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The pink ball retained its colour throughout the day as it made a promising debut in India in the four-day CAB Super League final under lights at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata on Saturday (June 18).
The very second delivery of the match by pacer Ravikant Singh swung in sharply to beat Mohun Bagan opener Jayojit Basu all ends up after Bhowanipore skipper Writtick Chatterjee had won the toss and opted to field first. With a substantial grass cover on the pitch and overcast conditions throughout the day, batsmen struggled to put bat on ball in the first session. The pink ball, though, held up nicely till the second new ball was claimed after 75 overs.
Team India wicketkeeper-batsman Wriddhiman Saha showed how to handle challenging conditions. He took up his stance almost a foot outside the crease to negate the swing and played mostly off his front foot. He got good support from former Bengal teammate Anustup Majumdar, who was not afraid to go for his shots.
Twilight was thought to be the most challenging period, but the pink ball passed that test too with flying colours. The most productive stand of the day came only after sunset as Saha and Majumdar steadied the Bagan innings with a 81-run stand after they had been reduced to 52 for four in the first session. Spinners, however, did not get much purchase as the ball tended to skid rather than grip the surface. Writtick gave away 15 runs in his first two overs. However, the off-spinner had the last laugh when he had Saha (33, 79b, 4x4) caught at long-on by Arnab Ghosh, who had no difficulty in sighting the skier under the floodlights.
The players were happy with the new experience. "The ball swung quite a lot and it was sometimes difficult to even control it. I even felt it was lighter," said leftarm pacer Geet Puri, who claimed two wickets before limping out with an injured ankle.
The pink ball retained its shine so well that Bhowanipore bowlers didn't have to work on one side of the seam.
On-field umpires Premdeep Chatterjee and Abhijit Bhattacharya, too, were happy with the way the pink ball behaved throughout the day. "It is still hard and glossy," Chatterjee said after 57 overs of play when the players went for the supper break.
Day One drew some 1000 spectators to the stands - more than you see in an entire Ranji Trophy match. But contrary to the general notion that more fans would walk in after finishing their day's work, most spectators cleared out after sunset.
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The very second delivery of the match by pacer Ravikant Singh swung in sharply to beat Mohun Bagan opener Jayojit Basu all ends up after Bhowanipore skipper Writtick Chatterjee had won the toss and opted to field first. With a substantial grass cover on the pitch and overcast conditions throughout the day, batsmen struggled to put bat on ball in the first session. The pink ball, though, held up nicely till the second new ball was claimed after 75 overs.
Team India wicketkeeper-batsman Wriddhiman Saha showed how to handle challenging conditions. He took up his stance almost a foot outside the crease to negate the swing and played mostly off his front foot. He got good support from former Bengal teammate Anustup Majumdar, who was not afraid to go for his shots.
Twilight was thought to be the most challenging period, but the pink ball passed that test too with flying colours. The most productive stand of the day came only after sunset as Saha and Majumdar steadied the Bagan innings with a 81-run stand after they had been reduced to 52 for four in the first session. Spinners, however, did not get much purchase as the ball tended to skid rather than grip the surface. Writtick gave away 15 runs in his first two overs. However, the off-spinner had the last laugh when he had Saha (33, 79b, 4x4) caught at long-on by Arnab Ghosh, who had no difficulty in sighting the skier under the floodlights.
The players were happy with the new experience. "The ball swung quite a lot and it was sometimes difficult to even control it. I even felt it was lighter," said leftarm pacer Geet Puri, who claimed two wickets before limping out with an injured ankle.
The pink ball retained its shine so well that Bhowanipore bowlers didn't have to work on one side of the seam.
On-field umpires Premdeep Chatterjee and Abhijit Bhattacharya, too, were happy with the way the pink ball behaved throughout the day. "It is still hard and glossy," Chatterjee said after 57 overs of play when the players went for the supper break.
Day One drew some 1000 spectators to the stands - more than you see in an entire Ranji Trophy match. But contrary to the general notion that more fans would walk in after finishing their day's work, most spectators cleared out after sunset.
http://m.cricbuzz.com/cricket-news/...cbuzzFeed+(Cricbuzz:+Cricket+Scores+and+News)
