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The Indian colts dismissed England under-19 team for a paltry 147 and gained the upper hand in the first innings on the opening day of the second cricket 'Test' at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata on Thursday.
Electing to bat, the visitors were all out in 62.1 overs, thanks to a good show by the Indian bowlers.
In reply, the Indians scored 119 for two. Faiz Fazal was unbeaten on 23 along with skipper Ambati Rayudu, on 21, at close of play.
Earlier, opener Joseph Denly (56) stood firm amidst the ruins but failed to get any support from his teammates as the Indian bowlers repeated their performance of the Bangalore 'Test'.
Leg spinner Piyush Chawla scalped four wickets for 37 runs while seamer Gourav Dhiman and offie Harvinder Singh picked three wickets each.
The Indian boys had a good start before losing the wicket of Robin Uthapa (22) with 42 runs on the board.
Shikhar Dhawan (41) was the other batsman out during the day.
Scorecard
England (1st innings):
Michael O'Shea c P Shah b G Dhiman 1
Joseph Denly c P Chawla b Harvinder Singh 56
William Gifford c M Tiwari b G Dhiman 25
Steven Davies b P Chawla 14
Ben Harmison c P Shah b Harvinder Singh 0
Moeen Ali b P Chawla 7
Mitchell Stokes c R Uthapa b P Chawla 9
Adam Harrison c G Dhiman b Harvinder Singh 6
David Griffith c A Jain b G Dhiman 8
Mark Lawson b P Chawla 0
Andrew Miller not out 11
Extras: (nb-10) 10
Total: (all out in 62.1 overs) 147
Fall of wickets: 1-5, 2-38, 3-66, 4-74, 5-93, 6-103, 7-121, 8-127, 9-127.
Bowling: Abid Nabi 9-0-44-0; Gourav Dhiman 9.1-2-33-3, Faiz Fazal 6-2-10-0; Piyush Chawla 22-7-37-4; Harvinder Singh 7-2-10-3; Manoj Tiwari 9-4-13-0.
India (1st innings):
Robin Uthapa lbw b B Harmison 22
Shikhar Dhawan c W Gifford b M Ali 41
Faiz Fazal not out 23
A T Rayudu not out 21
Extras: (lb-6, nb-6) 12
Total: (for 2 wkts, in 23.1 overs) 119
Fall of wickets: 1-42, 2-85.
Bowling: Adam Harrison 3.1-1-16-0; Andrew Miller 4-0-19-0; David Griffith 5-0-24-0; Ben Harmison 4-1-12-1; Moeen Ali 5-0-22-1; Mark Lawson 2-0-20-0.