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| Australia's Mitchell Starc celebrates with his teammates after taking a wicket against India on the second day at the WACA ground in Perth on Saturday. |
Indians started the day with 88 for 4 and lost two valuable wickets of Dravid and Dhoni. Virat Kohli is playing beautifully and is on 69. India at lunch is 165 for 6 with Virat Kohli on 69 and Vinay Kumar on 6. Eventful pre-lunch session. Can Kohli hold on the fort with the long tail wagging? India still trails by 43 runs and 4 wickets to go. Let us watch after lunch and we will be here after lunch to take you through the match.
Siddle continues with Kohli on strike. He will end the last before lunch. Wonderful delivery Siddle hitting Kohli. Another beauty of Siddle who loses just the edge of the bat of Kohli. Excellent Siddle material. Excellent over de Siddle and it is lunch.
10.00 Hilfenhaus continues and Kohli glances the first ball for a single and moves to 69. Vinay Kumar on strike and Hilfenhaus will attack the tail-ender? Three more deliveries to go. Good defensive shot of Vinay Kumar. Beautiful races Vinay Kumar and shot the ball to the boundary as a bullet and is 165 for 6.
9.55 Siddle bowls a beauty to start up for Vinay Kumar. The tail-enders will be there with Kohli until he reaches his century? Nice confident defensive shot of Vinay Kumar. Beautiful shot Vinay Kumar through skins and takes two races. Great Siddle delivery and it is of 160 to 6. Beautiful delivery to end with the excess.
9.50 Hilfenhaus begins with a wide and next ball Kohli places well outside and ball races to the limit. India moves to 153 for 6. Kohli moves to 64. Gorgeous crossed covers for four. The passage of Indians to 157 for 6 with Kohli batting on 68 and Vinay Kumar in 0.
Vinay Kumar plays safely the last two balls of Siddle.
9.45 Siddle continues with Dhoni on strike. Is once again a poor shot selection of Indian captain. Siddle induces Dhoni on the drive and the ball has the outer rim and a very good catches by Ricky Ponting in landslides. India lose their sixth wicket and is 148 for 6. Bad form of Dhoni this series continues.
Hilfenhaus 9.40 for the attack. Kohli on strike. The score remains at 148 for 5.
9.35 Still 65 runs to go. Siddle is to attack and Kohli on strike. Kohli drives through the covers and takes two races and he moves 57. Kohli whips the ball through this time in hand and takes another couple. Again on cushions and Kohli plays it on the side to a single leg and is 148 for 5. Kohli moves to 60.
9.30 Kohli plays the first ball of Harris to fine leg and performs a single (it is a leg-bye). Swinging a Dhoni and he tries to play on the team, but involves on the pad. Another good delivery, Dhoni glances the ball to fine leg for two leg-byes. Harris induces Dhoni outside off stump to drive, but the ball loses the outer rim. Is 143 for 5.
9.25 With the wicket of Dravid, will be the Australians bowlers skittle out India, taking the remaining wickets. Kohli played the first of Starc about through his hand and takes three races. Dhoni on strike with Stardoll styled OU ... fires on the next delivery and the ball loses only the outside edge of the Dhoni. Good solid defense of Dhoni. Dhoni runs quickly and overthrow will fetch you two races and it opens your account with this two races. At the end of 52 about he is 140 for 5 with Dhoni in 2 and Kohli in 55.
The Indian Captain M.S. Dhoni coming to the crease. It will play your natural game aggressive or play a waiting game? No more damage done and than 135 for 5.
9.20 Harris continues and is Dravid on strike. It's really hard for Australians bowlers in hot and humid conditions in Perth. Harris once again off the outside of the probes Dravid trunk, but Dravid is with the brand. Beautifully Harris delivery bowled and Dravid is scrolled. The ball pitches above and a full length delivery and Dravid is scrolled once. and he is 135 for 5. The innovative Australia must have worked for a long time.
9.15 Starc continues and is Dravid on strike. Dravid plays his waiting game to near perfection. Wonderful things of Starc. Starc brings the ball, changing its angle and beats of Dravid bat and pad and he escapes. Beautiful car straight from Dravid and the ball past racing Defender mid-on for a four and moved to 46 and 134 is for 4. Dravid plays his leg-natural look and takes a unique and moves to 47. End of Starc capacity and it; s 135 for 4 and trails of India by 73 runs.
9.10 Kohli mutes his critics with his excellent batting in both innings. But he has to play a big hit this time around. Harris opens more with two deliveries wide outside the off stump and Dravid has no problem, leaving them to the goalkeeper. Michale Clarke seems to continue his tactics by shuffling bowlers around. Dravid just touches the ball to your side and takes a single very fast and 42 moves and is 130 for four (India tracks per 78 runs). Excellent delivery of Harris. Cutting ball and leaves Kohli surprised. India remains at 130 for four.
9.00 A prettier ordinary Ryan Harris ends. Starts with two deliveries wide outside off that Kohli leaves well alone. Drifts generally to the pads and all over the place. Kohli reaches his third test fifty and he is on 52 and is 129 by 4. Delivery good for abolishing the post and he is beverages. At the end of 48 overs is 129 by 4 with Kohli in 52 and Dravid on 41.
8.57 Starc continues and Dravid on strike. Starc surprises Dravid with a ball that kept very low and through keeper Haddin. Too good to leave by DRavid and good over de STarc. It is 122 for 4.
8.55 Continues Siddle and Kohli on strike. Beautiful Siddle ball but Kohli also for the task, cut the ball through the gully fielders and races to the border. Kohli moves to 43. Very good car of Kohli and the mid-off fielder hits and takes two races. At the end of 45 overs is 122 for 4.
8.50 Starc of continues and Dravid on strike. Very good delivery and Dravid Starc plays it well to defend it. Very good over de Starc and he is a maiden and India remains on 116 for 4.
8.45 Continues Siddle and Kohli on strike. Kohli taps the ball-by-side in a pair of races and moves in 39. The next ball runs into Kohli, but he plays safely on Earth. Good final provision and more than 116 to 4. India 92 still runs behind.
8.40 Mitchell Starc for the attack. Kohli on strike. Good solid defense of Kohli. A beauty of Starc and Kohli leaves it to the keeper Haddin. Starc calls for an LBW, but Kumar Dharmasena says no. The ball launching online only loses the leg Stump. Kohli takes one of the last ball. At the end of 42 overs is 114 for 4 with Dravid on 41 and Kohli in 37
Peter Siddle 8.35 Clarke brings in for the attack. Siddle starts with a fuller length ball for Kohli. A wide delivery outside the off stump and Kohli has no problem to leave it alone for the goalkeeper. Kohli and Dravid are playing a waiting game. His shot selection is very good this entry. It is expected that the young Virat Kohli came out with a determination. Kohli glances to leg-side ball and takes a single and is 113 for 4.
8.30 Harris continues and Kohli takes a quick single from the first ball and moves to 36. It is 112 to 4. Beautiful delivery by Harris drawing Dravid and drive the ball loses the bat by inches. Another wonderful Harris. It is 112 to 4.
8.27 Dravid plays a wonderful shot out of hand for Hilfenhaus and takes three races. Kohli taps the ball over the team and takes three races and is Nelson to 4. India still trails by 97 runs.
8.25 Harris continues with Kohli on strike. Harris surprises Kohli with a good short ball and hits the bat and races to the lucky break limit for Kohli. At the end of 105 to 38 overs with Dravid is 4 in 38 and Kohli in 32.
8.20 Hilfenhaus continues and Kohli punches outside and takes a couple to take him to 27. Kohli taps the ball very well and leads to a quick single and is 97 for 4. Hilfenhaus bowling very good for probing outside the out of Dravid trunk. Dravid cuts the ball powerfully and ball races for the border and has 101 for 4.
8.15 Harris on attack and Kohli on strike. Trails India by 117 runs now. Kohli whipls the leg-side ball and takes a couple and moves to 24 and India 93 for 4. (lead by 115 runs). Another side of the leg, Kohli takes a single to take India to 94 for 4. At the end of 36 overs is 94 for 4.
8.10 Hilfenhaus continues and Dravid on strike. Good shot but straight to Hussey in point. Dravid heat the ball to the fielder of point with soft hands and takes a single. Of 90 to 4 and Dravid moves to 34. Kohli and Dravid takes a quick single off the last ball and he is 91 to 4.
8.05 Harris continues from the other end and begins her over with a good delivery, surprises Dravid with the swing. Another beauty of Harris. Dravid runs and the ball hit his bat and stumps of passing to the goalkeeper. Dravid drives the ball to the leg side for the first run of the morning and he is 89 for 4.
8.00 Players run the Centre. HIlfenhaus initiates the process. The leading wicket taker in the series bowls for Kohli. Hilfenhaus tests out the off stump Kohli. Good first post from India and Hilfenhaus remains in 88 to 4.
Hot day at the WACA, Perth. The game is about to begin.
Three days ago. Dravid Will put a great Kohli and to relieve the India partnership problems or will we see the same old story again as we saw in Melbourne and Sydney. Wait till 08 IST when the game starts. India will take a miracle to Perth?
At the end of the day India were 88 for 2 and 4 still trails Australia by 120 runs. Dravid in 32 and Kohli in 21 are in the crease.
Once the Indian batsmen succumbed to the Australian onslaught by losing four wickets for only 51 to Sehwag, Gambhir, Tendulkar and Laxman back to the Pavilion. Dravid and brought India to Kohli security without losing another wicket to 88. Mitchell Starc struck two telling blows removing Tendulkar and Gambhir.
Day two. At the beginning of the game he once again was dominated by Warner and Cowan which continued its onslaught and went on to put a partnership of two hundred. The opening partnership sought 214 and Indian bowlers dominated and restricted to a score of 369 and the leadership was 208 runs.
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