West Indies V India - 3rd Test Match

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India won the toss and elected to bat. At lunch they are 98/2



India 1st innings                                               R   B   4  6
SB Bangar             not out                                  22  82   3  0
V Sehwag              lbw                b Dillon              35  35   6  0
R Dravid              lbw                b Powell              14  19   1  0
SR Tendulkar          not out                                  24  27   5  0
Extras                (lb 1, nb 2)                              3
Total                 (2 wickets, 26.5 overs)                  98

To Bat: *SC Ganguly, VVS Laxman, +PA Patel, A Kumble,
        Harbhajan Singh, J Srinath, A Nehra.

FoW: 1-49 (Sehwag, 10.2 ov), 2-72 (Dravid, 17.2 ov).

Bowling                      O      M      R      W
Dillon                       7      1     29      1 (1nb)
Cuffy                        8      2     22      0 (1nb)
Lawson                       5.5    0     23      0
Powell                       4      1     19      1
Hooper                       1      1      0      0
Gayle                        1      0      4      0
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India 1st innings

S Bangar batting 26 116
V Sehwag lbw b M Dillon 35 32
R Dravid lbw b D Powell 14 21
S Tendulkar c Gayle b Lawson 36 58
S Ganguly batting 11 10

Extras (w-0, nb-4, b-0, lb-2): 6 Run Rate: 3.23

Total: 128/3 Overs: 39.4

After starting well India faltered a bit. Small partnerships were built and just when they look going to be big, wickets fall. But, still lot more batting to come. I expect 350 to be a decent total.

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Needless to say Tendulkar is not how he used to be 3 or 4 years back, you may see a hint of his brilliance once in a while like that 194 he scored in 3rd test against England, but overall his performance has been ordinary. Maybe because of the presence of other first class batsman in the team like Sehwag and Dravid who have done extraordinary for the past year has decrease the weight on Sachin's shoulders.
Before he was required to play big every inning.

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India all out 358

West Indies 125/0.

At last Windies playing with some purpose and determination.

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At stumps West Indies 189/3.

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http://uk.sports.yahoo.com/021101/203/ddoiw.html

Chanderpaul Ton Puts Windies On Top

Shivnarine Chanderpaul scored his fourth hundred of the year against India to pass 1,000 Test runs in 2002 and restore some pride to West Indian cricket.

He moved on from his overnight one not out to reach 136 when stumps were called early on day three due to bad light.

**The West Indies were 446 for five, giving them a lead of 88 over India who have already won the series after victories in the opening two Tests. **

In this third and final Test, Chanderpaul was looking to rediscover the form which brought him three hundreds in the Caribbean against India earlier this year.

He made 140, 101 and 136no against the Indians when they toured the Caribbean, and today the West Indies roared back to form as he and Marlon Samuels put on 191 for the sixth wicket.

By the close, Samuels had passed his previous Test best score of 60 to reach 89no.

Chanderpaul’s hundred was the sixth of his Test career.

He got to three figures just before tea and he and Samuels progressed with ease through the final session.

At the start of play, the match had looked to be finely poised.

West Indies were on 189 for three, with Chris Gayle unbeaten on 80 and Chanderpaul alongside him but yet to establish himself.

Gayle failed to reach his hundred, adding only eight.

His opening partner Wavell Hinds had hit exactly 100 yesterday, before his departure sparked a mini collapse.

Harbhajan Singh had taken three quick wickets late in the post tea session yesterday, but he could only keep it tight today as his wily off-spin failed to yield a wicket.

India struck twice this morning, reducing the West Indies to 261 for five at lunch.

Anil Kumble removed Gayle early as wicketkeeper Parthiv Patel pulled off a brilliant catch.

Gayle went for 88 after playing forward to a ball from Kumble which bounced and edged off his bat into the hands of Virender Sehwag at forward short leg.

Skipper Carl Hooper replaced him and he and Chanderpaul batted cautiously until Patel’s moment of brilliance.

Hooper, on 19, edged an angled delivery between keeper and first slip, but Patel dived to his right to take a one-handed catch in front of slip.

Chanderpaul and Samuels guided the tourists to lunch without further loss, and they went through the second session without losing a wicket.

Chanderpaul played most of the attacking shots, adding 65 in the session, with Samuels progressing from one to 36.

After tea they were just as impressive, but the skies in Kolkata darkened early and when India decided to bring on paceman Javagal Srinath there was no other option for the match umpires than to offer the light to the batsmen.

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Very good Batting by Chanderpaul - May be If Wet Indies can add quick 150 runs more tomorrow morning and put some pressure on India - they have a chance to win this match.

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http://sports.yahoo.com/m/sk/news/reuters/20021102/reu-windies20021102.html

**Tendulkar slams 31st ton to raise Indian hopes **

CALCUTTA, India (Reuters) - Sachin Tendulkar has struck his 31st test century in majestic style to give India a fighting chance of surviving in the third and final test against West Indies.

The 29-year-old, playing his 103rd test, is now just three centuries behind the world record held by Sunil Gavaskar.

Tendulkar, who had failed to pass 50 in the series so far, came into form with an unbeaten 114 that took India to 195 for four at close of the fourth day’s play.

The home side had been reduced to 87 for four mainly due to an fiery opening spell by fast bowler Mervyn Dillon but Tendulkar and Vangipurappu Laxman, who was 30 not out, came together for a 108-run unbroken sixth wicket stand.

West Indies, who took a 139-run first innings lead courtesy of 140 by Shivnarine Chanderpaul and 104 for his maiden test century by Marlon Samuels, still have the upper hand.

But India, now 56 runs ahead, are in with a good chance to draw the test and a slim chance of forcing a win as the wicket is expected to heavily favour their spinners on the final day.

India have a winning 2-0 lead in the series.

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That's what I call a good batting line up. Though 4 of our batsmen went out with out scoring (Bangar, sehwag, Dravid and Ganguly) and Obviously Dravid and Ganguly for very controversial decision, still India managed to get a decent score. WI have a chance if they can dismiss the remaining Indian batsman and start to chase the rest of the score, but seeing Sachin bat today, it might be really difficult for them.

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Once again Sachin showed his class when needed - I just wonder when are people going to stop questioning his batting.