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Ishant ensures India dominate opening session

By Agencies
Updated Sunday, 24 July 2011 19:07:27 - IST (UTC +5:30)

- Scorecard At lunch, England were 72 for five (after 31 overs), with an overall lead of 260.
Eoin Morgan was batting on five and giving him company was Matt Prior on five as well.
Ishant Sharma, wayward, expensive and wicketless in the first innings, was India's bowling hero in the second with figures of three for 15 off 13 overs.
Bluntly put, it was a disastrous morning session for England. And their batting collapse has ensured the possibility of a result in this match remains.
Morning session (67 runs, 26 overs, five wickets):
Resuming at five without loss, England began on an attacking note before India regained the initiative.
After being smashed for three boundaries by Strauss, Kumar hit back by having Alastair Cook caught behind by MS Dhoni.
It was the first ball of the day that Cook had faced from Kumar, and only the second ball of the innings. It is a double failure for the England opener in the match.
Harbhajan, wicketless in the first innings, then provided India the second breakthrough in the 23rd over (his third) when he trapped Strauss (32) plumb in front.
And in the 24th over, Ishant, sans a wicket in the first essay, struck twice to cripple England. A snorter from Ishant first up kisses Kevin Pietersen's glove and Dhoni was more than happy to gobble it.
Five balls later Ishant had Ian Bell caught behind as well before the latter could bother the scorers. The twin strikes in the Ishant over reduced the home team to 55 for four.
The lanky bowler struck again, rattling Jonathan Trott's (22) stumps. A well-settled Trott paid the price of playing away from the body and his dismissal adds a big blow to England's already overflowing cup of woes.
For the record, Ishant took three wickets in the space of 16 balls, conceding just a run during that productive period.

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