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 Karthik-Jaffer start gives India the edge at Trent Bridge
29th Jul 2007 08:40 IST
Agencies
A solid start by Dinesh Karthik and Wasim Jaffer gave India the edge over England on the second day of the second Test at Trent Bridge in Nottingham on Saturday.
Having bowled out England for 198 runs in their first innings in the morning, India batted itself into a commanding position as Karthik and Jaffer batted with just the right mix of caution and aggression and shared a 147-run stand.
The Indian openers were extremely cautious on a pitch offering considerable seam and swing movement in the 16 overs they faced before Lunch. Karthik, however, did well to cover drive James Anderson and flash hard at Ryan Sidebottom to point fence to pick up handy boundaries.
Both Karthik and Jaffer batted with great deal of responsibility as the Indians looked determined to put the horrors of Lord's firmly behind them. They also had the luck of the brave as they played and missed on a few occasions as the English seamers looked to make the most of the conditions in the afternoon.
The hosts were, however, denied any success for precisely 176 minutes and 42.1 overs before Jaffer nicked a short rising delivery from Chris Tremlett to wicketkeeper Matt Prior just before Tea. He made 62 off 123 balls and hit seven fours.
Karthik was dismissed on the first ball after Tea when he bat-padded off Monty Panesar for Alastair Cook to take the catch at forward short leg. Karthik hit eleven fours in his knock of 77 runs.
Indian captain Rahul Dravid and Sachin Tendulkar then set about on strengthening India’s position further by adding 97 runs for the third wicket.
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