India vs England Live Score: Kolkata Test, Day 2
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ENGLAND: Over: 27 II Score: 67/0 (1st innings) (Cook 50*, Compton 17*) [INDIA 316/10 (1st innings)]
He doesn’t sweat, he doesn’t get tired and he keeps on scoring runs, says Ganguly in the commentary box. Well, he is bang on. Cook has completed yet another Test fifty – 30 overall and third for the series. BTW Pragyan Ojha has been introduced into the attack and has bowled a maiden.
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ENGLAND: Over: 25 II Score: 62/0 (1st innings) (Cook 45*, Compton 17*) [INDIA 316/10 (1st innings)]
Compton and Cook are grinding out in the middle with the latter nearing his fifty. Still no signs of Ojha. England have looked rock solid in this session as well. Time for drinks and a new plan for Dhoni.
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ENGLAND: Over: 20 II Score: 50/0 (1st innings) (Cook 34*, Compton 16*) [INDIA 316/10 (1st innings)]
Talk about things being quiet!!! Alastair Cook has broken the monotony with a biggie off Ashwin. Superb stuff from him as he comes down the track and lofts it over mid on for a six and brings up the 50 runs with a single off next. That shot again shows his confidence level. What must be going on in the mind of Dhoni? Time for Pragyan Ojha to be introduced into the attack.
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ENGLAND: Over: 17 II Score: 29/0 (1st innings) (Cook 18*, Compton 11*) [INDIA 316/10 (1st innings)]
You can’t afford drop catches. Can you? How about when it is Alastair Cook? A resounding BIG NO! Cheteshwar Pujara was caught napping at slips as he grassed one after a delivery from Zaheer that was moving away took the edge of Cook’s bat. Cook was on 17. Can only imagine how dearly is this going to cost the fielding side!
Barring this, things have been quiet after the beginning of second session. Wondering who can make things interesting in the middle? Hint: KP
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ENGLAND (LUNCH): Over: 11 II Score: 22/0 (1st innings) (Cook 17*, Compton 5*) [INDIA 316/10 (1st innings)]
Last over before lunch produces just a single. England will be satisfied with their performance in this first session of the second morning of the third Test. They have started well after bowling out India for 316 in the first innings. Alastair Cook has looked in fine touch and Nick Compton looks solid in the middle. Not much action for Indian bowlers with the new ball.
Earlier, Dhoni completed his fifty and hung around with the tail to take India’s score past 300 runs. Ojha was left undefeated without a run to his name, defending everything thrown at him. Must have been instructed to do so by his captain after an irresponsible shot saw Ishant being bowled leaving Dhoni unimpressed with the scorecard reading 296/9.
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ENGLAND: Over: 10 II Score: 21/0 (1st innings) (Cook 17*, Compton 4*) [INDIA 316/10 (1st innings)]
Well, Dhoni can’t keep his spinners out of action for long. Can he? R Ashwin is introduced into the attack to bowl the 10th over of the English innings. Starts well with a maiden.
Meanwhile, a question for you all to get some mental exercise: Who looks more threatening – Zaheer in his rugged beard or Ishant in his unruly long locks?
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ENGLAND: Over: 7 II Score: 17/0 (1st innings) (Cook 13*, Compton 4*) [INDIA 316/10 (1st innings)]
Alastair Cook looks in fine touch. The boundary off Zaheer’s penultimate delivery of his third over is enough proof of that. Zaheer strays away and sends one onto Cook’s pads, the English captain says Thank you very much as he glances it fine for a boundary. Seems like Indians are going to spend a long hard day on the field. The seventh over of the innings from Zaheer was a maiden – his first and India’s second.
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ENGLAND: Over: 2 II Score: 6/0 (1st innings) (Cook 4*, Compton 2*) [INDIA 316/10 (1st innings)]
So, unlike the Mumbai Test where India began their attack with two spinners, the order has been restored with the pace duo of Zaheer Khan and Ishant Sharma beginning the proceedings. Cook got off to the mark with a boundary off the last delivery of the first over from Zaheer to deep backward point. Sharma, who is making a comeback, gave away two runs in his first over of the morning.
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INDIA: Over: 105 II Score: 316/10 (1st innings) (Dhoni 52, Ojha 0*)
And that will be the end of Indian captain MS Dhoni! India have been bowled out for 316 in their first innings with Dhoni scoring a fifty. He was the last wicket to fall after a sharp bouncer from Steve Finn took a top edge of his bat and flew to gully where Swann took a good diving catch after running from the slips. A good ball to end Dhoni’s innings who hung around well with the tail to take his side’s total past 300 runs even though on a pitch like this, that doesn’t look enough.
Monty Panesar leads his team off the field after some superb bowling, claiming a four-wicket haul. James Anderson has bowled his heart out on a placid track claiming three wickets putting up a great exhibition of reverse swing bowling. Indian bowlers have a huge task ahead and the onus will be on Zaheer Khan and the spinners to restrict English batsmen from scoring.
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INDIA: Over: 103 II Score: 312/9 (1st innings) (Dhoni 48*, Ojha 0*)
Ojha has faced 19 deliveries and is yet to score a run. Some lessons for Ishant Sharma he is giving. Hanging in with his skipper, defending each delivery and not falling into temptation of playing a rash stroke. Dhoni, on the other hand, is nearing a fifty.
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INDIA: Over: 98 II Score: 309/9 (1st innings) (Dhoni 46*, Ojha 0*)
Dhoni brings up 300 for India with a biggie over mid-off and follows that with another hit over long-on boundary. Two sixes off the last two deliveries and some entertainment for the crowd present at the Eden Gardens.
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INDIA: Over: 95.3 II Score: 296/9 (1st innings) (Dhoni 33*, Ojha 0*)
And that will be the end of Ishant Sharma. Panesar has clean bowled him for a duck. A bit lazy from him and the look on Dhoni’s face after the dismissal is enough to say how irresponsible that shot was. Well, he should now be preparing for a task he is best suited for. The question is can Ojha stay with his captain and help India reach 300?
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INDIA: Over: 94 II Score: 292/8 (1st innings) (Dhoni 29*, Sharma 0*)
There is it! Zaheer has been trapped in front by Monty Panesar. Angled in and Khan comes forward for the defence. The ball hits him on the pads and Panesar asks the question. Umpire agrees and raises his finger. Zaheer scored 6 (21b, 4X1) including a boundary off Anderson that came after he was dropped at slips. Meanwhile, say hello to Ishant Sharma who is charging towards the middle.
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INDIA: Over: 91 II Score: 280/7 (1st innings) (Dhoni 27*, Khan 1*)
So Anderson has begun the proceedings of the day two hoping to wrap up the Indian innings ASAP. Dhoni leaves his crease as early as second ball of the over and sends it past the mid off fielder for a boundary. Anderson’s last for the over is a bouncer and Dhoni pulls it with one hand and takes a single. Meanwhile, Panesar is warming up for his first over of the morning.
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Once again, India are on the backfoot after losing seven wickets on the first day. Apart from Tendulkar (76) and Gambhir (60), none of the batsmen managed to stay at the crease for long. Tendulkar began his innings with some loose strokes and then settled and looked for a big one before Prior took an excellent catch off James Anderson to put an end to his stay.
The English bowlers led by James Anderson put up a brilliant show of pace bowling using the old ball to play some trick. They should consider themselves unlucky as few decisions went against them and many edges didn’t carry to the fielders. While Monty Panesar (2/74) continues to impress, it was James Anderson (3/68) who bowled his heart out and picked three crucial wickets on a flat Eden track!
Also Read: Present tense, future bleak for Team India»
ENGLAND: Over: 27 II Score: 67/0 (1st innings) (Cook 50*, Compton 17*) [INDIA 316/10 (1st innings)]
He doesn’t sweat, he doesn’t get tired and he keeps on scoring runs, says Ganguly in the commentary box. Well, he is bang on. Cook has completed yet another Test fifty – 30 overall and third for the series. BTW Pragyan Ojha has been introduced into the attack and has bowled a maiden.
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ENGLAND: Over: 25 II Score: 62/0 (1st innings) (Cook 45*, Compton 17*) [INDIA 316/10 (1st innings)]
Compton and Cook are grinding out in the middle with the latter nearing his fifty. Still no signs of Ojha. England have looked rock solid in this session as well. Time for drinks and a new plan for Dhoni.
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ENGLAND: Over: 20 II Score: 50/0 (1st innings) (Cook 34*, Compton 16*) [INDIA 316/10 (1st innings)]
Talk about things being quiet!!! Alastair Cook has broken the monotony with a biggie off Ashwin. Superb stuff from him as he comes down the track and lofts it over mid on for a six and brings up the 50 runs with a single off next. That shot again shows his confidence level. What must be going on in the mind of Dhoni? Time for Pragyan Ojha to be introduced into the attack.
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ENGLAND: Over: 17 II Score: 29/0 (1st innings) (Cook 18*, Compton 11*) [INDIA 316/10 (1st innings)]
You can’t afford drop catches. Can you? How about when it is Alastair Cook? A resounding BIG NO! Cheteshwar Pujara was caught napping at slips as he grassed one after a delivery from Zaheer that was moving away took the edge of Cook’s bat. Cook was on 17. Can only imagine how dearly is this going to cost the fielding side!
Barring this, things have been quiet after the beginning of second session. Wondering who can make things interesting in the middle? Hint: KP
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ENGLAND (LUNCH): Over: 11 II Score: 22/0 (1st innings) (Cook 17*, Compton 5*) [INDIA 316/10 (1st innings)]
Last over before lunch produces just a single. England will be satisfied with their performance in this first session of the second morning of the third Test. They have started well after bowling out India for 316 in the first innings. Alastair Cook has looked in fine touch and Nick Compton looks solid in the middle. Not much action for Indian bowlers with the new ball.
Earlier, Dhoni completed his fifty and hung around with the tail to take India’s score past 300 runs. Ojha was left undefeated without a run to his name, defending everything thrown at him. Must have been instructed to do so by his captain after an irresponsible shot saw Ishant being bowled leaving Dhoni unimpressed with the scorecard reading 296/9.
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ENGLAND: Over: 10 II Score: 21/0 (1st innings) (Cook 17*, Compton 4*) [INDIA 316/10 (1st innings)]
Well, Dhoni can’t keep his spinners out of action for long. Can he? R Ashwin is introduced into the attack to bowl the 10th over of the English innings. Starts well with a maiden.
Meanwhile, a question for you all to get some mental exercise: Who looks more threatening – Zaheer in his rugged beard or Ishant in his unruly long locks?
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ENGLAND: Over: 7 II Score: 17/0 (1st innings) (Cook 13*, Compton 4*) [INDIA 316/10 (1st innings)]
Alastair Cook looks in fine touch. The boundary off Zaheer’s penultimate delivery of his third over is enough proof of that. Zaheer strays away and sends one onto Cook’s pads, the English captain says Thank you very much as he glances it fine for a boundary. Seems like Indians are going to spend a long hard day on the field. The seventh over of the innings from Zaheer was a maiden – his first and India’s second.
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ENGLAND: Over: 2 II Score: 6/0 (1st innings) (Cook 4*, Compton 2*) [INDIA 316/10 (1st innings)]
So, unlike the Mumbai Test where India began their attack with two spinners, the order has been restored with the pace duo of Zaheer Khan and Ishant Sharma beginning the proceedings. Cook got off to the mark with a boundary off the last delivery of the first over from Zaheer to deep backward point. Sharma, who is making a comeback, gave away two runs in his first over of the morning.
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INDIA: Over: 105 II Score: 316/10 (1st innings) (Dhoni 52, Ojha 0*)
And that will be the end of Indian captain MS Dhoni! India have been bowled out for 316 in their first innings with Dhoni scoring a fifty. He was the last wicket to fall after a sharp bouncer from Steve Finn took a top edge of his bat and flew to gully where Swann took a good diving catch after running from the slips. A good ball to end Dhoni’s innings who hung around well with the tail to take his side’s total past 300 runs even though on a pitch like this, that doesn’t look enough.
Monty Panesar leads his team off the field after some superb bowling, claiming a four-wicket haul. James Anderson has bowled his heart out on a placid track claiming three wickets putting up a great exhibition of reverse swing bowling. Indian bowlers have a huge task ahead and the onus will be on Zaheer Khan and the spinners to restrict English batsmen from scoring.
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INDIA: Over: 103 II Score: 312/9 (1st innings) (Dhoni 48*, Ojha 0*)
Ojha has faced 19 deliveries and is yet to score a run. Some lessons for Ishant Sharma he is giving. Hanging in with his skipper, defending each delivery and not falling into temptation of playing a rash stroke. Dhoni, on the other hand, is nearing a fifty.
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INDIA: Over: 98 II Score: 309/9 (1st innings) (Dhoni 46*, Ojha 0*)
Dhoni brings up 300 for India with a biggie over mid-off and follows that with another hit over long-on boundary. Two sixes off the last two deliveries and some entertainment for the crowd present at the Eden Gardens.
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INDIA: Over: 95.3 II Score: 296/9 (1st innings) (Dhoni 33*, Ojha 0*)
And that will be the end of Ishant Sharma. Panesar has clean bowled him for a duck. A bit lazy from him and the look on Dhoni’s face after the dismissal is enough to say how irresponsible that shot was. Well, he should now be preparing for a task he is best suited for. The question is can Ojha stay with his captain and help India reach 300?
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INDIA: Over: 94 II Score: 292/8 (1st innings) (Dhoni 29*, Sharma 0*)
There is it! Zaheer has been trapped in front by Monty Panesar. Angled in and Khan comes forward for the defence. The ball hits him on the pads and Panesar asks the question. Umpire agrees and raises his finger. Zaheer scored 6 (21b, 4X1) including a boundary off Anderson that came after he was dropped at slips. Meanwhile, say hello to Ishant Sharma who is charging towards the middle.
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INDIA: Over: 91 II Score: 280/7 (1st innings) (Dhoni 27*, Khan 1*)
So Anderson has begun the proceedings of the day two hoping to wrap up the Indian innings ASAP. Dhoni leaves his crease as early as second ball of the over and sends it past the mid off fielder for a boundary. Anderson’s last for the over is a bouncer and Dhoni pulls it with one hand and takes a single. Meanwhile, Panesar is warming up for his first over of the morning.
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Once again, India are on the backfoot after losing seven wickets on the first day. Apart from Tendulkar (76) and Gambhir (60), none of the batsmen managed to stay at the crease for long. Tendulkar began his innings with some loose strokes and then settled and looked for a big one before Prior took an excellent catch off James Anderson to put an end to his stay.
The English bowlers led by James Anderson put up a brilliant show of pace bowling using the old ball to play some trick. They should consider themselves unlucky as few decisions went against them and many edges didn’t carry to the fielders. While Monty Panesar (2/74) continues to impress, it was James Anderson (3/68) who bowled his heart out and picked three crucial wickets on a flat Eden track!
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