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Second Test, Madras, day two: West Indies 167; India 190-5 (at close)

Jermaine Lawson and Merv Dillon picked up two wickets each as West Indies fought back well at the Chidabaram Stadium.

Lawson claimed the wickets of Rahul Dravid and Sachin Tendulkar in a memorable first bowl in Test cricket which brought him figures of two for 37 from 14 overs.

And India were only 23 ahead at the close after Dillon dismissed Sanjay Bangar and Sourav Ganguly with successive deliveries at the start of the final session.

Lawson claimed a notable scalp
Lawson celebrates Tendulkar's downfall

Virender Sehwag had given India a flying start after overnight rain prevented any play before lunch by racing to 61 off 65 balls.

Fielding lapses

Sehwag hit three sixes and eight fours in an opening stand of 93 with Sanjay Bangar.

It was not a flawless display as Sehwag was dropped by Chris Gayle and Wavell Hinds before playing down the wrong line to Pedro Collins and losing his off stump.

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Sehwag's dismissal brought Rahul Dravid to the middle in search of a record-equalling fifth successive Test century.

He was hoping to match the feat of West Indies legend Everton Weekes, who made five hundreds in a row in the 1940s.

But his innings was cut short when he was bowled for 11 by a magnificent delivery from Lawson.

Double blow

Paceman Merv Dillon
Dillon turned the tide in West Indies favour

Bangar was content to play the anchor role and had been at the crease for two and three quarter hours for 40 when he was caught by Carl Hooper off Dillon.

Moments later it was 155 for four as Dillon won a first-ball lbw decision against Ganguly, leaving Tendulkar and VVS Laxman with the task of rebuilding the innings.

Day two photos from Madras

Tendulkar batted with care to make 43 from 113 balls, but Lawson found a way through his defences via the inside edge to enable the tourists to end the day on a high.

India: Sourav Ganguly (captain), Virender Sehwag, Sanjay Bangar, Rahul Dravid, Sachin Tendulkar, V.V.S. Laxman, Parthiv Patel, Javagal Srinath, Anil Kumble, Harbhajan Singh and Zaheer Khan.

West Indies: Carl Hooper (captain), Chris Gayle, Wavell Hinds, Ramnaresh Sarwan, Shivnarine Chanderpaul, Ryan Hinds, Gareth Breese, Ridley Jacobs, Mervyn Dillon, Pedro Collins and Jermaine Lawson.

Umpires: David Shepherd (England) and Asoka D'Silva (Sri Lanka).

March Referee: Mike Proctor (South Africa)


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