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MUMBAI: Cheteshwar Pujara cracked his second century of the series as India recovered from a precarious situation to restore the balance in the second cricket Test against England at Wankhede Stadium here on Friday.
Pujara, who had scored a double century in the first innings of the first match in Ahmedabad, notched up his third Test century to remain unbeaten on 114 on a turning track and steered the hosts to a comfortable 266 for six at close on an eventful opening day.
Pujara found an able ally in Ravichandran Ashwin (60 not out) as the duo put on unfinished 97-run partnership for the seventh wicket after the hosts were reeling at 119 for five at one stage.
Coming to the crease after the second ball dismissal of Gautam Gambhir, the 25-year-old Pujara kept one end going to pull India out of a deep hole after the home team opted to bat first on winning the toss.
Pujara stayed for just over six hours in which he had faced 279 balls and struck ten fours.
Panesar, who took four for 91 by the end of the day’s day, was played with a lot of assurance by Pujara.
The early part of the day belonged to England who sent back Gambhir (4), Virender Sehwag (30) – playing his 100th Test — Sachin Tendulkar (8), Virat Kohli (19) and Yuvraj Singh (0). Gambhir and Yuvraj fell to Anderson and Graeme Swann, respectively, and the rest to Panesar.
Pujara and captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni put on a
partnership of 50 runs in
128 balls, before the latter became Panesar’s fourth victim for 29.
England’s hopes of slicing through the Indian tail, though, came to naught with Ashwin scoring his second fifty.
Score Board
India won toss
India 1st innings
G Gambhir lbw b Anderson 4
V Sehwag b Panesar 30
C A Pujara not out 114
S R Tendulkar b Panesar 8
V Kohli c Compton b Panesar 19
Yuvraj Singh b Swann 0
*†M S Dhoni c Swann b Panesar 29
R Ashwin not out 60
Extras (lb 1, nb 1) 2
Total (6 wickets; 90 overs) 266
To bat: Harbhajan Singh, Z Khan, P P Ojha
Fall: 1-4, 2-52, 3-60, 4-118, 5-119, 6-169
Bowling: Anderson 14-3-49-1; Broad 12-1-60-0 (1nb); Panesar 34-7-91-4; Swann 26-5-59-1; Patel 4-1-6-0
England team
*A N Cook, N R D Compton, I J L Trott, K P Pietersen, J M Bairstow, S R Patel, †M J Prior, S C J Broad, G P Swann, M S Panesar, J M Anderson
Umpires: Aleem Dar (Pakistan) and A L Hill (New Zealand). TV umpire: S Ravi. Match referee: R S Mahanama (Sri Lanka)
Pujara, who had scored a double century in the first innings of the first match in Ahmedabad, notched up his third Test century to remain unbeaten on 114 on a turning track and steered the hosts to a comfortable 266 for six at close on an eventful opening day.
Pujara found an able ally in Ravichandran Ashwin (60 not out) as the duo put on unfinished 97-run partnership for the seventh wicket after the hosts were reeling at 119 for five at one stage.
Coming to the crease after the second ball dismissal of Gautam Gambhir, the 25-year-old Pujara kept one end going to pull India out of a deep hole after the home team opted to bat first on winning the toss.
Pujara stayed for just over six hours in which he had faced 279 balls and struck ten fours.
Panesar, who took four for 91 by the end of the day’s day, was played with a lot of assurance by Pujara.
The early part of the day belonged to England who sent back Gambhir (4), Virender Sehwag (30) – playing his 100th Test — Sachin Tendulkar (8), Virat Kohli (19) and Yuvraj Singh (0). Gambhir and Yuvraj fell to Anderson and Graeme Swann, respectively, and the rest to Panesar.
Pujara and captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni put on a
partnership of 50 runs in
128 balls, before the latter became Panesar’s fourth victim for 29.
England’s hopes of slicing through the Indian tail, though, came to naught with Ashwin scoring his second fifty.
Score Board
India won toss
India 1st innings
G Gambhir lbw b Anderson 4
V Sehwag b Panesar 30
C A Pujara not out 114
S R Tendulkar b Panesar 8
V Kohli c Compton b Panesar 19
Yuvraj Singh b Swann 0
*†M S Dhoni c Swann b Panesar 29
R Ashwin not out 60
Extras (lb 1, nb 1) 2
Total (6 wickets; 90 overs) 266
To bat: Harbhajan Singh, Z Khan, P P Ojha
Fall: 1-4, 2-52, 3-60, 4-118, 5-119, 6-169
Bowling: Anderson 14-3-49-1; Broad 12-1-60-0 (1nb); Panesar 34-7-91-4; Swann 26-5-59-1; Patel 4-1-6-0
England team
*A N Cook, N R D Compton, I J L Trott, K P Pietersen, J M Bairstow, S R Patel, †M J Prior, S C J Broad, G P Swann, M S Panesar, J M Anderson
Umpires: Aleem Dar (Pakistan) and A L Hill (New Zealand). TV umpire: S Ravi. Match referee: R S Mahanama (Sri Lanka)
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