It turned out to be a satisfactory outing for Rohit also as he flopped badly in the Irani Cup game failing to reach double digits in both innings. He hit eight fours and three sixes in 144 balls and was severe on Agar, repeatedly carting him to every corner of the ground. Gambhir was finally dismissed on 112 when he was caught by Shane Watson off back-up seamer Moises Henriques' bowling. However, by the time he was gone, the 31-year-old left-hander had done what he had set out for. Rohit was joined by Tiwary, who took some time to settle down but then played some delightful strokes to show that he is slowly and surely getting back to his full fitness. The Bengal captain hit 12 boundaries and a six during his 112-ball knock and will be eagerly waiting to complete his century tomorrow. Rohit should blame himself for missing out on a well-deserved three-figure mark as he was caught by glovesman Matthew Wade off Doherty's bowling. Rohit-Tiwary duo added 71 runs for the third wicket. Abhishek Nayar, who has the most unusual batting stance in domestic cricket, started off with a boundary but continued his failure at the big stage as he became Doherty's third victim of the day giving a catch to close-in fielder Ed Cowan. Tiwary was joined by another in-form man in Karnataka glovesman C M Gautam as they added 66 runs for the unfinished fifth wicket stand. At stumps, Gautam raced his way to 34 with five boundaries and has proved to be an ideal foil for Tiwary. The Australian spinners proved to be disappointing as the trio of Gambhir, Rohit and Tiwary milked the bowling with consumate ease. The Aussie spin troika of Lyon, Doherty and Agar has been hit for 244 runs in their 49 overs which is an indication of the struggle that they will be having on a Chepauk track which is known to be low and slow in nature.
