India bundled out for 327, England 7-0 at lunch on day 2

Mumbai: English spin duo of Monty Panesar and Graeme Swann trapped India in their spin trap as the hosts could add only 61 runs to their overnight score to get bundled out for 327 in the first session on day two of second Test match here at the Wankhede Stadium.

England skipper Alastair Cook and Nick Compton then safely took the visitors to 7-0 at lunch. 

India starting the day at 266-5 with overnight batsmen Pujara on 114 and Ashwin playing on 60 started cautiously.

Panesar got the first break-through of the day after a quick delivery from him caught Ashwin plumb in front of the stumps. It was Panesar’s fifth wicket of the innings.

Ashwin was out for 68 laced with nine boundaries.

In came Harbhajan Singh and he entertained with lusty hitting before falling leg before to Graeme Swann for his 200th Test wicket.

He scored 21 off 35 balls including two four and a six.

Swann then was finally to get the wicket of Cheteswar Pujara who has been dismissed for the first time in three innings. He scored 135 and his mammoth 350-ball innings was laced with 12 well struck boundaries.

Zaheer Khan was the last man to fall after Jonathan Bairstow caught him at short leg of Swann’s bowling.

Panesar returned with figures of5-129, while Swann took 4-70.

By Indian Sports News Network 

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