da betobet： India’s bowling limitations were exposed at the first opportunityon the second day of their opening tour match against Queenslandat Brisbane on Saturday
Partab Ramchand27-Nov-1999India’s bowling limitations were exposed at the first opportunityon the second day of their opening tour match against Queenslandat Brisbane on Saturday. Scoring at a brisk rate of well overfour runs an over, the home team rattled up 363 for seven wicketsoff 87 overs at stumps, gaining a lead of 86 runs.The biggest disappointment was Anil Kumble who finished the daywith the unenviable bowling figures of 26-0-121-0. It was leftto new boy T Kumaran, a surprise selection for the tour, tocheck Queensland after ML Love and Andrew Symonds had put them ina position of considerable strength with a fourth wicket stand of204 runs off 40 overs. Both got hundreds, Love scoring 120 andSydmonds 161.The Indians got the encouragement of an early wicket when Maher(10) was leg before to Mohanty at 30 in the tenth over. HoweverHayden and Love then added 61 runs for the second wicket from 18overs before the former was caught by Dravid off Venkatesh Prasad.Hayden’s 44 was compiled off 77 balls and he hit six fours anda six.Skipper Stuart Law had the mortification of being run out byKumble without facing a single ball and Queensland at thisstage were 91 for three in the 29th over. But then Love andSymonds got entrenched without much difficulty. Soon they weredoing pretty much what they liked with the bowling, beingparticularly severe on Kumble. It was Kumaran who finally brokethe stand when he had Love caught by Venkatesh Prasad. Lovefaced 174 balls during his four hour stay at the crease hitting10 fours.Kumaran then picked up the wickets of Foley (4) and Secombe(8). Finally just beforeIndia’s bowling limitations were exposed at the first opportunityon the second day of their opening tour match against Queenslandat Brisbane on Saturday. Scoring at a brisk rate of well overfour runs an over, the home team rattled up 363 for seven wicketsoff 87 overs at stumps, gaining a lead of 86 runs.The biggest disappointment was Anil Kumble who finished the daywith the unenviable bowling figures of 26-0-121-0. It was leftto new boy T Kumaran, a surprise selection for the tour, tocheck Queensland after ML Love and Andrew Symonds had put them ina position of considerable strength with a fourth wicket stand of204 runs off 40 overs. Both got hundreds, Love scoring 120 andSydmonds 161.The Indians got the encouragement of an early wicket when Maher(10) was leg before to Mohanty at 30 in the tenth over. HoweverHayden and Love then added 61 runs for the second wicket from 18overs before the former was caught by Dravid off Venkatesh Prasad.Hayden’s 44 was compiled off 77 balls and he hit six fours anda six.Skipper Stuart Law had the mortification of being run out byKumble without facing a single ball and Queensland at thisstage were 91 for three in the 29th over. But then Love andSymonds got entrenched without much difficulty. Soon they weredoing pretty much what they liked with the bowling, beingparticularly severe on Kumble. It was Kumaran who finally brokethe stand when he had Love caught by Venkatesh Prasad. Lovefaced 174 balls during his four hour stay at the crease hitting10 fours.Kumaran then picked up the wickets of Foley (4) and Secombe(8). Finally just before close, Symonds’ innings came to an endwhen he was leg before to Mohanty. Symonds, who had come in at91 for three was seventh out at 357 after batting four hours.Like Love, he too faced 174 balls but hit 26 fours and a six.At close, pace bowling mates Andrew Bichel and Adam Dale wereat the crease with three runs each.The Indian attack revolved around the four main bowlers. ButKumble was not at all effective. Venkatesh Prasad took one for93 off 24 overs while Mohanty took two for 58. Kumaran was thepick of the bowlers, taking three for 54.Earlier, the Indians, resuming at 273 for nine, added only fourruns before Kumaran was out to Dale for 18, giving the bowler hisonly wicket of the innings. close, Symonds’ innings came to an endwhen he was leg before to Mohanty. Symonds, who had come in at91 for three was seventh out at 357 after batting four hours.Like Love, he too faced 174 balls but hit 26 fours and a six.At close, pace bowling mates Andrew Bichel and Adam Dale wereat the crease with three runs each.The Indian attack revolved around the four main bowlers. ButKumble was not at all effective. Venkatesh Prasad took one for93 off 24 overs while Mohanty took two for 58. Kumaran was thepick of the bowlers, taking three for 54.Earlier, the Indians, resuming at 273 for nine, added only fourruns before Kumaran was out to Dale for 18, giving the bowler hisonly wicket of the innings.