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India vs Antigua and Barbuda Antigua Practice Match
May 30-31 2006
Antigua Cricket Ground
Toss: Antigua and Barbuda
Umpires: M James and AJ Knight
Result:Match Drawn
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Antigua Practice Match
First Day
Indian bowlers toil in warmup game
May 30, 2006
India's bowlers toiled for almost the whole first day to dismiss Antigua and Barbuda in their two-day warm-up match on Tuesday.
Antigua and Barbuda were eventually dismissed for 300 and India scored 33 in 10 overs before the close, losing the wicket of Virender Sehwag for six.
Former West Indies batsman Sylvester Joseph scored 128 not out after defying the Indian attack for over four hours.
India's bowlers stuck to their task on a sluggish pitch with seamer Shanthakumaran Sreesanth taking three late wickets to finish with three for 46 in 15 overs.
Tour match, Antigua, day one (close): Antigua & Barbuda 300; India 33-1
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Antigua Practice Match
Second Day
India batsmen secure warm-up draw
May 31, 2006
Four players scored half-centuries as India drew their two-day tour match against Antigua and Barbuda.
India bowled the hosts out for 300 on day one before replying with 311-9 on the second day of the match.
Vangipurappu Laxman top scored with 72, while Wasin Jaffer (52), Mohammad Kaif (53) and Mahendra Dhoni (60 not out) were also in the runs.
Spinner Justin Athanaze was the pick of the Antigua and Barbuda attack, taking 3-79 in 21 overs.
Having lost the one-day series 4-1, India are looking for a better performance in the four Tests, the first of which starts on Friday.
India have not won a Test series in the Caribbean for 35 years and were beaten 2-1 on their last tour in 2002 after going 1-0 up with victory in Trinidad.
Tour match, Antigua, day two (close): Antigua & Barbuda 300 drew with India 311-9
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Scores
May 31, 2006
Close of Play:
Day 1: Antigua and Barbuda 300, Indians 33/1
(Jaffer 24*, Laxman 0*; 10 overs)
Antigua and Barbuda 1st innings R M B 4 6
Daniel Thomas lbw b Kumble 30 127 76 3 0
M Challenger c Dhoni b Patel 18 70 39 2 0
SC Joseph not out 128 254 179 15 2
Devon Thomas c Kaif b Pathan 21 44 33 4 0
GL Skepple c Kaif b Harbhajan Singh 35 33 37 5 0
G Williams b Patel 9 50 29 1 0
P Rolfton c Sehwag b Powar 12 27 11 2 0
K Mentor b Sreesanth 0 9 8 0 0
BG Baltimore b Sreesanth 13 11 9 1 0
J Athanaze lbw b Sreesanth 0 2 3 0 0
K Skepple b Singh 14 20 13 3 0
Extras (b 6, lb 5, nb 9) 20
Total (all out, 72.2 overs, 324 mins) 300
DNB: A Sanford, S Mathew, C Hampson, A Martin, KCB Jeremy.
FoW:1-39(Challenger,14.1 ov),2-74(Daniel Thomas,25.3 ov),
3-109 (Devon Thomas, 36.2 ov), 4-146 (GL Skepple, 45.5 ov),
5-186 (Williams, 56.4 ov), 6-227 (Rolfton, 62.3 ov),
7-237 (Mentor, 65.2 ov), 8-258 (Baltimore, 67.2 ov),
9-258 (Athanaze, 67.5 ov), 10-300 (K Skepple, 72.2 ov).
Bowling O M R W
Pathan 12 0 70 1
Sreesanth 15 5 46 3
Patel 11 1 39 2 (5nb)
Singh 9.2 2 25 1 (2nb)
Kumble 9 3 22 1 (2nb)
Harbhajan Singh 10 3 37 1
Powar 6 0 50 1
Indians 1st innings R M B 4 6
W Jaffer run out (Daniel Thomas) 52 108 98 8 0
V Sehwag c Martin b Sanford 6 30 16 0 0
VVS Laxman c Joseph b Athanaze 72 204 122 9 0
R Dravid c Athanaze b Martin 5 6 4 1 0
M Kaif retired 53 44 127 5 2
SK Raina c Joseph b Martin 4 20 16 1 0
Yuvraj Singh c Devon Thomas b Athanaze 20 36 44 3 0
MS Dhoni not out 60 103 78 8 1
IK Pathan st Mentor b Athanaze 12 41 41 2 0
KKD Karthik c Mentor b Hampson 9 11 10 1 0
Harbhajan Singh not out 7 17 20 1 0
Extras (b 5, lb 2, w 3, nb 1) 11
Total (9 wickets, 96 overs, 400 mins) 311
DNB:S Sreesanth, RR Powar, VR Singh, MM Patel, A Kumble.
FoW: 1-21 (Sehwag, 6.6 ov), 2-87 (Jaffer, 25.2 ov),
3-96 (Dravid, 26.3 ov), 4-194 (Laxman, 61.1 ov),
5-194 (Kaif, 61.1 ov), 6-201 (Raina, 61.4 ov),
7-227 (Yuvraj Singh, 72.5 ov), 8-274 (Pathan, 87.2 ov),
9-293 (Karthik, 90.2 ov).
Bowling O M R W
Sanford 20 5 68 1 (1w)
Mathew 6 2 16 0
Hampson 16 5 43 1 (1nb, 2w)
K Skepple 8 0 31 0
Martin 25 6 67 2
Athanaze 21 2 79 3
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Indian Team for Antigua Practice Match
May 30, 2006
R Dravid, MS Dhoni, Harbhajan Singh, W Jaffer, M Kaif, KKD Karthik, A Kumble, VVS Laxman, MM Patel, IK Pathan, RR Powar, SK Raina, V Sehwag, VR Singh, S Sreesanth, Yuvraj Singh.
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Antigua and Barbuda Team for Antigua Practice Match
May 30, 2006
SC Joseph, J Athanaze, A Sanford, KCB Jeremy, A Martin, Devon Thomas, C Hampson, G Williams, K Mentor, Daniel Thomas, M Challenger, GL Skepple, S Mathew.
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The Venue
Antigua
May 30, 2006
The Antigua Recreation Ground, known locally as the ARG, became cricket's 52nd Test venue in 1980-81 when it hosted England, a Test marked by a hundred from the island's most famour son, Viv Richards.
Despite the relatively small size of Antigua - population 70,000 - crowds at the Rec are knowledgable and enthusiastic. The centre of activity is the two-tier Double Decker stand where partying well after the close of play, and music and entertainiment during it - this was where the colourful Gravy paraded himself - with wickets and runs accompanied by music and trumpets. The remainder of the ground has slowly evolved into a well-appointed stadium. For many years Antigua had a unique ground staff, largely made up of inmates from the adjoining prison. For years the warden of the prison was Malcolm Richards, the father of Viv. The west side is dominated by St John's Catholic cathedral.
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