Put into bat, Sussex were 236 all out with seamer RP Singh snaring four wickets. Chasing the total, Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma cracked half-centuries.
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Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma cracked half-centuries as India recorded their maiden win of the England tour with a six-wicket thumping of Sussex in a rain-affected practice game here today.
The two talented youngsters put on 104 runs for the third wicket in impressive style as Indians chased down the 235-run target with 4.1 overs to spare after the game was reduced to 45-over-a side affair due to two rain interruptions.
Put into bat, Sussex were 236 all out with seamer RP Singh snaring four wickets but the Indians needed 235 to win due to the revised target under Duckworth-Lewis system.
The Indians looked in control even though Sachin Tendulkar (21) did not last long as the other opener Parthiv Patel (55), Kohli (71) and Sharma (61 not out) played around with an average home attack.
Kohli's knock came from 83 balls and included six fours and a six. Sharma's unbeaten 61 came from 65 balls and studded with eight fours and a six.
Tendullkar played some gorgeous strokes before he spooned up a catch at mid-off against left-arm paceman Chris Liddle. As many as four fours were hit by Tendulkar in his brief 17-ball knock.
Patel was similarly aggressive, relying a great deal on chipped shots behind square before he played back to off-spinner Chris Nash and missed the line completely. He made his 55 runs from 65 balls and slammed nine fours.
But Kohli and Sharma then took over and literally toyed with the home side attack, running their singles crisply and hitting big shots at will.
Teams
India (From): MS Dhoni(w/c), Munaf Patel, Gautam Gambhir, Rahul Dravid, Sachin Tendulkar, Suresh Raina, Amit Mishra, Praveen Kumar, Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, Parthiv Patel, Ravichandran Ashwin, Vinay Kumar, RP Singh, Ajinkya Rahane, Varun Aaron
Sussex (From): Michael Yardy(c), Luke Wells, Ollie Rayner, Wayne Parnell, Naved-ul-Hasan, Chris Nash, Amjad Khan, Andy Hodd, Joe Gatting, James Anyon, Kirk Wernars, Lou Vincent, Matt Prior(w), Monty Panesar, Naved Arif, Chris Liddle, Ed Joyce, Murray Goodwin, Ben Brown, William Adkin
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