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DERBY (England), Aug 29: Indian wicket-keeper Ajay Ratra stroked an unbeaten 101 against Derbyshire on the second day of the three-day tour match Thursday.
Derbyshire made a spirited reply to India’s first innings score of 445 for eight declared by reaching 228 for three at close of play.
The tourists, who resumed at the overnight 301 for five, closed their innings at lunch.
Steve Stubbings (66) and Rawait Khan, who ended the day on 77, gave Derbyshire a solid start by putting 131 for the first wicket. Dominic Hewson also showed good form in making 66 during the second wicket stand of 94 with Khan.
Scoreboard
INDIA (1st Innings, overnight 301-5):
S.B. Bangar c Hewson b Kerr 17
V. Sehwag b Gunter 15
S.S. Das b Dowman 18
V.V.S. Laxman c Warn b Kerr 75
Wasim Jaffer c Warn b Kerr 49
A. Ratra not out 101
R.S. Dravid retired out 40
A.R. Kumble b Aldred 47
Harbhajan Singh c Dumelow b Gunter 44
EXTRAS (B-15, LB-6, W-18) 39
TOTAL (for eight decl, 121 overs) 445
FALL OF WKTS: 1-21, 2-58, 3-62, 4-164,
5-233, 6-301, 7-375 8-445.
DID NOT BAT: T. Yohannan, A. Nehra.
BOWLING: Gunter 23.1-7-76-2; Aldred 35-9-109-1; Kerr 24.5-8-97-3; Dowman 12-4-28-1; Dumelow 24-5-110-0; Hewson 2-1-4-0.
DERBYSHIRE (1st Innings):
S. Stubbings b Harbhajan 66
R. Khan not out 77
D. Hewson c Wasim b Kumble 66
P. Aldred c Das b Kumble 2
M. Dowman not out 0
EXTRAS (B-5, LB-5, NB-7) 17
TOTAL (for three wkts, 62 overs) 228
FALL OF WKTS: 1-131, 2-225, 3-227.
TO BAT: J. Pyemont, S. Selwood, C. Warn, N. Dumelow, J. Kerr, N. Gunter.
BOWLING (to-date): Nehra 14-2-60-0; Yohannan 9-4-41-0; Bangar 10-2-28-0; Sehwag 11-1-36-0; Harbhajan Singh 13-1-36-1; Kumble 5-2-17-2.—Reuters
