Shaw, Pujara hit 50s; India in control

October 04, 2018 12:26

India 1st inns: 163-1 (28 ovs) vs WI | Scorecard

Shaw starts off with a bang after the lunch interval. He slog sweeps the third ball from Devendra Bishoo over midwicket for a four and swipes the next ball over the same region for another boundary and keeps strike with one from the last ball.

Pacer Shannon Gabriel from the other end. Shaw takes a single from the second ball before Pujara steers the next ball past the slips through the vacant thirdman region for a four.

He hits the fifth ball square on the off-side for two runs before clipping the last ball through midwicket for another boundary.

Bishoo nearly accounts for Shaw, who attempts the cut shot but the ball turns sharply and misses the bat and even beats the wicketkeeper for four byes.

He again brings out the slog sweep for two runs through midwicket for a couple before he pulls the next ball through square leg for a four to take his score into the 90s.

India are off and running after lunch, with 30 runs from the first three overs of the second session as they race to 163 for one in 28 overs.

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