India win Mumbai Test
Mumbai: Spinners Pragyan Ojha and R Ashwin plotted a dramatic West
Indies batting collapse as India very nearly pulled off a sensational
win before the visitors pegged them back to a nerve-wracking last-ball
draw in the third and final cricket Test here today.
After the hosts conceded a 108-run first innings lead, Ojha (6/47) and
Ashwin (4/34) ripped through the batting order to bundle out West Indies
for a paltry 134 in the second innings, leaving the hosts a target of
243 off 64 overs on a tricky fifth-day track.
The Indians relied on a breezy start from Virender Sehwag (60 off 65
balls) but faced a few anxious moments in the dying moments before being
dramatically stopped at 242 for nine in the last over and had to be be
content with a 2-0 series triumph.
It was a combination of some atrocious batting by the inexperienced West
Indies batsmen and some superb bowling by the Indian spinners that
brought the drab Test, which seemed headed for a tame draw till
yesterday, to life.
Resuming at the overnight score of 81 for two, the visitors completely
lost the plot on a Wankhede track which gave some assistance to the
spinners as they lost eight wickets for a mere 53 runs in the
action-packed pre-lunch session. The Indian tailenders lacked the
finishing firepower to overhaul the target in the thrilling chase with
young Virat Kohli (63) playing a stellar role. Rahul Dravid (33) and VVS
Laxman (31) were the other notable scorers.
The Indians needed three runs in Fidel Edwards last over but Varun Aaron
consumed three balls without scoring a run. In the last ball, the hosts
needed two runs and Ashwin could manage just a single before being run
out.
Brief Scores:
West Indies: 590 and 134
India : 482 and 242 for eight in 64 overs. (Virat Kohli 63, Virender
Sehwag 60; R Rampaul 3/56, D Bishoo 2/65). (PTI)
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The Indians relied on a
breezy start from Virender Sehwag (60 off 65 balls) but faced a few
anxious moments in the dying moments before being dramatically stopped
at 242 for nine in the last over and had to be be content with a 2-0
series triumph.
It was a combination of some atrocious batting by the inexperienced West
Indies batsmen and some superb bowling by the Indian spinners that
brought the drab Test, which seemed headed for a tame draw till
yesterday, to life.
Resuming at the overnight score of 81 for two, the visitors completely
lost the plot on a Wankhede track which gave some assistance to the
spinners as they lost eight wickets for a mere 53 runs in the
action-packed pre-lunch session. The Indian tailenders lacked the
finishing firepower to overhaul the target in the thrilling chase with
young Virat Kohli (63) playing a stellar role. Rahul Dravid (33) and VVS
Laxman (31) were the other notable scorers.
The Indians needed three runs in Fidel Edwards last over but Varun Aaron
consumed three balls without scoring a run. In the last ball, the hosts
needed two runs and Ashwin could manage just a single before being run
out.
Brief Scores:
West Indies: 590 and 134
India : 482 and 242 for eight in 64 overs. (Virat Kohli 63, Virender
Sehwag 60; R Rampaul 3/56, D Bishoo 2/65). (PTI)
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India win Mumbai Test
Mumbai: Spinners Pragyan Ojha and R Ashwin plotted a dramatic West
Indies batting collapse as India very nearly pulled off a sensational
win before the visitors pegged them back to a nerve-wracking last-ball
draw in the third and final cricket Test here today.
After the hosts conceded a 108-run first innings lead, Ojha (6/47) and
Ashwin (4/34) ripped through the batting order to bundle out West Indies
for a paltry 134 in the second innings, leaving the hosts a target of
243 off 64 overs on a tricky fifth-day track.
The Indians relied on a breezy start from Virender Sehwag (60 off 65
balls) but faced a few anxious moments in the dying moments before being
dramatically stopped at 242 for nine in the last over and had to be be
content with a 2-0 series triumph.
It was a combination of some atrocious batting by the inexperienced West
Indies batsmen and some superb bowling by the Indian spinners that
brought the drab Test, which seemed headed for a tame draw till
yesterday, to life.
Resuming at the overnight score of 81 for two, the visitors completely
lost the plot on a Wankhede track which gave some assistance to the
spinners as they lost eight wickets for a mere 53 runs in the
action-packed pre-lunch session. The Indian tailenders lacked the
finishing firepower to overhaul the target in the thrilling chase with
young Virat Kohli (63) playing a stellar role. Rahul Dravid (33) and VVS
Laxman (31) were the other notable scorers.
The Indians needed three runs in Fidel Edwards last over but Varun Aaron
consumed three balls without scoring a run. In the last ball, the hosts
needed two runs and Ashwin could manage just a single before being run
out.
Brief Scores:
West Indies: 590 and 134
India : 482 and 242 for eight in 64 overs. (Virat Kohli 63, Virender
Sehwag 60; R Rampaul 3/56, D Bishoo 2/65). (PTI)
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