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Ind-WIndies,1st test,Lunch: Samuel steadies inning after Windies lose 2 early wickets

Kolkata:  West Indies managed to steady the inning after they suffered two loses in the form of Powell (28) and  Gayle (18) in the morning session of the 1st test against India here. The visitors

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Kolkata:  West Indies managed to steady the inning after they suffered two loses in the form of Powell (28) and  Gayle (18) in the morning session of the 1st test against India here. The visitors were 107/2 at lunch with Samule playing on 45 and Bravo on 16

Earlier West Indies won the toss and elected to bat first in the first of two test series that see the glimpses of legend Sachin Tendulkar who will retire from International cricket after second test at his home turf in Mumbai.

The first damage was caused by Shami who had Powell caught by Bhuvneshwar while trying to hook a short delivery. He made 28 off 40 balls, hitting four boundries and one six.

Next to go was danger man Chris Gayle who became victim of  Bhuvneshwar Kumar. He made 18 off  32 ball with four hits to the rope.

Samule hit  seven fours and two sixes.