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 India make disastrous start - Scorecard
Mumbai, Nov 3: India again found themselves in an embarrassing position, losing two early wickets in the 11 overs that could be bowled on a rain-ruined opening day of the fourth and last cricket Test against Australia here today. The home team lost both their openers cheaply and struggled to fend off the Aussie new-ball bowlers before reaching 22 for two when play was called off due to bad light.
Unseasonal rains since early morning had delayed the start of the match by nearly four hours and a few other interruptions allowed just 49 minutes of play in the entire day. Choosing to bat first in overcast conditions after stand-in skipper Rahul Dravid won the toss, India lost Virender Sehwag (8) and debutant Gautam Gambhir (3) off successive balls.
At stumps, Sachin Tendulkar and Dravid were unbeaten with two (32 minutes) and nine (35 minutes) respectively after bad light stopped play with only seven overs out of the 17 scheduled having been bowled in the final session of play. (Agencies)
Published: Wednesday, November 03, 2004
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