India 157/2 at stumps on Day 1, Tendulkar 38 not out

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Mumbai, Nov 14: Sachin Tendulkar was unbeaten on 38 after Pragyan Ojha took five for 40 on Day 1 of the second Test at Wankhede Stadium.

Mumbai:  Pragyan Ojha’s five-wicket haul and Sachin Tendulkar’s sensational 38 not out highlighted India’s dominance over West Indies on Day 1 of the second Test, at Mumbai’s Wankhede Stadium on Thursday. India were 157 for two wickets at close, trailing by 25 runs in their first innings.

 

All eyes were on Tendulkar - playing his 200th and final Test - and fans erupted in jubilation when the Little Master came in to bat at the fall of Murli Vijay’s wicket at 77. The hosts were in a spot of bother having lost two wickets but Tendulkar stamped his class to pulverize the opposition. Tendulkar hit six fours and produced an unfinished stand of 80 for the third wicket with Cheteshwar Pujara (34).

The primary tormentor of West Indies though was Ojha and his vicious left-arm spin. The 27-year-old bowler claimed five wickets for 40 runs, his third versus West Indies, to skittle out the opposition after they were asked to bat. Ravichandran Ashwin, too, contributed with his three wickets, becoming the fastest Indian to complete 100 Test wickets.