Ishant Sharma fortifies India’s hold
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados: Ishant Sharma grabbed two quick wickets before lunch to give India the upper hand and leave West Indies reeling on 82 for five in the second Test on Wednesday.
The beanpole fast bowler exploited a bouncy Kensington Oval pitch and overcast conditions, removing night watchman Devendra Bishoo and compatriot Ramnaresh Sarwan in the space of four deliveries.
The West Indies were continuing their response to the Indians’ first innings total of 201 on a rain-shortened second morning.
Sharma has been the most successful of the visitors’ bowlers, taking three for 31 from 10 overs, after West Indies resumed on their overnight total of 30 for three.
Rain delayed the start of play by 45 minutes, but Sharma bristled with confidence, and gave India early success.
He had Bishoo caught in the gully for 13, fencing at a short, rising delivery in his seventh over, and three balls later trapped Sarwan lbw for 18 on the back foot with a delivery that moved back from outside the off-stump.
But India failed to make further headway, Shivnarine Chanderpaul and Marlon Samuels batting through the last 45 minutes before the interval to stem the fall of wickets.
Earliar, on Tuesday India’s pacemen brought them back into the second Test against West Indies, after they suffered a batting collapse on the first day.
Ishant Sharma, Praveen Kumar, and Test newcomer Abhimanyu Mithun all collected a wicket apiece to leave West Indies in tatters on 30 for three, in reply to India’s first innings total of 201 at the close.
Suresh Raina was dubiously dismissed for 53, triggering a batting collapse that saw the Indians lose their last five wickets for 34 runs in the space of 55 balls.
Raina was caught at forward short-leg off West Indies leg-spinner Devendra Bishoo for 53, following a 117-run, fifth-wicket stand with VVS Laxman, whose 85 was the top score, and helped to rescue the visitors from a perilous 38 for four before lunch.
Ravi Rampaul was the pick of the West Indies bowlers, with three for 38 from 16 overs, and Bishoo snared three for 46 from 14 overs. Laxman reached his 50 from 75 balls, glancing Edwards to the fine leg boundary for his eight four, and Raina reached the landmark from 90 deliveries, paddling Bishoo to long-leg for a single.
Socre Board
West Indies won toss
India 1st innings
A Mukund c Samuels b Rampaul 1
M Vijay c Baugh b Rampaul 11
R Dravid c Baugh b Sammy 5
V V S Laxman c Barath b Bishoo 85
V Kohli c Sammy b Rampaul 0
S K Raina c Barath b Bishoo 53
*†M S Dhoni c Chanderpaul b Edwards 2
Harbhajan Singh c Barath b Edwards 5
P Kumar st Baugh b Bishoo 12
A Mithun b Edwards 0
I Sharma not out 1
Extras (b 5, lb 4, w 11, nb 6) 26
Total (all out; 68 overs) 201
Fall: 1-1, 2-8, 3-38, 4-38, 5-155, 6-167, 7-183, 8-187, 9-189, 10-201
Bowling: Edwards 19-2-56-3 (4nb, 3w); Rampaul 16-6-38-3; Sammy 19-4-52-1; Bishoo 14-1-46-3 (2nb)
West Indies 1st innings
A B Barath c Kohli b Sharma 3
L M P Simmons c Dhoni b Kumar 2
R R Sarwan lbw b Sharma 18
D M Bravo c Dhoni b Mithun 9
D Bishoo c Kohli b Sharma 13
S Chanderpaul not out 12
M N Samuels not out 15
Extras (lb 2, w 5, nb 3) 10
Total (5 wickets; 29 overs) 82
To bat: †C S Baugh, *D J G Sammy, R Rampaul, F H Edwards
Fall: 1-3, 2-5, 3-30, 4-53, 5-57
Bowling: Kumar 13-2-33-1; Sharma 10-4-31-3 (2nb, 1w); Mithun 4-1-8-1 (1nb); Harbhajan 2-0-8-0
Umpires: Asad Rauf (Pakistan) and I J Gould (England). TV umpire: G O Brathwaite. Match referee: B C Broad (England)
The beanpole fast bowler exploited a bouncy Kensington Oval pitch and overcast conditions, removing night watchman Devendra Bishoo and compatriot Ramnaresh Sarwan in the space of four deliveries.
The West Indies were continuing their response to the Indians’ first innings total of 201 on a rain-shortened second morning.
Sharma has been the most successful of the visitors’ bowlers, taking three for 31 from 10 overs, after West Indies resumed on their overnight total of 30 for three.
Rain delayed the start of play by 45 minutes, but Sharma bristled with confidence, and gave India early success.
He had Bishoo caught in the gully for 13, fencing at a short, rising delivery in his seventh over, and three balls later trapped Sarwan lbw for 18 on the back foot with a delivery that moved back from outside the off-stump.
But India failed to make further headway, Shivnarine Chanderpaul and Marlon Samuels batting through the last 45 minutes before the interval to stem the fall of wickets.
Earliar, on Tuesday India’s pacemen brought them back into the second Test against West Indies, after they suffered a batting collapse on the first day.
Ishant Sharma, Praveen Kumar, and Test newcomer Abhimanyu Mithun all collected a wicket apiece to leave West Indies in tatters on 30 for three, in reply to India’s first innings total of 201 at the close.
Suresh Raina was dubiously dismissed for 53, triggering a batting collapse that saw the Indians lose their last five wickets for 34 runs in the space of 55 balls.
Raina was caught at forward short-leg off West Indies leg-spinner Devendra Bishoo for 53, following a 117-run, fifth-wicket stand with VVS Laxman, whose 85 was the top score, and helped to rescue the visitors from a perilous 38 for four before lunch.
Ravi Rampaul was the pick of the West Indies bowlers, with three for 38 from 16 overs, and Bishoo snared three for 46 from 14 overs. Laxman reached his 50 from 75 balls, glancing Edwards to the fine leg boundary for his eight four, and Raina reached the landmark from 90 deliveries, paddling Bishoo to long-leg for a single.
Socre Board
West Indies won toss
India 1st innings
A Mukund c Samuels b Rampaul 1
M Vijay c Baugh b Rampaul 11
R Dravid c Baugh b Sammy 5
V V S Laxman c Barath b Bishoo 85
V Kohli c Sammy b Rampaul 0
S K Raina c Barath b Bishoo 53
*†M S Dhoni c Chanderpaul b Edwards 2
Harbhajan Singh c Barath b Edwards 5
P Kumar st Baugh b Bishoo 12
A Mithun b Edwards 0
I Sharma not out 1
Extras (b 5, lb 4, w 11, nb 6) 26
Total (all out; 68 overs) 201
Fall: 1-1, 2-8, 3-38, 4-38, 5-155, 6-167, 7-183, 8-187, 9-189, 10-201
Bowling: Edwards 19-2-56-3 (4nb, 3w); Rampaul 16-6-38-3; Sammy 19-4-52-1; Bishoo 14-1-46-3 (2nb)
West Indies 1st innings
A B Barath c Kohli b Sharma 3
L M P Simmons c Dhoni b Kumar 2
R R Sarwan lbw b Sharma 18
D M Bravo c Dhoni b Mithun 9
D Bishoo c Kohli b Sharma 13
S Chanderpaul not out 12
M N Samuels not out 15
Extras (lb 2, w 5, nb 3) 10
Total (5 wickets; 29 overs) 82
To bat: †C S Baugh, *D J G Sammy, R Rampaul, F H Edwards
Fall: 1-3, 2-5, 3-30, 4-53, 5-57
Bowling: Kumar 13-2-33-1; Sharma 10-4-31-3 (2nb, 1w); Mithun 4-1-8-1 (1nb); Harbhajan 2-0-8-0
Umpires: Asad Rauf (Pakistan) and I J Gould (England). TV umpire: G O Brathwaite. Match referee: B C Broad (England)
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