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Match State: Day 1 start scheduled to start at 09:30 IST (04:00 GMT)
Good Morning!
Welcome to the live coverage of the third Test match between India
and West Indies
We are at Eden Gardens in Kolkata, the home ground of the Indian
skipper Sourav Ganguly
Ganguly will be looking forward to equaling the maximum number of
Test wins for an Indian captain - 14
It is a sunny morning in Kolkata.
It is a re-laid track here, one can see some cracks already
Ganguly has won the toss, India are batting first
Ashish Nehra comes in for the injured Zaheer Khan
Dillon to bowl to Bangar
0.1 Dillon to Bangar, no run, angling in to the batsman, forward in
defence
0.2 Dillon to Bangar, no run, gets right behind the line and defends
0.3 Dillon to Bangar, no run, darting in - defended
0.4 Dillon to Bangar, no run, angling in again, defended
0.5 Dillon to Bangar, no run, short of a length, outside the off,
defended
0.6 Dillon to Bangar, no run, pushes forward in defence and that is a
maiden over
End of over 1 (maiden) India 0/0
M Dillon 1-1-0-0
V Sehwag 0* (0b) SB Bangar 0* (6b)
Cuffy to share the new ball
1.1 Cuffy to Sehwag, (noball) no run, beaten outside the off, excellent
delivery, but a no ball, India off the mark
1.1 Cuffy to Sehwag, two runs, pushed firmly through mid-on, gets a
couple of runs
1.2 Cuffy to Sehwag, FOUR, short and wide outside the off, powerful
square cut for four, what a shot!
1.3 Cuffy to Sehwag, one run, driven through mid-on for a single
1.4 Cuffy to Bangar, no run, gets right in line and defends
1.5 Cuffy to Bangar, no run, back of a length, rising delivery, gets
right behind the line and defends
1.6 Cuffy to Bangar, no run, defends again
End of over 2 (8 runs) India 8/0
CE Cuffy 1-0-8-0 (1nb)
V Sehwag 7* (4b 1x4) SB Bangar 0* (9b)
West Indies taking desperate measures for this Test match - playing
four fast bowlers - Dillon, Cuffy, Lawson and Powell
2.1 Dillon to Sehwag, no run, extra pace and extra bounce, just outside
the off, Sehwag plays through the line, beaten! Appeal turned down
by Asoka de Silva
2.2 Dillon to Sehwag, no run, this is superb fast bowling, Dillon
putting in that extra effort, getting the ball out of his hand
nicely, good pace and bounce, Sehwag beaten again!
2.3 Dillon to Sehwag, (noball) no run, this one darts back in, Sehwag
defends
2.3 Dillon to Sehwag, no run, defended again
2.4 Dillon to Sehwag, FOUR, slashes outside the off, slashes hard,
almost carries to the third-man fence for six, one bounce and over
the ropes for four
2.5 Dillon to Sehwag, no run, just back of a length, Sehwag stands tall
and pushes it to covers
2.6 Dillon to Sehwag, no run, fires this one full, driven to mid-on
End of over 3 (5 runs) India 13/0
M Dillon 2-1-5-0 (1nb)
SB Bangar 0* (9b) V Sehwag 11* (11b 2x4)
3.1 Cuffy to Bangar, no run, bouncer, ducks under
3.2 Cuffy to Bangar, no run, another short - rising delivery, ducks
under it
3.3 Cuffy to Bangar, FOUR, Shot! Driven with the full face of the bat,
through mid-off, perfect off drive for four
3.4 Cuffy to Bangar, no run, on leg and middle, played towards square
leg
3.5 Cuffy to Bangar, no run, angling in, played to forward short leg
3.6 Cuffy to Bangar, no run, bouncer, ducks under
End of over 4 (4 runs) India 17/0
CE Cuffy 2-0-12-0 (1nb)
V Sehwag 11* (11b 2x4) SB Bangar 4* (15b 1x4)
4.1 Dillon to Sehwag, FOUR, fires it in full, Sehwag gets this one
right out of the middle of his bat, straight through mid-on -
four!
Dillon not at all impressed
4.2 Dillon to Sehwag, no run, sends in a sharp bouncer, the typical
fast bowler's response, Sehwag ducks and gets out of danger
4.3 Dillon to Sehwag, no run, beaten outside the off, sehwag once again
playing through the line - looking for the cover drive, hits air,
ball goes past the edge to Jacobs
4.4 Dillon to Sehwag, no run, full in length, Sehwag tries to play a
big drive, thick inside edge onto the pads
4.5 Dillon to Sehwag, FOUR, Dillon just can't believe this, Sehwag
plays a good shot to a good ball, just outside the off, driven
square - through cover point for four, this is wonderful batting
4.6 Dillon to Sehwag, no run, excellent delivery, had Sehwag in two
minds, ball hits the bat - and a brilliant stop at third slip
End of over 5 (8 runs) India 25/0
M Dillon 3-1-13-0 (1nb)
SB Bangar 4* (15b 1x4) V Sehwag 19* (17b 4x4)
5.1 Cuffy to Bangar, no run, gets right behind the line and defends
5.2 Cuffy to Bangar, no run, played to forward short leg
5.3 Cuffy to Bangar, one run, takes an easy single, pushing the ball
towards mid-on
5.4 Cuffy to Sehwag, no run, bouncer, ducks under it
5.5 Cuffy to Sehwag, no run, short of a length, cutting back in, gets
right up on his toes, defends
5.6 Cuffy to Sehwag, no run, outside the off, pushed to covers
End of over 6 (1 run) India 26/0
CE Cuffy 3-0-13-0 (1nb)
SB Bangar 5* (18b 1x4) V Sehwag 19* (20b 4x4)
6.1 Dillon to Bangar, no run, Dropped! Gets the edge and flies to the
right of Chanderpaul at third slip, dives full length - gets both
hands to it, and puts it down, was an amazing effort.
6.2 Dillon to Bangar, FOUR, angling down the leg, tucked fine for four,
sweetly timed
6.3 Dillon to Bangar, no run, outside the off, left alone
6.4 Dillon to Bangar, no run, short of a length, outside the off, left
alone
6.5 Dillon to Bangar, one run, pushes it wide of mid-off, takes a quick
single
6.6 Dillon to Sehwag, one run, outside the off, played past gully, down
to square third-man for a single
End of over 7 (6 runs) India 32/0
M Dillon 4-1-19-0 (1nb) - High Court End
V Sehwag 20* (21b 4x4) SB Bangar 10* (23b 2x4)
Some extra pace now - Jermaine Lawson to bowl
7.1 Lawson to Sehwag, FOUR, Four! Flick of the wrists and the ball
speeds behind square leg for four
7.2 Lawson to Sehwag, no run, too fast outside the off, Sehwag goes for
the cut and almost drags it back onto the stumps
7.3 Lawson to Sehwag, no run, Brilliant! Fast delivery, on a good
length, just outside the off, angling in, stuck on the crease,
pushing at it, beaten, ball goes just above the stumps!
7.4 Lawson to Sehwag, no run, angling this one in to the baatsman,
keeps Sehwag honest in defence
7.5 Lawson to Sehwag, two runs, sliding down the leg side, whipped
behind square for a couple of runs
7.6 Lawson to Sehwag, one run, driven wide of mid-off for a single as
Cuffy misfields
End of over 8 (7 runs) India 39/0
JJC Lawson 1-0-7-0 - Pavilion End
V Sehwag 27* (27b 5x4) SB Bangar 10* (23b 2x4)
8.1 Dillon to Sehwag, one run, slashes hard at this one, thick edge and
the ball goes in the air towards third-man, one bounce and to the
fielder - that almost went into the hands
8.2 Dillon to Bangar, no run, defended
8.3 Dillon to Bangar, one run, outside the off, pushed to covers for a
single
8.4 Dillon to Sehwag, no run, outside the off, left alone
8.5 Dillon to Sehwag, no run, pushed firmly to covers
8.6 Dillon to Sehwag, no run, cracking shot, straight to gully
End of over 9 (2 runs) India 41/0
M Dillon 5-1-21-0 (1nb) - High Court End
SB Bangar 11* (25b 2x4) V Sehwag 28* (31b 5x4)
9.1 Lawson to Bangar, no run, Lawson working up some pace here, back of
a length, outside the off, nice carry through to the keeper,
clocked at above 140 K mark
9.2 Lawson to Bangar, no run, another fast delivery, outside the off,
left alone
9.3 Lawson to Bangar, one run, taps the ball in defence to the off
side, goes through for a quick single
These two batsmen doing a very good job for India
9.4 Lawson to Sehwag, FOUR, absolutely no fuss about this one, short
and wide outside the off, powerful square cut for four
9.5 Lawson to Sehwag, one run, takes a quick single
9.6 Lawson to Bangar, no run, darting back in tot he batsman, defended
End of over 10 (6 runs) India 47/0
JJC Lawson 2-0-13-0 - Pavilion End
V Sehwag 33* (33b 6x4) SB Bangar 12* (29b 2x4)
10.1 Dillon to Sehwag, two runs, outside the off, playing another
forcing shot, ball goes down to square third-man, poor throw
coming in and they take the second run
10.2 Dillon to Sehwag, OUT: Got'm!!! Darting back in, ball hits the back
leg, Sehwag's feet going nowhere, looked very plumb indeed, Umpire
Asoka de Silva seems to have taken a leaf out of Bucknor's book,
takes a long time to give it
India 49/1, Partnership of 49
V Sehwag lbw b Dillon 35 (35b 6x4 0x6)
SB Bangar 12* (29b 2x4) M Dillon 5.2-1-23-1 (1nb)
Dravid is the new batsman
10.3 Dillon to Dravid, no run, back of a length, stands tall and defends
10.4 Dillon to Dravid, no run, outside the off, forcing shot to covers
TV replays show ball hitting the inside of the front pad - no
reasons why he shouldn't have been out
10.5 Dillon to Dravid, one run, pushes the ball towards covers and takes
a quick single
10.6 Dillon to Bangar, no run, full, outside the off, nice firm drive,
straight to the fielder at cover
End of over 11 (3 runs) India 50/1
M Dillon 6-1-24-1 (1nb) - High Court End
R Dravid 1* (3b) SB Bangar 12* (30b 2x4)
11.1 Lawson to Dravid, no run, outside the off, left alone
11.2 Lawson to Dravid, FOUR, leans forward and plays an exquisite cover
drive for four
11.3 Lawson to Dravid, no run
11.4 Lawson to Dravid, one run, played past forward short leg
11.5 Lawson to Bangar, no run
11.6 Lawson to Bangar, no run
End of over 12 (5 runs) India 55/1
JJC Lawson 3-0-18-0 - Pavilion End
R Dravid 6* (7b 1x4) SB Bangar 12* (32b 2x4)
12.1 Dillon to Dravid, three runs, worked away nicely through mid-wicket
12.2 Dillon to Bangar, no run, forward in defence
12.3 Dillon to Bangar, no run, fires this one full, played towards
square leg
12.4 Dillon to Bangar, two runs, outside the off, driven through covers,
just wide of Cuffy, gets a couple of runs
12.5 Dillon to Bangar, no run, outside the off, left alone
12.6 Dillon to Bangar, no run, loud shout for lbw, not out, and drinks
on the field
End of over 13 (5 runs) India 60/1
M Dillon 7-1-29-1 (1nb) - High Court End
R Dravid 9* (8b 1x4) SB Bangar 14* (37b 2x4)
Match State: Drinks
13.1 Lawson to Dravid, no run, outside the off, played to gully
13.2 Lawson to Dravid, no run, outside the off, left alone
13.3 Lawson to Dravid, no run, forward in defence
13.4 Lawson to Dravid, two runs, width outside the off, cracking shot,
Sarwan at covers dives and saves the boundary
13.5 Lawson to Dravid, no run, defends
13.6 Lawson to Dravid, two runs, worked away nicely through mid-wicket
End of over 14 (4 runs) India 64/1
JJC Lawson 4-0-22-0 - Pavilion End
SB Bangar 14* (37b 2x4) R Dravid 13* (14b 1x4)
14.1 Cuffy to Bangar, FOUR, SHOT! Outside the off, square driven for
four
14.2 Cuffy to Bangar, no run, defended
14.3 Cuffy to Bangar, no run, defended
14.4 Cuffy to Bangar, no run
14.5 Cuffy to Bangar, no run
14.6 Cuffy to Bangar, two runs, driven nicely through mid-off, good use
of the vertical bat
End of over 15 (6 runs) India 70/1
CE Cuffy 4-0-19-0 (1nb) - High Court End
R Dravid 13* (14b 1x4) SB Bangar 20* (43b 3x4)
15.1 Lawson to Dravid, no run, outside the off, left alone
15.2 Lawson to Dravid, no run, pushed to mid-on
15.3 Lawson to Dravid, one run, tucked around the corner for a single.
Lawson not bowling at full throttle, just below the 135 K mark
15.4 Lawson to Bangar, no run, outside the off, left alone
15.5 Lawson to Bangar, no run, full in length, forward in defence
15.6 Lawson to Bangar, one run, worked around the corner
End of over 16 (2 runs) India 72/1
JJC Lawson 5-0-24-0 - Pavilion End
SB Bangar 21* (46b 3x4) R Dravid 14* (17b 1x4)
16.1 Cuffy to Bangar, no run, forward in defence
16.2 Cuffy to Bangar, no run
16.3 Cuffy to Bangar, no run
16.4 Cuffy to Bangar, no run
16.5 Cuffy to Bangar, no run
16.6 Cuffy to Bangar, no run
End of over 17 (maiden) India 72/1
CE Cuffy 5-1-19-0 (1nb) - High Court End
R Dravid 14* (17b 1x4) SB Bangar 21* (52b 3x4)
Powell to bowl now
17.1 Powell to Dravid, no run, outside the off, left alone
17.2 Powell to Dravid, OUT: Loud shout for lbw, umpire Shepherd gives
it, Dravid indicating to the umpire that he got some bat on it. TV
replays show it - a thick inside edge onto the pads, Dravid
unlucky
India 72/2, Partnership of 23
R Dravid lbw b Powell 14 (19b 1x4 0x6)
SB Bangar 20* (52b 3x4) DB Powell 0.2-0-0-1
In the second Test it was umpire de Silva who failed to see/hear
the inside edge - and here in Kolkata it is Shepherd
Tendulkar is the new batsman
17.3 Powell to Tendulkar, no run, gets right behind the line and defends
17.4 Powell to Tendulkar, no run, defends again
17.5 Powell to Tendulkar, no run, bouncer! ducks under it
17.6 Powell to Tendulkar, no run, bangs it in short, Tendulkar a bit
tentative, defends
End of over 18 (maiden) India 72/2
DB Powell 1-1-0-1 - Pavilion End
SB Bangar 20* (52b 3x4) SR Tendulkar 0* (4b)
18.1 Cuffy to Bangar, no run, defended
18.2 Cuffy to Bangar, no run, and again defends
18.3 Cuffy to Bangar, no run, angling in - defended
18.4 Cuffy to Bangar, no run, gets behind the line and defends
18.5 Cuffy to Bangar, no run, defended
18.6 Cuffy to Bangar, no run, outside the off, left alone
End of over 19 (maiden) India 72/2
CE Cuffy 6-2-19-0 (1nb) - High Court End
SR Tendulkar 0* (4b) SB Bangar 20* (58b 3x4)
19.1 Powell to Tendulkar, no run, bangs this one short, good pace and
bounce, Tendulkar sways away from it
19.2 Powell to Tendulkar, two runs, gets off the mark, plays it just
wide of the man at long leg
19.3 Powell to Tendulkar, FOUR, what-a-shot! Driven on the rise, through
mid-off, all the way for four
19.4 Powell to Tendulkar, one run, steals a single now, taps the ball
just wide of mid-on
19.5 Powell to Bangar, no run
19.6 Powell to Bangar, no run, rising delivery, gets right up on his
toes - defends
End of over 20 (7 runs) India 79/2
DB Powell 2-1-7-1 - Pavilion End
SR Tendulkar 7* (8b 1x4) SB Bangar 20* (60b 3x4)
20.1 Cuffy to Tendulkar, one run, pushed to covers
20.2 Cuffy to Bangar, no run, back of a length, outside the off,
defended
20.3 Cuffy to Bangar, no run, outside the off, left alone
20.4 Cuffy to Bangar, no run, slower ball, outside the off, defended
20.5 Cuffy to Bangar, no run, back of a length, outside the off, pushed
to covers
20.6 Cuffy to Bangar, no run, darting in to the batsman, gets right
behind the line and defends
End of over 21 (1 run) India 80/2
CE Cuffy 7-2-20-0 (1nb) - High Court End
SR Tendulkar 8* (9b 1x4) SB Bangar 20* (65b 3x4)
21.1 Powell to Tendulkar, FOUR, charges in and bangs it short, fast
delivery, Tendulkar flashes his bat - gets a thick edge and the
ball goes over slips for four
21.2 Powell to Tendulkar, no run, slower one, well wide outside the off,
left alone
21.3 Powell to Tendulkar, no run, another fast delivery, this time the
short-pitched one, bounces and sails through to Jacobs
21.4 Powell to Tendulkar, no run, ooh! Fast delivery, cuts back in
sharply, Tendulkar late to bring his bat down, hit high on the
pad, loud shout for lbw, not out says Sheps
21.5 Powell to Tendulkar, no run, outside the off, left alone
21.6 Powell to Tendulkar, no run, played to Hinds at square leg
End of over 22 (4 runs) India 84/2
DB Powell 3-1-11-1 - Pavilion End
SB Bangar 20* (65b 3x4) SR Tendulkar 12* (15b 2x4)
22.1 Cuffy to Bangar, no run, full in length, angling it in to the
batsman, Bangar defends
22.2 Cuffy to Bangar, no run, this one definitely hit some crack,
bounces sharply, Bangar does well to keep it down
22.3 Cuffy to Bangar, no run, short - rising - delivery, outside the
off, left alone
22.4 Cuffy to Bangar, no run, loud shout for lbw, umpire de Silva shakes
his head - for not out that is, ball going down the leg
22.5 Cuffy to Bangar, two runs, clipped away through mid-wicket, gets a
couple of runs, Bangar doing a good job as an opening batsman
22.6 Cuffy to Bangar, no run, fires this one full in length, Bangar does
well to defend
End of over 23 (2 runs) India 86/2
CE Cuffy 8-2-22-0 (1nb) - High Court End
SR Tendulkar 12* (15b 2x4) SB Bangar 22* (71b 3x4)
23.1 Powell to Tendulkar, no run, bowling with a lot of zeal and zest,
getting the ball to rise sharply, forces Tendulkar to go right up
on his toes and fend it down
23.2 Powell to Tendulkar, no run, bouncer, sails through to the keeper
23.3 Powell to Tendulkar, FOUR, punched through mid-off for four, not a
good effort by Dillon at mid-off, a lazy effort to stop it, ball
goes past him and races to the fence for four
23.4 Powell to Tendulkar, no run, gets right behind the line and defends
23.5 Powell to Tendulkar, FOUR, this is a tremendous shot - a cracking
straight drive, a class stroke from the master batsman, it had to
be four
23.6 Powell to Tendulkar, no run, outside the off, left alone
End of over 24 (8 runs) India 94/2
DB Powell 4-1-19-1 - Pavilion End
SB Bangar 22* (71b 3x4) SR Tendulkar 20* (21b 4x4)
Hooper to bowl the last over before lunch
24.1 Hooper to Bangar, no run, tosses this one up to the batsman,
forward in defence
24.2 Hooper to Bangar, no run, forward in defence again
24.3 Hooper to Bangar, no run, flat in trajectory, defended
24.4 Hooper to Bangar, no run, quicker through the air, Bangar goes well
forward and defends
24.5 Hooper to Bangar, no run, tossed up, outside the line of off, left
alone, Jacobs takes it cleanly
24.6 Hooper to Bangar, no run, played with the slow turn, just wide of
forward short leg
End of over 25 (maiden) India 94/2
CL Hooper 1-1-0-0 - High Court End
SR Tendulkar 20* (21b 4x4) SB Bangar 22* (77b 3x4)
That was a quick over from Hooper, enough time for one more
And it is going to be Chris Gayle
25.1 Gayle to Tendulkar, no run, goes for the big sweep, misses out
25.2 Gayle to Tendulkar, FOUR, cracking cover drive for four
25.3 Gayle to Tendulkar, no run, outside the off, pushed to covers
25.4 Gayle to Tendulkar, no run, flat and quick, outside the off, lefft
alone
25.5 Gayle to Tendulkar, no run, well tossed up, bat and pad close
together in defence
25.6 Gayle to Tendulkar, no run, played to forward short leg. That is
lunch on day-1
End of over 26 (4 runs) India 98/2
CH Gayle 1-0-4-0 - Pavilion End
SB Bangar 22* (77b 3x4) SR Tendulkar 24* (27b 5x4)
Match State: Lunch - Day 1
26 overs bowled in the first session, after Ganguly elected to bat.
98 runs scored and India lost the wickets of Sehwag (35 off 35
balls) and Dravid 14
Dravid was given out lbw by umpire shepherd - there was a big
inside edge onto the pad
Slow over rate by the Windies bowlers, just 26 overs
At Lunch on day-1 Bangar is on 22* and Tendulkar on 24*
We will be back in just about 30 minutes or so, at 1210 Hrs IST,
0640 Hrs GMT
Good afternoon!
Welcome back to the live coverage of the third and final Test match
between India and West Indies being played at Eden Gardens in
Kolkata
The umpires and players are in the middle, we are all set for the
start of the post-lunch session
It is going to be Jermaine Lawson
Three slips and a gully waits
26.1 Lawson to Bangar, no run, back of a length, outside the off, left
alone
26.2 Lawson to Bangar, no run, outside the off, pushed to gully
26.3 Lawson to Bangar, no run, fires it in full, driven back to the
bowler
26.4 Lawson to Bangar, no run, cutting back in to the batsman, defended
26.5 Lawson to Bangar, no run, well up to the batsman, defended
26.6 Lawson to Bangar, no run, darting in, defended
End of over 27 (maiden) India 98/2
JJC Lawson 6-1-23-0 - High Court End
SR Tendulkar 24* (27b 5x4) SB Bangar 22* (83b 3x4)
Dillon to bowl
27.1 Dillon to Tendulkar, one run, takes a single straight away, pushes
the ball towards covers and runs with the stroke
27.2 Dillon to Bangar, no run, bangs this one short, sails through to
the keeper
27.3 Dillon to Bangar, no run, well outside the off, not making the
batsman play at it, through to Jacobs
27.4 Dillon to Bangar, no run, full toss, driven to mid-off
27.5 Dillon to Bangar, no run, back of a good length, cutting back in,
gets right behind the line, defends
27.6 Dillon to Bangar, no run, left alone
End of over 28 (1 run) India 99/2
M Dillon 8-1-30-1 (1nb) - Pavilion End
SR Tendulkar 25* (28b 5x4) SB Bangar 22* (88b 3x4)
28.1 Lawson to Tendulkar, no run, ooh! Thats a fast delivery, hurries
Tendulkar to fend it down
28.2 Lawson to Tendulkar, no run, bouncer, ducks under
28.3 Lawson to Tendulkar, no run, rising delivery, forces Tendulkar to
go right up on his toes and fends it down
28.4 Lawson to Tendulkar, no run, bowling from wide of the crease,
angling it in, Tendulkar pushes it towards mid-on
28.5 Lawson to Tendulkar, FOUR, flick of the wrists, played in the air
and just wide of square leg fielder, four runs! Brings up the 100
runs on the scoreboard
28.6 Lawson to Tendulkar, no run, played to mid-on
End of over 29 (4 runs) India 103/2
JJC Lawson 7-1-27-0 - High Court End
SB Bangar 22* (88b 3x4) SR Tendulkar 29* (34b 6x4)
29.1 Dillon to Bangar, no run, outside the off, defended
29.2 Dillon to Bangar, no run, well up to the batsman, pushed back to
the bowler
29.3 Dillon to Bangar, no run, defended
29.4 Dillon to Bangar, no run, angling in, defended
29.5 Dillon to Bangar, no run, defended again
29.6 Dillon to Bangar, no run, defended
End of over 30 (maiden) India 103/2
M Dillon 9-2-30-1 (1nb) - Pavilion End
SR Tendulkar 29* (34b 6x4) SB Bangar 22* (94b 3x4)
30.1 Lawson to Tendulkar, no run, oooh! Has a go at a delivery outside
the off, almost a get-me-out shot, fails to get an edge
30.2 Lawson to Tendulkar, no run, this time outside the off again, left
alone
30.3 Lawson to Tendulkar, no run, cutting back sharply, defended
30.4 Lawson to Tendulkar, no run, gets right behind the line, plays a
defensive push
30.5 Lawson to Tendulkar, no run, bouncer, a fast one too, ducks under
it nicely
30.6 Lawson to Tendulkar, no run
End of over 31 (maiden) India 103/2
JJC Lawson 8-2-27-0 - High Court End
SB Bangar 22* (94b 3x4) SR Tendulkar 29* (40b 6x4)
31.1 Dillon to Bangar, one run, tucked around the corner for a single,
gives the strike to Tendulkar
31.2 Dillon to Tendulkar, no run, way down the leg side, wayward indeed
- the slower one not working
31.3 Dillon to Tendulkar, no run
31.4 Dillon to Tendulkar, FOUR, angling down the leg, helps this one
down to fine leg for four
31.5 Dillon to Tendulkar, legbye: one run, fast delivery, angling down
the leg, hit on the pad, stifled appeal for lbw, not out
31.6 Dillon to Bangar, no run, angling down the leg, hit on the pad
End of over 32 (6 runs) India 109/2
M Dillon 10-2-35-1 (1nb) - Pavilion End
SR Tendulkar 33* (44b 7x4) SB Bangar 23* (96b 3x4)
32.1 Lawson to Tendulkar, no run
32.2 Lawson to Tendulkar, one run
32.3 Lawson to Bangar, one run
Score is 111 and Umpire Shepherd has to go through is routine now
32.4 Lawson to Tendulkar, no run, just outside the off, not moving his
feet, trying to play away from his body, gets a thick edge and
ball goes back down the track, a very casual stroke
32.5 Lawson to Tendulkar, one run, this time plays it with more
attention, pushes wide of covers and scampers through for a quick
single
32.6 Lawson to Bangar, no run, outside the off, played to covers
End of over 33 (3 runs) India 112/2
JJC Lawson 9-2-30-0 - High Court End
SR Tendulkar 35* (48b 7x4) SB Bangar 24* (98b 3x4)
33.1 Dillon to Tendulkar, no run, well outside the off, left alone
33.2 Dillon to Tendulkar, no run, outside the off, left alone
33.3 Dillon to Tendulkar, no run, driven back to the bowler
33.4 Dillon to Tendulkar, no run
33.5 Dillon to Tendulkar, (noball) one run, attempted slower one, sorry
mate - it slipped, way up and way down the leg side, Jacobs does
well to get some golve on it, Umpire Sheps calls that a no ball
for the ball was above the waist height
33.5 Dillon to Bangar, no run, smart Yorker! Well dug out
33.6 Dillon to Bangar, no run, outside the off, left alone
End of over 34 (2 runs) India 114/2
M Dillon 11-2-37-1 (2nb) - Pavilion End
SR Tendulkar 36* (53b 7x4) SB Bangar 24* (100b 3x4)
34.1 Lawson to Tendulkar, no run
34.2 Lawson to Tendulkar, no run, darts this one back, pushed in defence
34.3 Lawson to Tendulkar, no run
34.4 Lawson to Tendulkar, no run, outside the off, pushed to covers,
Sarwan the fielder - quick to get to the ball and deny the single
34.5 Lawson to Tendulkar, no run, outside the off, pushed in defence
34.6 Lawson to Tendulkar, no run, angling in to the batsman, played to
square leg. A maiden over!
End of over 35 (maiden) India 114/2
JJC Lawson 10-3-30-0 - High Court End
SB Bangar 24* (100b 3x4) SR Tendulkar 36* (59b 7x4)
35.1 Dillon to Bangar, no run
35.2 Dillon to Bangar, no run, short of a length, outside the off, left
alone
35.3 Dillon to Bangar, no run, fires it in full, driven to mid-off
35.4 Dillon to Bangar, one run, takes an easy single as the ball goes
towards covers
35.5 Dillon to Tendulkar, no run, back of a length, outside the off,
mistimes the cover drive off the back foot
35.6 Dillon to Tendulkar, one run, on the pads, played behind square,
ball goes down towards long leg
End of over 36 (2 runs) India 116/2
M Dillon 12-2-39-1 (2nb) - Pavilion End
SR Tendulkar 37* (61b 7x4) SB Bangar 25* (104b 3x4)
Lawson continues
36.1 Lawson to Tendulkar, no run, outside the off, driven to covers
36.2 Lawson to Tendulkar, no run, played to covers
36.3 Lawson to Tendulkar, no run, played to covers
36.4 Lawson to Tendulkar, OUT: Got'm!!! Got the big fish that is!
Tendulkar playing a very loose shot outside the off, the one you
would want to call a get-me-out shot, finds the edge, ball flies
to Gayle at first slip, fumbles it a bit, holds on to it close to
his chest
India 116/3, Partnership of 44
SR Tendulkar c Gayle b Lawson 37 (65b 7x4 0x6)
SB Bangar 25* (104b 3x4) JJC Lawson 10.4-3-30-1
Well, that brings the Prince of Kolkata to the middle
There is a short mid-on placed for a catch
Almost a short mid-wicket, very fine
36.5 Lawson to Ganguly, FOUR, Gets off the mark in great style, flicks
this one off his toes, not too far away from the fielder placed
precisly for the catch, four!
36.6 Lawson to Ganguly, no run, through to the keeper
End of over 37 (4 runs) India 120/3
JJC Lawson 11-3-34-1 - High Court End
SB Bangar 25* (104b 3x4) SC Ganguly 4* (2b 1x4)
37.1 Dillon to Bangar, no run, fires it in full, just down the leg side
37.2 Dillon to Bangar, one run, tucked around the corner for a single
37.3 Dillon to Ganguly, FOUR, shot! A loud roar from this big crowd at
Eden Gardens, Ganguly playing a cracking cover drive for four
37.4 Dillon to Ganguly, one run, opens the face of the bat and plays it
just wide of cover point, takes a quick single
37.5 Dillon to Bangar, no run, outside the off, left alone
37.6 Dillon to Bangar, no run, outside the off, pushed to covers
End of over 38 (6 runs) India 126/3
M Dillon 13-2-45-1 (2nb) - Pavilion End
SC Ganguly 9* (4b 2x4) SB Bangar 26* (108b 3x4)
38.1 Lawson to Ganguly, no run, fast delivery, Ganguly gets right behind
the line and defends
38.2 Lawson to Ganguly, no run, another fast delivery, angling away from
the batsman, Ganguly leaves it alone
38.3 Lawson to Ganguly, no run, on leg and middle, shuffles across and
pushes the ball to mid-on
38.4 Lawson to Ganguly, no run, played towards gully
38.5 Lawson to Ganguly, no run, defended
Ganguly gets ready to face the last ball of the over, looks up,
sees umpire Asoka de Silva, He'd better forget what happened in
Chennai
38.6 Lawson to Ganguly, two runs, on the pads, flicked away for a couple
of runs
End of over 39 (2 runs) India 128/3
JJC Lawson 12-3-36-1 - High Court End
SB Bangar 26* (108b 3x4) SC Ganguly 11* (10b 2x4)
Match State: Drinks
Powell to bowl now
39.1 Powell to Bangar, no run, outside the off, left alone
39.2 Powell to Bangar, no run, defended
39.3 Powell to Bangar, no run, hint of some reverse swing, defended
39.4 Powell to Bangar, no run, rising delivery, gets right behind and
right on top of it, defends
39.5 Powell to Bangar, no run, played back down the track
39.6 Powell to Bangar, no run, no hurry at all, no worry at all, leaves
this one outside the off, a maiden over
End of over 40 (maiden) India 128/3
DB Powell 5-2-19-1 - Pavilion End
SC Ganguly 11* (10b 2x4) SB Bangar 26* (114b 3x4)
Cuffy to bowl now
40.1 Cuffy to Ganguly, no run
40.2 Cuffy to Ganguly, no run, ho ho ho! Drives it straight to covers,
straight to the fielder, and takes off for a single, Bangar would
have none of that, shouts NO, Ganguly has to rush back to his
crease
40.3 Cuffy to Ganguly, (noball) no run, defended
40.3 Cuffy to Ganguly, no run, much better delivery, forward in defence
40.4 Cuffy to Ganguly, no run, outside the off, left alone
40.5 Cuffy to Ganguly, no run, loud shout for lbw, pitched outside the
line of leg, umpire de Silva shakes his head - not out, Ganguly
has a smile - one of relief
40.6 Cuffy to Ganguly, no run, defended
End of over 41 (1 run) India 129/3
CE Cuffy 9-2-23-0 (2nb) - High Court End
SB Bangar 26* (114b 3x4) SC Ganguly 11* (17b 2x4)
41.1 Powell to Bangar, no run
41.2 Powell to Bangar, no run
41.3 Powell to Bangar, no run
41.4 Powell to Bangar, no run
41.5 Powell to Bangar, no run
41.6 Powell to Bangar, legbye: one run
End of over 42 (1 run, maiden) India 130/3
DB Powell 6-3-19-1 - Pavilion End
SB Bangar 26* (120b 3x4) SC Ganguly 11* (17b 2x4)
42.1 Cuffy to Bangar, no run, well outside the off, no way Bangar is
going to chase that
42.2 Cuffy to Bangar, no run, plays a firm drive - was heading to the
ropes, hits the stumps at the bowler's end
42.3 Cuffy to Bangar, no run
42.4 Cuffy to Bangar, no run
42.5 Cuffy to Bangar, no run, rising delivery, defended
42.6 Cuffy to Bangar, no run
End of over 43 (maiden) India 130/3
CE Cuffy 10-3-23-0 (2nb) - High Court End
SC Ganguly 11* (17b 2x4) SB Bangar 26* (126b 3x4)
No runs off the bat in the last 24 balls
43.1 Powell to Ganguly, no run
43.2 Powell to Ganguly, FOUR, attempted yorker, too full, driven down
the ground - through mid-off, for four
43.3 Powell to Ganguly, no run, played to covers
43.4 Powell to Ganguly, no run, outside the off, tries to play a big
square drive, thick bottom edge
43.5 Powell to Ganguly, no run, opens the face of the bat as he drives,
times it sweetly to covers
43.6 Powell to Ganguly, no run
End of over 44 (4 runs) India 134/3
DB Powell 7-3-23-1 - Pavilion End
SB Bangar 26* (126b 3x4) SC Ganguly 15* (23b 3x4)
44.1 Cuffy to Bangar, FOUR, Outside the off, plays at it, a square
drive, got a thick edge to it, almost carried to Sarwan at
backward point, and past him for four
44.2 Cuffy to Bangar, no run, tries to whip it throuhg the on side, ball
goes to mid-off
44.3 Cuffy to Bangar, no run, beaten outside the off
44.4 Cuffy to Bangar, no run, loud shout for lbw, not out, ball going
well down the leg side
44.5 Cuffy to Bangar, no run
44.6 Cuffy to Bangar, one run, played wide of mid-wicket, takes a
single, and keeps the strike
End of over 45 (5 runs) India 139/3
CE Cuffy 11-3-28-0 (2nb) - High Court End
SB Bangar 31* (132b 4x4) SC Ganguly 15* (23b 3x4)
45.1 Powell to Bangar, FOUR, SHOT! Times this sweetly, through mid-on,
four!
45.2 Powell to Bangar, no run, fired down the leg side
45.3 Powell to Bangar, one run, tucked around the corner for a single
45.4 Powell to Ganguly, no run, fires it in full, played towards mid-off
45.5 Powell to Ganguly, FOUR, outside the off, trademark Ganguly shot,
behind point for four
45.6 Powell to Ganguly, no run, down the leg side
End of over 46 (9 runs) India 148/3
DB Powell 8-3-32-1 - Pavilion End
SB Bangar 36* (135b 5x4) SC Ganguly 19* (26b 4x4)
Bangar doing a good job, been given clear instructions by the team
management - to hang in there
46.1 Cuffy to Bangar, no run
46.2 Cuffy to Bangar, no run
46.3 Cuffy to Bangar, one run, tucked around the corner
46.4 Cuffy to Ganguly, (noball) one run
46.4 Cuffy to Bangar, no run
46.5 Cuffy to Bangar, no run
46.6 Cuffy to Bangar, no run
End of over 47 (3 runs) India 151/3
CE Cuffy 12-3-31-0 (3nb) - High Court End
SC Ganguly 20* (27b 4x4) SB Bangar 37* (141b 5x4)
Hooper to bowl a few overs now - as we approach tea
47.1 Hooper to Ganguly, no run, forward in defence
47.2 Hooper to Ganguly, FOUR, cracking cover drive for four!
Entertaining the faithfuls at Eden Gradens
47.3 Hooper to Ganguly, no run
47.4 Hooper to Ganguly, no run, forward in defence
47.5 Hooper to Ganguly, no run
47.6 Hooper to Ganguly, one run, tucked around the corner for a single
End of over 48 (5 runs) India 156/3
CL Hooper 2-1-5-0 - Pavilion End
SC Ganguly 25* (33b 5x4) SB Bangar 37* (141b 5x4)
48.1 Cuffy to Ganguly, no run
48.2 Cuffy to Ganguly, three runs, turned past the fielder at square
leg, gets three runs for that, Dillon the fielder not giving the
100%
48.3 Cuffy to Bangar, no run, width outside the off, gets a bottom edge
48.4 Cuffy to Bangar, no run, played towards mid-on
48.5 Cuffy to Bangar, no run, played towards mid-on
48.6 Cuffy to Bangar, no run, darting in, defended
End of over 49 (3 runs) India 159/3
CE Cuffy 13-3-34-0 (3nb) - High Court End
SC Ganguly 28* (35b 5x4) SB Bangar 37* (145b 5x4)
49.1 Hooper to Ganguly, no run, defended
49.2 Hooper to Ganguly, no run, pushed to the on side
49.3 Hooper to Ganguly, no run, bowling around the wicket, forward in
defence
49.4 Hooper to Ganguly, one run, forces this one through covers for a
single
49.5 Hooper to Bangar, no run, driven to deep mid-off, easy single in
that, Ganguly does not respond to shouts of Dada! from Bangar
49.6 Hooper to Bangar, no run, forward in defence
End of over 50 (1 run) India 160/3
CL Hooper 3-1-6-0 - Pavilion End
SC Ganguly 29* (39b 5x4) SB Bangar 37* (147b 5x4)
Sarwan to bowl some leg breaks now
50.1 Sarwan to Ganguly, no run, defended
50.2 Sarwan to Ganguly, one run, long hop, cut staright to point,
misfielded
50.3 Sarwan to Bangar, no run, full toss, pushed tamely to mid-on
50.4 Sarwan to Bangar, no run, leg break! left alone
50.5 Sarwan to Bangar, FOUR, long hop! Punishes this one, smacks it
through covers for four
50.6 Sarwan to Bangar, no run, flat and quick, through to Jacobs
End of over 51 (5 runs) India 165/3
RR Sarwan 1-0-5-0 - High Court End
SC Ganguly 29* (41b 5x4) SB Bangar 41* (151b 6x4)
51.1 Hooper to Ganguly, no run, bowling around the wicket, forward in
defence
51.2 Hooper to Ganguly, no run, defended again
51.3 Hooper to Ganguly, OUT: Gone! Rubbish cricket, a dolly outside the
off, Ganguly plays a terrible shot, making room and playing a very
loose shot, gets a thick edge - Jacobs juggles and completes the
catch.
India 165/4, Partnership of 49
SC Ganguly c Jacobs b Hooper 29 (44b 5x4 0x6)
SB Bangar 41* (151b 6x4) CL Hooper 3.3-1-6-1
And that is tea at Kolkata
Match State: Tea - Day 1
25.3 overs bowled in the session, India scoring 67 runs and losing
the big wickets of Tendulkar and Ganguly
Both the experienced batsmen getting out to very poor shot
selection
The West Indies bowlers have been taking a lot of time to get
through the overs - Hardly 52 overs completed in two sessions
Bangar is holding one end up - is unbeaten on 41.
West Indies have the upper hand now. After tea we will see the
legend of Kolkata - VVS Laxman coming out to bat
We will be back shortly
Welcome back after tea, where VVS Laxman is facing his first ball.
51.4 Hooper to Laxman, no run, turned wristily to square leg.
51.5 Hooper to Laxman, no run
51.6 Hooper to Laxman, no run, just short of a lenght, and Laxman pats
it away into the covers.
End of over 52 (maiden) India 165/4
CL Hooper 4-2-6-1 - Pavilion End
SB Bangar 41* (151b 6x4) VVS Laxman 0* (3b)
52.1 Dillon to Bangar, legbye: FOUR, drifting down the legside, and
Bangar just gets a smidgen of pad on the ball, which evades a
diving Ridley Jacobs and runs awqay for four leg byes.
52.2 Dillon to Bangar, two runs, aiming for a yorker this time but
ending up too full, and Bangar pats it down the ground easily past
the umpire for a couple.
52.3 Dillon to Bangar, no run, outside the off and jagging into the
batsman, and Bangar strides forward and leaves it alone.
52.4 Dillon to Bangar, no run, on the off stump, and Bangar is behind
the line of that one squarely, pushing it back down the pitch
towards the bowler.
52.5 Dillon to Bangar, one run, drifting down leg again,a nd Bangar
finds it easy enough to work to fine leg for a single.
52.6 Dillon to Laxman, no run, outside the off, and Laxman steers this
one to gully for no run.
End of over 53 (7 runs) India 172/4
M Dillon 14-2-48-1 (2nb) - High Court End
SB Bangar 44* (156b 6x4) VVS Laxman 0* (4b)
53.1 Hooper to Bangar, no run, tossed up, and Bangar shuffles abck
towards his stumps and pushes the ball abck down the pitch.
53.2 Hooper to Bangar, no run, outside the off, and Bangar workjs the
ball with the spin to midwicket, but no single as the fielder is
alert.
53.3 Hooper to Bangar, no run, outside the of, and Bangar strides
forward and leaves the ball alone.
53.4 Hooper to Bangar, no run, pushed back to Hooper.
53.5 Hooper to Bangar, no run, stroked into the covers off the front
foot, where the fielder runs around to collect.
53.6 Hooper to Bangar, no run, tossed up outside the off, and Bangar
plays the front foot defence impeccably again.
End of over 54 (maiden) India 172/4
CL Hooper 5-3-6-1 - Pavilion End
VVS Laxman 0* (4b) SB Bangar 44* (162b 6x4)
54.1 Dillon to Laxman, no run, on the off stump, and Laxman gets bbehind
the line of the ball and defends into the covers.
54.2 Dillon to Laxman, FOUR, full and on Laxman's toes, and the batsman
calmly plays it right back down the ground past the bowler,
beating two fielders to race to the long off fence for four.
54.3 Dillon to Laxman, no run, jagging into the batsman, who plays it
down on the legside.
54.4 Dillon to Laxman, no run, pushed into the offside, just square oft
he wciket.
54.5 Dillon to Laxman, two runs, pushed down the ground again, and mid-
on misfields to allow two runs as Cuffy cleans up.
54.6 Dillon to Laxman, no run, sharper movement into the batsman, but
the ball is missing leg as it hits him on the pads.
End of over 55 (6 runs) India 178/4
M Dillon 15-2-54-1 (2nb) - High Court End
SB Bangar 44* (162b 6x4) VVS Laxman 6* (10b 1x4)
55.1 Hooper to Bangar, one run, tossed up, played to mid-on for a
single.
55.2 Hooper to Laxman, no run, on the off, Laxman comes forward in
defence
55.3 Hooper to Laxman, no run, on the off and full, defended with care
55.4 Hooper to Laxman, no run
55.5 Hooper to Laxman, no run, on the off, defended
55.6 Hooper to Laxman, no run
End of over 56 (1 run) India 179/4
CL Hooper 6-3-7-1 - Pavilion End
SB Bangar 45* (163b 6x4) VVS Laxman 6* (15b 1x4)
Lawson back into the attack.
56.1 Lawson to Bangar, no run, short and outside the off, and Bangar
shoulders arms, the ball much too wide to be even remotely
tempting to the batsman.
56.2 Lawson to Bangar, no run, full and on the legs, and Bangar wristily
whips it away to the legside, but straight to the fielder ats
quare leg.
56.3 Lawson to Bangar, no run
56.4 Lawson to Bangar, no run
56.5 Lawson to Bangar, no run
56.6 Lawson to Bangar, two runs, full in length, clipped away through
mid-wicket, and gets a couple of runs
End of over 57 (2 runs) India 181/4
JJC Lawson 13-3-37-1 - High Court End
VVS Laxman 6* (15b 1x4) SB Bangar 47* (169b 6x4)
57.1 Hooper to Laxman, no run, tossed up, driven straight to covers
57.2 Hooper to Laxman, FOUR, short, rocks back and pulls this one
through mid-wicket for four
57.3 Hooper to Laxman, no run, forward in defence
57.4 Hooper to Laxman, no run, forward in defence
57.5 Hooper to Laxman, no run, defended again
57.6 Hooper to Laxman, no run, defended
End of over 58 (4 runs) India 185/4
CL Hooper 7-3-11-1 - Pavilion End
SB Bangar 47* (169b 6x4) VVS Laxman 10* (21b 2x4)
58.1 Lawson to Bangar, no run, short of a length, outside the off, left
alone
58.2 Lawson to Bangar, no run, defended
58.3 Lawson to Bangar, FOUR, Sanjay Bangar take a bow! Drives it off the
back foot through covers for four - gets to his half century, well
played.
58.4 Lawson to Bangar, no run, goes well forward, on the move and drives
to covers
58.5 Lawson to Bangar, no run, on leg and middle, played in front of
square, straight to the fielder
58.6 Lawson to Bangar, FOUR, That's a class shot! Never bowl on the pads
to the sub-continent batsmen, Bangar flicks it away in great style
- four!
End of over 59 (8 runs) India 193/4
JJC Lawson 14-3-45-1 - High Court End
VVS Laxman 10* (21b 2x4) SB Bangar 55* (175b 8x4)
59.1 Hooper to Laxman, no run, tossed up, pushed back to Hooper
59.2 Hooper to Laxman, no run, played with the slow turn, pushed to the
on side
59.3 Hooper to Laxman, one run, tucked around the corner, very slow turn
for the windies skipper
59.4 Hooper to Bangar, no run, tossed up, driven nicely to mid-off
59.5 Hooper to Bangar, no run, defended
59.6 Hooper to Bangar, FOUR, BANGAR! A long hop from Hooper, rocks back
and pulls it away for four, powerful shot
End of over 60 (5 runs) India 198/4
CL Hooper 8-3-16-1 - Pavilion End
VVS Laxman 11* (24b 2x4) SB Bangar 59* (178b 9x4)
60.1 Lawson to Laxman, no run
60.2 Lawson to Laxman, FOUR, An elegant cover drive, shades of Mark
Waugh in his prime, sweetly timed through covers for four
60.3 Lawson to Laxman, no run, this time the flick of the wrists and the
ball speeds to mid-on
60.4 Lawson to Laxman, no run, playing slightly away from his body, gets
enough wood on that defensive shot
60.5 Lawson to Laxman, no run, leans into another cover drive, sweetly
timed again, but finds the fielder
60.6 Lawson to Laxman, no run, driven straight back to the bowler
End of over 61 (4 runs) India 202/4
JJC Lawson 15-3-49-1 - High Court End
SB Bangar 59* (178b 9x4) VVS Laxman 15* (30b 3x4)
Powell to bowl now, replacing Hooper
61.1 Powell to Bangar, one run, short delivery, played to mid-on, takes
a quick single
61.2 Powell to Laxman, no run, outside the off, playing away from his
body, played to backward point
61.3 Powell to Laxman, no run, pushed to covers
61.4 Powell to Laxman, no run, gets right behind the line and defends
61.5 Powell to Laxman, no run, whipped off his hip, straight to forward
square leg
61.6 Powell to Laxman, no run, beaten outside the off, did everything to
get an edge - and failed
End of over 62 (1 run) India 203/4
DB Powell 9-3-33-1 - Pavilion End
SB Bangar 60* (179b 9x4) VVS Laxman 15* (35b 3x4)
62.1 Lawson to Bangar, no run, nice crisp drive to covers
62.2 Lawson to Bangar, FOUR, Perfect! Flick of the wrists and plays a
sublime shot - for once it looked like Laxman playing that shot,
four runs all the way to the mid-wicket fence
62.3 Lawson to Bangar, no run
62.4 Lawson to Bangar, no run, outside the off, pushed to covers
62.5 Lawson to Bangar, FOUR, Bangar turning it on in Kolkata, what-a-
shot! Flicked through mid-wicket for four, using the pace to good
use - this man can hit!
62.6 Lawson to Bangar, no run, slightly slower delivery, well forward,
defends
End of over 63 (8 runs) India 211/4
JJC Lawson 16-3-57-1 - High Court End
VVS Laxman 15* (35b 3x4) SB Bangar 68* (185b 11x4)
63.1 Powell to Laxman, no run, outside the off, eased to covers
63.2 Powell to Laxman, two runs, worked away nicely through mid-wicket
for a couple of runs
England seems to be puffing and panting towards a victory over West
Australia, they require 12 runs off the last over
63.3 Powell to Laxman, no run
63.4 Powell to Laxman, no run, slower ball outside the off, left alone
63.5 Powell to Laxman, one run, tucked around the corner for a single
63.6 Powell to Bangar, no run, gets right behind the line and defends
End of over 64 (3 runs) India 214/4
DB Powell 10-3-36-1 - Pavilion End
VVS Laxman 18* (40b 3x4) SB Bangar 68* (186b 11x4)
64.1 Cuffy to Laxman, no run
64.2 Cuffy to Laxman, no run
64.3 Cuffy to Laxman, one run, played through mid-wicket, takes a
single, brings up the 50 runs partnership
64.4 Cuffy to Bangar, no run, gets right behind the line and defends
64.5 Cuffy to Bangar, no run, pushed to mid-on
64.6 Cuffy to Bangar, FOUR, tucked very fine, four! Bangar moves in to
the 70s
End of over 65 (5 runs) India 219/4
CE Cuffy 14-3-39-0 (3nb) - High Court End
VVS Laxman 19* (43b 3x4) SB Bangar 72* (189b 12x4)
65.1 Powell to Laxman, no run, beaten outside the off
65.2 Powell to Laxman, FOUR, outside the off, no foot work at all,
playing away from his body, - but gets enough wood and sweet
timing on it, through covers for four
65.3 Powell to Laxman, no run
65.4 Powell to Laxman, no run
65.5 Powell to Laxman, no run, gets right behind the line and defends
65.6 Powell to Laxman, no run, bouncer, sways away from it
End of over 66 (4 runs) India 223/4
DB Powell 11-3-40-1 - Pavilion End
SB Bangar 72* (189b 12x4) VVS Laxman 23* (49b 4x4)
66.1 Cuffy to Bangar, no run
66.2 Cuffy to Bangar, one run, outside the off, pushed to covers
66.3 Cuffy to Laxman, no run, nicely played to midd-wicket
66.4 Cuffy to Laxman, one run, on the pads, tucked around the corner
66.5 Cuffy to Bangar, no run
66.6 Cuffy to Bangar, no run, forward in defence
End of over 67 (2 runs) India 225/4
CE Cuffy 15-3-41-0 (3nb) - High Court End
VVS Laxman 24* (51b 4x4) SB Bangar 73* (193b 12x4)
Match State: Drinks
67.1 Powell to Laxman, no run, just outside the off, defended
67.2 Powell to Laxman, no run, wide outside the off, left alone, gave it
a thought - whether to have a go at it, in the end decided against
it
67.3 Powell to Laxman, no run, bouncer, a quick one too, sways away from
it, took his eyes off it
67.4 Powell to Laxman, no run, outside the off, pushed to mid-off
67.5 Powell to Laxman, no run
67.6 Powell to Laxman, no run, back of a length, played back to the
bowler. A maiden over.
End of over 68 (maiden) India 225/4
DB Powell 12-4-40-1 - Pavilion End
SB Bangar 73* (193b 12x4) VVS Laxman 24* (57b 4x4)
68.1 Cuffy to Bangar, no run
68.2 Cuffy to Bangar, no run, punched off the back foot, straight back
to the bowler
68.3 Cuffy to Bangar, no run, driven firmly to short covers
68.4 Cuffy to Bangar, no run
68.5 Cuffy to Bangar, no run
68.6 Cuffy to Bangar, no run
End of over 69 (maiden) India 225/4
CE Cuffy 16-4-41-0 (3nb) - High Court End
VVS Laxman 24* (57b 4x4) SB Bangar 73* (199b 12x4)
69.1 Powell to Laxman, no run
69.2 Powell to Laxman, FOUR, playing well away from his body, gets a
thick outside edge, ball goes wide of the fielder at slip, down to
third-man for four
69.3 Powell to Laxman, no run, outside the off, left alone
69.4 Powell to Laxman, no run, outside the off, left alone
69.5 Powell to Laxman, FOUR, on leg and middle, eased nicely through
mid-wicket for four
69.6 Powell to Laxman, three runs, and again, finds the gap - through
mid-wicket, does not have enough legs on it to take it past the
ropes
End of over 70 (11 runs) India 236/4
DB Powell 13-4-51-1 - Pavilion End
VVS Laxman 35* (63b 6x4) SB Bangar 73* (199b 12x4)
11 runs off the over
70.1 Cuffy to Laxman, (noball) one run, outside the off,pushed to
covers, Umpire de Silva has his right hand out - like a traffic
cop - signals a no ball
70.1 Cuffy to Bangar, FOUR, Call it the chinese cut, the french cut,
thick inside edge, down to fine leg for four
70.2 Cuffy to Bangar, OUT: Gone! India lose the 5th wicket, Bangar plays
a bit early to a delivery that stooped and bounced more, ball goes
in the air towards covers, Hinds takes a good catch
India 242/5, Partnership of 77
SB Bangar c Hinds b Cuffy 77 (201b 13x4 0x6)
VVS Laxman 36* (64b 6x4) CE Cuffy 16.2-4-47-1 (4nb)
End of a good knock - Bangar making 77 off 201 balls, easily the
mainstay of Indian batting on day-1
Parthiv Patel is the new batsman
70.3 Cuffy to Patel, no run, forward in defence
70.4 Cuffy to Patel, no run, outside the off, left alone
70.5 Cuffy to Patel, one run, tucks it just behind square and gets off
the mark with a single
70.6 Cuffy to Laxman, no run
End of over 71 (7 runs) India 243/5
CE Cuffy 17-4-48-1 (4nb) - High Court End
PA Patel 1* (3b) VVS Laxman 36* (65b 6x4)
71.1 Powell to Patel, no run
71.2 Powell to Patel, no run
71.3 Powell to Patel, no run
71.4 Powell to Patel, no run
71.5 Powell to Patel, one run, outside the off, opens the face of the
bat and runs it down to third-man
71.6 Powell to Laxman, no run, bouncer, ducks under
End of over 72 (1 run) India 244/5
DB Powell 14-4-52-1 - Pavilion End
PA Patel 2* (8b) VVS Laxman 36* (66b 6x4)
72.1 Cuffy to Patel, no run
72.2 Cuffy to Patel, no run
72.3 Cuffy to Patel, no run, darting in from outside the leg, defended
72.4 Cuffy to Patel, no run, outside the off, defended
72.5 Cuffy to Patel, one run, class shot, good use of the wrists, tucked
towards long leg
72.6 Cuffy to Laxman, no run, driven nicely to covers
End of over 73 (1 run) India 245/5
CE Cuffy 18-4-49-1 (4nb) - High Court End
PA Patel 3* (13b) VVS Laxman 36* (67b 6x4)
73.1 Powell to Patel, no run
73.2 Powell to Patel, no run, defended
The lights are on in Kolkata
73.3 Powell to Patel, FOUR, Bang! Short and outside the off, cracking
shot for four!
73.4 Powell to Patel, no run, defended
73.5 Powell to Patel, one run, yorker, well dug out, takes a single
73.6 Powell to Laxman, FOUR, Oh Shot! Sweetly timed too! Enough width
outside the off - smacked it through covers for four
End of over 74 (9 runs) India 254/5
DB Powell 15-4-61-1 - Pavilion End
PA Patel 8* (18b 1x4) VVS Laxman 40* (68b 7x4)
74.1 Cuffy to Patel, no run, gets right behind the line, defends
74.2 Cuffy to Patel, no run, beaten outside the off
74.3 Cuffy to Patel, no run, fired well outside the off, not good enough
to make Patel play at it, leaves it alone
74.4 Cuffy to Patel, no run
74.5 Cuffy to Patel, two runs, opening the face of the bat as he plays
the square drive, almost looked like the dada square drive, well
fielded by Samuels, just the couple of runs
74.6 Cuffy to Patel, no run, defended
End of over 75 (2 runs) India 256/5
CE Cuffy 19-4-51-1 (4nb) - High Court End
VVS Laxman 40* (68b 7x4) PA Patel 10* (24b 1x4)
Hooper to bowl, as it is getting dark - and the lights are on
75.1 Hooper to Laxman, one run, plays it just past slip and takes a
single
75.2 Hooper to Patel, no run, outside the off, punched towards covers
75.3 Hooper to Patel, one run, played down to long leg
75.4 Hooper to Laxman, FOUR, Take that! This is Laxman at his very best,
goes forward and easesit through extra cover, glorious shot for
four
75.5 Hooper to Laxman, no run, short, misses out on it
75.6 Hooper to Laxman, no run, ouch! Another long hop, Laxman pulls,
hits the target - Hinds at forward short leg - that hurt.
End of over 76 (6 runs) India 262/5
CL Hooper 9-3-22-1 - Pavilion End
PA Patel 11* (26b 1x4) VVS Laxman 45* (72b 8x4)
76.1 Cuffy to Patel, no run
76.2 Cuffy to Patel, no run
76.3 Cuffy to Patel, no run, outside the off, pushed to backward point
76.4 Cuffy to Patel, no run, pitched outside the line of leg, hit on the
pad, loud shout, not out
76.5 Cuffy to Patel, one run, full in length, played towards mid-wicket
76.6 Cuffy to Laxman, no run, outside the off, pushed to covers
End of over 77 (1 run) India 263/5
CE Cuffy 20-4-52-1 (4nb) - High Court End
PA Patel 12* (31b 1x4) VVS Laxman 45* (73b 8x4)
77.1 Hooper to Patel, one run
77.2 Hooper to Laxman, no run
77.3 Hooper to Laxman, no run, outside the off, defended
77.4 Hooper to Laxman, no run, flat and quick, pushed to mid-wicket
77.5 Hooper to Laxman, no run
77.6 Hooper to Laxman, no run
End of over 78 (1 run) India 264/5
CL Hooper 10-3-23-1 - Pavilion End
PA Patel 13* (32b 1x4) VVS Laxman 45* (78b 8x4)
Dillon replaces Cuffy
78.1 Dillon to Patel, one run, outside the off, plays it down to third-
man for a single
78.2 Dillon to Laxman, no run, well up to the batsman, outside the off,
pushed to covers
78.3 Dillon to Laxman, one run, rising delivery, played behind square
for a single, ball was in the air for some time
78.4 Dillon to Patel, no run
78.5 Dillon to Patel, no run
78.6 Dillon to Patel, two runs, nice shot, forces this one off the back
foot, certain style in that shot, ball goes in front of square,
Cuffy the fielder, gets a couple of runs
End of over 79 (4 runs) India 268/5
M Dillon 16-2-58-1 (2nb) - High Court End
VVS Laxman 46* (80b 8x4) PA Patel 16* (36b 1x4)
79.1 Hooper to Laxman, no run
79.2 Hooper to Laxman, no run
79.3 Hooper to Laxman, no run
79.4 Hooper to Laxman, no run, flat in trajectory, pushed to mid-wicket
79.5 Hooper to Laxman, no run
79.6 Hooper to Laxman, two runs, eased away through mid-wicket for a
couple of runs
End of over 80 (2 runs) India 270/5
CL Hooper 11-3-25-1 - Pavilion End
PA Patel 16* (36b 1x4) VVS Laxman 48* (86b 8x4)
80.1 Dillon to Patel, no run, outside the off, played to backward point
80.2 Dillon to Patel, one run, outside the off, opens the face of the
blade, runs it down to third-man for a single
80.3 Dillon to Laxman, OUT: Dillon strikes! Laxman just two runs away
from 50, plays away from his body, gets the edge, safe catch by
Gayle at first slip
India 271/6, Partnership of 29
VVS Laxman c Gayle b Dillon 48 (87b 8x4 0x6)
PA Patel 17* (38b 1x4) M Dillon 16.3-2-59-2 (2nb)
Harbhajan Singh comes out to bat
80.4 Dillon to Harbhajan Singh, one run, tucks it around the corner for
a single
80.5 Dillon to Patel, one run, takes the edge, falls short of Hooper at
third slip, ball goes down to third-man
80.6 Dillon to Harbhajan Singh, no run, pushed to the off side
End of over 81 (3 runs) India 273/6
M Dillon 17-2-61-2 (2nb) - High Court End
PA Patel 18* (39b 1x4) Harbhajan Singh 1* (2b)
81.1 Hooper to Patel, no run, bowling around the wicket, Patel defends
81.2 Hooper to Patel, no run, opens the face of the bat and runs it to
the off side
81.3 Hooper to Patel, no run, and again
81.4 Hooper to Patel, no run, flat and quick, forward in defence
81.5 Hooper to Patel, no run, well tossed up, well outside the off, left
alone
81.6 Hooper to Patel, no run, flat and quick, going down the leg, hit on
the pad, stifled appeal
End of over 82 (maiden) India 273/6
CL Hooper 12-4-25-1 - Pavilion End
Harbhajan Singh 1* (2b) PA Patel 18* (45b 1x4)
Gayle to bowl now
82.1 Gayle to Harbhajan Singh, no run, forward in defence
82.2 Gayle to Harbhajan Singh, no run, forward in defence
82.3 Gayle to Harbhajan Singh, no run, played back to the bowler
82.4 Gayle to Harbhajan Singh, two runs, real shoddy work at covers by
Coffy, trying out his soccer skills, which is very poor indeed,
gives away a couple of runs
82.5 Gayle to Harbhajan Singh, no run, defended
82.6 Gayle to Harbhajan Singh, no run, forward in defence
End of over 83 (2 runs) India 275/6
CH Gayle 2-0-6-0 - High Court End
PA Patel 18* (45b 1x4) Harbhajan Singh 3* (8b)
Well that is that for the day
It has got too dark - the umpires offering the light, batsmen walk
off
Match State: Stumps - Day 1
A good day's cricket here at Eden Gardens in Kolkata
India, electing to bat, finished the first day at 275/6
All their batsmen got off to a good start - but failed to go on and
play the long - big innings
Dravid was unlucky to be given out lbw
Sehwag, Tendulkar, Ganguly got to the 30s and threw it away. Laxman
made 48
Bangar played well - holding one end up to make 77
At close of play Parthiv Patel is unbeaten on 18 and Harbhajan
Singh is on three
Nothing special about the West Indies bowling. Importantly, they
just dropped one catch today - a tough one put down by Chanderpaul
Gayle took two catches at first slip - important ones that too -
Tendulkar and Laxman
That is all we have for you today. Do join us tomorrow. So long.
Play will start at 0900 Hrs IST, 0330 Hrs GMT - 97 overs to be
bowled on the second day.
Good Morning
Welcome to the live coverage of the second day's play in the third
and final Test match between India and West Indies
97 overs to be bowled today, we have an early start.
India will resume on 275/6 - Parthiv Patel is on 18 and Harbhajan
Singh is 3 not out
The umpires and players are in the middle
The new ball has been taken. Cameron Cuffy to bowl, Patel to take
strike.
We are all set for the start of day-2
Bright sunny morning in Kolkata
Interestingly just the two slips - Cuffy bowling with the new ball
to young Patel
83.1 Cuffy to Patel, no run, a gentle loosener, outside the off, left
alone.
83.2 Cuffy to Patel, one run, Dropped! Dropped Twice! This is so bad -
off the outside edge straight to Hooper at second slip, fails to
grab it, ball deflects - goes in the air, Gayle from First slip
fails to catch it either!
83.3 Cuffy to Harbhajan Singh, two runs, on leg and middle, played
behind square for a couple of runs
83.4 Cuffy to Harbhajan Singh, one run, once again, tucked around the
corner for a single
83.5 Cuffy to Patel, one run, outside the off, pushes the ball to
covers, races through to complete the single
83.6 Cuffy to Harbhajan Singh, OUT: Bowled'm!! Off stump goes for a
walk, too fast a delivery for Harbhajan Singh.
India 280/7, Partnership of 9
Harbhajan Singh b Cuffy 6 (11b 0x4 0x6)
End of over 84 (5 runs) India 280/7
CE Cuffy 21-4-57-2 (4nb) - Pavilion End
PA Patel 20* (49b 1x4)
Dillon to share the new ball
84.1 Dillon to Patel, no run
84.2 Dillon to Patel, no run
84.3 Dillon to Patel, no run
84.4 Dillon to Patel, no run
84.5 Dillon to Patel, no run
84.6 Dillon to Patel, no run
End of over 85 (maiden) India 280/7
M Dillon 18-3-61-2 (2nb) - High Court End
J Srinath 0* (0b) PA Patel 20* (55b 1x4)
85.1 Cuffy to Srinath, no run
85.2 Cuffy to Srinath, one run, pushed to covers and scampers through
for a single
85.3 Cuffy to Patel, no run
85.4 Cuffy to Patel, FOUR, short and wide outside the off, what-a-shot!
Cracking square cut for four, superb stuff.
85.5 Cuffy to Patel, no run, angling away from the batsman, left alone
85.6 Cuffy to Patel, no run, slashes outside the off, beaten
End of over 86 (5 runs) India 285/7
CE Cuffy 22-4-62-2 (4nb) - Pavilion End
J Srinath 1* (2b) PA Patel 24* (59b 2x4)
86.1 Dillon to Srinath, no run, fast delivery, just outside the off,
Srinath looks a bit scared, takes a few steps towards the leg
side, then attempts to play it, beaten
86.2 Dillon to Srinath, two runs, Srinath not too sure about what is
happening, plays a drive, ball hits bat and goes through mid-off,
gets a couple of runs
86.3 Dillon to Srinath, no run, played to covers
86.4 Dillon to Srinath, FOUR, Srinath once again makes a move towards
square leg, and then plays through the line, hit straight over the
bowler's head for four
86.5 Dillon to Srinath, no run, and again! Srinath backing off, Dillon
chases him with a bouncer, sways away
86.6 Dillon to Srinath, no run, this is a major development in Srinath's
batting technique, showing all three stumps to the bowler, and
Dillon fails to sneak in the yorker, bowls on a good length,
angling in, pushed in defence
End of over 87 (6 runs) India 291/7
M Dillon 19-3-67-2 (2nb) - High Court End
PA Patel 24* (59b 2x4) J Srinath 7* (8b 1x4)
87.1 Cuffy to Patel, wide: no run, more excitement, Cuffy bowls a
shocking wide - miles outside the off
87.1 Cuffy to Patel, no run, short, outside the off, goes for the cut,
does not time it at all
87.2 Cuffy to Patel, two runs, driven sweetly through covers, finds the
gap nicely, takes the second run and turns for the third, Srinath
doesn't want the third, has his hand out like a traffic cop in
Kolkata - stop!
87.3 Cuffy to Patel, no run, just outside the off, defended
87.4 Cuffy to Patel, no run, outside the off, played to gully
87.5 Cuffy to Patel, no run, misses out on a square cut, that was a long
hop and should have been put away for four
87.6 Cuffy to Patel, no run, better delivery, more pace and bounce, gets
right on top of it, defends
End of over 88 (3 runs) India 294/7
CE Cuffy 23-4-65-2 (1w 4nb) - Pavilion End
J Srinath 7* (8b 1x4) PA Patel 26* (65b 2x4)
88.1 Dillon to Srinath, no run, this is ridiculous, Srinath starts
walking towards the square even before the ball is bowled, Dillon
follows him - angling it in, hit high on the thigh pad
Actually, Dillon showing the same kind of approach as Srinath
88.2 Dillon to Srinath, FOUR, pitches this one up, Srinath has made
himself enough room, swings this over extra cover for four
88.3 Dillon to Srinath, no run
88.4 Dillon to Srinath, no run
88.5 Dillon to Srinath, five runs, dear-oh-dear! It is all happening,
Srinath pushes to covers and takes off for an impossible single,
it was Srinath's call anyway, Hinds had all the time in the world
to take aim and ping, he misses the stumps - and the ball goes
over the ropes now
88.6 Dillon to Patel, no run, loud shout for lbw, turned down by de
Silva
End of over 89 (9 runs) India 303/7
M Dillon 20-3-76-2 (2nb) - High Court End
J Srinath 16* (13b 2x4) PA Patel 26* (66b 2x4)
89.1 Cuffy to Srinath, no run, beaten outside the off, clueless!
89.2 Cuffy to Srinath, FOUR, Srinath is on a roll, and roll on till it
lasts... Plays through the line, hit high over mid-on for four
89.3 Cuffy to Srinath, no run, backs off towards square leg, ball goes
over the middle stump!
89.4 Cuffy to Srinath, no run, angling in, ball hits bat
89.5 Cuffy to Srinath, FOUR, mediocre bowling, puts it right in the slot
for Srinath to free his arms and smash it over extra cover for
four
89.6 Cuffy to Srinath, FOUR, moe rubbish bowling from Cuffy, Srinath
backing off towards square leg, follows him with a full toss,
thank you very much, Srinath would take that any day, smashes it
over the bowler's head for four - straight down the ground that
is.
End of over 90 (12 runs) India 315/7
CE Cuffy 24-4-77-2 (1w 4nb) - Pavilion End
PA Patel 26* (66b 2x4) J Srinath 28* (19b 5x4)
90.1 Dillon to Patel, no run, on leg and middle, played in defence
90.2 Dillon to Patel, no run, right up to the batsman, forward in
defence
90.3 Dillon to Patel, no run, full in length, outside the off, plays
over it, through to Jacobs
90.4 Dillon to Patel, no run, gets right behind the line and defends
90.5 Dillon to Patel, FOUR, now take that! what-a-shot! Flicked away off
his toes - in front of square, classic stuff - four!
90.6 Dillon to Patel, one run, outside the off, rising delivery, gets
right on top of it, opens the face of the bat, runs it down to
third-man for a single, keeps the strike
End of over 91 (5 runs) India 320/7
M Dillon 21-3-81-2 (2nb) - High Court End
PA Patel 31* (72b 3x4) J Srinath 28* (19b 5x4)
Cuffy continues, Hooper has a lot of faith in this senior fast
bowler
91.1 Cuffy to Patel, no run, outside the off, played to backward point
91.2 Cuffy to Patel, no run, gets behind the line and defends
A young Jermaine Lawson with more pace could trouble Srinath - with
the new ball, Cuffy just does not have the pace
91.3 Cuffy to Patel, one run, driven nicely through the off side,
towards the man sweeping at cover fence
The field wide spread - this is so negative tactics by Windies
91.4 Cuffy to Srinath, SIX, ho ho ho! Cuffy sends in one - right in the
slot, Srinath enjoys - slams it over long off for a huge six
91.5 Cuffy to Srinath, no run, pushed to overs
91.6 Cuffy to Srinath, no run, angling in, left alone
End of over 92 (7 runs) India 327/7
CE Cuffy 25-4-84-2 (1w 4nb) - Pavilion End
PA Patel 32* (75b 3x4) J Srinath 34* (22b 5x4 1x6)
Cuffy has bowled five overs this morning - going for 32 runs
Now a bowling change - Lawson replaces Dillon
92.1 Lawson to Patel, FOUR, It is all happening here in Kolkata! Slices
this one through backward point, beats two fielders - four!
92.2 Lawson to Patel, FOUR, Take That! Short and wide outside the off,
Young Patel was put through the grind in the Academy in Australia
- to play the horizontal bat shots - does it in style now - four!
92.3 Lawson to Patel, no run, just outside the off, opens the face of
the bat and runs it to backward point
92.4 Lawson to Patel, no run, outside the off, brilliant fielding by
Chanderpaul at covers
The 50 runs partnership came with the first four off this over
92.5 Lawson to Patel, no run, pushes the ball to covers
92.6 Lawson to Patel, no run, short, rising delivery, sways away from it
End of over 93 (8 runs) India 335/7
JJC Lawson 17-3-66-1 (1nb) - High Court End
J Srinath 34* (22b 5x4 1x6) PA Patel 40* (81b 5x4)
Change of pace now - Hooper to bowl
93.1 Hooper to Srinath, no run, forward in defence
93.2 Hooper to Srinath, one run, tossed up, driven down to long on
93.3 Hooper to Patel, no run, outside the off, driven to covers
93.4 Hooper to Patel, no run
93.5 Hooper to Patel, two runs, played behind square for a single, young
Patel urges Srinath to go for the second, young legs - faster legs
- makes the second run easily
93.6 Hooper to Patel, no run
End of over 94 (3 runs) India 338/7
CL Hooper 13-4-28-1 - Pavilion End
J Srinath 35* (24b 5x4 1x6) PA Patel 42* (85b 5x4)
94.1 Lawson to Srinath, no run, short of a length, played to covers
94.2 Lawson to Srinath, one run, short of a length, Srinath moving
towards square, hits to deep mid-off, easy single
94.3 Lawson to Patel, FOUR, Fast delivery, outside the off, hangs his
bat at it, takes the edge and races to the third-man fence for
four
94.4 Lawson to Patel, no run, fast delivery, just outside the off, opens
the face of the bat, runs it to backward point
94.5 Lawson to Patel, one run, another fast delivery, plays a firmstroke
towards the cover fence, there is a sweeper
94.6 Lawson to Srinath, one run, slower ball, outside the off, Srinath
has no worries at all, smacks it to the man at deep extra cover
End of over 95 (7 runs) India 345/7
JJC Lawson 18-3-73-1 (1nb) - High Court End
J Srinath 37* (27b 5x4 1x6) PA Patel 47* (88b 6x4)
Match State: Drinks
Drinks not taken yet - Hooper will bowl one more over before that
95.1 Hooper to Srinath, no run, forward in defence
95.2 Hooper to Srinath, no run, on middle and leg, played to square leg
95.3 Hooper to Srinath, no run, outside the off, left alone
95.4 Hooper to Srinath, FOUR, This is party time! Tossed up, driven down
the ground to long off for four
95.5 Hooper to Srinath, no run, waits for the ball to turn, pushed to
covers
95.6 Hooper to Srinath, FOUR, more and more! Four more! Opens the face
of the bat and runs it down to third-man for four
End of over 96 (8 runs) India 353/7
CL Hooper 14-4-36-1 - Pavilion End
PA Patel 47* (88b 6x4) J Srinath 45* (33b 7x4 1x6)
78 runs scored in the first hour - drinks not taken yet
96.1 Lawson to Patel, OUT: Gone! Slices this drive to Chanderpaul at
backward point, Patel unlucky to miss out on his first Test fifty
India 353/8, Partnership of 73
PA Patel c Chanderpaul b Lawson 47 (89b 6x4 0x6)
J Srinath 45* (33b 7x4 1x6) JJC Lawson 18.1-3-73-2 (1nb)
Match State: Drinks
Kumble is the new batsman
Partnership for the 8th wicket - 73 runs off just 12.1 overs (73
balls)
96.2 Lawson to Kumble, no run, gets right behind the line and defends
96.3 Lawson to Kumble, no run, stands tall and defends
96.4 Lawson to Kumble, no run, pushed back down the track
96.5 Lawson to Kumble, no run, gets behind the line and defends
96.6 Lawson to Kumble, one run, on leg and middle, played behind square
leg for a single, gets off the mark
End of over 97 (1 run) India 354/8
JJC Lawson 19-3-74-2 (1nb) - High Court End
A Kumble 1* (5b) J Srinath 45* (33b 7x4 1x6)
97.1 Hooper to Kumble, no run, flat and quick, defended
97.2 Hooper to Kumble, no run, stretches forward in defence
97.3 Hooper to Kumble, no run, pushes forward, almost carried back to
the bowler
97.4 Hooper to Kumble, no run, tossed up, outside the off, inside edge
97.5 Hooper to Kumble, no run, bat and pad close together in defence
97.6 Hooper to Kumble, no run, defended, maiden over
End of over 98 (maiden) India 354/8
CL Hooper 15-5-36-1 - Pavilion End
J Srinath 45* (33b 7x4 1x6) A Kumble 1* (11b)
98.1 Lawson to Srinath, no run, fast delivery, outside the off, cuts it
to backward point
98.2 Lawson to Srinath, one run, driven to extra cover, gets a single
98.3 Lawson to Kumble, no run, fast yorker! inside edge onto the toe
98.4 Lawson to Kumble, no run, too fast, tries to flick, hit on the pad
98.5 Lawson to Kumble, no run, driven to mid-off
98.6 Lawson to Kumble, one run, played down to third-man, denies Srinath
the strike by taking the single
End of over 99 (2 runs) India 356/8
JJC Lawson 20-3-76-2 (1nb) - High Court End
A Kumble 2* (15b) J Srinath 46* (35b 7x4 1x6)
Powell relaces Hooper
99.1 Powell to Kumble, no run, outside the off, goes for the cut,
mistimes
99.2 Powell to Kumble, no run, angling in, stands tall and defends
99.3 Powell to Kumble, one run, driven straight, Cuffy a bit too late,
easy single in the end
99.4 Powell to Srinath, no run, goes for the pull and completely
mistimes it, beaten by the extra pace, almost gave a catch to mid-
wicket
99.5 Powell to Srinath, no run
To bowl around the wicket now
99.6 Powell to Srinath, no run, rising delivery, steered to backward
point
End of over 100 (1 run) India 357/8
DB Powell 16-4-62-1 - Pavilion End
A Kumble 3* (18b) J Srinath 46* (38b 7x4 1x6)
Match State: Drinks
Dillon to bowl
100.1 Dillon to Kumble, no run, outside the off, pushed to covers
100.2 Dillon to Kumble, one run, played down to thirdman
100.3 Dillon to Srinath, no run, slower ball, defended
100.4 Dillon to Srinath, OUT: Thank you very much! Srinath backs off
towards square, edges it to Hooper st second slip - a simple
catch. Srinath too falls short of his fifty.
India 358/9, Partnership of 5
J Srinath c Hooper b Dillon 46 (40b 7x4 1x6)
A Kumble 4* (20b) M Dillon 21.4-3-82-3 (2nb)
100.5 Dillon to Nehra, no run, outside the off, through to Jacobs
100.6 Dillon to Nehra, no run, too good a delivery, just outside the off,
beaten, Nehra hides the bat between his legs - memories of Walsh
doing the same comes back
End of over 101 (1 run) India 358/9
M Dillon 22-3-82-3 (2nb) - High Court End
A Kumble 4* (20b) A Nehra 0* (2b)
101.1 Powell to Kumble, no run, down the leg side, through to the keeper
101.2 Powell to Kumble, OUT: too fast and straight - hits the pad, umpire
Shepherd gives him out, all over for India - all out for 358
India 358/10, Partnership of 0
A Kumble lbw b Powell 4 (22b 0x4 0x6)
A Nehra 0* (2b) DB Powell 16.2-4-62-2
Match State: Innings Break
Flurry of runs this morning, Srinath had fun - scoring 46 off 40
balls, against a listless windies bowling
Parthiv Patel made 47 - and the two batsmen added 73 valuable runs
for the 8th wicket partnership
In the 18.2 overs bowled this morning, India scored 83 runs and
lost the last four wickets
Dillon finished with three wickets, two each for Cuffy, Lawson and
Powell
We will take a short break - and be back with the West Indies first
innings
Welcome back
The umpires and players are in the middle
Srinath to start off proceedings here.
0.1 Srinath to Gayle, no run, short and outside the leg, and Gayle
leaves that one alone easily enough. A real loosener from Srinath.
0.2 Srinath to Gayle, no run, loud appeal from Srinath for leg-before,
but the ball is not only pitching and hitting outside leg, but was
also inside edged onto the pad.
0.3 Srinath to Gayle, no run, short and outside the lega gain, but this
one has more carry than the previous two deliveries, more effort
put into that one by Srinath.
0.4 Srinath to Gayle, no run, fuller and a touch slower, and Gayle
easily pats it away to mid-on.
0.5 Srinath to Gayle, no run, on the pads again, and Gayle works it to
the legside, where square leg runs around and fields.
0.6 Srinath to Gayle, no run, heading away from Gayle outside the off
with the arm, and the batsman shoulders arms, the ball seaming
away through to the keeper.
End of over 1 (maiden) West Indies 0/0 (trail by 358 runs)
J Srinath 1-1-0-0 - High Court End
WW Hinds 0* (0b) CH Gayle 0* (6b)
Left arm seamer Ashish Nehra from the Pavilion End now, playing in
his first Test in India!
1.1 Nehra to Hinds, no run, on middle and leg, and Hinds works the ball
to mid-on.
1.2 Nehra to Hinds, no run, short of a length, and Hinds comes forward
and defends away into the offside.
1.3 Nehra to Hinds, no run, full, no hint of swing yet for Nehra,and
Hinds comes forward and strokes it to extra cover.
1.4 Nehra to Hinds, no run, outside the off, and Hinds leaves that one
alone, the ball seaming in a touch as it passes the stumps.
1.5 Nehra to Hinds, no run, short of a length, and Hinds steers the
ball to gully.
1.6 Nehra to Hinds, no run, outside the off, and Hinds judges it well
enough to leave alone.
End of over 2 (maiden) West Indies 0/0 (trail by 358 runs)
A Nehra 1-1-0-0 - Pavilion End
CH Gayle 0* (6b) WW Hinds 0* (6b)
2.1 Srinath to Gayle, no run
2.2 Srinath to Gayle, no run, on middle and leg, Srinath still not able
to get it outside off to tempt the batsman into the drive.
2.3 Srinath to Gayle, no run, outside the off, left alone
2.4 Srinath to Gayle, no run, outside the off, left alone
2.5 Srinath to Gayle, FOUR, Smack! Cracking extra cover drive for four!
2.6 Srinath to Gayle, (noball) no run
2.6 Srinath to Gayle, (noball) no run
2.6 Srinath to Gayle, no run
End of over 3 (6 runs) West Indies 6/0 (trail by 352 runs)
J Srinath 2-1-6-0 (2nb) - High Court End
WW Hinds 0* (6b) CH Gayle 4* (14b 1x4)
3.1 Nehra to Hinds, no run, outside the off, left alone
3.2 Nehra to Hinds, no run
3.3 Nehra to Hinds, one run, cutting in sharply, played wide of mid-on
for a single
3.4 Nehra to Gayle, no run, pushed to covers, Ganguly fields
3.5 Nehra to Gayle, no run, outside the off, left alone
3.6 Nehra to Gayle, no run
End of over 4 (1 run) West Indies 7/0 (trail by 351 runs)
A Nehra 2-1-1-0 - Pavilion End
WW Hinds 1* (9b) CH Gayle 4* (17b 1x4)
4.1 Srinath to Hinds, (noball) one run, another no ball, tucked behind
square
4.1 Srinath to Gayle, no run
4.2 Srinath to Gayle, no run
4.3 Srinath to Gayle, one run, taps the ball in defence to the off
side, and rushes through for a quick single, good running
4.4 Srinath to Hinds, no run, wayward bowling, well outside the off
4.5 Srinath to Hinds, FOUR, Take that! Powerful on drive for four
4.6 Srinath to Hinds, (noball) no run, here comes another! A no ball.
4.6 Srinath to Hinds, one run, played to the on side, Bangar stops more
than a single
End of over 5 (9 runs) West Indies 16/0 (trail by 342 runs)
J Srinath 3-1-15-0 (4nb) - High Court End
WW Hinds 7* (14b 1x4) CH Gayle 5* (20b 1x4)
5.1 Nehra to Hinds, no run, played back to the bowler
5.2 Nehra to Hinds, no run, outside the off, left alone
5.3 Nehra to Hinds, no run, back of a length, outside the off, gets
right behind the line, defends
5.4 Nehra to Hinds, no run, has a might swipe at a full length ball,
inside edge onto the pads
5.5 Nehra to Hinds, no run, and another drive, straight to mid-off
5.6 Nehra to Hinds, no run, short of a length, outside the off, left
alone
End of over 6 (maiden) West Indies 16/0 (trail by 342 runs)
A Nehra 3-2-1-0 - Pavilion End
CH Gayle 5* (20b 1x4) WW Hinds 7* (20b 1x4)
enough of Srinath and no balls, Ganguly throws the ball to
Harbhajan Singh
6.1 Harbhajan Singh to Gayle, no run, fast one, down the leg, off the
pad and down to fine leg, no shot offered - so no runs
6.2 Harbhajan Singh to Gayle, one run, outside the line of leg, swept
down to long leg
6.3 Harbhajan Singh to Hinds, no run, tossed up, pitched outside the
line of leg, hit on the pad
6.4 Harbhajan Singh to Hinds, no run, quicker one, defended
6.5 Harbhajan Singh to Hinds, no run, flat and quick, forward in
defence
6.6 Harbhajan Singh to Hinds, no run, pushed back to the bowler
End of over 7 (1 run) West Indies 17/0 (trail by 341 runs)
Harbhajan Singh 1-0-1-0 - High Court End
CH Gayle 6* (22b 1x4) WW Hinds 7* (24b 1x4)
Kumble replaces Nehra
7.1 Kumble to Gayle, no run, flat and quick, driven to covers
7.2 Kumble to Gayle, FOUR, again flat and quick, outside the off, Gayle
goes forward and plays a perfect extra cover drive for four
7.3 Kumble to Gayle, no run, outside the off, left alone
7.4 Kumble to Gayle, no run
7.5 Kumble to Gayle, no run
7.6 Kumble to Gayle, legbye: one run
End of over 8 (5 runs) West Indies 22/0 (trail by 336 runs)
A Kumble 1-0-4-0 - Pavilion End
CH Gayle 10* (28b 2x4) WW Hinds 7* (24b 1x4)
8.1 Harbhajan Singh to Gayle, no run, pitched outside the line of leg,
turning in, taken on the pad
8.2 Harbhajan Singh to Gayle, no run, forward in defence
8.3 Harbhajan Singh to Gayle, no run
8.4 Harbhajan Singh to Gayle, no run
8.5 Harbhajan Singh to Gayle, no run, loud appeal for a catch at silly
point - umpire de Silva unmoved
8.6 Harbhajan Singh to Gayle, no run, again hit on the pad, no damage
done
End of over 9 (maiden) West Indies 22/0 (trail by 336 runs)
Harbhajan Singh 2-1-1-0 - High Court End
WW Hinds 7* (24b 1x4) CH Gayle 10* (34b 2x4)
9.1 Kumble to Hinds, no run, outside the off, left alone
9.2 Kumble to Hinds, no run, outside the off, pushed to covers
9.3 Kumble to Hinds, one run
9.4 Kumble to Gayle, no run
9.5 Kumble to Gayle, no run
9.6 Kumble to Gayle, no run
End of over 10 (1 run) West Indies 23/0 (trail by 335 runs)
A Kumble 2-0-5-0 - Pavilion End
WW Hinds 8* (27b 1x4) CH Gayle 10* (37b 2x4)
10.1 Harbhajan Singh to Hinds, no run, loud shout for lbw, pitched
outside the line of leg
10.2 Harbhajan Singh to Hinds, no run, defended
10.3 Harbhajan Singh to Hinds, no run, defended
10.4 Harbhajan Singh to Hinds, no run
10.5 Harbhajan Singh to Hinds, no run, quicker through the air, pitched
outside the line of leg, takes on the front pad, no appeal this
time
10.6 Harbhajan Singh to Hinds, no run, goes for the sweep, misses out.
That is lunch on day-2.
End of over 11 (maiden) West Indies 23/0 (trail by 335 runs)
Harbhajan Singh 3-2-1-0 - High Court End
CH Gayle 10* (37b 2x4) WW Hinds 8* (33b 1x4)
West Indies, replying to India's first innings score of 358 all
out, are 23 for no loss.
We will be back at 1210 Hrs IST, 0640 Hrs GMT
Match State: Lunch - Day 2
Good Afternoon and Welcome back to Eden gardens
Nehra to bowl
11.1 Nehra to Gayle, one run
11.2 Nehra to Hinds, no run
11.3 Nehra to Hinds, no run
11.4 Nehra to Hinds, FOUR, tucked fine for four
11.5 Nehra to Hinds, one run
11.6 Nehra to Gayle, no run
End of over 12 (6 runs) West Indies 29/0 (trail by 329 runs)
A Nehra 4-2-7-0 - Pavilion End
WW Hinds 13* (37b 2x4) CH Gayle 11* (39b 2x4)
Harbhajan Singh to continue
12.1 Harbhajan Singh to Hinds, no run, tossed up, pushed to mid-off
12.2 Harbhajan Singh to Hinds, no run, gets right behind the line and
defends
12.3 Harbhajan Singh to Hinds, no run, defended
12.4 Harbhajan Singh to Hinds, no run, well flighted and on the off,
driven to covers
12.5 Harbhajan Singh to Hinds, no run, slower, on the stumps, spinnning
away, defended with soft hands
12.6 Harbhajan Singh to Hinds, no run
End of over 13 (maiden) West Indies 29/0 (trail by 329 runs)
Harbhajan Singh 4-3-1-0 - High Court End
CH Gayle 11* (39b 2x4) WW Hinds 13* (43b 2x4)
13.1 Nehra to Gayle, no run, fullish and on the off, a touch of late
inswing, driven at, the ball goes off the edge onto the pad
13.2 Nehra to Gayle, no run, on the off and full, beautiful swing of the
bat, the ball rushes past the bowler, great off drive that,
Ganguly dives and saves a certain four
13.3 Nehra to Gayle, no run
13.4 Nehra to Gayle, no run
13.5 Nehra to Gayle, no run, outside the off, left alone
13.6 Nehra to Gayle, no run, outside the off, left alone
End of over 14 (maiden) West Indies 29/0 (trail by 329 runs)
A Nehra 5-3-7-0 - Pavilion End
WW Hinds 13* (43b 2x4) CH Gayle 11* (45b 2x4)
14.1 Harbhajan Singh to Hinds, one run, tossed up, played behind square
14.2 Harbhajan Singh to Gayle, no run, quicker through the air, defended
14.3 Harbhajan Singh to Gayle, no run, shouts of catch it! Pitched
outside the line of leg and turned
14.4 Harbhajan Singh to Gayle, no run, flat and quick, played to short
leg
14.5 Harbhajan Singh to Gayle, no run, de Silva! Boy he is getting
better, loud shout for lbw, and a long shout that too, Umpire de
Silva unmoved, ball pitched outside the line of leg
14.6 Harbhajan Singh to Gayle, no run, defended
End of over 15 (1 run) West Indies 30/0 (trail by 328 runs)
Harbhajan Singh 5-3-2-0 - High Court End
WW Hinds 14* (44b 2x4) CH Gayle 11* (50b 2x4)
15.1 Nehra to Hinds, two runs, on the pads, played down to long leg for
a couple of runs
15.2 Nehra to Hinds, FOUR, short outside the off, Hinds gives it
everything, powerful square cut for four
15.3 Nehra to Hinds, no run, back of a length, outside the off, defended
15.4 Nehra to Hinds, no run, outside the off, pushed in defence
15.5 Nehra to Hinds, no run, angling in, slower ball, pushed to mid-on
15.6 Nehra to Hinds, no run, pushed to mid-on again
End of over 16 (6 runs) West Indies 36/0 (trail by 322 runs)
A Nehra 6-3-13-0 - Pavilion End
CH Gayle 11* (50b 2x4) WW Hinds 20* (50b 3x4)
16.1 Harbhajan Singh to Gayle, no run, pitched outside the line of leg,
ball goes to forward short leg - off the front pad
16.2 Harbhajan Singh to Gayle, FOUR, tossed up, drives inside out -
cracking off drive for four
16.3 Harbhajan Singh to Gayle, no run, allows the ball to hit the pad
16.4 Harbhajan Singh to Gayle, no run, flat in trajectory, forward in
defence
16.5 Harbhajan Singh to Gayle, no run, shouts of - catch it! Laxman
fails to grab it at silly point
16.6 Harbhajan Singh to Gayle, FOUR, oh! What a powerful blow - Down on
one knee and sweeps it hard - in front of square for four
End of over 17 (8 runs) West Indies 44/0 (trail by 314 runs)
Harbhajan Singh 6-3-10-0 - High Court End
WW Hinds 20* (50b 3x4) CH Gayle 19* (56b 4x4)
Bowling change: Sanjay Bangar
17.1 Bangar to Hinds, no run, well up to the batsman, pushed to mid-on
17.2 Bangar to Hinds, no run, outside the off, off the back foot, pushed
to mid-off
17.3 Bangar to Hinds, no run, shapes to play through the on side, hit on
the pad, beaten by the lack of pace
17.4 Bangar to Hinds, no run, well up to the batsman, just outside the
off, pushed in defence to short cover
17.5 Bangar to Hinds, no run, just outside the off, pushed to covers
17.6 Bangar to Hinds, one run, played towards square leg
End of over 18 (1 run) West Indies 45/0 (trail by 313 runs)
SB Bangar 1-0-1-0 - Pavilion End
WW Hinds 21* (56b 3x4) CH Gayle 19* (56b 4x4)
18.1 Harbhajan Singh to Hinds, no run, swept powerfully, hits Sehwag at
forward short leg
18.2 Harbhajan Singh to Hinds, no run, flat and quick, defended
18.3 Harbhajan Singh to Hinds, no run, outside the off, defended
18.4 Harbhajan Singh to Hinds, FOUR, long hop - put away in fine style,
rocks back and cuts it hard - four!
18.5 Harbhajan Singh to Hinds, no run, sends in a quick and full length
delivery, brings down the bat quickly, defends safely
18.6 Harbhajan Singh to Hinds, FOUR, another long hop, cut away for
four, brings up the 50 runs on the board - 50 partnership too
End of over 19 (8 runs) West Indies 53/0 (trail by 305 runs)
Harbhajan Singh 7-3-18-0 - High Court End
CH Gayle 19* (56b 4x4) WW Hinds 29* (62b 5x4)
19.1 Bangar to Gayle, one run, hit on the rise, just wide of covers and
gets an easy single
19.2 Bangar to Hinds, no run, this one keeps low, outside the off,
defended
19.3 Bangar to Hinds, FOUR, more runs here, flicked through mid-wicket,
past a diving substitute fielder SS Das, four!
19.4 Bangar to Hinds, no run, gets behind the line and plays the ball to
short cover
19.5 Bangar to Hinds, no run, defended
19.6 Bangar to Hinds, FOUR, on leg and middle, on driven for four, Hinds
cutting loose here in Kolkata
End of over 20 (9 runs) West Indies 62/0 (trail by 296 runs)
SB Bangar 2-0-10-0 - Pavilion End
CH Gayle 20* (57b 4x4) WW Hinds 37* (67b 7x4)
32 Runs scored in the last five overs
20.1 Harbhajan Singh to Gayle, no run, rocks back and cuts, only up to
backward point
20.2 Harbhajan Singh to Gayle, no run, pitched outside the line of leg,
takes it on the front pad
20.3 Harbhajan Singh to Gayle, no run, pitched outside the line of leg,
Harbhajan Singh appeals
20.4 Harbhajan Singh to Gayle, no run, defended
20.5 Harbhajan Singh to Gayle, no run
20.6 Harbhajan Singh to Gayle, no run
End of over 21 (maiden) West Indies 62/0 (trail by 296 runs)
Harbhajan Singh 8-4-18-0 - High Court End
WW Hinds 37* (67b 7x4) CH Gayle 20* (63b 4x4)
21.1 Bangar to Hinds, no run, played towards mid-off, wants a single,
Gayle does not, Sehwag fumbles
21.2 Bangar to Hinds, no run, moving away from the batsman, beaten, did
not miss the edge by much
21.3 Bangar to Hinds, no run, getting the ball to swing away very late,
left alone
21.4 Bangar to Hinds, no run, hits the seam and gets the ball to bounce
a little more thna usual, fended down
21.5 Bangar to Hinds, no run, bowling very close to the stump, bowling a
stumps-to-stumps line, defends
21.6 Bangar to Hinds, no run, played back down the track
End of over 22 (maiden) West Indies 62/0 (trail by 296 runs)
SB Bangar 3-1-10-0 - Pavilion End
CH Gayle 20* (63b 4x4) WW Hinds 37* (73b 7x4)
Kumble to bowl
22.1 Kumble to Gayle, no run, outside the off, defended
22.2 Kumble to Gayle, no run, flat and quick, no chance of the ball
turning, forward in defence
22.3 Kumble to Gayle, no run, forward in defence
22.4 Kumble to Gayle, no run, full in length, driven to mid-off
22.5 Kumble to Gayle, no run, flat and quick, defended
22.6 Kumble to Gayle, no run, cracking cover drive, Laxman dives and
stops
End of over 23 (maiden) West Indies 62/0 (trail by 296 runs)
A Kumble 3-1-5-0 - High Court End
WW Hinds 37* (73b 7x4) CH Gayle 20* (69b 4x4)
23.1 Bangar to Hinds, no run, well up to the stumps, defended
23.2 Bangar to Hinds, no run
23.3 Bangar to Hinds, no run
23.4 Bangar to Hinds, no run
23.5 Bangar to Hinds, no run
23.6 Bangar to Hinds, no run
End of over 24 (maiden) West Indies 62/0 (trail by 296 runs)
SB Bangar 4-2-10-0 - Pavilion End
CH Gayle 20* (69b 4x4) WW Hinds 37* (79b 7x4)
24.1 Kumble to Gayle, no run
24.2 Kumble to Gayle, no run
24.3 Kumble to Gayle, no run
24.4 Kumble to Gayle, no run
24.5 Kumble to Gayle, no run
24.6 Kumble to Gayle, one run, takes a single, easing the ball past
forward short leg
End of over 25 (1 run) West Indies 63/0 (trail by 295 runs)
A Kumble 4-1-6-0 - High Court End
CH Gayle 21* (75b 4x4) WW Hinds 37* (79b 7x4)
25.1 Bangar to Gayle, no run, short, misses out, played straight to the
fielder
25.2 Bangar to Gayle, no run, good delivery, full in length, hint of
late swing too, defended
25.3 Bangar to Gayle, no run, angling away from the batsman, left alone
25.4 Bangar to Gayle, no run, outside the off, left alone
25.5 Bangar to Gayle, no run, outside the off, left alone
25.6 Bangar to Gayle, no run
End of over 26 (maiden) West Indies 63/0 (trail by 295 runs)
SB Bangar 5-3-10-0 - Pavilion End
WW Hinds 37* (79b 7x4) CH Gayle 21* (81b 4x4)
Five out of the last six overs have been maidens. Just the one run
scored
Match State: Drinks
26.1 Kumble to Hinds, one run, played behind square
26.2 Kumble to Gayle, one run, swept down to long leg
26.3 Kumble to Hinds, one run, more activity now, another single, this
time to covers
26.4 Kumble to Gayle, no run
26.5 Kumble to Gayle, no run
26.6 Kumble to Gayle, no run, flat and quick, looked like missing off by
a good distance, goes for the sweep, hit on the pad, loud appeal,
Kumble goes on appealing... Good decision by de Silva - not out
End of over 27 (3 runs) West Indies 66/0 (trail by 292 runs)
A Kumble 5-1-9-0 - High Court End
WW Hinds 39* (81b 7x4) CH Gayle 22* (85b 4x4)
27.1 Bangar to Hinds, no run
27.2 Bangar to Hinds, no run, width outside the off, driven to covers
27.3 Bangar to Hinds, no run, driven to mid-off
27.4 Bangar to Hinds, no run, outside the off, left alone
27.5 Bangar to Hinds, FOUR, timed nicely through covers, Sehwag goes
chasing, escorts the ball past the ropes
27.6 Bangar to Hinds, no run, driven to mid-on
End of over 28 (4 runs) West Indies 70/0 (trail by 288 runs)
SB Bangar 6-3-14-0 - Pavilion End
CH Gayle 22* (85b 4x4) WW Hinds 43* (87b 8x4)
28.1 Kumble to Gayle, FOUR, Gayle! Smashes this full toss through mid-
wicket for four, good shot
28.2 Kumble to Gayle, no run, defended
28.3 Kumble to Gayle, no run
28.4 Kumble to Gayle, no run
28.5 Kumble to Gayle, no run
28.6 Kumble to Gayle, FOUR, juicy half volley, begging to be hit, driven
straight down the ground for four
End of over 29 (8 runs) West Indies 78/0 (trail by 280 runs)
A Kumble 6-1-17-0 - High Court End
WW Hinds 43* (87b 8x4) CH Gayle 30* (91b 6x4)
Harbhajan Singh to bowl now
29.1 Harbhajan Singh to Hinds, no run, on leg and middle, played around
the corner, only up to short fine leg
29.2 Harbhajan Singh to Hinds, no run, way down the leg side, should
have been called a wide
29.3 Harbhajan Singh to Hinds, no run, and again, down the leg side
29.4 Harbhajan Singh to Hinds, one run, and again, this time swept down
to Srinath at long leg
29.5 Harbhajan Singh to Gayle, no run
29.6 Harbhajan Singh to Gayle, no run
End of over 30 (1 run) West Indies 79/0 (trail by 279 runs)
Harbhajan Singh 9-4-19-0 - Pavilion End
WW Hinds 44* (91b 8x4) CH Gayle 30* (93b 6x4)
30.1 Kumble to Hinds, no run, flat and quick, outside the off, defended
30.2 Kumble to Hinds, no run, outside the off, eases this one to covers
30.3 Kumble to Hinds, no run, driven to Laxman at short covers
30.4 Kumble to Hinds, no run
30.5 Kumble to Hinds, no run
30.6 Kumble to Hinds, one run, lofts this high in the air drops safely
End of over 31 (1 run) West Indies 80/0 (trail by 278 runs)
A Kumble 7-1-18-0 - High Court End
WW Hinds 45* (97b 8x4) CH Gayle 30* (93b 6x4)
31.1 Harbhajan Singh to Hinds, no run, pushes this into off side
31.2 Harbhajan Singh to Hinds, no run, turned round the corner, gulley
fields
31.3 Harbhajan Singh to Hinds, no run, outside the off stump, left
alone, taken by the keeper
31.4 Harbhajan Singh to Hinds, no run, leaves this alone
31.5 Harbhajan Singh to Hinds, no run, fends thsi away, rolls to on side
31.6 Harbhajan Singh to Hinds, no run, fwd defends this, another maiden
for Harbajan
End of over 32 (maiden) West Indies 80/0 (trail by 278 runs)
Harbhajan Singh 10-5-19-0 - Pavilion End
CH Gayle 30* (93b 6x4) WW Hinds 45* (103b 8x4)
32.1 Kumble to Gayle, no run
32.2 Kumble to Gayle, no run
32.3 Kumble to Gayle, FOUR
32.4 Kumble to Gayle, no run, full, flat and on the off, defended
carefully
32.5 Kumble to Gayle, no run, slightly short of a length, a bit of extra
bounce, defended off the back foot
32.6 Kumble to Gayle, FOUR, down the leg side, swiped at, the ball runs
away fine to the fine leg fence, umpire de Silva reckons it came
off the bat
End of over 33 (8 runs) West Indies 88/0 (trail by 270 runs)
A Kumble 8-1-26-0 - High Court End
WW Hinds 45* (103b 8x4) CH Gayle 38* (99b 8x4)
33.1 Harbhajan Singh to Hinds, no run, full and floated onto the pad,
defended
33.2 Harbhajan Singh to Hinds, one run, on the off, spinning away,
knocked to the cover region
33.3 Harbhajan Singh to Gayle, no run, on the pads, sweep played and
missed, rapped on the pad
33.4 Harbhajan Singh to Gayle, no run, on the leg stump, padded away
33.5 Harbhajan Singh to Gayle, no run, once agaoin outside the leg stump
and spinning in to the left hander, padded away
33.6 Harbhajan Singh to Gayle, no run
End of over 34 (1 run) West Indies 89/0 (trail by 269 runs)
Harbhajan Singh 11-5-20-0 - Pavilion End
WW Hinds 46* (105b 8x4) CH Gayle 38* (103b 8x4)
There's a bozz around the ground as Tendulkar comes on to bowl
34.1 Tendulkar to Hinds, no run, flat off break on the stumps, defended
34.2 Tendulkar to Hinds, no run
34.3 Tendulkar to Hinds, no run, on the off, defended with soft hands
34.4 Tendulkar to Hinds, no run, on the off and full, driven back to the
bowler
34.5 Tendulkar to Hinds, no run, outside the off, stroked to covers
34.6 Tendulkar to Hinds, one run, on the pads, nudged to the on side
End of over 35 (1 run) West Indies 90/0 (trail by 268 runs)
SR Tendulkar 1-0-1-0 - High Court End
WW Hinds 47* (111b 8x4) CH Gayle 38* (103b 8x4)
Kumble switches ends
35.1 Kumble to Hinds, no run, full and on the off, defended with bat and
pad held close together
35.2 Kumble to Hinds, no run, flat and straight, again defended
35.3 Kumble to Hinds, one run
35.4 Kumble to Gayle, no run, quicker one on the off, Gayle tries to
play the ball to the on side, the ball goes off the leading edge
and falls tantalisingly close to the man at short cover
35.5 Kumble to Gayle, no run
35.6 Kumble to Gayle, no run
End of over 36 (1 run) West Indies 91/0 (trail by 267 runs)
A Kumble 9-1-27-0 - Pavilion End
WW Hinds 48* (114b 8x4) CH Gayle 38* (106b 8x4)
36.1 Tendulkar to Hinds, no run
36.2 Tendulkar to Hinds, two runs, swept away to the on side and that is
a well played half-century for Wavell Hinds
36.3 Tendulkar to Hinds, no run, tossed up and outside the off, driven
hard, the ball goes straight into Sehwag's shins at silly mid off,
Ouch! painful bowl that
Sehwag gets some medical attention here
36.4 Tendulkar to Hinds, FOUR, long hop outside the off, pulled to the
midwicket fence in fine style
36.5 Tendulkar to Hinds, no run, outside the off, floating off spinner,
left alone to the keeper
36.6 Tendulkar to Hinds, no run, again full and just outside the off,
defended
End of over 37 (6 runs) West Indies 97/0 (trail by 261 runs)
SR Tendulkar 2-0-7-0 - High Court End
CH Gayle 38* (106b 8x4) WW Hinds 54* (120b 9x4)
37.1 Kumble to Gayle, one run, back of a length and on the stumps,
tucked away to the on side
37.2 Kumble to Hinds, no run, pushed to mid off
37.3 Kumble to Hinds, no run, on the off, driven to cover all along the
ground
37.4 Kumble to Hinds, no run, beautiful googly just outside the off,
Hinds is beaten all ends up
37.5 Kumble to Hinds, no run
37.6 Kumble to Hinds, one run
End of over 38 (2 runs) West Indies 99/0 (trail by 259 runs)
A Kumble 10-1-29-0 - Pavilion End
WW Hinds 55* (125b 9x4) CH Gayle 39* (107b 8x4)
38.1 Tendulkar to Hinds, no run, driven to mid off
38.2 Tendulkar to Hinds, no run, full toss on the off, driven easily to
mid off
38.3 Tendulkar to Hinds, no run, flatter and on the off, defended
38.4 Tendulkar to Hinds, no run
38.5 Tendulkar to Hinds, no run, well flighted, from around the wicket,
coming ion with the arm, defended
38.6 Tendulkar to Hinds, one run, driven just wide of a diving cover
fielder, single taken to bring up the hundred
End of over 39 (1 run) West Indies 100/0 (trail by 258 runs)
SR Tendulkar 3-0-8-0 - High Court End
WW Hinds 56* (131b 9x4) CH Gayle 39* (107b 8x4)
39.1 Kumble to Hinds, no run, on the off and flat, pushed gently to mid
off
39.2 Kumble to Hinds, no run
39.3 Kumble to Hinds, no run, full and flat, patted to the off side
39.4 Kumble to Hinds, one run, googly but down the leg side, turned
around the corner
39.5 Kumble to Gayle, no run, another googly, this time well placed too,
beaten
39.6 Kumble to Gayle, FOUR, a bit of width and that is what Gayle has
needs, spanked to the cover point fence
End of over 40 (5 runs) West Indies 105/0 (trail by 253 runs)
A Kumble 11-1-34-0 - Pavilion End
WW Hinds 57* (135b 9x4) CH Gayle 43* (109b 9x4)
Harbhajan Singh to bowl now
40.1 Harbhajan Singh to Hinds, no run, flat in trajectory, forward in
defence
40.2 Harbhajan Singh to Hinds, no run, slow off break, forward in
defence
40.3 Harbhajan Singh to Hinds, no run, outside the off, driven to covers
off the back foot
40.4 Harbhajan Singh to Hinds, no run, well tossed up, forward in
defence
40.5 Harbhajan Singh to Hinds, FOUR, quicker one, takes an inside edge
and rushes down to fine leg for four
40.6 Harbhajan Singh to Hinds, no run, forward in defence
End of over 41 (4 runs) West Indies 109/0 (trail by 249 runs)
Harbhajan Singh 12-5-24-0 - High Court End
CH Gayle 43* (109b 9x4) WW Hinds 61* (141b 10x4)
That is tea on day-2
Match State: Tea - Day 2
Welcome back
Kumble to bowl
41.1 Kumble to Gayle, no run, flat and quick, outside the off, hit on
the front pad
41.2 Kumble to Gayle, FOUR, Whoa! Glorious extra cover drive for four
41.3 Kumble to Gayle, no run, stretches forward, hit on the front pad
41.4 Kumble to Gayle, no run, goes for the sweep, misses, hit on the
pad, loud shout, not out
41.5 Kumble to Gayle, no run, oooh! That had the extra bounce, beats the
bat, Patel has to take it quite high and then effect the stumping,
enough time for Gayle to get back
41.6 Kumble to Gayle, one run, played down to long leg
End of over 42 (5 runs) West Indies 114/0 (trail by 244 runs)
A Kumble 12-1-39-0 - Pavilion End
CH Gayle 48* (115b 10x4) WW Hinds 61* (141b 10x4)
Srinath to bowl
42.1 Srinath to Gayle, no run, bowling around the wicket, outside the
off, left alone
42.2 Srinath to Gayle, no run, angling in, but not enough, left alone
42.3 Srinath to Gayle, one run, driven to the off side, takes a single
That's a new record for the first wicket for West Indies against
India at Kolkata, beating the previous best of 114 between
Greenidge and Haynes
42.4 Srinath to Hinds, no run, defended
42.5 Srinath to Hinds, no run, defended
42.6 Srinath to Hinds, one run, nasty bouncer, takes evasive action,
hits him somewhere, takes the run. Hit him on the glove.
End of over 43 (2 runs) West Indies 116/0 (trail by 242 runs)
J Srinath 4-1-17-0 (4nb) - High Court End
WW Hinds 62* (144b 10x4) CH Gayle 49* (118b 10x4)
43.1 Kumble to Hinds, no run
43.2 Kumble to Hinds, no run
43.3 Kumble to Hinds, no run
43.4 Kumble to Hinds, no run
43.5 Kumble to Hinds, two runs, tucked around the corner for a couple of
runs
43.6 Kumble to Hinds, FOUR, more runs, plays a late cut, plays it fine
too, four!
End of over 44 (6 runs) West Indies 122/0 (trail by 236 runs)
A Kumble 13-1-45-0 - Pavilion End
CH Gayle 49* (118b 10x4) WW Hinds 68* (150b 11x4)
44.1 Srinath to Gayle, no run, just outside the off, struggling to bowl
at 80 miles an hour, left alone
Srinath into his fifth over - and surely the second over of this
new spell. Need more pace than that
44.2 Srinath to Gayle, no run, well outside the off, left alone
44.3 Srinath to Gayle, no run, outside the off, pushed to covers
44.4 Srinath to Gayle, no run
44.5 Srinath to Gayle, no run, burhses the pad, just outside the off,
stifled appeal, not out
44.6 Srinath to Gayle, no run, well outside the off, left alone
End of over 45 (maiden) West Indies 122/0 (trail by 236 runs)
J Srinath 5-2-17-0 (4nb) - High Court End
WW Hinds 68* (150b 11x4) CH Gayle 49* (124b 10x4)
45.1 Kumble to Hinds, no run, gets behind the line and defends
45.2 Kumble to Hinds, no run, beaten a by a quicker delivery outside the
off
45.3 Kumble to Hinds, two runs, played nicely torwards fine leg
45.4 Kumble to Hinds, no run
45.5 Kumble to Hinds, no run
45.6 Kumble to Hinds, one run, punches it wide of covers, takes a
single, keeps the strike
End of over 46 (3 runs) West Indies 125/0 (trail by 233 runs)
A Kumble 14-1-48-0 - Pavilion End
WW Hinds 71* (156b 11x4) CH Gayle 49* (124b 10x4)
46.1 Srinath to Hinds, no run, bowling around the wicket, Hinds plays
and misses
46.2 Srinath to Hinds, no run, driven to covers
46.3 Srinath to Hinds, no run
46.4 Srinath to Hinds, (noball) no run
46.4 Srinath to Hinds, FOUR, SHOT! Whipped away off his hip, through
mid-wicket, timed it well - four!
46.5 Srinath to Hinds, no run, outside the off, pushed to covers
46.6 Srinath to Hinds, FOUR, Another! More runs here, swung around the
corner for four
End of over 47 (9 runs) West Indies 134/0 (trail by 224 runs)
J Srinath 6-2-26-0 (5nb) - High Court End
CH Gayle 49* (124b 10x4) WW Hinds 79* (163b 13x4)
47.1 Kumble to Gayle, one run, driven through covers, takes a single,
and brings up his fifty, well played Gayle.
47.2 Kumble to Hinds, one run, short, wide outside the off, cut away for
a single
47.3 Kumble to Gayle, no run, slower one, forward in defence
47.4 Kumble to Gayle, no run, an apologetic appeal from behind the
stumps, ball pitching outside the line of leg
47.5 Kumble to Gayle, no run, quicker one, squeezes it to the on side
47.6 Kumble to Gayle, no run, forward in defence. No silly point now
End of over 48 (2 runs) West Indies 136/0 (trail by 222 runs)
A Kumble 15-1-50-0 - Pavilion End
WW Hinds 80* (164b 13x4) CH Gayle 50* (129b 10x4)
Bowling change: Harbhajan Singh
48.1 Harbhajan Singh to Hinds, no run, flat in trajectory, forward in
defence
48.2 Harbhajan Singh to Hinds, no run, pushed through quicker, defended
48.3 Harbhajan Singh to Hinds, no run, pitched outside the leg, allows
it to hit the pad
48.4 Harbhajan Singh to Hinds, one run, dances down the track, Hinds
gaining in confidence, drives it straight to Ganguly at mid-off,
and takes a single
48.5 Harbhajan Singh to Gayle, no run, pitched outside the line of leg,
defended
Indians hoping for a wicket, the bowling has not looked that sharp
48.6 Harbhajan Singh to Gayle, one run
End of over 49 (2 runs) West Indies 138/0 (trail by 220 runs)
Harbhajan Singh 13-5-26-0 - High Court End
CH Gayle 51* (131b 10x4) WW Hinds 81* (168b 13x4)
49.1 Kumble to Gayle, no run
49.2 Kumble to Gayle, FOUR, mediocre bowling, juicy half volley outside
the off,driven through extra cover in style for four
49.3 Kumble to Gayle, no run
49.4 Kumble to Gayle, no run
49.5 Kumble to Gayle, one run
49.6 Kumble to Hinds, no run
End of over 50 (5 runs) West Indies 143/0 (trail by 215 runs)
A Kumble 16-1-55-0 - Pavilion End
CH Gayle 56* (136b 11x4) WW Hinds 81* (169b 13x4)
50.1 Harbhajan Singh to Gayle, no run
50.2 Harbhajan Singh to Gayle, no run
50.3 Harbhajan Singh to Gayle, no run
50.4 Harbhajan Singh to Gayle, no run, beaten outside the off
50.5 Harbhajan Singh to Gayle, no run
50.6 Harbhajan Singh to Gayle, no run
End of over 51 (maiden) West Indies 143/0 (trail by 215 runs)
Harbhajan Singh 14-6-26-0 - High Court End
WW Hinds 81* (169b 13x4) CH Gayle 56* (142b 11x4)
51.1 Kumble to Hinds, no run
51.2 Kumble to Hinds, no run
51.3 Kumble to Hinds, no run
51.4 Kumble to Hinds, FOUR, dances down the track and smacks this over
mid-on, nice clean hit for four
51.5 Kumble to Hinds, one run, played to the on side
51.6 Kumble to Gayle, no run, googly, takes the leading edge and lands
safely on the off side
End of over 52 (5 runs) West Indies 148/0 (trail by 210 runs)
A Kumble 17-1-60-0 - Pavilion End
WW Hinds 86* (174b 14x4) CH Gayle 56* (143b 11x4)
52.1 Harbhajan Singh to Hinds, no run, bowling around the wicket,
drifting in, defended
52.2 Harbhajan Singh to Hinds, no run, outside the off, left alone
52.3 Harbhajan Singh to Hinds, no run, driven nicely to mid-on
52.4 Harbhajan Singh to Hinds, one run, outside the off, driven nicely
to deep mid-off, takes a single
52.5 Harbhajan Singh to Gayle, no run, long loud shout for lbw, hitting
outside the line of off, can't give those out, de Silva having a
very good day
52.6 Harbhajan Singh to Gayle, no run, Harbhajan Singh fires this one
way down the leg side
End of over 53 (1 run) West Indies 149/0 (trail by 209 runs)
Harbhajan Singh 15-6-27-0 - High Court End
WW Hinds 87* (178b 14x4) CH Gayle 56* (145b 11x4)
53.1 Kumble to Hinds, one run, outside the off, pushed wide of covers,
easy single there to be taken
53.2 Kumble to Gayle, no run, left alone, outside the off
53.3 Kumble to Gayle, one run
53.4 Kumble to Hinds, FOUR, very ordinary bowling, windies openers
having an early X'mas in Kolkata, Hinds puts this half volley
through extra covers for four
53.5 Kumble to Hinds, FOUR, ho ho ho! Long hop from India's most
experienced spinner. Hinds smashes this through mid-wicket for
four
53.6 Kumble to Hinds, one run, powerful drive, there is a fielder at
long off, just the single, moves to 97
End of over 54 (11 runs) West Indies 160/0 (trail by 198 runs)
A Kumble 18-1-71-0 - Pavilion End
WW Hinds 97* (182b 16x4) CH Gayle 57* (147b 11x4)
54.1 Harbhajan Singh to Hinds, no run, Harbhajan Singh aiming at
something down the leg - again
54.2 Harbhajan Singh to Hinds, no run, forward in defence
54.3 Harbhajan Singh to Hinds, one run, swept away, down to Nehra at
long leg
54.4 Harbhajan Singh to Gayle, no run, defended
54.5 Harbhajan Singh to Gayle, no run, pushed to the off side
54.6 Harbhajan Singh to Gayle, no run, loud shout for lbw, Harbhajan
Singh appealing in hope - that ball would have missed some 4th leg
stump
End of over 55 (1 run) West Indies 161/0 (trail by 197 runs)
Harbhajan Singh 16-6-28-0 - High Court End
WW Hinds 98* (185b 16x4) CH Gayle 57* (150b 11x4)
Nehra to bowl
55.1 Nehra to Hinds, one run, fires it full, inside edge - ball goes to
mid-wicket, moves to 99
55.2 Nehra to Gayle, no run, outside the off, Gayle drives, drives it to
mid-off
India missing Zaheer Khan here
55.3 Nehra to Gayle, FOUR, more rubbish from the bowlers, Nerha drops it
short, Gayle has all the time in the world, pulls it through mid-
on for four
55.4 Nehra to Gayle, FOUR, if the earlier one was bad, this is worse,
the half-tracker, Gayle pulls through mid-wicket for a change,
result - four!
55.5 Nehra to Gayle, no run, stands tall, checks the shot, pushed back
firmly to the bowler
55.6 Nehra to Gayle, no run, Nehra takes the safest route - fires it
well wide outside the off
End of over 56 (9 runs) West Indies 170/0 (trail by 188 runs)
A Nehra 7-3-22-0 - Pavilion End
WW Hinds 99* (186b 16x4) CH Gayle 65* (155b 13x4)
56.1 Harbhajan Singh to Hinds, no run, loud shout for a bat pad catch at
short leg, umpire de Silva does not move
56.2 Harbhajan Singh to Hinds, no run, played in defence to short leg
56.3 Harbhajan Singh to Hinds, one run, Wavel Hinds take a bow! The
first hundred by a West Indies batsman in this Test series. Well
played Hinds. Swept it to fine leg and ran through for the single
56.4 Harbhajan Singh to Gayle, no run, loud shout for lbw, looked very
close, de Silva not willing to give the iffy ones
56.5 Harbhajan Singh to Gayle, no run, forward in defence as Harbhajan
Singh continues to bowl around the wicket
56.6 Harbhajan Singh to Gayle, no run, stretches forward, smothers
whatever turn in that, well defended
End of over 57 (1 run) West Indies 171/0 (trail by 187 runs)
Harbhajan Singh 17-6-29-0 - High Court End
WW Hinds 100* (189b 16x4) CH Gayle 65* (158b 13x4)
Match State: Drinks
57.1 Nehra to Hinds, no run
57.2 Nehra to Hinds, no run
57.3 Nehra to Hinds, no run
57.4 Nehra to Hinds, no run
57.5 Nehra to Hinds, no run, beatne outside the off, loud appeal from
behind the stumps, desperation - badly need the breakthrough
57.6 Nehra to Hinds, no run
End of over 58 (maiden) West Indies 171/0 (trail by 187 runs)
A Nehra 8-4-22-0 - Pavilion End
CH Gayle 65* (158b 13x4) WW Hinds 100* (195b 16x4)
58.1 Harbhajan Singh to Gayle, no run, hit on the pad, now an attempted
appeal by Harbhajan Singh, turns around looks at the umpire and
stops appealing rather apologetically
58.2 Harbhajan Singh to Gayle, no run, defended
58.3 Harbhajan Singh to Gayle, no run, outside the off, defended, played
with soft hands
58.4 Harbhajan Singh to Gayle, no run, stretches forward, ball hits
front pad, no appeal this time
58.5 Harbhajan Singh to Gayle, no run, outside the off, clips the pad,
and goes behind
58.6 Harbhajan Singh to Gayle, one run, driven nicely to long off
End of over 59 (1 run) West Indies 172/0 (trail by 186 runs)
Harbhajan Singh 18-6-30-0 - High Court End
CH Gayle 66* (164b 13x4) WW Hinds 100* (195b 16x4)
59.1 Nehra to Gayle, no run
59.2 Nehra to Gayle, no run
59.3 Nehra to Gayle, no run
59.4 Nehra to Gayle, no run
59.5 Nehra to Gayle, no run
59.6 Nehra to Gayle, no run
End of over 60 (maiden) West Indies 172/0 (trail by 186 runs)
A Nehra 9-5-22-0 - Pavilion End
WW Hinds 100* (195b 16x4) CH Gayle 66* (170b 13x4)
60.1 Harbhajan Singh to Hinds, no run, flat and quick, defended
The lights are on at Eden Gardens
60.2 Harbhajan Singh to Hinds, no run, defended
60.3 Harbhajan Singh to Hinds, no run, bowling over the wicket now,
pitched well outside the line of leg, trying to do a Warne - bowl
around the legs
60.4 Harbhajan Singh to Hinds, OUT: sweeps it straight into the hands of
Ganguly at square leg, straight down this throat, easy catch,
Windies lose their first wicket
West Indies 172/1, Partnership of 172
WW Hinds c Ganguly b Harbhajan Singh 100 (200b 16x4 0x6)
CH Gayle 66* (170b 13x4) Harbhajan Singh 18.5-6-30-1
60.6 Harbhajan Singh to Sarwan, no run
End of over 61 (maiden) West Indies 172/1 (trail by 186 runs)
Harbhajan Singh 19-7-30-1 - High Court End
CH Gayle 66* (170b 13x4) RR Sarwan 0* (1b)
61.1 Nehra to Gayle, no run
61.2 Nehra to Gayle, no run
61.3 Nehra to Gayle, no run
61.4 Nehra to Gayle, no run
61.5 Nehra to Gayle, no run
61.6 Nehra to Gayle, no run
End of over 62 (maiden) West Indies 172/1 (trail by 186 runs)
A Nehra 10-6-22-0 - Pavilion End
RR Sarwan 0* (2b) CH Gayle 66* (175b 13x4)
62.1 Harbhajan Singh to Sarwan, one run, pushed wide of mid-wicket for a
single
62.2 Harbhajan Singh to Gayle, no run, forward in defence
62.3 Harbhajan Singh to Gayle, no run, forward in defence again
62.4 Harbhajan Singh to Gayle, no run, bowling around the wicket,
forward in defence
62.5 Harbhajan Singh to Gayle, no run, forward in defence
62.6 Harbhajan Singh to Gayle, no run, goes for the big iff drive, gets
a thick inside edge
End of over 63 (1 run) West Indies 173/1 (trail by 185 runs)
Harbhajan Singh 20-7-31-1 - High Court End
RR Sarwan 1* (3b) CH Gayle 66* (180b 13x4)
63.1 Nehra to Sarwan, no run
63.2 Nehra to Sarwan, no run, outside the off stump, left alone, taken
by the keeper
63.3 Nehra to Sarwan, no run
63.4 Nehra to Sarwan, no run
63.5 Nehra to Sarwan, no run, played and missed, taken by keeper
63.6 Nehra to Sarwan, no run, drives this, mid on gathers
End of over 64 (maiden) West Indies 173/1 (trail by 185 runs)
A Nehra 11-7-22-0 - Pavilion End
CH Gayle 66* (180b 13x4) RR Sarwan 1* (9b)
64.1 Harbhajan Singh to Gayle, no run, defended
64.2 Harbhajan Singh to Gayle, SIX, What-a-shot! Down the track, good
use of the feet, gets to the pitch of the ball amd smack, sends
the ball high in the air and a long long way over long on for a
huge six
64.3 Harbhajan Singh to Gayle, FOUR, long hop, has enough time to pull
it through mid-wicket for four
64.4 Harbhajan Singh to Gayle, no run
64.5 Harbhajan Singh to Gayle, one run, swept away behind square for a
single
64.6 Harbhajan Singh to Sarwan, no run
End of over 65 (11 runs) West Indies 184/1 (trail by 174 runs)
Harbhajan Singh 21-7-42-1 - High Court End
CH Gayle 77* (185b 14x4 1x6) RR Sarwan 1* (10b)
65.1 Nehra to Gayle, one run, played down to third-man for a single
65.2 Nehra to Sarwan, no run, square drive, brilliant diving stop and
shy from Das, just wide of the stumps and Sarwan is safely back
65.3 Nehra to Sarwan, no run
65.4 Nehra to Sarwan, one run, outside the off, angling away, thick edge
and down to third-man
Das the substitute for Laxman
65.5 Nehra to Gayle, no run, well outside the off, left alone
65.6 Nehra to Gayle, no run, that swung in very late, a yorker, well dug
out
End of over 66 (2 runs) West Indies 186/1 (trail by 172 runs)
A Nehra 12-7-24-0 - Pavilion End
RR Sarwan 2* (13b) CH Gayle 78* (188b 14x4 1x6)
66.1 Harbhajan Singh to Sarwan, no run, tossed up, forward in defence
66.2 Harbhajan Singh to Sarwan, no run, turns this one towards mid-
wicket
66.3 Harbhajan Singh to Sarwan, no run, tossed up, pushed back down the
track
66.4 Harbhajan Singh to Sarwan, no run, played in defence again, Bangar
fields
66.5 Harbhajan Singh to Sarwan, no run, allows the ball to hit on the
front pad
66.6 Harbhajan Singh to Sarwan, no run
End of over 67 (maiden) West Indies 186/1 (trail by 172 runs)
Harbhajan Singh 22-8-42-1 - High Court End
CH Gayle 78* (188b 14x4 1x6) RR Sarwan 2* (19b)
67.1 Nehra to Gayle, no run, full in length, as we approach close of
play, Gayle defends
67.2 Nehra to Gayle, no run
67.3 Nehra to Gayle, no run, outside the off, left alone
67.4 Nehra to Gayle, no run, full in length, driven to mid-off
67.5 Nehra to Gayle, no run, full in length, defended
67.6 Nehra to Gayle, no run, defended
End of over 68 (maiden) West Indies 186/1 (trail by 172 runs)
A Nehra 13-8-24-0 - Pavilion End
RR Sarwan 2* (19b) CH Gayle 78* (194b 14x4 1x6)
68.1 Harbhajan Singh to Sarwan, no run, extra bounce, defended
68.2 Harbhajan Singh to Sarwan, no run, driven nicely to mid-off
68.3 Harbhajan Singh to Sarwan, OUT: Brilliant piece of stumping!
Referred to the third umpire, it is the red light! Sarwan is out
West Indies 186/2, Partnership of 14
RR Sarwan st Patel b Harbhajan Singh 2 (22b 0x4 0x6)
CH Gayle 78* (194b 14x4 1x6) Harbhajan Singh 22.3-8-42-2
Dillon is the new batsman
The nightwatchman that is
68.4 Harbhajan Singh to Dillon, no run, forward in defence
68.5 Harbhajan Singh to Dillon, OUT: Bowled'm! The nightwatchman goes,
here comes the collapse!
West Indies 186/3, Partnership of 0
M Dillon b Harbhajan Singh 0 (2b 0x4 0x6)
CH Gayle 78* (194b 14x4 1x6) Harbhajan Singh 22.5-8-42-3
Chanderpaul is the new batsman
68.6 Harbhajan Singh to Chanderpaul, no run, fires in a full and fast
delivery, well dug out
End of over 69 (maiden) West Indies 186/3 (trail by 172 runs)
Harbhajan Singh 23-9-42-3 - High Court End
CH Gayle 78* (194b 14x4 1x6) S Chanderpaul 0* (1b)
Kumble is back
69.1 Kumble to Gayle, two runs, and runs straight away, Kumble having a
terrible day, bowls one outside the leg, tucked around the corner,
Srinath the fielder - easy two
69.2 Kumble to Gayle, no run, over pitched, outside the off, hits it
straight to the fielder at covers
69.3 Kumble to Gayle, no run, slower through the air, defended, more of
a thick edge
69.4 Kumble to Gayle, no run, goes for the sweep, misses, Kumble gives
him the glare
69.5 Kumble to Gayle, no run
69.6 Kumble to Gayle, no run
End of over 70 (2 runs) West Indies 188/3 (trail by 170 runs)
A Kumble 19-1-73-0 - Pavilion End
S Chanderpaul 0* (1b) CH Gayle 80* (200b 14x4 1x6)
Harbhajan Singh to continue
70.1 Harbhajan Singh to Chanderpaul, no run, loud appeal for lbw,
mulitple appeals from young Patel, helping himself to a meeting
with the match referee, ball pitched well outside the line of leg
70.2 Harbhajan Singh to Chanderpaul, no run, defended
70.3 Harbhajan Singh to Chanderpaul, no run, defended
70.4 Harbhajan Singh to Chanderpaul, one run, played behind square for a
single
70.5 Harbhajan Singh to Gayle, no run, another long loud shout for lbw,
not out is the verdict, looked close, perhaps an inside edge is
what saved him, umpire de Silva manages a smile at the end of the
second day, finally some emotion on that face
70.6 Harbhajan Singh to Gayle, no run, turning away, left alone
End of over 71 (1 run) West Indies 189/3 (trail by 169 runs)
Harbhajan Singh 24-9-43-3 - High Court End
S Chanderpaul 1* (5b) CH Gayle 80* (202b 14x4 1x6)
Well, that is that for the second day's play.
Match State: Stumps - Day 2
Good day's cricket - 272 runs scored and seven wickets fell
Bowling for the best part of the day has been very poor, early in
the morning, windies bowlers allowed Srinath to get away with free
hits - he made a quickfire 46
Patel made 47 and India were bowled out for 358
Gayle and Hinds put together 172 runs for the first wicket
partnership, a new record for Windies at Kolkata.
Hinds made exactly 100, a very good innings, punished all the loose
balls offered to him. He was particularly harsh on Kumble.
West Indies looked like cruising through, there were many appeals
by the Indians - hoping to get a wicket - as Gayle and Hinds kept
scoring freely
And it was in the 61st over, the breakthrough came for India. Once
again, it was Harbhajan Singh who claimed the wicket - Hinds
caught by Ganguly at square leg
In the 69th over, Harbhajan Singh struck twice.
Sarwan was brilliantly stumped by Patel - his first stumping in
Test cricket
Nightwatchman Mervyn Dillon was yorked by a fast one from Harbhajan
Singh in the same over - and the good old story of collapse was
here
When bad light caused end of play on day-2, five overs were left to
be bowled.
We will have an early start tomorrow, West Indies will resume on
189/3, they trail by 169 runs.
Chris Gayle is unbeatne on 80 and Chanderpaul is on one
West Indies could make this very difficult for India, do join us
tomorrow at 0900 Hrs IST, 0330 Hrs GMT
Thanks for being with us. Cheers!
Good Morning.
Welcome to the live coverage of the third day's play in the third
and final Test match Test match between India and West Indies.
West Indies will resume on 189/3. Gayle is on 80 and Chanderpaul on
one.
India have announced the squad to play in the one-day series
against West Indies. Dinesh Mongia has been left out.
The squad: Sourav Ganguly (captain), Virender Sehwag, Sachin
Tendulkar, Rahul Dravid (wk), Vangipurappu Laxman, Yuvraj Singh,
Mohammad Kaif, Harbhajan Singh, Anil Kumble, Ajit Agarkar, Javagal
Srinath, Ashish Nehra, Jaiprakash Yadav, Sanjay Bangar.
Catch all the news and stories on this cuurent tour at
http://www.cricinfo.com/link_to_database/ARCHIVE/2002-
03/WI_IN_IND/
It is a hot and humid morning in Kolkata.
The umpires and players are in the middle
It is going to be Srinath to bowl to Chanderpaul
71.1 Srinath to Chanderpaul, no run, gets right behind the line and
defends
71.2 Srinath to Chanderpaul, no run, just outside the off, defended
71.3 Srinath to Chanderpaul, no run, gets right behind the line and
defends
71.4 Srinath to Chanderpaul, one run, outside the off, square driven for
a single
71.5 Srinath to Gayle, no run, well outside the off, left alone
71.6 Srinath to Gayle, no run
End of over 72 (1 run) West Indies 190/3 (trail by 168 runs)
J Srinath 7-2-27-0 (5nb) - Pavilion End
S Chanderpaul 2* (9b) CH Gayle 80* (204b 14x4 1x6)
Harbhajan Singh to bowl
Four fielders around the bat
72.1 Harbhajan Singh to Chanderpaul, two runs, starts off - one down the
leg side, swept down to long leg, gets a couple of runs
72.2 Harbhajan Singh to Chanderpaul, FOUR, Merry X'mas Mr Chanderpaul!
Full toss on the leg stump, put away in style just behind square
for four!
72.3 Harbhajan Singh to Chanderpaul, no run, outside the off, pushed in
defence
72.4 Harbhajan Singh to Chanderpaul, no run, flat and quick, hurries to
defend, Patel behind the stumps - practices his appeal
72.5 Harbhajan Singh to Chanderpaul, one run, tapped to the leg side,
takes a quick single
72.6 Harbhajan Singh to Gayle, one run, flat and on the leg, eased away
through the on side
End of over 73 (8 runs) West Indies 198/3 (trail by 160 runs)
Harbhajan Singh 25-9-51-3 - High Court End
CH Gayle 81* (205b 14x4 1x6) S Chanderpaul 9* (14b 1x4)
73.1 Srinath to Gayle, (noball) no run, no ball number 6 for Srinath!
73.1 Srinath to Gayl