England vs India,1st Test Match – Lords, – Video Highlights

by goravchhajer | July 21, 2011 at 11:13 pm

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England 127 for 2 (Trott 58*, Pietersen 22*, Zaheer 2-18) v India

England 127/2 (49.2 ov)

India

India won the toss and elected to field

Only 49.2 overs were possible on the first day of the 2000th Test, but Zaheer Khan found time enough to strike two big blows for India and one against them. He hobbled off with what looked like hamstring trouble, having bowled 13.3 exquisite overs for 18 runs and the wickets of the dangerous England openers. He should have had the big wicket of Jonathan Trott to his credit minutes before he pulled up sore, but England's No. 3 was reprieved behind the wicket for a second time. Those chances shouldn't take much away from how well Trott batted, whipping and cutting gloriously in his unbeaten 58, while all others kept playing and missing.

India made a much better start than they are used to on first days of big series, but they will still feel disappointed with just two wickets after nearly two sessions of bowling under overcast skies with the ball nipping around appreciably on a track freshened up by early showers. Most of the blame would have to be apportioned to their fielding.

Three chances went unclaimed. Ishant Sharma missed Andrew Strauss's run-out when he was on 2. Rahul Dravid dropped Trott on 8 off Harbhajan Singh's first ball, 10 minutes before lunch. Twenty-four Trott runs later, Zaheer bowled him a beauty from round the stumps, leaving him against the angle, taking the edge, but also swinging after passing the stumps. MS Dhoni went for the catch but pulled out once he saw the swing, Dravid - not completely blind-sighted - failed to go for it, and Zaheer was left agonising. Those were the first runs conceded by him in 34 deliveries.

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