India’s top order batting disaster leaves team reeling

Guwahati: A disastrous start with the bat by India helped Australia wrest early advantage at the Jawaharlal Nehru stadium here on Sunday.

After skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni won the toss and elected to bat in this do-or-die match, India made the worst possible start as the opener Virender Sehwag and one-drop batsman Gautam Gambhir fell cheaply. Soon after, master blaster Sachin Tendulkar too made a beeline for the pavilion as Indian innings plunged deeper into crisis.

Next up, Yuvraj Singh was clean bowled by Bollinger quite bizarrely as the ball hit the stumps due to a faint nudge from the back of his bat. Yuvraj himself was left bemused by the manner of his dismissal as he trudged out of the pitch sporting a wry smile.

Suresh Raina too failed to make a mark falling for a duck, his half-hearted swipe off Johnson latched onto by Nathan Hauritz.

Just 10 overs into the match, India was 27/5 with Dhoni and Ravindra Jadeja holding forte.

Dhoni and Jadeja are fighting for survival with India’s current score at 54/5

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