Over: 18.6 II Score: 60/3 ( Pujara 17*, Sachin 8)

And that’s the big fish!!! After Sehwag it’s Sachin Tendulkar who has been castled by Monty Panesar. The first ball that spun has got the better of the Master. The ball was pitched on the middle, Tendulkar looked to flick it but it went past him to hit the stumps. He scored 8 (12b, 4X1). In walks the new poster boy of Indian cricket Virat Kohli.

INDIA Over: 16.2 II Score: 52/2 (Sehwag 30, Pujara 17*)

And Sehwag has been bowled!!! Monty Panesar has given England the breakthrough by castling Sehwag. It was a half volley that Sehwag tried to play across. He missed it and the ball sneaked past his bat to hit the off stump. He scored 30 (43b, 4X4).

Sachin Tendulkar is the new man in.

INDIA Over: 15 II Score: 52/1 (Sehwag 30*, Pujara 17*)

15 overs have been bowled and still Alastair Cook hasn’t thrown the ball to Graeme Swann who took five wickets in the first innings of the Ahmedabad Test. Meanwhile, India have completed 50 runs after losing their opening batsman Gautam Gambhir off the second ball of the morning.

INDIA Over: 10 II Score: 36/1 (Sehwag 17*, Pujara 14*)

So 10 overs have been bowled in the Indian innings and the pitch is offering something for the seamers. Sehwag who is playing in his 100th Test would be eyeing a double – a century in his 100th match. Partnering him in the middle is Pujara who has been watchful in this first session so far. Monty Panesar, who has been included into the side as another specialist spinner, gave nine runs in his first over. Sehwag and Pujara scored a boundary each from the over.

INDIA Over: 2 II Score: 11/2

Virender Sehwag gets off the mark with a boundary by playing on the up and sending the ball between extra cover and mid-off for a boundary.

INDIA Over: 1.2 II Score: 4/1

What a dramatic start to the second Test!!! James Anderson got the new ball and bowled the first one on Gautam Gambhir’s leg. The southpaw puts that away for a boundary. The next ball hits Gambhir on the pads. Anderson asks the question and to his delight, umpire Tony Hill raises his finger. In walks first match double centurion Cheteshwar Pujara.

TOSS: Indian captain MS Dhoni won the toss and elected to bat first.

In Virender Sehwag’s 100th Test, India will look to tighten their grip over the four-match series to taken an unassailable lead when they take field in Mumbai on Friday.

Already 1-0 up in what has been touted as the `revenge series`, another victory for Mahendra Singh Dhoni`s men will ensure that England`s quest for their first series win on Indian soil in 27 years will continue. It will also keep Indian on track for a whitewash and avenge the 4-0 defeat they suffered during their last tour to England.


Teams:

India: Virender Sehwag, Gautam Gambhir, Cheteshwar Pujara, Sachin Tendulkar, Virat Kohli, Yuvraj Singh, MS Dhoni(w/c), Ravichandran Ashwin, Harbhajan Singh, Zaheer Khan, Pragyan Ojha

England: Alastair Cook(c), Nick Compton, Jonathan Trott, Kevin Pietersen, Jonathan Bairstow, Samit Patel, Matt Prior(w), Graeme Swann, Stuart Broad, James Anderson, Monty Panes.

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