AHMEDABAD – An unbeaten 98 from Cheteshwar Pujara helped India reach stumps on 323 for four on the first day of their first Test against England in Ahmedabad on Thursday. Report by Supersport
Pujara will continue in the morning with Yuvraj Singh, who has 14.
Graeme Swann added to his tally when he ripped one back from off to find a huge gap and Virat Kohli’s off stump. Earlier, Swann took three wickets to reduce India to 250 for three at tea.
Swann made the first breakthrough with the score on 134, sliding one into Gautam Gambhir (45) who tried to play through the off side and was beaten as it skids through to take off stump.
Virender Sehwag and Pujara then combined for 90 runs, before the former missed a ball that turned sharply in from outside off to smash into his off stump for 117.
Sachin Tendulkar lost his wicket soon after for another low score (13), minutes before the tea interval, as he didn’t quite get to the pitch of the ball to loft it into Samit Patel’s waiting hands at mid-wicket.
Pujara will continue after the break on 68 and Virat Kohli still has to open his account.
Earlier, India eased through to lunch on 120 without loss after winning the toss as England’s bowlers showed no patience on a dead track with no bounce.
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