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Chittagong, May 19: Sourav Ganguly and Sachin
Tendulkar cracked centuries but Bangladesh pegged India back by
picking up three quick wickets on the rain-truncated second day
of the first cricket Test here today. The two ageing stars
achieved personal milestones but could not consolidate the
team's position as they fell immediately after reaching the
landmark to leave the visitors at 384 for six at close. Resuming
at 295 for 3, the Indians added 89 runs in 110 minutes of play
that was possible during the day at the Bir Sreshta stadium,
with M S Dhoni (36) and Anil Kumble (1) remaining unbeaten at
the crease. Scorecard
Ganguly (100) and Tendulkar (101) delighted their fans by
reaching the three-figure marks, but both perished soon after,
trying to accelerate the pace of scoring. The duo stitched
together a 189-run stand for the fourth wicket, in the process
overhauling the previous highest partnership of 164 for India
against Bangladesh which they themselves had made in 2004-05.
Ganguly, who had made his last hundred in Zimbabwe's Bulawayo in
2005, was the first to reach the three-figure mark with a single
off pacer Shahadat Hossain.
This is Ganguly's 13th ton in 92 Test appearances and came off
163 balls in 221 minutes. The left hander perished without
scoring another run, attempting a pull against Mashrafe Mortaza
and giving a high catch to Mohammad Rafique at mid off.
Tendulkar, on the other hand, played patiently to post his 36th
ton in 136 Tests with a single to mid-on. The landmark was
reached in 271 minutes of 167 balls. Tendulkar's knock too ended
soon after, as he mistimed a pull of Shahadat Hossain and the
top edge was taken by Mohammad Ashraful at mid off. Ramesh Pawar,
making his Test debut, got out for 7. The start of play was
again delayed by the rains and the first two sessions were
completely washed out.
Scorecard (Agencies)
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