Australia vs West Indies, 1st Test: 10 years after Mitchell Starc, David Warner and Nathan Lyon squared off in opposition to Shivnarine Chanderpaul, the trio have taken on the legendary West Indian cricketer’s son Tagenarine.
Perth,UPDATED: Dec 1, 2022 19:39 IST
Tagenarine Chanderpaul hits a shot vs Australia. (Courtesy: AP)
By India Today Web Desk: The Australian trio of David Warner, Mitchell Starc and Nathan Lyon have been introduced with a singular set to circumstance on the Day 2 of the primary Test match in opposition to West Indies once they face Tagenarine Chanderpaul. Tagenarine, son of legendary Shivnarine Chanderpaul made his debut in opposition to Australia on Wednesday, 30 November. The left handed opener scored a combating 47 off 73 balls in reply to Australia mammoth 598/4 within the first innings.
Tagenarine, who bats with the distinctive stance of his father shouldered blows from the Australian quick bowlers and hit six boundaries and a single 4. Batting at 47* on the finish of Day 2, Tagenarine is near emulating his father – Shivanarine, who scored a half century in his debut Test, approach again in 1994.
Tagenarine has massive sneakers to fill as his father Shivnarine Chanderpaul performed 164 Test matches, scoring 11867 runs. The left-hander hit 30 centuries and 66 half centuries to go down as one of many best batters within the staff’s historical past. The Australian trio of Warner, Lyon and Starc performed in opposition to Shivnarine again in 2012 the place the West Indies batter hit two half centuries.
Earlier within the Test match, Australia placed on a mammoth first innings whole, owing to 2 double centuries. Marnus Labuschange and Steve Smith mixed to place collectively 251 runs off 398 balls after the early wicket of David Warner. The Australians declared their innings after placing up 598 runs, when Travis Head fell agonisingly in need of his particular person century. Head batting at 99 off 94 balls dragged a ball into the stumps and fell in need of a properly deserved hundred.
Day 3 of the Test match will begin with Tagenarine Chanderpaul batting at 47* and captain Kraigg Brathwaite at 18* off 70 balls.
Edited By:
Kingshuk Kusari
Published On:
Dec 1, 2022