With Rohit Sharma(127) and R Ashwin(92) at crease, Team India scored
354 runs at the loss of six wickets against West Indies on Day 2 of the
first Test. After the loss of five early wickets, it looked like West
Indies, led by Shane Shillingford would run through the lower-order and
take a slender lead. But skipper MS Dhoni combined well with Rohit
Sharma and put on a 73-run stand for the 6th wicket before throwing it
away. The latter made no mistake and continued his good form in recent
times. Ashwin gave him excellent company and also took some pressure off
Rohit initially in a partnership that is worth 198 runs now. In the
process, Rohit Sharma became the 14th Indian batsman to score a Test
match hundred and Ashwin is just 8 runs away from his second hundred in
the longest format. A lead of 120 is already looking very handy on a
surface that is helping the bowlers and with these two set so well, it
looks like West Indies have to hope for a miracle to comeback into this
game tomorrow.India vs West Indies 1st Test, Day 2 - As it happened
With Rohit Sharma(127) and R Ashwin(92) at crease, Team India scored
354 runs at the loss of six wickets against West Indies on Day 2 of the
first Test. After the loss of five early wickets, it looked like West
Indies, led by Shane Shillingford would run through the lower-order and
take a slender lead. But skipper MS Dhoni combined well with Rohit
Sharma and put on a 73-run stand for the 6th wicket before throwing it
away. The latter made no mistake and continued his good form in recent
times. Ashwin gave him excellent company and also took some pressure off
Rohit initially in a partnership that is worth 198 runs now. In the
process, Rohit Sharma became the 14th Indian batsman to score a Test
match hundred and Ashwin is just 8 runs away from his second hundred in
the longest format. A lead of 120 is already looking very handy on a
surface that is helping the bowlers and with these two set so well, it
looks like West Indies have to hope for a miracle to comeback into this
game tomorrow.
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