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Ind-Windies series: Rohit, Ashwin partnership gives India lead of 219 in 1st test

Kolkata: Rohit Sharma and R.Ashwin recorded the highest 7th wicket partnership as strong India take a huge lead of 219 before being bowled out for 453 in the first match against the West Indies here

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Kolkata: Rohit Sharma and R.Ashwin recorded the highest 7th wicket partnership as strong India take a huge lead of 219 before being bowled out for 453 in the first match against the West Indies here today.





Rohit  missed out on a double century on debut by 23 runs while R Ashwin slammed his second Test ton.

Sharma was dismissed for a marathon 177 and Ashwin contributed 124 as India's first innings ended at the stroke of lunch on the third day at the Eden Gardens. The duo added a record 280-run partnership for India for the seventh wicket.
   
For the visitors, Shane Shillingford was the most successful bowler, taking  six for 167 in 55 overs.
    
Resuming at overnight 354/6, India scored 99 runs for the loss of four wickets in the first session. Sharma added 50 runs to his overnight unbeaten knock of 127 while Ashwin, who started the day on 92, managed 32 runs before he was bowled by Shillingford.
    
Sharma, after spending a little over six hours in the middle, was trapped in front of the wicket by Veerasammy Permaul. The 26-year-old Mumbaikar smashed 23 fours and a six, while Ashwin found the fence 11 times.
    
The West Indies triggered a collapse after Sharma's dismissal as India lost their remaining four wickets for 17 runs.
    
Sharma also became the second Indian after Shikhar Dhawan to score a 150 on debut.
    
Sharma padded a straighter one on the offstump from leftarm spinner Permaul to be adjudged lbw by umpire Richard Kettleborough.
    
It was a huge relief for the Indies who had been struggling to break the partnership that began midway into the second session yesterday.
    
Ashwin, too, did not last long and his career best innings came to an end after being bowled around the legs by Shillingford, who grabbed his fifth five-wicket haul in Tests

 

 India 1st innings                                  R     M     B     4s            6s      SR

S Dhawan         b Shillingford     23     64     34     4     0     67.64

M Vijay      st †Ramdin b Shillingford     26     92     75     2     0     34.66

CA Pujara       c †Ramdin b Cottrell     17     64     36     2     0     47.22

SR Tendulkar       lbw b Shillingford     10     41     24     2     0     41.66

V Kohli          c Powell b Shillingford     3     13     5     0     0     60.00

RG Sharma       lbw b Permaul     177         301     23     1     58.80

MS Dhoni*†        c †Ramdin b Best     42     77     63     5     0     66.66

R Ashwin         b Shillingford     124         210     11     0     59.04

B Kumar           c Gayle b Shillingford     12         20     2     0     60.00

Md Shami    st †Ramdin b Permaul     1         7     0     0     14.28

PP Ojha        not out                    2         6     0     0     33.33


Extras     (b 4, lb 8, w 1, nb 3)     16


Total     (all out; 129.4 overs)     453     (3.49 runs per over)


Fall of wickets 1-42 (Dhawan, 14.4 ov), 2-57 (Vijay, 20.4 ov), 3-79 (Pujara, 27.4 ov), 4-82 (Tendulkar, 28.3 ov), 5-83 (Kohli, 30.2 ov), 6-156 (Dhoni, 51.1 ov), 7-436 (Sharma, 123.1 ov), 8-444 (Ashwin, 126.3 ov), 9-451 (Kumar, 128.1 ov), 10-453 (Mohammed Shami, 129.4 ov)

 
Bowling      O     M     R     W     Econ    

TL Best     17     0     71     1     4.17    

SS Cottrell           18     3     72     1     4.00     (1w)    

S Shillingford        55     9     167     6     3.03     (3nb)

V Permaul           23.4     2     67     2     2.83        

DJG Sammy        12     1     52     0     4.33    

MN Samuels     4     0     12     0     3.00