Pakistan Innings
| Batsmen | Runs | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
| Younus Khan (C)* | 107 | 182 | 14 | 0 | 58.79 | On Strike |
| Mohammad Yousuf | 44 | 110 | 6 | 0 | 40.00 | Batting |
| Bowlers | O | M | R | W | Eco. |
Fourth Innings | Third Innings | Second Innings | First Innings
Batting : Pakistan
Bowling : India
After Harbhajan's over, Kumble was next up to bowl. Both captains convened and came to a consensus that the match be ended in a draw.
India will be disappointed at the turn of events in this Test. They had a firm grip after scoring a massive 616/5 in the first innings, and had Pakistan's batting in disarray at one stage. But stellar batting performances from Akmal and Misbah saved the blushes for the visitors. Kumble showed positive intent in declaring the Indian second innings at 184/4, giving Pakistan a stiff target of 345.
The hosts must have fancied their chances when Pakistan lost 3 wickets in the 2nd session on Day 5. But the Eden wicket didn't hold any demons for the visitors with stand-in skipper Younus Khan carving a brilliant century, his 5th against India. The Pakistan team take a lot of gains from this match, going into the last Test at Bangalore with the series still alive.
Wasim Jaffer has been awarded the Man of the Match for his top scores of 202 and 56 in this Test.
We hope you enjoyed our coverage of this Test between India and Pakistan. The series now moves to Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore for the third and final match. Do join us again for the same on Saturday. Till then, have a great week ahead!
77 H Singh to Yousuf, Yousuf has flicked the ball off his pads. Two runs conceded. Pakistan are at 214 for 4. The 2nd Test match ends in a draw. 214/4
76.5 H Singh to Yousuf, Yousuf defends it off the back foot. 212/4
76.4 H Singh to Yousuf, Driven through the leg side by Yousuf. Dot ball again. 212/4
76.3 H Singh to Yousuf, The ball strikes Yousuf very low on the pads. 212/4
76.2 H Singh to Yousuf, Yousuf shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the backfoot. 212/4
76.1 H Singh to Yousuf, Yousuf works it down the leg side. 212/4
76 M Patel to Khan, FOUR - Khan rocks on to the backfoot. That's a good shot for a boundary. He's looking in good touch. India are at 212 for 4. 212/4
75.5 M Patel to Khan, A slower one by Munaf. Khan has edged the ball. But there's no pace in that one to carry to the wicketkeeper. 208/4
75.4 M Patel to Khan, Driven through the leg side by Khan. Dot ball. 208/4
75.3 M Patel to Khan, The ball is way wide on the leg side but Khan still goes after it. 208/4
Younus Khan completes his 15th Test ton and 5th against India!
75.2 M Patel to Yousuf, Driven through the leg side by Yousuf. One run conceded. 208/4
75.1 M Patel to Yousuf, Munaf comes in to bowl to the right-handed Yousuf who drives through the leg side for no runs. 207/4
75 H Singh to Khan, Khan has played that with the full face of the bat. Pakistan are at 207 for 4. 207/4
74.5 H Singh to Khan, Defended off the front foot by Khan. 207/4
74.4 H Singh to Khan, The ball hits Khan low on the pads. No runs scored! 207/4
74.3 H Singh to Khan, Khan works it down the leg side. Dot ball this time. 207/4
74.2 H Singh to Khan, FOUR - Younus Khan has played the reverse sweep. That will bring up his 5th Test ton against India
74.1 H Singh to Khan, Khan tries flicking a ball that is wide on the leg stumps. Dhoni goes up in appeal
74 M Patel to Yousuf, Driven through the off side by Yousuf. 203/4
73.5 M Patel to Yousuf, FOUR - Yousuf has slammed it through point. That's gone all the way to the boundary ropes. He's now at 41. 203/4
73.4 M Patel to Yousuf, Yousuf drives the ball straight down the ground. 199/4
73.3 M Patel to Yousuf, Yousuf plays the pull-shot. No runs. 199/4
73.2 M Patel to Khan, Khan has pushed it to the cover region. One run conceded. The Pakistani skipper is one shy of a well-deserved ton. 199/4
73.1 M Patel to Khan, Munaf Patel comes back to bowl. Khan slams it through point
Munaf Patel gets back into the attack.
73 H Singh to Yousuf, Driven through the leg side by Yousuf. Pakistan are at 198 for 4. 198/4
72.5 H Singh to Khan, Khan plays a sweep shot for a single. He moves to 98. 198/4
72.4 H Singh to Khan, Khan fails to put bat on ball. The fielding side is asking the question. It's not out! 197/4
72.3 H Singh to Yousuf, Yousuf works it down the leg side
72.2 H Singh to Yousuf, Another one flicked away but no runs scored. 196/4
72.1 H Singh to Yousuf, Yousuf flicks it away with a wristy shot. Dot ball. 196/4
72 A Kumble to Khan, Khan has played that off the front foot and into the ground. Pakistan are at 196 for 4. 196/4
71.5 A Kumble to Khan, Khan has driven it through the off side. 196/4
71.4 A Kumble to Yousuf, Yousuf plays the pull-shot. The batsmen have run through for a single. 196/4
71.3 A Kumble to Yousuf, Yousuf has flicked the ball off his pads. 195/4
71.2 A Kumble to Yousuf, Yousuf has played that off the front foot and into the ground. 195/4
71.1 A Kumble to Yousuf, Defended off the front foot by Yousuf. 195/4
71 H Singh to Khan, That's hit Khan on his pads. Just one run off the over. 195/4
70.5 H Singh to Khan, Khan defends it off the back foot. Dot ball. 195/4
70.4 H Singh to Khan, Khan has played that with the full face of the bat. 195/4
70.3 H Singh to Yousuf, Yousuf has flicked the ball off his pads. One run conceded. 195/4
70.2 H Singh to Yousuf, This one's allowed to go outside his off stump. 194/4
70.1 H Singh to Yousuf, Harbhajan continues his spell. Yousuf works it down the leg side. 194/4
70 A Kumble to Khan, That's hit Khan on his pads. A very very close call indeed! Umpire Koertzen puts down the appeal of the Indians. 194/4
69.5 A Kumble to Khan, FOUR - Khan plays the pull-shot with aplomb. It's gone like a bullet to the boundary. He's inching towards a century. 194/4
69.4 A Kumble to Khan, Khan flicks it away with a wristy shot. He gets two more runs. 190/4
69.3 A Kumble to Khan, Khan has played that with the full face of the bat. 188/4
69.2 A Kumble to Khan, FOUR - Khan rocks onto the backfoot and punches the ball. Very well played by the Pakistani skipper. He moves into the nineties. 188/4
Anil Kumble comes in to bowl from the High Court End.
69.1 A Kumble to Khan, Drinks break over
Drinks have been called on the field. Pakistan still need 164 runs to win.
69 H Singh to Khan, Played to the point region by Khan. One run added to the total. Pakistan are at 184 for 4. Drinks on the field! 184/4
68.5 H Singh to Khan, Khan works it down the leg side. 183/4
68.4 H Singh to Yousuf, Driven through the leg side by Yousuf. The batsmen have run through for a single. 183/4
68.3 H Singh to Yousuf, Yousuf defends it off the back foot. 182/4
68.2 H Singh to Yousuf, Yousuf has played that with the full face of the bat. 182/4
68.1 H Singh to Khan, Harbhajan is looking for wickets. He's coming in to bowl to Younus Khan who flicks it away with a wristy shot for a single. 182/4
68 S Tendulkar to Yousuf, Driven through the off side by Yousuf. No luck for India yet. Pakistan are at 181 for 4. 181/4
67.5 S Tendulkar to Yousuf, Yousuf has played that off the front foot and into the ground. 181/4
67.4 S Tendulkar to Yousuf, Yousuf has played that with the full face of the bat. Dot ball again. 181/4
67.3 S Tendulkar to Yousuf, The ball strikes Yousuf low on the pads. 181/4
67.2 S Tendulkar to Khan, Khan flicks it away with a wristy shot. One run added to the total. 181/4
67.1 S Tendulkar to Khan, Tendulkar comes in to bowl. This one's defended off the front foot by Khan. 180/4
67 H Singh to Khan, That's hit Khan on his pads. Pakistan are at 180 for 4. 179/4
66.5 H Singh to Khan, Khan lets the ball go outside his off stump. 179/4
100-run partnership up for Younus Khan and Mohammad Yousuf.
66.4 H Singh to Khan, Khan has flicked the ball off his pads. 179/4
66.3 H Singh to Khan, Khan has flicked the ball off his pads. There's a chance for a wicket
66.2 H Singh to Yousuf, Yousuf has flicked the ball off his pads. One run conceded. 179/4
66.1 H Singh to Khan, Khan has flicked the ball off his pads. One run added to the total. That brings up the 100-run partnership between Younus and Yousuf. 178/4
66 S Tendulkar to Yousuf, Driven through the leg side by Yousuf. Pakistan are at 177 for 4. 177/4
65.5 S Tendulkar to Yousuf, Yousuf has played that off the front foot and into the ground. 177/4
65.4 S Tendulkar to Yousuf, Yousuf has edged the ball. Dot ball. 177/4
65.3 S Tendulkar to Khan, Driven through the off side by Khan. The batsmen have run through for a single. 177/4
65.2 S Tendulkar to Khan, Khan has played that with the full face of the bat. 176/4
65.1 S Tendulkar to Khan, Khan has played the ball well off the front foot. Dot ball. 176/4
65 H Singh to Yousuf, Defended off the front foot by Yousuf. 176/4
64.5 H Singh to Yousuf, Yousuf smartly guides the ball towards the third man region. The ball beats the fielder and races to the boundary. 176/4
64.4 H Singh to Yousuf, Yousuf again defends the ball off the front foot. 172/4
64.3 H Singh to Yousuf, Yousuf nicely defends the ball off the front foot. 172/4
64.2 H Singh to Yousuf, Yousuf has pushed the ball to the cover region for a couple. 172/4
64.1 H Singh to Yousuf, Harbhajan drifts it wide outside the leg stump
64 S Tendulkar to Khan, Khan has played that with the full face of the bat. Dot ball. 170/4
63.5 S Tendulkar to Khan, Comfortably defended off the front foot by Khan. 170/4
63.4 S Tendulkar to Khan, Khan tucks the ball on the leg side making good use of his wrists for another couple in this over. 170/4
63.3 S Tendulkar to Khan, Khan tickles the ball on the leg side. That's an excellent chase by Zaheer Khan. Only two runs are conceded. 168/4
63.2 S Tendulkar to Yousuf, Yousuf guides the ball towards the third man region for a single. 166/4
63.1 S Tendulkar to Yousuf, The ball hits the pads of Yousuf. No appeal from the fielding side. 165/4
Sachin Tendulkar replaces skipper Kumble in the bowling attack.
63 H Singh to Khan, Khan has played that off the front foot and into the ground. Dot ball to end the over. 165/4
62.5 H Singh to Khan, Khan again leaves the ball alone outside his off stump. 165/4
62.4 H Singh to Khan, Khan chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. 165/4
62.3 H Singh to Khan, Khan works it down the leg side but is unable to find a single. 165/4
62.2 H Singh to Khan, Khan cleverly places the ball through the point region for a couple. Good running by both the batsmen. 165/4
62.1 H Singh to Khan, Khan has played that off the front foot and into the ground. 163/4
163/4
62 A Kumble to Yousuf, Yousuf tries flicking a ball that is wide on the leg stumps but fails to make any contact. 163/4
61.5 A Kumble to Yousuf, The ball hits the pads of Yousuf. No runs coceded. 163/4
61.4 A Kumble to Yousuf, The ball strikes Yousuf very low on the pads. Casual appeal from the fielding side but no interest shown by the umpire. 163/4
61.3 A Kumble to Khan, Khan has driven it through the off side for a single. 163/4
61.2 A Kumble to Khan, Gloriously driven through the covers by Khan. The ball races to the boundary in quick time. 162/4
61.1 A Kumble to Khan, Khan has driven it straight down the ground for no runs. 158/4
61 H Singh to Yousuf, Left alone by Yousuf again. No intentions shown by Yousuf to play the ball. 158/4
60.5 H Singh to Yousuf, Yousuf lets the ball go through to the keeper. 158/4
60.4 H Singh to Yousuf, Yousuf plays the ball off the front foot for no runs. 158/4
60.3 H Singh to Yousuf, Yousuf has played that off the front foot and into the ground. Dot ball. 158/4
60.2 H Singh to Yousuf, Yousuf again leave the ball alone outside his off stump. 158/4
60.1 H Singh to Yousuf, Yousuf leaves the ball alone without any hesitation. 158/4
60 A Kumble to Khan, Driven through the off side by Khan for no runs. 158/4
59.5 A Kumble to Khan, Khan has played that off the front foot and into the ground. Dot ball. 158/4
59.4 A Kumble to Yousuf, Yousuf tucks the ball using his wrist for a single on the leg side. 158/4
59.3 A Kumble to Yousuf, Yousuf plays the ball nicely off the front foot. 157/4
59.2 A Kumble to Khan, Khan has flicked the ball off his pads for an easy single. 157/4
59.1 A Kumble to Khan, Khan has played that off the front foot and into the ground. Dot ball. 156/4
59 H Singh to Yousuf, Yousuf has flicked the ball off his pads for no runs. 156/4
58.5 H Singh to Yousuf, Again watchfully defended off the back foot by Yousuf. 156/4
58.4 H Singh to Yousuf, Yousuf has played the ball showing full face of the bat to the bowler. 156/4
58.3 H Singh to Yousuf, Defended watchfully off the front foot by Yousuf. 156/4
58.2 H Singh to Khan, Driven through the leg side by Khan for a single. 156/4
58.1 H Singh to Khan, Khan has played that off the front foot and into the ground. Dot ball. 155/4
58 A Kumble to Yousuf, Beautifully driven through the leg side field by Yousuf. The ball races to the boundary for the second time in this over. 155/4
57.5 A Kumble to Yousuf, Yousuf defends the ball nicely off the back foot. 151/4
57.4 A Kumble to Yousuf, Yousuf has flicked the ball off his pads. No runs conceded again. 151/4
57.3 A Kumble to Yousuf, Driven through the leg side by Yousuf for no runs. 151/4
57.2 A Kumble to Yousuf, Yousuf has slammed the ball off the backfoot through the point region. The ball races away to the boundary. Yousuf seems to have settled in well. 151/4
57.1 A Kumble to Yousuf, That's hit Yousuf on his pads. No runs conceded. 147/4
57 H Singh to Khan, Khan has flicked the ball off his pads. Pakistan are at 147 for 4
56.5 H Singh to Khan, Khan defends it off the back foot. 147/4
56.4 H Singh to Khan, Younus Khan on strike now. He plays that off the front foot and into the ground. 147/4
56.3 H Singh to Yousuf, Yousuf flicks it away with a wristy shot. Three runs added to the total. 147/4
56.2 H Singh to Yousuf, That's played with the full face of the bat. 144/4
Harbhajan Singh comes in to bowl.
56.1 H Singh to Yousuf, Defended off the front foot by Yousuf. But the ball has hit him on the glove. No runs scored. 144/4
56 A Kumble to Khan, FOUR - Khan drives the ball straight down the ground. The ball races away. Umpire Koertzen signals a boundary. 144/4
55.5 A Kumble to Khan, The ball hits the pads of Khan again. Another appeal but it goes down in vain. 140/4
55.4 A Kumble to Khan, That's hit Khan on his pads. An enthusiastic appeal goes up but Umpire Koertzen rules in favour of the batsman. 140/4
55.3 A Kumble to Yousuf, Defended off the back foot by Yousuf for a single. 140/4
55.2 A Kumble to Khan, Khan drives through the leg side. One run conceded. 139/4
Anil Kumble returns to the attack!
55.1 A Kumble to Khan, Kumble comes in to bowl from the High Court End. Khan has played that off the front foot and into the ground. 138/4
55 Z Khan to Yousuf, The ball is way wide on the leg side but Yousuf still goes after it 138/4
54.5 Z Khan to Yousuf, Driven through the off side by Yousuf but Umpire Doctrove signals No Ball. 138/4
54.5 Z Khan to Yousuf, Defended off the front foot by Yousuf. 137/4
54.4 Z Khan to Yousuf, Yousuf ducked in time to let that one go over him. 137/4
54.3 Z Khan to Yousuf, Defended off the back foot by Yousuf. 137/4
54.2 Z Khan to Yousuf, Yousuf has played that off the front foot and no runs are scored. 137/4
54.1 Z Khan to Yousuf, Yousuf readies himself to face Zaheer. He just drives it through the off side. 137/4
54 H Singh to Khan, Khan has played that with the full face of the bat. End of the over and Pakistan are at 137 for 1. 137/4
53.5 H Singh to Khan, Driven through the leg side by Khan. 137/4
53.4 H Singh to Khan, Played to the point region by Khan. The batsmen run two. 137/4
53.3 H Singh to Khan, Khan has played that off the front foot and into the ground. 135/4
53.2 H Singh to Khan, Defended off the front foot by Khan. Dot ball. 135/4
53.1 H Singh to Khan, FOUR - Khan's keeping the fine leg region busy. Another goes down to the boundary ropes. Umpire Koertzen signals four runs. 135/4
53 Z Khan to Yousuf, Last ball of the over and Yousuf chooses to leave that one outside his off stump. Pakistan are at 131 for 4. 131/4
52.5 Z Khan to Khan, Driven through the leg side by Khan. The batsmen have run through for a single. 131/4
We're back with our coverage of the final session on Day 5 of the 2nd Test between India and Pakistan. Let's find out what's in store for us in the next few hours!
52.4 Z Khan to Khan, Khan has played that off the front foot and into the ground. 130/4
52.3 Z Khan to Khan, FOUR - Khan plays the pull-shot. That one has 'four' written all over it. 130/4
52.2 Z Khan to Khan, Driven through the off side by Khan. Dot ball. 126/4
52.1 Z Khan to Khan, Zaheer Khan comes in to bowl after Tea. That's been played off the front foot and into the ground. 126/4
It's the final tea break of this 2nd Test between India and Pakistan. Pakistan, faced with a target of 345, have made 126 for the loss of 4 wickets. The post-lunch session saw the dismissals of both centurions of the first innings. Akmal was bowled by Kumble and Misbah was cleaned up by Munaf Patel. Before the break, Younus Khan completed a steady half century and keeping him company at the other end is Mohammad Yousuf. Will Pakistan stand tall to the challenge ahead of them? Or will India come up with something special in the final session of this Test? Let's find out after a very short break.
20th Test Fifty for Younus Khan.
52 H Singh to Yousuf, That's struck him again on his pads. End of the over with six runs off it. Tea has been taken. Pakistan leave the field at 126 for 4. 126/4
51.5 H Singh to Yousuf, The ball hits the pads of Yousuf. No runs scored. 126/4
51.4 H Singh to Khan, Khan works it down the leg side. The batsmen have run through for a single. 126/4
51.3 H Singh to Khan, FOUR - Younus Khan plays another leg glance to fine leg. Four more runs and that takes the Pakistani captain to his 4th Test fifty against India. 125/4
51.2 H Singh to Khan, Khan defends it off the back foot. Dot ball. 121/4
51.1 H Singh to Yousuf, Yousuf works it down the leg side. One run conceded. 121/4
51 Z Khan to Khan, Ball hits Khan low on the pads. End of the over. Pakistan move to 120 for 4. 120/4
50.5 Z Khan to Khan, Khan has played that with the full face of the bat. No runs scored. 120/4
50.4 Z Khan to Khan, Defended off the front foot by Khan. Dot ball. 120/4
50.3 Z Khan to Khan, FOUR - Khan plays a leg glance. The ball goes all the way to the boundary in the fine leg region. 120/4
50.2 Z Khan to Yousuf, Guided down to fine leg by Yousuf for a single. 116/4
50.1 Z Khan to Yousuf, Zaheer bowls one that's way too way wide on the leg side but Yousuf still goes after it. Dot ball. 115/4
50 H Singh to Khan, Edged by Khan but there's no fielder in sight. That's gone all the way to the boundary ropes. End of the 50th over
49.5 H Singh to Khan, Khan works it down the leg side. Five dot balls in a row. 111/4
49.4 H Singh to Khan, Another one played off the front foot - no runs scored. 111/4
49.3 H Singh to Khan, Driven through the leg side by Khan. 111/4
49.2 H Singh to Khan, Khan has played that off the front foot and into the ground. 111/4
49.1 H Singh to Khan, Harbhajan has been reintroduced into the attack. This one's defended off the front foot by Khan. 111/4
Harbhajan Singh replaces Munaf Patel from the High Court End.
49 Z Khan to Yousuf, Yousuf has played that with the full face of the bat. 111/4
48.5 Z Khan to Yousuf, Yousuf has played that with the full face of the bat. Umpire Doctrove signals a No Ball. 111/4
48.5 Z Khan to Yousuf, Yousuf has flicked the ball off his pads but fails to find a single. 110/4
48.4 Z Khan to Yousuf, Yousuf ducks under the bouncer from Zaheer Khan. 110/4
48.3 Z Khan to Yousuf, Yousuf chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. Umpire Doctrove signals a No Ball. 110/4
48.3 Z Khan to Khan, Khan has played that with the full face of the bat for a single. 109/4
48.2 Z Khan to Khan, Steadily defended off the front foot by Khan. 108/4
48.1 Z Khan to Khan, Younus Khan drives it beautifully through the mid off region. That's an excellent stop by Ganguly. Only two runs conceded. 108/4
Zaheer Khan comes back into the bowling attack.
48 M Patel to Yousuf, Patel again drifts the ball down the leg side. Easy leave for Yousuf. 106/4
47.5 M Patel to Yousuf, Yousuf goes after a wide delivery outside his leg stump. No contact made. 106/4
47.4 M Patel to Khan, Khan has elegantly punched the ball off the backfoot. That's an excellent chase by Harbhajan Singh. Good running between the wickets to pick up three runs. 106/4
47.3 M Patel to Khan, Khan tries flicking a ball that is wide on the leg stumps but fails to make any contact. 103/4
47.2 M Patel to Khan, Khan defends the ball watchfully off the backfoot. 103/4
47.1 M Patel to Khan, Younus Khan punches the ball hard off the backfoot but straight to Laxman at short covers. Dot ball. 103/4
47 H Singh to Yousuf, Yousuf flicks it away with a wristy shot for no runs. 103/4
46.5 H Singh to Yousuf, The ball brushes the pads the of Yousuf and runs down towards the fine leg region for a boundary. Four leg byes has been signalled by Umpire Doctrove. 103/4
46.4 H Singh to Yousuf, The ball thuds in to the pads of Yousuf. No runs conceded. 99/4
46.3 H Singh to Yousuf, Crisply driven through the covers by Yousuf. The ball has crossed the ropes for a boundary. 99/4
46.2 H Singh to Yousuf, Defended off the front foot by Yousuf. 95/4
46.1 H Singh to Khan, Khan beautifully punches the ball off the backfoot through the cover region. Batsmen have managed to run three. 95/4
46 M Patel to Yousuf, Left alone by Yousuf without any hesitation. 92/4
45.5 M Patel to Yousuf, Yousuf tries flicking a ball that is wide on the leg stumps but fails to make any contact. 92/4
45.4 M Patel to Yousuf, Yousuf again plays the ball compactly. 92/4
45.3 M Patel to Yousuf, Yousuf defends the ball off the backfoot showing the full face of the bat to the bowler. 92/4
45.2 M Patel to Yousuf, Yousuf rocks onto the backfoot and punches the ball handsomely through the point region for a boundary. 92/4
45.1 M Patel to Yousuf, Yousuf has played that with the full face of the bat. 88/4
45 H Singh to Khan, Khan plays the ball off the front foot. A dot ball to end the over. 88/4
44.5 H Singh to Khan, Khan plays the ball nicely but fails to find a single. 88/4
44.4 H Singh to Yousuf, Played to the point region by Yousuf for a single only. 88/4
44.3 H Singh to Khan, Khan has pushed it to the cover region for a single. 87/4
44.2 H Singh to Khan, Khan plays the ball showing the full face of the bat to the bowler. 86/4
44.1 H Singh to Khan, Khan has played that off the front foot and into the ground for no runs. 86/4
Harbhajan Singh replaces Anil Kumble on the attack.
44 M Patel to Yousuf, Wide down the leg side
43.5 M Patel to Khan, Khan cleverly works the ball down the leg side for a single. 86/4
43.4 M Patel to Khan, Defended off the front foot again by Khan. 85/4
43.3 M Patel to Khan, Calmly defended off the front foot by Khan. 85/4
43.2 M Patel to Khan, Khan has flicked the ball off his pads but fails to find a single. 85/4
43.1 M Patel to Khan, Khan goes on the backfoot and defends the ball solidly. 85/4
43 A Kumble to Yousuf, Driven through the leg side by Yousuf for no runs. 85/4
42.5 A Kumble to Yousuf, Nicely defended off the front foot by Yousuf. 85/4
42.4 A Kumble to Yousuf, Defended off the back foot by Yousuf. 85/4
42.3 A Kumble to Yousuf, Punched off the backfoot by Yousuf but is straight to the fielder. 85/4
42.2 A Kumble to Yousuf, Yousuf has played that off the front foot and into the ground. 85/4
42.1 A Kumble to Khan, Khan guides it to third man for a single. 85/4
42 M Patel to Yousuf, Defended off the front foot by Yousuf. Dot ball to conclude the 42nd over. 84/4
41.5 M Patel to Khan, Khan has pushed it to the cover region for a single. 84/4
41.4 M Patel to Khan, Wide delivery down the leg side. Younus tries to get a bat on that but fails. 83/4
41.3 M Patel to Khan, Khan has dug out that yorker at the last second. Great delivery. 83/4
41.2 M Patel to Khan, Played to the point region by Khan. Dot ball. 83/4
41.1 M Patel to Yousuf, Yousuf has played it through mid-wicket. The batsmen have run through for a single. 83/4
41 A Kumble to Khan, Khan has flicked the ball off his pads. Deadly turn by Kumble. The batsman had to play at that. 82/4
40.5 A Kumble to Khan, Khan has played that with the full face of the bat. 82/4
40.4 A Kumble to Khan, Khan plays it on the off side but is unable to pick a single. 82/4
40.2 A Kumble to Khan, Khan has played that with the full face of the bat. Dot ball. Nice solid defence. 78/4
40.1 A Kumble to Khan, Khan has played that with the full face of the bat. Dot ball. 78/4
Yousuf comes in to bat after the dismissal of Misbah.
40 M Patel to Misbah, OUT - Misbah has lost his off stump. Munaf gets rid of the dangerman. Pakistan lose the in-form Misbah with only six runs against his name. 78/4
39.5 M Patel to Misbah, Defended off the back foot by Misbah. Dot ball. 78/3
39.4 M Patel to Khan, Khan rocks onto the backfoot and punches the ball for a single. 78/3
39.3 M Patel to Y Khan, Defended off the front foot by Younus. 77/3
39.2 M Patel to Y Khan, Driven through the leg side by Younus. Dot ball. 77/3
39.1 M Patel to Y Khan, Younus lets the ball go outside his off stump. 77/3
Munaf Patel comes into the bowling attack replacing Harbhajan.
39 A Kumble to Misbah, Defended off the front foot by Misbah. 77/3
38.5 A Kumble to Misbah, Defended off the front foot by Misbah. 77/3
38.4 A Kumble to Misbah, Defended off the front foot by Misbah. 77/3
38.3 A Kumble to Misbah, Misbah has played that off the front foot and into the ground. 77/3
38.2 A Kumble to Y Khan, Younus has flicked the ball off his pads. One run added to the total. 77/3
38.1 A Kumble to Y Khan, Younus has played that with the full face of the bat. 76/3
38 H Singh to Misbah, The ball hits the pads of Misbah. 76/3
37.5 H Singh to Misbah, Defended off the front foot by Misbah. 76/3
37.4 H Singh to Misbah, Misbah has played the square drive. The ball races to the boundary. Umpire Koertzen signals a boundary. 76/3
37.3 H Singh to Misbah, The ball hits the pads of Misbah. 72/3
37.2 H Singh to Misbah, Misbah defends it off the back foot. 72/3
37.1 H Singh to Misbah, Defended off the front foot by Misbah. 72/3
37 A Kumble to Y Khan, Younus has attempted to play that one - but missed. 72/3
36.5 A Kumble to Y Khan, Younus chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. 72/3
36.4 A Kumble to Y Khan, Younus chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. 72/3
36.3 A Kumble to Y Khan, Younus has flicked the ball off his pads. The ball races to the boundary. Umpire Doctrove signals a boundary. 72/3
36.2 A Kumble to Y Khan, Left alone by Younus. 68/3
36.1 A Kumble to Misbah, Misbah flicks it away with a wristy shot. One run added to the total. 68/3
36 H Singh to Khan, Left alone by Khan. Pakistan are at 67 for 3. 67/3
35.5 H Singh to Khan, Khan has played that off the front foot and into the ground. 67/3
35.4 H Singh to Khan, Khan shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the backfoot. 67/3
35.3 H Singh to Khan, Khan has attempted to play that one - but missed. Dot ball. 67/3
35.2 H Singh to Khan, Khan lets the ball go outside his off stump. 67/3
35.1 H Singh to Misbah, Harbhajan gets a crack at Misbah now. He's been driven through the off side and one run added to the score. 67/3
35 A Kumble to Misbah, Misbah-ul-Haq has been promoted up the order. That's played with the full face of the bat to Karthik at forward short leg. Karthik drops a difficult chance. 66/3
Misbah-ul-Haq comes to the middle at the fall of Salman Butt's wicket.
34.5 A Kumble to Butt, OUT - The ball hits Butt low on. A loud appeal goes up from the Indian camp. Umpire Doctrove declares Butt OUT. 3 wickets down for Pakistan. 65/3
34.4 A Kumble to Butt, Butt has played that off the front foot and into the ground. 65/2
34.3 A Kumble to Khan, Khan flicks it away with a wristy shot. One run added to the total. 65/2
34.2 A Kumble to Khan, Khan has played that off the front foot and into the ground. 64/2
34.1 A Kumble to Khan, The Indian captain bowls to his opposite number. Khan tries flicking a ball that is wide on the leg stumps. 64/2
34 H Singh to Khan, Khan has flicked the ball off his pads. One run conceded. Just the one run off the over. 64/2
33.5 H Singh to Khan, Khan drives through the leg side. 63/2
33.4 H Singh to Khan, Khan lets the ball go outside his off stump. 63/2
33.3 H Singh to Khan, The crowds are getting restless waiting for something exciting to happen. Pakistan seem keen on playing for time. 63/2
33.2 H Singh to Khan, Khan has played that off the front foot and into the ground. 63/2
33.1 H Singh to Khan, Khan defends it off the back foot. 63/2
33 A Kumble to Butt, Butt tries flicking a ball that is wide on the leg stumps. Dot ball ends the over. 63/2
32.5 A Kumble to Butt, Another one defended off the back foot. 63/2
32.4 A Kumble to Butt, Butt shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the backfoot. 63/2
32.3 A Kumble to Khan, Khan flicks it away with a wristy shot. One run added to the total. 63/2
32.2 A Kumble to Khan, Khan has played that with the full face of the bat. 62/2
32.1 A Kumble to Khan, Defended off the front foot by Khan. 62/2
32 H Singh to Butt, Defended off the back foot by Butt. Pakistan move along slowly - their score is 62 for the loss of two wickets. 62/2
31.5 H Singh to Butt, Ball hits Butt low on the pads. 62/2
31.4 H Singh to Khan, Khan has driven it through the off side. One run added to the score. 62/2
31.3 H Singh to Butt, Played to the point region by Butt. The batsmen have run through for a single. 61/2
31.2 H Singh to Butt, The ball thuds in to the pads of Butt. The fielding side appeals in unison. 60/2
31.1 H Singh to Butt, Harbhajan Singh continues his spell. The first ball's way wide on the leg side and Butt still goes after it. No runs conceded! 60/2
31 A Kumble to Khan, Left alone by Khan. Pakistan are at 60 for 2. 60/2
30.5 A Kumble to Butt, Driven through the covers by Butt for a single. 60/2
30.4 A Kumble to Butt, Butt chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. 59/2
30.3 A Kumble to Butt, Another one played off the front foot as well - no runs scored. 59/2
30.2 A Kumble to Butt, Butt has played that off the front foot and into the ground. 59/2
30.1 A Kumble to Khan, Driven through the leg side by Khan. One run added to the total. 59/2
30 H Singh to Butt, Butt has played that with the full face of the bat. Pakistan are at 58 for 2. 58/2
29.5 H Singh to Khan, Driven through the off side by Khan. One run added to the total. 58/2
29.4 H Singh to Khan, Khan shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the backfoot. 57/2
29.3 H Singh to Khan, Driven through the leg side by Khan. 57/2
29.2 H Singh to Khan, Yet again
29.1 H Singh to Khan, Khan has played that off the front foot and into the ground. 57/2
29 A Kumble to Butt, Defended off the front foot by Butt. Dot ball to end of the over. 57/2
28.5 A Kumble to Khan, Khan works it down the leg side. The batsmen have run through for a single. 57/2
28.4 A Kumble to Khan, That's hit the Pakistani captain on his pads. The fielding side is up for an appeal. Umpire Doctrove turns it down. 56/2
28.3 A Kumble to Khan, Khan defends it off the back foot. 56/2
28.2 A Kumble to Khan, Driven through the leg side. Dot ball. 56/2
28.1 A Kumble to Khan, Kumble continues. Khan has played that with the full face of the bat. 56/2
28 H Singh to Butt, The ball is way wide on the leg side. Butt fishes for it
27.5 H Singh to Butt, Some more dour defence from the left-hander. 52/2
27.4 H Singh to Butt, Defended off the front foot by Butt. 52/2
27.3 H Singh to Butt, Driven through the off side by Butt. Still no runs in the over. 52/2
27.2 H Singh to Butt, Butt defends it off the back foot. 52/2
27.1 H Singh to Butt, Harbhajan comes in to bowl to the left-handed Salman Butt. That's one played with the full face of the bat. 52/2
27 A Kumble to Khan, The ball hits the pads of Khan. End of the over and Pakistan are at 52 for the loss of 2 wickets. 52/2
26.5 A Kumble to Khan, Khan has played that with the full face of the bat. 52/2
26.4 A Kumble to Khan, Khan has played that off the front foot and into the ground. 52/2
26.3 A Kumble to Butt, Butt rocks onto the backfoot and punches the ball. One run added to the Pakistani total. 52/2
26.2 A Kumble to Khan, Khan works it down the leg side. The batsmen have run through for a single. 51/2
26.1 A Kumble to Khan, Khan has played that with the full face of the bat. 50/2
26 H Singh to Butt, Butt lets the ball go outside his off stump. Maiden over by Harbhajan. 50/2
25.5 H Singh to Butt, Another one left alone. A very quiet over so far. 50/2
25.4 H Singh to Butt, Defended off the front foot by Butt. 50/2
25.3 H Singh to Butt, Left alone by Butt. 50/2
25.2 H Singh to Butt, Butt chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. 50/2
25.1 H Singh to Butt, That's played with the full face of the bat. 50/2
25 A Kumble to Khan, Defended off the front foot by Khan. 50 runs up for Pakistan. 50/2
24.5 A Kumble to Khan, Guided down to fine leg by Khan. Two runs added to the total. 50/2
24.4 A Kumble to Khan, Khan has played that with the full face of the bat. 48/2
24.3 A Kumble to Khan, Another one played in the same fashion. Dot ball. 48/2
24.2 A Kumble to Khan, Khan has played that off the front foot and into the ground. 48/2
24.1 A Kumble to Khan, FOUR - 25th over being bowled by Kumble. Khan flicks the ball off his pads. It's going all the way to the boundary! 48/2
24 H Singh to Khan, Driven through the leg side by Khan. The batsmen have run through for a single. Pakistan are at 44 for 2. 44/2
23.5 H Singh to Khan, Defended off the front foot by Khan. 43/2
23.4 H Singh to Khan, Khan has played that off the front foot and into the ground. Dot ball. 43/2
23.3 H Singh to Khan, Defended off the back foot this time. 43/2
23.2 H Singh to Khan, Defended off the front foot by Khan. 43/2
23.1 H Singh to Khan, Khan has played that with the full face of the bat. 43/2
23 A Kumble to Butt, Butt lets the ball go outside his off stump. End of the over. 43/2
22.5 A Kumble to Butt, Butt offers no stroke and is rapped on the pads. 43/2
22.4 A Kumble to Khan, Played to the point region by Khan. One run added to the total. 43/2
22.3 A Kumble to Khan, Defended off the front foot by Khan. 42/2
22.2 A Kumble to Khan, Again played off the front foot but a No Ball has been signalled by Umpire Doctrove. 42/2
22.2 A Kumble to Khan, FOUR - Khan has played that off the front foot. The ball races to the boundary. First runs after the lunch break. 41/2
22.1 A Kumble to Khan, Khan has played that with the full face of the bat. 37/2
22 H Singh to Butt, The ball has struck Butt low on the pads. The fielding side appeals in unison. Umpire Koertzen is unmoved. It's a maiden over by Harbhajan. 37/2
21.5 H Singh to Butt, That's hit Butt on his pads. Dot ball. 37/2
21.4 H Singh to Butt, Another one left outside his off stump. 37/2
21.3 H Singh to Butt, Butt has played that off the front foot and into the ground. 37/2
21.2 H Singh to Butt, Butt chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. 37/2
21.1 H Singh to Butt, Harbhajan will bowl to Butt now. This one's left alone by him. 37/2
21 A Kumble to Khan, Khan has flicked the ball off his pads. Maiden over and a wicket. Pakistan are under pressure - their score reads 37/2. 37/2
20.5 A Kumble to Khan, Khan has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No runs scored yet. 37/2
20.4 A Kumble to Khan, Driven through the off side by Khan. Another dot ball. 37/2
20.3 A Kumble to Khan, Younus Khan comes to the crease and plays the first ball with the full face of the bat. Dot ball. 37/2
Younus Khan walks in at the fall of the second wicket.
20.2 Kumble to K Akmal, OUT - Akmal tries to play towards mid-wicket but misses completely. His furniture is disturbed and it's a key wicket for India. Kumble strikes. 37/2
Welcome back to our coverage of the post-lunch session on Day 5 of the 2nd Test between India and Pakistan. Pakistan need 308 runs to win while India will look to get the nine wickets required for a series win. Let's catch the cricket from the Eden Gardens, Kolkata.
20.1 A Kumble to Akmal, First over after lunch bowled by Kumble. Akmal has played that with the full face of the bat. 37/1
The first session of the fifth and final day at Kolkata comes to an end. India set Pakistan a target of 345 after declaring at 184/4. Pakistan, in reply, managed only 37 runs so far and lost opener Yasir Hameed who was smartly caught and bowled by Zaheer Khan.
A stiff ask for Pakistan as they need over 300 runs in two sessions for a win. Kamran Akmal and Misbah-ul-Haq showed tremendous character in the first innings to give their side a fighting chance. There's no reason why the visitors can't do the same again in their final innings here. India will hope that their spin duo of Kumble and Harbhajan can work their magic and bring some cheer to the adoring fans at the Eden.
20 H Singh to Butt, Butt lets the ball go outside his off stump. Just one run off the over. Lunch has been announced. Pakistan are at 37 for the loss of 1 wicket. 37/1
19.5 H Singh to Butt, Butt lets the ball go outside his off stump. 37/1
19.4 H Singh to Butt, Butt has played that with the full face of the bat. No runs scored. 37/1
19.3 H Singh to Butt, Played that off the front foot and into the ground. Dot ball. 37/1
19.2 H Singh to Butt, Butt has flicked the ball off his pads. 37/1
19.1 H Singh to Akmal, Akmal works it down the leg side. The batsmen have run through for a single. 37/1
19 A Kumble to Butt, Defended off the front foot by Butt. Maiden over by Kumble. 36/1
18.5 A Kumble to Butt, Butt shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the backfoot. 36/1
18.4 A Kumble to Butt, Butt shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the backfoot. 36/1
18.3 A Kumble to Butt, Butt has played that with the full face of the bat. 36/1
18.2 A Kumble to Butt, Defended off the back foot by Butt. 36/1
18.1 A Kumble to Butt, Butt has played that off the front foot and into the ground. 36/1
18 H Singh to Butt, Butt works it down the leg side. The batsmen have run through for a single. Pakistan are crawling at 36 for 1. 36/1
17.5 H Singh to Butt, Butt has played that off the front foot and into the ground. 35/1
17.4 H Singh to Butt, Defended off the front foot by Butt. 35/1
17.3 H Singh to Butt, That's left outside his off stump. Dot ball. 35/1
17.2 H Singh to Butt, The Eden crowd is waiting for something exciting to happen before the lunch break. Another one left alone. 35/1
17.1 H Singh to Butt, Left alone by Butt. 35/1
17 A Kumble to Akmal, Akmal has punched the ball off the backfoot. 35/1
16.5 A Kumble to Akmal, Akmal shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the backfoot. 35/1
16.4 A Kumble to Akmal, Defended off the back foot. The 35/1
16.3 A Kumble to Akmal, Akmal has played that off the front foot and into the ground. 35/1
16.2 A Kumble to Akmal, FOUR - Driven through the off side by Akmal. Munaf Patel shows no athleticism to stop that one. Boundary to Akmal. 35/1
16.1 A Kumble to Akmal, Akmal has driven it through the off side. 31/1
16 H Singh to Butt, Defended off the front foot by Butt. Only one run off the over. 31/1
15.5 H Singh to Butt, Defended off the front foot. 31/1
15.4 H Singh to Butt, Butt has played that with the full face of the bat. 31/1
15.3 H Singh to Butt, Butt plays that off the front foot and into the ground. 31/1
15.2 H Singh to Butt, That's played with the full face of the bat. 31/1
15.1 H Singh to Akmal, Akmal has played it to the point region for a single. 31/1
15 A Kumble to Butt, Defended off the front foot by Butt. It's a maiden over by the Indian skipper. 30/1
14.5 A Kumble to Butt, Butt lets the ball hit him on the pads. 30/1
14.4 A Kumble to Butt, Butt has offered no stroke to an incoming delivery. 30/1
Anil Kumble comes in to bowl, replaces Munaf Patel.
14.3 A Kumble to Butt, Butt defends it off the back foot. Dot ball. 30/1
14.2 A Kumble to Butt, Butt lets the ball go outside his off stump. 30/1
14.1 A Kumble to Butt, Defended off the back foot by Butt. 30/1
14 H Singh to Akmal, The ball thuds in to the pads of Akmal. No runs scored. 30/1
13.5 H Singh to Akmal, Driven through the off side by Akmal. 30/1
13.4 H Singh to Akmal, Akmal has played that with the full face of the bat. 30/1
13.3 H Singh to Butt, Driven through the leg side by Butt for a run finally. 30/1
13.2 H Singh to Butt, Defended off the front foot by Butt. Dot ball. 29/1
13.1 H Singh to Butt, Butt works it down the leg side. 29/1
13 M Patel to Akmal, Akmal defends it off the back foot. End of Munaf's over
12.5 M Patel to Akmal, Driven through the off side by Akmal. 29/1
12.4 M Patel to Akmal, Akmal shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the backfoot. Dot ball. 29/1
12.3 M Patel to Akmal, Defended off the front foot by Akmal. 29/1
12.2 M Patel to Akmal, Defended off the front foot this time. The run-scoring has slowed down considerably. 29/1
12.1 M Patel to Akmal, Defended off the back foot by Akmal. 29/1
12 H Singh to Butt, Butt lets the ball go outside his off stump. Maiden over by Harbhajan! 29/1
11.5 H Singh to Butt, Butt lets the ball go outside his off stump. 29/1
11.4 H Singh to Butt, Butt attempts to put bat on ball - but fails. 29/1
11.3 H Singh to Butt, This one's left outside the off stump. 29/1
11.2 H Singh to Butt, Butt has attempted to play that one - but missed. 29/1
11.1 H Singh to Butt, Left alone by Butt. But the ball has hit the helmet lying behind; Five runs awarded as penalty. 29/1
11 M Patel to Akmal, Played to the point region by Akmal. Another maiden over by Munaf. Pakistan are at 29 for 1. 29/1
10.5 M Patel to Akmal, Bouncer! Akmal does well to evade it. 29/1
10.4 M Patel to Akmal, Akmal drives it through the off side. 29/1
10.3 M Patel to Akmal, Way wide down the leg side but Akmal still tries to fish for it. 29/1
10.2 M Patel to Akmal, Akmal has slammed it through point but a committed effort by Karthik saves runs for his team. 29/1
10.1 M Patel to Akmal, Akmal has played that off the front foot and into the ground. Dot ball. 29/1
10 H Singh to Butt, Butt lets the ball go outside his off stump. Pakistan are at 29 for 1. 29/1
9.5 H Singh to Butt, Butt lets the ball go outside his off stump. 29/1
9.4 H Singh to Akmal, Akmal has played that off the front foot for a single. Runs are a little slow to come by. 29/1
9.3 H Singh to Akmal, Akmal shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the backfoot. 28/1
9.2 H Singh to Akmal, Guided down to fine leg by Akmal. Dot ball. 28/1
9.1 H Singh to Akmal, Harbhajan is brought into the attack. The ball is way wide on the leg side but Akmal still goes after it. 28/1
Harbhajan Singh replaces Anil Kumble at the High Court End.
9 M Patel to Butt, Butt drives through the leg side. Maiden over by Munaf. 28/1
8.5 M Patel to Butt, Butt drives through the leg side. 28/1
8.4 M Patel to Butt, Butt works it down the leg side. Dot ball. 28/1
8.3 M Patel to Butt, Left outside the off stump. 28/1
8.2 M Patel to Butt, Butt defends it off the back foot. 28/1
8.1 M Patel to Butt, Patel comes in to bowl to Butt who has flicked the ball off his pads. 28/1
Munaf Patel is introduced into the bowling attack, replacing Zaheer Khan.
8 A Kumble to Butt, Butt shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the backfoot for a single. Pakistan are 28 for 1. 28/1
7.5 A Kumble to Butt, The ball thuds in to the pads of Butt. 27/1
7.4 A Kumble to Butt, The ball hits the pads of Butt. The dot ball saga continues. 27/1
7.3 A Kumble to Butt, Defended off the front foot by Butt. 27/1
7.2 A Kumble to Butt, Butt chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. 27/1
7.1 A Kumble to Butt, Kumble continues to bowl from the High Court End. The ball is way wide on the leg side but Butt still goes after it. Dot ball. 27/1
7 Z Khan to Butt, Played to the point region by Butt. One run added to the total. End of a good over for India. 27/1
6.5 Z Khan to S Butt, FOUR - The ball has found the edge of the bat. Butt gets off the mark with a boundary. 26/1
6.4 Z Khan to Butt, Salman Butt walks in to bat. First ball to him and he has played that with the full face of the bat. 22/1
Salman Butt finally makes an appearance, batting at No. 3 at the fall of Hameed's wicket.
6.3 Z Khan to Hameed, OUT - Hameed has driven it straight but Zaheer takes a sharp catch off his own bowling. He is ecstatic! Pakistan lose their first wicket. 22/1
6.2 Z Khan to Hameed, Hameed has driven it through the off side. Dot ball. 22/0
6.1 Z Khan to Akmal, Akmal plays a leg glance to fine leg for a single. 22/0
6 A Kumble to Hameed, Defended off the back foot by Hameed. 21/0
5.5 A Kumble to Hameed, FOUR - Hameed drives the ball straight down the ground. Handsome shot for a boundary! 21/0
5.4 A Kumble to Hameed, Hameed has played that off the front foot and into the ground. 17/0
5.3 A Kumble to Hameed, Slammed it through point. 17/0
5.2 A Kumble to Hameed, Driven through the leg side by Hameed. 17/0
5.1 A Kumble to Hameed, Hameed has been hit on the pads as he tried to sweep that one. An appeal goes up
5 Z Khan to Hameed, Defended off the back foot by Hameed. One run conceded. 17/0
4.5 Z Khan to Hameed, Hameed has driven it through the off side. 16/0
4.4 Z Khan to Hameed, Hameed lets the ball go outside his off stump. 16/0
4.3 Z Khan to Hameed, Left alone by Hameed. 16/0
4.2 Z Khan to Hameed, FOUR - Hameed works it down the leg side. The ball races to the boundary. 16/0
4.1 Z Khan to Hameed, Hameed has played that off the front foot and into the ground. 12/0
4 A Kumble to Hameed, Hameed has flicked the ball off his pads. One run conceded. 12/0
3.5 A Kumble to Akmal, Played to point by Akmal. The batsmen have run through for a single. 11/0
3.4 A Kumble to Akmal, Left alone outside the off stump. 10/0
3.3 A Kumble to Akmal, The ball thuds in to the pads of Akmal. Dot ball. 10/0
3.2 A Kumble to Akmal, Defended off the front foot by Akmal again. 10/0
3.1 A Kumble to Akmal, Fielding will have to be sharp if the hosts want any hope of a win here. This one's defended off the front foot by Akmal. 10/0
2.1 Z Khan to Hameed, Hameed chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. 6/0
2 A Kumble to Akmal, Akmal chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump and it's the end of Kumble's opening over. 6/0
1.5 A Kumble to Akmal, Akmal has played that with the full face of the bat. Dot ball. 6/0
1.4 A Kumble to Akmal, FOUR - Nicely driven through the covers by Akmal. The ball has crossed the ropes. First boundary of the last innnings. 6/0
1.3 A Kumble to Akmal, Another one played off the front foot and into the ground. No runs. 2/0
1.2 A Kumble to Akmal, Defended off the front foot by Akmal. Dot ball. 2/0
1.1 A Kumble to Akmal, Kumble takes it upon himself to bowl instead of Munaf Patel. Akmal chooses to leave the first one outside his off stump. 2/0
1 Z Khan to Hameed, Another goes by Hameed's off stump. End of the first over! Pakistan are at 2 for no loss. 2/0
0.5 Z Khan to Hameed, Hameed chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. 2/0
0.4 Z Khan to Akmal, Defended off the front foot by Akmal. One run added to the total. 2/0
0.3 Z Khan to Akmal, Left alone by Akmal. 1/0
0.2 Z Khan to Hameed, Played to the point region by Hameed for a single. 1/0
0.1 Z Khan to Hameed, Yasir Hameed will open the Pakistani innings with makeshift opener Kamran Akmal. Salman Butt seems to be under the weather. Dot ball to kick off the over. 0/0
Third Innings | Second Innings | First Innings
Batting : India
Bowling : Pakistan
42.3 S Akhtar to Ganguly, Played to the point region by Ganguly. 184/4
42.2 S Akhtar to Dravid, Dravid has stood up on his toes to play that one. One run added to the total. 184/3
42.1 S Akhtar to Dravid, Dravid has stood up on his toes to play that one. 183/3
42 D Kaneria to Ganguly, Ganguly has played that off the front foot and into the ground. 183/3
41.5 D Kaneria to Dravid, Dravid has pushed it to the cover region. Another run added. 182/3
41.4 D Kaneria to Ganguly, Ganguly gets into position to play the sweep shot; he gets a single. 182/3
41.3 D Kaneria to Ganguly, FOUR - Punched off the backfoot. That's a nice shot by the Prince of Kolkata. Going all the way to the boundary. 182/3
41.2 D Kaneria to Dravid, The ball strikes Dravid very low on the pads; the batsmen run through for a single. It's a leg bye. 181/3
41.1 D Kaneria to Ganguly, Played to the point region by Ganguly. The batsmen have run through for a single. 180/3
41 S Akhtar to Dravid, Dravid plays that off the front foot. Dot ball to end the over. 176/3
40.5 S Akhtar to Dravid, FOUR - Lofted over Mid-on by Dravid. There's no fielder in sight. It's a welcome boundary for Dravid. 175/3
40.4 S Akhtar to Dravid, Dravid has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No runs scored yet. 174/3
40.3 S Akhtar to Dravid, Defended off the front foot by Dravid. 174/3
40.2 S Akhtar to R Dravid, He stood up on his toes to play that one. Dot ball. 170/3
40.1 S Akhtar to Dravid, Dravid has attempted to play that one - but missed. 170/3
40 D Kaneria to Dravid, Defended off the front foot by Dravid. One run conceded. India are at 170 for 3. 170/3
39.5 D Kaneria to Ganguly, Ganguly guides it to third man. Another run added. 170/3
39.4 D Kaneria to Ganguly, The ball hits the pads of Ganguly. Dot ball. 170/3
39.3 D Kaneria to Ganguly, Ganguly lets the ball go outside his off stump. 169/3
39.2 D Kaneria to Dravid, Dravid drives this one through the leg side. He gets off the mark with a single. Surely
39.1 D Kaneria to Ganguly, Driven through the off side by Ganguly. One run added to the total. 168/3
39 S Akhtar to Dravid, India's man for all seasons
39.1 D Kaneria to Ganguly, Driven through the off side by Ganguly. The batsmen have run through for a single. 167/3
38.5 S Akhtar to Dhoni, OUT - Fine delivery by Akhtar. Dhoni's leg stump bail gets clipped. India lose their third wicket in an effort to accelerate the score. Dhoni departs at 37. 166/3
38.4 S Akhtar to Dhoni, FOUR - Dhoni has slammed it through point. That's going all the way to the boundary. 166/3
38.3 S Akhtar to Ganguly, Ganguly flicks it away with a wristy shot. The batsmen have run through for a single. 166/2
38.2 S Akhtar to Ganguly, Left alone by Ganguly. 162/2
38.1 S Akhtar to Ganguly, Bouncer! Ganguly does well to evade it. 161/2
38.0 S Akhtar to Dhoni, Driven through the off side by Dhoni. No Ball signalled by Umpire Koertzen. One run conceded. 161/2
38 D Kaneria to Ganguly, FOUR - Another wristy shot by Ganguly
37.5 D Kaneria to Ganguly, Ganguly lets the ball go outside his off stump. 159/2
37.4 D Kaneria to Dhoni, Dhoni has played that with the full face of the bat. 155/2
37.3 D Kaneria to Ganguly, This one's flicked away with a wristy shot for a single. 155/2
37.2 D Kaneria to Ganguly, Ganguly drives through the covers adding two runs to his score. 154/2
37.1 D Kaneria to Dhoni, Kaneria comes in to bowl at the other end. Dhoni has played that with the full face of the bat for a single. 153/2
37 S Akhtar to Ganguly, Ganguly ducks in time to let that one go over him. A decent start for India. 151/2
36.5 S Akhtar to Ganguly, Ganguly has attempted to put bat on ball - but fails. 150/2
36.4 S Akhtar to Dhoni, Driven through the off side by Dhoni for a single. 150/2
36.3 S Akhtar to Dhoni, Defended off the front foot. Younus Khan haa a shy at the non-striker's stumps. The Third Umpire's decision is sought but Ganguly survives. 150/2
36.2 S Akhtar to Ganguly, Ganguly has played it to the point region. One run conceded. 149/2
36.1 S Akhtar to Dhoni, Dhoni is on strike now. He drives through the off side. No Ball has been signalled by Umpire Koertzen. 149/2
36.1 S Akhtar to Ganguly, Akhtar to begin proceedings on Day 5. Ganguly slams that one through point for one run. But the ball races away to the ropes - adding 4 overthrows! 148/2
36.1 S Akhtar to Ganguly, Ganguly has slammed it through point. Five runs conceded! 146/2
Its stumps on day 4 of the second Test between India and Pakistan at the Eden gardens in Kolkata. India are sitting comfortably at 141-2 having extended their lead to 301 runs. The hosts piled on 121 runs in the final session but lost both their openers. Wasim Jaffer continued his good run in this series as he played a fine knock of 56 runs. Kaneria accounted for the two wickets that fell in the last session. Earlier, Pakistan were bowled out for 456 in their 1st innings giving India a lead of 160 runs. Misbah-ul-Haq remained unbeaten on 161. Harbhajan picked up his 20th 5-wicket haul. Thank you for being with us throughout the coverage of day 4. We hope to have you back tomorrow for the crucial final day.
36 D Kaneria to Dhoni, Dhoni is beaten by the sharp leg spin of Kaneria. Good delivery to end the over by Kaneria. Its stumps on day 4. 141/2
35.5 D Kaneria to Ganguly, Played to the point region by Ganguly. One run added to the total. 141/2
35.4 D Kaneria to Ganguly, Ganguly has played that with the full face of the bat. Dot ball. 140/2
35.3 D Kaneria to Dhoni, Dhoni rocks onto the backfoot and punches the ball for a single on the off side. India now extend their lead to 300 runs. 140/2
35.2 D Kaneria to Dhoni, Dhoni has played the paddle sweep but fails to find a single. 139/2
35.1 D Kaneria to Dhoni, Driven through the off side by Dhoni for no runs. 139/2
35 S Akhtar to Ganguly, Ganguly defends the ball off the backfoot without any hesitation. 139/2
34.5 S Akhtar to Ganguly, Another short delivery from Akhtar. Ganguly comforatbly ducks to let the ball go over him. 139/2
34.4 S Akhtar to Ganguly, Ganguly has flicked the ball off his pads. 139/2
34.3 S Akhtar to Ganguly, Ganguly makes some room and hits the ball over the infield for a boundary. Akhtar doesnot seem to be amused with that boundary. 139/2
34.2 S Akhtar to Ganguly, Ganguly ducked in time to let that bouncer go over him. 135/2
34.1 S Akhtar to Dhoni, Dhoni hooks a short delivery from Akhtar towards the fine leg region for a single. 135/2
34 D Kaneria to Ganguly, Ganguly drives the ball on the off side but fails to find a single. 134/2
33.5 D Kaneria to Ganguly, Ganguly has played that off the front foot and into the ground. 134/2
33.4 D Kaneria to MS Dhoni, You can't hit a better reverse sweep than that as Dhoni did. One run added to the total. 134/2
33.3 D Kaneria to Dhoni, Punched off the backfoot by Dhoni for no runs. 133/2
33.2 D Kaneria to Ganguly, Ganguly sweeps the ball fine for a single on the leg side. 133/2
33.1 D Kaneria to Ganguly, Ganguly works it down the leg side for no runs. 132/2
33 S Akhtar to Dhoni, Driven through the off side by Dhoni for no runs. 132/2
32.5 Akhtar to Dhoni, Akhtar bowls a fast swinging ball. Dhoni brings his bat down at the last second to keep the yorker out. This was the fastest delivery of this match at the speed of 153.4 kph. 132/2
32.4 S Akhtar to Dhoni, Dhoni has dug out that pacy yorker from Akhtar at the last second. 132/2
32.3 S Akhtar to S Ganguly, Ganguly nicely guides a short delivery from Akhtar towards the thrid man region for a single. 132/2
32.2 S Akhtar to Ganguly, Ganguly has whipped the ball for a couple on the leg side. 131/2
32.1 S Akhtar to Ganguly, Ganguly is beaten by Akhtar outside his off stump. 129/2
32 D Kaneria to Dhoni, Dhoni works it down the leg side for no runs. 129/2
31.5 D Kaneria to Ganguly, Ganguly flicks it away with a wristy shot for an easy single. 129/2
31.4 D Kaneria to Ganguly, The ball hits the pads of Ganguly. No runs conceded. 128/2
31.3 D Kaneria to Ganguly, Left alone by Ganguly. 128/2
31.2 D Kaneria to Dhoni, Dhoni has driven it through the off side for a single. 128/2
31.1 D Kaneria to Dhoni, Dhoni has played the paddle sweep but straight to the fielder for no runs. 127/2
31 S Akhtar to Dhoni, Dhoni pulls the short delivery from Akhtar for a single on the leg side. 127/2
30.5 S Akhtar to Ganguly, Played to the point region by Ganguly for a comfortable single. 126/2
30.4 S Akhtar to Ganguly, Ganguly ducked in time to let that short delivery go over him. 125/2
30.3 S Akhtar to Ganguly, Played to the point region by Ganguly for no runs. 125/2
30.2 S Akhtar to Dhoni, Played to the point region by Dhoni for a single. 125/2
30.1 S Akhtar to Dhoni, Driven through the leg side by Dhoni for no runs. 124/2
Shoaib Akhtar replaces Sohail Tanvir in the attack.
30 D Kaneria to Dhoni, Dhoni plays a sweep shot for a single on the leg side. 124/2
29.5 D Kaneria to Dhoni, Dhoni has played that with the full face of the bat. Dot ball. 123/2
29.4 D Kaneria to Dhoni, Dhoni is beaten in the flight by Kaneria. 123/2
29.3 D Kaneria to Dhoni, Reverse sweep played by Dhoni but the ball was fielded at short third man by Hameed. 123/2
29.2 D Kaneria to Ganguly, Ganguly has driven it through the off side. One run conceded. 123/2
29.1 D Kaneria to Ganguly, Ganguly lofts the ball towards the mid off region. Akhtar has put down a sitter at mid off. The ball races away to the boundary. Akhtar indicates to the bowler that he didnot see the ball. 122/2
29 S Tanvir to Ganguly, Pushed to the cover region by Ganguly for the 5th single in this over. 118/2
28.5 S Tanvir to Dhoni, Driven towards the long off region by Dhoni. One run added to the total. 117/2
28.4 S Tanvir to Ganguly, Ganguly has played it to the point region for an easy single. 116/2
28.3 S Tanvir to Dhoni, Driven through the off side by Dhoni for a single again. 115/2
28.2 S Tanvir to Dhoni, Driven through the off side by Dhoni for no runs. 114/2
28.1 S Tanvir to Ganguly, Played to the point region by Ganguly for a single. 114/2
28 D Kaneria to Dhoni, Dhoni is beaten by the spin of Kaneria. 113/2
27.5 D Kaneria to Dhoni, The ball hits the pads of Dhoni. Dot ball. 113/2
27.4 D Kaneria to Ganguly, Ganguly has played it to the point region for an easy single. 113/2
27.3 D Kaneria to Ganguly, Driven through the off side by Ganguly for no runs. 112/2
27.2 D Kaneria to Ganguly, Ganguly has flicked the ball off his pads for no runs. 112/2
27.1 D Kaneria to Dhoni, Driven through the off side by Dhoni for a single. 112/2
27 S Tanvir to Ganguly, Driven through the leg side by Ganguly for no runs. 111/2
26.5 S Tanvir to Ganguly, Ganguly has played that off the front foot and into the ground. Dot ball. 111/2
26.4 S Tanvir to Dhoni, Dhoni rocks onto the backfoot and punches the ball for a single. 111/2
26.3 S Tanvir to Dhoni, Dhoni has driven it through the off side for no runs. 110/2
26.2 S Tanvir to Dhoni, Dhoni has played that with the full face of the bat. Dot ball. 110/2
26.1 S Tanvir to Dhoni, Dhoni has brilliantly driven the ball straight down the ground. The ball has raced away to the boundary. 110/2
26 D Kaneria to Ganguly, The ball thuds in to the pads of Ganguly. No appeal from teh fielding side. 106/2
25.5 Kaneria to Ganguly, The ball strikes Ganguly on his boot. No runs conceded. 106/2
25.4 D Kaneria to Dhoni, Dhoni flicks it away with a wristy shot for a single on the leg side. 106/2
25.3 D Kaneria to Dhoni, Defended off the front foot by Dhoni. 105/2
25.2 D Kaneria to Dhoni, Dhoni has played that with the full face of the bat. Dot ball. 105/2
25.1 D Kaneria to Dhoni, Driven through the off side by Dhoni for no runs. 105/2
25 S Tanvir to Ganguly, Ganguly times the ball nicely through the mid wicket region. The batsmen have picked up a couple of runs. 105/2
24.5 S Tanvir to Ganguly, Ganguly has played that with the full face of the bat. 103/2
24.4 S Tanvir to Dhoni, Dhoni works it down the leg side for an easy single. No Ball signalled by Umpire Koertzen. 103/2
24.4 S Tanvir to Dhoni, Dhoni has played that off the front foot and into the ground. Dot ball. 101/2
24.3 S Tanvir to Ganguly, Played to the point region by Ganguly for a safe single. 101/2
24.2 S Tanvir to Dhoni, Dhoni has slammed the ball through the point region. The batsmen have run through for a single. 100 up for India in second innings. 100/2
24.1 S Tanvir to Dhoni, Dhoni has punched the ball off the backfoot for no runs. 99/2
24 D Kaneria to Dhoni, Dhoni flicks it away with a wristy shot for a single on the leg side. 99/2
23.5 D Kaneria to Dhoni, Dhoni flicks it away with a wristy shot for a couple of runs. 98/2
23.4 D Kaneria to Ganguly, Ganguly has pushed it to the cover region for a single. 96/2
Sourav Ganguly walks in the middle to bat after the dismissal of Jaffer.
23.3 Kaneria to W Jaffer, OUT - Jaffer goes to sweep the ball but gets beaten in the flight. The off stump has been uprooted by Kaneria. Jaffer departs after a fine knock. 95/2
23.2 D Kaneria to Dhoni, Dhoni has played the reverse sweep towards the thrid man region. The batsmen have run through for a single. 95/1
23.1 D Kaneria to Dhoni, Dhoni has been beaten by the leg spin of Kaneria. 94/1
23 S Tanvir to Jaffer, Jaffer buckles the ball piercing the leg side field for a boundary. Great shot by Jaffer. 94/1
22.5 S Tanvir to Jaffer, Jaffer is beaten by Tanvir as he tries to hit it. 90/1
22.4 S Tanvir to Dhoni, Dhoni works it down the leg side for another single in this over. 90/1
22.3 S Tanvir to Jaffer, Played through mid-wicket by Jaffer for the thrid sing;e in this over. 89/1
22.2 S Tanvir to Dhoni, Driven through the leg side by Dhoni for a single. 88/1
22.1 S Tanvir to Jaffer, Jaffer guides the ball towards the thrid man region for a single. 87/1
22 D Kaneria to Dhoni, Dhoni has played that off the front foot and into the ground. Dot ball to end the over. 86/1
10th Test fifty for Wasim Jaffer off 70 balls.
21.5 D Kaneria to Dhoni, Defended off the front foot by Dhoni. 86/1
21.4 D Kaneria to Jaffer, Jaffer defends the ball off the backfoot and takes a quick single. 86/1
21.3 D Kaneria to Dhoni, Dhoni guides the ball towards the third man region. One run added to the total. 85/1
21.2 D Kaneria to Jaffer, Jaffer has flicked the ball off his pads for a single. 84/1
21.1 D Kaneria to Dhoni, Dhoni works it down the leg side for a single. 83/1
Change of ends for Danish Kaneria. He replaces Salman Butt in the attack.
21 S Tanvir to Jaffer, Jaffer has played the ball towards the mid on region for no runs. 82/1
20.5 S Tanvir to Jaffer, Jaffer has played it to the point region for no runs. 82/1
20.4 S Tanvir to Jaffer, Jaffer has played that with the full face of the bat. 82/1
20.3 S Tanvir to Jaffer, Jaffer has played that with the full face of the bat. Dot ball. 82/1
20.2 S Tanvir to Dhoni, Dhoni drives the ball through the leg side for a comfortable single. 82/1
20.1 S Tanvir to Jaffer, Jaffer guides the ball towards the thrid man region for a single. 81/1
Sohail Tanvir replaces Kaneria in the attack.
Umpire signals for drinks trolley on the field.
20 S Butt to Jaffer, Jaffer has punched that ball through the offside. A single to end the over. 80/1
19.5 S Butt to Jaffer, Jaffer smartly guides the ball towards the third man region for a couple. 79/1
19.4 S Butt to Dhoni, Dhoni rocks onto the backfoot and punches the ball through the cover region for a single only. 77/1
19.3 S Butt to Dhoni, Dhoni rocks onto the backfoot and punches the ball. Good effort by skipper Younus Khan to save runs for his team. 76/1
19.2 S Butt to Dhoni, Solidly defended off the front foot by Dhoni. 76/1
19.1 S Butt to Jaffer, Jaffer drives through the leg side field for a single only. 76/1
Salman Butt is introduced into the bowling attack.
19 D Kaneria to Dhoni, Defended off the front foot by Dhoni. 75/1
MS Dhoni is sent to bat up the order after the dismissal of Karthik. India require some lusty blows from Dhoni.
18.5 D Kaneria to Karthik, OUT - Karthik tries to sweep the ball but gets a top edge on that one. It's high in the air and taken by Misbah. Karthik departs after getting a good start. 75/1
18.4 D Kaneria to Karthik, Karthik makes some room has hits the ball in the same area as the previous one. Four runs more for Karthik. Karthik should capitalize on his good start. 75/0
18.3 D Kaneria to Karthik, Karthik has cleverly lofted the ball over the mid off region. The ball races to the boundary. Good hit by Karthik. 71/0
18.2 D Kaneria to Jaffer, Jaffer has pushed it to the cover region for a single. 67/0
18.1 D Kaneria to Jaffer, Jaffer has played that off the front foot for no runs. 66/0
18 S Tanvir to Jaffer, Jaffer guides the ball towards the thrid man region for a single. 66/0
17.5 S Tanvir to Jaffer, Jaffer has played that with the full face of the bat. 65/0
17.4 S Tanvir to Karthik, Karthik has punched the ball off the backfoot for a single. 65/0
17.3 S Tanvir to Karthik, Karthik plays the ball off the front foot but is unable to find a single. 64/0
17.2 S Tanvir to Jaffer, Punched off the backfoot by Jaffer for a single on the leg side. 64/0
17.1 S Tanvir to Jaffer, Jaffer has played that off the front foot and into the ground. Dot ball. 63/0
Sohail Tanvir is brought back into the attack.
17 D Kaneria to Karthik, Karthik flicks the ball on the leg side but straight to the fielder for no runs. 63/0
16.5 D Kaneria to Jaffer, Jaffer flicks it away with a wristy shot for a single on the leg side. 63/0
16.4 D Kaneria to Jaffer, Defended off the front foot by Jaffer. 62/0
16.3 D Kaneria to Jaffer, Gloriously driven through the covers by Jaffer. The ball races to the boundary in a flash. Jaffer is continuing from where he left in the first innings. 62/0
16.2 D Kaneria to Jaffer, Jaffer has punched the ball off the backfoot. No runs conceded. 58/0
16.1 D Kaneria to Jaffer, Jaffer has played that showing full face of the bat to the bowler. 58/0
16 M Sami to Jaffer, Punched off the backfoot by Jaffer for a single. 58/0
15.5 M Sami to Jaffer, Jaffer picks the ball from outside the off stump and grinds it through the leg side field for a boundary. This is the second boundary in this over. 57/0
15.4 M Sami to Jaffer, Played to the point region by Jaffer for no runs again. 53/0
15.3 M Sami to Jaffer, Punched off the backfoot by Jaffer for no runs. 53/0
15.2 M Sami to Jaffer, Jaffer goes on the backfoot and whips the ball through the mid wicket region. The ball beats the fielder and races to the boundary. 53/0
15.1 M Sami to Karthik, Karthik has played it to the point region for a single. 49/0
15 D Kaneria to Jaffer, Jaffer has played that off the front foot and into the ground. Dot ball to end the over. 48/0
14.5 D Kaneria to Karthik, Played to the point region by Karthik for a single. 48/0
14.4 D Kaneria to Karthik, Karthik calmly defends the ball off the backfoot. 47/0
14.3 D Kaneria to Karthik, Karthik plays the ball off the front foot. Karthik fails to find a single again. 47/0
14.2 D Kaneria to Karthik, Karthik plays the ball off the front foot for no runs. 47/0
14.1 D Kaneria to Karthik, Karthik plays the ball showing the full face of the bat to the bowler. 47/0
14 M Sami to Jaffer, Jaffer has played that with the full face of the bat. Dot ball. 47/0
13.5 M Sami to Karthik, Karthik guides the ball towards the third man region for a single. 47/0
13.4 M Sami to Karthik, Karthik intentionally open the face of the bat and guides the ball towards the slip region. The ball just goes pass the slip fielder and races to the boundary. 46/0
13.3 M Sami to Karthik, Karthik has played that off the front foot and into the ground. Dot ball. 42/0
13.2 M Sami to Jaffer, Played to the point region by Jaffer for a single. 42/0
13.1 M Sami to Jaffer, Jaffer has slammed the ball through the point region. The batsmen have picked up a couple of runs. 41/0
13 D Kaneria to Karthik, Karthik has been hit on the pads as he tried to sweep that one against the spin. The fielding side is asking the question. Umpire Koertzen decides Karthik is not out. 39/0
12.5 D Kaneria to Karthik, Karthik has played it to the point region. Dot ball again. 39/0
12.4 D Kaneria to Karthik, Driven through the leg side by Karthik for no runs. 39/0
12.3 D Kaneria to Jaffer, Driven through the off side by Jaffer for a single only. 39/0
12.2 D Kaneria to Jaffer, Jaffer has driven it through the off side for no runs. 38/0
12.1 D Kaneria to Karthik, Pushed to the cover region by Karthik for an easy single. 38/0
Spin is introduced into the attack. Danish Kaneria replaces Akhtar in the bowling attack.
12 M Sami to Karthik, Karthik defends the ball off the backfoot and pinch a quick single. Good running by both the batsmen. 37/0
11.5 M Sami to Karthik, The ball has been square driven by Karthik but straight to the fielder for no runs. 36/0
11.4 M Sami to Jaffer, Driven through the off side by Jaffer for a single this time. 36/0
11.3 M Sami to Jaffer, Jaffer has played that with the full face of the bat. 35/0
11.2 M Sami to Jaffer, Crisply driven through the cover region by Jaffer. The ball pierces the field and races to the boundary. 35/0
11.1 M Sami to Jaffer, Driven through the off side by Jaffer for no runs. 31/0
11 S Akhtar to Karthik, Karthik dugs out the pacy yorker from Karthik. Akhtar throws the ball back which hits Karthik hard. In the end no damage done. 31/0
10.5 S Akhtar to Karthik, Karthik is beaten outside his off stump by Akhtar. Good delivery by Akhtar. 31/0
10.4 S Akhtar to Karthik, Karthik lets the ball go outside his off stump. 31/0
10.3 S Akhtar to Karthik, Karthik has driven it through the off side for no runs. 31/0
10.2 S Akhtar to Jaffer, The ball strikes Jaffer very low on the pads. One run added to the total. Umpire Koertzen signals Leg Bye. 31/0
10.1 S Akhtar to Karthik, Karthik pulls the ball hard but only for a single on the leg side. 30/0
10 M Sami to Jaffer, Jaffer cleverly works the ball down the leg side making use of his wrist. The ball races quickly to the boundary. Excellent wrist work by Jaffer. 29/0
9.5 M Sami to Jaffer, Jaffer tries to drive a wide delivery outside his off stump but fails to connect. Bad shot execution by Jaffer. 25/0
9.4 M Sami to Jaffer, Jaffer has again played the ball towards the point region. Jaffer fails to find a gap. 25/0
9.3 M Sami to Jaffer, Jaffer has played it to the point region for no runs. 25/0
9.2 M Sami to Jaffer, Jaffer drives the ball towards the mid on region. Dot ball. 25/0
9.1 M Sami to Jaffer, Jaffer plays the ball off the backfoot. 25/0
9 S Akhtar to Karthik, Karthik lets the slower delivery from Akhtar go outside his off stump. 25/0
8.5 S Akhtar to Karthik, Karthik ducks under the bouncer from Akhtar. 25/0
8.4 S Akhtar to Karthik, Driven through the off side by Karthik. No runs conceded. 25/0
8.3 S Akhtar to Karthik, That ball has again taken the inside edge of the bat of Karthik and thudded into his pads. The fielding side appeals in unison. No interest shown by the umpire. 25/0
Fastest ball of the match was bowled by Shoaib Akhtar at the speed of 153.2 kph.
8.2 S Akhtar to Karthik, The ball takes the inside edge of the bat of Karthik. The ball races towards the fine leg region for a boundary. Streaky four runs for Karthik. 25/0
8.1 S Akhtar to Karthik, Driven through the off side by Karthik for no runs. 21/0
8.0 S Akhtar to Karthik, Karthik has stood up on his toes to play that one. Umpire Koertzen signals a No Ball. 21/0
8 M Sami to Jaffer, Jaffer has punched that ball through the offside. Dot ball to end the over. 20/0
7.5 M Sami to Jaffer, Jaffer goes on the backfoot and defends the ball this time. 20/0
7.4 M Sami to Jaffer, Jaffer rocks onto the backfoot and punches the ball for no runs again. 20/0
7.3 M Sami to Jaffer, Played to the point region by Jaffer. No runs conceded again. 20/0
7.2 M Sami to Jaffer, Driven through the leg side by Jaffer for no runs. 20/0
7.1 M Sami to Jaffer, Jaffer has played that off the front foot for no runs. 20/0
Welcome back for the final session on day 4. Mohammad Sami to start the bowling proceedings after the Tea break.
Its Tea on day 4 of the second Test between India and Pakistan at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata. India survived the 7 overs before the Tea break and are placed at 20 for no loss. The hosts have pushed their lead to 180 runs. Earlier, Pakistan were bowled out for 456 runs giving India a 160 runs lead in the 1st innings. Harbhajan Singh was the pick of the bowlers for India with figures of 5-122. Misbah-ul-Haq remained unbeaten on 161 runs. Join us shortly for the commentary after the Tea break.
7 S Akhtar to Karthik, Karthik has played that off the front foot for no runs. Tea has been taken on day 4. 20/0
6.5 S Akhtar to Karthik, Akhtar decievs Karthik with a slower delivery. Karthik does well to dug out that yorker at the last second. No Ball has been signalled by Umpire Koertzen. 20/0
6.5 S Akhtar to Karthik, Left alone by Karthik. 19/0
6.4 S Akhtar to Karthik, Karthik defends the ball nicely showing the full face of the bat to the bowler. 19/0
6.3 S Akhtar to Karthik, Defended off the front foot this time by Karthik. 19/0
6.2 S Akhtar to Karthik, Karthik defends the ball comfortably off the back foot. 19/0
6.1 S Akhtar to Karthik, Karthik lets the ball go outside his off stump. 19/0
6 S Tanvir to Jaffer, Jaffer has played it to the point region for no runs. 19/0
5.5 S Tanvir to Jaffer, Defended off the back foot by Jaffer. 19/0
5.4 S Tanvir to Jaffer, Jaffer is beaten outside his off stump by Tanvir. 19/0
5.3 S Tanvir to Jaffer, Jaffer plays a beautiful leg glance off his pad. The ball races to the boundary. Jaffer looks good out in the middle. 19/0
5.2 S Tanvir to Karthik, Karthik nudges the ball down the leg side for another single in this over. 15/0
5.1 S Tanvir to Jaffer, Jaffer drives through the leg side for a single. 14/0
5 S Akhtar to Karthik, Karthik ducked in time to let that sharp bouncer from Akhtar go over him. 13/0
4.5 S Akhtar to Jaffer, Driven through the leg side by Jaffer for an easy single. 13/0
4.4 S Akhtar to Jaffer, Played to the point region by Jaffer for no runs. 12/0
4.3 S Akhtar to Jaffer, Defended well off the front foot by Jaffer. 12/0
4.2 S Akhtar to Jaffer, The ball is way wide on the leg side but Jaffer still goes after it. No contact made. 12/0
4.1 S Akhtar to Jaffer, Bouncer from Akhtar. Jaffer does well to evade it. 12/0
4 S Tanvir to Jaffer, Jaffer drives through the leg side for a single. 12/0
3.5 S Tanvir to Jaffer, Jaffer plays a smart leg glance towards fine leg. The ball has crossed the ropes for a boundary. Tanvir cannot afford to drift the ball on the legs of Karthik. 11/0
3.4 S Tanvir to Jaffer, Driven through the off side by Jaffer for no runs. 7/0
3.3 S Tanvir to Jaffer, Jaffer lets the ball go through to the keeper. 7/0
3.2 S Tanvir to Jaffer, Driven through the off side by Jaffer for no runs. 7/0
3.1 S Tanvir to Jaffer, Jaffer defends the ball solidly off the backfoot. 7/0
3 S Akhtar to Karthik, Karthik whips the ball bisecting the leg side field. The ball races through the fast outfield for a boundary. 7/0
2.5 S Akhtar to Karthik, Pushed to the cover region by Karthik for no runs. 3/0
2.4 S Akhtar to Karthik, Karthik chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. 3/0
2.3 S Akhtar to Karthik, Karthik lets that bouncer from Akhtar go past his head. 3/0
2.2 S Akhtar to Karthik, Karthik flicks it away with a wristy shot for no runs. 3/0
2.1 S Akhtar to Karthik, Karthik has played that with the full face of the bat. 3/0
2 S Tanvir to Karthik, The ball strikes Karthik very low on the pads. One run added to the total. Umpire Doctrove signals Leg Bye. 3/0
1.5 S Tanvir to Karthik, Left alone by Karthik. 2/0
1.4 S Tanvir to Karthik, Karthik has played that with the full face of the bat. Dot ball. 2/0
1.3 S Tanvir to Jaffer, Jaffer defends the ball off the backfoot and takes a quick single. 2/0
Welcome back after the break. India openers Wasim Jaffer and Dinesh Karthik are out in the middle hoping to get their team off to a good start and push their lead to a good total.
Second Innings | First Innings
Batting : Pakistan
Bowling : India
151.1 H Singh to Kaneria, OUT - It's come in a long way and knocked Kaneria over! Pakistan have been bowled out. 456/10
151 A Kumble to Misbah, Defended off the front foot by Misbah. 456/9
150.5 A Kumble to Misbah, Left alone by Misbah. 456/9
150.4 A Kumble to Misbah, Misbah tries flicking a ball that is wide on the leg stumps. Umpire Koertzen signals Four Byes. 456/9
150.3 A Kumble to Misbah, Misbah has played that off the front foot and into the ground. 452/9
150.2 A Kumble to Misbah, Misbah offers no stroke and is wrapped on the pads. 452/9
150.1 A Kumble to Misbah, Misbah has flicked the ball off his pads. 452/9
150 H Singh to Kaneria, Driven through the off side by Kaneria. 452/9
149.5 H Singh to Kaneria, Kaneria chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. 452/9
149.4 H Singh to Kaneria, Kaneria has driven it through the off side. 452/9
149.3 H Singh to S Akhtar, OUT - The ball has found the edge of the bat. It's been taken in the slips by Dravid. Pakistan have lost their ninth wicket. 452/9
149.2 H Singh to Akhtar, Akhtar has played that with the full face of the bat. 452/8
149.1 H Singh to Misbah, Misbah has slammed it through point. One run conceded. 452/8
149 A Kumble to Akhtar, Ball hits Akhtar low on the pads. 451/8
148.5 A Kumble to Akhtar, Akhtar has played that off the front foot and into the ground. 451/8
148.4 A Kumble to Akhtar, Defended off the front foot by Akhtar. 451/8
148.3 A Kumble to Akhtar, Defended off the front foot by Akhtar. 451/8
148.2 A Kumble to Misbah, Misbah flicks it away with a wristy shot. One run added to the total. 451/8
148.1 A Kumble to Misbah, Misbah works it down the leg side. 450/8
148 H Singh to Akhtar, Akhtar has played that with the full face of the bat. 450/8
147.5 H Singh to Akhtar, Played through mid-wicket by Akhtar. 450/8
147.4 H Singh to Akhtar, Misbah works it down the leg side. A run out attempt by Laxman but Akhtar makes it home. Umpire Doctrove takes the help of the Third Umpire. Third Umpire shows the green signal for Akhtar. 450/8
147.3 H Singh to Misbah, Played through mid-wicket by Misbah. 449/8
147.2 H Singh to Misbah, Misbah has pushed it to the cover region. 449/8
147.1 H Singh to Misbah, Misbah has played that off the front foot and into the ground. 449/8
147 A Kumble to Akhtar, Akhtar has played that off the front foot and into the ground. 449/8
146.5 A Kumble to Tanvir, OUT - Tanvir has edged the ball. It's been taken in the slips by Dravid. Pakistan have lost their eighth wicket. 449/8
146.4 A Kumble to Tanvir, Pushed to the cover region by Tanvir. 449/7
146.3 A Kumble to Tanvir, The ball thuds in to the pads of Tanvir. 449/7
146.2 A Kumble to Tanvir, Tanvir has played that off the front foot and into the ground. 449/7
146.1 A Kumble to Misbah, Misbah flicks it away with a wristy shot. One run added to the total. 449/7
146 VVS Laxman to Tanvir, Ball hits Tanvir low on the pads. 448/7
145.5 VVS Laxman to Sami, OUT - Sami has just lofted it over mid off. That is easy pickings for Jaffer. Pakistan have lost their seventh wicket. 448/7
145.4 VVS Laxman to Sami, Driven through the off side by Sami. 448/6
145.3 VVS Laxman to Sami, Defended off the back foot by Sami. 448/6
145.2 VVS Laxman to Misbah, Driven through the leg side by Misbah. One run added to the total. 448/6
145.1 VVS Laxman to Sami, Sami flicks it away with a wristy shot. One run added to the total. 447/6
145 A Kumble to Sami, Driven through the off side by Sami. One run conceded. 446/6
144.5 A Kumble to Sami, Sami defends it off the back foot. 445/6
144.4 A Kumble to Sami, Delicate glance by Sami through the fine leg region. The batsmen have picked up a couple of runs. 445/6
144.3 A Kumble to Sami, Sami tries flicking a ball that is wide on the leg stumps. 443/6
144.2 A Kumble to Misbah, Misbah shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the backfoot. One run added to the total. 443/6
144.1 A Kumble to Misbah, Misbah shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the backfoot. 442/6
144 M Patel to Sami, Driven through the off side by Sami. 442/6
143.5 M Patel to Sami, Driven through the leg side by Sami. 442/6
143 A Kumble to Sami, Driven through the off side by Sami for no runs. 442/6
142.5 A Kumble to Sami, Sami tries to play the ball off the front foot. The ball takes the edge of the bat and races to the boundary. Streaky boundaries like these continue to frustrate Kumble and India. 441/6
142.4 A Kumble to Misbah, Misbah works it down the leg side for a comfortable single. 441/6
142.3 A Kumble to Misbah, Misbah has played that off the front foot and into the ground. Dot ball. 441/6
142.2 A Kumble to Sami, Sami dabs the ball with soft hands and scampers a quick single. 441/6
142.1 A Kumble to Sami, Sami has played that off the front foot and into the ground. Dot ball. 441/6
142.4 A Kumble to Misbah, Misbah has flicked the ball off his pads. One run conceded. 437/6
142.3 A Kumble to Misbah, Misbah has played that off the front foot and into the ground. 436/6
142.2 A Kumble to Sami, Defended off the back foot by Sami. One run conceded. 436/6
142.1 A Kumble to Sami, Sami has played that with the full face of the bat. 435/6
141.2 M Patel to Misbah, Misbah lets the ball go through to the keeper without any hesitation. 435/6
141.1 M Patel to Misbah, Driven through the off side by Misbah for no runs. 435/6
141.4 M Patel to Sami, Driven through the leg side by Sami. The batsmen have run through for a single. 435/6
141.3 M Patel to Misbah, Driven through the leg side by Misbah. 434/6
141.2 M Patel to Misbah, Misbah chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. 433/6
141.1 M Patel to Misbah, Driven through the off side by Misbah. 433/6
141 A Kumble to Misbah, Misbah flicks it away with a wristy shot. One run conceded. 433/6
140.5 A Kumble to Misbah, Misbah has flicked the ball off his pads. 432/6
140.4 A Kumble to Misbah, Misbah has flicked the ball off his pads. Two runs conceded. 432/6
140.3 A Kumble to Misbah, Played to the point region by Misbah. 430/6
140.2 A Kumble to Sami, Sami has flicked the ball off his pads. One run conceded. 430/6
140.1 A Kumble to Misbah, Misbah flicks it away with a wristy shot. One run added to the total. 429/6
140 M Patel to Sami, Punched off the backfoot by Sami. The batsmen have picked up a couple of runs. 428/6
139.5 M Patel to Sami, Sami lets that bouncer go past his head. 426/6
139.4 M Patel to Sami, Sami has flicked the ball off his pads. 426/6
139.3 M Patel to Sami, Left alone by Sami. 426/6
139.2 M Patel to Sami, Left alone by Sami. 426/6
139.1 M Patel to Misbah, Misbah drives through the leg side. One run conceded. 426/6
139 A Kumble to Sami, Sami has flicked the ball off his pads. 425/6
138.5 A Kumble to Misbah, Driven through the off side by Misbah. One run added to the total. 425/6
138.4 A Kumble to Sami, Sami defends it off the back foot. The batsmen have run through for a single. 424/6
138.3 A Kumble to Sami, Ball hits Sami low on the pads. 423/6
138.2 A Kumble to Sami, Sami flicks it away with a wristy shot. 423/6
138.1 A Kumble to Misbah, Misbah flicks it away with a wristy shot. One run added to the total. 423/6
138 M Patel to Sami, The ball strikes Sami very low on the pads 422/6
137.5 M Patel to Misbah, Misbah has played it to the point region. One run added to the total. 422/6
137.4 M Patel to Misbah, Misbah has played that with the full face of the bat. 421/6
137 A Kumble to Sami, Sami lets the ball go outside his off stump. 421/6
136.5 A Kumble to Sami, Sami has flicked the ball off his pads. 421/6
136.4 A Kumble to Sami, The ball hits the pads of Sami. Appeal for a bat pad turned down by the Umpire. 421/6
136.3 A Kumble to Sami, Sami shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the backfoot. 421/6
136.2 A Kumble to Sami, Sami has played that off the front foot and into the ground. 421/6
136.1 A Kumble to Misbah, Played to the point region by Misbah. The batsmen are through for a single. 421/6
136.3 A Kumble to Sami, Sami defends it off the back foot. 421/6
136.2 A Kumble to Sami, Defended off the front foot by Sami. 421/6
136.1 A Kumble to Misbah, Misbah has played it to the point region. One run conceded. 421/6
136 M Patel to Sami, Played to the point region by Sami. 420/6
135.5 M Patel to Sami, Defended off the front foot by Sami. 420/6
135.4 M Patel to Sami, Sami defends it off the back foot. 420/6
135.3 M Patel to Misbah, Misbah has played it to the point region. One run added to the total. 420/6
135.2 M Patel to Misbah, Defended off the front foot by Misbah. 419/6
135.1 M Patel to Misbah, Left alone by Misbah. 419/6
135 A Kumble to Sami, Sami flicks it away with a wristy shot. 419/6
134.5 A Kumble to Sami, The ball thuds in to the pads of Sami. 419/6
134.4 A Kumble to Sami, Sami works it down the leg side. 419/6
134.1 A Kumble to Misbah, Misbah flicks it away with a wristy shot for a single down the leg side. 419/6
134.2 A Kumble to Sami, The ball strikes Sami very low on the pads 419/6
134.1 A Kumble to Misbah, Misbah has flicked the ball off his pads. One run conceded. 419/6
Its Lunch on day 4 of the second Test between India and Pakistan at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata. The overnight duo of Misbah-ul-Haq and Sami continue to frustrate the hosts by sharing an unbeaten partnership of 61 runs. Sami was given an early let-off when Dravid dropped him off Kumble. The visitors played cautiously and added 60 runs in the first session and have successfully avoided the follow on. Join us back for the commentary after the Lunch break to see whether India can break through this gritty partnership.
134 S Ganguly to Sami, Sami plays the ball on the leg side for no runs. Players go for Lunch on day 4. 418/6
133.5 S Ganguly to Sami, Sami defends the ball beautifully off the front foot. 418/6
133.4 S Ganguly to Sami, Sami drives through the leg side but fails to find a single. 418/6
133.3 S Ganguly to Misbah, Driven through the leg side by Misbah for a single. 418/6
133.2 S Ganguly to Misbah, Left alone by Misbah. 417/6
133.1 S Ganguly to Misbah, The ball is way wide on the leg side but Misbah still goes after it. No contact made. 417/6
133 A Kumble to Sami, Sami defends the ball off the backfoot this time. 417/6
132.5 A Kumble to Sami, Defended well off the front foot by Sami. 417/6
132.4 A Kumble to Sami, Sami has offered no stroke to an incoming delivery and takes the ball on the pads. 417/6
132.3 A Kumble to M Sami, The ball has found the edge of the bat. No runs conceded. 417/6
132.2 A Kumble to Sami, Defended comfortably off the back foot by Sami. 417/6
132.1 A Kumble to Sami, Wide outside the leg stump
132 S Ganguly to Misbah, Driven through the leg side by Misbah. Dot ball to end the over. 417/6
131.5 S Ganguly to Misbah, Misbah has played that with the full face of the bat for no runs. 417/6
131.4 S Ganguly to Misbah, Calmly defended off the front foot by Misbah. 417/6
131.3 S Ganguly to Misbah, Misbah has flicked the ball off his pads for an easy couple. Pakistan have avoided the follow on. 417/6
131.2 S Ganguly to Misbah, Misbah flicks the ball away with a wristy shot for no runs. 415/6
131.1 S Ganguly to Misbah, Misbah shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball nicely off the backfoot. 415/6
Local boy Sourav Ganguly is brought into the attack replacing Harbhajan Singh.
131 A Kumble to Sami, Played to the point region by Sami for no runs. 415/6
130.5 A Kumble to Sami, Sami leaves the ball comfortably outside his off stump. 415/6
130.4 A Kumble to Sami, Sami hits the ball against the spin of Kumble. The ball flies towards the deep mid wicket region for a six. Good timing by Sami. 415/6
130.3 A Kumble to Sami, Sami has played the ball tentatively off the front foot. 409/6
130.2 A Kumble to Sami, Sami lets the ball go outside his off stump. 409/6
130.1 A Kumble to Sami, Sami defends the ball off the backfoot. 409/6
130 H Singh to Misbah, Misbah drives through the leg side for no runs. 409/6
129.5 H Singh to Misbah, Misbah sweeps the ball but straight to the fielder for no runs. 409/6
129.4 H Singh to Misbah, Defended off the front foot by Misbah. 409/6
129.3 H Singh to Sami, Driven through the leg side by Sami for a comfortable single. 409/6
129.2 H Singh to Sami, Sami has played that off the front foot and into the ground. Dot ball. 408/6
129.1 H Singh to Sami, Sami is beaten in the flight by Harbhajan. Dhoni knocks the bails but Sami is well inside his crease. 408/6
129 A Kumble to Misbah, Misbah lets the ball go through to the keeper. 408/6
128.5 A Kumble to Misbah, Nicely defended off the front foot by Misbah. 408/6
128.4 A Kumble to Sami, Driven through the off side by Sami for a single. 408/6
Fifty runs partnership between Misbah ans Sami.
128.3 A Kumble to Sami, Sami has driven it through the off side for no runs. 407/6
128.2 A Kumble to Sami, Left alone by Sami. 407/6
128.1 A Kumble to Sami, The ball takes the edge of the bat of Sami. The ball races through the fast outfield towards the thrid man region for a boundary. 407/6
128 H Singh to Misbah, Played to the point region by Misbah for no runs. 403/6
127.5 H Singh to Misbah, Left alone by Misbah. 403/6
127.4 H Singh to Misbah, Misbah has played that off the front foot and into the ground. Dot ball. 403/6
127.3 H Singh to Misbah, Misbah flicks it away with a wristy shot for no runs. 403/6
127.2 H Singh to Misbah, Misbah sweeps the ball towards the square leg region for a couple. 403/6
127.1 H Singh to Misbah, Misbah drives through the leg side for no runs. 401/6
127 A Kumble to Sami, Sami has played that off the front foot and into the ground. End of another maiden over by Kumble. 401/6
126.5 A Kumble to Sami, Driven through the off side by Sami for no runs. 401/6
126.4 A Kumble to Sami, Defended off the front foot by Sami. 401/6
126.3 A Kumble to Sami, Sami has flicked the ball off his pads for no runs. 401/6
126.2 A Kumble to Sami, Sami again plays the ball showing the full face of the bat to the bowler. 401/6
126.1 A Kumble to Sami, Sami has played that with the full face of the bat for no runs. 401/6
126 H Singh to M Sami, Sami tries to take the aerial root but top edges the ball high up in the air. The ball falls safe of the substitute fielder RP Singh. One run is conceded. 401/6
125.5 H Singh to Sami, Sami has played that with the full face of the bat. Dot ball. 400/6
125.4 H Singh to Misbah, Misbah flicks the ball on the leg side for a single. 400 runs up for Pakistan. It looked like a rare possibility for them to reach so far yesterday in the first session. 400/6
125.3 H Singh to Sami, Sami pushes the ball towards the cover region for an easy single. 399/6
125.2 H Singh to Sami, Sami plays the ball on the leg side for no runs. 398/6
125.1 H Singh to Sami, Calmly defended off the back foot by Sami. 398/6
125 A Kumble to Misbah, Misbah has played that off the front foot for no runs. End of a maiden over by Kumble. 398/6
124.5 A Kumble to Misbah, Misbah plays the ball showing the full face of the bat to the bowler. 398/6
124.4 A Kumble to Misbah, Driven through the off side by Misbah for no runs. 398/6
124.3 A Kumble to Misbah, Misbah defends the ball with ease off the backfoot. 398/6
124.2 A Kumble to Misbah, Misbah has played that off the front foot and into the ground. Dot ball. 398/6
124.1 Kumble to Misbah, The ball strikes Misbah on his boot. Good ball by Kumble. 398/6
124 H Singh to Sami, Sami again lets the ball go through to the keeper. 398/6
123.5 H Singh to Sami, Left alone by Sami. 398/6
123.4 H Singh to Misbah, Misbah nudges the ball down the leg side for a single. 398/6
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123.3 H Singh to Misbah, Misbah defends the ball well off the back foot. 397/6
123.2 H Singh to Sami, Sami sweeps the ball fine for a single only. 397/6
123.1 H Singh to Sami, Sami has flicked the ball off his pads for no runs. 396/6
123 Z Khan to Misbah, Misbah plays a delicate leg glance towards the fine leg region. The ball has crossed the ropes for a boundary. 396/6
122.5 Z Khan to Misbah, Wide outside the leg stump
122.4 Z Khan to Misbah, Played to the point region by Misbah for no runs. 392/6
122.3 Z Khan to Misbah, Misbah lets the ball go through to the keeper. 392/6
122.2 Z Khan to Misbah, Zaheer dugs the ball short. Misbah tries to pull but fails to put bat on the ball. 392/6
122.1 Z Khan to Misbah, Misbah has dug out that yorker from Zahher Khan at the last second. Good delivery from Zahher Khan. 392/6
122 H Singh to Sami, Sami goes on the backfoot and defends the ball solidly. 392/6
121.5 H Singh to Sami, Sami has played that with the full face of the bat. Dot ball. 392/6
121.4 H Singh to Misbah, Misbah tucks the ball on the leg side for an easy single. 392/6
121.3 H Singh to Misbah, Misbah has played it to the point region for no runs again. 391/6
121.2 H Singh to Misbah, Driven through the off side by Misbah for no runs. 391/6
121.1 H Singh to Misbah, Swiftly driven through the leg side field by Misbah. The ball races to the boundary in quick time. Misbah continues to dominate the Indian attack. 391/6
121 Z Khan to Sami, Sami lets the ball go through to the keeper. 387/6
120.5 Z Khan to Sami, Sami has played that off the front foot and into the ground. Dot ball. 387/6
120.4 Z Khan to Sami, The ball is way wide on the leg side but Sami still goes after it. No contact made by Sami. 387/6
120.3 Z Khan to Sami, Sami flicks the ball using his wrist but is unable to find a single. 387/6
120.2 Z Khan to Sami, Sami defends the ball solidly off the backfoot. 387/6
120.1 Z Khan to Sami, Sami leaves the ball comfortably outside his off stump. 387/6
120 H Singh to Misbah, Driven through the leg side by Misbah for no runs. End of another maiden over by Harbhajan Singh. 387/6
119.5 H Singh to Misbah, The ball thuds in to the pads of Misbah. No runs conceded. 387/6
119.4 H Singh to Misbah, Misbah has offered no stroke to an incoming delivery as he pads the ball. 387/6
119.3 H Singh to Misbah, Misbah has played that off the front foot for no runs. 387/6
119.2 H Singh to Misbah, The ball hits the pads of Misbah. The fielding side are asking the question but no interest shown by the umpire. 387/6
119.1 H Singh to Misbah, Misbah tries to drive the ball but fails to connect. 387/6
119 Z Khan to Sami, Sami has stood up on his toes to play that short delivery. End of a maiden over by Zaheer Khan. 387/6
118.5 Z Khan to Sami, Sami is beaten by Sami outside his off stump. 387/6
118.4 Z Khan to Sami, Sami pulls the ball but fails to find a single. 387/6
118.3 Z Khan to Sami, Defended well off the front foot by Sami. 387/6
118.2 Z Khan to Sami, Sami lets another bouncer from Zaheer Khan go past over him comfortably. 387/6
118.1 Z Khan to Sami, Sami lets that bouncer from Zaheer Khan go past his head. 387/6
118 H Singh to Misbah, Nicely defended off the front foot by Misbah. 387/6
117.5 H Singh to Misbah, Played to the point region by Misbah for no runs. 387/6
Ameish Saheba replaces Billye Doctrove as the umpire. Doctrove has been taken off the ground.
Drinks have been taken early. The overnight duo of Misbah and Sami continue to frustrate the Indians.
The play has been halted as Umpire Doctrove appears to be dizzy out in the middle.
117.4 H Singh to Misbah, Driven through the leg side by Misbah for a couple. 387/6
117.3 H Singh to Misbah, Misbah drives through the leg side for no runs again. 385/6
117.2 H Singh to Misbah, Misbah flicks it away with a wristy shot but fails to find a single. 385/6
117.1 H Singh to Misbah, Misbah has played that with the full face of the bat. Dot ball. 385/6
117 Z Khan to Sami, Sami leaves the ball alone outside his off stump. 385/6
116.5 Z Khan to Sami, Sami does well to leave that bouncer from Zaheer Khan. 385/6
116.4 Z Khan to Sami, Played to the point region by Sami for no runs. 385/6
116.3 Z Khan to Sami, Driven through the leg side by Sami for no runs. 385/6
116.2 Z Khan to Sami, Sami again plays off the front for no runs. 385/6
116.1 Z Khan to Sami, Sami takes a forward stride and defends the ball. 385/6
116 A Kumble to Misbah, Misbah defends the ball off the back foot again. 385/6
115.5 A Kumble to Misbah, Calmly defended off the back foot by Misbah. 385/6
115.4 A Kumble to Misbah, Misbah has played that off the front foot for no runs. 385/6
115.3 A Kumble to Misbah, Misbah lets the ball go through to the keeper. 385/6
115.2 A Kumble to Misbah, Misbah plays the ball off the front foot. No Ball has been signalled by Umpire Doctrove. 385/6
115.2 A Kumble to Misbah, Misbah has cracked the ball solidly off the backfoot through the point region for a boundary. 384/6
115.1 A Kumble to Misbah, Misbah drives the ball through the leg side for no runs. 380/6
115 Z Khan to Sami, Tentatively defended off the front foot by Sami. 380/6
114.5 Z Khan to Sami, Sami plays the ball off the front foot for no runs. 380/6
114.4 Z Khan to Sami, Sami is beaten by a seaming delivery from Zaheer Khan. 380/6
114.3 Z Khan to Sami, Sami has played that off the front foot and into the ground. 380/6
114.2 Z Khan to Sami, Sami leaves the ball alone outside his off stump. 380/6
114.1 Z Khan to Sami, Sami defends the ball comfortably off the backfoot. 380/6
Zaheer Khan is brought into the bowling attack for the first time today.
114 A Kumble to Misbah, Misbah is beaten as he tries to put bat on the ball. 380/6
113.5 A Kumble to Misbah, Misbah has played it to the point region for no runs. 380/6
113.4 A Kumble to Misbah, Misbah leaves the ball comfortably outside his off stump. 380/6
113.3 A Kumble to Misbah, Driven through the off side by Misbah for no runs. 380/6
113.2 A Kumble to Misbah, Misbah has played that off the front foot but fails to find a single again. 380/6
113.1 A Kumble to Misbah, Misbah plays the ball off the front foot for no runs. 380/6
113 H Singh to Sami, Sami has played that off the front foot and into the ground. 380/6
112.5 H Singh to Sami, The ball takes the edge of the bat of Sami. Two runs conceded as the ball runs through the slip region. 380/6
112.4 H Singh to Misbah, Driven through the leg side by Misbah for an easy single. 378/6
112.3 H Singh to Misbah, Misbah has punched the ball off the backfoot for no runs. 377/6
112.2 H Singh to Misbah, Misbah has played that off the front foot and into the ground. Dot ball. 377/6
112.1 H Singh to Misbah, Nicely defended off the front foot by Misbah. 377/6
112 A Kumble to Sami, Sami leaves the ball alone outside his off stump. 377/6
111.5 A Kumble to Sami, Sami has played that with the full face of the bat. Dot ball again. 377/6
111.4 A Kumble to Sami, Played to the point region by Sami for no runs. 377/6
111.3 A Kumble to Sami, Sami lets the ball go outside his off stump. 377/6
111.2 Kumble to M Sami, Sami lashes out at a wide delivery outside his off stump. The ball takes the edge of the bat and Dravid drops a simple catch at first slip. It can be a costly dropped chance for India. 377/6
111.1 A Kumble to Misbah, The ball strikes Misbah very low on the pads. No Ball has been signalled by Umpire Doctrove. The batsmen run through for a single. 377/6
111.1 A Kumble to Sami, Sami plays the ball off the front foot and takes a single. 375/6
111 H Singh to Misbah, Misbah defends the ball off the back foot. 374/6
110.5 H Singh to Misbah, Misbah flicks the ball on the leg side for a couple. Easy pickings for Misbah. 374/6
110.4 H Singh to Misbah, Defended well off the front foot by Misbah. 372/6
110.3 H Singh to Sami, Sami slams the ball off the backfoot through the point region. Sami collects three runs. 372/6
110.2 H Singh to Sami, Sami takes a long stride forward and defends the ball. 369/6
110.1 H Singh to M Sami, The ball has found the thick edge of the bat of Sami. The ball runs through the slip region and a couple of runs are conceded. 369/6
110 A Kumble to Misbah, Misbah has played it to the point region for no runs. 367/6
109.5 A Kumble to Misbah, Misbah plays the ball showing full face of the bat to the bowler. 367/6
109.4 A Kumble to Misbah, Punched off the backfoot by Misbah but is unable to find the gap. 367/6
109.3 A Kumble to Misbah, Misbah has played that with the full face of the bat for no runs. 367/6
109.2 A Kumble to Misbah, Defended off the front foot by Misbah. 367/6
109.1 A Kumble to Misbah, The ball takes the inside edge of the bat onto the pads of Misbah. 367/6
109 H Singh to Sami, Sami has played that with the full face of the bat. Dot ball to end the over. 367/6
108.5 H Singh to Misbah, Misbah tickles the ball for a single on the leg side. 367/6
108.4 H Singh to Misbah, Misbah defends the ball off the back foot. 366/6
108.3 H Singh to Misbah, Misbah takes the aerial root and sends the ball sailing into the long on region for a six. That was six from the time it left the bat of Misbah. 366/6
108.2 H Singh to Misbah, Misbah drives through the leg side for no runs. 360/6
108.1 H Singh to Misbah, Misbah is beaten by the turn of Harbhajan Singh. 360/6
108 A Kumble to Sami, Sami plays the ball calmly for no runs. End of another tight over by Kumble. 360/6
107.5 A Kumble to Sami, Sami has played the ball showing the full face of the bat to the bowler. Pakistan have started cautiously this morning. 360/6
107.4 A Kumble to Sami, The ball again strikes Sami on his pads. This time no appeal from the fielding side. 360/6
107.3 A Kumble to Sami, The ball strikes Sami very low on the pads. Appeal from the fielding side but the umpire shows no interest. 360/6
107.2 A Kumble to Sami, Sami has played that off the front foot and into the ground. Dot ball. 360/6
107.1 A Kumble to Sami, Nicely defended off the front foot by Sami. 360/6
107 H Singh to Misbah, Misbah defends the ball off the back foot this time. 360/6
106.5 H Singh to Misbah, Defended off the front foot again by Misbah. 360/6
106.4 H Singh to Misbah, Nicely defended off the front foot by Misbah. 360/6
106.3 H Singh to Misbah, Misbah flicks it away with a wristy shot but fails to find a single. 360/6
106.2 H Singh to Misbah, Misbah has played that with the full face of the bat. 360/6
106.1 H Singh to Sami, Sami tucks the ball using his wrist for a single on the leg side. 360/6
106 A Kumble to Misbah, Misbah goes on the backfoot and defends the ball solidly. Kumble starts the day with a maiden over for him. 359/6
105.5 A Kumble to Misbah, Misbah plays the ball off the front foot for no runs. 359/6
105.4 A Kumble to Misbah, Misbah has played that with the full face of the bat. No runs conceded again. 359/6
105.3 A Kumble to Misbah, Misbah has played that off the front foot and into the ground. Dot ball again. 359/6
105.2 A Kumble to Misbah, Driven through the off side by Misbah for no runs. 359/6
105.1 A Kumble to Misbah, Misbah tries flicking a ball that is wide on the leg stumps but fails to make any contact. 359/6
Kumble to partner Harbhajan Singh from the other end.
105 H Singh to Sami, The ball gets big on Sami and strikes him on his hand. The ball just falls short of Jaffer at second slip. A good delivery by Harbhajan to end the first over of the day. 359/6
104.5 H Singh to Misbah, Misbah has played that with the full face of the bat. 359/6
104.4 H Singh to Misbah, Misbah has flicked the ball off his pads for a single. First run of the morning for Pakistan. 359/6
104.3 H Singh to Misbah, Misbah plays the ball off the front foot for no runs. 358/6
Harbhajan Singh to start the proceedings from High Court end.
104.2 H Singh to Misbah, Misbah plays the ball showing the full face of the bat to the bowler. 358/6
104.1 H Singh to Misbah, Misbah is beaten by Harbhajan Singh. Misbah went to play for the turn which was not there. 358/6
Harbhajan Singh to start the proceedings from High Court end.
Welcome to the coverage of the 4th day of the second Test match between India and Pakistan at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata. Paksitan bounced back positively against India on day 3 after struggling at 150-5 at one stage. Misbah-ul-Haq and Kamran Akmal bailed the visitors out of a difficult situation by smashing brilliant tons and sharing a 200 plus stand between them. Pakistan will look forward to avoid the follow-on in the first session with Misbah still out there in the middle while India will hope to get rid of the last four wickets quickly. Join us as the action is about to unfold.
At the end of Day 3, Pakistan have done very well for themselves. Recovering from a 4-wicket collapse in the morning session, Misbah and Akmal batted with sense and style to guide their team to a score of 358 for 6. Both posted centuries and shared a 207-run partnership between them.
Misbah (108) and Sami (0) were at the crease at the close of play. Pakistan still require 59 runs to avoid the follow-on. For India, Harbhajan Singh was the most successful bowler today and finished with figures of 3/86.
We hope you enjoyed our coverage today and hope to have your company tomorrow for all the action of the 2nd Test between India and Pakistan at the Eden Gardens, Kolkata.
104 A Kumble to Misbah, Misbah flicks it away with a wristy shot. One run added to the total. Misbah will retain strike. The umpires have called for stumps. 358/6
103.5 A Kumble to Misbah, Misbah has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 357/6
103.4 A Kumble to Misbah, Misbah has driven it through the off side. No run. 357/6
103.3 A Kumble to Misbah, The ball thuds in to the pads of Misbah. Kumble went up in appeal but it was clearly missing the leg stump. 357/6
103.2 A Kumble to Misbah, The ball hits the pads of Misbah. No run. 357/6
103.1 A Kumble to Misbah, Misbah has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 357/6
103 H Singh to Sami, Sami defends it off the back foot. 357/6
102.5 H Singh to Sami, Driven through the off side by Sami. No run. 357/6
102.4 H Singh to Sami, Defended off the back foot by Sami. 357/6
Mohammad Sami walks in to replace Kamran Akmal.
102.3 Singh to Akmal, OUT - Bowled him! Singh has castled Akmal with a vicious off spinner. Pakistan have lost their sixth wicket. 357/6
102.2 H Singh to Akmal, Akmal defends it off the back foot. No run. 357/5
102.1 H Singh to Misbah, Misbah defends it off the back foot. Sloppy fielding allows the batsmen to run through for a single. 357/5
102 A Kumble to Akmal, Inside edge onto the pads of Akmal. The fielding side are asking the question. 356/5
101.5 A Kumble to Akmal, Driven through the covers by Akmal. Very well timed by Akmal
101.4 A Kumble to Akmal, Akmal has played it to the point region. No run. 352/5
101.3 A Kumble to Misbah, Misbah works it down the leg side. The batsmen have run through for a single. 352/5
101.2 A Kumble to Misbah, Misbah shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the backfoot. No run. 351/5
101.1 A Kumble to Misbah, Misbah has driven it straight to the cover fielder. No run. 351/5
101 H Singh to Akmal, Driven through the off side by Akmal. 351/5
100.5 H Singh to Misbah, Misbah works it down the leg side. The batsmen have run through for a single. 351/5
100.4 H Singh to Misbah, Misbah lets the ball go outside his off stump. 350/5
100.3 H Singh to Misbah, Misbah gets a leading edge on that one. But it lands safely. No run. 350/5
The 200 run partnership is brought up between Kamran Akmal and Misbah.
100.2 H Singh to Misbah, Misbah has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run scored. 350/5
100.1 H Singh to Akmal, Akmal has driven it through the off side. One run conceded. 350/5
100 A Kumble to Misbah, Defended off the front foot by Misbah. Maiden over bowled by Kumble. 349/5
99.5 A Kumble to Misbah, Defended off the front foot by Misbah. No run. 349/5
99.4 A Kumble to Misbah, Defended off the front foot by Misbah. No run. 349/5
99.3 A Kumble to Misbah, Straight on to the boots. That surely must be painful for Misbah. 349/5
99.2 A Kumble to Misbah, Driven through the leg side by Misbah. No run added to the total. 349/5
99.1 A Kumble to Misbah, Misbah has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 349/5
99 H Singh to Akmal, The ball thuds in to the pads of Akmal. No run. 349/5
98.5 H Singh to Akmal, Akmal has driven it straight down the ground. No addition to the total. 349/5
98.4 H Singh to Akmal, Akmal defends it off the back foot. No run. 349/5
98.3 H Singh to Akmal, The ball thuds in to the pads of Akmal. Good flighted delivery by Harbhajan Singh. 349/5
98.2 H Singh to Akmal, Played to the point region by Akmal. No run. 349/5
Harbhajan Singh replaces Zaheer Khan from the Pavilion End.
98.1 H Singh to Akmal, Akmal has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 349/5
98 A Kumble to Akmal, Akmal has flicked the ball off his pads. One more run added to the total. 349/5
97.5 A Kumble to Akmal, Played to the point region by Akmal. No run. 348/5
97.4 A Kumble to Misbah, Misbah shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the backfoot. One run added to the total. 348/5
97.3 A Kumble to Misbah, Misbah guides it to third man. No addition to the total. 347/5
97.2 A Kumble to Misbah, Misbah has played that with the full face of the bat. No run scored. 347/5
Misbah scores his maiden Test hundred.
97.1 A Kumble to Misbah, Misbah flicks it away with a wristy shot. The ball crosses the ropes for his 10th boundary of his innings. 347/5
Anil Kumble replaces Harbhajan Singh from the High Court End.
97 Z Khan to Akmal, Wide outside the leg stump
96.5 Z Khan to Akmal, Akmal goes for the pull but misses it completely. No run. 343/5
96.4 Z Khan to Akmal, driven straight to mid on. No run. 343/5
96.3 Z Khan to Misbah, Misbah flicks it away with a wristy shot. The batsmen have run through for a single. Misbah moves to 99. 343/5
96.2 Z Khan to Misbah, Misbah ducks under the bouncer. Zaheer is getting predictable with his length. 342/5
96.1 Z Khan to Misbah, Misbah defends it off the back foot. Good short delivery. 342/5
96 H Singh to Akmal, Akmal has driven it straight down the ground. The ball races to the boundary. Umpire Doctrove signals four runs. 342/5
95.5 H Singh to Akmal, Akmal rocks onto the backfoot and punches the ball. No run. 338/5
95.4 H Singh to Akmal, The ball is way down the legside and 'keeper Dhoni has no chance of getting to it. 4 byes to Pakistan. 338/5
95.3 H Singh to Akmal, Defended off the front foot straight to point. No run scored. 334/5
95.2 H Singh to Akmal, Akmal has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 334/5
95.1 H Singh to Akmal, Akmal has played that off the front foot straight to mid on. No run scored. 334/5
Harbhajan Singh replaces Munaf Patel from the High Court End.
95 Z Khan to Misbah, Misbah lets that bouncer go past his head. Maiden over bowled by Zaheer Khan. 334/5
94.5 Z Khan to Misbah, Misbah has attempted to play that one - but missed. Good slower delivery by Zaheer Khan. 334/5
94.4 Z Khan to Misbah, Misbah has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 334/5
94.3 Z Khan to Misbah, Wide down the leg stump
94.2 Z Khan to Misbah, Misbah has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 334/5
94 M Patel to Akmal, Akmal has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 334/5
93.5 M Patel to Misbah, Misbah plays the pull-shot. The ball strikes Dinesh Karthik at shortleg and is deflected down to fine leg for a single. Dinesh Karthik appears to be hurt. 334/5
93.4 M Patel to Misbah, Misbah lets that bouncer go past his head. 333/5
93.3 M Patel to Misbah, short and wide delivery by Patel and Misbah slams it through point. The ball has crosses the ropes for yet another boundary. Misbah moves to 97. 333/5
93.2 M Patel to Misbah, Misbah ducked in time to let that one go over him. 329/5
93.1 M Patel to Misbah, Unusual bounce. Too high to worry Misbah! 329/5
93 Z Khan to Misbah, Misbah has top edged that one. Good athleticism shown by Patel. Good running between the wickets by the Pakistani batsmen as they pick up three runs. 329/5
92.5 Z Khan to Misbah, Played to the point region by Misbah. No run scored. 326/5
92.4 Z Khan to Misbah, Misbah works it down the leg side. Good delivery by Zaheer and Misbah plays it with discomfort. 326/5
92.3 Z Khan to Misbah, Defended off the front foot by Misbah. No Ball signalled by Umpire Koertzen. 326/5
92.3 Z Khan to Misbah, Delicate glance by Misbah through the fine leg region. No run scored. 325/5
92.2 Z Khan to Misbah, Misbah has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 325/5
92.1 Z Khan to Misbah, The ball hits Misbah's pads. The Indian fielders go up in unison but umpire Koertzen isn't interested in the appeal. 325/5
92 M Patel to Akmal, successive boundaries for Akmal. Half volley put away brilliantly by Akmal. 325/5
91.5 M Patel to Akmal, Driven through the covers by Akmal for four. Substitute fielder Murali Karthik had no chance of stopping that one. 321/5
91.4 M Patel to Misbah, Misbah has stood up on his toes to play that one. Good delivery by Munaf Patel. Misbah n Akmal scamper through for a single. 317/5
91.3 M Patel to Misbah, Played to the point region by Misbah for no run. 316/5
91.2 M Patel to Misbah, Defended straight back to the bowler. 316/5
91.1 M Patel to Misbah, Misbah gets behind the line of the ball and plays it straight to short cover. No run. 316/5
91 Z Khan to Akmal, Akmal has played that off the front foot and into the ground. 316/5
90.5 Z Khan to Akmal, Akmal has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 316/5
90.4 Z Khan to Akmal, Akmal has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 316/5
90.3 Z Khan to Akmal, Left alone by Akmal. 316/5
90.3 Z Khan to Akmal, Defended off the front foot by Akmal. Zaheer oversteps again and umpire Koertzen signals a No Ball. 316/5
90.2 Z Khan to Akmal, Akmal has played that with the full face of the bat. 315/5
90.2 Z Khan to Misbah, Misbah pushes it in the gap for a single. Umpire Koertzen calls it a no ball as Zaheer oversteps. 315/5
90.1 Z Khan to Misbah, Misbah has played that with the full face of the bat. No run scored. 313/5
90 M Patel to Akmal, Akmal goes for the pull but mistimes it. Munaf Patel fields it in his run follow through. 313/5
89.5 M Patel to Akmal, Akmal has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 313/5
Kamran Akmal scores his fifth Test hundred, four of them have come against India.
89.4 M Patel to Akmal, The ball thuds in to the pads of Akmal. The fielding side appeals in unison. Umpire Doctrove says not out again. 313/5
89.3 M Patel to Akmal, The ball hits the pads of Akmal. The fielding side are asking the question. Umpire Doctrove isn't interested in the appeal. There might have been an inside edge. 313/5
89.2 M Patel to Akmal, Driven through the covers by Akmal for four. With that boundary he brings up his century. 313/5
89.1 M Patel to Akmal, Driven through the off side by Akmal. No run. 309/5
Drinks have been called for.
89 Z Khan to Akmal, Akmal drives through the leg side. One run conceded. Pakistan are now at 309 for 5. Drinks have been called. 309/5
88.5 Z Khan to Akmal, FOUR - Driven through the covers by Akmal. The ball has crossed the ropes. Four runs signalled by Umpire Koertzen. 308/5
88.4 Z Khan to Akmal, Driven through the off side by Akmal. 304/5
88.3 Z Khan to Akmal, Akmal has played that with the full face of the bat as well. 304/5
88.2 Z Khan to Akmal, Akmal shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the backfoot. 304/5
88.1 Z Khan to Akmal, Played to the point region by Akmal. Dot ball. 304/5
88 M Patel to Misbah, Driven through the off side by Misbah. 304/5
87.5 M Patel to Misbah, Misbah drives the ball straight down the ground. It's a maiden over and the score stands at 304 for 5. 304/5
87.4 M Patel to Misbah, Left alone by Misbah. Dot ball. 304/5
87.3 M Patel to Misbah, And another one gets defended the same way. 304/5
87.2 M Patel to Misbah, Defended off the front foot by Misbah. 304/5
87.1 M Patel to Misbah, Driven through the leg side by Misbah. 304/5
87 Z Khan to Akmal, Akmal lets the ball go outside his off stump. End of the over! 304/5
86.5 Z Khan to Akmal, Akmal has played that with the full face of the bat. 304/5
86.4 Z Khan to Akmal, FOUR - Driven through the covers by Akmal. Runs flowing easily for Pakistan. 304/5
Misbah and Akmal complete a partnership of 150 runs.
86.3 Z Khan to Akmal, Left alone by Akmal. 300/5
300 up for Pakistan for the loss of 5 wickets.
86.2 Z Khan to Akmal, The ball strikes Akmal very low on the pads. Races away to the boundary. Four leg byes have been signalled by Umpire Koertzen. 300/5
86.1 Z Khan to Misbah, Misbah plays the pull-shot. The batsmen have run through for a single. 296/5
86 M Patel to Akmal, Akmal shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the backfoot. 295/5
85.5 M Patel to Akmal, Played to the point region by Akmal. 295/5
85.4 M Patel to Akmal, Akmal has driven it straight down the ground. 295/5
85.3 M Patel to Akmal, Played to the point region by Akmal. 295/5
85.2 M Patel to Akmal, Akmal has slammed it through point. Straight to Karthik
85.1 M Patel to Akmal, Akmal has played that with the full face of the bat. 295/5
85 Z Khan to Misbah, Misbah works it down the leg side. Two runs added to the total. 295 for 5. 295/5
84.5 Z Khan to Akmal, Akmal plays the pull-shot. Munaf is coming in to take a low catch. But his diving effort goes in vain as he couldn't latch on to it. One run added. 293/5
84.4 Z Khan to Akmal, That ball has taken the inside edge of Akmal and thudded into his pads. Zaheer goes for a vociferous appeal. Umpire Koertzen is not moved . 292/5
84.3 Z Khan to Akmal, Akmal shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the backfoot. 292/5
84.2 Z Khan to Akmal, Driven through the off side by Akmal. 292/5
84.1 Z Khan to Misbah, Misbah drives through the leg side. One run added to the total. 292/5
84 M Patel to K Akmal, FOUR - Top edge! The ball is in the air but there is no fielder in sight. It crosses the ropes. End of the over. 291/5
83.5 M Patel to Akmal, Akmal shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the backfoot. 287/5
83.4 M Patel to Akmal, Once again
83.3 M Patel to Akmal, Akmal defends it off the back foot. 287/5
83.2 M Patel to Akmal, Played to the point region by Akmal. Spirited effort by Karthik to save runs for his team. 287/5
83.1 M Patel to Akmal, Munaf comes in to bowl and will share the second new ball with Zaheer. First up
Munaf Patel replaces Sourav Ganguly from the High Court End.
83 Z Khan to Misbah, Misbah has attempted to put bat on ball - but fails. End of a maiden over. 287/5
82.5 Z Khan to Misbah, Played to the point region by Misbah. 287/5
82.4 Z Khan to Misbah, That ball has taken the inside edge and thudded into Misbah's pads. Still no runs scored in this over. 287/5
82.3 Z Khan to Misbah, Misbah shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the backfoot. 287/5
82.2 Z Khan to Misbah, Misbah has played that off the front foot and into the ground. 287/5
82.1 Z Khan to Misbah, The second new ball's been taken and Zaheer Khan has been asked to return to the bowling. First up
Zaheer Khan replaces Harbhajan Singh in the bowling attack.
82 S Ganguly to Akmal, Ball hits Akmal low on the pads. The fielding side is asking the question. Umpire Doctrove decides Akmal is not out. Pakistan are at 287 for 5. 287/5
81.5 S Ganguly to Akmal, Once again driven through the off side. 287/5
81.4 S Ganguly to Akmal, Akmal has driven it through the off side. 287/5
81.3 S Ganguly to Akmal, Played to the point region by Akmal. The second new ball has been taken. 287/5
81.2 S Ganguly to Akmal, Left alone. Dot ball. 287/5
81.1 S Ganguly to Akmal, Played to the point region by Akmal. 287/5
81 H Singh to Misbah, Misbah has played that off the front foot and into the ground. 287/5
80.5 H Singh to Akmal, Akmal works it down the leg side. A direct hit at the stumps could have been close but Akmal is well home. The batsmen add another single. 287/5
80.4 H Singh to Akmal, Akmal has driven it straight down the ground. 286/5
80.3 H Singh to Akmal, Akmal has played it to the point region. 286/5
80.2 H Singh to Akmal, Akmal has driven it through the off side. 286/5
80.1 H Singh to Misbah, Misbah plays the sweep shot and gets a single. 286/5
80 S Ganguly to Akmal, Akmal has played that with the full face of the bat. Dot ball ends the over. Pakistan are at 285 for 5. 285/5
79.5 S Ganguly to Akmal, Akmal fails to put bat on ball. 285/5
79.4 S Ganguly to Akmal, Driven through the covers by Akmal. Two runs added to the total. 285/5
79.3 S Ganguly to Akmal, Left alone by Akmal. 283/5
79.2 S Ganguly to K Akmal, FOUR - The ball has found the edge of the bat! But beats the fielder at slips. It's gone for a four. 283/5
79.1 S Ganguly to Akmal, Local lad Ganguly is brought into the bowling attack. Akmal chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. 279/5
Sourav Ganguly comes in to bowl from the High Court End.
79 H Singh to Misbah, Misbah has flicked the ball off his pads. The score is 279 for 5. 279/5
78.5 H Singh to Misbah, Misbah has flicked the ball off his pads. 279/5
78.4 H Singh to Misbah, Misbah has played that with the full face of the bat. 279/5
78.3 H Singh to Akmal, Akmal has driven it through the off side. One run conceded. 279/5
78.2 H Singh to Misbah, A single as Misbah works it down the leg side. 278/5
78.1 H Singh to Misbah, Misbah has played that off the front foot and into the ground. 277/5
78 S Tendulkar to Akmal, FOUR - Akmal drives through the covers for a good boundary. End of the over and a good one for Pakistan. 277/5
77.5 S Tendulkar to Misbah, Misbah has punched that ball through the offside. One run added. 273/5
77.4 S Tendulkar to Misbah, FOUR - Misbah rocks onto the backfoot and punches the ball. That's four! 272/5
77.3 S Tendulkar to Misbah, That's played with the full face of the bat. 268/5
77.2 S Tendulkar to Misbah, Driven through the off side by Misbah. 268/5
77.1 S Tendulkar to Misbah, Misbah has played that off the front foot and into the ground. 268/5
77 H Singh to Akmal, FOUR - Played to the point region by Akmal. It's another boundary for the Pakistani wicketkeeper. 268/5
76.5 H Singh to Akmal, Another dot ball. 264/5
76.4 H Singh to Akmal, Defended off the front foot by Akmal. 264/5
76.3 H Singh to Akmal, Akmal has played it through mid-wicket. 264/5
76.2 H Singh to Misbah, Misbah has flicked the ball off his pads. One run added to the score. 264/5
76.1 H Singh to Misbah, Harbhajan begins his run-up. He's looking for wickets. Ah
76 S Tendulkar to Akmal, Akmal has played that with the full face of the bat. Dot ball. End of the over. Pakistan are at 263 for 5. 263/5
75.5 S Tendulkar to Akmal, FOUR - Played to the point region by Akmal. The ball races away. Umpire Doctrove signals a boundary. Sachin is not too impressed. 263/5
75.4 S Tendulkar to Akmal, Pushed to the cover region by Akmal. 259/5
75.3 S Tendulkar to Misbah, Misbah guides it to third man. The batsmen manage to run three. 259/5
75.2 S Tendulkar to Misbah, Played to point by Misbah. Dot ball. 256/5
75.1 S Tendulkar to Misbah, First ball afer the Tea break; Tendulkar comes in to bowl. Misbah has been beaten by the off spin. 256/5
Welcome back to the third and final session on Day 3. Pakistan will resume at 256 for 5. Let's catch all the action from Kolkata right away.
Tea has been taken on Day 3 of this Test between arch-rivals India and Pakistan. The 2nd session belonged to Pakistan as Misbah-ul-Haq and Kamran Akmal resurrected the batting. Four wickets fell in the morning, but these two batsmen played sensible cricket and ensured there were no more hiccups for the team.
We'll take a short tea break ourselves. Do join us again to see if Pakistan can make a match of this or if India can bowl the visitors before the close of play today.
75 M Patel to Misbah, Driven through the leg side by Misbah. They've managed to run three. At the end of the 75th over
74.5 M Patel to Misbah, Driven through the leg side by Misbah. Dot ball. 253/5
74.4 M Patel to Misbah, Misbah drives through the leg side. No runs. 253/5
74.3 M Patel to Misbah, Misbah chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. Dot ball. 253/5
74.2 M Patel to Misbah, FOUR - Edged by Misbah! But the ball falls short of the keeper. Instead
74.1 M Patel to Akmal, Pushed to the cover region by Akmal for one run. 249/5
74 A Kumble to Misbah, Misbah has driven it through the off side. Only 1 run off the over. 248/5
73.5 A Kumble to Misbah, Misbah has flicked the ball off his pads. 248/5
73.4 A Kumble to Misbah, Played to the point region by Misbah. Another dot ball. 248/5
73.3 A Kumble to Misbah, Misbah lets the ball go outside his off stump. 248/5
73.2 A Kumble to Akmal, Akmal has flicked the ball off his pads. One run conceded. 248/5
73.1 A Kumble to Akmal, Akmal offers no stroke and is rapped on the pads. Dot ball. 248/5
73 M Patel to Misbah, Played to the point region by Misbah. 248/5
72.5 M Patel to Misbah, Misbah tries flicking a ball that is wide on the leg stumps. 247/5
72.4 M Patel to Misbah, Misbah has stood up on his toes to play that one. Dot ball. Pakistan need another 270 runs to avoid the follow-on. 247/5
72.3 M Patel to Misbah, Misbah tries flicking a ball that is wide on the leg stumps. 247/5
72.2 M Patel to Misbah, Misbah watches the bouncer go way above his head. 247/5
72.1 M Patel to Misbah, Misbah has played that with the full face of the bat. Dot ball. 247/5
72 A Kumble to Akmal, Akmal has played that off the front foot and into the ground. End of another Kumble over. 247/5
71.5 A Kumble to Akmal, FOUR - Akmal has punched the ball off the backfoot
71.4 A Kumble to Akmal, Defended off the front foot by Akmal. 243/5
71.3 A Kumble to Akmal, Defended off the front foot by Akmal. 243/5
71.2 A Kumble to Misbah, Misbah has flicked the ball off his pads; he gets a single. 243/5
71.1 A Kumble to Misbah, Defended off the back foot by Misbah. Kumble starts with a dot ball. 242/5
71 M Patel to Akmal, Akmal tries flicking a ball that is wide on the leg stumps. Eight runs off the over. 242/5
70.5 M Patel to Akmal, Punched off the backfoot by Akmal. Dot ball. 242/5
70.4 M Patel to Akmal, Akmal ducks in time to let that one go over him. 242/5
70.3 M Patel to Akmal, A bouncer this time from Munaf after he was hit for consecutive boundaries. 242/5
Kamran Akmal brings up his 8th Test Fifty.
70.2 M Patel to K Akmal, FOUR - Top edge! The ball is in the air but escapes the Indian fielders. It's going all the way to the boundary. Munaf doesn't seem happy! 242/5
70.1 M Patel to Akmal, FOUR - Akmal plays the pull-shot
Munaf Patel replaces Sachin Tendulkar at the Pavilion End.
70 A Kumble to Akmal, Akmal has driven it through the off side for a single. Pakistan are at 234 for 5. 234/5
69.5 A Kumble to Akmal, Akmal shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the backfoot. 233/5
69.4 A Kumble to Akmal, Akmal's been rapped on the pads. Dot ball. 233/5
69.3 A Kumble to Akmal, That one has struck Akmal's helmet. No damage! 233/5
69.2 A Kumble to Akmal, Ball hits Akmal low on the pads. 233/5
69.1 A Kumble to Akmal, FOUR - Akmal plays a leg glance to fine leg. The ball's running away to the boundary. Fine shot indeed! 233/5
69 S Tendulkar to Misbah, Once again
68.5 S Tendulkar to Misbah, That's hit Misbah on his pads
68.4 S Tendulkar to Misbah, Misbah has played that with the full face of the bat. 229/5
68.3 S Tendulkar to Misbah, Misbah works it down the leg side. Two runs added to the total. 229/5
68.2 S Tendulkar to Akmal, Driven through the leg side by Akmal for a single. 227/5
68.1 S Tendulkar to Misbah, Ball hits Misbah low on the pads. Umpire Koertzen calls for a leg bye. One run conceded. 226/5
68 A Kumble to Akmal, Akmal defends it off the back foot. End of a maiden over. 225/5
67.5 A Kumble to Akmal, Akmal leaves this one alone. 225/5
67.4 A Kumble to Akmal, Another one defended off the front foot. 225/5
67.3 A Kumble to Akmal, Defended off the front foot by Akmal. 225/5
67.2 A Kumble to Akmal, Akmal has played it to the point region. Dot ball. 225/5
67.1 A Kumble to Akmal, Akmal chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. 225/5
67 S Tendulkar to Akmal, Played to the point region by Akmal. The batsmen have run through for a single. 225/5
66.5 S Tendulkar to Akmal, Left alone by Akmal. 224/5
66.4 S Tendulkar to Akmal, Akmal chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. 224/5
66.3 S Tendulkar to Akmal, Akmal plays a sweep shot. Two runs have been added this time. 224/5
226/5
66.2 S Tendulkar to Misbah, Misbah drives through the leg side and gets the single. 222/5
66.1 S Tendulkar to Misbah, Misbah lets the ball go outside his off stump. Dot ball. 221/5
66 A Kumble to Akmal, Akmal flicks it away with a wristy shot. The batsmen have picked up a couple of runs. Pakistan are at 221 for 5. Misbah once again proves his worth. 221/5
65.5 A Kumble to Akmal, Akmal plays a sweep shot. The batsmen have picked up a couple of runs. 219/5
65.4 A Kumble to Akmal, Driven through the off side by Akmal. Dot ball. 217/5
65.3 A Kumble to Akmal, Another one played that off the front foot and into the ground. 217/5
65.2 A Kumble to Akmal, Akmal has played that off the front foot and into the ground. 217/5
65.1 A Kumble to Akmal, Kumble's at the other end now. First
65 S Tendulkar to Misbah, Misbah lets the ball go outside his off stump. Pakistan are moving along after they lost early wickets. Akmal and Misbah are doing a good job for their team. 217/5
64.5 S Tendulkar to Misbah, Misbah offers no stroke and is rapped on the pads. 217/5
64.4 S Tendulkar to Misbah, Driven through the leg side by Misbah. The batsmen pick up two. 217/5
64.3 S Tendulkar to Misbah, Defended off the front foot by Misbah. 215/5
64.2 S Tendulkar to Misbah, Misbah chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. 215/5
64.1 S Tendulkar to Akmal, Tendulkar continues to bowl from the other end. Akmal slams it through point. One run conceded. 215/5
64 A Kumble to Misbah, Defended off the back foot by Misbah. Pakistan are at 214 for 5. 214/5
63.5 A Kumble to Akmal, Akmal flicks it away with a wristy shot. The batsmen have run through for a single. 214/5
63.4 A Kumble to Akmal, Played to point for no runs. 213/5
63.3 A Kumble to Akmal, Nicely driven through the covers by Akmal. The batsmen have picked up a couple of runs. 213/5
63.2 A Kumble to Akmal, Defended off the back foot by Akmal. 211/5
63.1 A Kumble to Akmal, Driven through the covers by Akmal. The batsmen have picked up a couple of runs. 211/5
63 S Tendulkar to Misbah, Left alone by Misbah. Pakistan are at 209 for 5. 209/5
62.5 S Tendulkar to Akmal, Akmal works it down the leg side. The batsmen have run through for a single. 209/5
62.4 S Tendulkar to Akmal, FOUR - Guided down to fine leg by Akmal. The ball races to the boundary. Four runs has been signalled by Umpire Koertzen. 208/5
62.3 S Tendulkar to Akmal, Akmal has played that with the full face of the bat. 204/5
62.2 S Tendulkar to Akmal, Akmal has played that with the full face of the bat. 204/5
62.1 S Tendulkar to Misbah, Misbah plays the pull-shot off a full toss. One run conceded. 204/5
62 A Kumble to Akmal, Defended off the back foot by Akmal. 203/5
61.5 A Kumble to Akmal, Defended off the back foot by Akmal. 203/5
61.4 A Kumble to Akmal, Akmal has been hit on the glove or forearm. 203/5
61.3 A Kumble to Akmal, The ball hits the pads of Akmal. 203/5
Misbah and Akmal raise their 50-run partnership off 127 balls.
61.2 A Kumble to Akmal, Left alone by Akmal. 203/5
61.1 A Kumble to Akmal, FOUR - Akmal rocks onto the backfoot and smashes the ball for a boundary through point. Umpire Doctrove signals four runs. 203/5
Anil Kumble replaces Harbhajan Singh from the High Court End.
61 S Tendulkar to Misbah, Left alone by Misbah. 199/5
60.5 S Tendulkar to Misbah, Solid front foot defence by Misbah. 199/5
60.4 S Tendulkar to Misbah, Left alone by Misbah. 199/5
60.3 S Tendulkar to Misbah, Another one left alone by Misbah. 199/5
60.2 S Tendulkar to Misbah, Misbah chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. 199/5
60.1 S Tendulkar to Misbah, Driven through the off side by Misbah. 199/5
Sachin Tendulkar replaces Anil Kumble from the Pavillion End.
60 H Singh to Akmal, Akmal has played that with the full face of the bat. 199/5
59.5 H Singh to Akmal, Akmal has played that with the full face of the bat. 199/5
59.4 H Singh to Misbah, Misbah has flicked the ball off his pads. One run added to the total. 199/5
59.3 H Singh to Akmal, Akmal has flicked the ball off his pads. One run conceded. 198/5
59.2 H Singh to Akmal, Akmal flicks it away with a wristy shot straight to the fielder. 197/5
59.1 H Singh to Akmal, Played to the point region by Akmal. 197/5
59 A Kumble to Misbah, Misbah flicks it away with a wristy shot. The batsmen run through for a couple of runs. 197/5
58.5 A Kumble to Akmal, Defended off the back foot by Akmal. One run conceded. 195/5
58.4 A Kumble to Akmal, Akmal has played that with the full face of the bat. 194/5
58.3 A Kumble to Akmal, Solid front foot defence by Akmal. 194/5
58.2 A Kumble to Akmal, Punched off the backfoot by Akmal. 194/5
58.1 A Kumble to Misbah, Pushed to the cover region by Misbah. One run added to the total. 194/5
58 H Singh to Akmal, Left alone by Akmal. 193/5
57.5 H Singh to Akmal, Punched off the backfoot by Akmal. 193/5
57.4 H Singh to Akmal, Akmal has driven it through the off side. 193/5
57.3 H Singh to Akmal, Driven through the leg side by Akmal but straight to the fielder. 193/5
57.2 H Singh to Misbah, Misbah has flicked the ball off his pads. A single for him as well. 193/5
57.1 H Singh to Akmal, Akmal flicks it away with a wristy shot. One run added to the total. 192/5
57 A Kumble to Misbah, Driven through the off side by Misbah again for a dot ball and thus Kumble completes another maiden. 191/5
56.5 A Kumble to Misbah, Driven through the leg side by Misbah. 191/5
56.4 A Kumble to Misbah, Driven through the off side by Misbah. 191/5
56.3 A Kumble to Misbah, A repeat of the earlier shot. 191/5
56.2 A Kumble to Misbah, Misbah has played that off the front foot and into the ground. 191/5
56.1 A Kumble to Misbah, Misbah has driven it straight down the ground. 191/5
56 H Singh to Akmal, Driven through the off side by Akmal to the fielder. 191/5
55.5 H Singh to Akmal, Driven through the off side by Akmal straight to the fielder for no runs. 191/5
55.4 H Singh to Misbah, Misbah works it down the leg side. The batsmen have run through for a single. 191/5
55.3 H Singh to Akmal, Akmal plays a sweep shot. The batsmen have run through for a single. 190/5
55.2 H Singh to Misbah, Swept down to the leg side by Misbah. One run added to the total. 189/5
55.1 H Singh to Misbah, Driven through the leg side by Misbah for a dot ball. 188/5
55 A Kumble to Akmal, Akmal has edged the ball. The ball races to the boundary. Umpire Koertzen signals a boundary. 188/5
54.5 A Kumble to Akmal, Akmal has driven it through the off side. Two runs conceded. 184/5
54.4 A Kumble to Akmal, Driven through the off side by Akmal. 182/5
54.3 A Kumble to Akmal, Akmal has played that off the front foot and into the ground. 182/5
54.2 A Kumble to Misbah, Misbah has flicked the ball off his pads. He gets a single. 182/5
Anil Kumble replaces Zaheer Khan at the Pavilion End.
54.1 A Kumble to Misbah, This one's left alone by Misbah. 181/5
54 H Singh to Misbah, Driven through the leg side by Misbah. Pakistan are at 181 for 5. 181/5
53.5 H Singh to Misbah, Misbah has flicked the ball off his pads. 180/5
53.4 H Singh to Misbah, The crowds are cheering the home team. Now
53.3 H Singh to Akmal, Akmal flicks it away with a wristy shot for one run. The atmosphere at the Eden is simply electrifying. 180/5
53.2 H Singh to Akmal, That ball has taken the inside edge and thudded into Akmal's pads. 179/5
53.1 H Singh to Akmal, Akmal chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. 179/5
Misbah-ul-Haq completes his fifty off 64 balls.
53 Z Khan to Misbah, This one's left alone. End of the over. 179/5
52.5 Z Khan to Misbah, Driven through the off side by Misbah for two runs. He completes his fifty off 64 balls. 179/5
52.4 Z Khan to Misbah, Defended off the front foot by Misbah. Dot ball. The crowds are getting animated by the minute and the stadium has a buzz around it. 177/5
52.3 Z Khan to Misbah, Defended off the front foot by Misbah. 177/5
52.2 Z Khan to Misbah, Misbah chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. 177/5
52.1 Z Khan to Misbah, Misbah has played that with the full face of the bat. Umpire Koertzen signals a No Ball. 177/5
52.1 Z Khan to Misbah, Misbah has dug out that yorker at the last second. Tendulkar makes a committed effort to save runs for his team. 176/5
52 H Singh to Akmal, Akmal fails to put bat on ball. Maiden over by Harbhajan. 176/5
51.5 H Singh to Akmal, Akmal has driven it straight down the ground. 176/5
51.4 H Singh to Akmal, Pushed to the cover region this timr. 176/5
51.3 H Singh to Akmal, Akmal has played that off the front foot and finds a fielder. 176/5
51.2 H Singh to Akmal, Defended off the front foot by Akmal. Dot ball. 176/5
51.1 H Singh to Akmal, Harbhajan continues to bowl. He's in the hunt for wickets. First ball up
51 Z Khan to Akmal, Akmal works it down the leg side. The batsmen have run through for a single. Pakistan add 2 runs from this over
50.5 Z Khan to Akmal, Driven through the off side by Akmal. 175/5
50.4 Z Khan to Misbah, Misbah works it down the leg side. The batsmen have run through for a single. 175/5
50.3 Z Khan to Misbah, Defended off the front foot by Misbah. 174/5
50.2 Z Khan to Misbah, Misbah shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the backfoot. 174/5
50.1 Z Khan to Misbah, The ball strikes Misbah very low on the pads. Dot ball. 174/5
50 H Singh to Akmal, That's hit Akmal on his pads. Pakistan are at 174 for 5. 174/5
49.5 H Singh to Misbah, Misbah has flicked the ball off his pads. One run added to the total. 174/5
49.4 H Singh to Akmal, Akmal shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the backfoot. He gets a single. 173/5
49.3 H Singh to Akmal, Akmal has played that off the front foot and into the ground. 172/5
49.2 H Singh to Misbah, Misbah has flicked the ball off his pads. One run conceded. 172/5
49.1 H Singh to Misbah, Misbah gets a leading edge on that one. No runs scored though. 171/5
49 Z Khan to Akmal, Akmal has played that with the full face of the bat. End of another Zaheer over. 171/5
48.5 Z Khan to Akmal, Left alone by Akmal. 171/5
48.4 Z Khan to Misbah, Misbah has driven it through the off side. A single gives Akmal the strike. 171/5
48.3 Z Khan to Misbah, FOUR - The ball has found the edge of the bat. The ball races to the boundary. Misbah is known to be a dangerman against India. 170/5
48.2 Z Khan to Misbah, Misbah guides it to third man. Jaffer goes for a direct hit but misses the stumps. 166/5
48.1 Z Khan to Misbah, Driven through the off side by Misbah. 166/5
48 H Singh to Akmal, The ball thuds in to the pads of Akmal. End of the 48th over. Pakistan are at 166 for 5. 166/5
47.5 H Singh to Akmal, Driven through the leg side by Akmal. 166/5
47.4 H Singh to Akmal, The ball hits the pads of Akmal. 166/5
47.3 H Singh to Akmal, FOUR - Akmal plays a sweep shot. And it's a welcome boundary for Pakistan. 166/5
47.2 H Singh to Akmal, Akmal defends it off the back foot. 162/5
47.1 H Singh to Misbah, Misbah flicks it away with a wristy shot. One run added to the total. 162/5
47 Z Khan to Akmal, Akmal has attempted to put bat on ball - but fails. Pakistan's score reads 161 for 5. 161/5
46.5 Z Khan to Akmal, Defended off the front foot by Akmal. 161/5
46.4 Z Khan to Akmal, Defended off the front foot by Akmal. No Ball called. 161/5
46.4 Z Khan to Akmal, Akmal chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. The dot balls continue. 160/5
46.3 Z Khan to Akmal, Driven through the leg side by Akmal. 160/5
46.2 Z Khan to Akmal, Akmal goes for the pull but misses it completely. No runs taken. 160/5
46.1 Z Khan to Akmal, Zaheer comes in to bowl. Akmal has played it to the point region. 160/5
46 H Singh to Misbah, Defended off the back foot by Misbah. Pakistan are at 160 for 5. 160/5
45.5 H Singh to Misbah, Driven through the leg side by Misbah. 160/5
45.4 H Singh to Misbah, Misbah shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the backfoot. 160/5
45.3 H Singh to Akmal, Akmal has played it to the point region. One run added to the total. 160/5
45.2 H Singh to Akmal, Driven through the off side by Akmal. Dot ball. 159/5
45.1 H Singh to Misbah, Misbah works it down the leg side. The batsmen have run through for a single. 159/5
45 Z Khan to Akmal, Akmal has dug out that yorker at the last moment. Pakistan are at 158 for 5
44.5 Z Khan to Akmal, Kamran Akmal comes to the crease. He plays this one to the point region. 158/5
44.4 Z Khan to Misbah, Misbah has pushed it to the cover region. First run taken in the over. 158/5
44.3 Z Khan to Misbah, Dot ball as Misbah drives it through the leg side now. 157/5
44.2 Z Khan to Misbah, Another one driven similarly. Dot ball. 157/5
44.1 Z Khan to Misbah, Misbah has driven it through the off side. 157/5
44 H Singh to Akmal, The ball hits the pads of Akmal. End of the over. Three runs off the over. 157/5
43.5 H Singh to Misbah, Played to the point region by Misbah. The batsmen have run through for a single. 157/5
43.4 H Singh to Akmal, Driven through the leg side by Akmal. One run conceded. Pakistan trail by 460 runs. 156/5
43.3 H Singh to Akmal, Akmal has been hit on the pads as he tries to sweep that one. The fielding side is asking the question but Umpire Doctrove isn't interested in the appeal. 155/5
43.2 H Singh to Misbah, Misbah works it down the leg side. The batsmen have run through for a single. 155/5
43.1 H Singh to Misbah, Harbhajan comes in to bowl the first over after lunch. Misbah has played that off the front foot and into the ground. 154/5
Welcome back to the post-lunch session on the 2nd Test between India and Pakistan. Harbhajan Singh to start proceedings from the High Court End. Pakistan are at 154 at 5.
The Pakistani batting line-up failed to get going against some quality spin bowling on the morning of Day 3. The visitors lost their key batsmen after they looked set for a long stay at the crease. Salman Butt made 42 while stand-in skipper Younus Khan played some good shots for his 43. The batting floundered with Harbhajan and Kumble doing the damage. Munaf also chipped in with a wicket.
Lunch has been taken. Pakistan are at 154 for 5, still 263 runs behind to avoid the follow-on. We'll be back after a break. Do join us for our coverage of all the excitement from the Eden Gardens, Kolkata.
43 A Kumble to Akmal, Akmal has played that off the front foot and into the ground. Dot ball to end the over and the first session. Pakistan go into lunch at 154 for 5. 154/5
42.5 A Kumble to Akmal, Akmal has played that with the full face of the bat. 154/5
42.4 A Kumble to Akmal, Defended off the front foot by Akmal. 154/5
42.3 A Kumble to Misbah, Misbah works it down the leg side. One run conceded. 154/5
42.2 A Kumble to Misbah, Defended off the front foot by Misbah. 153/5
42.1 A Kumble to Misbah, Played to the point region by Misbah. Dot ball to start the over. 153/5
42 M Patel to Akmal, Akmal has stood up on his toes to play that one. End of the over! 153/5
41.5 M Patel to K Akmal, The ball has found the edge of the bat. But falls just short of the keeper. Dhoni does well to stop the ball from racing away to the boundary. 153/5
41.4 M Patel to Akmal, Akmal defends it off the back foot. Another dot ball. 153/5
41.3 M Patel to Akmal, Akmal has stood up on his toes to play that one. No runs scored. 153/5
41.2 M Patel to Misbah, Driven through the leg side by Misbah for one run. 153/5
41.1 M Patel to Misbah, A daunting task indeed for Pakistan. First ball of the 42nd over and it's pushed to the cover region by Misbah. Dot ball. 152/5
41 A Kumble to Akmal, The ball is way wide on the leg side but Akmal still goes after it. End of the over. Pakistan need 265 more to avoid the follow-on. 152/5
40.5 A Kumble to Akmal, Akmal drives through the covers and gets off the mark. An excellent chase by Zaheer. Two runs added. 152/5
40.4 A Kumble to Akmal, Akmal has played that off the front foot and into the ground. Dot ball. 150/5
40.3 A Kumble to Akmal, Akmal comes in after Pakistan lose their fifth wicket. He gets hit on his pads off the first ball he faces. 150/5
Kamran Akmal walks in at the fall of Faisal Iqbal.
40.2 A Kumble to Iqbal, OUT - The ball thuds in to the pads of Iqbal. Kumble appeals. Umpire Koertzen pronounces the end of Iqbal after a long hard look. Pakistan are in big trouble. 150/5
40.1 A Kumble to Iqbal, Kumble bowls in from the Pavilion End. Driven through the leg side by Iqbal. Dot ball. 150/4
40 M Patel to Misbah, FOUR - Misbah has edged the ball. The ball races to the boundary. Umpire Doctrove signals four runs. Munaf gives away 10 runs. Pakistan reach 150 for 4. 150/4
39.5 M Patel to Misbah, Misbah shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the backfoot. Dot ball. 146/4
39.4 M Patel to Misbah, Misbah works it down the leg side. Two runs added to the total. 146/4
39.3 M Patel to Misbah, FOUR - Misbah has driven it straight down the ground. A handsome shot for four! 144/4
39.2 M Patel to Misbah, Misbah shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the backfoot. 140/4
39.1 M Patel to Misbah, Munaf returns after his wicket-taking over. Misbah chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. 140/4
39 A Kumble to Iqbal, Defended off the back foot by Iqbal. Pakistan are in a spot of bother at 140 for 4. 140/4
38.5 A Kumble to Iqbal, Iqbal lets the ball go outside his off stump. 140/4
38.4 A Kumble to Iqbal, Ball hits Iqbal low on the pads. No Ball signalled by Umpire Koertzen. 140/4
38.4 A Kumble to Iqbal, Defended off the back foot by Iqbal. 139/4
38.3 A Kumble to Misbah, Misbah has lofted that over mid wicket. Tendulkar tries to catch that one but his effort goes in vain. A single added. 139/4
38.2 A Kumble to Misbah, It's a clean strike over mid wicket. The ball races to the boundary. Four runs signalled by Umpire Koertzen. 138/4
38.1 A Kumble to Misbah, The ball hits the pads of Misbah. Dot ball. 134/4
38 M Patel to Iqbal, Iqbal chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. Excellent over by Munaf - a wicket and no runs! 134/4
37.5 M Patel to Iqbal, Iqbal ducked in time to let that one go over him. 134/4
37.4 M Patel to Iqbal, Iqbal shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the backfoot. 134/4
37.3 M Patel to Iqbal, Iqbal has attempted to play that one - but missed. The pressure is building in the Pakistani camp. 134/4
37.2 M Patel to Iqbal, Faisal Iqbal starts off by leaving the ball outside his off stump. 134/4
Faisal Iqbal is the new man in at the fall of the fourth wicket.
37.1 M Patel to Khan, OUT - Munaf gets some reverse swing and produces a thin edge. That is easy pickings for Dhoni. Pakistan lose their captain who made 43. 134/4
37 A Kumble to Khan, Khan plays a sweep shot. One run added to the total. Pakistan are at 134 for 3. 134/3
36.5 A Kumble to Khan, Khan has played that off the front foot and into the ground. 133/3
36.4 A Kumble to Misbah, A delicate glance by Misbah through the fine leg region. Good running between the wickets to pick up three runs. 133/3
36.3 A Kumble to Khan, Khan plays a sweep shot. One run conceded. 130/3
36.2 A Kumble to Khan, Khan lets the ball go outside his off stump. 129/3
36.1 A Kumble to Khan, Driven through the off side by Khan. 129/3
36 M Patel to Misbah, Misbah plays that one to point and gets a boundary. Pakistan are at 129 for 3. 129/3
35.5 M Patel to Misbah, Defended off the back foot. Dot ball. 124/3
35.4 M Patel to Misbah, The ball is way outside the off stump. An easy leave for Misbah. 124/3
35.3 M Patel to Khan, Khan has played that off the front foot and the batsmen pick up a single. 124/3
35.2 M Patel to Khan, Khan lets the ball go outside his off stump. 123/3
35.1 M Patel to Khan, Munaf bowls for the first time today. This one's played to the point region by Khan. Dot ball. 123/3
Munaf Patel is reintroduced into the bowling attack.
35 A Kumble to Misbah, Misbah has played that with the full face of the bat. Only one run off the over. 123/3
34.5 A Kumble to Misbah, Driven through the off side by Misbah. No runs yet. 123/3
34.4 A Kumble to Misbah, Misbah shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the backfoot. 123/3
34.3 A Kumble to Misbah, Played to point by Misbah. 123/3
34.2 A Kumble to Misbah, Misbah has played that with the full face of the bat. Dot ball. 123/3
34.1 A Kumble to Khan, Driven through the leg side by Khan. One run conceded. 123/3
34 H Singh to Khan, Khan works it down the leg side. Single to end the over and a good one for the visitors. 13 runs off the over. 122/3
33.5 H Singh to Khan, Khan drives through the leg side. Dot ball. 121/3
33.4 H Singh to Khan, FOUR - Reverse sweep this time; the ball's racing away for four. Good batting by Khan. 121/3
33.4 H Singh to Khan, Khan lets the ball go outside his off stump. No ball signalled by the umpire. 116/3
33.3 H Singh to Khan, SIX - The Pakistani skipper slogs at the delivery. That one's sailing over the ropes. Maximum! Excellent shot by Khan. 116/3
33.2 H Singh to Khan, Driven through the leg side. Dot ball. 110/3
33.1 H Singh to Misbah, Misbah works it down the leg side for a single. 110/3
33 A Kumble to Khan, Khan has played it to the point region. Pakistan are at 109 for 3. 109/3
32.5 A Kumble to Khan, The ball hits the pads of Khan. Dot ball. The Eden crowd is getting vociferous by the minute. They are looking forward to some good cricket today. 109/3
32.4 A Kumble to Khan, Khan has played that off the front foot and into the ground. 109/3
32.3 A Kumble to Misbah, Misbah guides it to third man. Poor work in the field by Ganguly. Three runs to Misbah. 109/3
32.2 A Kumble to Misbah, Left alone this time. 106/3
32.1 A Kumble to Misbah, Misbah has played that off the front foot and into the ground. 106/3
32 H Singh to Khan, Khan chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. Pakistan are at 106 for 3. 106/3
31.5 H Singh to Khan, Khan has lofted it over Mid-on. Fantastic shot; it's going all the way to the boundary. 106/3
31.4 H Singh to Khan, Khan has played the reverse sweep. Quick running by both batsmen. They actually steal four runs. Pakistan bring up their hundred runs. 102/3
31.3 H Singh to Khan, Khan has been hit on the pads as he tried to sweep that one. 98/3
31.2 H Singh to Misbah, Misbah plays a sweep shot. One run added to the total. 98/3
31.1 H Singh to Misbah, Misbah readies himself to play the off-spinner. This one's played off the front foot and into the ground. 97/3
31 A Kumble to Khan, An inside edge and the ball has thudded into Khan's pads. A loud appeal! But Umpire Koertzen shows no interest. Maiden over for Kumble. 97/3
30.5 A Kumble to Khan, Khan has slammed it through point. 97/3
30.4 A Kumble to Khan, Khan has driven it through the off side. 97/3
30.3 A Kumble to Khan, Khan drives through the leg side. Dot ball. 97/3
30.2 A Kumble to Khan, Khan flicks it away with a wristy shot. 97/3
30.1 A Kumble to Khan, And we're back after the Drinks break. Both captains face each other. First ball
Drinks have been announced after an hour's play on Day 3.
30 H Singh to Misbah, The ball hits Misbah low on the pads. Pakistan are moving along
29.5 H Singh to Misbah, FOUR - Misbah has just thrown his bat at the ball and lofted it over square leg. 97/3
29.4 H Singh to Misbah, And now he plays that off the front foot and into the ground. 93/3
29.3 H Singh to Misbah, Misbah flicks the ball off his pads. 93/3
29.2 H Singh to Misbah, Punched off the backfoot by Misbah for two runs. Pakistan's hopes rest on Misbah as he has runs under his belt from the previous Test in Delhi. 93/3
29.1 H Singh to Khan, Khan flicks it away with a wristy shot for a single. 91/3
29 A Kumble to Khan, Defended off the back foot by Khan. One run conceded. 90/3
28.5 A Kumble to Khan, Inside edge onto the pads of Khan. An appeal goes up but the umpire is not interested. 89/3
28.4 A Kumble to Khan, Another one goes outside his off stump. 89/3
28.3 A Kumble to Khan, Khan has played that off the front foot and into the ground. 89/3
28.2 A Kumble to Khan, FOUR - Driven through the covers by Khan. It's racing away to the ropes. Four! 89/3
28.1 A Kumble to Khan, Kumble joins the bowling attack from the Pavilion End. Left alone by Khan. 85/3
Captain Anil Kumble gets into the bowling attack.
28 H Singh to Misbah, New man in Misbah-ul-Haq walks in at the fall of Pakistan's batting mainstay Yousuf. First up
Misbah-ul-Haq walks in to the crease amidst roaring Indian fans.
27.5 Singh to M Yousuf, OUT - It's a deceptive one from the off spinner. Singh gets his man! Pakistan lose their third wicket. 85/3
27.4 H Singh to Yousuf, Yousuf has driven it through the off side. 85/2
27.3 H Singh to Yousuf, There's a buzz around the Eden. This one's driven through the leg side by Yousuf. 85/2
27.2 H Singh to Yousuf, That's hit Yousuf on his pads. The fielding side let out an appeal but Umpire Doctrove declares 'not out'. 85/2
27.1 H Singh to Yousuf, Yousuf has played that off the front foot and into the ground. 85/2
27 Z Khan to Yousuf, Yousuf plays it to square leg and gets a single. Pakistan are at 85 for 2. 84/2
26.5 Z Khan to Yousuf, Yousuf has played it to the point region. Dot ball. 84/2
26.4 Khan to Yousuf, Yousuf tries to fish for a wide one by Zaheer and misses. 84/2
26.3 Z Khan to Khan, Khan has driven it through the off side. One run added to the total. 84/2
26.2 Z Khan to Yousuf, Yousuf works it down the leg side. A single this time. 83/2
26.1 Z Khan to Yousuf, FOUR - Yousuf has played it to the point region; it's racing away. Yes
26 H Singh to Khan, Khan chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. End of the over and a good one for India as they get rid of Salman Butt who was batting at 42. 78/2
25.5 H Singh to Yousuf, Yousuf tries to flick it away but fails to get bat on ball. One run taken but the umpire signals a leg bye. 78/2
25.4 H Singh to Yousuf, Yousuf is the next batsman in. The ball strikes him very low on the pads. No runs scored. 77/2
Mohammad Yousuf walks in at the fall of Salman Butt.
25.3 H Singh to Butt, OUT - Butt has edged the ball offering Dravid a simple catch at first slip. Harbhajhan strikes. Pakistan lose Butt who was beginning to look good for a long innings. 77/2
25.2 H Singh to Butt, Butt shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the backfoot. 77/1
25.1 H Singh to Butt, Butt has punched the ball off the backfoot. Dot ball. 77/1
25 Z Khan to Butt, Butt works it down the leg side. The batsmen have run through for a single. Pakistan are at 77 for 1. 77/1
24.5 Z Khan to Butt, Butt ducks in time to let that one go over him. 76/1
24.4 Z Khan to Butt, Butt has played that with the full face of the bat. 76/1
24.3 Z Khan to Butt, FOUR - Butt has flicked the ball off his pads. It's racing away to the boundary. The umpire signals four! 76/1
24.2 Z Khan to Butt, Driven through the covers by Butt. Two runs conceded. 72/1
24.1 Z Khan to Butt, Driven through the off side by Butt. 70/1
24 H Singh to Khan, Khan works it down the leg side. Pakistan reach 70 for 1. 70/1
23.5 H Singh to Khan, Khan has played that off the front foot and into the ground. 70/1
23.4 H Singh to Khan, Khan works it down the leg side. 70/1
23.3 H Singh to Butt, Butt has pushed it to the cover region. A quick single run by the batsmen. 70/1
23.2 H Singh to Butt, Butt shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the backfoot. 69/1
23.1 H Singh to Butt, Butt has driven it through the off side. Dot ball. 69/1
23 Z Khan to Khan, Khan has driven it through the off side. 69/1
22.5 Z Khan to Khan, Defended off the front foot by Khan. Another maiden over. Pakistan trail by 547 runs. 69/1
22.4 Z Khan to Khan, Khan attempts to put bat on ball - but fails. 69/1
22.3 Z Khan to Khan, Driven through the leg side by Khan. 69/1
22.2 Z Khan to Khan, Khan drives straight down the ground. This is going to be a long day for the Pakistani batsmen if they are to survive this Test match. 69/1
22.1 Z Khan to Khan, Khan has played that off the front foot. Dot ball. 69/1
22 H Singh to Butt, Butt lets the ball go outside his off stump. Maiden over by Harbhajan. 69/1
21.5 H Singh to Butt, Left alone by Butt. 69/1
21.4 H Singh to Butt, Another one left outside the off stump. Dot ball. 69/1
21.3 H Singh to Butt, Driven through the covers by Butt. No runs yet. 69/1
21.2 H Singh to Butt, Butt chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. 69/1
21.1 H Singh to Butt, Harbhajan comes in to bowl to the left-hander. Butt plays that one off the front foot and into the ground. 69/1
21 Z Khan to Khan, FOUR - Khan pulls that one and the ball races away to the boundary ropes. Khan gets four and Pakistan are at 69 for 1. 69/1
20.5 Z Khan to Khan, Khan drives through the off side. Dot ball. 65/1
20.4 Z Khan to Khan, Khan works it down the leg side. Two runs added to the total. 65/1
20.3 Z Khan to Butt, Smartly played to the point region by Butt. The batsmen run for three. 63/1
20.2 Z Khan to Butt, Butt drives this one through the leg side. No runs yet in the over. 60/1
20.1 Z Khan to Butt, Driven through the off side by Butt. 60/1
20 H Singh to Khan, Similar defence by Khan. End of the 20th over. Pakistan move on to 60 for 1. 60/1
19.5 H Singh to Khan, Defended off the front foot by Khan. 60/1
19.4 H Singh to Khan, FOUR - The monotony is broken by Khan finally as he works it down the leg side. The ball runs away to the boundary. 60/1
19.3 H Singh to Khan, Khan has played that with the full face of the bat. No runs off the last 15 deliveries. 56/1
19.2 H Singh to Khan, Another drive
19.1 H Singh to Khan, Younus Khan has driven it through the off side. Dot ball again. 56/1
19 Z Khan to Butt, Butt flicks it away with a wristy shot. Maiden over for Zaheer. 56/1
18.5 Z Khan to Butt, Driven through the off side by Butt. 56/1
18.4 Z Khan to Butt, Ball hits Butt low on the pads. 56/1
18.3 Z Khan to Butt, Butt ducks in time to let that one go over him. 56/1
18.2 Z Khan to Butt, Butt has played that with the full face of the bat. 56/1
18.1 Z Khan to Butt, Driven through the off side by Butt. 56/1
18 H Singh to Khan, Khan drives through the leg side. End of the over. It's a maiden over for Harbhajan. 56/1
17.5 H Singh to Khan, Khan has played that with the full face of the bat. 56/1
17.4 H Singh to Khan, Khan drives through the leg side. Another dot ball. 56/1
17.3 H Singh to Khan, Khan has played that with the full face of the bat. 56/1
17.2 H Singh to Khan, Defended off the front foot. No runs scored. 56/1
17.1 H Singh to Khan, Harbhajan comes in to bowl at the other end. He's been driven through the leg side by Khan. 56/1
Welcome to our coverage of Day 3 of the 2nd Test between India and Pakistan at the Eden Gardens, Kolkata. India declared at 616 for 5 leaving Pakistan an uphill task of staying alive in this Test and indeed, in this series.
Let's catch the action from Kolkata as Pakistan begin at 50 for the loss of one wicket.
17 Z Khan to Butt, Butt has played that off the front foot and into the ground. Six runs off the opening over today. Pakistan are at 56 for 1. 56/1
16.5 Z Khan to Khan, Played to the point region by Khan. The batsmen have run through for a single. 56/1
16.4 Z Khan to Khan, Younus Khan on strike now and plays that with the full face of the bat. 55/1
16.3 Z Khan to Butt, Flicked the ball off his pads this time. One run conceded. 55/1
16.2 Z Khan to Butt, Butt has played that off the front foot and into the ground. 54/1
16.1 Z Khan to Butt, FOUR - Zaheer to start bowling on Day 3 and he's driven through the covers by Butt. The ball has crossed the ropes. Good start for Pakistan 54/1
The Indian winter brings with it fading light early on in the day. Once again, a few overs of play were called off due to insufficient light at the Eden Gardens. At Stumps, the Pakistani batsmen managed to knock off 50 runs from the massive Indian target of 616. The day belonged to two centurions - Ganguly and Laxman - who batted without any problems and helped their team's batting cause.
Sourav Ganguly was extremely pleased with his first Test century on his home ground and surely his fans loved his effortless batting. Laxman is also another favourite son of the Eden. His exquisite strokeplay would delight the game's purists.
Pakistan have a daunting task ahead of them as they struggled in the field. With the loss of Hameed early on, the pressure is clearly on the visitors. They would be hoping for stellar contributions from Younus Khan and Yousuf in the middle order.
We hope you enjoyed our coverage on Day 2. Do join us again tomorrow for all the action on Day 3 at Kolkata. Till then, good bye!
16 A Kumble to Butt, Butt works it down the leg side. The batsmen have run through for a single. Pakistan complete 50 runs for the loss of one wicket. 50/1
15.5 A Kumble to Butt, FOUR - Butt has slammed it through point for a well-timed boundary. 49/1
15.4 A Kumble to Butt, Butt chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. No runs scored. 45/1
15.3 A Kumble to Butt, Left alone by Butt. Dot ball. 45/1
15.2 A Kumble to Butt, Butt lets the ball go outside his off stump. 45/1
15.1 A Kumble to Khan, Khan has played it to the point region for a single. 45/1
15 H Singh to Butt, Butt has attempted to put bat on ball - but fails. End of the over - Pakistan are at 44 for 1. 44/1
14.5 H Singh to Butt, Butt has played that off the front foot and into the ground. 44/1
14.4 H Singh to Butt, Driven through the off side by Butt. 44/1
14.3 H Singh to Butt, Butt has flicked the ball off his pads. Two runs added to the score. 44/1
14.2 H Singh to Khan, Khan drives through the leg side. One run conceded. 42/1
14.1 H Singh to Khan, Driven through the leg side by Khan. Dot ball. 41/1
14 A Kumble to Butt, The ball hits the pads of Butt. The fielding side are asking the question. Umpire Doctrove proclaims 'not out'. Maiden over! 41/1
13.5 A Kumble to Butt, Butt offers no stroke and is rapped on the pads. 41/1
13.4 A Kumble to Butt, Defended off the front foot by Butt. 41/1
13.3 A Kumble to Butt, Kumble tries to bowl the googly. However
13.2 A Kumble to Butt, Butt has played that off the front foot and into the ground. 41/1
13.1 A Kumble to Butt, Butt has played that off the front foot and into the ground. 41/1
13 H Singh to Khan, Khan has played that off the front foot and into the ground. End of another maiden over. Pakistan are at 41 for 1. 41/1
12.5 H Singh to Khan, Khan works it down the leg side. No runs scored. 41/1
12.4 H Singh to Khan, Khan has played that with the full face of the bat. 41/1
12.3 H Singh to Khan, Khan chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. Dot ball. 41/1
12.2 H Singh to Khan, Driven through the off side by Khan. 41/1
12.1 H Singh to Khan, Khan plays a sweep shot which finds Karthik at forward short leg. Fortunately
12 A Kumble to Khan, Khan has flicked the ball off his pads. One run to end the over. 41/1
11.5 A Kumble to Khan, Khan has played that with the full face of the bat. 40/1
11.4 A Kumble to Khan, Khan does it again still no runs scored. 40/1
11.3 A Kumble to Khan, Khan has played that with the full face of the bat. 40/1
11.2 A Kumble to Khan, Khan defends it off the back foot. 40/1
11.1 A Kumble to Khan, Kumble continues. This time
11 H Singh to Butt, Defended off the front foot by Butt. End of the over and it's a maiden over. 40/1
10.5 H Singh to Butt, Butt lets the ball go outside his off stump. 40/1
10.4 H Singh to Butt, Defended off the front foot by Butt. 40/1
10.3 H Singh to Butt, Butt has played that with the full face of the bat. 40/1
10.2 H Singh to Butt, Played to the point region by Butt. 40/1
10.1 H Singh to Butt, Butt lets the ball go outside his off stump. No runs scored. 40/1
10 A Kumble to Khan, Khan has driven it straight down the ground. Dot ball. Pakistan accumulate 40 runs for the loss of Hameed's wicket. 40/1
9.5 A Kumble to Butt, Butt has played it to the point region. One run conceded. 40/1
9.4 A Kumble to Butt, This one's defended off the front foot by Butt. 39/1
9.3 A Kumble to Butt, Butt lets the ball go past him. 39/1
9.2 A Kumble to Butt, That's hit Butt on his pads. 39/1
9.1 A Kumble to Butt, Defended off the front foot by Butt. 39/1
9 H Singh to Khan, Khan attempts to put bat on ball - but fails. Pakistan reach 39 for 1. 39/1
8.5 H Singh to Butt, Butt flicks it away with a wristy shot. One run added to the total. 39/1
8.4 H Singh to Butt, Butt has played that off the front foot and into the ground. 38/1
8.3 H Singh to Butt, That's a similar shot. No runs scored. 38/1
8.2 H Singh to Butt, Butt has played that with the full face of the bat. 38/1
8.1 H Singh to Butt, Harbhajan is bowling in tandem with his captain and fellow spinner Kumble. This one's played to the point region by Butt. 38/1
8 A Kumble to Khan, Stand-in skipper Younus Khan walks in to bat. The first ball he faces is driven through the leg side. Dot ball. 38/1
Younus Khan comes in at the fall of the first wicket.
7.5 A Kumble to Hameed, OUT - The ball thuds in to the pads of Hameed. An appeal goes up. Umpire Doctrove agrees and raises the dreaded finger. Pakistan lose their first wicket. 38/1
7.4 A Kumble to Hameed, Hameed drives through the leg side. 38/0
7.3 A Kumble to Hameed, FOUR - Hameed plays a leg glance to fine leg. The ball has crossed the ropes. Umpire Doctrove signals four runs. 38/0
7.2 A Kumble to Hameed, Hameed has flicked the ball off his pads. 34/0
7.1 A Kumble to Hameed, Captain Kumble brings himself on. Hameed lets the ball go outside his off stump. Dot ball. 34/0
Anil Kumble comes in from the High Court End.
7 H Singh to Hameed, Hameed has flicked the ball off his pads. One run added to the total
6.5 H Singh to Hameed, Defended off the front foot by Hameed. 33/0
6.4 H Singh to Hameed, Driven through the leg side by Hameed. 33/0
6.3 H Singh to Hameed, Played to the point region by Hameed. Two more runs added. 33/0
6.2 H Singh to Hameed, Hameed has pushed it to the cover region. The batsmen have picked up a couple of runs. 31/0
6.1 H Singh to Hameed, Hameed has flicked the ball off his pads. 29/0
6 M Patel to Butt, Driven through the leg side by Butt. No runs scored. Pakistan are at 29 for no loss. The openers look steady. 29/0
5.5 M Patel to Butt, FOUR - Butt has played the square drive. It's a cracking shot going all the way to the ropes. 29/0
5.4 M Patel to Butt, Butt chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. Dot ball. 25/0
5.3 M Patel to Butt, Butt has played that off the front foot and into the ground. 25/0
5.2 M Patel to Butt, Defended off the front foot by Butt. 25/0
5.1 M Patel to Butt, FOUR - Butt drives through the covers. Good shot! Consecutive boundaries for Pakistan. 25/0
5 H Singh to Hameed, FOUR - Hameed has edged the ball. It goes past third man. The ball's racing to the boundary. 21/0
4.5 H Singh to Hameed, Hameed has played that with the full face of the bat. No runs yet. 17/0
4.4 H Singh to Hameed, Driven through the leg side by Hameed. 17/0
Harbhajan continues to bowl the next over in Zaheer's absence.
4.3 H Singh to Hameed, Hameed defends it off the back foot. Dot ball. 17/0
4.2 H Singh to Hameed, Driven through the leg side by Hameed. 17/0
4.1 H Singh to Hameed, Harbhajan continues bowling. Hameed has played that off the front foot and into the ground. 17/0
4 M Patel to Butt, Butt has flicked the ball off his pads. The batsmen have picked up a couple of runs. End of the over. Pakistan are chugging along at 17 for no loss. 17/0
3.5 M Patel to Butt, Butt chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. 15/0
3.4 M Patel to Butt, Pushed to the cover region by Butt. Dot ball. 15/0
3.3 M Patel to Butt, FOUR - Shorter delivery! Butt rocks onto the backfoot and punches the ball. That was asking to be hit. Its sizzling down the boundary. 15/0
3.2 M Patel to Butt, Butt flicks it away with a wristy shot. No runs though. 11/0
3.1 M Patel to Butt, Left alone by Butt. 11/0
3 H Singh to Butt, Butt drives through the leg side. One run conceded. The Pakistan total is 11 runs. 11/0
2.5 H Singh to Butt, Defended off the front foot by Butt. 10/0
2.4 H Singh to Butt, This one's driven through the off side by Butt. Dot ball. 10/0
2.3 H Singh to Butt, Harbhajan get a crack early in the innings as Zaheer didn't complete his second over. Butt has played that with the full face of the bat. 10/0
Harbhajan Singh has been asked to complete Zaheer Khan's over after the pacer limped off the field.
2.2 Z Khan to Butt, Driven through the leg side by Butt. Dot ball. Zaheer seems to be limping now. He walks off the field and Harbhajan will complete his over. 10/0
2.1 Z Khan to Butt, Zaheer returns to bowl. Driven through the off side by Butt. 10/0
2 M Patel to Hameed, Hameed lets the ball go outside his off stump. Good over for Pakistan. Their score reads 10 for no loss. 10/0
1.5 M Patel to Hameed, FOUR - Bad delivery by Munaf. Hameed plays the pull-shot which takes the ball to the boundary. 10/0
1.4 M Patel to Hameed, Left alone by Hameed. 6/0
1.3 M Patel to Hameed, Punched off the backfoot by Hameed. 6/0
1.2 M Patel to Hameed, Driven through the off side by Hameed. 6/0
Zaheer Khan and Munaf Patel will share the new ball.
1.1 M Patel to Hameed, FOUR - Hameed has driven it through the off side. The ball races to the boundary. 6/0
1 Z Khan to Butt, Driven through the leg side by Butt. Pakistan open their account with two runs. 2/0
0.5 Z Khan to Butt, Butt is cautious and lets this one go by as well. 0/0
0.4 Z Khan to Butt, Left alone by Butt. 0/0
0.3 Z Khan to Butt, And another one again. Pakistan will be under tremendous pressure after handing India the advantage in this match. 0/0
Salman Butt and Yasir Hameed will open the Pakistani innings.
0.2 Z Khan to Butt, One more goes past his off stump. 0/0
0.1 Z Khan to Butt, Zaheer Khan gets a crack at the Pakistani batting once again. First up
First Innings
Batting : India
Bowling :
Pakistan
152.5 S Butt to Dhoni, Dhoni has lofted that over mid wicket. The ball races to the boundary. Umpire Doctrove signals a boundary. 616/5
152.4 S Butt to Dhoni, Dhoni dances down the track The ball has crossed the ropes. Four runs has been signalled by Umpire Doctrove. 612/5
152.3 S Butt to Dhoni, Dhoni chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. 608/5
152.2 S Butt to Dhoni, Dhoni lets the ball go outside his off stump. 608/5
152.1 S Butt to Dhoni, It's been lofted over Mid-on by Dhoni. That was six from the time it left the bat of Dhoni. Up go the arms of Umpire Doctrove. 608/5
152 D Kaneria to Dhoni, Reverse sweep played by Dhoni. One run added to the total. 602/5
151.5 D Kaneria to Laxman, Driven through the off side by Laxman. One run conceded. 601/5
151.4 D Kaneria to Dhoni, Dhoni has played it to the point region. One run added to the total. 600/5
151.3 D Kaneria to Dhoni, Dhoni chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. 599/5
151.2 D Kaneria to Dhoni, Ball hits Dhoni low on the pads. 599/5
151.1 D Kaneria to Dhoni, Dhoni has played the reverse sweep. The ball races to the boundary. Umpire Koertzen signals a boundary. 599/5
151 S Butt to Laxman, Laxman chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. 595/5
150.5 S Butt to Laxman, Laxman drives through the leg side. 595/5
150.4 S Butt to Dhoni, Driven through the leg side by Dhoni. The batsmen have run through for a single. 595/5
150.1 S Butt to Laxman, Salman Butt replaces Tanvir. First ball of the over - Laxman fails to put bat on ball. 594/5
150.2 S Butt to Laxman, Laxman drives through the leg side. One run conceded. 590/5
150.1 S Butt to Laxman, Laxman has attempted to play that one - but missed. 589/5
149.4 D Kaneria to Laxman, FOUR - Laxman charges down the wicket. The ball transports itself to the boundary. 589/5
149.3 D Kaneria to Dhoni, Dhoni has punched the ball off the backfoot. The batsmen have run through for a single. 589/5
149.2 D Kaneria to Laxman, Driven through the leg side by Laxman for a single. 588/5
149.1 D Kaneria to Laxman, Laxman has attempted to play that one - but missed. Completely beat him! 584/5
149.2 D Kaneria to Laxman, Driven through the leg side by Laxman. One run added to the total. 583/5
149.1 D Kaneria to Laxman, Laxman has attempted to play that one - but missed. 582/5
149 Tanvir to Dhoni, Dhoni just manages to keep the yorker out. Good ball bowled by Tanvir. 582/5
148.5 S Tanvir to Dhoni, Driven through the off side by Dhoni. 582/5
148.4 S Tanvir to Laxman, Laxman works it down the leg side. The batsmen have run through for a single. 582/5
148.3 S Tanvir to Laxman, Driven through the off side by Laxman. 581/5
148 D Kaneria to Laxman, Laxman drives through the leg side. One run conceded. India are at 581 for 5. 581/5
147.5 D Kaneria to Dhoni, Dhoni drives through the leg side. One run conceded. 581/5
147.4 D Kaneria to Dhoni, Ball hits Dhoni low on the pads. Dot ball. 581/5
147.3 D Kaneria to Laxman, Laxman has driven it through the off side. One run conceded. The previous delivery brought smiles all around. A little comedy of errors! 580/5
147.2 D Kaneria to Laxman, Laxman attempts to put bat on ball but fails. Akmal knocks the bails off. The Third Umpire's decision has been sought. What's this? OUT. But the Umpire quickly changes his decision to NOT OUT. 579/5
147.1 D Kaneria to Laxman, Driven through the leg side by Laxman. Dot ball. 579/5
147.2 D Kaneria to Laxman, Laxman has attempted to play that one - but missed. knocks the bails but Laxman is safe. The fielding side are asking the question. The Third Umpire's decision is in favour of Laxman. 578/5
147 Tanvir to Dhoni, Dhoni just manages to keep the yorker out. Good ball bowled by Tanvir. India end the 147th over at 578 for 5. 578/5
146.5 S Tanvir to Dhoni, Dhoni shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the backfoot. 578/5
146.4 S Tanvir to Laxman, Laxman flicks it away with a wristy shot. One run added to the total. 578/5
146.3 S Tanvir to MS Dhoni, Thick inside edge
146.2 S Tanvir to Dhoni, Ball hits Dhoni low on the pads. Leg byes signalled by Umpire Doctrove. Two runs added to the score. 577/5
146.1 S Tanvir to Dhoni, Dhoni tries flicking a ball that is wide on the leg stumps. Dot ball. 576/5
146 S Akhtar to Laxman, Laxman ducks under the bouncer but isn't worried by it. India are at 574 for 5. 574/5
145.5 S Akhtar to Laxman, Laxman lets the ball go outside his off stump. 574/5
145.5 S Akhtar to Laxman, Laxman lets the ball go outside his off stump. 574/5
145.4 S Akhtar to Dhoni, Played to the point region by Dhoni. One run added to the total. 574/5
145.3 S Akhtar to Laxman, Laxman plays the pull-shot and goes for the run. Brings up his 11th Test century off 158 balls. Splendid strokeplay from the Hyderabadi batsman! 573/5
145.2 S Akhtar to Dhoni, Dhoni has played the square drive for one. Laxman back on strike. 572/5
145.1 S Akhtar to Laxman, Laxman flicks it away with a wristy shot. The batsmen are looking for two
145 S Tanvir to Dhoni, Dhoni has played that off the front foot and into the ground. India are at 570 for 5. 570/5
144.5 S Tanvir to Laxman, Laxman flicks it away with a wristy shot. He inches closer to a century with a single. 570/5
144.4 S Tanvir to Laxman, The ball is wide on the leg side but Laxman still fishes for it. Dot ball. 569/5
144.3 S Tanvir to Dhoni, Dhoni has driven it through the off side. One run added to the total. 569/5
144.2 S Tanvir to Laxman, Driven through the leg side by Laxman. The batsmen have run through for a single. 568/5
144.1 S Tanvir to Laxman, Driven through the leg side by Laxman. 567/5
144 S Akhtar to Dhoni, Dhoni chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. India are at 567 for 5. 567/5
143.5 S Akhtar to Dhoni, Dhoni lets the ball go outside his off stump. 567/5
143.4 S Akhtar to Dhoni, Dhoni plays the pull-shot. Two runs added to the total. 567/5
143.3 S Akhtar to Laxman, Pushed to the cover region by Laxman. One run added to the total. He moves to 96. 565/5
143.2 S Akhtar to Dhoni, Dhoni has taken the risk and lofted it over the in field. One run added to the total. 564/5
143.1 S Akhtar to Dhoni, The ball is way outside the off stump
143 S Tanvir to Laxman, Driven through the off side by Laxman but not for runs. That concludes the 143rd over. 563/5
142.5 S Tanvir to Laxman, Played through mid-wicket by Laxman. Dot ball. 563/5
142.4 S Tanvir to Laxman, Driven through the leg side by Laxman but not in the gaps.. 563/5
142.3 S Tanvir to Laxman, Played to the point region by Laxman straight to the fielder. 563/5
142.2 S Tanvir to Laxman, Laxman drives
142 S Akhtar to Dhoni, Left alone by Dhoni to end the 142nd over. 563/5
141.5 S Akhtar to Laxman, Laxman nudges the ball fine down the leg side and strolls down the pitch for a single. 563/5
141.4 S Akhtar to Laxman, Ball strikes Laxman on his hand
141.3 S Akhtar to Laxman, Back foot defence by Laxman. Nicely executed. 562/5
141.2 S Akhtar to Dhoni, Dhoni drives on the off-side but only for a single. 562/5
141.1 S Akhtar to Laxman, Laxman punches the ball on the off-side and scampers through for a single. 562/5
141 S Tanvir to Dhoni, Taken on the full and hit through the mid-wicket region for a boundary. Pakistani body language not good. 561/5
140.4 S Tanvir to Laxman, Laxman drives the ball straight down the ground. Dot ball. 560/5
140.3 S Tanvir to Laxman, Laxman rocks onto the backfoot and punches the ball for no runs. 556/5
140.2 S Tanvir to Dhoni, Dhoni has flicked the ball off his pads for a comfortable single. 555/5
140.1 S Tanvir to Dhoni, Driven through the leg side by Dhoni for no runs. 555/5
140.2 S Tanvir to Dhoni, Dhoni has flicked the ball off his pads. One run conceded. 555/5
140.1 S Tanvir to Dhoni, Driven through the leg side by Dhoni. 554/5
140 S Akhtar to Dhoni, Dhoni has flicked the ball off his pads. One run added to the total. 554/5
139.5 S Akhtar to Dhoni, Dhoni has punched the ball off the backfoot. 553/5
139.4 S Akhtar to Laxman, Laxman flicks it away with a wristy shot. One run added to the total. 553/5
139.3 S Akhtar to Laxman, Laxman has played it through mid-wicket. 552/5
139.2 S Akhtar to Laxman, The ball is way wide on the leg side but Laxman still goes after it 552/5
139.1 S Akhtar to Laxman, Played through mid-wicket by Laxman. 552/5
139 S Tanvir to Dhoni, Dhoni has punched that ball through the offside. It's a maiden over. Tea has been announced. India are at 552 for 5. Kumble will have a lot on his mind during the break. 552/5
138.5 S Tanvir to Dhoni, Wide down the leg side
138.4 S Tanvir to Dhoni, Defended off the front foot by Dhoni. Proceedings have considerably slowed down in this session. 552/5
138.3 S Tanvir to Dhoni, Dhoni has pushed it to the cover region. 552/5
138.2 S Tanvir to Dhoni, Dhoni tries flicking a ball that is wide on the leg stumps. 552/5
138.1 S Tanvir to Dhoni, Driven through the leg side by Dhoni. 552/5
138 S Butt to Dhoni, Driven through the leg side by Dhoni for a single. India are at 552 for 5. The run-scoring seems to have died down with the fall of Ganguly's wicket. 552/5
137.5 S Butt to Dhoni, Dhoni has played that off the front foot and into the ground. 551/5
137.4 S Butt to Dhoni, Played through mid-wicket by Dhoni. 551/5
137.3 S Butt to Dhoni, Driven through the leg side by Dhoni. 551/5
137.2 S Butt to Dhoni, Played to the point region by Dhoni. 551/5
Salman Butt replaces Shoaib Akhtar at the Pavilion End.
137.1 S Butt to Dhoni, A change in bowling. Butt replaces Akhtar. First ball is defended off the front foot by Dhoni. Dot ball. 551/5
137 S Tanvir to Laxman, Laxman tries flicking a ball that is wide on the leg stumps. India are at 551 for 5. 551/5
136.5 S Tanvir to Dhoni, Dhoni plays the pull-shot. One run conceded. 551/5
136.4 S Tanvir to Dhoni, Driven through the off side by Dhoni. 550/5
136.3 S Tanvir to Dhoni, Wide outside the leg stump
136.2 S Tanvir to Dhoni, Driven through the leg side by Dhoni but the ball hits the stumps at the non-strikers end. 550/5
136.1 S Tanvir to Laxman, Laxman has flicked the ball off his pads and run for a single. 550/5
Sohail Tanvir is reintroduced into the attack, replacing Danish Kaneria.
136 S Akhtar to Dhoni, FOUR - Guided down to fine leg by Dhoni. First boundary for the Indian wicketkeeper. India are at 549 for 5. 549/5
135.5 S Akhtar to Dhoni, Left alone by Dhoni. The crowd is waiting in anticipation for a Dhoni special. 545/5
135.4 S Akhtar to Dhoni, Dhoni chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. 545/5
135.3 S Akhtar to Dhoni, Dhoni tried hooking that one but missed it completely. 545/5
135.2 S Akhtar to Dhoni, Defended off the front foot by Dhoni. 545/5
135.1 S Akhtar to Dhoni, Akhtar is driven through the leg side by Dhoni. 545/5
135 D Kaneria to Laxman, Laxman works it down the leg side. Just the four singles off the over. India are at 545 for 5. 545/5
134.5 D Kaneria to Dhoni, Pushed to the cover region by Dhoni. The batsmen have run through for a single. 545/5
134.4 D Kaneria to Dhoni, Dhoni lets the ball go outside his off stump. 544/5
134.3 D Kaneria to Laxman, Driven through the leg side by Laxman. One more single. 544/5
134.2 D Kaneria to Dhoni, Driven through the off side by Dhoni; he adds another run to his score. 543/5
134.1 D Kaneria to Laxman, Driven through the leg side by Laxman. The batsmen have run through for a single. 542/5
134 S Akhtar to Dhoni, Dhoni lets the ball go outside his off stump. India are at 541 for 5. 541/5
133.5 S Akhtar to Dhoni, Left alone by Dhoni. 541/5
133.4 S Akhtar to Dhoni, Driven through the off side by Dhoni; he's still looking to play his shots. 541/5
133.3 S Akhtar to Dhoni, Dhoni drives the ball straight down the ground. Dot ball. 541/5
133.2 S Akhtar to Dhoni, Wide outside off stump
133.1 S Akhtar to VVS Laxman, The ball has taken the inside edge of the bat and goes down the leg side. The batsmen have run through for a single. 541/5
133 D Kaneria to Dhoni, Driven through the off side by Dhoni. Just the one run off the over. India are at 540 for 5. 540/5
132.5 D Kaneria to Dhoni, Dhoni lets the ball go outside his off stump. 540/5
132.4 D Kaneria to Dhoni, Dhoni lets the ball go outside his off stump. 540/5
132.3 D Kaneria to Dhoni, Dhoni has played that off the front foot and into the ground. 540/5
132.2 D Kaneria to Dhoni, Defended off the front foot by Dhoni. 540/5
132.1 D Kaneria to Laxman, Laxman has driven it through the off side for a single. 540/5
132 S Akhtar to Dhoni, Dhoni lets that bouncer go past his head. Akhtar bowls a maiden over. India are at 539 for 5. 539/5
131.5 S Akhtar to Dhoni, Driven through the off side by Dhoni. No runs again. 539/5
131.4 S Akhtar to Dhoni, Punched off the backfoot by Dhoni. Dot ball. 539/5
131.3 S Akhtar to Dhoni, Wide down the leg side
131.2 S Akhtar to Dhoni, Dhoni rocks onto the backfoot and punches the ball. 539/5
131.1 S Akhtar to Dhoni, Akhtar's back after a break. Dhoni lets the ball go outside his off stump. 539/5
Shoaib Akhtar replaces Salman Butt in the bowling attack.
131 D Kaneria to Laxman, Laxman has played that off the front foot and into the ground. India are at 539 for 5. 539/5
130.5 D Kaneria to Laxman, Defended off the front foot by Laxman. 539/5
130.4 D Kaneria to Laxman, Wide outside the leg stump
130.3 D Kaneria to Dhoni, Driven through the off side by Dhoni. One run added to the total. 539/5
130.2 D Kaneria to Dhoni, Left alone by Dhoni. 538/5
130.1 D Kaneria to Dhoni, Dhoni walks in to the middle with the intent of scoring quick runs for his team. First up
Mahendra Singh Dhoni walks in to bat at the fall of Ganguly.
130 S Butt to Ganguly, OUT - Ganguly charges down the wicket and skies the ball. But its found the hands of Tanvir. Ganguly departs for 102. India are at 538 for 5. 538/5
129.5 S Butt to Ganguly, Ganguly has played that with the full face of the bat. 538/4
129.4 S Butt to Ganguly, Dancing down the track
129.3 S Butt to Ganguly, Ganguly has driven it through the off side. Dot ball. 538/4
129.2 S Butt to Laxman, Laxman defends it off the back foot and gets a single. 538/4
129.1 S Butt to Laxman, Laxman has played that with the full face of the bat. Dot ball. 537/4
129 D Kaneria to Laxman, Laxman drives through the leg side for a single. India are at 537 for 4. 537/4
128.5 D Kaneria to Ganguly, Ganguly defends it off the back foot. One run added to the total. 536/4
128.4 D Kaneria to Ganguly, Played off the front foot by Ganguly and into the ground. 535/4
128.3 D Kaneria to Ganguly, Ganguly works it down the leg side. 535/4
128.2 D Kaneria to Laxman, Driven through the off side by Laxman for a single. 535/4
128.1 D Kaneria to Laxman, Too wide on the leg side but Laxman still goes after it. Dot ball. 534/4
128 S Butt to Ganguly, Ganguly has played it to the point region. End of the over. India are at 534 for 4. 534/4
127.5 S Butt to Ganguly, Ganguly has played that off the front foot and into the ground. 534/4
127.4 S Butt to Ganguly, Ganguly lets the ball go outside his off stump. Dot ball. 534/4
127.3 S Butt to Ganguly, Left alone by Ganguly. 534/4
127.2 S Butt to Laxman, Laxman does the same as Ganguly and gets one run. 534/4
127.1 S Butt to Ganguly, Driven through the off side by Ganguly. One run conceded. 533/4
127 D Kaneria to Laxman, FOUR - Driven through the off side by Laxman for a silken four. 532/4
126.5 D Kaneria to Laxman, Laxman chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. Dot ball. 528/4
Sourav Ganguly races to his 14th Test century and first at his home ground off 144 balls.
126.4 D Kaneria to Ganguly, Ganguly has driven it through the off side. That's a precious run as it brings up his 14th Test hundred
Kaneria returns with a change of ends.
126.3 D Kaneria to Laxman, Played to the point region by Laxman for one. Brings Ganguly on strike. 527/4
126.2 D Kaneria to Laxman, Laxman has played that with the full face of the bat. 526/4
126.1 D Kaneria to Ganguly, Driven through the leg side by Ganguly for one run. He moves to 99. 526/4
126 S Butt to Laxman, Left alone by Laxman. India are at 525 for 4. 525/4
150 run partnership up between Ganguly and Laxman off 208 balls.
125.5 S Butt to Ganguly, Ganguly flicks it away with a wristy shot. One run added to the total. 525/4
125.4 S Butt to Ganguly, FOUR - Driven through the off side by Ganguly for four. Umpire Koertzen signals a boundary. 524/4
125.3 S Butt to Laxman, Laxman flicks it away with a wristy shot. One run added to the total. 520/4
125.2 S Butt to Laxman, Laxman lets the ball go outside his off stump. 519/4
125.1 S Butt to Ganguly, Played to the point region by Ganguly. The batsmen have run through for a single. 519/4
Salman Butt replaces Kaneria in the bowling attack.
Drinks have been called for at the end of 125 overs. India are at 518 for 4.
125 M Sami to Laxman, Driven through the leg side by Laxman. India are 518 for 4. 518/4
124.5 M Sami to Ganguly, Ganguly has flicked the ball off his pads. One run added. He's just eight runs shy of a Test ton at the Eden. 518/4
124.4 M Sami to Ganguly, Ganguly chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. 517/4
124.3 M Sami to Ganguly, Defended off the back foot by Ganguly. Dot ball. 517/4
124.2 M Sami to Ganguly, FOUR - Ganguly drives through the off side. He moves into the nineties with this boundary. 517/4
124.1 M Sami to Ganguly, Ganguly has played it to the point region. Two runs conceded. Runs are coming thick and fast for India. 513/4
124 D Kaneria to Ganguly, Ganguly guides it to third man. The batsmen have run through for a single. India are at 511 for 4. 511/4
123.5 D Kaneria to Laxman, Laxman drives through the leg side. One more run to his tally. 510/4
123.4 D Kaneria to Laxman, FOUR - Laxman has edged the ball. Shoaib Akhtar is the fielder and he's unable to chase it. The ball's gone all the way to the ropes. 509/4
123.3 D Kaneria to Laxman, Laxman drives through the leg side. 505/4
123.2 D Kaneria to Laxman, FOUR - Laxman has flicked the ball off his pads. That's a cracking shot for four. Laxman moves to 71. 505/4
123.1 D Kaneria to Laxman, Laxman shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the backfoot. 501/4
123 M Sami to Ganguly, Ganguly works it down the leg side. 501/4
122.5 M Sami to Ganguly, Ganguly flicks it away with a wristy shot. Dot ball. 501/4
122.4 M Sami to Ganguly, Defended off the front foot by Ganguly. 501/4
122.3 M Sami to Laxman, Laxman flicks it away with a wristy shot for a single. 501/4
Laxman and Ganguly prop India to 500 in 122.2 overs.
122.2 M Sami to Laxman, FOUR - Delicate glance by Laxman through the fine leg region. A boundary for the elegant batsman brings up the 500-run mark for his team. Pakistan don't have an answer to their woes. 500/4
122.1 M Sami to Ganguly, Ganguly works it down the leg side. The batsmen have run through for a single. 496/4
122 D Kaneria to Ganguly, Played to the point region by Ganguly. The batsmen have run through for a single. India are at 495
121.5 D Kaneria to Ganguly, Ganguly has played that off the front foot and into the ground. 494/4
121.4 D Kaneria to Ganguly, FOUR - Ganguly plays a sweep shot to fine leg and the ball races away. Umpire Koertzen signals four runs. 494/4
121.3 D Kaneria to Laxman, Laxman flicks it away with a wristy shot. One run added to the total. 490/4
121.2 D Kaneria to Laxman, Defended off the front foot by Laxman. 489/4
121.1 D Kaneria to Laxman, The ball is too wide on the leg side but Laxman tries to reach that one. 489/4
121 M Sami to Laxman, Laxman has flicked the ball off his pads. One run conceded. India are cruising along at 489 for 4. 489/4
120.5 M Sami to Laxman, Driven through the leg side by Laxman. 488/4
120.4 M Sami to Laxman, The ball strikes Laxman on his hand; it could be nasty but no damage done! 488/4
120.3 M Sami to Ganguly, Played to the point region by Ganguly for a single. He now has 78 runs to his name. 488/4
120.2 M Sami to Ganguly, Ganguly shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the backfoot. Dot ball. 487/4
120.1 M Sami to Ganguly, FOUR - Ganguly isn't one to be left behind in the shot making. hH pulls Sami with elan and gets the desired result. 487/4
120 D Kaneria to Laxman, FOUR - And he does so in style! Laxman pulls Kaneria for a fantastic four. 483/4
119.5 D Kaneria to Laxman, Defended off the front foot by Laxman. Five dot bals in a row. Can Laxman break the monotony? 479/4
119.4 D Kaneria to Laxman, Laxman has played that off the front foot and into the ground. 479/4
119.3 D Kaneria to Laxman, The ball passes between Laxman's bat and body. Dot ball yet again. 479/4
119.2 D Kaneria to Laxman, Laxman has played that with the full face of the bat. 479/4
119.1 D Kaneria to Laxman, Laxman has lofted that over mid off. No runs scored. 479/4
119 M Sami to Ganguly, Ganguly shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the backfoot. India are 479 for 4 at this stage. 479/4
118.5 M Sami to Ganguly, Ganguly has played that with the full face of the bat. Dot ball. 479/4
118.4 M Sami to Ganguly, Ganguly was too slow to move his boot out of the way. An appeal goes up but Umpire Doctrove says 'not out' with a smile. 479/4
118.3 M Sami to Laxman, Laxman has played it to the point region. Another run. 479/4
118.2 M Sami to Ganguly, Ganguly plays the Square-Cut this time. The batsmen have run through for a single. 478/4
118.1 M Sami to Ganguly, Delicate glance by Ganguly through the fine leg region. Two runs added. 477/4
118 D Kaneria to Laxman, Laxman flicks it away with a wristy shot. Kaneria's maiden overs tally goes up to seven. 475/4
117.5 D Kaneria to Laxman, Once again defended off the back foot. 475/4
117.4 D Kaneria to Laxman, Laxman defends it off the back foot. 475/4
117.3 D Kaneria to Laxman, Played to point by Laxman. 475/4
117.2 D Kaneria to Laxman, The ball strikes Laxman very low on the pads. Dot ball 475/4
117.1 D Kaneria to Laxman, Laxman has played that with the full face of the bat. 475/4
117 M Sami to Ganguly, Played to the point region by Ganguly. Dot ball. India are at 475 for 4. 475/4
116.5 M Sami to Ganguly, Driven through the off side by Ganguly. 475/4
100-run partnership off 152 balls between Ganguly and Laxman.
116.4 M Sami to Ganguly, Left alone by Ganguly. 475/4
116.3 M Sami to Laxman, Laxman flicks it away with a wristy shot. One run added to the total and it's the 100th run of the partnership as well. Both batsmen look solid at the crease. 475/4
116.2 M Sami to Laxman, Driven through the off side by Laxman. Dot ball. 474/4
116.1 M Sami to Laxman, FOUR - Laxman plays the pull-shot and welcomes Sami as the ball races to the boundary. 474/4
Sami brought back into the attack.
116 D Kaneria to Ganguly, Left alone by Ganguly. India are at 470 for 4. 470/4
115.5 D Kaneria to Ganguly, Ganguly has played it to the point region. 470/4
VVS Laxman completes his 31st Test Fifty off 80 balls.
115.4 D Kaneria to Laxman, Driven through the leg side by Laxman for one. Fifty up for him! 470/4
115.3 D Kaneria to Laxman, Left alone by Laxman. 469/4
115.2 D Kaneria to Laxman, Laxman fails to put bat on ball. But the ball races to the ropes. Four Byes signalled by Umpire Koertzen. 469/4
115.1 D Kaneria to Laxman, Laxman drives through the leg side looking for that single to complete his fifty. Dot ball. 465/4
115 S Akhtar to Ganguly, Defended off the front foot by Ganguly. Laxman will have to wait for another over to get his fifty. 465/4
114.5 S Akhtar to Ganguly, Driven through the off side by Ganguly. 465/4
114.4 S Akhtar to VVS Laxman, Top edge! The ball is in the air but lands in no man's land. One run conceded. Laxman is at 49. 465/4
114.3 S Akhtar to Laxman, Laxman leaves the ball outside his off stump. 464/4
114.2 S Akhtar to Ganguly, Another single added to the score as Ganguly plays this one to the point region. 464/4
114.1 S Akhtar to Laxman, Laxman works it down the leg side for a single. The fielder goes for a direct hit but misses the stumps. 463/4
114 D Kaneria to Ganguly, Ganguly has played that with the full face of the bat. India reach 462 for 4. Laxman is inching closer to a half century. 462/4
113.5 D Kaneria to Ganguly, Defended off the front foot by Ganguly. Dot ball. 462/4
113.4 D Kaneria to Ganguly, Ganguly guides it to third man. 462/4
113.3 D Kaneria to Laxman, Laxman works it down the leg side for a single. 462/4
113.2 D Kaneria to Laxman, Laxman defends it off the back foot. 461/4
113.1 D Kaneria to Ganguly, Played to the point region by Ganguly. One run added to the total. 461/4
113 S Akhtar to Laxman, Laxman lets that bouncer go past his head. 5 runs off the over. 460/4
112.5 S Akhtar to Ganguly, Played to the point region by Ganguly. The batsmen have run through for a single. 460/4
112.4 S Akhtar to Ganguly, Ganguly ducked in time to let that one go over him. Dot ball. 459/4
112.3 S Akhtar to Ganguly, Ganguly plays it to the point region. 459/4
112.2 S Akhtar to Ganguly, Lets the ball go outside his off stump. 459/4
112.1 S Akhtar to Ganguly, FOUR - Ganguly has top edged that one. A diving effort by Hameed goes in vain as the ball races to the boundary. Pakistan need to create chances and grab them 459/4
112 D Kaneria to Laxman, Laxman works it down the leg side. Another maiden over for Kaneria. 455/4
111.5 D Kaneria to Laxman, The ball is too wide on the leg side but Laxman still goes after it. 455/4
111.4 D Kaneria to Laxman, Laxman lets the ball go outside his off stump. No runs scored. 455/4
111.3 D Kaneria to Laxman, Driven through the leg side by Laxman. 455/4
111.2 D Kaneria to Laxman, Laxman has driven it through the off side. Dot ball. 455/4
111.1 D Kaneria to Laxman, Kaneria bowls to Laxman
111 S Akhtar to Ganguly, Ganguly gets under Shoaib's bouncer in time. Dot ball to end the over. India are at 455 for 4. 455/4
110.5 S Akhtar to Ganguly, Defended off the front foot by Ganguly. Dot ball. 455/4
110.4 S Akhtar to Laxman, The pull-shot from Laxman this time. But only one run added to the total. 455/4
110.3 S Akhtar to Laxman, FOUR - Laxman drives through the leg side. The ball runs away to the boundary. 454/4
110.2 S Akhtar to Laxman, Laxman shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the backfoot. Dot ball. 450/4
Shoaib Akhtar comes back into the bowling attack from the High Court End.
110.1 S Akhtar to Ganguly, Ganguly has played it to the point region. One run to start the over. 450/4
110 D Kaneria to Laxman, Laxman has driven it through the off side. Kaneria completes a maiden over. India still at 449 for 4. 449/4
109.5 D Kaneria to Laxman, Defended off the front foot by Laxman. Dot ball. 449/4
109.4 D Kaneria to Laxman, Laxman has played that with the full face of the bat. 449/4
109.3 D Kaneria to Laxman, Worked it down the leg side. 449/4
109.2 D Kaneria to Laxman, Guided down to fine leg by Laxman. Dot ball. 449/4
109.1 D Kaneria to Laxman, First ball after lunch and its defended off the front foot by Laxman. 449/4
Welcome to our coverage of the post-lunch session on Day 2 of the 2nd Test at Eden Gardens. Kaneria will bowl to Laxman. Let's join the action...
The end of Salman Butt's first over brings an end to the first session on Day 2. India go into Lunch at 449 for 4 having scored 97 runs in the morning. The only wicket to fall was that of Jaffer who departed after a masterly 202 off just 274 balls. Ganguly and VVS Laxman are at the crease. They will look to add to the huge score. Both batsmen delighted the Eden crowd with some classic cricketing shots.
Join us after the lunch break as we continue our coverage of the 2nd Test at Kolkata.
109 S Butt to Laxman, Laxman has flicked the ball off his pads for one. Butt's first over comes to an end with 5 runs off it. India go into Lunch at 449 for 4. 449/4
108.5 S Butt to Ganguly, Ganguly rocks onto the backfoot and punches the ball for a single. 448/4
108.4 S Butt to Ganguly, Driven through the off side by Ganguly. Dot ball. 447/4
108.3 S Butt to Laxman, Laxman has flicked the ball off his pads. Another run added. 447/4
108.2 S Butt to Ganguly, Driven through the off side by Ganguly for one. 446/4
Salman Butt replaces Tanvir in the bowling attack. Younus Khan is trying all options.
108.1 S Butt to Laxman, Younus Khan brings in Salman Butt who is promptly driven through the off side by Laxman. One run added. 445/4
108 D Kaneria to Ganguly, Defended off the front foot by Ganguly. The monotony of the over continues with 5 dot balls in a row. India are at 444 for 4. 444/4
107.5 D Kaneria to Ganguly, Defended off the front foot by Ganguly. 444/4
107.4 D Kaneria to Ganguly, Ganguly lets the ball hit him on the pads. 444/4
107.3 D Kaneria to Ganguly, The ball hits Ganguly low on the pads. 444/4
107.2 D Kaneria to Ganguly, Defended off the front foot by Ganguly. Dot ball. 444/4
107.1 D Kaneria to Laxman, Laxman drives through the leg side. One run conceded. 444/4
107 S Tanvir to Ganguly, An off side drive by Ganguly. Dot ball to end the over. India are 443 for 4. 443/4
106.5 S Tanvir to Ganguly, Driven beautifully through the covers by Ganguly. Two runs added to the total. 443/4
106.4 S Tanvir to Laxman, Laxman flicks it away with a wristy shot. The batsmen have run through for a single. 441/4
106.3 S Tanvir to Laxman, The ball is way wide on the leg side but Laxman still goes fishing for it. 440/4
106.2 S Tanvir to Laxman, Another drive
106.1 S Tanvir to Laxman, Laxman has driven it through the off side. 440/4
106 D Kaneria to Ganguly, Ganguly lets the ball go outside his off stump. India are at 440 for 4. Maiden over by Kaneria. 440/4
105.5 D Kaneria to Ganguly, Played off the front foot and into the ground. Dot ball. 440/4
105.4 D Kaneria to Ganguly, Ganguly rocks onto the backfoot and punches the ball. 440/4
105.3 D Kaneria to Ganguly, That's hit Ganguly on his pads. 440/4
105.2 D Kaneria to Ganguly, Ganguly has played that off the front foot and into the ground. 440/4
105.1 D Kaneria to Ganguly, Ganguly has played that off the front foot and into the ground. Dot ball. 440/4
105 S Tanvir to Laxman, Driven through the leg side by Laxman. India are at 440 for 4. 440/4
104.5 S Tanvir to Ganguly, Ganguly has played it again to the point region. The runs are coming in singles. 440/4
104.4 S Tanvir to Laxman, And now Laxman plays it towards point for a single. 439/4
104.3 S Tanvir to Ganguly, There's a buzz around the Eden as Ganguly plays this one to the point region. One run added. 438/4
104.2 S Tanvir to Ganguly, Left outside off stump by Ganguly. 437/4
104.1 S Tanvir to Ganguly, Tanvir starts off with a dot ball. Ganguly has played that off the front foot and into the ground. 437/4
104 D Kaneria to Ganguly, Ganguly works it down the leg side for a single. India are at 437 for 4. 437/4
103.5 D Kaneria to Ganguly, Ganguly has driven it through the off side. Dot ball. 436/4
103.4 D Kaneria to Ganguly, FOUR - Immaculately timed by Ganguly and driven through the off side. A beautiful shot yields four runs. 436/4
103.3 D Kaneria to Ganguly, Punched off the backfoot by Ganguly. No runs scored. 432/4
103.2 D Kaneria to Laxman, Driven through the off side by Laxman. One run conceded by Pakistan. 432/4
103.1 D Kaneria to Laxman, Laxman has played that off the front foot and into the ground. 431/4
103 S Tanvir to Ganguly, That ball has taken the inside edge and thudded into Ganguly's pads. There's an appeal but Umpire Doctrove is unmoved. Only one run off the over. 431/4
102.5 S Tanvir to Laxman, Driven through the off side by Laxman. One run added to the total. 431/4
102.4 S Tanvir to Laxman, Laxman decides to leave the ball outside his off stump. 430/4
102.3 S Tanvir to Laxman, Laxman plays it with the full face of the bat. 430/4
102.2 S Tanvir to Laxman, Driven again for no runs. 430/4
Sohail Tanvir comes back into the attack; this time, he will bowl from the High Court End.
102.1 S Tanvir to Laxman, With a change of ends
102 D Kaneria to Ganguly, Left alone by Ganguly. India are at 430 for 4. 430/4
101.5 D Kaneria to Laxman, Laxman works it down the leg side. The batsmen have run through for a single. 430/4
101.4 D Kaneria to Laxman, Played to the point region. 429/4
101.3 D Kaneria to Laxman, Another drive down the leg side. 429/4
101.2 D Kaneria to Laxman, Laxman works it down the leg side. Dot ball. 429/4
101.1 D Kaneria to Laxman, FOUR - Spinners operating from both ends now. Makes no difference to Laxman as he drives through the leg side for a boundary. 429/4
Danish Kaneria is introduced for the first time on Day 2.
Sourav Ganguly brings up his 30th Test Fifty.
101 Y Hameed to Ganguly, FOUR - Ganguly plays a leg glance. The ball crosses the ropes. Another milestone for the local hero - his 30th Test fifty. Good going for India. 425/4
100.5 Y Hameed to Laxman, Driven through the off side by Laxman. One run added to the total. 421/4
100.4 Y Hameed to Laxman, Dot ball. 420/4
100.3 Y Hameed to Ganguly, Defended off the back foot by Ganguly. One run conceded. 420/4
100.2 Y Hameed to Laxman, Driven through the off side by Laxman. The batsmen have run through for a single. 419/4
Yasir Hameed is brought into the attack by stand-in skipper Younus Khan.
100.1 Y Hameed to Ganguly, Yousuf brings about a change in the bowling with Hameed. Ganguly pushes the first ball to the cover region for one run. 418/4
100 S Tanvir to Laxman, FOUR - This one was played to the point region by Laxman for four. Massive over for India. 17 runs off Tanvir. India are at 417 for 4 at the end of 100 overs. 417/4
99.5 S Tanvir to Laxman, FOUR - Laxman's turn to drive through the covers. A magnificent shot from his blade. 413/4
99.4 S Tanvir to Laxman, Laxman chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. Dot ball. 409/4
99.3 S Tanvir to Ganguly, Flicked away this time with a wristy shot. One run added to the total. 409/4
99.2 S Tanvir to Ganguly, FOUR - Ganguly has slammed it through point. The ball races away for a consecutive boundary. Tanvir looks disappointed. 408/4
99.1 S Tanvir to Ganguly, FOUR - Ganguly elegantly drives through the covers. Yousuf chases the ball in vain. 404/4
99 S Akhtar to Laxman, Laxman chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. 400/4
98.5 S Akhtar to Laxman, FOUR - Laxman delicately plays a leg glance. Four runs for the batsman and 400 up for India. 400/4
98.4 S Akhtar to VVS Laxman, FOUR - The ball has found the edge of the bat. Going all the way to the boundary ropes. 396/4
98.3 S Akhtar to Laxman, Laxman drives through the leg side. 392/4
98.2 S Akhtar to Laxman, Laxman readies himself to face the Rawalpindi Express. He just plays that off the front foot and into the ground. 392/4
98.1 S Akhtar to Ganguly, Ganguly back on strike; he flicks this one away with a wristy shot. Three runs added to the total. 392/4
98 S Tanvir to Laxman, Dot ball to end the over. 389/4
97.5 S Tanvir to Laxman, Laxman has played that with the full face of the bat. 389/4
97.4 S Tanvir to Laxman, FOUR - Driven through the off side and this time
97.3 S Tanvir to Laxman, Laxman shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the backfoot. 385/4
97.2 S Tanvir to Laxman, And this time he drives through the off side. But no runs yet off the first two deliveries. 385/4
97.1 S Tanvir to Laxman, Laxman drives through the leg side. 385/4
97 S Akhtar to Ganguly, Left alone by Ganguly. India are at 385 for 4. 385/4
96.5 S Akhtar to Ganguly, Driven through the off side by Ganguly. Dot ball. 385/4
96.4 S Akhtar to Ganguly, Ganguly has attempted to put bat on ball - but fails. The fielding side appeals in unison. This time
Shoaib Akhtar returns to the attack.
96.3 S Akhtar to Ganguly, Played to point by Ganguly. 385/4
96.2 S Akhtar to Laxman, Laxman flicks it away with a wristy shot. One run added to the total. 385/4
96.1 S Akhtar to Laxman, Drinks break over. Akhtar comes back into the attack and first up
Drinks have been called on the field after 96 overs.
96 S Tanvir to Ganguly, That ball has taken the inside edge and thudded into Ganguly's pads again. Another appeal by the fielding side. And it's the same result - not out. India are at 384 for 4. 384/4
95.5 S Tanvir to Ganguly, Ganguly has played that with the full face of the bat. 384/4
95.4 S Tanvir to Ganguly, The ball goes outside Ganguly's off stump. Another dot ball. 384/4
95.3 S Tanvir to Ganguly, The ball thuds in to the pads of Ganguly. Tanvir and the fielders appeal in unison but Umpire Koertzen is not interested. 384/4
95.2 S Tanvir to Laxman, Driven through the off side by Laxman. A good chase by Misbah-ul-Haq. Only a single conceded. 384/4
95.1 S Tanvir to Laxman, Tanvir back in action as Laxman fails to put bat on ball. Dot ball. 383/4
95 M Sami to Ganguly, Ganguly flicks the ball off his pads for a couple of quick runs. India are at 383 for 4. 383/4
94.5 M Sami to Ganguly, Played to point by Ganguly. 381/4
94.4 M Sami to Ganguly, Defended off the back foot by Ganguly. No runs yet in the over. 381/4
94.3 M Sami to Ganguly, Driven straight down the ground by Ganguly. Dot ball 381/4
94.2 M Sami to Ganguly, Ganguly has driven it through the off side. 381/4
94.1 M Sami to Ganguly, Ganguly lets the ball go outside his off stump. A bit of a bouncer but its not so threatening. 381/4
94 S Tanvir to Laxman, Laxman has driven it through the off side this time. Dot ball. India are 381 for 4. 381/4
93.5 S Tanvir to Laxman, FOUR - Driven through the off side. A handsome shot by Laxman gets him off the mark. 381/4
93.4 S Tanvir to Laxman, Laxman shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the backfoot. 377/4
93.3 S Tanvir to Laxman, Good ball by Tanvir. Laxman attempts to play that one - but misses it completely. 377/4
93.2 S Tanvir to Ganguly, Ganguly works it down the leg side. The batsmen have run through for a single. 377/4
93.1 S Tanvir to Ganguly, Tanvir continues. This one's left alone by Ganguly. 376/4
93 M Sami to Laxman, Laxman chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. Laxman still to open his tally. India are at 376 for 4. 376/4
92.5 M Sami to Laxman, Laxman pushes it to the cover region. Still no runs for the batsman. 376/4
92.4 M Sami to Laxman, Played to the point region by Laxman. 376/4
92.3 M Sami to Ganguly, Ganguly has flicked the ball off his pads. Poor effort by Yousuf in the field. A single added. 376/4
92.2 M Sami to Ganguly, Left alone by Ganguly. 375/4
92.1 M Sami to Ganguly, Ganguly has driven it through the off side. Dot ball. 375/4
92 S Tanvir to Laxman, End of a good over for Pakistan. They pick the prized scalp of Jaffer but much damage is already done by the double centurion. Laxman yet to open his account. 375/4
91.5 S Tanvir to Laxman, Laxman chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. 375/4
91.4 S Tanvir to Laxman, Driven through the off side by Laxman. 375/4
91.3 S Tanvir to Laxman, Another one left alone. 375/4
91.2 S Tanvir to Laxman, First ball up to VVS Laxman. Nicely driven through the leg side. 375/4
VVS Laxman walks in to bat at the fall of Jaffer's wicket. Kolkata holds special memories for Laxman.
Sohail Tanvir replaces Shoaib Akhtar in the bowling attack.
91.1 S Tanvir to Jaffer, OUT - Jaffer has knicked that one to Akmal. A quiet dismissal ends a fantastic innings. Jaffer goes for 202. India lose their 4th wicket 375/4
91 M Sami to Ganguly, Ganguly has played that with the full face of the bat. Maiden over. 375/3
90.5 M Sami to Ganguly, Ganguly ducks in time to let that one go over him. 375/3
90.4 M Sami to Ganguly, Ganguly has played it to the point region. 375/3
90.3 M Sami to Ganguly, The ball is way wide on the leg side but Ganguly still tries to fish for it. 375/3
90.2 M Sami to Ganguly, Left alone. Dot ball. 375/3
90.1 M Sami to Ganguly, Played to the point region by Ganguly. 375/3
90 S Akhtar to Jaffer, Once again left alone by Jaffer. The Indian score reads 375 for 3 at the end of 90 overs. The run-rate's well over 4 per over. 375/3
89.5 S Akhtar to Jaffer, The batsman lets the ball go outside his off stump. 375/3
89.4 S Akhtar to Jaffer, Jaffer rocks onto the backfoot and punches the ball
89.3 S Akhtar to Jaffer, Jaffer lets that bouncer go past his head. 375/3
89.2 S Akhtar to Jaffer, Driven through the leg side by Jaffer. Dot ball. 375/3
89.1 S Akhtar to Ganguly, Akhtar bowls to local hero Ganguly who flicks the ball off his pads. One run conceded. 375/3
89 M Sami to Ganguly, Ganguly has played that off the front foot and into the ground. The batsmen have run through for a single. End of the over and India are at 374 for 3. 374/3
88.5 M Sami to Ganguly, Ganguly gets a leading edge on that one. No runs though. 373/3
88.4 M Sami to Ganguly, FOUR - Ganguly slams it through point. The ball goes sizzling past the fielder to the boundary. 373/3
88.3 M Sami to Jaffer, Jaffer rocks onto the backfoot and punches the ball. One run conceded. 369/3
88.2 M Sami to Jaffer, And this one's too wide on the off side for Jaffer to make any contact. Dot ball. 368/3
88.1 M Sami to Jaffer, Sami continues from the other end. Jaffer chooses to leave this one outside his off stump. 368/3
88 Akhtar to S Ganguly, Top edge! Good ball by Akhtar but no fielder in sight. Fortune favours the Prince of Kolkata. India are at 368 for 3. 368/3
87.5 S Akhtar to Ganguly, Ganguly plays that one to point. 368/3
87.4 S Akhtar to Ganguly, Unusual bounce. Too high to worry Ganguly! Wide signalled by Umpire Koertzen. Shoaib doesn't look too pleased. 368/3
87.4 S Akhtar to Jaffer, Played to the point region by Jaffer. One run taken. 367/3
87.3 S Akhtar to Jaffer, Jaffer attempts to play that one - but misses. 366/3
87.2 S Akhtar to W Jaffer, The ball has taken the inside edge of the bat and Jaffer plays it down square leg. 366/3
87.1 S Akhtar to Jaffer, Jaffer chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. Shoaib will have a lot of work to do for Pakistan to stay alive in this game. 366/3
87 M Sami to Ganguly, Last ball of the over and Ganguly leaves it alone. 366/3
86.5 M Sami to Ganguly, Ganguly drives through the leg side for two runs. 366/3
51-run partnership between Jaffer and Ganguly off 68 balls.
86.4 M Sami to Ganguly, FOUR - Ganguly drives through the covers. The ball languidly races to the boundary. First runs for Ganguly today. 364/3
86.3 M Sami to Ganguly, Another one goes outside Ganguly's off stump. 360/3
86.2 M Sami to Ganguly, Sami has Ganguly ducking under a bouncer this time. 360/3
86.1 M Sami to Ganguly, Ganguly lets the ball go outside his off stump. Dot ball to start the over. 360/3
86 S Akhtar to Jaffer, Jaffer drives through the leg side. 360/3
85.5 S Akhtar to Jaffer, FOUR - Jaffer has edged the ball
85.4 S Akhtar to Jaffer, Driven through the off side by Jaffer. Dot ball. 356/3
85.3 S Akhtar to Jaffer, FOUR - First runs of the day. That's punched off the backfoot by Jaffer. He's looking in fine touch. 356/3
85.2 S Akhtar to Jaffer, Defended off the front foot by Jaffer. 352/3
85.1 S Akhtar to Jaffer, Shoaib Akhtar comes in this time from the Pavilion End
85 M Sami to Ganguly, Ganguly works it down the leg side but no runs yet on Day 2. 352/3
84.5 M Sami to Ganguly, Left alone by Ganguly. Dot ball. 352/3
84.4 M Sami to Ganguly, Starting from where he left off
Hello and welcome to our coverage of Day 2 of the 2nd Test between India and Pakistan at Eden Gardens, Kolkata. India have already taken a 10 lead in the series. Day 1 of this Test put the hosts in a commanding position at 352 for 3. At stumps yesterday, Wasim Jaffer was on 192 and is looking good to complete a brilliant double hundred. Let's join the action from Kolkata.
Stumps! Day 1 of the Eden Test ends with India in a dominating position having scored a massive 352. Three wickets fell in all - one in each session. Except for Karthik who did not get any run-scoring opportunity, both Dravid and Tendulkar looked solid with their half centuries. But the star of the day has to be Wasim Jaffer who scored an unbeaten 192. He delighted the fans with his exquisite shot making and his 32 boundaries stand testament to his breathtaking batting display.
Pakistan have a lot of work to do if they need to survive in this Test. Akhtar did not look the part of the lead bowler and much of his team's fortunes rest on his success.
We hope you enjoyed our coverage of the action on Day 1. Do join us again tomorrow to find out if Jaffer scores a double hundred and if local hero Ganguly has anything special for his home crowd.
We look forward to your company tomorrow!
84.3 M Sami to Jaffer, Jaffer has flicked the ball off his pads for one run. The umpires have offered light to the batsmen who have gladly accepted it. Stumps have been called on Day 1. 352/3
84.2 M Sami to Jaffer, Driven it through the off side by Jaffer. No runs yet in the over. 351/3
84.1 M Sami to Jaffer, Jaffer chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. Dot ball. 351/3
84 S Akhtar to Ganguly, Ganguly drives through the leg side for two runs. Kaneria
83.5 S Akhtar to Ganguly, Defended off the back foot by Ganguly. Four dot balls in a row. 349/3
83.4 S Akhtar to Ganguly, Ganguly chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. 349/3
83.3 S Akhtar to Ganguly, The left-hander ducks under the Akhtar bouncer. 349/3
83.2 S Akhtar to Ganguly, Ganguly shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the backfoot. 349/3
83.1 S Akhtar to Ganguly, FOUR - The Prince of Kolkata punches the ball through the offside. The crowds cheer lustily as the ball races to the boundary. 349/3
Shoaib Akhtar is back to bowl his 9th over.
83 S Tanvir to Jaffer, Played to the point region by Jaffer. India are going great guns at 345 for 3. 345/3
82.5 S Tanvir to Jaffer, Jaffer has attempted to put bat on ball
82.4 S Tanvir to Jaffer, Wide outside the leg stump
82.3 S Tanvir to Jaffer, Jaffer tries flicking a ball that is wide outside the leg stump. The ball races to the ropes. Four Byes signalled by Umpire Doctrove. 345/3
82.2 S Tanvir to Jaffer, Jaffer lets the ball go outside his off stump. 341/3
82.1 S Tanvir to Jaffer, Defended off the front foot by Jaffer. Dot ball to start the over. 341/3
82 D Kaneria to Ganguly, Defended off the front foot by Ganguly. Dot ball to end the over. India are at 341 for 3. 341/3
81.5 D Kaneria to Ganguly, FOUR - Ganguly has slammed it through point. Poor fielding effort by Pakistan and the ball races to the boundary. 341/3
81.4 D Kaneria to Ganguly, That's hit Ganguly on his pads again. The fielding side is asking the question. Umpire Koertzen decides Ganguly is not out. 337/3
81.3 D Kaneria to Ganguly, Ganguly has played that with the full face of the bat. Dot ball. 337/3
81.2 D Kaneria to Ganguly, Ganguly is hit on the pads. The Pakistani side goes up asking the question. Umpire Koertzen looks stoic as ever. 337/3
81.1 D Kaneria to Ganguly, Ganguly has played that off the front foot and finds the fielder. 337/3
81 S Tanvir to Ganguly, Played to the point region by Ganguly. One run added to the total. 337/3
80.5 S Tanvir to Ganguly, Ganguly plays it this time to the point region. 336/3
80.4 S Tanvir to Ganguly, Pushed to the cover region by Ganguly. Dot ball. 336/3
80.3 S Tanvir to Jaffer, Jaffer works it down the leg side for a single. Ganguly gets to the striker's end. 336/3
80.2 S Tanvir to Jaffer, Another dot ball. 335/3
80.1 S Tanvir to Jaffer, Jaffer has driven it through the off side. Dot ball to start the over. 335/3
80 D Kaneria to Jaffer, Driven through the off side by Jaffer. One run added to the total. India are looking good at 335 for 3. 335/3
79.5 D Kaneria to Jaffer, Jaffer has played that with the full face of the bat. 334/3
79.4 D Kaneria to Jaffer, Jaffer faces Kaneria now and plays him to the point region. Dot ball. 334/3
79.3 D Kaneria to Ganguly, Pushed to the cover region by Ganguly for a single. 334/3
79.2 D Kaneria to Ganguly, Played to the point region by Ganguly. Dot ball again. 333/3
79.1 D Kaneria to Ganguly, Ganguly works it down the leg side. 333/3
79 S Tanvir to Jaffer, Defended off the front foot by Jaffer. India pile on the misery for Pakistan as they reach 333 for 3. 333/3
78.5 S Tanvir to Jaffer, Jaffer has driven it through the off side. Dot ball. 333/3
78.4 S Tanvir to Jaffer, FOUR - The opener drives this one through the leg side. The fielder gives us the chase. Simply brilliant! 333/3
78.3 S Tanvir to Jaffer, FOUR - Jaffer works it beautifully down the leg side. This time
78.2 S Tanvir to Jaffer, Jaffer works it down the leg side. He's looking solid as ever. 325/3
78.1 S Tanvir to Jaffer, Driven through the off side by Jaffer. 325/3
78 D Kaneria to Ganguly, Ganguly defends it off the back foot. India are at 325 for 3. 325/3
77.5 D Kaneria to Jaffer, Driven through the off side by Jaffer for a single. 325/3
77.4 D Kaneria to Jaffer, Jaffer defends it off the back foot. No runs scored. 324/3
77.3 D Kaneria to Ganguly, Ganguly plays that one to the point region. One run added to the tally. 324/3
77.2 D Kaneria to Jaffer, Driven through the off side by Jaffer. The batsmen run through for a single. 323/3
77.1 D Kaneria to Jaffer, Jaffer lets the ball go outside his off stump. Dot ball. 322/3
77 S Tanvir to Ganguly, Ganguly shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the backfoot. End of the over and India are cruising along at 322 for 3. 322/3
76.5 S Tanvir to Ganguly, Pushed to the cover region by Ganguly. Dot ball. 322/3
76.4 S Tanvir to Jaffer, Jaffer flicks it away with a wristy shot. One more run added to his massive score. 322/3
76.3 S Tanvir to Jaffer, Jaffer has flicked the ball off his pads. No runs scored. 321/3
76.2 S Tanvir to Jaffer, FOUR - Guided down to fine leg by Jaffer. He's looking in supreme touch as he moves to 178. 321/3
Sohail Tanvir is reintroduced into the attack.
76.1 S Tanvir to Jaffer, Driven through the off side by Jaffer. Dot ball. 317/3
76 D Kaneria to Ganguly, FOUR - Edged by Ganguly. The ball races away to the boundary. Ganguly gets off the mark. India are 317 for 3. 317/3
75.5 D Kaneria to Ganguly, Ganguly has pushed it to the cover region. 313/3
75.4 D Kaneria to Ganguly, Ganguly walks in to a roaring ovation. He's greeted by the bowling side with the ball thudding into his pads. An appeal goes up but is turned down by the umpire. 313/3
Local hero Sourav Ganguly walks in to bat cheered by his home crowd.
Local hero Sourav Ganguly walks in to bat cheered by his home crowd.
75.3 D Kaneria to S Tendulkar, OUT - Bowled him! Sachin Tendulkar tries to push the ball towards mid-off but misses it. He's beaten completely by Kaneria's clever delivery. 313/3
75.2 D Kaneria to Jaffer, Driven through the leg side by Jaffer. A single brings Sachin on strike. 313/2
75.1 D Kaneria to Jaffer, Played to the point region by Jaffer. Dot ball. 312/2
75 Y Hameed to Jaffer, Driven through the leg side by Jaffer. Single to end the over. 312/2
74.5 Y Hameed to Tendulkar, Tendulkar flicks it away with a wristy shot. The batsmen have run through for a single. 311/2
74.4 Y Hameed to Tendulkar, Tendulkar has flicked the ball off his pads. Two runs conceded. 310/2
74.3 Y Hameed to Tendulkar, Defended off the front foot by Tendulkar. Dot ball. 308/2
74.2 Y Hameed to Tendulkar, Tendulkar paddles the ball down the leg side. 308/2
74.1 Y Hameed to Tendulkar, Hameed's back
74 D Kaneria to Tendulkar, Another single to end the over. India are at 308 for 2. The last 5 overs have yielded 41 runs. 308/2
300 comes up for India off just 73.1 overs.
73.5 D Kaneria to Jaffer, Pushed to the cover region by Jaffer. The batsmen have run through for a single. 307/2
73.4 D Kaneria to Jaffer, FOUR - Jaffer has driven it through the off side. Poor effort by Sami in the field. The ball races away and it's a four! 306/2
73.3 D Kaneria to Jaffer, Jaffer flicks it away with a wristy shot. Dot ball. 302/2
73.2 D Kaneria to Tendulkar, That's driven through the leg side by Tendulkar for a single. 302/2
73.1 D Kaneria to Tendulkar, Tendulkar rocks onto the backfoot and punches the ball. This time
73 Y Hameed to Tendulkar, Driven through the off side by Tendulkar. The batsmen have run through for a single. 297/2
72.5 Y Hameed to Tendulkar, Tendulkar has lofted it over covers but it's a dot ball. India are at 297 for 2. 296/2
72.4 Y Hameed to Tendulkar, Tendulkar has played that with the full face of the bat. 296/2
72.3 Y Hameed to Tendulkar, FOUR - Tendulkar plays the pull-shot and gets the desired result - a boundary. The umpire is kept busy. 296/2
150-run partnership between Jaffer and Tendulkar off 181 balls.
72.2 Y Hameed to Tendulkar, FOUR - Driven through the covers by Tendulkar for a boundary. The Kolkata crowd just love it! 292/2
72.1 Y Hameed to Tendulkar, Played to the point region by Tendulkar. Dot ball. 288/2
72 D Kaneria to Jaffer, FOUR - Jaffer drives the ball straight down the ground. This is his 28th boundary. Superb! 288/2
71.5 D Kaneria to Jaffer, FOUR - Jaffer sweeps it square of the wicket. Four runs have been added to the Indian total. 284/2
71.4 D Kaneria to Jaffer, Jaffer defends it off the back foot. 280/2
71.3 D Kaneria to Jaffer, Driven through the off side by Jaffer. 280/2
71.2 D Kaneria to Tendulkar, Tendulkar works it down the leg side. One run conceded. 280/2
71.1 D Kaneria to Tendulkar, Kaneria is back in action as Sachin plays that with the full face of the bat. 279/2
71 Y Hameed to Tendulkar, Pushed to the cover region by Tendulkar. One run added to the total. India are at 279 for 2. 279/2
70.5 Y Hameed to Tendulkar, Tendulkar flicks it away with a wristy shot. Dot ball. 278/2
70.4 Y Hameed to Jaffer, Driven through the leg side by Jaffer. One run added to the total. 278/2
70.3 Y Hameed to Jaffer, Jaffer has driven it again through the off side. 277/2
70.2 Y Hameed to Jaffer, Driven through the off side by Jaffer. 277/2
70.1 Y Hameed to Tendulkar, Hameed is introduced into the bowling attack. Tendulkar works it down the leg side. One run conceded. 277/2
Pakistan introduce Yasir Hameed into the bowling attack.
Drinks have been called for after 70 overs. India are in a commanding position with 276 for the loss of just 2 wickets. Jaffer looks rock-solid at 158 and Sachin Tendulkar is at 61.
70 S Tanvir to Jaffer, Driven through the leg side by Jaffer. Another single added to the tally. India are comfortably cruising at 276 for 2. Drinks have been called on the field. 275/2
69.5 S Tanvir to Tendulkar, Tendulkar has pushed it to the cover region. One run conceded. 274/2
69.4 S Tanvir to Tendulkar, Tendulkar has driven it through the off side. Dot ball. 273/2
69.3 S Tanvir to Jaffer, Played to the point region by Jaffer. The batsmen have run through for a single. 273/2
69.2 S Tanvir to Jaffer, FOUR - Delightfully driven through the leg side by Jaffer. Umpire Koertzen signals a boundary. 272/2
69.1 S Tanvir to Tendulkar, Tendulkar has punched that ball through the offside. A single to the master blaster. 268/2
69 D Kaneria to Tendulkar, Tendulkar drives through the leg side. A single to end the over. 267/2
68.5 D Kaneria to Tendulkar, Tendulkar flicks it away with a wristy shot. Two runs added to the total. 266/2
68.4 D Kaneria to Tendulkar, Another one played with the full face of the bat by Sachin. 264/2
68.3 D Kaneria to Tendulkar, Tendulkar has played that one off the front foot and to the fielder. 264/2
68.2 D Kaneria to Tendulkar, Driven through the leg side by Tendulkar. Dot ball. 264/2
68.1 D Kaneria to Jaffer, Driven through the leg side by Jaffer. One run added. 264/2
68 S Tanvir to Tendulkar, Pushed to the cover region by Tendulkar. End of the over. 263/2
67.5 S Tanvir to Tendulkar, Defended off the front foot by Tendulkar. Dot ball. 263/2
67.4 S Tanvir to Tendulkar, Driven through the off side by Tendulkar for no runs. 263/2
67.3 S Tanvir to Tendulkar, FOUR - Tendulkar sweeps Tanvir and the ball runs away to the boundary. Umpire Koertzen signals four runs. 263/2
67.2 S Tanvir to Jaffer, Jaffer drives this one through the leg side for a single. 259/2
67.1 S Tanvir to Jaffer, Driven through the off side by Jaffer. Dot ball starts the over. 258/2
Wasim Jaffer reaches 150 off 207 balls.
67 D Kaneria to Jaffer, Driven through the leg side. With this single
66.5 D Kaneria to Tendulkar, Tendulkar has played it to the point region. One run conceded. 257/2
Sachin Tendulkar scores his 47th half century.
66.4 D Kaneria to Tendulkar, Tendulkar flicks it away with a wristy shot. 256/2
66.3 D Kaneria to Tendulkar, Left alone by Tendulkar. 256/2
66.2 D Kaneria to Jaffer, Jaffer drives through the leg side. One run. 256/2
66.1 D Kaneria to Jaffer, Played to the point region by Jaffer. 255/2
66 S Tanvir to Jaffer, Jaffer works it down the leg side. An excellent chase by Yousuf. Good running between the wickets by the Indians to pick up three runs. 255/2
65.5 S Tanvir to Jaffer, Driven through the leg side by Jaffer. Dot ball. 252/2
65.4 S Tanvir to Tendulkar, Tendulkar has punched that ball through the offside for a single to complete his fifty! 252/2
65.3 S Tanvir to Tendulkar, Driven through the leg side by Tendulkar. No runs again. 251/2
Sohail Tanvir comes back into the bowling attack.
65.2 S Tanvir to Tendulkar, The ball hits Tendulkar low on the pads. Dot ball. 251/2
65.1 S Tanvir to Jaffer, Tanvir returns to the attack. Jaffer drives him through the off side. One run. 251/2
65 D Kaneria to Jaffer, Driven through the leg side by Jaffer. One run added to the total. 250 runs up for India! 250/2
64.5 D Kaneria to Jaffer, Guided down to fine leg by Jaffer. No runs scored. 249/2
64.4 D Kaneria to Jaffer, Driven through the off side by Jaffer. Dot ball. 249/2
64.3 D Kaneria to Jaffer, Delicate glance by Jaffer through the fine leg region. 249/2
64.2 D Kaneria to Jaffer, Jaffer has played that off the front foot and finds the fielder. Dot ball. 249/2
64.1 D Kaneria to Tendulkar, Tendulkar flicks it away with a wristy shot. A single to kick off the over. 249/2
64 M Sami to Jaffer, FOUR - Jaffer plays the pull-shot off Sami. Boundary to end the over. India are at 248 for 2. 248/2
63.5 M Sami to Jaffer, Driven through the off side by Jaffer. 244/2
63.4 M Sami to Jaffer, Jaffer defends it off the back foot. Dot ball. 244/2
63.3 M Sami to Jaffer, Jaffer ducks in time and lets that bouncer go over his head. 244/2
63.2 M Sami to Jaffer, Another one left alone by the centurion. 244/2
63.1 M Sami to Jaffer, Jaffer lets that one go by. 244/2
63 D Kaneria to Jaffer, Defended off the back foot by Jaffer. One run conceded at the end of the over. India are at 244 for 2 at this stage of the game. 244/2
62.5 D Kaneria to Jaffer, Driven through the off side by Jaffer. 243/2
62.4 D Kaneria to Jaffer, Jaffer drives through the leg side. No runs scored. 243/2
62.3 D Kaneria to Jaffer, Driven through the off side by Jaffer. Dot ball. 243/2
62.2 D Kaneria to Tendulkar, Defended off the back foot by Tendulkar. One run conceded. 243/2
62.1 D Kaneria to Tendulkar, Tendulkar has played that off the front foot and into the ground. 242/2
62 M Sami to Jaffer, The ball is way wide on the leg side but Jaffer still fishes for it but doesn't make any contact. India are at 242 for 2. 242/2
61.5 M Sami to Jaffer, Driven through the off side by Jaffer. Two more runs. 242/2
61.4 M Sami to Jaffer, Jaffer has flicked the ball off his pads. Two runs to the Indians. 240/2
61.3 M Sami to Jaffer, Jaffer chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. 238/2
61.2 M Sami to Jaffer, Well left by Jaffer this time. 238/2
Hundred-run partnership between Jaffer and Tendulkar off just 125 balls.
61.1 M Sami to Jaffer, Jaffer attempts to put bat on ball
61 D Kaneria to Tendulkar, FOUR - That's delicately guided down to fine leg by Tendulkar. Umpire Doctrove signals a boundary. 238/2
60.5 D Kaneria to Tendulkar, Tendulkar has played that off the front foot. Dot ball. 234/2
60.4 D Kaneria to Jaffer, Delicate glance by Jaffer through the fine leg region. One run conceded. 234/2
60.3 D Kaneria to Tendulkar, Defended off the front foot by Tendulkar. One run added to the total. 233/2
60.2 D Kaneria to Tendulkar, FOUR - Tendulkar has slammed it through point. The ball has 'four' written all over it! 232/2
60.1 D Kaneria to Jaffer, Jaffer quietly guides that down the leg side. One run added to the total. 228/2
60 M Sami to Jaffer, Jaffer works it down the leg side. The batsmen have run through for a single. India are cruising along nicely at 227 for 2. 227/2
59.5 M Sami to Jaffer, The centurion lets that Sami bouncer go past his head. 226/2
59.4 M Sami to Jaffer, Wide outside the leg stump
59.3 M Sami to Jaffer, FOUR - Jaffer pulls for a magnificent four. The ball crosses the ropes as the Kolkata crowd is treated to some vintage batting by Jaffer. 226/2
59.2 M Sami to Jaffer, Driven through the off side by Jaffer. Dot ball. 222/2
59.1 M Sami to Jaffer, Sami comes charging in. Jaffer plays that off the front foot and into the ground. 222/2
59 S Akhtar to Tendulkar, Left alone by Tendulkar. India are at 222 for 2. 222/2
58.5 S Akhtar to Tendulkar, Tendulkar has played that off the front foot and finds a fielder. 222/2
58.4 S Akhtar to Jaffer, Pushed to the cover region by Jaffer for a single. 222/2
58.3 S Akhtar to Jaffer, Jaffer has played that with the full face of the bat. Dot ball. 221/2
58.2 S Akhtar to Tendulkar, Tendulkar plays the pull-shot. One run more to his tally. 221/2
58.1 S Akhtar to Tendulkar, Akhtar bowls to Tendulkar who drives it through the off side. 220/2
58 M Sami to Tendulkar, The ball hits Tendulkar low on the pads. Sami appeals but Umpire Koertzen signals a leg bye. 220/2
57.5 M Sami to Jaffer, Jaffer has flicked the ball off his pads. One run added. 219/2
57.4 M Sami to Jaffer, Jaffer shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the backfoot. 218/2
57.3 M Sami to Jaffer, Bouncer! Jaffer does well to evade it. 218/2
57.2 M Sami to Jaffer, Jaffer has driven it through the off side. Dot ball. 218/2
57.1 M Sami to Jaffer, Sami gets back into the action. Jaffer works this one down the leg side. 218/2
57 S Akhtar to Tendulkar, Tendulkar chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. Good over for India with the score reading 218 for 2. 218/2
56.5 S Akhtar to Tendulkar, Defended off the front foot by Tendulkar. Dot ball. 218/2
56.4 S Akhtar to Tendulkar, FOUR - Tendulkar has slammed it through point. The ball races to the ropes. Umpire Doctrove signals a boundary. Fantastic shot! 218/2
56.3 S Akhtar to Tendulkar, Left alone by Tendulkar this time. 214/2
56.2 S Akhtar to Tendulkar, FOUR - A crisp cover drive by Tendulkar for four runs. 214/2
Shoaib Akhtar returns after a long absence on the field.
56.1 S Akhtar to Tendulkar, Shoaib Akhtar returns to the bowling attack after a long absence; he starts with a dot ball. 210/2
Tendulkar dropped by Akmal on 28 off Sami's bowling.
56 M Sami to S Tendulkar, Dropped! The ball has found the edge of the bat but Akmal has let an opportunity gone abegging. One run conceded in the bargain. 210/2
55.5 M Sami to Tendulkar, Left alone by Tendulkar. 209/2
55.4 M Sami to Tendulkar, Tendulkar flicks it away with a wristy shot. Two runs added to the total. 208/2
55.3 M Sami to Tendulkar, Driven through the off side by Tendulkar. Dot ball. 207/2
55.2 M Sami to Jaffer, Jaffer plays a leg glance to fine leg. One run added to the total. 207/2
55.1 M Sami to Jaffer, The final session of Day 1 resumes. Sami comes in to bowl. Jaffer chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. 207/2
Tea has been taken at the end of 55 overs. India dominated the 2nd session once again with a solid batting display. More than a hundred runs were scored with Jaffer completing a fantastic century. His knock contained 23 hits to the fence and he is looking good for a massive score. The lone wicket to fall was that of Dravid who supported Jaffer ably with a half century. Tendulkar is now batting on 26.
Join us after a very short break in the third session as we resume our coverage of the 2nd Test match.
55 D Kaneria to Tendulkar, Driven through the off side by Tendulkar. End of the over and India are at 206 for the loss of 2 wickets. Tea has been called. 206/2
54.5 D Kaneria to Tendulkar, Tendulkar has punched that ball through the offside but no runs were scored. 206/2
54.4 D Kaneria to Tendulkar, FOUR - That's a lovely drive through the covers by Tendulkar racing away to the boundary. 206/2
54.3 D Kaneria to Tendulkar, Tendulkar has played that with the full face of the bat. Dot ball. 202/2
54.2 D Kaneria to Tendulkar, Tendulkar drives again but no runs scored. 202/2
54.1 D Kaneria to Tendulkar, Driven through the off side by Tendulkar. 202/2
54 S Tanvir to Jaffer, Jaffer chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. India are at 202 for 2. 202/2
53.5 S Tanvir to Tendulkar, Tendulkar has pushed it to the cover region. One run added to the total. 202/2
53.4 S Tanvir to Tendulkar, Driven through the off side by Tendulkar. Dot ball. 201/2
53.3 S Tanvir to Tendulkar, This time
53.2 S Tanvir to Tendulkar, Tendulkar has driven it through the off side once again. No runs. 201/2
53.1 S Tanvir to Tendulkar, Driven through the off side by Tendulkar. Tanvir starts with a dot ball. 201/2
53 D Kaneria to Tendulkar, Tendulkar has slammed it through point for a single. Only one run off this over. 201/2
52.5 D Kaneria to Tendulkar, Tendulkar has played it to the point region; once again
52.4 D Kaneria to Tendulkar, Tendulkar leaves this one alone too. 200/2
52.3 D Kaneria to Tendulkar, Left alone by Tendulkar. 200/2
52.2 D Kaneria to Tendulkar, Tendulkar has played that with the full face of the bat. 200/2
52.1 D Kaneria to Tendulkar, A healthy total for India so far. Tendulkar plays that off the front foot but it's a dot ball. 200/2
52 S Tanvir to Jaffer, That ball has taken the inside edge and thudded into Jaffer's pads. A fantastic over for Jaffer with 3 consecutive fours! 200/2
51.5 S Tanvir to Jaffer, Jaffer has played that off the front foot and into the ground. Dot ball. 200/2
51.4 S Tanvir to Jaffer, FOUR - Another boundary by Jaffer as he rocks onto the backfoot and punches the ball. Brings up 200 runs on the Indian scoreboard. 200/2
51.3 S Tanvir to Jaffer, FOUR - Driven through the covers by Jaffer. What elegance from the opener! 196/2
51.2 S Tanvir to Jaffer, FOUR - Jaffer flicks it away with a beautiful wristy shot. He's batting with authority now. 192/2
51.1 S Tanvir to Jaffer, Driven through the leg side by Jaffer. Dot ball. 188/2
51 D Kaneria to Tendulkar, Tendulkar lets the ball go outside his off stump. End of the over. India are at 188 for 2. 188/2
50.5 D Kaneria to Tendulkar, Tendulkar has driven it through the off side. 188/2
Fifty-run partnership between Jaffer and Tendulkar off 60 balls.
50.4 D Kaneria to Tendulkar, Left alone by Tendulkar. Dot ball. 188/2
50.3 D Kaneria to Tendulkar, Tendulkar has played it to the point region. 188/2
50.2 D Kaneria to Tendulkar, Tendulkar chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. Dot ball. 188/2
50.1 D Kaneria to Jaffer, Kaneria back in action
50 S Tanvir to Tendulkar, Tendulkar defends it off the back foot. Dot ball to end the over. 187/2
49.5 S Tanvir to Tendulkar, Tendulkar does well to leave that bouncer. 187/2
49.4 S Tanvir to S Tendulkar, Sachin stood up on his toes to play that one. India are at 187 for the loss of 2 wickets. 187/2
49.3 S Tanvir to Tendulkar, Tendulkar chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. 187/2
49.2 S Tanvir to Tendulkar, Driven through the off side by Tendulkar. Dot ball. 187/2
49.1 S Tanvir to Tendulkar, FOUR - Tendulkar slams it through point. The ball is quick to reach the boundary lines. 187/2
49 D Kaneria to Jaffer, Driven through the leg side by Jaffer. End of a very good over for Jaffer and India. 183/2
48.5 D Kaneria to Jaffer, FOUR - Jaffer has flicked the ball off his pads this time. Another boundary for Jaffer takes him to 111. 183/2
48.4 D Kaneria to Jaffer, FOUR - Jaffer flicks it away with a wristy shot. Umpire Doctrove once again signals a boundary. 179/2
48.3 D Kaneria to Jaffer, Defended off the front foot by Jaffer. 175/2
Wasim Jaffer slams his fifty Test century and his first against Pakistan.
48.2 D Kaneria to Jaffer, That ball has taken the inside edge and thudded into the centurion's pads. Dot ball. 175/2
48.1 D Kaneria to Jaffer, FOUR - Jaffer punches the ball off the backfoot and completes his hundred. The ball's racing away for four. Magnificent batting by Jaffer! 175/2
48 S Tanvir to Tendulkar, Tendulkar has driven it through the off side for no runs. End of the over and India are at 171 for 2 as the umpires congregate to check on the condition of the ball. 171/2
47.5 S Tanvir to Tendulkar, Tendulkar has driven it through the off side. 171/2
47.4 Tanvir to Tendulkar, FOUR - Tendulkar just manages to keep the yorker out. A good ball bowled by Tanvir. But the ball races to the boundary. Four runs to Sachin. 171/2
47.3 S Tanvir to Tendulkar, Tendulkar defends it off the back foot. Jaffer is still at the non-striker's end waiting for a crack at the bowling. 167/2
47.2 S Tanvir to Tendulkar, Defended off the front foot by Tendulkar. Dot ball again. 167/2
47.1 S Tanvir to Tendulkar, Tendulkar lets the ball go past his off stump. 167/2
47 D Kaneria to Jaffer, No runs scored again. Jaffer will need to wait for his hundred. 167/2
46.5 D Kaneria to Jaffer, Jaffer drives through the leg side. Dot ball again. 167/2
46.4 D Kaneria to Jaffer, Jaffer has played that with the full face of the bat. 167/2
46.3 D Kaneria to Jaffer, Driven straight down the ground but no runs yielded. 167/2
46.2 D Kaneria to Jaffer, Jaffer shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the backfoot. Dot ball. 167/2
46.1 D Kaneria to Tendulkar, Pushed to the cover region by Tendulkar. The batsmen have run through for a single
46 S Tanvir to Jaffer, FOUR - Jaffer flicks it away with a wristy shot. He quickly moves to 99 off 144 balls. Excellent batting by the opener. 166/2
45.5 S Tanvir to Jaffer, FOUR - Driven through the covers by Jaffer. The ball races to the boundary. Jaffer inches closer to his century. 162/2
45.4 S Tanvir to Jaffer, Similar result as the previous delivery. 158/2
45.3 S Tanvir to Jaffer, Driven through the leg side by Jaffer this time. Dot ball. 158/2
45.2 S Tanvir to Tendulkar, Tendulkar has flicked the ball off his pads. One run added to the total. 158/2
45.1 S Tanvir to Tendulkar, Tendulkar has driven it through the off side. Dot ball to start the over. 157/2
45 D Kaneria to Jaffer, Jaffer moves into the nineties by driving this one through the leg side. A committed effort by Sami to save runs for his team. Two runs added. 157/2
44.5 D Kaneria to Jaffer, Played to the point region by Jaffer. Dot ball. 155/2
44.4 D Kaneria to Jaffer, FOUR - Jaffer has driven it straight down the ground with a lazy elegance. The ball crosses the ropes for a boundary. 155/2
44.3 D Kaneria to Jaffer, Jaffer has slammed it through point. 151/2
44.2 D Kaneria to Tendulkar, Tendulkar pushes it to the cover region for a single. 151/2
44.1 D Kaneria to Tendulkar, Tendulkar square drives but no run scored. 150/2
44 S Tanvir to Jaffer, Maiden Over! Tanvir completes his over as Jaffer drives through the off side. 150/2
43.5 S Tanvir to Jaffer, Driven through the off side by Jaffer. Looks like it's going to be a maiden over. 150/2
43.4 S Tanvir to Jaffer, Four dot balls in a row as Jaffer drives it through the off side. 150/2
43.3 S Tanvir to Jaffer, Driven through the off side by Jaffer. No runs scored yet in this over. 150/2
43.2 S Tanvir to Jaffer, The ball hits Jaffer low on the pads. 150/2
43.1 S Tanvir to Jaffer, Tanvir starts with a dot ball. 150/2
43 D Kaneria to Jaffer, Jaffer drives that one through the leg side. One run added and 150 up on the India scorecard. 150/2
42.5 D Kaneria to Tendulkar, Driven through the leg side by Tendulkar. The batsmen get a single. 149/2
42.4 D Kaneria to Tendulkar, Yet another dot ball. 148/2
42.3 D Kaneria to Tendulkar, Tendulkar has played that with the full face of the bat. 148/2
42.2 D Kaneria to Tendulkar, Tendulkar offers no shot and is rapped on the pads. Dot ball. 148/2
42.1 D Kaneria to Tendulkar, FOUR - Punched off the backfoot by Tendulkar. Umpire Doctrove has no hesitation in signalling four runs. 148/2
42 S Tanvir to Jaffer, Jaffer drives through the leg side. Dot ball. 144/2
41.5 S Tanvir to Tendulkar, Driven through the leg side by Tendulkar. Another single added to the Indian tally. 144/2
41.4 S Tanvir to Jaffer, Jaffer has driven it through the off side for a single
41.3 S Tanvir to Jaffer, Inside edge for Jaffer and the ball has thudded into his pads. No runs scored. 142/2
41.2 S Tanvir to Jaffer, The ball hits Jaffer low on the pads. Dot ball. 142/2
41.1 S Tanvir to Jaffer, Jaffer shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the backfoot. 142/2
41 D Kaneria to Jaffer, Jaffer plays the square-cut for one run. India are at 142 for 2
40.5 D Kaneria to Tendulkar, Tendulkar plays a sweep shot and opens his account with a single. 141/2
40.4 D Kaneria to Tendulkar, Tendulkar has played that with the full face of the bat. 140/2
40.3 D Kaneria to Tendulkar, Tendulkar has flicked the ball off his pads. The batsmen have picked up a couple of runs. 140/2
40.2 D Kaneria to Tendulkar, Tendulkar starts by offering no stroke and is rapped on the pads. The fielding side is asking the question. Umpire Doctrove doesn't seem interested. 138/2
Sachin Tendulkar walks in to bat at the fall of Dravid's wicket.
40.1 D Kaneria to Dravid, OUT - Dravid gets a faint edge from the spinner. Akmal lets out a big appeal. The umpire raises the dreaded finger. Dravid's dismissed for 50. 138/2
40 S Tanvir to Jaffer, Jaffer has driven it straight down the ground. India are at 138 for 1. 138/1
39.5 S Tanvir to Jaffer, Jaffer has played that off the front foot and into the ground. Dot ball. 138/1
39.4 S Tanvir to Jaffer, Jaffer drives through the leg side. An excellent chase by Kaneria who has to slide to stop the ball from racing away. Two runs added. 138/1
39.3 S Tanvir to Jaffer, Jaffer is struck low on the pads. Dot ball. 136/1
39.2 S Tanvir to Jaffer, Jaffer has flicked the ball off his pads. No runs. 136/1
39.1 S Tanvir to Dravid, The ball hits Dravid low on the pads. The batsmen have run through for a single. Leg bye signalled by Umpire Koertzen. 136/1
39 D Kaneria to Jaffer, Jaffer has played that off the front foot and into the ground. Dot ball to end the over. 135/1
49th Test Fifty for Rahul Dravid.
38.5 D Kaneria to Dravid, Dravid flicks it away with a wristy shot for one run. With that
38.4 D Kaneria to Jaffer, Jaffer flicks it away with a wristy shot. The batsmen have run through for a single. 134/1
38.3 D Kaneria to Jaffer, FOUR - Driven through the leg side by Jaffer. The ball races to the boundary. Umpire Doctrove signals a boundary. 133/1
38.2 D Kaneria to Jaffer, FOUR - Jaffer rocks onto the backfoot and punches the ball; its racing away. A boundary from Jaffer's bat. 129/1
38.1 D Kaneria to Jaffer, Defended off the front foot by Jaffer. Dot ball. 125/1
38 M Sami to Dravid, Left alone by Dravid. The Indian score is looking steady at 125 for 1. 125/1
37.5 M Sami to Jaffer, This time
37.4 M Sami to Jaffer, Defended off the front foot by Jaffer. Dot ball. 124/1
37.3 M Sami to Dravid, Driven through the off side by Dravid. The batsmen have run through for a single. 124/1
37.2 M Sami to Dravid, Dravid ducks under a bouncer. 123/1
37.1 M Sami to Dravid, Dravid plays the pull-shot. The batsmen run two. 123/1
37 D Kaneria to Jaffer, Jaffer wisely chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. 121/1
36.5 D Kaneria to Jaffer, Driven through the leg side by Jaffer. Dot ball again. 121/1
36.4 D Kaneria to Jaffer, Jaffer defends that off the back foot this time. 121/1
36.3 D Kaneria to Jaffer, Driven through the leg side by Jaffer. No runs scored. 121/1
36.2 D Kaneria to Jaffer, Jaffer readies himself to face the spinner; drives the ball through the off side by Jaffer. 121/1
36.1 D Kaneria to Dravid, Dravid has played it to the point region. One run added to the total. 121/1
36 M Sami to Jaffer, Jaffer lets the ball go outside his off stump. India are at 120 for 1. 120/1
35.5 M Sami to R Dravid, Thick inside edge
35.4 M Sami to Dravid, Dravid has played that with the full face of the bat. 119/1
35.3 Sami to Dravid, A rising delivery by Sami hits Dravid on the body. No damage done. 119/1
35.2 M Sami to Dravid, Dravid has played that off the front foot and into the ground. 119/1
35.1 M Sami to Dravid, Sami bowls to Dravid this time. Defended off the back foot. 119/1
35 D Kaneria to Jaffer, Jaffer flicks the ball off his pads and sends Dravid back to the non-striker's end. The fielder goes for a direct hit but misses the stumps. That was a close call! 119/1
34.5 D Kaneria to Jaffer, Driven through the leg side by Jaffer. No runs for India yet in this over. 119/1
34.4 D Kaneria to Jaffer, Jaffer defends it off the back foot. Another dot ball. 119/1
34.3 D Kaneria to Jaffer, Jaffer plays that with the full face of the bat. 119/1
34.2 D Kaneria to Jaffer, The batsman has played that off the front foot and into the ground. Dot ball. 119/1
34.1 D Kaneria to Jaffer, Jaffer back on strike; drives Kaneria through the leg side. 119/1
34 M Sami to Dravid, End of Sami's over. Only one run off it as Dravid drives it through the off side. 119/1
33.5 M Sami to Dravid, Dravid drives it through the off side. No runs. 119/1
33.4 M Sami to Dravid, Dravid defends it off the back foot. Dot ball. 119/1
33.3 M Sami to Dravid, Sami bowls too wide on the off side for Dravid to make any contact. 119/1
33.2 M Sami to Jaffer, Driven through the leg side by Jaffer. The batsmen run through for a single. 119/1
33.1 M Sami to Jaffer, Jaffer has edged the ball to third man. Dot ball. 118/1
33 D Kaneria to Dravid, Dravid defends it off the back foot yet again. Maiden over ends. 118/1
32.5 D Kaneria to Dravid, Defended off the back foot by Dravid. 118/1
32.4 D Kaneria to Dravid, The batsman played that with the full face of the bat. 118/1
32.3 D Kaneria to Dravid, Dravid has played that off the front foot and into the ground. Dot ball. 118/1
32.2 D Kaneria to Dravid, Driven through the leg side by Dravid. No runs scored. 118/1
32.1 D Kaneria to Dravid, Kaneria is brought back into the bowling attack from the High Court End. Dravid drives it through the off side. Dot ball. 118/1
Danish Kaneria rejoins the bowling attack from the High Court End.
32 M Sami to Jaffer, End of the over as Jaffer drives through the leg side. India are at 118 for the loss of just 1. 118/1
31.5 M Sami to Jaffer, Jaffer drives through the off side. Dot ball. 118/1
31.4 M Sami to Jaffer, A gentle push to the cover region by Jaffer. Still no runs for Jaffer in this over. 118/1
31.3 M Sami to Jaffer, Jaffer rocks onto the backfoot and punches the ball. No runs scored. 118/1
31.2 M Sami to Jaffer, Jaffer drives towards mid-on but it's a dot ball. 118/1
31.1 M Sami to Dravid, Dravid faces Sami as he works this one down the leg side. One run added. 118/1
31 S Akhtar to Jaffer, Maiden over by Akhtar but an unconvincing bowling effort by the speedster. India still at 117 for 1. 117/1
30.5 S Akhtar to Jaffer, Another dot ball. 117/1
30.4 S Akhtar to Jaffer, Jaffer isn't interested and leaves this one alone too. 117/1
30.3 S Akhtar to Jaffer, Another one going past Jaffer. Akhtar seems to struggle a bit. 117/1
30.2 S Akhtar to Jaffer, This one's left alone by Jaffer. 117/1
30.1 S Akhtar to Jaffer, Jaffer works it down the leg side. No runs scored. 117/1
30 M Sami to Dravid, And another dot ball. End of the over. India are at 117 for 1. 117/1
29.5 M Sami to Dravid, Dravid chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. 117/1
29.4 M Sami to Dravid, Dravid lets the ball go outside his off stump. But No Ball has been conceded. 117/1
29.4 M Sami to Dravid, FOUR - Dravid has played towards square leg and the ball races away. Umpire Koertzen signals four. 116/1
29.3 M Sami to Dravid, Played to the point region by Dravid. Dot ball. 112/1
29.2 M Sami to Dravid, Dravid is no mood to be tempted to play that one. 112/1
29.1 M Sami to Dravid, Sami bowls to Dravid this time. The batsman lets the ball go. 112/1
29 S Akhtar to Jaffer, FOUR - Jaffer breaks the monotony of the over and pulls for a boundary to square leg. 112/1
28.5 S Akhtar to Jaffer, Another dot ball added to the over. Jaffer plays that off the front foot yet again. 108/1
28.4 S Akhtar to Jaffer, Driven through by Jaffer but Akhtar fields it off his own bowling. Dot ball. 108/1
28.3 S Akhtar to Jaffer, Driven through the off side by Jaffer. 108/1
28.2 S Akhtar to Jaffer, Jaffer gets onto the front foot and plays that one into the ground. Dot ball. 108/1
28.1 S Akhtar to Jaffer, Played to the point region by Jaffer
Shoaib Akhtar is re-introduced into the bowling attack.
28 M Sami to Dravid, Dravid lets the ball go outside his off stump. First over up after lunch. Four runs off it. 108/1
27.5 M Sami to Dravid, Defended off the front foot this time by Dravid. 108/1
27.4 M Sami to Dravid, Dravid defends it off the back foot. No runs scored. 108/1
27.3 M Sami to Dravid, Left alone again by Dravid. 108/1
27.2 M Sami to Dravid, Sami responds with a dot ball as Dravid chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. 108/1
27.1 M Sami to Dravid, FOUR - Dravid starts post-lunch proceedings slamming it through point. Four runs to the batsman. 108/1
Welcome back as we return with the coverage of the post-lunch session of the 2nd Test at Eden Gardens. While Karthik was dismissed very early in the innings, Jaffer and Dravid played with positive intent and came up with an unbeaten century stand between them. Jaffer hit 11 boundaries in his well-compiled score of 65 and Dravid, playing at one of his favourite venues, is looking steady at 35.
Let's join the action from Kolkata.
The first session on Day 1 of the 2nd Test between India and Pakistan comes to a close. India suffered an early setback losing opener Karthik but a century partnership between Jaffer and Dravid ensured a healthy total for the team. Join us after a short lunch break as we look forward to some excellent batting by the Indians.
27 S Tanvir to Jaffer, Driven through the leg side by Jaffer. Dot ball to end the over and also the first session of Day 1. India are at 104 for the loss of Karthik's wicket. 104/1
26.5 S Tanvir to Jaffer, Defended off the back foot by Jaffer. 104/1
26.4 S Tanvir to Jaffer, Driven it through the off side. No runs. 104/1
26.3 S Tanvir to Jaffer, Jaffer drives through the leg side. Dot ball. 104/1
Century partnership between Jaffer and Dravid off 153 balls.
26.2 S Tanvir to Jaffer, FOUR - Jaffer flicks the ball off his pads for a boundary. This brings up the 100-run partnership between Jaffer and Dravid. 104/1
26.1 S Tanvir to Jaffer, Jaffer shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the backfoot. 100/1
26 D Kaneria to Dravid, A quiet over by Kaneria comes to an end as Dravid drives through the leg side for no runs. 100/1
25.5 D Kaneria to Dravid, Dot ball. 100/1
25.4 D Kaneria to Dravid, Dravid has driven it straight down the ground but finds a fielder there. 100/1
25.3 D Kaneria to Dravid, Dravid has slammed it through point. Dot ball. 100/1
25.2 D Kaneria to Jaffer, Driven through the off side by Jaffer. Salman Butt makes a good effort to save runs for his team. Only one run conceded. 100/1
25.1 D Kaneria to Dravid, Punched off the backfoot by Dravid. One run added to the total. 99/1
25 S Tanvir to Jaffer, Punched off the backfoot by Jaffer. Tanvir strikes back with a maiden over. Consecutive maiden overs bowled by Pakistan. 98/1
24.5 S Tanvir to Jaffer, Played to the point region by Jaffer. Dot ball yet again. 98/1
24.4 S Tanvir to Jaffer, Jaffer defends it off the back foot. 98/1
24.3 S Tanvir to Jaffer, Jaffer works it down the leg side. 98/1
24.2 S Tanvir to Jaffer, Jaffer drives through the off side. No runs off the bat. 98/1
24.1 S Tanvir to Jaffer, Driven through the leg side by Jaffer but straight to the man at mid-on. 98/1
24 D Kaneria to Dravid, End of the over. Dravid drives through the leg side again and it's a maiden over from Kaneria. 98/1
23.5 D Kaneria to Dravid, Dravid drives through the leg side. No chance of a run. 98/1
23.4 D Kaneria to Dravid, Ball hits Dravid low on the pads. 98/1
23.3 D Kaneria to Dravid, Dravid has driven it through the off side but finds the fielder. Dot ball again. 98/1
23.2 D Kaneria to Dravid, Dravid drives the ball straight down the ground. 98/1
23.1 D Kaneria to Dravid, Dravid gets ready to face Kaneria and promptly defends it off the front foot. 98/1
23 S Tanvir to Jaffer, Jaffer has played that with the full face of the bat. End of the over and 16 runs have been added to the score. Brilliant cricket by Jaffer! 98/1
22.5 S Tanvir to Jaffer, FOUR - Jaffer drives through the leg side. The ball has crossed the ropes for the fourth time in this over. 98/1
22.4 S Tanvir to Jaffer, Jaffer lets this one go outside his off stump. 94/1
22.3 S Tanvir to Jaffer, FOUR - Jaffer is looking in sublime touch as he drives through the covers for his ninth boundary. 94/1
Tenth half century for Wasim Jaffer.
22.2 S Tanvir to Jaffer, FOUR - Consecutive boundaries for Jaffer as he drives through the leg side. Fifty up for Jaffer. 90/1
22.1 S Tanvir to Jaffer, FOUR - Jaffer has punched the ball off the backfoot for a crisp boundary. 86/1
Sohail Tanvir returns to the bowling attack.
22 D Kaneria to Dravid, Dravid flicks it away with a wristy shot. 82/1
21.5 D Kaneria to Dravid, Dravid drives again through the leg side. 82/1
21.4 D Kaneria to Dravid, Dravid has played it to the point region. Dravid yet to score in this over. 82/1
21.3 D Kaneria to Dravid, Driven through the leg side by Dravid. No runs. 82/1
21.2 D Kaneria to Dravid, Dravid plays it to the point region. Dot ball. 82/1
21.1 D Kaneria to Jaffer, Jaffer has flicked the ball off his pads. The batsmen run for two and manage to squeeze in a third
21 M Sami to Dravid, End of the over and India are at 79 for 1. 79/1
20.5 M Sami to Dravid, Another dot ball. 79/1
20.4 M Sami to Dravid, Driven through the off side by Dravid. Dot ball. 79/1
20.3 M Sami to Jaffer, A single for India as Jaffer drives through the leg side. 79/1
20.2 M Sami to Jaffer, Jaffer on strike; he drives this one the leg side but no runs conceded. 78/1
20.1 M Sami to Dravid, Dravid drives Sami through the off side for a single. 78/1
20 D Kaneria to Jaffer, Driven through the leg side by Jaffer. Kaneria concedes 3 runs in this over. India are at 77 for 1 after 20 overs. 77/1
19.5 D Kaneria to Jaffer, Jaffer works it down the leg side. Two runs added to the total. 77/1
19.4 D Kaneria to Jaffer, Another dot ball. 75/1
19.3 D Kaneria to Jaffer, Jaffer back on strike; he drives it through the off side. 75/1
19.2 D Kaneria to Dravid, A wristy flick by Dravid for a single. 75/1
19.1 D Kaneria to Dravid, Dravid faces Kaneria by playing that off the front foot. Dot ball to start the over. 74/1
19 M Sami to Jaffer, End of the over and a good one for India. Nine runs off Sami. 74/1
18.5 M Sami to Jaffer, FOUR - Jaffer pulls over square leg. Another boundary for the Indian opener. 74/1
18.4 M Sami to Jaffer, FOUR - Punched off the backfoot by Jaffer. Umpire Doctrove signals four as the ball crosses the ropes. 70/1
18.3 M Sami to R Dravid, Dravid stands on his toes to play that one. The batsmen have run through for a single. 66/1
18.2 M Sami to Dravid, Played to the point region by Dravid. 65/1
18.1 M Sami to Dravid, Driven through the off side by Dravid. 65/1
18 D Kaneria to Dravid, Dravid plays the Square-Cut for a single. India are at 65 for 1. 65/1
17.5 D Kaneria to Dravid, Dravid plays that off the front foot and into the ground. 64/1
17.4 D Kaneria to Dravid, Driven through the leg side by Dravid. No runs. 64/1
17.3 D Kaneria to Dravid, Kaneria continues to bowl to Dravid who plays that one off the front foot. Dot ball. 64/1
17.2 D Kaneria to Dravid, Dravid guides that one down to fine leg for two runs. 64/1
17.1 D Kaneria to Jaffer, Jaffer drives Kaneria through the leg side for a single. 62/1
17 M Sami to Dravid, Dravid faces Sami but the batsman leaves that one alone. India looking comfortable at 61 for 1. 61/1
16.5 M Sami to Jaffer, Jaffer rocks onto the backfoot and punches the ball. One run added. 61/1
16.4 M Sami to Jaffer, Jaffer chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. 60/1
16.3 M Sami to Jaffer, Driven through the off side by Jaffer. Dot ball. 60/1
16.2 M Sami to Jaffer, Another good ball by Sami. Jaffer is not interested. 60/1
16.1 M Sami to Jaffer, Jaffer has flicked the ball off his pads to mid-wicket. 60/1
16 D Kaneria to Dravid, FOUR - Dravid guides it to third man. The ball races away for a boundary. The batsmen are looking set for a long innings. 60/1
15.5 D Kaneria to Dravid, Two dot balls in a row. 56/1
15.4 D Kaneria to Dravid, Dravid defends that off the front foot. 56/1
15.3 D Kaneria to Jaffer, Jaffer back on strike; he drives this one through the leg side. Another single for the Indians. 56/1
15.2 D Kaneria to Dravid, Square driven by Dravid. One run added to the total. 55/1
15.1 D Kaneria to Dravid, Kaneria returns to bowl. Dravid plays that with the full face of the bat. Dot ball. 54/1
15 M Sami to Jaffer, Driven through the off side by Jaffer. No runs scored off the last ball. India are at 54 for 1. 54/1
14.5 M Sami to Jaffer, Punched off the backfoot by Jaffer. Two runs added. Both batsmen are beginning to look comfortable at the crease. 54/1
14.4 M Sami to Jaffer, Jaffer attempts to play that one - but misses it completely. 52/1
50-run partnership between Jaffer and Dravid off 82 balls.
14.3 M Sami to Dravid, Defended off the back foot by Dravid. The batsmen run for a single which brings up their 50-run partnership off 82 balls. 52/1
14.2 M Sami to Jaffer, Jaffer flicks the ball off his pads for a single. 51/1
14.1 M Sami to Jaffer, Jaffer plays it to the point region. Dot ball. 50/1
14 D Kaneria to Dravid, Kaneria's first over ends with anotehr dot ball. 5 runs off the over. 50/1
13.5 D Kaneria to Dravid, Dravid has played that with the full face of the bat. Dot ball again. 50/1
13.4 D Kaneria to Dravid, Pushed to the cover region by Dravid. No runs conceded this time. 50/1
13.3 D Kaneria to Dravid, FOUR - Dravid drives through the covers. The ball races to the boundary. Dravid's moving along at 22. 50/1
13.2 D Kaneria to Dravid, Kaneria bowls to Dravid who defends it off the front foot. No runs for Dravid. 46/1
13.1 D Kaneria to Jaffer, Jaffer greets Kaneria with an off drive. An excellent chase by Faisal Iqbal. One run added to the total. 46/1
Danish Kaneria joins the bowling attack from the Pavilion End.
Danish Kaneria joins the bowling attack from the Pavilion End.
13 M Sami to Dravid, End of the over. No run scored off the last ball. India are at 45 for the loss of just one wicket so far. 45/1
12.5 M Sami to Dravid, Yet another dot ball bowled by Sami. Dravid defends this one off the front foot. 45/1
12.4 M Sami to Dravid, Dravid lets the ball go outside his off stump. 45/1
12.3 M Sami to Dravid, Dravid back on strike; he leaves that one alone. 45/1
12.2 M Sami to Jaffer, Sami oversteps as Jaffer drives it through the off side. Umpire Doctrove signals a No Ball and the batsmen scamper for an additional run. 45/1
12.2 M Sami to Jaffer, Jaffer defends that one off the front foot. 43/1
12.1 M Sami to Jaffer, We're back after the Drinks break. Sami continues bowling and Jaffer drives it through the off side. Dot ball. 43/1
12 S Tanvir to Dravid, The ball is way wide on the leg side but Dravid still goes after it. No runs conceded. The umpires call for Drinks on the field. 43/1
11.5 S Tanvir to Dravid, FOUR - Dravid works it down the leg side for a boundary towards mid-wicket. Dravid's score is 18. 43/1
11.4 S Tanvir to Dravid, Defended off the back foot by Dravid. Dot ball. 39/1
11.3 S Tanvir to Dravid, Dravid plays that with the full face of the bat into the cover region. 39/1
11.2 S Tanvir to Dravid, Dravid has played that off the front foot and into the ground. 39/1
11.1 S Tanvir to Jaffer, The ball hits Jaffer low on the pads. Umpire Koertzen signals for a leg bye. One run added to the total. 39/1
11 M Sami to Dravid, Dravid drives through the covers. Good effort by Butt to save runs for his team. It's a maiden over by Sami. 38/1
10.5 M Sami to Dravid, Dravid still fails to put bat to ball. 38/1
10.4 M Sami to Dravid, Dravid lets the ball go outside his off stump. 38/1
10.3 M Sami to Dravid, Another one goes past the batsman. 38/1
10.2 M Sami to Dravid, Another good delivery by Sami. Dravid does well to leave that one outside the off stump. 38/1
10.1 M Sami to Dravid, Dravid faces Sami again and plays the ball with the full face of the bat. 38/1
10 S Tanvir to Jaffer, FOUR - An elegant looking straight drive by the Indian opener. Jaffer adds four to his score. Just a boundary in the over. India 38 for 1. 38/1
9.5 S Tanvir to Jaffer, Jaffer has played that off the front foot but finds the fielder at cover. 34/1
9.4 S Tanvir to Jaffer, Defended off the front foot by Jaffer. 34/1
9.3 S Tanvir to Jaffer, Tanvir's impressive bowling continues. No runs conceded. 34/1
Abdur Rehman comes in replacing Shoaib Akhtar in the field.
Abdur Rehman comes in replacing Shoaib Akhtar in the field.
9.2 S Tanvir to Jaffer, Another dot ball as Jaffer drives through the leg side. 34/1
9.1 S Tanvir to Jaffer, Tanvir continues his spell as Jaffer lets the ball go outside his off stump. 34/1
9 M Sami to Dravid, Dravid faces Sami for the first time and is beaten by the pace. 34/1
8.5 M Sami to Jaffer, Jaffer pulls it over square leg for a single. 34/1
8.4 M Sami to Jaffer, Jaffer has punched the ball off the backfoot. Butt makes a spirited effort to save runs for his team. 33/1
8.3 M Sami to Jaffer, Square drive by Jaffer but no runs off the ball. 33/1
8.2 M Sami to Jaffer, Jaffer leaves that one alone. 33/1
Muhammad Sami comes into the bowling attack, replacing Shoaib Akhtar from the High Court End.
8.1 M Sami to Jaffer, Sami is welcomed by Jaffer by being driven through the off side for two runs. 33/1
Muhammad Sami comes into the bowling attack, replacing Shoaib Akhtar from the High Court End.
8 S Tanvir to Dravid, FOUR - Dravid has slammed the last ball of the over through point. The ball races to the boundary. India are beginning to look comfortable at 31 for 1. 31/1
7.5 S Tanvir to Jaffer, Jaffer drives again. Poor effort by Kaneria to save runs for his team. The batsmen have run through for an easy single. 27/1
7.4 S Tanvir to Jaffer, Driven through the off side by Jaffer but the ball finds a fielder at mid-off. 26/1
7.3 S Tanvir to Jaffer, Jaffer defends this one off the back foot. Dot ball. 26/1
7.2 S Tanvir to Jaffer, FOUR - Delicate glance by Jaffer through the Fine Leg region. Umpire Koertzen signals four runs. 26/1
7.1 S Tanvir to Jaffer, Tanvir starts off with a dot ball as Jaffer plays that with the full face of the bat. 22/1
7 S Akhtar to Dravid, Akhtar comes up with a bouncer but Dravid lets that one go past. India are moving along at 22 for the loss of 1 wicket. 22/1
6.5 S Akhtar to Dravid, Another Akhtar delivery goes by as the batsman chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. 22/1
6.4 S Akhtar to Dravid, Akhtar bowls a slower one but Dravid defends it off the back foot. 22/1
6.3 S Akhtar to Dravid, Dravid plays to the point region. No runs. 22/1
6.2 S Akhtar to Jaffer, Jaffer flicks the ball off his pads for one run. The runs are beginning to slowly trickle in. 22/1
6.1 S Akhtar to Dravid, Dravid plays that to Fine Leg for a single. 21/1
6 S Tanvir to Jaffer, Jaffer puts bat on ball but no runs conceded. End of Tanvir's third over. 20/1
5.5 S Tanvir to Dravid, Dravid flicks it away with a wristy shot. The batsmen have run through for a single. 20/1
5.4 S Tanvir to Dravid, Thick inside edge. The ball races to the Fine Leg boundary. Dravid's first four of the innings. 19/1
5.3 S Tanvir to Dravid, Play and a miss from Dravid. This is good bowling from Tanvir. 15/1
5.2 S Tanvir to Dravid, Slower ball from Tanvir but Dravid is quick to spot it. 15/1
5.1 S Tanvir to Dravid, The ball is too wide on the off side for Dravid to make any contact. 15/1
5 S Akhtar to Jaffer, Dot ball to end the over. India 15 for 1 after 5 overs. 15/1
4.5 S Akhtar to Dravid, Akhtar shows variation with a slower one. Dravid works it down the leg side for a single. 15/1
4.4 S Akhtar to Dravid, Dravid has played that off the front foot and into the ground. That was a very quick delivery from the Rawalpindi Express - 153 kmph. 14/1
4.3 S Akhtar to Dravid, Dravid stands up on his toes to play that one. 14/1
4.2 S Akhtar to Dravid, Outside off stump
4.1 S Akhtar to Dravid, Typical Dravid defence as the former Indian captain gets well behind an Akhtar delivery. 14/1
4 S Tanvir to Jaffer, Jaffer leaves this one alone. End of another over. 14/1
3.5 S Tanvir to Jaffer, Jaffer has punched the ball off the backfoot. Poor effort by Butt near the ropes. The ball finds the boundary. Four runs. Tanvir looks disappointed. 14/1
3.4 S Tanvir to Jaffer, Jaffer works it down the leg side but no runs. 10/1
3.3 S Tanvir to Jaffer, Jaffer is struck very low on the pads. The fielding side are asking the question. Umpire Koertzen isn't interested. 10/1
3.2 S Tanvir to Jaffer, The ball is way wide on the leg side but Jaffer goes after it. Umpire Koertzen signals a No Ball. 10/1
3.2 S Tanvir to Jaffer, Jaffer has driven it down the ground but straight to the fielder. 9/1
3.1 S Tanvir to Dravid, Dravid plays that into the covers. One run added to the total. 9/1
3 S Akhtar to Jaffer, No run off the last ball. Just a boundary off the over. 8/1
2.5 S Akhtar to Jaffer, The ball is way wide on the leg side but Jaffer still goes after it 8/1
2.4 S Akhtar to Jaffer, Akhtar responds with a bouncer but Jaffer lets it go by. 8/1
2.3 S Akhtar to Jaffer, Over pitched by Akhtar; Jaffer flicks it away with a wristy shot. The ball has crossed the ropes. Four runs signalled by Umpire Doctrove. 8/1
2.2 S Akhtar to Jaffer, Well defended by Jaffer. 4/1
2.1 S Akhtar to Jaffer, Akhtar starts his second over with Jaffer offering no contact to a ball outside off stump. 4/1
2 S Tanvir to Dravid, A good over from Tanvir comes to an end. Two runs and a wicket. 4/1
1.5 S Tanvir to Dravid, Another ball outside off stump left alone. 4/1
1.4 S Tanvir to Dravid, Dravid leaves this one alone as well. 4/1
1.3 S Tanvir to Dravid, Dravid chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. 4/1
Dravid comes in to replace Karthik.
1.2 S Tanvir to Dravid, Dravid gets off the mark right away with a wristy flick to square leg. The batsmen have run two. 4/1
1.1 S Tanvir to D Karthik, OUT - Edge! Stand-in captain Younus Khan takes a comfortable catch in second slip. Karthik returns to the pavilion very early yet again. 2/1
Sohail Tanvir will share the new ball with Akhtar.
1 S Akhtar to Jaffer, Dot ball ends the over. India 2 for no loss after Akhtar's first. 2/0
0.5 S Akhtar to Karthik, Karthik flicks it away with a wristy shot. One run added to the total; both Indian openers are off the mark. 2/0
0.4 S Akhtar to Karthik, Karthik is welcomed to the crease by an Akhtar bouncer. He does well to get under it. 1/0
0.3 S Akhtar to Jaffer, Jaffer plays that into the covers to get off the mark. First runs for India. 1/0
0.2 S Akhtar to Jaffer, Another ball outside off stump and Jaffer lets that one by as well. 0/0
0.1 S Akhtar to Jaffer, First ball of the innings and Jaffer chooses to leave the ball alone. 0/0
Dinesh Karthik and Wasim Jaffer will open the Indian innings. Jaffer has runs under his belt coming into this Test with a solid half century in the last Test. Can Karthik find form and give India a flying start?
Shoaib Akhtar will start proceedings for Pakistan. He will hope to keep the ball in the right areas and make his selection count.
Hello and welcome to our coverage of the 2nd Test match between India and Pakistan from the City of Joy's Eden Gardens where the hosts clearly have the edge, coming in with a 10 advantage in this three-match series.
Pakistan have been hit by an injury crisis as Shoaib Malik struggles with an ankle injury and has been replaced by Younus Khan in the captain's seat. Umar Gul has been ruled out of the rest of the tour and has been replaced by Yasir Arafat in the squad.
India are playing with an unchanged line-up with skipper Kumble winning the toss and electing to bat.
Billy Doctrove (WI) and Rudi Koertzen (RSA) are the onfield officials for the 2nd Test match while Amiesh Saheba (IND) will be in the TV umpire's chair. ,