But it was a good day experimentally for India. With one eye on the World Cup, the Indians tried the ploy of sending in Ajit Agarkar to whack the ball around at number three. And boy did it work! Agarkar took only 102 balls to hit up 95, with 11 fours and two huge sixes. He was unlucky to miss out on a maiden - and much-deserved - one-day century, but at least he has assured himself of the one-down berth for the remaining six ODIs in this series.