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1st Test Day 2 and Day 3 Analysis
Excitement deepened as ball swung and wickets fell on both sides on rain hit day 2 and day 3 at Lord’s. Indians dismissed 6 English batsman on the morning of the second day only to find themselves in trouble after being all out for paltry 201 in the first innings. It was the batting which the Indian team relied on from the start of the series and failure of the batsman to produce good spells disasters for them. Dravid, Sachin and them Ganguly fell on some really good deliveries by James Anderson, who eventually took 5 wickets. Wasim Jaffer was the highest scorer for India with 58 runs. He falied to capitalize after getting off to a really good start. Major disappointment for the Indians came when Dhoni was dismissed without scoring a run.
Indians started to ball with 97 runs behind in the first innings and these runs have made a huge difference between the two sides and then eventually on the result of the match. With England finishing day three with 77 runs on the board and just 2 wickets lost they are looking to dictate terms to the Indian batsman when they come out to play in the fourth innings if the match. England would be hoping that it doesn’t rain much in the two days left and the Indians on the other hand would look for loads of luck in cricket and if not then pray for rain!
1st Test Day 2 and Day 3 Analysis
Excitement deepened as ball swung and wickets fell on both sides on rain hit day 2 and day 3 at Lord’s. Indians dismissed 6 English batsman on the morning of the second day only to find themselves in trouble after being all out for paltry 201 in the first innings. It was the batting which the Indian team relied on from the start of the series and failure of the batsman to produce good spells disasters for them. Dravid, Sachin and them Ganguly fell on some really good deliveries by James Anderson, who eventually took 5 wickets. Wasim Jaffer was the highest scorer for India with 58 runs. He falied to capitalize after getting off to a really good start. Major disappointment for the Indians came when Dhoni was dismissed without scoring a run.
Indians started to ball with 97 runs behind in the first innings and these runs have made a huge difference between the two sides and then eventually on the result of the match. With England finishing day three with 77 runs on the board and just 2 wickets lost they are looking to dictate terms to the Indian batsman when they come out to play in the fourth innings if the match. England would be hoping that it doesn’t rain much in the two days left and the Indians on the other hand would look for loads of luck in cricket and if not then pray for rain!
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