India fightback slows Australia’s victory bid
Australian captain Ricky Ponting faced a tricky decision on a likely
target for India after the hosts clawed their way back into the first
cricket Test on Sunday.
The tourists will start the final day’s play on Monday with an
overall lead of 263 with five wickets in hand on a deteriorating wicket
that is making batting difficult.
Ponting, whose team closed the fourth day at 193-5 in their second
knock, has three sessions left in the match to force a result by giving
his bowlers enough time to dismiss India again.
Australia 1st innings: 430
INDIA 1ST INNINGS
G. Gambhir lbw b Lee
V. Sehwag c Hayden b Johnson
R. Dravid lbw b Watson
S. Tendulkar c White b Johnson
V. Laxman c Haddin b Johnson
S. Ganguly lbw b Johnson
M. Dhoni b Clarke
H. Singh c Haddin b Watson
Zaheer Khan not out
A. Kumble lbw b Watson
I. Sharma b Clarke
Extras: (b23, lb23, nb6) 52
Total |
21
45
51
13
00
47
09
54
57
05
06
52
360
|
Fall of wickets: 1-70, 2-76, 3-94, 4-106, 5-155, 6-195, 7-232, 8-312,
9-343, 10-360.
Bowling: Lee 26-6-64-1 (nb2), Clark 17-3-58-0, Johnson 27-4-70-4, Watson
19-4-45-3 (nb3), White 13-2-39-0, Clarke 17-2-38-2.
AUSTRALIA 2ND INNINGS
M. Hayden lbw b Zaheer
S. Katich c Laxman b Harbhajan
R. Ponting c Laxman b Sharma
M. Hussey b Harbhajan
M. Clarke c Sehwag b Sharma
S. Watson not out
B. Haddin not out
Extras: (b12, lb11, nb3, w6)
Total (for five wickets) |
13
34
17
31
06
32
28
32
193 |
Fall of wickets: 1-21, 2-49, 3-99, 4-115, 5-128.
Bowling: Zaheer 15-4-30-1 (nb1), Sharma 12-3-27-2 (w6), Harbhajan
27-5-76-2, Sehwag 7-1-12-0 (nb1), Kumble 7-0-25-0 (nb1).
BANGALORE, India, Monday (AFP) |
