Pakistan Innings
| Batsmen | Runs | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
| Mohammad Yousuf | 10 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 76.92 | Batting |
| Muhammad Sami* | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 100.00 | On Strike |
| Bowlers | O | M | R | W | Eco. |
Fourth Innings | Third Innings | Second Innings | First Innings
Batting : Pakistan
Bowling : India
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Sourav Ganguly was adjudged Man of the Match for his majestic batting display. He also won the Man of the Series for his tally of 534 runs and 4 wickets.
Bad light came to Pakistan's rescue as the 3rd Test match has ended in a draw. Pakistan were struggling at 162-7 when light was offered to both the batsmen. It was an entertaining final session of the series in which the visitors lost seven wickets. Kumble and Yuvraj Singh brought the Bangalore crowd to the edge of their seat by scalping all the wickets between them. Kumble was the chief destroyer as he picked up his 34th five-wicket haul. But it's a good result for the hosts in the end as they successfully clinched the Test series 1-0. This is India's first series victory against Pakistan on home soil in 27 years.
The benchmark for light is the reading of about 4.7 on the light meter. The reading is currently around 3.4 which does not look like a good chance for the play to resume again.
The light seems to be fading more and more. No improvements in the light. Umpires might call off the play anytime.
The umpires offer light to both the batsmen which they accept without any second thoughts.
36 A Kumble to Yousuf, Defended solidly off the front foot by Yousuf. The umpires have called off the day. The match ends in a draw. 162/7
35.5 A Kumble to Yousuf, Yousuf leaves the ball alone tentatively outside his off stump. 162/7
35.4 A Kumble to Yousuf, Yousuf offers no stroke and is rapped on the pads. No appeal from the fielding side. 162/7
35.3 A Kumble to Yousuf, Yousuf has flicked the ball off his pads for a couple on the leg side. 162/7
35.2 A Kumble to Yousuf, The ball hits the pads of Yousuf. No runs conceded. 160/7
35.1 A Kumble to Yousuf, Punched off the backfoot by Yousuf for a couple of runs. 160/7
35 Y Singh to Sami, Sami has dug out that yorker at the last second. Good delivery to end a wicket taking over by Yuvraj Singh. 158/7
34.5 Y Singh to Sami, The ball thuds in to the pads of Sami. No runs conceded. 158/7
34.4 Y Singh to M Sami, The ball has found the edge of the bat of Sami. The ball runs through the slip region for a boundary. Sami gets off the mark in a streaky way. 158/7
34.3 Y Singh to Sami, That's hit Sami on his pads. No appeal from the fielding side. 154/7
Mohammad Sami is the new man in the middle.
34.2 Singh to Y Arafat, OUT - Yuvraj Singh pitches it straight. The ball keeps low. Yasir Arfat completely misses the line of the ball to find his stumps rattled. Yuvraj Singh picks up his second wicket. 154/7
34.1 Y Singh to Arafat, Arafat plays the ball back to Yuvraj Singh. Dot ball. 154/6
34 A Kumble to Yousuf, Yousuf has played that off the front foot for no runs. 154/6
33.5 A Kumble to Yousuf, Yousuf is trapped on the backfoot. The ball raps Yousuf very low on the pads. Huge appeal from the fielding side. Umpire decides in favour of the batsman. 154/6
33.4 A Kumble to Yousuf, Yousuf has played it to the point region for no runs. 154/6
33.3 A Kumble to Yousuf, Ball hits Yousuf low on the pads. The fielding side is asking the question. Umpire Koertzen decides Yousuf is not out. 154/6
33.2 A Kumble to Yousuf, Yousuf flicks it away with a wristy shot for a couple on the leg side. 154/6
33.1 A Kumble to Yousuf, Yousuf rocks on the backfoot and cuts the ball through the slip region for a boundary. 152/6
With Pakistan in deep trouble, Yasir Arafat comes in the middle to bat.
Drinks are called on the field by the umpire. India have got a sniff of hope thanks to their skipper Kumble.
33 Singh to Misbah, OUT - Yuvraj bowls a straight delivery. Singh has broken through the defenses of Misbah. Pakistan have lost their sixth wicket. Yuvraj is ecstatic with the wicket. 148/6
32.5 Y Singh to Misbah, Misbah has played that off the front foot and into the ground. 148/5
32.4 Y Singh to Misbah, Misbah rocks on the backfoot and cuts the ball through the point region for a boundary. 148/5
32.3 Y Singh to Misbah, Misbah again plays the ball off the front foot for no runs. 144/5
32.2 Y Singh to Misbah, Misbah has played that off the front foot for no runs. 144/5
32.1 Y Singh to Misbah, Left alone by Misbah. 144/5
32 A Kumble to Yousuf, Driven through the leg side by Yousuf for no runs. 144/5
With Pakistan in a spot of bother, Mohammad Yousuf is the new man at the crease.
31.5 Kumble to K Akmal, OUT - Kumble again bowls a quicker delivery. Kamran is completely beaten by the extra pace. The off stump has been uprooted by Kumble. Kumble picks up his 5th wicket and he is on hat-trick the next ball. 144/5
Kamran Akmal joins Misbah-ul-Haq at the crease.
31.4 A Kumble to Iqbal, OUT - Iqbal miscues the ball in the air as he tries to hit it over mid wicket. Ishant Sharma takes a comfortable catch at mid on. Kumble picks up his fourth wicket. 144/4
31.3 A Kumble to Iqbal, Defended nicely off the front foot by Iqbal. 144/3
31.2 A Kumble to Iqbal, The ball is way wide on the leg side but Iqbal still goes after it. No contact made. 144/3
31.1 A Kumble to Iqbal, Iqbal has played that off the front foot for no runs. 144/3
31 Y Singh to Misbah, Misbah plays the ball confidently off the front foot. Another dot ball to end the over. 144/3
30.5 Y Singh to Misbah, Misbah has played that off the front foot for no runs. 144/3
30.4 Y Singh to Misbah, Misbah is beaten by the spin of Yuvraj Singh. 144/3
30.3 Y Singh to Misbah, Defended well off the front foot by Misbah. 144/3
30.2 Y Singh to Iqbal, Iqbal dabs the ball with soft hands and scampers a single. 144/3
30.1 Y Singh to Iqbal, Defended off the front foot by Iqbal. 143/3
Yuvraj Singh is introduced into the bowling attack.
30 A Kumble to Misbah, Misbah has played the ball showing the full face of the bat to the bowler. 143/3
29.5 A Kumble to Misbah, Misbah has played that off the front foot for no runs. 143/3
6th Test fifty for Faisal Iqbal off 48 balls.
29.4 A Kumble to Iqbal, Iqbal has driven it through the off side. Good running between the wickets to pick up three runs. 143/3
29.3 A Kumble to Misbah, Misbah drives the ball nicely straight down the ground. Good running between the wickets by both the batsmen to pick up three runs. 140/3
29.2 A Kumble to Misbah, The ball raps in to the pads of Misbah. The fielding appeal for LBW. Umpire decides in favour of the batsman. 137/3
29.1 A Kumble to Misbah, The ball is way wide on the leg side but Misbah still goes after it. Karthik fails to stop the ball again. Four more runs in byes for Pakistan. 137/3
29 H Singh to Iqbal, Iqbal hits the ball high in the air over the mid on region. Four more runs for Iqbal. 133/3
28.5 H Singh to Iqbal, Iqbal has played that with the full face of the bat. 129/3
28.4 H Singh to Iqbal, Iqbal comes down the track and connects the ball hard. The ball races to the boundary. 129/3
28.3 H Singh to Iqbal, Iqbal has played that with the full face of the bat. Dot ball. 125/3
28.2 H Singh to Misbah, Misbah defends the ball off the backfoot and takes a quick single. 125/3
28.1 H Singh to Misbah, Ball hits Misbah low on the pads. The fielding side is asking the question. No reaction given by the umpire. 124/3
Harbhajan Singh replaces Irfan Pathan into the attack.
28 A Kumble to Iqbal, Played to the point region by Iqbal for no runs. 124/3
27.5 A Kumble to Iqbal, Iqbal has played that off the front foot and into the ground. Dot ball. 124/3
27.4 A Kumble to Iqbal, Left alone by Iqbal. 124/3
50-run partnership between Misbah-ul-Haq and Faisal Iqbal off 39 balls.
27.3 A Kumble to Iqbal, This time Iqbal flicks the ball off his pads for a couple of runs. 124/3
27.2 A Kumble to Misbah, Misbah has flicked the ball off his pads for a single. 122/3
27.1 A Kumble to Misbah, Misbah has attempted to play that one - but missed. Keeper Karthik fails to gather the ball too as it races to the boundary. Umpire Koertzen signals Four Byes. 121/3
27 I Pathan to F Iqbal, The ball has found the edge of the bat. The ball races through the slip region for a boundary. Third boundary in this over. 117/3
26.5 I Pathan to Misbah, Misbah pulls the ball hard but gets only a single for it. 113/3
26.4 I Pathan to Misbah, Misbah gloriously drives the ball through the leg side field. Second boundary in this over for Misbah. 112/3
26.3 I Pathan to Misbah, Bouncer from Pathan. Misbah does well to evade it. 108/3
26.2 I Pathan to Misbah, Misbah pulls a short delivery from Pathan towards the mid wicket region for a boundary. Misbah is looking aggressive in his approach. 108/3
26.1 I Pathan to Misbah, Misbah has played that off the front foot for no runs. 104/3
Irfan Pathan replaces Ishant Sharma into the attack.
26 A Kumble to Misbah, Misbah clips the ball off his pads on the leg side. Three runs more for Misbah. End of an expensive over by Kumble. 104/3
25.5 A Kumble to Misbah, The ball is way wide on the leg side but Misbah still goes after it. No contact made. 101/3
25.4 A Kumble to Misbah, Kumble bowls it quick through the air. The ball has found the edge of the bat. Another boundary in this over for Misbah. 101/3
25.3 A Kumble to Misbah, Misbah has played that off the front foot for no runs. 97/3
25.2 A Kumble to Misbah, Misbah plays a sharp late cut off the backfoot. The ball runs towards the third man region for a boundary. Misbah made nice use of the pace of Kumble. 97/3
25.1 A Kumble to Misbah, Misbah defends the ball comfortably off the back foot. 93/3
25 I Sharma to Iqbal, Iqbal again lets the ball go outside his off stump. 93/3
24.5 I Sharma to Iqbal, Iqbal lets the ball go through to the keeper. 93/3
24.4 I Sharma to Iqbal, Iqbal goes on the front foot and plays a exquisite straight drive. The ball races to the boundary. 93/3
24.3 I Sharma to Iqbal, Iqbal has played that off the front foot for no runs. 89/3
24.2 I Sharma to Iqbal, Left alone by Iqbal. 89/3
24.1 I Sharma to Iqbal, Iqbal punches the ball hard off the backfoot. The ball races away to the boundary. Sharma has been bowling short in his second spell until now. 89/3
24 A Kumble to Misbah, Misbah flicks it away with a wristy shot in the air. Yuvraj Singh has put down a sitter at square leg. 85/3
23.5 A Kumble to Iqbal, Delicate glance by Iqbal through the fine leg region. Good running between the wickets by both the batsmen to pick up three runs. 85/3
23.4 A Kumble to Iqbal, Defended off the front foot by Iqbal again. 82/3
23.3 A Kumble to Iqbal, Iqbal watchfully defends the ball off the front foot. 82/3
23.2 A Kumble to Iqbal, Iqbal has played that off the front foot for no runs again. 82/3
23.1 A Kumble to Iqbal, Iqbal has played that off the front foot for no runs. 82/3
23 I Sharma to Misbah, Misbah lets the ball go through to the keeper. 82/3
22.5 I Sharma to Misbah, Misbah has slammed it through point. The ball races to the boundary. Umpire Taufel signals four runs. 82/3
22.4 I Sharma to Misbah, Misbah has played that off the front foot for no runs. 78/3
22.3 I Sharma to Misbah, Left alone by Misbah. 78/3
22.2 I Sharma to Misbah, Misbah is beaten by Sharma outside his off stump. Good comeback by Ishant Sharma. 78/3
22.1 I Sharma to Misbah, Misbah rocks on the backfoot and slams the ball through the point region for a boundary. Ishant Sharma welcomed for his new spell with a boundary. 78/3
Ishant Sharma is brought back into the attack replacing Harbhajan Singh.
22 A Kumble to Iqbal, Iqbal has played that off the front foot for no runs. 74/3
21.5 A Kumble to Iqbal, Left alone by Iqbal. 74/3
21.4 A Kumble to Misbah, The ball has found the edge of the bat. One run conceded towards the third man region. 74/3
21.3 A Kumble to Misbah, Misbah has played that with the full face of the bat. 73/3
21.2 A Kumble to Misbah, Misbah is beaten outside his off stump by Kumble. Kumble is looking dangerous out there. 73/3
Misbah-ul-Haq is the new batsman at the crease.
21.1 A Kumble to Butt, OUT - Butt tries to cut the ball. The ball takes the inside edge of the bat and Karthik does the rest by taking an easy catch behind the stumps. Kumble picks up his third wicket. 73/3
21 H Singh to Iqbal, Defended steadily off the front foot by Iqbal. 73/2
20.5 H Singh to Iqbal, Iqbal plays a cheeky paddle sweep shot. The ball races towards the fine leg region for a boundary. 73/2
20.4 H Singh to Iqbal, Iqbal gleefully drives the ball through the covers. The ball races to the boundary in a flash. 69/2
20.3 H Singh to Butt, Butt lofts the ball over the infield. Three runs more added to the total. 65/2
20.2 H Singh to Butt, Butt lets the ball go through to the keeper. 62/2
20.1 H Singh to Butt, Butt plays the ball showing the full face of the bat to the bowler. 62/2
20 A Kumble to Iqbal, That's hit Iqbal on his pads. Casual appeal from the fielding side. Dot ball. 62/2
19.5 A Kumble to Iqbal, Iqbal goes on the backfoot and defends the ball. 62/2
19.4 A Kumble to Iqbal, Driven through the off side by Iqbal for no runs. 62/2
19.3 A Kumble to Iqbal, Defended off the back foot by Iqbal this time. 62/2
19.2 A Kumble to Iqbal, Defended nicely off the front foot by Iqbal. 62/2
19.1 A Kumble to Iqbal, The ball is way wide on the leg side but Iqbal still goes after it. No contact made. 62/2
19 H Singh to Butt, Defended comfortably off the front foot by Butt. 62/2
18.5 H Singh to Iqbal, Iqbal drives through the covers for an easy couple. 62/2
18.4 H Singh to Iqbal, Left alone by Iqbal. 59/2
18.3 H Singh to Iqbal, Defended well off the front foot by Iqbal. Iqbal has been compact in his defense so far. 59/2
18.2 H Singh to Iqbal, Iqbal plays the ball nicely off the backfoot. 59/2
18.1 H Singh to Iqbal, Iqbal has played that with the full face of the bat. Dot ball. 59/2
18 A Kumble to Butt, Butt has flicked the ball off his pads for no runs on the leg side. 59/2
17.5 A Kumble to Butt, Butt has driven the ball straight back to the bowler. Dot ball. 59/2
17.4 A Kumble to Butt, Butt plays the ball showing the full face of the bat to the bowler. 59/2
17.3 A Kumble to Butt, Butt has played that off the front foot for no runs. 59/2
17.2 A Kumble to Butt, Defended off the front foot by Butt. 59/2
17.1 A Kumble to Iqbal, Iqbal works it down the leg side for a single. 59/2
17 H Singh to Iqbal, Iqbal taps the ball off the backfoot and pinch a single. Good running between the wickets by both the batsmen. 58/2
16.5 H Singh to Iqbal, Iqbal again defends the ball solidly. Harbhajan continues to maintain a tidy line and length. 57/2
16.4 H Singh to Iqbal, Iqbal has played that off the front foot for no runs. 57/2
16.3 H Singh to Iqbal, Iqbal watchfully plays the ball off the front foot. 57/2
16.2 H Singh to Iqbal, Iqbal has played that with the full face of the bat. Dot ball. 57/2
16.1 H Singh to Iqbal, The ball takes the edge of the bat of Iqbal and goes pass the slip fielder. Two runs are conceded. 57/2
16 A Kumble to Butt, Butt lets the ball go outside his off stump. 55/2
15.5 A Kumble to Butt, Butt has played the ball confidently off the front foot. 55/2
15.4 A Kumble to Iqbal, Punched off the backfoot by Iqbal for a couple on the off side. 55/2
15.3 A Kumble to Iqbal, Left alone by Iqbal. 52/2
15.2 A Kumble to Iqbal, Smartly guided down to the fine leg region by Iqbal. The ball races quickly to the boundary. Iqbal gets off the mark with a boundary. 52/2
15.1 A Kumble to Iqbal, Iqbal has played that with the full face of the bat. 48/2
15 H Singh to Butt, The ball strikes Butt very low on the pads. No runs conceded. 48/2
14.5 H Singh to Butt, Butt is beaten for the second time in this over by Harbhajan. 48/2
14.4 H Singh to Butt, Butt chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. 48/2
14.3 H Singh to Butt, Butt is beatn by the spin of Harbhajan Singh. The ball beats the keeper too as it races away to the boundary. Umpire Taufel signals four byes. 48/2
14.2 H Singh to Butt, Butt has played that off the front foot for no runs. 44/2
14.1 H Singh to Butt, Butt has played that with the full face of the bat. Dot ball. 44/2
Faisal Iqbal has been promoted in the batting order. He joins Butt at the batting crease.
14 A Kumble to Khan, OUT - Kumble again bowls a quicker delivery. Khan hits the ball straight back to Kumble who takes an easy catch of his own bowling. Kumble strikes double blow in the same over. 44/2
13.5 A Kumble to Khan, Khan drives through the leg side. Dot ball again. 44/1
13.4 A Kumble to Khan, Driven through the leg side by Khan for no runs. 44/1
Pakistan skipper Younus Khan comes to bat at the crease at the fall of Hameed's wicket.
13.3 Kumble to Y Hameed, OUT - Kumble fires the ball quickly through the air. Hameed plays the wrong line of the ball. The stumps have been shattered by Kumble. Kumble dismisses Hameed yet again in this series. 44/1
13.2 A Kumble to Hameed, Hameed grinds the ball piercing the leg side field. The ball away races to the boundary. This is the third boundary Hameed has hit off Kumble. 44/0
13.1 A Kumble to Hameed, Kumble fires the ball quickly through the air. Hameed negotiates it comfortably. 40/0
13 H Singh to Butt, Defended well off the front foot by Butt. 40/0
12.5 H Singh to Butt, Wide outside off stump
12.4 H Singh to Butt, Defended off the front foot by Butt. 40/0
12.3 H Singh to Hameed, Played to the point region by Hameed for another single in this over. 40/0
12.2 H Singh to Butt, Played through mid-wicket by Butt for a single. 39/0
12.1 H Singh to Butt, Defended off the front foot by Butt. 38/0
Irfan Pathan has been taken out of the attack just one over after it. Harbhajan Singh replaces him.
12 A Kumble to Hameed, Hameed lofts the ball over the mid on region. The ball races to the boundary. Two boundaries in a row for Hameed. 38/0
11.5 A Kumble to Hameed, Hameed cuts a short delivery from Kumble through the point region for a boundary. 34/0
11.4 A Kumble to Hameed, The ball hits Hameed on his pads. The fielding side appeals in unison. Umpire Koertzen decides Hameed is not out. Hammed struggling to pick the line and length of Kumble. 30/0
11.3 A Kumble to Hameed, The ball strikes Hameed very low on the pads. Tje fielder at silly point gathers the ball sharply. The fielding side appeal for catch. Umpire Koertzen isn't interested in the appeal. 30/0
11.2 A Kumble to Hameed, Hameed has played that off the front foot for no runs. 30/0
11.1 A Kumble to Hameed, Hameed drives the ball nicely through the leg side field for a single. 29/0
11 I Pathan to Hameed, Hameed has played that off the front foot for no runs. 28/0
10.5 Pathan to Y Hameed, The ball takes the top edge of the bat of Hameed. The batsmen have run through for a single. 28/0
10.4 I Pathan to Hameed, Played to the point region by Hameed for no runs again. 27/0
10.3 I Pathan to Hameed, Driven through the covers by Hameed for no runs. 27/0
10.2 I Pathan to Hameed, Swiftly driven through the leg side by Hameed. The ball races to the boundary. First runs after Tea comes in form of a boundary. 27/0
10.1 I Pathan to Hameed, The ball is too wide on the off side for Hameed to make any contact. Easy leave for Hameed. 23/0
Welcome back after the Tea break. Pakistan will look to safely survive the remaining 38 overs.
Pakistan have shakily negotiated the ten overs before the Tea break on the final day as they are placed at 23 for no loss. The visitors need 351 runs more to win in the remaining 38 overs left in the day. Pakistan could have been one wicket down if Kumble would not have dropped Hameed at gully. Join us after the Tea break for the final session of the Test series.
10 I Sharma to Butt, Butt is beaten for the second time in a row by Ishant Sharma. Its Tea on day 5. 23/0
9.5 I Sharma to Butt, Butt is beaten by a seaming delivery from Sharma. 23/0
9.4 I Sharma to Butt, Butt lets the ball go through to the keeper. 23/0
8.3 I Sharma to Butt, Butt defends it off the back foot. End of a fruitful over for Pakistan. 23/0
9.2 I Sharma to Butt, Butt shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the backfoot. 23/0
9.1 I Sharma to Butt, Butt lets the ball go outside his off stump. 23/0
9 I Pathan to Hameed, The ball is way wide on the leg side but Hameed still goes after it. No contact made. 23/0
8.5 Pathan to Hameed, The ball has hit Hameed on the helmet. Good comeback by Pathan. 23/0
8.4 I Pathan to Hameed, Hameed elegantly punches the ball off the backfoot. The ball splits the off side field and races to the boundary. It has been an expensive over so far by Pathan. 23/0
8.3 I Pathan to Hameed, The ball takes the inside edge of the bat of Hameed. The ball races to the fine leg region boundary. Pathan not too impressed with the boundary. 19/0
8.2 I Pathan to Hameed, Hameed has played that with the full face of the bat. Dot ball. 15/0
8.1 I Pathan to Hameed, Hameed pulls a short delivery from Pathan towards the mid wicket region for a boundary. 15/0
8 I Sharma to Butt, Butt defends the ball steadily off the back foot. End of a maiden over by Sharma. 11/0
7.5 I Sharma to Butt, Butt fails to put bat on ball as he tries to hit it. 11/0
7.4 I Sharma to Butt, Defended off the front foot by Butt. 11/0
7.3 I Sharma to Butt, Ball hits Butt low on the pads. No appeal from teh fielding side. 11/0
7.2 I Sharma to Butt, Butt is beaten outside his off stump by Sharma. 11/0
7.1 I Sharma to Butt, Played to the point region by Butt for no runs. 11/0
7 I Pathan to Hameed, Hameed comes on the backfoot and drives to the off side but straight into the hands of fielders. 11/0
6.5 I Pathan to Hameed, Hameed goes on the backfoot and looks to cut it away
6.4 I Pathan to Hameed, Hameed has played that off the front foot and into the ground. 11/0
6.3 I Pathan to Hameed, Hameed fails to put bat on ball. 11/0
6.2 I Pathan to Hameed, Hameed chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. 11/0
6.1 I Pathan to Hameed, Hameed has played that with the full face of the bat. 11/0
6 A Kumble to Butt, Defended off the front foot by Butt. 11/0
5.5 A Kumble to Butt, Edged by Butt. The ball races to the boundary. Four runs has been signalled by Umpire Koertzen. 11/0
5.4 A Kumble to Butt, Butt has attempted to play that one - but missed. 7/0
5.3 A Kumble to Butt, Butt chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. 7/0
5.2 A Kumble to Butt, Butt lets the ball go outside his off stump. 7/0
5.1 A Kumble to Hameed, Driven through the off side by Hameed. The batsmen have run through for a single. 7/0
First bowling change of the second innings. Anil Kumble replaces Ishant Sharma in the bowling attack.
5 I Pathan to Butt, Driven through the leg side by Butt. No runs conceded. Another maiden over by Irfan Pathan. 6/0
4.5 I Pathan to Butt, Butt shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the backfoot. 6/0
4.4 I Pathan to Butt, Ball hits Butt low on the pads as he tries to flick it down the leg side. The fielding side appeals for LBW. Umpire decides in Butt's favour. 6/0
4.3 I Pathan to Butt, Butt has attempted to play that one - but missed. 6/0
4.2 I Pathan to Butt, Left alone by Butt. 6/0
4.1 I Pathan to Butt, Butt has played that with the full face of the bat. 6/0
4 I Sharma to Hameed, Hameed works it down the leg side. No runs conceded. Thats the maiden over. 6/0
3.5 I Sharma to Hameed, Hameed has slammed it through point but the ball goes straight into the hands of fielder. 6/0
3.4 I Sharma to Hameed, Hameed flicks it away with a wristy shot. 6/0
3.3 I Sharma to Hameed, Hameed lets the ball go outside his off stump. 6/0
3.2 I Sharma to Hameed, Hameed chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. 6/0
3.1 I Sharma to Hameed, That ball has taken the inside edge of Hameed and thudded into his pads. 6/0
3 I Pathan to Butt, Defended solidly off the back foot by Butt. 6/0
2.5 I Pathan to Butt, Butt plays the ball showing full face of the bat to the bowler. 6/0
2.4 I Pathan to Butt, Left alone by Butt. 6/0
2.3 I Pathan to Butt, Defended calmly off the front foot by Butt. 6/0
2.2 I Pathan to Butt, Butt has played it to the point region for no runs. 6/0
2.1 I Pathan to Butt, Butt chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. 6/0
2 I Sharma to Hameed, Left alone by Hameed. 6/0
1.5 I Sharma to Hameed, Hameed cleverly works it down the leg side for a couple. 6/0
1.4 I Sharma to Hameed, Ball hits Hameed low on the pads as he tries to whip it away on the leg side. The fielding side appeals for LBW. Umpire decides in Hameed's favour. 4/0
1.3 I Sharma to Hameed, Sharma pitches the ball on Hameed's pads. Hameed whacks it away using his wrist for a boundary towards the square leg region. 4/0
1.2 I Sharma to Hameed, Defended off the back foot by Hameed. 0/0
1.1 I Sharma to Hameed, Hameed has driven it towards the mid off region for no runs. 0/0
Ishant Sharma to partner Pathan from the other end. Young Sharma picked up his first 5-wicket haul in the 1st innings.
1 I Pathan to Butt, The ball takes the inside edge of the bat onto the pads of Butt. Pathan starts with a maiden. 0/0
0.5 I Pathan to Butt, Butt chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. 0/0
Salman Butt and Yasir Hameed are the openers for Pakistan. Irfan Pathan to bowl the first over. Pakistan need to chase 374 runs in the remaining 48 overs.
0.4 I Pathan to Butt, Butt has played that with the full face of the bat. Dot ball again. 0/0
0.3 I Pathan to Butt, Butt has played that off the front foot for no runs. 0/0
0.2 I Pathan to Butt, Left alone by Butt. 0/0
0.1 I Pathan to Butt, Butt is beaten outside his off stump by Pathan. Some swing available for Pathan. 0/0
Third Innings | Second Innings | First Innings
Batting : India
Bowling : Pakistan
India have declared their innings at 284-6 setting Pakistan a target of 374 runs to chase. Dinesh Karthik was the last man to get out after he scored his 7th test fifty. He and Pathan shared a quick 50-run stand between them. Laxman was unfortunate to be taken off the field when he was hit by a Shoaib Akhtar short delivery after Lunch. Join us after a short break for the Pakistan second innings.
76.3 Y Arafat to Karthik, OUT - Karthik pokes at the ball outside his off stump. Kamran Akmal takes his second catch of the innings. Karthik departs immediately after scoring his fifty. India declare at 284-6. 284/6
7th Test fifty for Dinesh Karthik off 66 balls.
76.2 Y Arafat to Karthik, Karthik plays a beautiful straight drive down the ground. The ball has crossed the ropes for a boundary. 284/5
76.1 Y Arafat to Karthik, Karthik has played that with the full face of the bat. Dot ball. 280/5
Umpire signals for drinks break. No sign of declaration from Kumble.
76 D Kaneria to Pathan, Pathan takes a stride forward and defends the ball. 280/5
75.5 D Kaneria to Karthik, Driven through the leg side by Karthik for a single. 280/5
75.4 D Kaneria to Karthik, Defended steadily off the back foot by Karthik. 279/5
75.3 D Kaneria to Karthik, Karthik has played that with the full face of the bat for no runs. 279/5
75.2 D Kaneria to Karthik, Defended off the front foot by Karthik. 279/5
75.1 D Kaneria to Pathan, Pathan clips the ball towards the deep square leg region for a single only. 279/5
75 Y Arafat to Karthik, Karthik pushes the ball towards the point region. Dot ball to end the over. 278/5
74.5 Y Arafat to Karthik, Karthik plays the ball on the leg side. Dot ball. 278/5
74.4 Y Arafat to Pathan, Pushed to the cover region by Pathan for a single. 278/5
74.3 Y Arafat to Pathan, Driven through the off side by Pathan for no runs. 277/5
74.2 Y Arafat to Pathan, Arafat bowls it wide outside the off stump. Pathan goes for it but fails to connect. 277/5
74.1 Y Arafat to Pathan, Left alone by Pathan. 277/5
74 D Kaneria to Karthik, Karthik plays the ball off the front foot with soft hands. No runs conceded. 277/5
73.5 D Kaneria to Karthik, Karthik works it down the leg side but finds to pick up a single. 277/5
73.4 D Kaneria to Karthik, Driven through the off side by Karthik for no runs. 277/5
73.3 D Kaneria to Pathan, Pathan has driven it through the off side for a comfortable single. 277/5
73.2 D Kaneria to Pathan, Pathan lets the ball go outside his off stump. 276/5
73.1 D Kaneria to Karthik, The ball takes the top edge of the bat of Karthik. The ball is in the air but it falls safe. One run is conceded. 276/5
50-run partnership between Dinesh Karthik and Irfan Pathan.
73 Y Arafat to Karthik, Driven through the off side by Karthik for a single. 275/5
72.5 Y Arafat to Karthik, Calmly defended off the front foot by Karthik. 274/5
72.4 Y Arafat to Karthik, Driven through the leg side by Karthik. Dot ball. 274/5
72.3 Y Arafat to Karthik, Karthik chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. 274/5
72.2 Y Arafat to Karthik, Karthik defends the ball off the back foot. 274/5
72.1 Y Arafat to Karthik, Karthik has driven it through the off side for no runs. 274/5
72 D Kaneria to Pathan, Pathan lets the ball go through to the keeper. 274/5
71.5 D Kaneria to Pathan, Pathan has driven it through the off side. Dot ball. 274/5
71.4 D Kaneria to Karthik, Driven through the off side by Karthik for an easy single. 274/5
71.3 D Kaneria to Karthik, Karthik has driven it straight down the ground for no runs. 273/5
71.2 D Kaneria to Pathan, Pathan guides the ball through the point region for a single. 273/5
71.1 D Kaneria to Pathan, Defended off the front foot by Pathan. 272/5
71 Y Arafat to Karthik, Karthik has played that with the full face of the bat. Dot ball to end the over. 272/5
70.5 Y Arafat to Pathan, Pathan has played it to the point region for a single. 272/5
70.4 Y Arafat to Pathan, Handsomely driven through the leg side field by Pathan. The ball has crossed the ropes for a boundary. 271/5
70.3 Y Arafat to Pathan, Defended off the front foot again by Pathan. 267/5
70.2 Y Arafat to Pathan, Defended well off the front foot by Pathan. 267/5
70.1 Y Arafat to Pathan, Pathan is beaten outside his off stump by Arafat. 267/5
70 D Kaneria to Karthik, Karthik plays a thumping square cut off the backfoot. The ball races to the boundary in a flash. 267/5
69.5 D Kaneria to Karthik, Karthik has played that off the front foot for no runs. 263/5
69.4 D Kaneria to Karthik, Defended calmly off the front foot by Karthik. 263/5
69.3 D Kaneria to Karthik, Driven through the leg side by Karthik for no runs. 263/5
69.2 D Kaneria to Karthik, The ball is way wide on the leg side but Karthik still goes after it. Akmal fails to stop the ball as it races to the boundary. Four Byes signalled by Umpire Taufel. 263/5
69.1 D Kaneria to Karthik, Karthik cuts a short delivery from Kaneria. The ball runs through the point region for a boundary. 259/5
69 Y Arafat to Pathan, Pathan again chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. 255/5
68.5 Y Arafat to Pathan, Pathan lets the ball go outside his off stump. 255/5
68.4 Y Arafat to Pathan, Defended steadily off the front foot by Pathan. 255/5
68.3 Y Arafat to Pathan, Driven through the leg side by Pathan. Dot ball again. 255/5
68.2 Y Arafat to Pathan, Driven through the off side by Pathan for no runs. 255/5
Yasir Arafat is brought into the attack for the first time in the day.
68.1 Y Arafat to Pathan, Pathan is beaten outside his off stump as he tries to drive it. 255/5
68 D Kaneria to Karthik, Karthik play a fine sweep shot pass the short fine leg fielder. The ball races through the fast outfield for a boundary. 255/5
67.5 D Kaneria to Pathan, Pathan lofts the ball in the air towards the mid off region. Yousuf has dropped a sitter at mid off. One run conceded. Kaneria is disappointed with Yousuf. 251/5
67.4 D Kaneria to Pathan, Pathan has played that off the front foot for no runs. 250/5
67.3 D Kaneria to Pathan, Pathan plays the ball tentatively off the front foot. 250/5
67.2 D Kaneria to Pathan, Pathan tries to whip the ball on the leg side. The ball brushes off the pads of Pathan and races to the boundary. Umpire Taufel gives four leg byes. 250/5
67.1 D Kaneria to Pathan, Defended well off the front foot by Pathan. 246/5
67 S Akhtar to Karthik, Karthik defends the ball solidly off the back foot. 246/5
66.5 S Akhtar to Pathan, The ball hits Pathan very low on the pads. The ball goes down towards the fine leg region. One run added to the total. Umpire Koertzen signals a leg bye. 246/5
66.4 S Akhtar to Pathan, Played to the point region by Pathan for no runs. 245/5
66.3 S Akhtar to Karthik, Karthik has driven it through the off side for a single. 245/5
66.2 S Akhtar to Karthik, Karthik has slammed the ball through the point region for a couple of runs. 244/5
66.1 S Akhtar to Karthik, Akhtar bowls a slower delivery. Karthik reads it early and leaves it alone. 242/5
66 D Kaneria to Pathan, Pathan has played that with the full face of the bat. Another dot ball to end the over. 242/5
65.5 D Kaneria to Pathan, Pathan has played that off the front foot for no runs. 242/5
65.4 D Kaneria to Karthik, Karthik taps the ball with soft hands and scampers a single. 242/5
65.3 D Kaneria to Pathan, Pathan has pushed it to the cover region for a safe single. 241/5
65.2 D Kaneria to Pathan, Pathan plays the ball showing the full face of the bat to the bowler. 240/5
65.1 D Kaneria to Pathan, Pathan swiftly drives the ball bisecting the off side field. The ball beats the fielder and races to the boundary. 240/5
65 S Akhtar to Karthik, Karthik lets the ball go outside his off stump. 236/5
64.5 S Akhtar to Karthik, The ball takes the inside edge of the bat of Karthik and runs away towards the fine leg region. The ball has crossed the ropes for a boundary. Streaky boundary for Karthik. 236/5
64.4 S Akhtar to Pathan, Played to the point region by Pathan for a single. 232/5
64.3 S Akhtar to Pathan, Pathan is beaten by a seaming dlivery from Akhtar. 231/5
64.2 S Akhtar to Pathan, Pathan ducked in time to let that bouncer from Akhtar go over him. 231/5
64.1 S Akhtar to Pathan, Pathan crisply drives the ball through the cover region. The ball races away to the boundary. First boundary in the second innings for Pathan. 231/5
64 D Kaneria to Karthik, Driven through the off side by Karthik. Dot ball to end the over. 227/5
63.5 D Kaneria to Pathan, Pathan nicely defends the ball off the front foot. 227/5
63.4 D Kaneria to Pathan, Pathan has played that off the front foot for no runs. 226/5
63.3 D Kaneria to Karthik, Karthik drives through the leg side for an easy single. 226/5
63.2 D Kaneria to Karthik, Driven through the leg side by Karthik for no runs 225/5
63.1 D Kaneria to Karthik, Ball hits Karthik low on the pads. No runs conceded. 225/5
63 S Akhtar to Pathan, The ball strikes Pathan very low on the pads. No appeal from the fielding side. 225/5
62.5 S Akhtar to Pathan, Akhtar again bowls a quick bouncer. Pathan lets the ball comfortably over his head. 225/5
62.4 S Akhtar to Pathan, Left alone by Pathan. 225/5
Irfan Pathan joins Dinesh Karthik at the crease.
Laxman is walking off the field to take treatment on his bruised left elbow.
Play has been halted temporarily due to Laxman's injury.
62.3 S Akhtar to Laxman, Akhtar bowls a quick short delivery. The ball has struck Laxman hard on his elbow. Laxman is immediately down with pain. 225/5
62.2 S Akhtar to Laxman, Driven through the leg side by Laxman for no runs. 225/5
62.1 S Akhtar to Laxman, Akhtar drifts the ball on Laxman's pads. Ball hits Laxman low on the pads and races towards the fine leg region for a boundary. Umpire Koertzen signals four Leg byes. 225/5
Welcome back after the Lunch break. Shoaib Akhtar to start the bowling proceedings.
India have pushed their lead to 310 runs at Lunch on the final day. Ganguly and Dravid begin well as they brought up their 150-run partnership in the first hour. Kaneria and Sami then provided the hiccups for the hosts as Dravid, Ganguly and Yuvraj Singh were sent back to the pavilion in space of 4 overs. Dinesh Karthik has looked aggressive in his approach so far by scoring 23 runs in just 26 balls. Laxman is with him in the middle. Join us after the Lunch break to see at what stage India declare their second innings.
62 D Kaneria to Karthik, Karthik sweeps the ball but fails to find a single. Its Lunch on day 5. 221/5
61.5 D Kaneria to Karthik, Driven through the leg side by Karthik for a couple. 221/5
61.4 D Kaneria to Laxman, The ball gets big on Laxman. The ball runs towards the point region. One run is conceded. 219/5
61.3 D Kaneria to Karthik, Driven through the leg side by Karthik. The batsmen have run through for a single. 218/5
61.2 D Kaneria to Laxman, Driven through the leg side by Laxman for an easy single. 217/5
61.1 D Kaneria to Laxman, Left alone by Laxman. 216/5
61 M Sami to Karthik, Ball hits Karthik low on the pads. No appeal from the fielding side. 216/5
60.5 M Sami to Karthik, Karthik is beaten outside his off stump by Sami. 216/5
60.4 M Sami to Karthik, Karthik does well to leave that bouncer from Sami. 216/5
60.3 M Sami to Karthik, Karthik has played that off the front foot for no runs. 216/5
60.2 M Sami to Laxman, Ball hits Laxman low on the pads. One run conceded. Leg bye has been given by Umpire Koertzen. 216/5
60.1 M Sami to Karthik, Karthik guides the ball towards the third man region. One run added to the total. 215/5
60 D Kaneria to Karthik, Karthik drives through the leg side for a single. 214/5
59.5 D Kaneria to Karthik, Defended off the back foot by Karthik. 213/5
59.4 D Kaneria to Karthik, Karthik sweeps the ball brilliantly against the spin. The ball races towards the square leg region for a boundary. 213/5
59.3 D Kaneria to Karthik, Karthik lets the ball hit him on the pads. Dot ball. 209/5
59.2 D Kaneria to Laxman, Laxman plays an excellent straight drive pass the bowler. Only a single is conceded. 209/5
59.1 D Kaneria to Laxman, Laxman flicks the ball against the spin. No runs conceded. 208/5
59 M Sami to Karthik, Karthik flicks it away with a wristy shot but fails to find a single. 208/5
58.5 M Sami to Karthik, Sami bowls a pacy yorker. Karthik dugs it out at the last second. 208/5
58.4 M Sami to Karthik, Bouncer from Sami. Karthik does well to evade it. 208/5
58.3 M Sami to Karthik, Driven through the off side by Karthik for no runs. 208/5
58.2 M Sami to Karthik, Karthik chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. 208/5
58.1 M Sami to Laxman, Ball hits Laxman low on the pads. One run conceded. A leg bye has been signalled by Umpire Koertzen 208/5
58 D Kaneria to Karthik, Karthik smashes the ball over the mid on region for a boundary. End of an expensive over by Kaneria. 207/5
57.5 D Kaneria to Karthik, Karthik has played that off the front foot and into the ground. 203/5
57.4 D Kaneria to Karthik, Defended off the front foot by Karthik. 203/5
57.3 D Kaneria to Karthik, Karthik times the ball nicely through the leg side field. The ball beats the fielder and races to the boundary. This will surely help Karthik build some confidence. 203/5
57.2 D Kaneria to Karthik, Karthik picks the full toss from Kaneria and send its sailing into the crowd for a six. Great shot by Karthik. 199/5
57.1 D Kaneria to Karthik, Karthik has played that with the full face of the bat. Dot ball. 193/5
57 M Sami to Laxman, Laxman has attempted to put bat on ball - but fails. 193/5
56.5 M Sami to Laxman, Driven through the off side by Laxman for no runs. 193/5
56.4 M Sami to Laxman, Laxman rocks on the bakfoot and punches the ball through the off side field this time. Back to back boundaries for Laxman. Laxman did not even bother to run for that one. 193/5
56.3 M Sami to Laxman, Laxman grinds the ball piercing the leg side field. The ball races away to the boundary. Sami cannot afford to pitch the ball on the pads of Laxman. 189/5
56.2 M Sami to Laxman, Laxman lets the ball go outside his off stump. 185/5
56.1 M Sami to Laxman, Left alone by Laxman. 185/5
56 D Kaneria to Karthik, Karthik lets the ball go outside his off stump. 185/5
55.5 D Kaneria to Karthik, Karthik has played that with the full face of the bat. 185/5
55.4 D Kaneria to Karthik, Ball hits Karthik low on the pads. No runs conceded. 185/5
55.3 D Kaneria to Laxman, Laxman plays the ball off the backfoot and takes a single. 185/5
55.2 D Kaneria to Laxman, Laxman is beaten by the spin of Kaneria. 184/5
55.1 D Kaneria to Laxman, Driven through the leg side by Laxman for no runs. 184/5
Dinesh Karthik is the new batsman at the crease.
55 M Sami to Singh, OUT - Yuvraj Singh tries to drive the ball outside his off stump. The ball takes the thin edge of the bat of Singh. Akmal takes a straight-forward catch. Sami picks up his second wicket. 184/5
54.5 M Sami to Singh, Singh has stood up on his toes to play that short delivery from Sami. 184/4
54.4 M Sami to Singh, Singh defends the ball comfortably off the back foot. 184/4
54.3 M Sami to Laxman, Laxman plays a leg glance towards the fine leg region for a single. 184/4
54.2 M Sami to Laxman, Laxman is beaten outside his off stump by Sami. 183/4
54.1 M Sami to Laxman, Sami bowls a bouncer. Laxman would have needed a ladder to play at that. Umpire Koertzen signals a wide. 183/4
54.1 M Sami to Laxman, Laxman lets the ball go through to the keeper. 182/4
54 D Kaneria to Singh, Singh tucks the ball on the leg side but is unable to find a single. 182/4
53.5 D Kaneria to Laxman, Laxman has flicked the ball off his pads for a single on the leg side. 182/4
53.4 D Kaneria to Laxman, Laxman shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the backfoot. 181/4
53.3 D Kaneria to Laxman, Laxman is beaten outside his off stump by Kaneria. 181/4
53.2 D Kaneria to Singh, Singh drives through the leg side for a single. 181/4
53.1 D Kaneria to Singh, Singh has played that off the front footfor no runs. 180/4
1000 runs for Yuvraj Singh in Test cricket.
53 M Sami to Singh, Singh plays a leg glance to fine leg for an easy single. Yuvraj Singh gets off the mark. 180/4
52.5 M Sami to Singh, Singh has played that off the front foot and into the ground. 179/4
52.4 M Sami to Singh, Singh has played that with the full face of the bat. Dot ball. 179/4
52.3 M Sami to Singh, Inside edge onto the pads of Singh. Appeal from Sami again but no interest shown. 179/4
52.2 M Sami to Singh, Singh has attempted to put bat on ball - but fails. 179/4
52.1 M Sami to Singh, Singh lets the ball go outside his off stump. No Ball has been signalled by Umpire Koertzen. 179/4
Birthday boy Yuvraj Singh joins Laxman at the crease.
52.1 M Sami to Ganguly, OUT - Ganguly cuts the ball in the air towards the gully region. Faisal Iqbal takes a comfortable catch at gully. Two wickets in two overs for Pakistan. 178/4
52 D Kaneria to Laxman, Laxman has played that off the front foot for no runs. End of a wicket-taking over by Kaneria. 178/3
51.5 D Kaneria to Laxman, Defended off the front foot by Laxman. 178/3
VVS Laxman is the new man in the middle.
51.4 D Kaneria to Dravid, OUT - Dravid is trapped in front of the wicket trying to play across the line. The fielding side appeals for LBW. Umpire Taufel raises the dreaded finger. Kaneria picks up his first wicket of the second innings. 178/3
51.3 D Kaneria to Dravid, Defended well off the front foot by Dravid. 178/2
51.2 D Kaneria to Dravid, Dravid has flicked the ball off his pads. Dot ball again. 178/2
51.1 D Kaneria to Dravid, Dravid has played that off the front foot for no runs. 178/2
51 M Sami to Ganguly, Ganguly goes on the backfoot and defends the ball calmly. 178/2
50.5 M Sami to Dravid, The ball strikes Dravid very low on the pads. One run added to the total. Umpire Koertzen signals Leg Bye. 178/2
50.4 M Sami to Dravid, Dravid has played that with the full face of the bat. 177/2
50.3 M Sami to Dravid, Played to the point region by Dravid for no runs. 177/2
50.2 M Sami to Ganguly, Ganguly works it down the leg side for a comfortable single. 177/2
50.1 M Sami to Ganguly, Ganguly lets the ball go outside his off stump. 176/2
50 D Kaneria to Dravid, Dravid is beaten by the sharp turn of Kaneria. 176/2
49.5 D Kaneria to Dravid, Dravid plays the ball showing the full face of the bat to the bowler. 176/2
150-run partnership between Dravid and Ganguly off 223 balls.
49.4 D Kaneria to Dravid, Dravid has played that off the front foot for no runs. 176/2
49.3 D Kaneria to Ganguly, Ganguly has flicked the ball off his pads for a single on the leg side. 176/2
49.2 D Kaneria to Ganguly, Ganguly has played that with the full face of the bat. Dot ball. 175/2
49.1 D Kaneria to Dravid, Dravid rocks onto the backfoot and punches the ball for a single on th off side. 175/2
Umpire calls for drinks break. Ganguly and Dravid continue to dominate Pakistan attack.
49 M Sami to Ganguly, Ganguly drives the ball straight down the ground. No runs conceded. 174/2
48.5 M Sami to Ganguly, Sami bowls a shoort delivery. Ganguly is equal to the challenge as he pulls the hard for a boundary. 174/2
48.4 M Sami to Ganguly, Ganguly chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. 170/2
48.3 M Sami to Dravid, Dravid has played the square drive but only gets a single. 170/2
48.2 M Sami to Dravid, Driven through the off side by Dravid for no runs. 169/2
48.1 M Sami to Dravid, Dravid shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the backfoot. 169/2
Mohammad Sami is brought back into the attack.
48 D Kaneria to Ganguly, Ganguly tries to cut the ball but gets beaten. The wicket-keeper fails to stop the ball too. The ball races to the boundary. Four byes signalled by unmpire. 169/2
47.5 D Kaneria to Ganguly, Ganguly again lets the ball go outside his off stump. 165/2
47.4 D Kaneria to Ganguly, Left alone by Ganguly. 165/2
47.3 D Kaneria to Ganguly, That's hit Ganguly on his pads. No runs conceded. 165/2
47.2 D Kaneria to Ganguly, Punched off the backfoot by Ganguly for no runs. 165/2
47.1 D Kaneria to Ganguly, Ganguly tries to drive the ball. The fielding side is asking the question for catch behind. Umpire Taufel decides Ganguly is not out. 165/2
47 S Akhtar to Dravid, Dravid works it down the leg side for no runs. 165/2
46.5 S Akhtar to Dravid, Dravid has played that with the full face of the bat. 165/2
46.4 S Akhtar to Dravid, Dravid has played that off the front foot for no runs. 165/2
46.3 S Akhtar to Dravid, Dravid lets that bouncer from Akhtar go past his head. 165/2
46.2 S Akhtar to Ganguly, Ganguly smartly clips the ball down the leg side. Good running by both the batsmen between the wickets to pick up three runs. 165/2
46.1 S Akhtar to Ganguly, Ganguly shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the backfoot. 162/2
46 D Kaneria to Dravid, Defended off the front foot by Dravid. 162/2
45.5 D Kaneria to Ganguly, Punched off the backfoot by Ganguly for a single. 162/2
45.4 D Kaneria to Ganguly, Ganguly chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. 161/2
45.3 D Kaneria to Ganguly, Ganguly has lofted that over mid wicket for a couple. 161/2
45.2 D Kaneria to Ganguly, Ganguly pads the ball as he offers no stroke to an incoming delivery. 159/2
45.1 D Kaneria to Ganguly, Ganguly has beautifully driven the ball straight down the ground. The ball races away to the boundary. Great shot by Ganguly who is looking set for another ton in this Test match. 159/2
45 S Akhtar to Dravid, Dravid tries to drive the ball but fails to connect. 155/2
44.5 Akhtar to Ganguly, Ganguly has fallen down after being hit on the body by Akhtar. One run conceded. Leg byes signalled by Umpire Koertzen. 155/2
44.4 S Akhtar to Ganguly, Ganguly is beaten for the second time in this over by Akhtar. 154/2
44.3 S Akhtar to Ganguly, Ball brushes the pads of Ganguly and run towards the fine leg region for a boundary. Four leg byes has been signalled by Umpire Koertzen. 154/2
44.2 S Akhtar to Ganguly, Ganguly defends the ball steadily off the back foot. 150/2
44.1 S Akhtar to Ganguly, Ganguly is beaten outside his off stump by Akhtar. 150/2
44 D Kaneria to Ganguly, Played to the point region by Ganguly for a single this time. 150/2
43.5 D Kaneria to Ganguly, Ganguly has played the ball off the front foot again. Dot ball again. 149/2
43.4 D Kaneria to Ganguly, Ganguly has played that off the front foot for no runs. 149/2
43.3 D Kaneria to S Ganguly, The ball takes the thick inside edge of the bat as ganguly tries to drive it. No runs conceded. 149/2
43.2 D Kaneria to Ganguly, Defended off the front foot by Ganguly. 149/2
43.1 D Kaneria to Ganguly, Ganguly dabs the ball off th backfoot but fails to take a single. 149/2
43 S Akhtar to Dravid, Ball hits Dravid low on the pads. No appeal from Akhtar this time. 149/2
42.5 S Akhtar to Ganguly, Akhtar again dugs the ball short. Gamguly tries to duck but the ball keeps low and hits Ganguly low on the pads. Huge appeal by Akhtar. Umpire decides in Ganguly's favour. One leg bye conceded. Ganguly survives a close call. 149/2
42.4 S Akhtar to Ganguly, Bouncer from Akhtar. Ganguly does well to evade it. 148/2
42.3 S Akhtar to Ganguly, Wide outside the leg stump
42.2 S Akhtar to Ganguly, Ganguly lets the ball go through to the keeper. 148/2
42.1 S Akhtar to Ganguly, Ganguly has played that off the front foot for no runs. 148/2
42 D Kaneria to Dravid, Defended well off the front foot by Dravid. 148/2
41.5 D Kaneria to Ganguly, Driven through the leg side by Ganguly for a single. 148/2
41.4 D Kaneria to Ganguly, Ganguly lets the ball go outside his off stump. 147/2
41.3 D Kaneria to Ganguly, The ball hits the pads of Ganguly. 147/2
41.2 D Kaneria to Ganguly, Ganguly tries flicking a ball that is wide on the leg stumps. 147/2
41.1 D Kaneria to Ganguly, Defended off the front foot by Ganguly. 147/2
Danish Kaneria is introduced into the bowling attack for the first time in the day.
41 S Akhtar to Dravid, Defended solidly off the front foot by Dravid. 147/2
40.5 S Akhtar to Ganguly, Ganguly tucks the ball down the leg side for a single. 147/2
40.4 S Akhtar to Ganguly, Ball hits Ganguly low on the pads. No appeal from the fielding side. 146/2
40.3 S Akhtar to Dravid, Dravid works it down the leg side for a single on the leg side. 146/2
40.2 S Akhtar to Dravid, Dravid chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. 145/2
40.1 S Akhtar to Ganguly, Ganguly places the ball towards the point region for a single. Ganguly has kept the score board ticking so far. 145/2
40 M Sami to Ganguly, Played to the point region by Ganguly for an easy single. 144/2
39.5 M Sami to Ganguly, Ganguly lets the ball go outside his off stump. 143/2
39.4 M Sami to Ganguly, Ganguly nicely drives the ball through the covers for an easy couple. 143/2
142/2
39.3 M Sami to Ganguly, Ganguly has driven it straight back to Sami. 141/2
39.2 M Sami to Ganguly, Ganguly has played that off the front foot for no runs. 141/2
39.1 M Sami to Ganguly, Defended well off the front foot by Ganguly. 141/2
39 S Akhtar to Dravid, Left alone by Dravid. 141/2
38.5 S Akhtar to Dravid, Dravid defends the ball off the backfoot. Shoaib Akhtar picks up the ball and throws it back at Dravid. The ball goes pass the keeper for a boundary. Four bonus runs in over-throw. 141/2
38.4 S Akhtar to Dravid, Dravid plays the ball showing the full face of the bat to the bowler. 137/2
38.3 S Akhtar to Dravid, The ball strikes Dravid very low on the pads. The fielding side appeal for LBW. Umpire Koertzen isn't interested in the appeal. 137/2
38.2 S Akhtar to Dravid, Dravid shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball solidly off the backfoot. 137/2
38.1 S Akhtar to Dravid, Dravid lets the ball go outside his off stump. 137/2
38 M Sami to Ganguly, Ganguly again lets the ball go outside his off stump. 137/2
37.5 M Sami to Ganguly, Left alone by Ganguly. 137/2
37.4 M Sami to Ganguly, Ganguly plays a delicate leg glance towards the fine leg. The ball races through the fast outfield for a boundary. First boundary of the day comes of the bat of Ganguly. 137/2
37.3 M Sami to Dravid, Dravid tries flicking a ball that is wide on the leg stumps. One run conceded. Byes signalled by Umpire Taufel. 133/2
37.2 M Sami to Ganguly, Ganguly guides the ball through the point region for the first runs of the day. 132/2
37.1 M Sami to Ganguly, Ganguly has played that off the front foot for no runs. 131/2
Mohammad Sami to start the bowling proceedings on the final day.
Good morning and welcome to the coverage of the final day of the 3rd Test match between India and Pakistan at Bangalore. India are in driver's seat thanks to a unbeaten 105-run stand between Dravid and Ganguly for the 3rd wicket. The experienced duo took the momentum away from Pakistan after losing two early wickets. Ganguly surpassed 500 runs in the series yesterday and is still there at the crease on 63. The hosts will look to set a 300 plus target for Pakistan in the first session. The visitors will look to take some early wickets and restrict India to as low total as possible. Join us for the commentary as day 5 is about to begin.
Misbah-ul-Haq and Kamran Akmal's 144 runs stand ensured that Pakistan successfully avoided the follow-on. Pakistan ended their 1st innings at 537-10. In reply India scored 131-2 at Stumps. Sourav Ganguly, the leading run scorer of the series played another brilliant knock notching up his 30th Test fifty. India leads by 220 runs with 8 wickets in hand.
37 S Akhtar to Dravid, Dravid chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. Its stumps on Day 4. 131/2
36.5 S Akhtar to Dravid, Delicate glance by Dravid through the fine leg region. The ball races to the boundary. Umpire Koertzen signals four runs. 131/2
36.4 S Akhtar to Ganguly, Ganguly has flicked the ball off his pads. One run conceded. 127/2
36.3 S Akhtar to Ganguly, Guided down to fine leg by Ganguly. The ball races to the boundary. Umpire Koertzen signals a boundary. 126/2
36.2 S Akhtar to Ganguly, Ganguly fails to put bat on ball. 122/2
36.1 S Akhtar to Ganguly, Ganguly lets that bouncer go past his head. 122/2
36 D Kaneria to Dravid, Dravid has played that off the front foot and into the ground. 122/2
35.5 D Kaneria to Dravid, Defended off the front foot by Dravid. 122/2
35.4 D Kaneria to Dravid, Dravid has played that with the full face of the bat. 122/2
35.3 D Kaneria to Dravid, Driven through the off side by Dravid. The ball has crossed the ropes. Four runs has been signalled by Umpire Taufel. 122/2
35.2 D Kaneria to Dravid, Defended off the front foot by Dravid. 118/2
35.1 D Kaneria to Ganguly, Ganguly has played it to the point region. One run conceded. 118/2
35 S Akhtar to Dravid, Dravid plays the Square-Cut. 117/2
34.5 S Akhtar to Dravid, Dravid has stood up on his toes to play that one. 117/2
34.4 S Akhtar to Dravid, Dravid shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the backfoot. 117/2
34.3 S Akhtar to Dravid, Left alone by Dravid. 117/2
34.2 S Akhtar to Dravid, The ball is way wide on the leg side but Dravid still goes after it 117/2
34.1 S Akhtar to Dravid, Driven through the off side by Dravid. 117/2
Shaoib Akhtar replace Sami in the attack for Pakistan.
Sourav Ganguly completes 500 runs in this series.
34 D Kaneria to Ganguly, That's hit Ganguly on his pads. 117/2
33.5 D Kaneria to Ganguly, Ganguly has played that with the full face of the bat. 117/2
33.4 D Kaneria to Ganguly, Ganguly drives through the leg side. The batsmen have picked up a couple of runs. 117/2
33.3 D Kaneria to Ganguly, Punched off the backfoot by Ganguly. 115/2
33.2 D Kaneria to Ganguly, Defended off the front foot by Ganguly. 115/2
33.1 D Kaneria to Ganguly, Ganguly has played that with the full face of the bat. 115/2
33 M Sami to Dravid, Dravid has stood up on his toes to play that one. 115/2
32.5 M Sami to Dravid, Ball hits Dravid low on the pads. Four leg byes has been signalled by Umpire Koertzen. 115/2
32.4 M Sami to Dravid, Dravid has driven it straight down the ground. 111/2
32.3 M Sami to Dravid, Defended off the back foot by Dravid. 111/2
32.2 M Sami to Ganguly, Ganguly plays the pull-shot. The batsmen have run through for a single. 111/2
32.1 M Sami to Ganguly, Ganguly has driven it through the off side. 110/2
32 D Kaneria to Ganguly, Ganguly works it down the leg side. The batsmen have run through for a single. 110/2
31.5 D Kaneria to Ganguly, Ganguly shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the backfoot. 109/2
31.4 D Kaneria to Ganguly, The ball strikes Ganguly very low on the pads 109/2
31.3 D Kaneria to Ganguly, Defended off the front foot by Ganguly. 109/2
31.2 D Kaneria to Ganguly, Driven through the off side by Ganguly. 109/2
31.1 D Kaneria to Ganguly, Played to the point region by Ganguly. Two runs added to the total. 109/2
31 M Sami to Dravid, Dravid has stood up on his toes to play that one. 107/2
Ganguly brings up his 30th Test fifty.
30.5 M Sami to Ganguly, Guided down to fine leg by Ganguly. One run conceded. 107/2
30.4 M Sami to Ganguly, Ganguly has slammed it through point. Two runs added to the total and with it he finished his fifty. 106/2
30.3 M Sami to Ganguly, Ganguly lets the ball go outside his off stump. 104/2
30.2 M Sami to Ganguly, Ball hits Ganguly low on the pads. 104/2
30.1 M Sami to Ganguly, Ganguly ducks under the bouncer. 104/2
30.0 M Sami to Ganguly, Defended off the back foot by Ganguly. No Ball signalled by Umpire Koertzen. 104/2
30 D Kaneria to Dravid, Dravid plays a leg glance to fine leg. 103/2
29.5 D Kaneria to Dravid, Dravid guides it to third man. The ball has crossed the ropes. Umpire Taufel signals four runs. 103/2
29.4 D Kaneria to Dravid, Dravid shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the backfoot. 99/2
29.3 D Kaneria to Dravid, Dravid has played that off the front foot and into the ground. 99/2
29.2 D Kaneria to Dravid, Dravid has attempted to play that one - but missed. 99/2
29.1 D Kaneria to Ganguly, Played to the point region by Ganguly. The batsmen have run through for a single. 99/2
29 M Sami to Dravid, Dravid works it down the leg side. 98/2
28.5 M Sami to Dravid, Dravid has stood up on his toes to play that one. 98/2
28.4 M Sami to Dravid, Played to the point region by Dravid. 98/2
28.3 M Sami to Dravid, Dravid defends it off the back foot. 98/2
Muhammad Sami comes back into the attack.
28.2 M Sami to Dravid, Driven through the off side by Dravid. 98/2
28.1 M Sami to Ganguly, Played to the point region by Ganguly. One run conceded. 98/2
28 D Kaneria to Ganguly, Played to the point region by Ganguly. One run conceded. 97/2
27.5 D Kaneria to Ganguly, Ganguly has played that with the full face of the bat. 96/2
27.4 D Kaneria to Ganguly, Ganguly comes down the track and connects The ball races to the boundary. Umpire Taufel signals a boundary. 96/2
27.3 D Kaneria to Ganguly, That's hit Ganguly on his pads. The fielding side is asking the question. Umpire Taufel decides Ganguly is not out. 92/2
27.2 D Kaneria to Ganguly, Ganguly has played that off the front foot and into the ground. 92/2
27.1 D Kaneria to Dravid, Dravid has driven it through the off side. One run added to the total. 92/2
27 Y Arafat to Ganguly, Ganguly lets the ball go outside his off stump. 91/2
26.5 Y Arafat to Ganguly, Driven through the covers by Ganguly. The ball has crossed the ropes. Four runs has been signalled by Umpire Koertzen. 91/2
26.4 Y Arafat to Ganguly, Ganguly lets the ball go outside his off stump. 87/2
26.3 Y Arafat to Ganguly, Ganguly has attempted to play that one - but missed. Umpire Koertzen signals a boundary off a no-ball. 87/2
26.3 Y Arafat to Ganguly, Ganguly has played that off the front foot and into the ground. 82/2
26.2 Y Arafat to Ganguly, Ganguly has played that with the full face of the bat. 82/2
26.1 Y Arafat to Dravid, Driven through the leg side by Dravid. A direct hit by but Dravid makes it home. One run added to the total. 82/2
26 D Kaneria to Ganguly, Ganguly offers no stroke and is wrapped on the pads. 81/2
25.5 D Kaneria to Dravid, Dravid works it down the leg side. The batsmen have run through for a single. 81/2
25.4 D Kaneria to Dravid, Defended off the front foot by Dravid. 80/2
25.3 D Kaneria to Dravid, Dravid has played that with the full face of the bat. 80/2
25.2 D Kaneria to Dravid, Defended off the front foot by Dravid. 80/2
25.1 D Kaneria to Dravid, Dravid has played that off the front foot and into the ground. 80/2
25 Y Arafat to Ganguly, Ganguly has slammed it through point. Two runs added to the total. 80/2
24.5 Y Arafat to Dravid, Dravid has driven it through the off side. One run conceded. 78/2
24.4 Y Arafat to Dravid, Dravid defends it off the back foot. 77/2
24.3 Y Arafat to Dravid, The ball is way wide on the leg side but Dravid still goes after it 77/2
24.2 Y Arafat to Dravid, Dravid has driven it through the off side. 77/2
50-run partnership for Rahul Dravid and Sourav Ganguly off 67 balls.
24.1 Y Arafat to Dravid, Driven through the off side by Dravid. 77/2
24 D Kaneria to Ganguly, Ganguly has played that with the full face of the bat. 77/2
23.5 D Kaneria to Ganguly, Ganguly dances down the track Up
23.4 D Kaneria to Ganguly, Ganguly fails to put bat on ball. 71/2
23.3 D Kaneria to Ganguly, Ganguly has played that with the full face of the bat. 71/2
23.2 D Kaneria to Ganguly, Driven through the off side by Ganguly. 71/2
23.1 D Kaneria to Ganguly, Driven through the leg side by Ganguly. 71/2
23 Y Arafat to Dravid, Dravid has played that with the full face of the bat. 71/2
22.5 Y Arafat to Dravid, Dravid has played that off the front foot and into the ground. 71/2
22.4 Y Arafat to Dravid, Dravid has driven it through the off side. 71/2
22.3 Y Arafat to Ganguly, Ganguly has played it to the point region. One run added to the total. 71/2
22.2 Y Arafat to Ganguly, Ganguly has attempted to play that one - but missed. 70/2
22.1 Y Arafat to Ganguly, Ganguly lets the ball go outside his off stump. 70/2
22 D Kaneria to Dravid, The ball is way wide on the leg side but Dravid still goes after it 70/2
21.5 D Kaneria to Dravid, Dravid lets the ball go outside his off stump. 70/2
21.4 D Kaneria to Ganguly, Ganguly has flicked the ball off his pads. One run conceded. 70/2
21.3 D Kaneria to Dravid, Dravid defends it off the back foot. One run conceded. 69/2
21.2 D Kaneria to Dravid, Driven through the off side by Dravid. 68/2
21.1 D Kaneria to Dravid, Driven through the off side by Dravid. 68/2
It's time for some spin as Danish Kaneria replaces Shoaib Akhtar
21 Y Arafat to Dravid, Dravid works it down the leg side. The batsmen have run through for a single. 68/2
20.5 Y Arafat to Dravid, Defended off the front foot by Dravid. 67/2
20.4 Y Arafat to Dravid, Dravid has flicked the ball off his pads. The ball races to the boundary. Umpire Koertzen signals four runs. 67/2
20.3 Y Arafat to Dravid, Driven through the leg side by Dravid. 63/2
20.2 Y Arafat to Dravid, A straighter one by Arafat aimed at stumps. Dravid plays it with the full face of the bat. 63/2
20.1 Y Arafat to Dravid, Defended off the front foot by Dravid. 63/2
20 S Akhtar to Ganguly, Defended off the front foot by Ganguly. 63/2
19.5 S Akhtar to Ganguly, Left alone by Ganguly. 63/2
19.4 S Akhtar to Ganguly, Bouncer! Ganguly does well to evade it. Interesting contesting brewing up betwen Ganguly and Akhtar. 63/2
19.3 S Akhtar to Ganguly, Defended off the back foot by Ganguly. 63/2
19.2 S Akhtar to Ganguly, Ganguly has dug out that yorker at the last second. 63/2
19.1 S Akhtar to Dravid, Dravid plays a leg glance to fine leg. Good effort to ensure the ball doesnt cross the line. The batsmen have run through for a single. 63/2
19 Y Arafat to Ganguly, Ganguly has slammed it through point. The ball races to the boundary for the third time in this over. 62/2
18.5 Y Arafat to Ganguly, Ganguly has attempted to play that one - but missed. 58/2
18.4 Y Arafat to Ganguly, Ganguly flicks it away with a wristy shot. The ball has crossed the ropes. Four runs has been signalled by Umpire Koertzen. 58/2
18.3 Y Arafat to Ganguly, Ganguly ducks under the bouncer. 54/2
18.2 Y Arafat to Ganguly, Beautifully driven through the covers by Ganguly. The ball has crossed the ropes. Umpire Koertzen signals a boundary. 54/2
18.1 Y Arafat to Dravid, Dravid drives through the leg side. Good running between the wickets to pick up three runs. 50/2
18 S Akhtar to Ganguly, Ganguly has attempted to put bat on ball - but fails. 47/2
17.5 S Akhtar to Ganguly, Pushed to the cover region by Ganguly. 47/2
17.4 S Akhtar to Ganguly, Wide outside the leg stump
17.3 S Akhtar to Ganguly, Ganguly rocks onto the backfoot and punches the ball. The ball races to the boundary. Umpire Taufel signals a boundary. 47/2
17.2 S Akhtar to Ganguly, Wide outside the leg stump
17.1 S Akhtar to Ganguly, Ganguly is on his knees and drives through the covers. Four runs. Grand welcome for Akhtar. 43/2
Akhtar replaces Sami in the bowling attack.
17 Y Arafat to Dravid, Dravid shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the backfoot. Drinks break. 39/2
16.5 Y Arafat to Dravid, Dravid fails to put bat on ball. 39/2
16.4 Y Arafat to Dravid, Driven through the off side by Dravid straight to the fielder. 39/2
16.3 Y Arafat to Dravid, Driven crisply through the off side by Dravid but could not get it past the infield.. 39/2
16.2 Y Arafat to Dravid, Dravid is on his front foot to play that delivery. Dot ball. 39/2
16.1 Y Arafat to Dravid, Dravid has played that off the front foot and into the ground. 39/2
16 M Sami to Ganguly, Ganguly has played it to the point region straight to the fielder. 39/2
15.5 M Sami to Ganguly, Ganguly ducks under the bouncer. 39/2
15.4 M Sami to Ganguly, Sami bangs it in short but Ganguly is quick on his toes to pull that over the infield for a boundary. Four runs. Poor fielding by Arafat. 39/2
15.3 M Sami to Ganguly, Left alone by Ganguly as the ball was way out of his reach... 35/2
15.2 M Sami to Dravid, Dravid has stood up on his toes to play that one for a comfortable single. 35/2
15.1 M Sami to Ganguly, Ganguly plays a leg glance to fine leg. Arafat comes around that ball before the batsmen think of a second run. Single taken. 34/2
15 Y Arafat to Dravid, Crisply driven through the covers by Dravid. No need to run for that. The ball races to the boundary. Umpire Koertzen signals a boundary. 33/2
14.5 Y Arafat to Dravid, Dravid works it down the leg side. 29/2
14.4 Y Arafat to Dravid, Driven through the off side by Dravid. 29/2
14.3 Y Arafat to Dravid, Dravid has stood up on his toes to play that one. The ball is coming on nicely to the bat. 29/2
14.2 Y Arafat to Dravid, Dravid tries to cut that delivery but the ball gets big on him. Dravid was early in the shot. One bounce to the fielder. 29/2
14.1 Y Arafat to Dravid, Driven through the leg side by Dravid. Dot ball. 29/2
14 M Sami to Ganguly, Driven through the off side by Ganguly straight to the fielder to end the 14th over.. 29/2
13.5 M Sami to Ganguly, Ganguly shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the backfoot. 29/2
13.4 M Sami to Ganguly, Ganguly chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. 29/2
13.3 M Sami to Ganguly, Defended off the back foot by Ganguly. 29/2
13.2 M Sami to Ganguly, Ganguly pierces the ball through the gap on the off-side for a couple. Good running 29/2
13.1 M Sami to Dravid, Dravid has driven it through the off side for a single. 27/2
13 Y Arafat to Ganguly, Rapped on the pads
Ganguly comes in to bat after the dismissal of Jaffer.
12.5 Y Arafat to Jaffer, OUT - That's struck Jaffer on his back pad. The fielding side is asking the question. Slow death from the umpire as Jaffer is declared OUT. India have lost their second wicket. 26/2
12.4 Y Arafat to Jaffer, Jaffer defends it off the front foot.. 26/1
12.3 Y Arafat to Jaffer, Jaffer has played that with the full face of the bat straight to the fielder. 26/1
12.2 Y Arafat to Jaffer, Jaffer chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. Dot ball. 26/1
12.1 Y Arafat to Dravid, Driven through the leg side by Dravid but only for a single. 26/1
12 M Sami to Jaffer, Left alone by Jaffer without any hesitation to end the 12th over.. 25/1
11.5 M Sami to Jaffer, Jaffer shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the backfoot. 25/1
11.4 M Sami to Jaffer, Jaffer chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. 25/1
11.3 M Sami to Jaffer, Jaffer has driven it through the off side. 25/1
11.2 M Sami to Jaffer, Jaffer chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. 25/1
11.1 M Sami to Jaffer, Jaffer works it down the leg side but not for runs. 25/1
11 Y Arafat to Dravid, Defended off the front foot by Dravid. 25/1
10.5 Y Arafat to Dravid, Dravid lets the ball go outside his off stump. 25/1
10.4 Y Arafat to Dravid, Inside edge onto the pads of Dravid. 25/1
10.3 Y Arafat to Dravid, Driven through the leg side by Dravid. 25/1
10.2 Y Arafat to Dravid, Driven through the off side by Dravid. 25/1
10.1 Y Arafat to Dravid, Defended off the back foot by Dravid. 25/1
Yasir Arafat who picked up five wickets in the first innings is introduced in the attack.
10 M Sami to Jaffer, Jaffer shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the backfoot. 25/1
9.5 M Sami to Jaffer, Driven through the off side by Jaffer. 25/1
9.4 M Sami to Jaffer, Jaffer flicks it away with a wristy shot. The ball has crossed the ropes. Umpire Taufel signals four runs. 25/1
9.3 M Sami to Jaffer, Defended off the back foot by Jaffer. 21/1
9.2 M Sami to Jaffer, Jaffer has played that with the full face of the bat. 21/1
9.1 M Sami to Jaffer, Jaffer has played that with the full face of the bat. 21/1
9 S Akhtar to Dravid, Defended off the front foot by Dravid. 21/1
8.5 S Akhtar to Dravid, Dravid has attempted to put bat on ball - but fails. Just outside off keeping and keeping low leaves Dravid chasing for it. 21/1
8.4 S Akhtar to Dravid, Dravid has stood up on his toes to play that one. 21/1
8.3 S Akhtar to Dravid, Dravid defends it off the back foot. 21/1
8.2 S Akhtar to Dravid, The ball is way wide on the leg side but Dravid still goes after it. 21/1
8.1 S Akhtar to Dravid, Considerable amount of bounce and swing for Shaoib on this account. 21/1
8 M Sami to Jaffer, Jaffer has attempted to put bat on ball - but fails. 21/1
7.5 M Sami to Dravid, Dravid works it down the leg side. The batsmen have run through for a single. 21/1
7.4 M Sami to Dravid, Driven through the leg side by Dravid. 20/1
7.3 M Sami to Dravid, Dravid has driven it through the off side. 20/1
7.2 M Sami to Jaffer, Driven through the off side by Jaffer. One run added to the total. 20/1
7.1 M Sami to Dravid, Dravid has stood up on his toes to play that one. One run conceded. 19/1
7 S Akhtar to Jaffer, The ball is way wide on the leg side but Jaffer still goes after it. Akmal goes down on his knees to save four runs of byes. 18/1
6.5 S Akhtar to Dravid, Dravid works it down the leg side. The batsmen have run through for a single. 18/1
6.4 S Akhtar to Dravid, Dravid has attempted to play that one - but missed. 17/1
Rahul Dravid walks in to bat at number three.
6.3 S Akhtar to G Gambhir, OUT - The off stump is out of the ground. India have lost their first wicket. A slower one at 127 kph by Shoaib finds her way between Gambhir's pad and bat to knock the stumps. 17/1
6.2 S Akhtar to Gambhir, Gambhir fails to put bat on ball. Shoaib bowled this one wide from the crease and the ball didn't rise at all. Gambhir squared up with lack of bounce. 17/0
6.1 S Akhtar to Gambhir, Gambhir has played that with the full face of the bat. 17/0
6 M Sami to Jaffer, Elegantly driven through the off side by Jaffer. The ball races to the boundary as there is a huge gap on the field thanks to the highly attacking field. 17/0
5.5 M Sami to Jaffer, Driven through the off side by Jaffer. 13/0
5.4 M Sami to Jaffer, Jaffer shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the backfoot towards short mid-wicket. 13/0
5.3 M Sami to Jaffer, Guided down to fine leg by Jaffer. The ball races to the boundary. Umpire Taufel signals a boundary. 13/0
5.2 M Sami to Jaffer, A good length delivery outside the off stump
5.1 M Sami to Gambhir, Played to the point region by Gambhir. The batsmen have run through for a single. 9/0
5 S Akhtar to Jaffer, Full toss! A slower one from Akhtar misses the line as it strays down the leg. 8/0
4.5 S Akhtar to Jaffer, Jaffer lets that bouncer go past his head. 8/0
4.4 S Akhtar to Gambhir, Guided down to fine leg by Gambhir. The batsmen have run through for a single. 8/0
4.3 S Akhtar to Gambhir, Gambhir ducks under the bouncer. 7/0
4.2 S Akhtar to Gambhir, Gambhir plays a forward defensive shot to a delivery that was pitched on a good length. 7/0
4.1 S Akhtar to Gambhir, Gambhir has played that off the front foot and into the ground. 7/0
4 M Sami to Jaffer, Left alone by Jaffer. 7/0
3.5 M Sami to Gambhir, Gambhir has flicked the ball off his pads. One run added to the total. 7/0
3.4 M Sami to Jaffer, The ball strikes Jaffer very low on the pads Leg byes signalled by Umpire Taufel One run added to the total. 6/0
3.3 M Sami to Jaffer, Jaffer has edged the ball. It falls tantalisingly close to skipper Younus Khan
3.2 M Sami to Jaffer, Jaffer shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the backfoot. 5/0
3.1 M Sami to Jaffer, Driven through the off side by Jaffer. 5/0
3 S Akhtar to Gambhir, Left alone by Gambhir. 5/0
2.5 S Akhtar to Gambhir, Played to the point region by Gambhir. 5/0
2.4 S Akhtar to Gambhir, The ball strikes the thigh pad of Gambhir as he tries to flick it. A loud appeal from Shoaib Akhtar and company. Umpire koertzen turns it down. 5/0
2.3 S Akhtar to Gambhir, Gambhir lets the ball go outside his off stump. 5/0
2.2 S Akhtar to Gambhir, Gambhir chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. 5/0
2.1 S Akhtar to Gambhir, Played to the point region by Gambhir. 5/0
2 M Sami to Jaffer, Guided down to fine leg by Jaffer. The ball races to the boundary. This is the first boundary of this inning. 5/0
1.5 M Sami to Jaffer, Wide down the leg side
1.4 M Sami to Jaffer, Jaffer defends it off the back foot. 1/0
1.3 M Sami to Jaffer, Jaffer has stood up on his toes to play that one. 1/0
1.2 M Sami to Jaffer, Jaffer has played that with the full face of the bat. 1/0
1.1 M Sami to Jaffer, Jaffer shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the backfoot. We are witnessing a variable bounce here the first ball kept very low and Jaffer did well to bring his bat down on time. 1/0
Muhammad Sami will share the new ball.
1 S Akhtar to Gambhir, Gambhir does well to leave that bouncer. A very good delivery first-up for Gambhir. 1/0
0.5 S Akhtar to Jaffer, Played to the point region by Jaffer for a single and with it Jaffer is off the mark! 1/0
0.4 S Akhtar to Jaffer, Jaffer has played it through mid-wicket. 0/0
0.3 S Akhtar to Jaffer, Jaffer works it down the leg side. 0/0
0.2 S Akhtar to Jaffer, Jaffer fails to put bat on ball. Shoaib Akhtar is generating a huge amount of bounce with the new ball. 0/0
0.1 S Akhtar to Jaffer, The ball is too wide on the off side for Jaffer to make any contact. 0/0
Second Innings | First Innings
Batting : Pakistan
Bowling : India
168.1 I Sharma to Kaneria, OUT - Kaneria has top edged that one. That is easy pickings for Sharma. Pakistan have been bowled out. 537/10
168 A Kumble to Misbah, Reverse sweep played by Misbah. 537/9
167.5 A Kumble to Misbah, Played through mid-wicket by Misbah. 537/9
167.4 A Kumble to Misbah, Misbah has played it through mid-wicket. 537/9
167.4 A Kumble to Misbah, Played through mid-wicket by Misbah. One run added to the total. 538/9
167.3 A Kumble to Misbah, Misbah comes down the track and connects The ball races to the boundary. Umpire Koertzen signals a boundary. 537/9
167.2 A Kumble to Misbah, Driven through the leg side by Misbah. 533/9
167.1 A Kumble to Misbah, Misbah has played that with the full face of the bat. 533/9
167 Sharma to Kaneria, Kaneria just manages to keep the yorker out. Good ball bowled by Sharma. 533/9
166.5 I Sharma to Kaneria, Kaneria has dug out that yorker at the last second. 533/9
166.4 I Sharma to D Kaneria, The ball has taken the inside edge of the bat and goes down the leg side. 533/9
166.3 I Sharma to Kaneria, Driven through the covers by Kaneria. The ball races to the boundary. Umpire Taufel signals a boundary. 533/9
166.2 I Sharma to S Akhtar, OUT - The forward short leg snaps up an easy catch. That is easy pickings for Gambhir. The fielding side appeals in unison. Umpire Taufel raises his finger. Pakistan have lost their ninth wicket. 529/9
166.1 I Sharma to Akhtar, Defended off the back foot by Akhtar. 529/8
166 A Kumble to Akhtar, Akhtar flicks it away with a wristy shot. One run added to the total. 529/8
165.5 A Kumble to Misbah, Misbah works it down the leg side. One run conceded. 528/8
165.4 A Kumble to Misbah, Defended off the front foot by Misbah. 527/8
165.3 A Kumble to Misbah, Driven through the off side by Misbah. 527/8
165.2 A Kumble to Misbah, Misbah plays a sweep shot. 527/8
165.1 A Kumble to Misbah, Misbah works it down the leg side. 527/8
165 I Sharma to Akhtar, Akhtar has edged the ball. 527/8
164.5 I Sharma to Akhtar, Akhtar has edged the ball. 527/8
164.4 I Sharma to Sami, OUT - Bowled him! Sami had no answer to that yorker. Pakistan have lost their eighth wicket. 527/8
164.3 I Sharma to Sami, Sami has played that with the full face of the bat. 527/7
164.2 I Sharma to Sami, Sami drives through the leg side. 527/7
164.1 I Sharma to Misbah, Misbah shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the backfoot. One run added to the total. 527/7
164 I Pathan to Sami, Driven through the off side by Sami. 526/7
163.5 I Pathan to Sami, Sami fails to put bat on ball. 526/7
163.4 I Pathan to Sami, Sami plays the pull-shot. 526/7
163.3 I Pathan to Sami, Sami has driven it straight down the ground. 526/7
163.2 I Pathan to Sami, Sami drives through the leg side. 526/7
163.1 I Pathan to Sami, Sami chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. 526/7
163 I Sharma to Sami, Sami has played it to the point region. One run conceded. 526/7
162.5 I Sharma to Sami, Sami has attempted to put bat on ball - but fails. 525/7
162.4 I Sharma to Arafat, OUT - Arafat has dragged the ball back on to the stumps. Pakistan have lost their seventh wicket. 525/7
162.3 I Sharma to Arafat, Arafat has attempted to put bat on ball - but fails. 525/6
162.2 I Sharma to Misbah, Misbah drives through the leg side. One run added to the total. 525/6
162.1 I Sharma to Misbah, Misbah has driven it through the off side. 524/6
162 I Pathan to Arafat, Driven through the off side by Arafat. 524/6
161.5 I Pathan to Arafat, Arafat drives the ball straight down the ground. 524/6
161.4 I Pathan to Arafat, Bouncer! Arafat does well to evade it. 524/6
161.3 I Pathan to Arafat, Arafat ducked in time to let that one go over him. 524/6
161.2 I Pathan to Arafat, Arafat shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the backfoot. 524/6
161.1 I Pathan to Arafat, Arafat works it down the leg side. The ball races to the boundary. Umpire Koertzen signals a boundary. 524/6
161 I Sharma to Misbah, Misbah has been struck on the thigh-pad. The fielding side is asking the question. 520/6
160.5 I Sharma to Arafat, Edged by Arafat. One run added to the total. 520/6
160.4 I Sharma to Arafat, Arafat has played that with the full face of the bat. 519/6
160.3 I Sharma to Misbah, The ball has been square driven by Misbah. One run conceded. 519/6
160.2 I Sharma to Misbah, Misbah has played that off the front foot and into the ground. 518/6
160.1 I Sharma to Misbah, That ball has taken the inside edge of Misbah and thudded into his pads. 518/6
160 A Kumble to Arafat, Arafat has driven it through the off side. 518/6
159.5 A Kumble to Misbah, Misbah has flicked the ball off his pads. One run conceded. 518/6
159.4 A Kumble to Misbah, Misbah has played that off the front foot and into the ground. 517/6
159.3 A Kumble to Misbah, Misbah has played that with the full face of the bat. 517/6
159.2 A Kumble to Misbah, Misbah has flicked the ball off his pads. Two runs conceded. 517/6
159.1 A Kumble to Arafat, Edged by Arafat. Three runs added to the total. 515/6
158 A Kumble to Arafat, Driven through the off side by Arafat for no runs. 512/6
157.5 A Kumble to Arafat, Left alone by Arafat. 512/6
157.4 A Kumble to Arafat, Arafat has played that off the front foot for no runs. 512/6
157.3 A Kumble to Arafat, Arafat hits a short delivery from Kumble through the mid wicket region for a boundary. Kumble has looked out of sorts until now. 512/6
157.2 A Kumble to Arafat, Arafat steadily defends the ball off the backfoot. 512/6
157.1 A Kumble to Arafat, Arafat has played that off the front foot and into the ground. 512/6
158 A Kumble to Arafat, Arafat has driven it through the off side. 512/6
157.5 A Kumble to Arafat, Arafat chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. 512/6
157.4 A Kumble to Arafat, Defended off the front foot by Arafat. 512/6
157.3 A Kumble to Arafat, Arafat has flicked the ball off his pads. The ball races to the boundary. Umpire Koertzen signals four runs. 512/6
157.2 A Kumble to Arafat, Arafat shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the backfoot. 508/6
157.1 A Kumble to Arafat, Arafat has played that with the full face of the bat. 508/6
157 I Sharma to Misbah, Defended off the back foot by Misbah. 508/6
156.5 I Sharma to Misbah, Misbah shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the backfoot. 508/6
156.4 I Sharma to Misbah, Left alone by Misbah. 508/6
156.3 I Sharma to Misbah, Left alone by Misbah. 508/6
156.2 I Sharma to Misbah, Defended off the front foot by Misbah. 508/6
156.1 I Sharma to Misbah, Misbah has attempted to play that one - but missed. 508/6
156 H Singh to Misbah, Misbah has flicked the ball off his pads. One run conceded. 508/6
155.5 H Singh to Misbah, Misbah has edged the ball. The batsmen have picked up a couple of runs. 507/6
155.4 H Singh to Misbah, Defended off the front foot by Misbah. 505/6
155.3 H Singh to Misbah, Misbah rocks onto the backfoot and punches the ball. Good effort by Jaffer to save a certain boundary. The batsmen have picked up a couple of runs. 505/6
155.2 H Singh to Arafat, Arafat flicks it away with a wristy shot. One run added to the total. 503/6
155.1 H Singh to Misbah, Misbah works it down the leg side. The batsmen have run through for a single. 502/6
155 A Kumble to Arafat, Arafat has punched the ball off the backfoot. 501/6
154.5 A Kumble to Arafat, Defended off the front foot by Arafat. 501/6
154 H Singh to Misbah, Misbah has played that off the front foot for no runs. 501/6
153.5 H Singh to Misbah, Misbah cleverly guides the ball pass the slip fielder. The ball races away to the boundary. Frustration can be clearly seen on Harbhajan's face. 497/6
153.4 H Singh to Misbah, Misbah defends the ball off the back foot. 497/6
153.3 H Singh to Misbah, The ball strikes Misbah very low on the pads. No appeal from the fielding side. 497/6
153.2 H Singh to Arafat, Arafat whips the ball through the leg side field. Good running between the wickets by both the batsmen to pick up three runs. 497/6
153.1 H Singh to Misbah, Driven through the leg side by Misbah. One run added to the total. 497/6
153 A Kumble to Misbah, Driven through the off side by Misbah for an easy single. 493/6
152.5 A Kumble to Misbah, Misbah defends the ball off the backfoot again. 493/6
152.4 A Kumble to Misbah, Misbah defends the ball comfortably off the backfoot. 493/6
152.3 A Kumble to Misbah, Misbah has played that off the front footfor no runs. 490/6
152.2 A Kumble to Misbah, Left alone by Misbah. 489/6
152.1 A Kumble to Misbah, Misbah works it down the leg side but straight to the fielder for no runs. 488/6
152 H Singh to Arafat, Driven through the off side by Arafat. Dot ball again to end the over. 488/6
151.5 H Singh to Arafat, Driven through the leg side by Arafat. Another dot ball in this over. 488/6
151.4 H Singh to Arafat, Arafat plays the ball nicely off the front foot. 488/6
151.3 H Singh to Arafat, Driven through the off side by Arafat for no runs again. 488/6
151.2 H Singh to Arafat, Played to the point region by Arafat. Dot ball. 488/6
151.1 H Singh to Misbah, Driven through the off side by Misbah for one run. 488/6
151 A Kumble to Misbah, Played to the point region by Misbah for a comfortable single. 488/6
150.5 A Kumble to Misbah, Misbah cuts the ball excellently off tha backfoot through the point region. The ball has crossed the ropes for a boundary. 488/6
150.4 A Kumble to Misbah, Misbah leaves the ball alone outside the of stump. 488/6
150.3 A Kumble to Misbah, Misbah chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. 488/6
151 A Kumble to Misbah, Played to the point region by Misbah. One run conceded. 487/6
150.2 A Kumble to Misbah, Misbah has played that off the front foot for no runs. 486/6
150.1 A Kumble to Arafat, Arafat has punched that ball through the offside field for an easy single. 482/6
150 H Singh to Misbah, Driven through the leg side by Misbah. Dot ball to end the over. 482/6
149.5 H Singh to Arafat, Arafat has flicked the ball off his pads for another single in this over. 482/6
149.4 H Singh to Misbah, Misbah has flicked the ball off his pads for a single on the leg side. 482/6
149.3 H Singh to Misbah, The ball is way wide on the leg side but Misbah still goes after it. No contact made. Umpire Koertzen signals Four Byes. 481/6
149.2 H Singh to Misbah, Delicate glance again by Misbah towards the fine leg region. Dot ball again. 481/6
149.1 H Singh to Misbah, Delicate glance by Misbah through the fine leg region. No runs conceded. 480/6
149 A Kumble to Arafat, Arafat has played that with the full face of the bat. Dot ball to end the over. 479/6
148.5 A Kumble to Arafat, Defended off the front foot by Arafat. 475/6
148.4 A Kumble to Arafat, Arafat plays the ball showing the full face of the bat to the bowler. 475/6
148.3 A Kumble to Arafat, Arafat defends the ball calmly off the back foot. 475/6
148.2 A Kumble to Arafat, Arafat has played that off the front foot for no runs. 475/6
148.1 A Kumble to Arafat, Arafat has driven it through the off side for no runs. 475/6
148.3 A Kumble to Arafat, Arafat defends it off the back foot. 475/6
148.2 A Kumble to Arafat, Arafat has played that with the full face of the bat. 475/6
148.1 A Kumble to Arafat, Driven through the off side by Arafat. 475/6
148 H Singh to Misbah, Misbah has played that off the front foot and into the ground. 475/6
147.5 H Singh to Misbah, Misbah has attempted to play that one - but missed. 475/6
147.4 H Singh to Misbah, Misbah lets the ball go outside his off stump. 475/6
147.3 H Singh to Misbah, Misbah plays a leg glance to fine leg. The ball has crossed the ropes. Four runs has been signalled by Umpire Koertzen. 475/6
147.2 H Singh to Misbah, Misbah has played that with the full face of the bat. 471/6
147.1 H Singh to Arafat, Arafat has played it to the point region. One run conceded. 471/6
Pakistan are very well placed at 470-6 at Lunch on day 4 thanks to brilliant batting display by Misbah-ul-Haq and Kamran Akmal in the first session. The overnight duo shared a 144-run stand for the 6th wickets help Pakistan avoid the follow on. Akmal was unfortunate to not make a big score as Harbhajan Singh dismissed him for 65. The visitors piled on 101 runs in the morning session. Indian bowlers failed to impress again in the first session. Misbah-ul-Haq is still there batting on 99. He will look to bat steadily with the tail to help Pakistan get closer to the India total. The visitors now trail India by 156 runs. Join us back after the Lunch break.
147 Y Singh to Misbah, Misbah plays the ball solidly off the backfoot. Its Lunch on day 4. 470/6
146.5 Y Singh to Arafat, Arafat plays the ball off the backfoot for an easy single. 470/6
146.4 Y Singh to Misbah, Played to the point region by Misbah for another single in this over. 469/6
146.3 Y Singh to Arafat, Driven through the covers by Arafat. A spirited effort by Laxman to ensure the ball doesnt cross the line. Only a single is conceded. 468/6
146.2 Y Singh to Misbah, Misbah has driven it through the off side. Dot ball again. 467/6
146.1 Y Singh to Misbah, Driven through the leg side by Misbah for no runs. 466/6
Yuvraj Singh is brought into the attack. This is probably the last over before the Lunch break.
146 H Singh to Arafat, Arafat leaves the ball alone outside his off stump. 466/6
145.5 H Singh to Arafat, Driven through the leg side by Arafat for no runs this time. 466/6
145.4 H Singh to Misbah, Misbah drives through the leg side for a safe single. 466/6
145.3 H Singh to Misbah, Defended steadily off the front foot by Misbah. 465/6
145.2 H Singh to Misbah, Driven through the leg side by Misbah for no runs. 465/6
145.1 H Singh to Misbah, Ball hits Misbah low on the pads. No appeal from the fielding side. 465/6
145 A Kumble to Arafat, Arafat chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. 465/6
144.5 A Kumble to Arafat, Arafat punches the ball hard off the backfoot. The ball runs through the point region for a boundary. Second four in a row for Arafat. 465/6
144.4 A Kumble to Arafat, Arafat plays a smart late cut shot off the backfoot. The ball races away to the boundary. 461/6
144.3 A Kumble to Arafat, Nicely defended off the front foot by Arafat. 457/6
144.2 A Kumble to Arafat, Arafat has played the ball showing the full face of the bat to the bowler. 457/6
144.1 A Kumble to Arafat, Defended well off the front foot by Arafat. 457/6
144 H Singh to Arafat, Arafat has played that off the front foot for no runs. 457/6
143.5 H Singh to Arafat, Arafat is beaten by the extra bounce from Harbhajan Singh. 456/6
143.4 H Singh to Misbah, Misbah has flicked the ball off his pads for a single on the leg side. 456/6
143.3 H Singh to Misbah, Misbah tries to cut the ball but gets beaten. Appeal by the bowler and keeper but umpire shows no interest. 455/6
143.2 H Singh to Misbah, Misbah comfortably defends the ball off the front foot. Misbah is looking cautious as he approaches his ton. 455/6
143.1 H Singh to Misbah, Defended off the front foot by Misbah. 455/6
143 A Kumble to Arafat, Arafat gets beaten by the leg spin of Kumble. 455/6
142.5 A Kumble to Arafat, Arafat chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. 455/6
142.4 A Kumble to Arafat, Arafat has played that with the full face of the bat. 455/6
142.3 A Kumble to Misbah, Misbah works it down the leg side for an easy single. 455/6
142.2 A Kumble to Misbah, Driven through the off side this time by Misbah. Dot ball again. 454/6
142.1 A Kumble to Misbah, Driven through the leg side by Misbah for no runs. 454/6
142 H Singh to Arafat, Arafat has played that off the front foot and into the ground. Dot ball to end the over. 454/6
141.5 H Singh to Arafat, Defended off the back foot by Arafat. 454/6
141.4 H Singh to Arafat, Arafat has played that off the front foot for no runs. 454/6
141.3 H Singh to Arafat, The ball takes the edge of the bat of Arafat and runs through the slip region. Back to back boundaries for Arafat. 454/6
141.2 H Singh to Arafat, Arafat rocks on the backfoot and cuts the ball through the backward point region. Four runs for Arafat as there was no fielder available there. 450/6
141.1 H Singh to Arafat, Defended well off the front foot by Arafat. 446/6
141 A Kumble to Misbah, Defended off the front foot again by Misbah. End of a tidy over by Kumble. 446/6
140.5 A Kumble to Misbah, Defended off the front foot by Misbah. Misbah has looked solid in his defense so far. 446/6
140.4 A Kumble to Misbah, Misbah has driven the ball straight back to the bowler. No runs conceded. 446/6
140.3 A Kumble to Misbah, Misbah has played that with the full face of the bat. Dot ball again. 446/6
140.2 A Kumble to Misbah, Misbah has played that off the front foot for no runs. 446/6
140.1 A Kumble to Misbah, Misbah defends the ball steadily off the front foot. 446/6
140 H Singh to Arafat, Arafat has played the ball showing the full face of the bat to the bowler. 446/6
139.5 H Singh to Arafat, Arafat shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the backfoot. 446/6
139.4 H Singh to Misbah, Misbah clips the ball on the leg side for a comfortable single. Misbah has been picking the line of Harbhajan easily. 446/6
139.3 H Singh to Misbah, Defended off the front foot by Misbah. 445/6
139.2 H Singh to Misbah, Misbah flicks it away with a wristy shot for a couple towards the square leg region. 445/6
139.1 H Singh to Arafat, Arafat works it down the leg side for a single. 443/6
139 A Kumble to Misbah, Misbah has played that with the full face of the bat. Another dot ball to end the over. 442/6
138.5 A Kumble to Misbah, Driven through the leg side by Misbah for no runs. 442/6
138.4 A Kumble to Misbah, Misbah has played that with the full face of the bat. 442/6
138.3 A Kumble to Misbah, Nicely driven through the leg side field by Misbah. The ball races to the boundary. Misbah is approaching his ton now. 442/6
138.2 A Kumble to Misbah, Defended off the front foot by Misbah. 438/6
138.1 A Kumble to Misbah, Driven through the off side by Misbah. 438/6
138 H Singh to Misbah, Misbah flicks it away with a wristy shot for a single this time. 438/6
137.5 H Singh to Misbah, Misbah has flicked the ball off his pads. Misbah gets two runs again. 437/6
137.4 H Singh to Misbah, Misbah flicks it away with a wristy shot. The batsmen have picked up a couple of runs. 435/6
137.3 H Singh to Misbah, Misbah drives the ball straight down the ground. Dot ball to end the over. 433/6
137.2 H Singh to Arafat, Arafat works it down the leg side for a single. 433/6
137.1 H Singh to Arafat, Arafat chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. 432/6
137 A Kumble to Misbah, Misbah has flicked the ball off his pads. Dot ball to end the over. 432/6
136.5 A Kumble to Misbah, Misbah lets the ball go outside his off stump. 432/6
136.4 A Kumble to Misbah, Misbah has driven it through the off side. No runs conceded. 432/6
136.3 A Kumble to Misbah, Driven through the off side by Misbah. Dot ball again. 432/6
136.2 A Kumble to Misbah, Misbah has played that off the front foot for no runs. 432/6
136.1 A Kumble to Misbah, Defended well ]]off the front foot by Misbah. 432/6
136 H Singh to Arafat, Defended off the front foot by Arafat. 432/6
135.5 H Singh to Arafat, Arafat is beaten by the off spin of Harbhajan Singh. 432/6
135.4 H Singh to Arafat, Arafat defends the ball off the back foot. 432/6
135.3 H Singh to Arafat, Arafat drives through the leg side for no runs. 432/6
Yasir Arafat is the new man at the crease.
135.2 H Singh to Akmal, OUT - Akmal is beaten in the flight by Harbhajan. Dinesh Karthik takes little time in ripping off the bails. Umpire Koertzen signals towards the Third Umpire. Red Light comes on indicating that Akmal is OUT. 432/6
135.1 H Singh to Akmal, Akmal leaves the ball alone outside his off stump. 432/5
135 A Kumble to Misbah, Misbah chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. 432/5
134.5 A Kumble to Misbah, Misbah again tickles the ball on the leg side. Couple of runs more for Misbah. 432/5
Pakistan have successfully avoided the follow on.
134.4 A Kumble to Misbah, Misbah flicks it away with a wristy shot for an easy couple. 430/5
134.3 A Kumble to Misbah, Left alone by Misbah. 428/5
134.2 A Kumble to Misbah, Driven through the off side by Misbah for no runs again. 428/5
134.1 A Kumble to Misbah, Misbah has played that off the front foot for no runs. 428/5
134 H Singh to Akmal, Akmal plays a brilliant sweep shot with the spin. The ball has crossed the ropes for a boundary. Akmal now growing from strength to strength. 428/5
133.5 H Singh to Akmal, Akmal tries to drive the ball but gets beaten by Harbhajan. 424/5
133.4 H Singh to Akmal, Akmal lets the ball go outside his off stump. 424/5
133.3 H Singh to Akmal, Ball hits Akmal low on the pads. No appeal from the fielding side. 424/5
133.2 H Singh to Akmal, Akmal has played that with the full face of the bat. Dot ball. 424/5
133.1 H Singh to Akmal, Akmal is beaten by the spin of Harbhajan Singh. 424/5
133 A Kumble to Misbah, Misbah goes on the front foot and defends the ball. 424/5
132.5 A Kumble to Misbah, Defended nicely off the front foot by Misbah. 424/5
132.4 A Kumble to Akmal, Played to the point region by Akmal for a single. 424/5
132.3 A Kumble to Akmal, Akmal has driven it through the off side. 423/5
132.2 A Kumble to Akmal, Driven through the leg side by Akmal for no runs again. 423/5
132.1 A Kumble to Akmal, Driven through the off side by Akmal for no runs. 423/5
132 H Singh to Akmal, Akmal has played that with the full face of the bat. A single to end the over. 423/5
131.5 H Singh to Akmal, Akmal is beaten for a second time in a row by Harbhajan. 422/5
131.4 H Singh to Akmal, Akmal tries to cut the ball but fails to connect. 422/5
131.3 H Singh to Misbah, Misbah paddle sweeps the ball down the leg side for a single. 422/5
131.2 H Singh to Misbah, Misbah defends the ball off the back foot. 421/5
131.1 H Singh to Misbah, Misbah edges the ball towards the third man region for a couple. 421/5
India now breaks West Indies record for the most extras conceded in an innings of a Test match. 72 extras conceded so far by the hosts.
131 A Kumble to Akmal, Akmal chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. 419/5
130.5 A Kumble to Akmal, Left alone by Akmal. 419/5
130.4 A Kumble to Akmal, Ball hits Akmal low on the pads. The fielding side appeals in unison. No interest shown by umpire Taufel. 419/5
130.3 A Kumble to Akmal, Akmal chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. 419/5
130.2 A Kumble to Misbah, The ball brushes the pads of Misbah. A single is conceded. Leg bye signalled by the umpire. 419/5
130.1 A Kumble to Misbah, Misbah has played that off the front foot and into the ground. 418/5
Anil Kumble to start the proceedings after drinks break.
Umpire signals for drinks break. Pakistan need 9 runs more to avoid the follow on.
130 I Pathan to Misbah, Misbah has intentionally edged the ball. One run conceded towards the backward point region. 418/5
129.5 I Pathan to Misbah, The ball is way outside the off stump
129.4 I Pathan to Misbah, Misbah has attempted to play that one - but missed. 417/5
129.3 I Pathan to Misbah, Bouncer fro Pathan. Misbah does well to evade it. 417/5
129.2 I Pathan to Misbah, Driven through the leg side by Misbah. 417/5
129.1 I Pathan to Misbah, Misbah is beaten outside his off stump by Pathan as he tries to hit it. 417/5
129 H Singh to Akmal, Akmal has played that off the front foot for no runs. 417/5
128.5 H Singh to Akmal, Akmal has played that off the front foot and into the ground. Dot ball. 417/5
128.4 H Singh to Akmal, Akmal nudges the ball smartly off his thigh pads. The ball races towards the fine leg region for a boundary. 417/5
128.3 H Singh to Akmal, Akmal shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the backfoot. 413/5
128.2 H Singh to Akmal, Akmal has played that with the full face of the bat. Dot ball. 413/5
128.1 H Singh to Akmal, Driven through the covers by Akmal for a couple. 413/5
128 I Pathan to Misbah, Driven through the leg side by Misbah for no runs. 411/5
127.5 I Pathan to Misbah, Misbah ducks under the bouncer from Pathan. 411/5
127.4 I Pathan to Misbah, Misbah has attempted to play that one but fails to connect it. 411/5
127.3 I Pathan to Misbah, Misbah intentionally guides the ball through the gully region for a boundary. More frustration for Irfan Pathan. 411/5
127.2 I Pathan to Misbah, Defended off the front foot again by Misbah. 407/5
127.1 I Pathan to Misbah, Defended calmly off the front foot by Misbah. 407/5
127 H Singh to Akmal, Akmal waits for the ball and cuts it late towards the third man region. Two runs more for Akmal. 407/5
126.5 H Singh to Akmal, Akmal has played that off the front foot and into the ground. Dot ball. 405/5
126.4 H Singh to Misbah, Misbah drives through the leg side for a single. 405/5
126.3 H Singh to Misbah, Misbah beautifully drives the ball through the covers. The ball races to the boundary quickly. 404/5
126.2 H Singh to Misbah, Misbah has played that off the front foot and into the ground. 400/5
126.1 H Singh to Misbah, Defended off the back foot by Misbah. 400/5
Harbhajan Singh is brought into the attack for the first time on day 4.
126 I Pathan to Akmal, Akmal is beaten again by Pathan. Good delivery to end the over by Pathan. 400/5
125.5 I Pathan to Akmal, Akmal tries to drive the ball but fails to connect. 400/5
125.4 I Pathan to Akmal, The ball is way outside the off stump
125.3 I Pathan to Misbah, Misbah hooks the ball towards the fine leg region. Only a single is conceded. 400 runs up on the board for Pakistan. The visitors are just 27 runs away from avoiding the follow on. 400/5
125.2 I Pathan to Akmal, Akmal guides the ball towards the backward point region for a single. 399/5
125.1 I Pathan to Akmal, Left alone by Akmal. 398/5
125 I Sharma to Misbah, Misbah has driven it straight down the ground for no runs. 398/5
124.5 I Sharma to Misbah, Handsomely punched off the backfoot by Misbah. The ball has crossed the ropes for a boundary. Runs are coming easily for both the batsmen today. 398/5
124.4 I Sharma to Misbah, Misbah has dug out that yorker at the last second. Good delivery from Ishant Sharma. 394/5
124.3 I Sharma to Misbah, Misbah leaves the ball alone outside his off stump. 394/5
124.2 I Sharma to Misbah, Misbah lets the ball go outside his off stump. 394/5
8th Test fifty for Kamran Akmal off 83 balls.
124.1 I Sharma to K Akmal, The ball has found the edge of the bat. One run conceded towards the gully region. 394/5
124 I Pathan to Misbah, Misbah has played it to the point region. Dot ball to end the over. 393/5
123.5 I Pathan to Misbah, Misbah has driven it through the off side for no runs. 393/5
123.4 I Pathan to Misbah, Misbah plays the ball showing the full face of the bat to the bowler. 393/5
123.3 I Pathan to Misbah, That ball has struck Misbah on the thigh-pad. No runs conceded. 393/5
123.2 I Pathan to Misbah, Left alone by Misbah. 393/5
123.1 I Pathan to Akmal, Akmal has flicked the ball off his pads for a single on the leg side. 393/5
123 I Sharma to Akmal, Akmal guides it towards the point region for a single. 392/5
100 runs partnership between Misbah and Akmal off 161 balls.
122.5 I Sharma to Akmal, Akmal plays an excellent square drive off the front foot. The ball has crossed the ropes for a boundary. Good timing by Akmal. 391/5
122.4 I Sharma to Akmal, That ball has taken the inside edge and thudded into Akmal's pads. No runs conceded. 387/5
122.3 I Sharma to Akmal, Akmal again lets the ball go outside his off stump. 387/5
122.2 I Sharma to Akmal, Akmal chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. 387/5
122.1 I Sharma to Akmal, The ball takes the inside edge of the bat of Akmal and runs through the gully region. The ball has crossed the ropes for a boundary. Ishant Sharma not amused with the boundary as it came off a good delivery. 387/5
122 I Pathan to Akmal, Akmal has played it to the point region for a single. 383/5
121.5 I Pathan to Akmal, Defended well off the front foot by Akmal. 382/5
121.4 I Pathan to Akmal, The ball takes the thick inside edge of the bat of Akmal and goes down to fine leg region. The ball races to the boundary. Streaky boundary for Akmal. 382/5
121.3 I Pathan to Akmal, Driven through the leg side by Akmal for a couple of runs this time. 378/5
121.2 I Pathan to Akmal, Akmal has driven it through the off side. No runs conceded again. 376/5
121.1 I Pathan to Akmal, Akmal drives through the leg side for no runs. 376/5
121 I Sharma to Misbah, Left alone by Misbah. End of a maiden over by Ishant Sharma. 376/5
120.5 I Sharma to Misbah, Misbah ducks under the bouncer from Ishant Sharma. 376/5
120.4 I Sharma to Misbah, Driven towards the mid off region for no runs. Fourth dot ball in a row. 376/5
120.3 I Sharma to Misbah, Misbah leaves the ball alone outside his off stump. 376/5
120.2 I Sharma to Misbah, Misbah has driven it through the off side for no runs. 376/5
120.1 I Sharma to Misbah, Misbah lets the ball go tentatively outside his off stump. 376/5
120 I Pathan to Akmal, Akmal defends the ball again off the back foot. 376/5
119.5 I Pathan to Akmal, Akmal defends the ball off the back foot. Compact defense by Akmal. 376/5
119.4 I Pathan to Akmal, Akmal is beaten outside his off stump by Pathan. 376/5
119.3 I Pathan to Akmal, Akmal has played that off the front foot for no runs. 376/5
119.2 I Pathan to Akmal, Akmal goes after a wide one and misses. Poor shot execution by Akmal. 376/5
119.1 I Pathan to Akmal, Driven through the off side by Akmal for no runs. 376/5
119 I Sharma to Misbah, Left alone by Misbah. 376/5
118.5 I Sharma to Misbah, Misbah cuts the ball off the backfoot but straight to the point fielder for no runs. 376/5
118.4 I Sharma to Misbah, Driven through the off side by Misbah for no runs. 376/5
118.3 I Sharma to Misbah, Misbah swiftly drives the ball straight back pass the bowler. The ball races away to the boundary. First boundary of the day for Pakistan. 376/5
118.2 I Sharma to Misbah, Misbah lets the ball go through to the keeper. 372/5
118.1 I Sharma to Misbah, Played to the point region by Misbah for no runs. 372/5
118.0 I Sharma to Misbah, Driven through the off side by Misbah. No ball signalled by the umpire. Two runs more added to the total. India now equals the record for the most extra conceded by a team in an innings of a Test match. 372/5
118 I Pathan to Akmal, Akmal has driven it towards the mid on region. End of a maiden over by Pathan. 369/5
117.5 I Pathan to Akmal, Akmal again flicks the ball. But same result again as no runs are conceded. 369/5
117.4 I Pathan to Akmal, Akmal flicks the ball on the leg side but straight to the fielder. No runs conceded again. 369/5
117.3 I Pathan to Akmal, Akmal has played that off the front foot for no runs again. 369/5
117.2 I Pathan to Akmal, Akmal plays the ball nicely showing the full face of the bat to the bowler. 369/5
117.1 I Pathan to Akmal, Akmal drives the first ball of the day back to Pathan. Dot ball. 369/5
Irfan Pathan to start the bowling proceedings on day 4.
Welcome to the coverage of 4th day of the third Test match between India and Pakistan at Bangalore. Pakistan will look forward for two things today. First to avoid the follow-on as quickly as possible and then to get as close as possible to India's total of 626. A lot lies on shoulders on the overnight duo of Misbah-ul-Haq and Kamran Akmal to help the visitors achieve this two targets. India on the other hand will hope to put on a better show with the ball today. Kumble will like his bowlers to get an early breakthrough and get into the tail of the Pakistan batting line-up. Join us for the commentary as the 4th day action is about to start.
Pakistan are comfortably placed on 369-5 at stumps on 3rd day of the final Test match of this series. The visitors need 58 runs more to avoid the follow-on while they trail India by 257 runs. It was a good last session for Pakistan as they piled on 104 runs and lost only a single wicket. Misbah-ul-Haq and Kamran Akmal have come to Pakistan's rescue once again as they share an unbeaten partnership of 81 runs between them. Misbah-ul-Haq is batting steadily on 54. The only success for India in the session was the wicket of Faisal Iqbal. India conceded as many as 70 extras in this innings until now which is the most conceded by the hosts in an innings of a Test match. India will certainly look to put a better show with the ball tomorrow while Pakistan will hope that the current batting pair will get them pass the follow-on mark. Thank you for being with us throughout the commentary of day 3.
117 Y Singh to Misbah, Misbah is beaten on the last ball of the day by Yuvraj Singh. Its Stumps on day 3. 369/5
116.5 Y Singh to Misbah, Misbah has played that with the full face of the bat for no runs. 369/5
116.4 Y Singh to Misbah, Defended nicely off the front foot by Misbah. 369/5
116.3 Y Singh to Misbah, Defended solidly off the front foot by Misbah. 369/5
116.2 Y Singh to Misbah, Misbah is beaten by the low bounce of the pitch. The ball beats the keeper too. Four runs more as byes for Pakistan. Karthik has conceded most byes by an Indian wicket-keeeper in this innings. 369/5
Yuvraj Singh is given the ball to bowl the last over of the day.
116.1 Y Singh to Akmal, Driven through the leg side by Akmal for a single. 365/5
116 H Singh to Misbah, Misbah smartly guides the ball towards the fine leg region. The ball beats Pathan in the deep and races to the boundary. 364/5
115.5 H Singh to Misbah, The ball is way wide on the leg side but Misbah still goes after it. Byes has been called by Umpire Koertzen. The batsmen have picked up a couple of runs. Dinesh Karthik has looked out of sorts today. 360/5
115.4 H Singh to Misbah, Misbah tries flicking a ball that is wide on the leg stumps but fails to connect. 358/5
115.3 H Singh to Misbah, Misbah drives the ball straight back to the bowler. 358/5
115.2 H Singh to Misbah, Misbah has played that off the front foot and into the ground. Dot ball. 358/5
115.1 H Singh to Misbah, Misbah has played that with the full face of the bat. 358/5
115 A Kumble to Akmal, The ball hits Akmal on the pads. The fielding side is asking the question. Umpire Taufel decides Akmal is not out. Umpire Taufel has been hard to convince today. 358/5
114.5 A Kumble to Akmal, Driven through the off side by Akmal for no runs. 358/5
114.4 A Kumble to Akmal, Akmal shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the backfoot. 358/5
114.3 A Kumble to Akmal, Kumble bowls a short delivery. Punched hard off the backfoot by Akmal. The ball has crossed the ropes for a boundary. Kumble has looked out of rhythm so far today. 358/5
2nd Test fifty for Misbah-ul-Haq off 151 balls.
114.2 A Kumble to Misbah, Misbah drives through the leg side. One run conceded. 354/5
114.1 A Kumble to Misbah, Defended off the front foot by Misbah. 353/5
114 H Singh to Akmal, Akmal gloriously drives the ball bisecting the off side field. The ball races away to the boundary. 353/5
113.5 H Singh to Akmal, Akmal flicks it away with a wristy shot for no runs. 349/5
113.4 H Singh to Akmal, Defended solidly off the front foot by Akmal. 349/5
113.3 H Singh to Akmal, The ball hits the pads of Akmal. No appeal from the fielding side. 349/5
113.2 H Singh to Akmal, Akmal plays a cheeky paddle sweep shot towards the fine leg region. The ball has crossed the ropes for a boundary. 349/5
113.1 H Singh to Akmal, Defended well off the front foot by Akmal. 345/5
113 A Kumble to Misbah, Misbah defends the ball off the backfoot. Misbah looking compact in his defense. 345/5
112.5 A Kumble to Misbah, Defended off the front foot by Misbah. 345/5
112.4 A Kumble to Misbah, Misbah plays the ball well off the backfoot. Dot ball again. 345/5
112.3 A Kumble to Misbah, Misbah has played that off the front foot for no runs. 345/5
112.2 A Kumble to Misbah, Misbah has played that with the full face of the bat. 345/5
112.1 A Kumble to Misbah, Misbah cleverly guides the ball towards the third man region. The ball beats the fielder and races to the boundary. 345/5
112 H Singh to Akmal, Akmal has driven it through the off side for no runs. 341/5
111.5 H Singh to Akmal, Akmal again plays the ball confidently for no runs. 341/5
111.4 H Singh to Akmal, Akmal has played that with the full face of the bat. 341/5
111.3 H Singh to Akmal, That's hit Akmal on his pads. No runs conceded. 341/5
Fifty runs partnership between Akmal and Misbah-ul-Haq. Both the batsmen have to keep going on to help Pakistan avoid the follow-on.
111.2 H Singh to Akmal, Driven through the off side by Akmal for no runs. 341/5
111.1 H Singh to Akmal, Akmal excellently drives the ball through the cover region. The ball races to the boundary. Akmal has settled in well now. 341/5
Harbhajan Singh comes back into the attack.
111 A Kumble to Misbah, Misbah chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. 337/5
110.5 A Kumble to Misbah, Ball hits Misbah low on the pads and runs towards the fine leg region for a boundary. Umpire Taufel gives four Leg byes. 337/5
110.4 A Kumble to Misbah, Ball hits Misbah low on the pads. No appeal this time by the fielding side. 333/5
110.3 A Kumble to Misbah, Misbah plays the wrong line of the ball. That's hit Misbah on his pads. Huge appeal by Anil Kumble. Umpire Taufel decides Misbah is not out. A close call for Misbah-ul-Haq. 333/5
110.2 A Kumble to Misbah, Misbah has played it to the point region for no runs. 333/5
110.1 A Kumble to Misbah, Misbah defends the ball solidly off the front foot. 333/5
Change of ends for Kumble. He replaces Pathan from the BEML End.
110 S Ganguly to Misbah, Misbah has punched that ball through the offside. A single to end the over. 333/5
109.5 S Ganguly to Misbah, Misbah drives through the leg side for no runs. 332/5
109.4 S Ganguly to Misbah, Misbah brilliantly guides the ball towards the third man region. The ball races away to the boundary. Misbah closing in on his fifty
109.3 S Ganguly to Misbah, Misbah nicely plays the ball off the front foot. 328/5
109.2 S Ganguly to Misbah, Misbah lets the ball go through to the keeper. 328/5
109.1 S Ganguly to Misbah, Defended off the front foot by Misbah. 328/5
Kumble brings Sourav Ganguly back into the attack.
109 I Pathan to Akmal, Calmly defended off the front foot by Akmal. 328/5
108.5 I Pathan to Akmal, Akmal lets the ball go outside his off stump. 328/5
108.4 I Pathan to Misbah, This time Misbah smartly nudges the ball towards the fine leg region. A single conceded once again. 328/5
108.3 I Pathan to Akmal, Intentionally guided down to fine leg by Akmal. The batsmen have run through for a single. 327/5
108.2 I Pathan to Akmal, Akmal shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the backfoot. 326/5
108.1 I Pathan to Misbah, Misbah pulls the ball towards the fine leg region. A spirited effort by Ganguly to ensure the ball doesnt cross the line. Only a single is conceded. 326/5
108 A Kumble to Misbah, Misbah lets the ball go outside his off stump. 325/5
107.5 A Kumble to Misbah, Misbah drives through the leg side for no runs again. 325/5
107.4 A Kumble to Misbah, Misbah has driven it through the off side for no runs. 325/5
107.3 A Kumble to Misbah, Misbah has played that with the full face of the bat. Dot ball. 325/5
107.2 A Kumble to Misbah, Defended off the front foot by Misbah. 325/5
107.1 A Kumble to Misbah, Misbah has played that one showing the full face of the bat to the bowler. 325/5
107 I Pathan to Akmal, Left alone by Akmal. 322/5
106.5 I Pathan to Akmal, Pathan bowls a short dlivery. Akmal would have needed a ladder to play at that as he fails to hit it. 322/5
106.4 I Pathan to Akmal, Pushed to the cover region by Akmal for no runs. 322/5
106.3 I Pathan to Misbah, Pathan bowls it outside the off stump. Left alone by Misbah. Karthik fails to gather the ball. Umpire Taufel signals Four Byes. 322/5
106.2 I Pathan to Misbah, Wide outside off stump
106.1 I Pathan to Misbah, Misbah has played that off the front foot for no runs. 321/5
106 A Kumble to Akmal, Akmal goes on the front foot and defends the ball. 321/5
105.5 A Kumble to Akmal, Akmal leaves the ball without any hesitation outside his off stump. 321/5
105.4 A Kumble to Akmal, That's hit Akmal on his pads. No runs conceded. 321/5
105.3 A Kumble to Akmal, Defended comfortably off the front foot by Akmal. 321/5
105.2 A Kumble to Akmal, Akmal guides the ball towards the point region for no runs. 321/5
105.1 A Kumble to Akmal, Akmal lets the ball go outside his off stump. 321/5
105 I Pathan to Misbah, Pathan bowls it very wide outside his off stump. Easy leave for Misbah. 321/5
104.5 I Pathan to Misbah, Driven through the off side by Misbah for no runs. 321/5
104.4 I Pathan to Misbah, Misbah is beaten by the extra bounce from Pathan. 321/5
104.3 I Pathan to Misbah, Misbah shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the backfoot. 321/5
104.2 I Pathan to Misbah, Nicely defended off the front foot by Misbah. 321/5
104.1 I Pathan to Misbah, Driven through the off side by Misbah for no runs. 321/5
104 A Kumble to Akmal, That's hit Akmal on his pads. No appeal from the fielding side. 321/5
103.5 A Kumble to Akmal, Defended well off the front foot by Akmal. 321/5
103.4 A Kumble to Akmal, Akmal has played it to the point region for no runs again. 321/5
103.3 A Kumble to Akmal, Akmal has played that with the full face of the bat. Dot ball. 321/5
103.2 A Kumble to Akmal, Akmal has pushed it to the cover region for no runs. 321/5
103.1 A Kumble to Akmal, Kumble bowls a short delivery. It's been hammered over mid-on by Akmal. The ball has crossed the ropes for a boundary. A bad delivery like that got the right treatment. 321/5
Indian skipper Anil Kumble comes back into the attack.
103 I Sharma to Misbah, The ball strikes Misbah very low on the pads. No runs conceded. 317/5
102.5 I Sharma to Misbah, Misbah pulls a short delivery from Sharma towards the mid wicket region. The ball has crossed the ropes for a boundary. 317/5
102.4 I Sharma to Misbah, Misbah lets the ball go outside his off stump. 313/5
102.3 I Sharma to Misbah, Driven through the off side by Misbah for no runs. 313/5
102.2 I Sharma to Misbah, Misbah fails to put bat on ball as he tries to hit it. 313/5
102.1 I Sharma to Akmal, Wide outside off stump
102 I Pathan to Misbah, Misbah intentionally works the ball down the leg side. The ball races away to the boundary. Umpire Koertzen signals a boundary. 312/5
101.5 I Pathan to Misbah, Misbah lets the ball go through to the keeper. 308/5
101.4 I Pathan to Misbah, Misbah has played that off the front foot for no runs. 308/5
101.3 I Pathan to Misbah, Misbah chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. 308/5
101.2 I Pathan to Misbah, Misbah has punched the ball off the backfoot for no runs. 308/5
101.1 I Pathan to Misbah, Defended off the front foot by Misbah. 308/5
101 I Sharma to Akmal, Akmal cuts the ball brilliantly through the point region. The ball races to the boundary in quick time. 308/5
100.5 I Sharma to Misbah, The ball is way wide on the leg side but Misbah still goes after it. Karthik fails to stop the ball. The batsmen have run through for a single. Umpire Taufel signals byes. 304/5
100.4 I Sharma to Misbah, Left alone again by Misbah. 303/5
100.3 I Sharma to Misbah, Misbah lets the ball go outside his off stump. 303/5
100.2 I Sharma to K Akmal, The ball takes the thick inside edge of the bat and goes down to at fine leg. One run is conceded. 303/5
100.1 I Sharma to Akmal, Akmal is beaten outside his off stump by Ishant Sharma. 302/5
Umpire signals for drinks trolley on the field.
100 I Pathan to Misbah, Misbah drives through the leg side. A dot ball to end the 100th over of the innings. 302/5
99.5 I Pathan to Misbah, Misbah chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. 302/5
99.4 I Pathan to Akmal, Akmal flicks it away with a wristy shot for a single. 302/5
99.3 I Pathan to Akmal, Driven through the off side by Akmal for no runs. 301/5
99.2 I Pathan to Akmal, Left alone by Akmal. 301/5
99.1 I Pathan to Misbah, Misbah drives through the covers. A spirited effort by Yuvraj Singh to ensure the ball doesnt cross the line. Three runs more for Misbah. 301/5
99 I Sharma to Akmal, The ball hits the pads of Akmal as he tries to defend the ball. Huge appeal by Ishant Sharma. Umpire decides Yousuf is not out. 298/5
98.5 I Sharma to Akmal, Defended off the front foot by Akmal. 298/5
98.4 I Sharma to Akmal, Ishant Sharma bowls a quick bouncer. Akmal ducks under in time to let the ball go through to the keeper. 298/5
98.3 I Sharma to Akmal, Akaml gets hit on the pads. Appeal from the fielding side but umpire shows no interest. 298/5
98.2 I Sharma to K Akmal, Akmal stood up on his toes to play that short delivery from Sharma. 298/5
98.1 I Sharma to Akmal, Akmal leaves the ball alone outside his off stump. 298/5
98 I Pathan to Misbah, Misbah chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. 298/5
97.5 I Pathan to Misbah, Misbah pushes the ball through the mid off region. The batsmen have picked up a couple of runs. 298/5
97.4 I Pathan to Misbah, Misbah tries to hook a short delivery from Pathan but fails to connect. 296/5
97.3 I Pathan to Misbah, That's hit Misbah on his pads. The fielding side is asking the question. No interest shown by the umpire. 296/5
97.2 I Pathan to Misbah, Misbah lets the ball go through to the keeper. 296/5
97.1 I Pathan to Misbah, Misbah ducks under the bouncer from Pathan. 296/5
97 I Sharma to Akmal, Akmal chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. 296/5
96.5 I Sharma to K Akmal, Akmal cleverly guides the ball through the gully region. The ball races away to the boundary despite diving efforts by Kumble. 296/5
96.4 I Sharma to Akmal, Akmal chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. 292/5
96.3 I Sharma to Akmal, The ball is way wide on the leg side but Akmal still goes after it. The ball goes quickly pass the keeper for a boundary. Umpire Taufel indicates that it was Four Byes. 292/5
96.2 I Sharma to Akmal, That ball has taken the inside edge of Akmal and thudded into his pads. Dot ball. 288/5
Kamran Akmal comes to bat at the crease at the fall of Faisal Iqbal's wicket. Akmal has to play a similar kind of innings as he played at kolkata to bail Pakistan out of trouble.
96.1 I Sharma to F Iqbal, OUT - The ball takes the inside edge of the bat of Iqbal and pops into the air. Gambhir takes a straight forward catch at short leg. Faisal Iqbal departs after getting a start. 288/5
96 I Pathan to Misbah, The ball strikes Misbah very low on the pads. No appeal from the fielding side. 288/4
95.5 I Pathan to Misbah, Misbah has played that with the full face of the bat. Dot ball. 288/4
95.4 I Pathan to Misbah, Misbah lets the ball go outside his off stump. 288/4
95.3 I Pathan to Misbah, The ball is way wide on the leg side but Misbah still goes after it. No contact made. 288/4
95.2 I Pathan to Iqbal, The ball strikes Iqbal very low on the pads as he walks across the wickets. Appeal from Irfan Pathan. One run added to the total. Umpire Koertzen shows no interest in the appeal and signals a leg bye. 288/4
95.1 I Pathan to Iqbal, Left alone by Iqbal. 287/4
95 I Sharma to Misbah, Misbah has played that ball showing full face of the bat to the bowler. 287/4
94.5 I Sharma to Misbah, Misbah lets the ball go outside his off stump. 287/4
94.4 I Sharma to Misbah, The ball is way wide on the leg side but Misbah still goes after it Four Byes signalled by Umpire Taufel. 287/4
94.3 I Sharma to Misbah, Misbah has flicked the ball off his pads for no runs. 283/4
94.2 I Sharma to Misbah, Misbah gets hit on the pads again. A huge appeal from the fielding side. Umpire Taufel again decides Misbah is not out. 283/4
94.1 I Sharma to Misbah, The ball thuds into the pads of Misbah. The fielding side appeal for LBW. Umpire Taufel nods his head in Misbah's favour. 283/4
94 I Pathan to Misbah, The ball has taken the inside edge of the bat and goes down the leg side. The batsmen have run through for a single. 283/4
93.5 I Pathan to Misbah, Driven through the off side by Misbah for no runs. 282/4
93.4 I Pathan to Misbah, Misbah shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the backfoot. 282/4
93.3 I Pathan to Misbah, Left alone by Misbah. 282/4
93.2 I Pathan to Iqbal, Iqbal clips the ball on the leg side for an easy single. 282/4
93.1 I Pathan to Iqbal, Defended well off the front foot by Iqbal. 281/4
93 I Sharma to Misbah, Ball hits Misbah low on the pads.The batsmen have picked up a couple of runs. Leg byes signalled by Umpire Taufel 281/4
92.5 I Sharma to Misbah, Misbah lets the ball go through to the keeper. 279/4
92.4 I Sharma to Misbah, Misbah shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the backfoot. 279/4
92.3 I Sharma to Misbah, Driven through the leg side by Misbah for no runs. 279/4
92.2 I Sharma to Misbah, Misbah rocks on the backfoot and spanks the ball through the point region for a boundary. Misbah continues to impress. 279/4
92.1 I Sharma to Misbah, Misbah lets the ball go outside his off stump. 275/4
Ishant Sharma comes back into the attack.
92 H Singh to Iqbal, Iqbal has played that off the front foot and into the ground. Dot ball to end the over. 275/4
91.5 H Singh to Iqbal, Iqbal works it down the leg side. The batsmen have run through for a single. 275/4
91.4 H Singh to Misbah, Misbah has flicked the ball off his pads for an easy single. 275/4
91.3 H Singh to Iqbal, Iqbal cuts the ball hard off the backfoot. Three runs more for Faisal Iqbal. 274/4
91.2 H Singh to Iqbal, Defended off the front foot by Iqbal. 271/4
91.1 H Singh to Iqbal, Iqbal sweeps the ball fine for a couple on the leg side. 271/4
91 Y Singh to Misbah, Misbah plays the ball showing the full face of the bat to the bowler. 269/4
90.5 Y Singh to Misbah, Misbah again plays the ball off the front foot for no runs. 269/4
90.4 Y Singh to Misbah, Misbah has played that off the front foot for no runs. 269/4
90.3 Y Singh to Misbah, Again defended off the front foot by Misbah. 269/4
90.2 Y Singh to Misbah, Defended well off the front foot by Misbah. 269/4
90.1 Y Singh to Misbah, Misbah plays the ball steadily off the backfoot. 269/4
90 H Singh to Iqbal, Iqbal has played that ball with the full face of the bat. 269/4
89.5 H Singh to Iqbal, Defended comfortably off the front foot by Iqbal. 269/4
89.4 H Singh to Iqbal, Iqbal tries to cut the ball but fails to connect. 269/4
89.3 H Singh to Iqbal, Defended well off the front foot by Iqbal. 269/4
89.2 H Singh to Iqbal, Iqbal has flicked the ball off his pads for no runs. 269/4
89.1 H Singh to Iqbal, Defended nicely off the front foot by Iqbal. 269/4
89 Y Singh to Misbah, Misbah guides the ball towards the third man region but fails to find a gap. 269/4
88.5 Y Singh to Misbah, Misbah has punched the ball off the backfoot. No runs conceded. 269/4
88.4 Y Singh to Misbah, Left alone by Misbah. 269/4
88.3 Y Singh to Misbah, Misbah has played that with the full face of the bat. Dot ball. 269/4
88.2 Y Singh to Misbah, Ball hits Misbah low on the pads as he tries to flick it away on the leg side. Huge appeal from the fielding side. Umpire Taufel decides Misbah is not out. 269/4
88.1 Y Singh to Misbah, Misbah defends the ball comfortably off the front foot. 269/4
88 H Singh to Iqbal, Left alone by Iqbal. 269/4
87.5 H Singh to Iqbal, Iqbal goes back and defends the ball solidly. 269/4
87.4 H Singh to Misbah, Driven through the leg side by Misbah for a single. 269/4
87.3 H Singh to Misbah, Misbah has played that showing the full face of the bat to the bowler. 268/4
87.2 H Singh to Misbah, Misbah has driven it straight down the ground for no runs again. 268/4
87.1 H Singh to Misbah, Misbah has flicked the ball off his pads for no runs. 268/4
87 Y Singh to Iqbal, Driven through the covers by Iqbal for a couple. 268/4
86.5 Y Singh to Misbah, Misbah works it down the leg side for a comfortable single. First runs after Tea break. 266/4
86.4 Y Singh to Misbah, Misbah again goes on the front foot and defends the ball. 265/4
86.3 Y Singh to Misbah, Defended off the front foot again by Misbah. 265/4
86.2 Y Singh to Misbah, Defended well off the front foot by Misbah. 265/4
86.1 Y Singh to Misbah, Misbah has played that off the front foot and into the ground. Dot ball. 265/4
Welcome back after the Tea break. Yuvraj Singh to start proceedings in the last session.
Its Tea on day 3 of the third Test between India and Pakistan at Bangalore. Pakistan have scored 265-4 and they trail India by more 361 runs. It was a healthy session for both the teams as India scalped the crucial wickets of Younus Khan and Mohammad Yousuf while the visitors scored 85 runs. Misbah-ul-Haq and Faisal Iqbal are the unbeaten batsmen at the crease and both will hope to help Pakistan avoid the follow-on. Join us back after a short break.
86 A Kumble to Iqbal, Ball flicks the pads of Iqbal and runs down towards the fine leg region. Two runs added to the total. Leg byes given by Umpire Koertzen. Its Tea on day 3. 265/4
85.5 A Kumble to Iqbal, Iqbal chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. 263/4
85.4 A Kumble to Misbah, Misbah tucks it down the leg side for another single in this over. 263/4
85.3 A Kumble to Misbah, Misbah plays the ball showing the full face of the bat to the bowler. 262/4
85.2 A Kumble to Iqbal, Iqbal has flicked the ball off his pads for a single on the leg side. 262/4
85.1 A Kumble to Iqbal, Exellently punched off the backfoot by Iqbal. The ball has crossed the ropes for a boundary. 261/4
Kumble brings himself on to bowl replacing Harbhajan Singh.
85 Y Singh to Iqbal, Iqbal works it down the leg side for an easy single. 257/4
84.5 Y Singh to Iqbal, Iqbal leaves the ball aloe outside his off stump. 256/4
84.4 Y Singh to Iqbal, Bottom edge by Iqbal! The fielder gathers it on the bounce. No Ball has been signalled by Umpire Taufel. 256/4
84.4 Y Singh to Iqbal, That's hit Iqbal on his pads. The fielding side appeals in unison. Umpire Taufel decides Iqbal is not out. 255/4
84.3 Y Singh to Iqbal, The ball is way wide on the leg side but Iqbal still goes after it. No contact made. 255/4
84.2 Y Singh to Iqbal, Defended well off the front foot by Iqbal. 255/4
84.1 Y Singh to Misbah, Misbah works it down the leg side for a single. 255/4
Yuvraj Singh introduced into the bowling attack replacing Anil Kumble.
84 H Singh to Iqbal, Iqbal has played that with the full face of the bat. 254/4
83.5 H Singh to Iqbal, Defended off the back foot by Iqbal. 254/4
83.4 H Singh to Iqbal, Iqbal has played that with the full face of the bat. 254/4
83.3 H Singh to Iqbal, Tries to flick the ball but Iqbal only manages to defend the ball. 254/4
83.2 H Singh to Iqbal, Defended of the front foot by Faisal Iqbal. 254/4
83.1 H Singh to Misbah, Played to the point region by Misbah. One run added to the total. 254/4
83 A Kumble to Iqbal, Iqbal defends it off the back foot. 253/4
82.5 A Kumble to Misbah, Ball strucks Misbah low on his pads and batsmen runs for a single. Umpire Taufel signals Leg Byes. 253/4
82.4 A Kumble to Misbah, Misbah drives through the leg side. No runs conceded. 252/4
82.3 A Kumble to Misbah, Misbah has played that off the front foot and into the ground. 252/4
82.2 A Kumble to Misbah, Misbah has played that off the front foot and into the ground. 252/4
82.1 A Kumble to Misbah, Misbah punched the ball towards the cover region for a boundary. 252/4
82 H Singh to Iqbal, Iqbal has attempted to put bat on ball - but fails. That's the end of the over and its a maiden over by Harbhajan. 248/4
81.5 H Singh to Iqbal, Iqbal has played that with the full face of the bat. 248/4
81.4 H Singh to Iqbal, Defended off the front foot by Iqbal. 248/4
81.3 H Singh to Iqbal, Iqbal has flicked the ball off his pads. 248/4
81.2 H Singh to Iqbal, Iqbal drives through the leg side. No runs conceded. 248/4
81.1 H Singh to Iqbal, Iqbal chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. 248/4
81 A Kumble to Iqbal, Iqbal drives through the leg side. One run conceded. Just a single of the over. 248/4
80.5 A Kumble to Iqbal, Iqbal works it down the leg side. No runs conceded. 247/4
80.4 A Kumble to Iqbal, Iqbal fails to put bat on ball. 247/4
80.3 A Kumble to Iqbal, Defended off the front foot by Iqbal. 247/4
80.2 A Kumble to Iqbal, Iqbal has attempted to put bat on ball - but fails. 247/4
80.1 A Kumble to Iqbal, Iqbal has played that off the front foot and into the ground. 247/4
80 H Singh to Misbah, Misbah has attempted to play that one - but missed. 247/4
79.5 H Singh to Misbah, Misbah defends it off the back foot. 247/4
79.4 H Singh to Misbah, Defended off the front foot by Misbah for no runs. 247/4
79.3 H Singh to Iqbal, Iqbal plays a sweep shot. One run added to the total. 247/4
79.2 H Singh to Iqbal, Iqbal has played that off the front foot and straight to the fielder. 246/4
79.1 H Singh to Iqbal, Iqbal has played that off the front foot and into the ground. 246/4
79 A Kumble to Misbah, Misbah drives through the leg side for no runs. 246/4
78.5 A Kumble to Misbah, Defended off the front foot by Misbah. 246/4
78.4 A Kumble to Misbah, Defended off the front foot by Misbah. 246/4
78.3 A Kumble to Misbah, Misbah guides it to third man. The batsmen have run for a couple. 246/4
78.2 A Kumble to Misbah, Misbah drives the ball straight down the ground. 244/4
78.1 A Kumble to Misbah, Defended off the front foot by Misbah for no runs. 244/4
78 H Singh to Iqbal, Iqbal has driven it through the off side. A couple of runs added to the total. 244/4
77.5 H Singh to Misbah, Driven through the off side by Misbah for an overother single in this. 242/4
77.4 H Singh to Misbah, Misbah works it down the leg side. 241/4
77.3 H Singh to Misbah, Defended off the front foot by Misbah. 241/4
77.2 H Singh to Iqbal, Iqbal has punched the ball off the backfoot. One run added to the total. 241/4
77.1 H Singh to Iqbal, Iqbal has played that with the full face of the bat. No runs conceded. 240/4
77 A Kumble to Misbah, Misbah has driven it straight down the ground. 240/4
76.5 A Kumble to Misbah, Misbah has stood up on his toes to play that one. 240/4
76.4 A Kumble to Misbah, The ball thuds in to the pads of Misbah. The fielding side appeals for LBW. No interest shown by the umpire. 240/4
76.3 A Kumble to Misbah, Misbah goes forward and plays the ball showing the full face of the bat to the bowler. 240/4
76.2 A Kumble to Misbah, Misbah works it down the leg side for no runs. 240/4
76.1 A Kumble to Misbah, Misbah plays the ball nicely off the backfoot. 240/4
Anil Kumble brings himself back into the attack.
76 H Singh to Iqbal, Iqbal is beaten by the spin of Harbhajan Singh. 240/4
75.5 H Singh to Iqbal, Left alone by Iqbal. 240/4
75.4 H Singh to Iqbal, The ball strikes Iqbal very low on the pads. No appeal from the fielding side. 240/4
75.3 H Singh to Iqbal, Iqbal has played that with the full face of the bat. Dot ball. 240/4
75.2 H Singh to Iqbal, Iqbal has flicked the ball off his pads for no runs on the leg side. 240/4
75.1 H Singh to Iqbal, Iqbal nicely defends the ball off the front foot. 240/4
75 I Pathan to Misbah, Misbah lets the ball go outside his off stump without any doubts. 240/4
74.5 I Pathan to Misbah, Misbah flicks the ball on the leg side for no runs. 240/4
74.4 I Pathan to Misbah, Misbah lets the ball go through to the keeper. 240/4
74.3 I Pathan to Misbah, Driven through the covers by Misbah for no runs. 240/4
74.2 I Pathan to Misbah, Left alone again by Misbah. 240/4
74.1 I Pathan to Misbah, The ball is way outside the off stump
74 H Singh to Iqbal, Iqbal is beaten again by Harbhajan Singh. The fielding side are asking the question for catch behind. No interest shown by the umpire. 240/4
73.5 H Singh to Iqbal, Iqbal gets beatea as he tries to run it down the third man region. 240/4
73.4 H Singh to Misbah, Misbah has driven it through the off side for another single in this over. 240/4
73.3 H Singh to Iqbal, Played through mid-wicket by Iqbal for an easy single. 239/4
73.2 H Singh to Iqbal, Iqbal has played that off the front foot for no runs. 238/4
73.1 H Singh to Iqbal, Pushed to the cover region by Iqbal for an easy couple. 238/4
73 I Pathan to Misbah, Pathan bowls it wide outside the off stump. Misbah lets the ball go through to the keeper. 236/4
72.5 I Pathan to Misbah, Misbah has gleefully driven the ball through the off side. The ball has crossed the ropes for a boundary. First boundary of the match for Misbah. 236/4
72.4 I Pathan to Misbah, Misbah appears to have been struck on the thigh-pad. The ball runs down towards the fine leg region for a boundary. Umpire Taufel signals four Leg byes. 232/4
72.3 I Pathan to Misbah, Pathan again bowls a bouncer. Misbah ducks again to let the ball go over him. 228/4
72.2 I Pathan to Misbah, Pathan dugs the ball short. Misbah ducked in time to that bouncer go over him. 228/4
72.1 I Pathan to Misbah, Pushed to the cover region by Misbah for no runs. 228/4
72 H Singh to Misbah, Driven through the leg side by Misbah for an easy single. End of a wicket taking over by Pathan. 228/4
71.5 H Singh to Misbah, Misbah has played that off the front foot and into the ground. 227/4
71.4 H Singh to Misbah, Defended off the front foot by Misbah. 227/4
71.3 H Singh to Misbah, Misbah drives the ball straight back to Harbhajan who fields the ball well. 227/4
71.2 H Singh to Misbah, Misbah has been beaten by the off spin of Harbhajan Singh. 227/4
71.1 H Singh to Misbah, Misbah has played that off the front foot for no runs. 227/4
Faisal Iqbal is the new batsman at the crease.
71 I Pathan to Yousuf, OUT - Yousuf drives the ball in the air towards the point region. Yuvraj Singh takes a comfortable catch at point. Pakistan have lost their fourth wicket. Pathan picks up his first wicket of the match. 227/4
70.5 I Pathan to Yousuf, Yousuf pushes the ball towards the point region for no runs. 227/3
70.4 I Pathan to Misbah, Misbah works it down the leg side for another single in this over. 227/3
70.3 I Pathan to Yousuf, Yousuf flicks the ball on the leg side for an easy single. 226/3
70.2 I Pathan to Yousuf, The ball is too wide on the off side for Yousuf to make any contact. Easy leave for Yousuf again. 225/3
70.1 I Pathan to Yousuf, Wide outside the leg stump
70 H Singh to Misbah, Misbah has played that off the front foot for no runs. 225/3
69.5 H Singh to Misbah, Misbah has played that with the full face of the bat. 225/3
69.4 H Singh to Misbah, Misbah tries flicking a ball that is wide on the leg stumps. Wicket-keeper Karthik fails to gather the ball. The ball crosses the ropes for a boundary. Four Byes signalled by Umpire Koertzen. 225/3
69.3 H Singh to Misbah, Misbah has pushed it to the cover region for no runs. 221/3
69.2 H Singh to Misbah, Misbah cautiously defends the ball. 221/3
Misbah-ul-Haq comes to bat at the crease at the fall of Younus Khan's wicket.
69.1 H Singh to Khan, OUT - Khan has been bowled around his legs in his attempt to play the reverse sweep. The reverse sweep shot that fetched Younus Khan plenty of runs today has also brought his downfall in this innings. 221/3
69 I Pathan to Yousuf, Yousuf has played it through mid-wicket. Dot ball to end the over. 221/2
68.5 I Pathan to Yousuf, Pushed to the cover region by Yousuf for no runs. 221/2
68.4 I Pathan to Yousuf, Yousuf has played that off the front foot and into the ground. 221/2
68.3 I Pathan to Khan, That's hit Khan on his pads. The fielding side appeals in unison. Umpire Taufel signals Leg Bye. The batsmen have run through for a single. 221/2
68.2 I Pathan to Khan, The ball sneaks between the bat and body of Khan. Good delivery by Pathan. 220/2
68.1 I Pathan to Khan, Khan has played that off the front foot for no runs. 220/2
68 H Singh to Yousuf, Yousuf takes a stride forward and defends the ball. 220/2
67.5 H Singh to Khan, Khan works it down the leg side for an easy single. 220/2
67.4 H Singh to Khan, Played through mid-wicket by Khan for no runs. 219/2
67.3 H Singh to Khan, Khan plays the ball showing the full face of the bat to the bowler. 219/2
67.2 H Singh to Khan, Khan tries flicking a ball that is wide on the leg stumps. No contact made. 219/2
67.1 H Singh to Y Khan, Younus Khan plays a cheeky reverse sweep shot through the third man region. The ball races to the boundary. Younus Khan has been successful with this shot so far. 219/2
Harbhajan Singh replaces Kumble in the attack.
67 I Pathan to Yousuf, The ball is way wide on the leg side but Yousuf still goes after it. Yousuf fails to connect the ball. 215/2
66.5 I Pathan to Yousuf, Wide outside off stump
66.4 Pathan to Yousuf, Yousuf goes after a wide one and misses. Poor delivery by Pathan and equally poor shot execution by Yousuf. 215/2
66.3 I Pathan to Khan, Played to the point region by Khan for another single in this over. 215/2
66.2 I Pathan to Yousuf, Yousuf works it down the leg side for a quick single. 214/2
66 A Kumble to Khan, Khan has flicked the ball off his pads for a single on the leg side. 212/2
65.5 A Kumble to Khan, Khan has played that off the front foot and into the ground. Dot ball. 211/2
65.4 A Kumble to Khan, Khan takes the ball on the pads as he offers no stroke to an incoming delivery. 211/2
65.3 A Kumble to Khan, Ball hits Khan low on the pads. No appeal from the fielding side. 211/2
65.2 A Kumble to Khan, Defended off the back foot by Khan. 211/2
65.1 A Kumble to Khan, Wide outside the leg stump
65 I Pathan to Yousuf, Ball flicks the pads of Yousuf and runs down towards the fine leg region for a boundary. Four leg byes has been signalled by Umpire Taufel. 211/2
64.5 I Pathan to Yousuf, Yousuf has played that off the front foot for no runs. 207/2
64.4 I Pathan to Yousuf, Yousuf is beaten by Pathan outside his off stump. 207/2
64.3 I Pathan to Yousuf, Yousuf goes on the backfoot and defends the ball. 207/2
64.2 I Pathan to Yousuf, Yousuf has driven it through the off side. Dot ball. 207/2
64.1 I Pathan to Yousuf, Driven through the covers by Yousuf. No runs conceded. 207/2
Irfan Pathan replaces Ishant Sharma into the attack. Kumble will look for a breakthrough from Pathan.
64 A Kumble to Khan, Khan flicks it away with a wristy shot but finds a fielder. No runs conceded. 207/2
63.5 A Kumble to Khan, Driven through the off side by Khan for no runs. 207/2
63.4 A Kumble to Khan, Khan chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. 207/2
63.3 A Kumble to Yousuf, Kumble bowls a short delivery down the leg side. Yousuf attempts to pull the ball but fails to connect. Karthik fails to stop the ball. One run conceded. Byes signalled by Umpire Koertzen. 207/2
63.2 A Kumble to Yousuf, Yousuf lofts the ball over mid off region. The ball races to the boundary. Second boundary for Yousuf. 206/2
63.1 A Kumble to Yousuf, Yousuf has driven the ball straight back to Kumble. Dot ball. 202/2
63 I Sharma to Khan, Khan lets the ball go outside his off stump. 202/2
62.5 I Sharma to Khan, Khan is beaten by Sharma outside his off stump. 202/2
Fifty runs partnership between Younus Khan and Mohammad Yousuf.
62.4 I Sharma to Khan, Khan punches the ball handsomely off the backfoot. The ball races away to the boundary. Runs now starting to flow for Pakistan. 202/2
62.3 I Sharma to Yousuf, Played to the point region by Yousuf for a single. 198/2
62.2 I Sharma to Yousuf, Sharma drifts the ball on Yousuf's pads. Yousuf plays delicate leg glance making good use of his wrist. The ball has crossed the ropes for a boundary. 197/2
62.1 I Sharma to Yousuf, Yousuf has played the square drivebut straight towards the point fielder for no runs. 193/2
62 A Kumble to Yousuf, Yousuf flicks the ball using his wrist for a single towards the square leg region. 193/2
61.5 A Kumble to Yousuf, Yousuf agains plays tentatively towards the mid on region. 192/2
61.4 A Kumble to Yousuf, Yousuf plays the ball tentatively off the front foot. 192/2
61.3 A Kumble to Yousuf, Yousuf works it down the leg side for an easy couple of runs. 192/2
61.2 A Kumble to Yousuf, Yousuf tries flicking a ball that is wide on the leg stumps but fails to put bat on the ball. 190/2
61.1 A Kumble to Yousuf, Yousuf has played that ball showing the full face of the bat to the bowler. 190/2
61 I Sharma to Yousuf, Yousuf dabs the ball with soft hands and pinch a quick single. Good running by both the batsmen. 190/2
60.5 I Sharma to Yousuf, Yousuf has played that off the front foot for no runs. Sharma has looked steady with his line and length after Lunch. 189/2
60.4 I Sharma to M Yousuf, Yousuf stood up on his toes to play that short delivery from Sharma. 189/2
60.3 I Sharma to Khan, Driven through the leg side by Khan for a safe single. 189/2
60.2 I Sharma to Khan, Played to the point region by Khan for no runs. 188/2
60.1 I Sharma to Khan, Khan has played that with the full face of the bat. Dot ball. 188/2
60 A Kumble to Yousuf, Yousuf has driven it straight back to the bowler for no runs. 188/2
59.5 A Kumble to Yousuf, Yousuf nudges the ball towards the fine leg region for a couple. 188/2
59.4 A Kumble to Yousuf, Defended off the back foot this time by Yousuf. 186/2
59.3 A Kumble to Yousuf, Defended off the front foot by Yousuf. 186/2
59.2 A Kumble to Khan, Khan has played that with the full face of the bat for a single. 186/2
59.1 A Kumble to Khan, Defended comfortably off the front foot by Khan. 185/2
59 I Sharma to Yousuf, Left alone by Yousuf. 185/2
58.5 I Sharma to Yousuf, The ball takes the edge of the bat. The ball falls short of the slip fielder. Ball not carrying to the slip. 185/2
58.4 I Sharma to Yousuf, Yousuf is beaten again by Ishant Sharma outside his off stump. 185/2
58.3 I Sharma to Yousuf, Yousuf is beaten outside his off stump by Sharma. 185/2
58.2 I Sharma to Khan, Ishant Sharma bowls a short delivery. Khan has hooked that one. The ball is in the air. The ball falls safe and one run is conceded. 185/2
58.1 I Sharma to Khan, Driven through the leg side by Khan for no runs. 184/2
58 A Kumble to Yousuf, The ball is way wide on the leg side but Yousuf still goes after it. No contact made in the end. 184/2
57.5 A Kumble to Yousuf, Defended well off the front foot by Yousuf. 184/2
57.4 A Kumble to Khan, Khan smartly works the ball down the leg side. Batsmen have managed to run three. 184/2
57.3 A Kumble to Khan, Driven through the leg side by Khan for no runs. 181/2
57.2 A Kumble to Khan, Khan drives the ball straight down the ground. Dot ball. 181/2
57.1 A Kumble to Khan, Khan plays the ball showing the full face of the bat to the bowler. 181/2
57 I Sharma to Yousuf, Left alone by Yousuf. 181/2
56.5 I Sharma to Yousuf, Yousuf shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball steadily off the backfoot. 181/2
56.4 I Sharma to Yousuf, Nicely defended off the front foot by Yousuf. 181/2
56.3 I Sharma to Yousuf, Played to the point region by Yousuf. Spirited effort by Kumble to save runs for his team. Dot ball. 181/2
56.2 I Sharma to Yousuf, Yousuf has played that off the front foot for no runs. 181/2
56.1 I Sharma to Yousuf, Yousuf chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. 181/2
56 A Kumble to Khan, Khan again flicks the ball. Same result again as no runs are conceded. 181/2
55.5 A Kumble to Khan, Khan has flicked the ball off his pads for no runs this time. 181/2
55.4 A Kumble to Yousuf, Yousuf tickles the ball using his wrist for a single on the leg side. 181/2
55.3 A Kumble to Yousuf, Ball hits Yousuf low on the pads. No runs conceded. 180/2
55.2 A Kumble to Yousuf, Yousuf has played that off the front foot for no runs. 180/2
55.1 A Kumble to Yousuf, Defended well off the back foot by Yousuf. 180/2
Anil Kumble to continue from Pavilion End.
Welcome back for the post Lunch session.
Pakistan are placed well at 180-2 at Lunch on day 3 of the 3rd Test against India. The visitors now trail India by 446 runs. 94 runs were added to the overnight total by Pakistan in the morning session. Younus Khan looked impressive in the middle as he is still unbeaten after scoring his 20th Test fifty. The only success for the hosts in the first session was the wicket of Salman Butt as he knicked one behind off Ganguly. Younus Khan and Butt shared a gritty 90-run stand between them. Join us after the Lunch break to see whether India can pick up some quick wickets in the second session.
55 H Singh to Khan, Khan defends the ball solidly off the back foot. Its Lunch on day 3. 180/2
54.5 H Singh to Khan, Khan rocks on the backfoot and cuts the ball nicely through the point region. The ball races to the boundary. Second boundary in this over for Younus Khan. 180/2
54.4 H Singh to Khan, Defended off the front foot by Khan. 176/2
54.3 H Singh to Khan, Reverse sweep played by Khan. The ball races to the boundary. Risky shot played by Younus Khan on the stroke of Lunch. But nonetheless four more runs for Younus Khan. 176/2
54.2 H Singh to Khan, Khan has played that with the full face of the bat. Dot ball. 172/2
Harbhajan Singh comes back into the attack to bowl the final over before Lunch.
54.1 H Singh to Yousuf, Driven through the off side by Yousuf for an easy single. 172/2
54 A Kumble to Y Khan, The ball takes the edge of the bat of Younus Khan. The ball runs down towards the the third man region for a boundary. 171/2
53.5 A Kumble to Yousuf, Yousuf tucks the ball on the leg side for a comfortable single. 167/2
53.4 A Kumble to Yousuf, Driven through the off side by Yousuf for no runs. 166/2
53.3 A Kumble to Yousuf, Defended well off the back foot by Yousuf. 166/2
20th Test fifty for Younus Khan off 114 balls.
53.2 A Kumble to Khan, Younus Khan pushes the ball on the off side and takes a quick single. 166/2
53.1 A Kumble to Khan, Defended nicely off the front foot by Khan. 165/2
53 S Ganguly to Yousuf, Yousuf has played that with the full face of the bat. Dot ball again. 165/2
52.5 S Ganguly to Yousuf, Yousuf has played that off the front foot for no runs. 165/2
52.4 S Ganguly to Yousuf, Again defended off the front foot by Yousuf. Both the batsmen will look to negotiate the remaining seven minutes before Lunch. 165/2
52.3 S Ganguly to Yousuf, Nicely defended off the front foot by Yousuf. 165/2
52.2 S Ganguly to Yousuf, Left alone by Yousuf. 165/2
52.1 S Ganguly to Khan, Driven through the off side by Khan for a single. 165/2
52 A Kumble to Khan, Khan lets the ball go outside his off stump with out any hesitation. 164/2
51.5 A Kumble to Yousuf, Yousuf has driven it through the off side. One run conceded. 164/2
51.4 A Kumble to Khan, Khan drives through the leg side for a single. 163/2
51.3 A Kumble to Khan, Khan leaves the ball alone outside his off stump. 162/2
51.2 A Kumble to Yousuf, Yousuf has played the ball showing full face of the bat to the bowler. 162/2
51.1 A Kumble to Yousuf, Yousuf drives the ball straight down the ground. Dot ball. 162/2
51 S Ganguly to Khan, Khan has played that with the full face of the bat. Dot ball. 162/2
50.5 S Ganguly to Khan, Khan again lets the ball go outside his off stump. 162/2
50.4 S Ganguly to Khan, Khan chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. 162/2
50.3 S Ganguly to Khan, Khan has knicked that one down the leg side. Karthik gather the ball cleanly. The fielding side is asking the question. Umpire Taufel shows no interest in the appeal. A let-off for Younus Khan. 162/2
50.2 S Ganguly to Khan, Khan goes for the hook shot but fails to make any contact. 162/2
50.1 S Ganguly to Khan, Khan has slammed it through point but straight to the fielder for no runs. 162/2
50 A Kumble to Yousuf, Yousuf has played that with the full face of the bat. Another dot ball. 162/2
49.5 A Kumble to Yousuf, Yousuf drives the ball back to Kumble. Dot ball. 162/2
49.4 A Kumble to M Yousuf, The ball has found the edge of the bat. The ball goes wide of Dravid at slip. The ball races to the boundary. Streaky boundar for Yousuf. 162/2
49.3 A Kumble to Yousuf, Defended well off the front foot by Yousuf. 158/2
49.2 A Kumble to Yousuf, Yousuf has played that off the front foot for no runs again. 158/2
49.1 A Kumble to Yousuf, Yousuf has played that with the full face of the bat. Dot ball. 158/2
Indian skipper Anil Kumble replaces Harbhajan Singh in the attack.
49 S Ganguly to Khan, Khan has played that off the front foot and into the ground. Dot ball to end the over. 158/2
48.5 S Ganguly to Khan, Defended nicely off the front foot by Younus Khan. 158/2
48.4 S Ganguly to Khan, Khan has driven it through the off side for no runs again. 158/2
48.3 S Ganguly to Khan, Defended off the back foot by Khan. 158/2
48.2 S Ganguly to Khan, Khan works it down the leg side. No runs conceded again. 158/2
48.1 S Ganguly to Khan, Khan has driven it straight down the ground for no runs. 158/2
48 H Singh to Khan, Ball hits Khan low on the pads. One run added to the total. Leg byes signalled by Umpire Koertzen. 158/2
47.5 H Singh to Y Khan, The ball has found the edge of the bat. Dravid dives in the slip but fails to get a hand on the ball. The ball races to the boundary. 157/2
47.4 H Singh to Khan, Driven through the leg side by Khan. A committed effort by Laxman to save runs for his team. Dot ball. 153/2
47.3 H Singh to Khan, Ball brushes the pads of Younus Khan and runs down towards the fine leg region. The ball crosses the boundry rope. Four leg byes has been signalled by Umpire Koertzen. 153/2
47.2 H Singh to Khan, Khan has played that with the full face of the bat. Dot ball. 149/2
47.1 H Singh to Khan, Defended off the front foot by Khan. 149/2
47 S Ganguly to Yousuf, Yousuf has played that off the front foot and into the ground. Dot ball to end a successful by Ganguly. 149/2
46.5 S Ganguly to Yousuf, Yousuf is beaten as he tries to drive it. 149/2
46.4 S Ganguly to Yousuf, Defended off the back foot this time by Yousuf. 149/2
46.3 S Ganguly to Yousuf, Defended off the front foot by Yousuf. 149/2
Mohammad Yousuf joins skipper Younus Khan at the crease.
46.2 S Ganguly to Butt, OUT - The ball takes the thin edge of the bat of Butt . That is easy pickings for Keeper Dinesh Karthik behind the stumps. Ganguly gets the breakthrough. 149/2
46.1 S Ganguly to Butt, Butt gloriously drives the ball piercing the leg side field. The ball races to the boundary. Good shot by Butt. 149/1
46 H Singh to Butt, Butt has dug out that yorker at the last second. The batsmen have run through for a single. Good ball by Harbhajan. 145/1
45.5 H Singh to Butt, Defended off the back foot by Butt. 144/1
45.4 H Singh to Butt, Driven through the off side by Butt for no runs. 144/1
45.3 H Singh to Butt, Butt chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. 144/1
45.2 H Singh to Butt, Nicely defended off the front foot by Butt. 144/1
45.1 H Singh to Khan, Khan flicks it away with a wristy shot for a single on the leg side. 144/1
45 S Ganguly to Butt, Driven through the off side by Butt. Another Dot ball to end the over. 143/1
44.5 S Ganguly to Butt, Butt has driven it straight down the ground. Dot ball. 143/1
44.4 S Ganguly to Butt, Butt lets the ball go outside his off stump. 143/1
44.3 S Ganguly to Butt, Defended off the front foot by Butt. 143/1
44.2 S Ganguly to Butt, Butt defends the ball solidly off the back foot. 143/1
44.1 S Ganguly to Khan, Driven through the leg side by Khan for a single. 143/1
44.0 S Ganguly to Khan, Defended off the front foot by Khan. No Ball signalled by Umpire Taufel. First no ball bowled by Ganguly. 142/1
44 H Singh to Butt, Butt has played that with the full face of the bat. End of a good maiden over by Harbhajan Singh. 141/1
43.5 H Singh to Butt, Driven through the off side by Butt for no runs. 141/1
43.4 H Singh to Butt, Butt is beaten for the second time in a row by Harbhajan. 141/1
43.3 H Singh to Butt, Butt is beaten by the sharp off spin of Harbhajan. 141/1
43.2 H Singh to Butt, Butt again leaves a turning ball from Harbhajan Singh alone. 141/1
43.1 H Singh to Butt, Butt lets the ball go outside his off stump. 141/1
43 S Ganguly to Khan, Driven through the off side by Khan. End of a tidy maiden over by Ganguly. 141/1
42.5 S Ganguly to Khan, Khan again plya the ball off the front foot for no runs. 141/1
42.4 S Ganguly to Khan, Khan has played that off the front foot for no runs. Ganguly is maintaining a steady line and length. 141/1
42.3 S Ganguly to Khan, Khan has played that with the full face of the bat. Dot ball again. 141/1
42.2 S Ganguly to Khan, Defended well off the back foot by Khan. 141/1
42.1 S Ganguly to Khan, Khan has driven it straight down the ground. No runs conceded. 141/1
42 H Singh to Khan, Khan has flicked the ball off his pads for a single this time. 141/1
41.5 H Singh to Khan, Driven through the leg side by Khan for no runs. 140/1
41.4 H Singh to Khan, Khan has played that with the full face of the bat. Dot ball. 140/1
41.3 H Singh to Khan, Khan has played the reverse sweep. The ball races to the boundary. Good ahot innovation by Younus Khan. 140/1
41.2 H Singh to Khan, Khan has played that with the full face of the bat. Dot ball. 136/1
41.1 H Singh to Khan, The ball takes the edge of the bat of Younus Khan. Two runs added to the total as the ball runs down towards the third amn region. 136/1
Umpire signals for drinks break.
41 S Ganguly to Butt, Left alone again by Butt. 134/1
40.5 S Ganguly to Butt, Butt lets the ball go outside his off stump. 134/1
40.4 S Ganguly to Butt, Butt has played that with the full face of the bat. 134/1
40.3 S Ganguly to Butt, Butt is betan by Ganguly outside his off stump. 134/1
40.2 S Ganguly to Khan, Played to the point region by Khan for a single. 134/1
40.1 S Ganguly to Khan, Swiftly driven through the covers by Khan. The ball races away to the boundary. Umpire Taufel signals a boundary. 133/1
Sourav Ganguly replaces Ishant Sharma in the attack.
40 H Singh to Butt, Butt lets the ball go outside his off stump. 129/1
39.5 H Singh to Butt, Left alone by Butt. 129/1
39.4 H Singh to Butt, Butt defends the ball off the front foot. Gambhir has put down a sitter at silly point. A let-off for Gambhir. 129/1
39.3 H Singh to Butt, Defended off the front foot by Butt. 129/1
39.2 H Singh to Butt, Butt has played it to the point region. 129/1
39.1 H Singh to Butt, Butt has played that off the front foot and into the ground. 129/1
39 I Sharma to Khan, Thick inside edge by Khan
38.5 I Sharma to Khan, Khan comfortably leaves that bouncer from Ishant Sharma. It has been a long spell for Ishant Sharma so far. 129/1
38.4 I Sharma to Khan, Khan lets the ball go through to the keeper. 129/1
38.3 I Sharma to Khan, Khan lets the ball go outside his off stump. 129/1
38.2 I Sharma to Khan, The ball has been square driven by Khan but straight to the fielder for no runs. 129/1
38.1 I Sharma to Khan, Khan gets beaten outside the off stump by Ishant Sharma. 129/1
38 H Singh to Butt, Butt has played that with the full face of the bat. Dot ball to end the over. 129/1
37.5 H Singh to Butt, Defended off the front foot by Butt. 129/1
37.4 H Singh to Khan, Khan flicks it away with a wristy shot for another single in this over. 129/1
37.3 H Singh to Butt, Cleverly guided down to fine leg by Butt for a single. 128/1
37.2 H Singh to Butt, Butt has played that with the full face of the bat. Dot ball. 127/1
37.1 H Singh to Khan, Punched off the backfoot by Khan for an easy single. 127/1
Harbhajan Singh replaces Pathan in the bowling attack.
37 I Sharma to Butt, Butt has played that with the full face of the bat. 126/1
36.5 I Sharma to Butt, Butt has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No Ball signalled by Umpire Taufel. This is the 8th no ball bowled by Sharma. Ishant Sharma finding it hard to find his rhythm. 126/1
36.5 I Sharma to Butt, Calmly defended off the front foot by Butt. 125/1
36.4 I Sharma to Butt, Butt has played that with the full face of the bat. Dot ball. 125/1
36.3 I Sharma to Butt, Again left alone by Butt. 125/1
36.2 I Sharma to Butt, Left alone by Butt. 125/1
36.1 I Sharma to Khan, Khan works it down the leg side for an easy single. 125/1
36 I Pathan to Butt, Driven through the leg side by Butt for no runs. 124/1
35.5 I Pathan to Butt, Butt ducks under the bouncer from Pathan. 124/1
35.4 I Pathan to Butt, Butt has played that with the full face of the bat. Dot ball. 124/1
35.3 I Pathan to Khan, Khan has driven it through the off side for an easy single. 124/1
35.2 I Pathan to Khan, Younus Khan plays a spanking square drive. The ball races to the boundary in quick time. 123/1
35.1 I Pathan to Khan, Khan has played that with the full face of the bat. 119/1
35 I Sharma to Khan, Shamrma bowls a pacy short delivery. Ball hits Younus Khan on his elbow. One run conceded. Leg byes given by Umpire Taufel. That must have been painful for Younus Khan. 119/1
34.5 I Sharma to Khan, Khan tickles the ball on the leg side for an easy couple. 118/1
34.4 I Sharma to Khan, Played to the point region by Khan for no runs. 116/1
34.3 I Sharma to Khan, Defended off the front foot by Khan. 116/1
34.2 I Sharma to Khan, Khan comfortably lets the ball go outside his off stump. 116/1
34.1 I Sharma to Khan, Sharma dugs the ball short. Younus Khan tried hooking that one but missed it completely. 116/1
34 I Pathan to Butt, Butt has played that with the full face of the bat. Another dot ball to end the over. 116/1
33.5 I Pathan to Butt, Butt has played that with the full face of the bat. Dot ball. 116/1
33.4 I Pathan to Butt, Pathan bowls it short and wide. Butt rocks onto the backfoot and punches the ball hard through the cover region for a boundary. Pathan is punished for bowling some bad stuff. 116/1
33.3 I Pathan to Butt, Butt has driven it straight bak to Pathan. Dot ball. 112/1
33.2 I Pathan to Butt, Comfortably defended off the front foot by Butt. 112/1
33.1 I Pathan to Butt, Driven through the off side by Butt for no runs. 112/1
33 I Sharma to Khan, Defended steadily off the back foot by Khan. 112/1
32.5 I Sharma to Khan, Khan has driven it through the off side. No runs conceded. 112/1
32.4 I Sharma to Khan, Khan again lets the ball go through to the keeper. 112/1
32.3 I Sharma to Khan, Left alone by Khan. 112/1
32.2 I Sharma to Khan, Khan chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. 112/1
32.1 I Sharma to Khan, Defended off the front foot by Khan. No Ball signalled by Umpire Taufel. Ishant Sharma has conceded too many no balls until now. 112/1
32.1 I Sharma to Khan, Nicely defended off the back foot by Khan. 111/1
32 I Pathan to Butt, Driven through the off side by Butt for no runs. 111/1
31.5 I Pathan to Butt, That ball has taken the inside edge and thudded into Butt's pads. The fielding side is asking the question. Umpire Koertzen decides Butt is not out. Good decision by the umpire. 111/1
31.4 I Pathan to Butt, Driven through the off side by Butt for no runs. 111/1
31.3 I Pathan to Butt, Butt chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. 111/1
31.2 I Pathan to Butt, Butt has played that with the full face of the bat. Dot ball. 111/1
31.1 I Pathan to Butt, Left alone by Butt. 111/1
31 I Sharma to Khan, Defended well off the front foot by Khan. 111/1
Fifty runs partnership between Younus Khan and Salman Butt off 87 balls.
30.5 I Sharma to Khan, Khan tries to hit the ball off the backfoot but fails to connect. 111/1
30.4 I Sharma to Khan, Khan intentionally edges the ball. The ball runs through the slip region for a boundary. Expensive over so far by Ishant Sharma. 111/1
30.3 I Sharma to Khan, Khan lets the ball go outside his off stump. 107/1
30.2 I Sharma to Khan, Khan tries flicking a ball that is wide on the leg stumps but fails to make any contact. The wicket-keeper fails to stop the ball too. No ball and boundary signalled by Umpire Taufel. Bad stuff by young Ishant Sharma. 107/1
30.2 I Sharma to Khan, Khan plays a beautiful straight drive down the ground. The ball races to the boundary. 102/1
30.1 I Sharma to Khan, Khan defends the ball comfortably off the back foot. 98/1
30 I Pathan to Butt, Nicely driven through the covers by Butt showing the full face of the bat. The fielder at covers dive but fails to stop the ball. Four more runs for Butt. 98/1
29.5 I Pathan to Butt, Butt has played that off the front foot for no runs again. 94/1
29.4 I Pathan to Butt, Played to the point region by Butt. A committed effort by Yuvraj Singh to save runs for his team. Dot ball. 94/1
29.3 I Pathan to Butt, Butt struggles to play the ball. The ball takes the edge of the bat and runs down towards the third man region for a boundary. 94/1
29.2 I Pathan to Khan, Guided down to fine leg region by Khan for an easy single. 90/1
29.1 I Pathan to Khan, Defended nicely off the back foot by Khan. 89/1
29 I Sharma to Butt, Butt again chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. 89/1
28.5 I Sharma to Butt, Butt leaves the ball alone without any hesitation. 89/1
28.4 I Sharma to Butt, Butt is beaten by a seaming delivery from Sharma. 89/1
28.3 I Sharma to Butt, Butt lets the ball go through to the keeper. 89/1
28.2 I Sharma to Khan, Khan has played that with the full face of the bat for a single. 89/1
28.1 I Sharma to Khan, Khan is beaten outside his off stumps as he tries to drive it. 88/1
28.0 I Sharma to Khan, Left alone by Khan. Umpire Taufel signals a No Ball. 88/1
28 I Pathan to Butt, Butt shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the backfoot. End of the first over of the day. 87/1
27.5 I Pathan to Butt, Butt has pushed it to the cover region. Dot ball. 87/1
27.4 I Pathan to Butt, Butt chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. 87/1
27.3 I Pathan to Khan, Khan has driven it through the off side for an easy single. First runs of the day for Pakistan. 87/1
27.2 I Pathan to Khan, Driven through the off side by Khan. Dot ball. 86/1
27.1 I Pathan to Khan, Khan drives the ball straight down the ground for no runs. 86/1
Pakistan are going steady at stumps on day 2 as they are placed at 86-1. The visitors still trail India by 540 runs. Pakistan got off to a good start as their openers shared a 59-run stand between them before Hameed was trapped LBW by Kumble. Butt is looking good having scored his 6th Test fifty. Skipper Younus Khan is with him at the crease. Both will hope to put on a big partnership and help Pakistan post a big total on the board. Earlier, the hosts were bowled out for a mammoth total of 626 runs. Ganguly and Pathan sparkled with the bat today. Ganguly scored his maiden double Test ton while Pathan also cracked his maiden Test ton. Test debutant Arafat picked up his first 5-wicket haul. Thank you for being with us throughout the live commentary of day. We hope to see you back tomorrow.
27 A Kumble to Butt, Butt survives the last ball of the day comfortably. Its Stumps on day 2. 86/1
26.5 A Kumble to Butt, Left alone by Butt. 86/1
26.4 A Kumble to Butt, Nicely defended off the front foot by Butt. 86/1
26.3 A Kumble to Butt, Butt again plays the ball off the front foot for no runs. 86/1
26.2 A Kumble to Butt, Butt plays the ball showing the full face of the bat to the bowler. 86/1
26.1 A Kumble to Butt, Butt has played that off the front foot and into the ground. Dot ball. 86/1
26 H Singh to Khan, Driven through the leg side by Khan for no runs. 86/1
25.5 H Singh to Khan, Khan hits the ball straight back to the bowler. Harbhajan gets hit on his knee hard. 86/1
25.4 H Singh to Khan, Khan drives through the leg side for no runs. 86/1
25.3 H Singh to Khan, That's hit Khan on his pads. No runs conceded. 86/1
25.2 H Singh to Khan, Khan has played that with the full face of the bat. 86/1
25.1 H Singh to Khan, Driven through the covers by Khan for a couple. 86/1
Harbhajan Singh replaces Ishant Sharma into the attack.
25 A Kumble to Butt, Butt again plays the ball nicely off the front foot. 84/1
24.5 A Kumble to Butt, Calmly defended off the front foot again by Butt. 84/1
24.4 A Kumble to Butt, Defended off the front foot by Butt. 84/1
Fifty runs for Salman Butt off 76 balls.
24.3 A Kumble to Butt, Butt sweeps the ball with the spin towards the mid wicket region for a boundary. 84/1
24.2 A Kumble to Butt, Butt tries to cut the ball but fails to connect. 80/1
24.1 A Kumble to Butt, Defended off the front foot by Butt. 80/1
24 I Sharma to Khan, Khan whacks the ball through the point region. The ball races away to the boundary
23.5 I Sharma to Butt, Butt defends the ball off the backfoot and pinches a quick single. 76/1
23.4 I Sharma to Butt, Butt shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the backfoot. 75/1
23.3 I Sharma to Butt, Smartly guided down to fine leg region by Butt. The ball races to the boundary again. Hat-trick of boundaries for Butt. Bad start to the second spell for Sharma. 75/1
23.2 I Sharma to Butt, Butt goes on the front foot and plays a beautiful straight drive. Back to back boundaries for Butt. 71/1
23.1 I Sharma to Butt, Butt grinds the ball through the mid wicket region. The ball bisects the leg side field and races to the boudary. 67/1
Ishant Sharma comes back into the bowling attack.
23 A Kumble to Khan, Khan plays the ball towards the mid on region and tries to scamper a single. Butt decides against the single at the last moment. Dot ball. 63/1
22.5 A Kumble to Khan, Kumble fires the ball quick through the air. The ball keeps very low. Khan fails to put bat on ball. The ball misses the stumps by few inches. A let off for Younus Khan. 63/1
22.4 A Kumble to Khan, Khan works it down the leg side. Still Younus Khan fails to find a single. 61/1
22.3 A Kumble to Khan, Driven through the leg side by Khan. Third dot ball in a row. 61/1
22.2 A Kumble to Khan, Khan has driven it straight down the ground. Dot ball again. 61/1
22.1 A Kumble to Khan, Khan plays the ball towards the mid wicket region for no runs. 61/1
22 I Pathan to Khan, Khan has driven it through the off side. Good athleticism shown by Harbhajan Singh. One run added to the total. 61/1
21.5 I Pathan to Y Khan, Younus Khan cuts the ball hard. Kumble nicely fields the ball at gully. The Indian skipper leading from the front. 60/1
21.4 I Pathan to Khan, The ball brushes the thigh pad of Younus Khan. Karthik dives and gathers the ball. The fielding side is asking the question. Umpire Koertzen decides Younus Khan is not out. 60/1
21.3 I Pathan to Khan, Khan shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the backfoot. 60/1
21.2 I Pathan to Khan, Khan has driven it through the off side for no runs. 60/1
21.1 I Pathan to Butt, Butt ounches the ball on the of side for a single. 60/1
21 A Kumble to Khan, Khan plays the ball cautiously on the leg side. Dot ball to end the over. 59/1
20.5 A Kumble to Khan, Khan plays the ball on the leg side for no runs. 59/1
20.4 A Kumble to Khan, Comfortably defended off the front foot by Khan. 59/1
20.3 A Kumble to Khan, Khan has played the ball nicely into the ground. 59/1
20.2 A Kumble to Khan, Driven through the leg side by Khan for no runs again. 59/1
20.1 A Kumble to Khan, Khan hits the ball towards the mid on region for no runs. 59/1
20 I Pathan to Butt, Butt plays the ball towards the mid off region for no runs. 59/1
19.5 I Pathan to Butt, Butt ducks under the bouncer from Irfan Pathan. Pathan tempting Butt to play a false shot. 59/1
19.4 I Pathan to Butt, Butt lets the ball go outside his off stump. 59/1
19.3 I Pathan to Butt, Driven through the leg side by Butt for no runs. 59/1
19.2 I Pathan to Butt, Butt has played that with the full face of the bat. Dot ball. 59/1
19.1 I Pathan to Butt, Butt has driven it through the off side. Butt fails to find a single. 59/1
19 A Kumble to Khan, Driven through the leg side by Khan for no runs. 59/1
18.5 A Kumble to Khan, Khan chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. 59/1
18.4 A Kumble to Khan, Played to the point region by Khan. No runs conceded. 59/1
18.3 A Kumble to Khan, Khan has played that off the front foot for no runs. 59/1
18.2 A Kumble to Khan, Khan plays the ball showing the full face of the bat to the bowler. 59/1
18.1 A Kumble to Khan, Khan has played that with the full face of the bat. Dot ball. 59/1
18 I Pathan to Butt, Butt cuts the ball towards the gully region where it is fielded nicely by Kumble. Dot ball. 59/1
17.5 I Pathan to Butt, Butt drives through the leg side for no runs. 59/1
17.4 I Pathan to Butt, Butt is beaten outside his off stump by Pathan. 59/1
17.3 I Pathan to Butt, Butt drives towards the cover where Gambhir fields the ball. Dot ball. 59/1
17.2 I Pathan to Butt, Driven through the off side by Butt for no runs. 59/1
17.1 I Pathan to Butt, Nicely defended off the back foot by Butt. 59/1
Irfan Pathan is brought back into the attack replacing Ganguly.
17 A Kumble to Khan, Khan has played that with the full face of the bat. Dot ball. 59/1
16.5 A Kumble to Khan, Khan has played that with the full face of the bat. 59/1
16.4 A Kumble to Khan, Khan shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the backfoot. 59/1
Skipper Younus Khan joins Salman Butt at the batting crease.
16.3 A Kumble to Hameed, OUT - Hameed plays the wrong line of the ball. That's hit Hameed on his pads. The fielding side is asking the question. Umpire Taufel declares Hameed OUT. Hameed once again falls to Kumble. 59/1
16.2 A Kumble to Hameed, Defended off the front foot by Hameed. 59/0
16.1 A Kumble to Butt, Butt tucks the ball for a single towards the square leg region. 59/0
16 S Ganguly to Butt, Butt flicks the ball on the leg side for an easy single. 58/0
15.5 S Ganguly to Butt, Defended off the front foot by Butt. 57/0
15.4 S Ganguly to Butt, Driven through the off side by Butt for no runs. 57/0
15.3 S Ganguly to Butt, Butt has played that with the full face of the bat. Dot ball. 57/0
15.2 S Ganguly to Butt, Butt plays the bal towards the square leg region for no runs. 57/0
15.1 S Ganguly to Butt, Driven through the off side by Butt for no runs. 57/0
15 A Kumble to Hameed, Ball hits Hameed low on the pads. Appeal from Kumble but to no effect. Five runs coming from this over. 57/0
14.5 A Kumble to Hameed, Hameed uses the pace of the ball and smartly guides the ball towards the third man region. The ball races to the boundary. 57/0
14.4 A Kumble to Hameed, The ball hits the pads of Hameed again. This time no appeal from the fielding side. 53/0
14.3 A Kumble to Hameed, The ball thuds in to the pads of Hameed. The fielding side appeals in unison. No interest shown by the umpire. 53/0
14.2 A Kumble to Hameed, Defended nicely off the front foot by Hameed. 53/0
14.1 A Kumble to Butt, Butt tickles the ball on the leg side for a safe single. 53/0
14 S Ganguly to Hameed, Hameed drives through the leg side. Dot ball to end the over. 52/0
13.5 S Ganguly to Hameed, Hameed has driven it through the off side. Some swing available for Ganguly. 52/0
13.4 S Ganguly to Hameed, Driven through the off side by Hameed for no runs. 52/0
13.3 S Ganguly to Hameed, Defended calmly off the front foot by Hameed. 52/0
13.2 S Ganguly to Hameed, Hameed chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. 52/0
13.1 S Ganguly to Butt, Butt tucks the ball on the leg side for a comfortable single. 52/0
Sourav Ganguly is introduced into the bowling attack.
13 A Kumble to Butt, Butt flicks it away with a wristy shot for a single on the leg side. 51/0
12.5 A Kumble to Butt, Butt has played the ball steadily for no runs. 50/0
12.4 A Kumble to Butt, Butt has played that off the front foot and into the ground. Dot ball again. 50/0
12.3 A Kumble to Butt, Butt has played that with the full face of the bat. Dot ball. 50/0
Fifty runs partnership between Butt and Hameed off 74 balls.
12.2 A Kumble to Butt, Kumble again bowls a short ball. Butt pulls the ball again but does not connect it properly. The ball still crosses the ropes for a boundary. 50/0
12.1 A Kumble to Butt, Kumble bowls a loose short ball. Butt plays the pull-shot. The ball races to the boundary. Bad start by Kumble. 46/0
Skipper Anil Kumble introduces himself into the attack.
12 I Sharma to Hameed, Hameed again lets ball go through to the keeper. 42/0
11.5 I Sharma to Hameed, Hammed leaves the ball alone outside his off stump. 42/0
11.4 I Sharma to Hameed, Hameed has played that off the front foot for no runs again. 42/0
11.3 I Sharma to Hameed, Played to the point region by Hameed for no runs. 42/0
11.2 I Sharma to Hameed, Hameed goes to hit the ball outside his of stump by fails to connect. 42/0
11.1 I Sharma to Hameed, Hameed chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. 42/0
Umpire calls for drinks break.
11 I Pathan to Butt, Butt drives the ball towards the mid on region for no runs. 42/0
10.5 I Pathan to Butt, Butt lets the ball go outside through to the keeper. 42/0
10.4 I Pathan to Butt, Butt has played that off the front foot and into the ground. Dot ball. 42/0
10.3 I Pathan to Butt, Defended off the front foot by Butt. 42/0
10.2 I Pathan to Butt, Butt whips the ball piercing the leg side field. The ball races away to the boundary. 42/0
10.1 I Pathan to Butt, Butt goes on the backfoot and defends the ball with ease. 38/0
10 I Sharma to Hameed, Hameed gets beaten by Sharma as he tries to hit the ball. 38/0
9.5 I Sharma to Hameed, Hameed again lets the ball go outside his off stump. 38/0
9.4 I Sharma to Hameed, Hameed chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. 38/0
9.3 I Sharma to Hameed, Hameed rocks on the backfoot and plays a handsome square cut. The ball races to the boundary in a flash. Good steady start by the openers so far. 38/0
9.2 I Sharma to Hameed, Defended off the front foot by Hameed. Umpire Koertzen signals a No Ball. 34/0
9.2 I Sharma to Butt, Butt has flicked the ball off his pads for a single on the leg side. 33/0
9.1 I Sharma to Butt, Ball hits Butt low on the pads. No appeal from the fielding side. 32/0
9 I Pathan to Hameed, Hameed has played it to the point region for no runs. 32/0
8.5 I Pathan to Hameed, Hameed is beaten by an off cutter from Pathan. 32/0
8.4 I Pathan to Butt, Butt cuts the ball pass the point fielder. Three runs more added to the total. 32/0
8.3 I Pathan to Butt, Butt has driven it through the off side for no runs. 29/0
8.2 I Pathan to Butt, Butt gloriously drives the ball through the cover field. The ball has crossed the ropes for a boundary. 29/0
8.1 I Pathan to S Butt, The ball has taken the inside edge of the bat and goes down the leg side. No runs conceded. 25/0
8 I Sharma to Hameed, Hameed leaves the ball comfortably outside his off stump. 25/0
7.5 I Sharma to Hameed, Hameed is beaten by a beautiful seaming delivery from Sharma. 25/0
7.4 I Sharma to Hameed, Left alone by Hameed. 25/0
7.3 I Sharma to Hameed, Hameed has punched the ball off the backfoot but fails to find a single. 25/0
7.2 I Sharma to Hameed, Hameed leaves the ball alone without any hesitation. 25/0
7.1 I Sharma to Hameed, Hameed tries to punch the ball off the backfoot but gets beaten by the extra bounce. 25/0
7 I Pathan to Butt, Butt is beaten outside his off stump by Pathan. 25/0
6.5 I Pathan to Butt, Driven through the off side by Butt. 25/0
6.4 I Pathan to Butt, Butt plays the ball showing the full face of the bat to the bowler. 25/0
6.3 I Pathan to Butt, Driven through the leg side by Butt for no runs. 25/0
6.2 I Pathan to Butt, Left alone by Butt. 25/0
6.1 I Pathan to Butt, Butt has driven it through the off side but fails to find the gap. 25/0
6 I Sharma to Hameed, Hameed has driven it through the off side. A dot ball to end the over. 25/0
5.5 I Sharma to Hameed, Hameed again leaves the ball alone outside his off stump. 25/0
5.4 I Sharma to Hameed, Hameed chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. 25/0
5.3 I Sharma to Hameed, Hameed has attempted to put bat on ball but fails as the ball kept low. The keeper fails to gather the ball too. Umpire Koertzen signals byes. Two runs conceded. 25/0
5.2 I Sharma to Hameed, Hameed again lets the ball go through to the keeper. 23/0
5.1 I Sharma to Hameed, Hameed chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. 23/0
5.0 I Sharma to Hameed, Hameed slashes the ball through the point region for a boundary. Umpire signals a no ball. This is the third no ball that Ishant Sharma has bowled in this match. 23/0
5 I Pathan to Butt, Left alone by Butt. End of a tidy over by Pathan. 18/0
4.5 I Pathan to Butt, Butt lets the ball go outside his off stump. 18/0
4.4 I Pathan to Butt, Butt has played that with the full face of the bat. Dot ball. 18/0
4.3 I Pathan to Butt, Punched off the backfoot by Butt for no runs. 18/0
4.2 I Pathan to Butt, Ball hits Butt low on the pads. The batsmen have picked up a couple of runs. Leg byes signalled by Umpire Taufel 18/0
4.1 I Pathan to Butt, Butt drives the ball straight back to Pathan who fields it nicely. 16/0
4 I Sharma to Butt, Butt plays the ball off the front foot for an easy single. 16/0
3.5 I Sharma to Butt, Butt lets the ball go through to the keeper. 15/0
3.4 I Sharma to Butt, Butt is beaten outside his off stump by Sharma. 15/0
3.3 I Sharma to Butt, Butt lets the ball go outside his off stump. 15/0
3.2 I Sharma to Y Hameed, The ball takes the inside edge of the bat of Hameed and goes down the leg side. The batsmen have run through for a single. No Ball signalled by Umpire Koertzen again. 15/0
3.2 I Sharma to Hameed, Driven through the covers by Hameed. Two runs added to the total. No Ball signalled by Umpire Koertzen. 13/0
3.2 I Sharma to Hameed, Hameed cuts the ball hard off the backfoot through the point region. The ball races to the boundary. First boundary for Hameed. 10/0
3.1 I Sharma to Butt, Butt flicks the ball on the leg side for an easy single. 6/0
3 I Pathan to Hameed, Hammed offers no stroke. The ball hits the pads of Hameed. The fielding side appeal for LBW. Umpire decides Hameed is not out. Close call for Hameed. 5/0
2.5 I Pathan to Butt, Butt works it down the leg side for a single this time. 5/0
2.4 I Pathan to Butt, Driven through the off side by Butt. No runs conceded again. 4/0
2.3 I Pathan to Butt, Butt defends the ball nicely off the front foot. 4/0
2.2 I Pathan to Butt, Driven through the off side by Butt for no runs. 4/0
2.1 I Pathan to Butt, Defended solidly off the back foot by Butt. 4/0
2 I Sharma to Hameed, Left alone by Hameed again. 4/0
1.5 I Sharma to Hameed, Hameed lets the ball go through to the keeper. 4/0
1.4 I Sharma to Hameed, Left alone by Hameed. 4/0
1.3 I Sharma to Hameed, Hameed has played that off the front foot and into the ground. Dot ball. 4/0
1.2 I Sharma to Hameed, Hameed has flicked the ball off his pads for no runs. 4/0
1.1 I Sharma to Hameed, Hameed shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the backfoot. 4/0
Ishant Sharma to partner Irfan Pathan in the bowling attack.
1 I Pathan to Butt, Butt has played that off the front foot and into the ground. Dot ball to end the first over of the Pakistan innings. 4/0
0.5 I Pathan to Butt, Comfortably defended off the back foot by Butt. 4/0
0.4 I Pathan to Butt, Butt chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. 4/0
0.3 I Pathan to Butt, Butt gently flicks the ball off his pads. The ball races away to the boundary. Salman Butt and Pakistan get off the mark in style. 4/0
0.2 I Pathan to Butt, Defended off the front foot by Butt. 0/0
Yasir Hammed and Salman Butt are the opening batsmen for Pakistan. Irfan Pathan to open the bowling attack for India.
0.1 I Pathan to Butt, Butt has driven the first ball through the off side for no runs. 0/0
First Innings
Batting : India
Bowling :
Pakistan
India are bowled out for 626 runs in their first innings. Pakistan wrapped up the hosts innings 20 minutes after Tea break. Irfan Pathan brought up his maiden Test ton in style by hitting a six. Test debutant Yasir Arafat also picked up his first 5-wicket haul after dismissing Harbhajan Singh. Join us after a short break for the Pakistan reply.
150.2 Kaneria to I Pathan, OUT - Pathan goes for a huge hit. The ball takes the top edge of the bat of Pathan. The ball is high in the air. Akmal takes a comfortable catch. India are all out for 626. 626/10
Maiden Test ton for Irfan Pathan off 132 balls.
150.1 D Kaneria to Pathan, Pathan dances down the track and hammers the ball into the crowd for a six. Pathan brings up his maiden Test ton in style. 626/9
150 Y Arafat to Sharma, Sharma lets the ball go through to the keeper. 620/9
149.5 Y Arafat to Sharma, Ball hits Sharma low on the pads. No runs conceded. 620/9
149.4 Y Arafat to Sharma, Sharma defends the ball tentatively off the back foot. 620/9
149.3 Arafat to Sharma, Sharma just manages to keep the yorker out. Good ball bowled by Arafat. 620/9
Ishant Sharma is the last man in for India.
First 5-wicket haul for Yasir Arafat on Test debut.
149.2 Y Arafat to Singh, OUT - Arafat keeps it straight. The ball keeps low. Harbhajan Singh has lost his off stump. Arafat picks up his first 5-wicket haul. 620/9
149.1 Y Arafat to Pathan, Pathan drives through the covers for a single. 620/8
149 D Kaneria to Singh, Singh has driven it through the off side for no runs. 619/8
148.5 D Kaneria to Singh, Singh tries flicking a ball that is wide on the leg stumps. No contact made. 619/8
148.4 D Kaneria to Singh, Singh lets the ball go outside his off stump. 619/8
148.3 D Kaneria to Singh, Driven hard through the leg side by Singh. The ball has crossed the ropes for a boundary. Harbhajan gets off the mark in style. 619/8
Harbhajan Singh joins Irfan Pathan at the crease.
148.2 D Kaneria to Singh, Ball hits Singh low on the pads. No appeal from the fielding side. 615/8
148.1 D Kaneria to Kumble, OUT - Kaneria bowls a quicker delivery. Kumble plays the wrong line of the ball. Kumble gets trapped LBW right in front of the wicket. 615/8
148 Y Arafat to Pathan, Pathan has driven it straight down the ground for no runs. 615/7
147.5 Y Arafat to Kumble, Kumble rocks onto the backfoot and punches the ball. One run conceded. 615/7
147.4 Y Arafat to Kumble, Kumble shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the backfoot. 614/7
147.3 Y Arafat to Pathan, Pathan rocks onto the backfoot and punches the ball for another single in this over. 614/7
147.2 Y Arafat to Kumble, Kumble plays the ball off the backfoot and takes a single. 613/7
147.1 Y Arafat to Pathan, Pathan flicks it away with a wristy shot for a single on the leg side. 612/7
Welcome back after the Tea break. Yasir Arafat to start the bowling proceedings.
Pakistan have their backs against the wall at Tea on day 2 as India continue to pile on runs at Bangalore. The hosts scored as many as 150 runs in the second session. Ganguly and Pathan dominated the Pakistan attack by sharing a 178-run stand at quick rate. Ganguly finally departed after playing a champion's knock of 239 runs, his maiden Test double ton. Pathan is also closing on his maiden Test ton. Join us back after a short break.
147 D Kaneria to Kumble, Ball hits Kumble low on the pads. The fielding side appeals in unison. No interest shown by the umpire. Its Tea on day 2. India are 611-7. 611/7
146.5 D Kaneria to Pathan, Pathan has driven it through the off side for a single. 611/7
146.4 D Kaneria to Pathan, Pushed to the cover region by Pathan for no runs. 610/7
146.3 D Kaneria to Kumble, Kumble has been struck on the thigh-pad. The batsmen have run through for a single. Leg byes given by Umpire Taufel. 610/7
146.2 D Kaneria to Kumble, Kumble works it down the leg side for no runs. 609/7
146.1 D Kaneria to Kumble, Defended off the front foot by Kumble. 609/7
145.5 M Sami to Pathan, Pathan goes after a wide one and misses. Poor shot execution by Pathan. 609/7
145.4 M Sami to Kumble, Kumble has played it to the point region for a single. 609/7
145.3 M Sami to Kumble, The ball takes the edge of the bat of Kumble. The ball short of the slip fielder. 608/7
145.2 M Sami to Pathan, Pathan has played it to the point region for a single. 608/7
145.1 M Sami to Pathan, Pathan is beaten outside his off stump by Sami. 607/7
145 D Kaneria to Pathan, Driven towards the long off region by Pathan for a single. 607/7
144.5 D Kaneria to Pathan, Nicely defended off the front foot by Pathan. 606/7
144.4 D Kaneria to Kumble, Kumble flicks it away with a wristy shot for a single. Kumble gets off the mark. 606/7
144.3 D Kaneria to Kumble, Defended off the front foot by Kumble. 605/7
Indian skipper Anil Kumble is the new man to the crease.
144.2 D Kaneria to S Ganguly, OUT - Ganguly tries to sweep the ball. Ganguly misses the line of the ball and gets bowled around his legs. The off stump is out of the ground. Ganguly departs after a scintillating knock. 605/7
144.1 D Kaneria to Ganguly, Played to the point region by Ganguly for no runs. 605/6
144 M Sami to Ganguly, Punched off the backfoot by Ganguly for a single. Ganguly will keep the strike next over. 605/6
143.5 M Sami to Ganguly, Pushed to the cover region by Ganguly for no runs. 604/6
143.4 M Sami to Ganguly, Sami bowls it wide outside the off stump. Ganguly tries to put bat in the ball but fails. 604/6
143.3 M Sami to Pathan, Driven through the covers by Pathan for a single. 604/6
143.2 M Sami to Pathan, Pathan tries to cut the ball but fails to put bat on the ball. 603/6
143.1 M Sami to Ganguly, Ganguly has played it through mid-wicket for a single. 603/6
143 D Kaneria to Pathan, Defended off the front foot by Pathan. 602/6
142.5 D Kaneria to Pathan, Pathan has played that off the front foot and into the ground. 602/6
142.4 D Kaneria to Ganguly, Ganguly sweeps the ball towards the deep square leg region for a single. 602/6
142.3 D Kaneria to Pathan, Pushed to the cover region by Pathan for an safe single. 601/6
142.2 D Kaneria to Pathan, Pathan has played that with the full face of the bat. Dot ball. 600/6
142.1 D Kaneria to Pathan, Pathan blasts the ball over the mid wicket region. This one's gone all the way over the ropes for a six. Excellent shot by Pathan. Pathan looks in an aggressive mood out there. 600/6
Danish Kaneria is brought back into the attack.
142 M Sami to Pathan, Pathan pulls the ball towards the deep mid wicket region for a single. 594/6
141.5 M Sami to Ganguly, Ganguly has punched the ball off the backfoot for a comfortable single. 593/6
India has achieved the highest team total at Bangalore. The previous best was 570 runs by Pakistan.
141.4 M Sami to Pathan, Pathan flicks it away with a wristy shot for an easy single. 592/6
141.3 M Sami to Pathan, Pathan is beaten by Sami as he tries to drive it. 591/6
Mohammad Sami brought back into the attack.
141.2 M Sami to Pathan, Punched off the backfoot by Pathan for no runs. 591/6
141.1 M Sami to Pathan, Defended off the back foot by Pathan. 591/6
141 Y Hameed to Ganguly, Defended well off the back foot by Ganguly. 591/6
140.5 Y Hameed to Ganguly, Ganguly flicks it away with a wristy shot for no runs. 591/6
140.4 Y Hameed to Ganguly, Ganguly again plays the ball showing the full face of the bat to the bowler. 591/6
140.3 Y Hameed to Ganguly, Ganguly has played that with the full face of the bat. Dot ball. 591/6
140.2 Y Hameed to Ganguly, Ganguly again hits the ball through the point region. Back to bacj boundaries for Ganguly. 591/6
140.1 Y Hameed to Ganguly, Ganguly cuts the ball hard. Bad fielding by Misbah-ul-Haq results in boundary for Ganguly. 587/6
140 S Butt to Pathan, Pathan plays the ball showing the full face of the bat to the bowler. 584/6
139.5 S Butt to Ganguly, Ganguly drives through the leg side for an easy single. 583/6
139.4 S Butt to Ganguly, The ball strikes Ganguly very low on the pads. No appeal from the fielding side. 582/6
150 runs partnership between Ganguly and Pathan.
139.3 S Butt to Pathan, Pathan flicks it away with a wristy shot for an easy single. 582/6
139.2 S Butt to Pathan, Pathan comes down the track and connects the ball hard top send it sailing into the crowd for a six. The ball cleared the long off fielder easily. 581/6
139.1 S Butt to Pathan, Pathan chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. 575/6
139 Y Hameed to Pathan, Pathan has slammed it through point. The batsmen have run through for a single. 575/6
138.5 Y Hameed to Ganguly, Ganguly taps the ball with soft hands and takes a quick single. 574/6
138.4 Y Hameed to Pathan, Pathan sweeps the ball towards the square leg region for an easy single. 573/6
138.3 Y Hameed to Pathan, Crisply driven through the covers by Pathan. The ball races to the boundary. Pathan has picked up the momentum after scoring his fifty. 572/6
138.2 Y Hameed to Ganguly, Ganguly has flicked the ball off his pads for a single again. 568/6
Yasir Hameed is brought back into the attack.
138.1 Y Hameed to Pathan, Driven through the off side by Pathan for a single. 567/6
138 S Butt to Pathan, The ball strikes Pathan very low on the pads. One run added to the total. Umpire Koertzen signals Leg Bye. 566/6
137.5 S Butt to Ganguly, Driven through the off side by Ganguly for an easy single. Both the batsmen are just toying the bowling around. 565/6
137.4 S Butt to Pathan, Pathan flicks it away with a wristy shot. One run added to the total. 564/6
137.3 S Butt to Ganguly, Ball hits Ganguly low on the pads. The batsmen have run through for a single. Leg byes given by Umpire Koertzen. 563/6
137.2 S Butt to Pathan, Pathan has played it to the point region for an easy single. 562/6
137.1 S Butt to Pathan, Pathan has played that off the front foot for no runs. 561/6
137 D Kaneria to Ganguly, Ganguly has played that with the full face of the bat again. 561/6
136.5 D Kaneria to Ganguly, Ganguly has played that with the full face of the bat. Dot ball. 561/6
136.4 D Kaneria to Pathan, Pathan has driven it straight down the ground for another single in this over. 561/6
136.3 D Kaneria to Ganguly, Ganguly has driven it through the off side for a single. 560/6
136.2 D Kaneria to Ganguly, Ganguly shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the backfoot. 559/6
136.1 D Kaneria to Ganguly, Ganguly has just thrown his bat at that ball. That was six from the time it left the bat of Ganguly. Second six for Ganguly. 559/6
136 S Butt to Pathan, Guided down to fine leg by Pathan for no runs again. 553/6
135.5 S Butt to Pathan, Pathan flicks it away with a wristy shot for no runs. 553/6
135.4 S Butt to Pathan, Pathan lets the ball go outside his off stump. 553/6
135.3 S Butt to Pathan, Pathan comes down the tarck and bludgeons the ball for a massive six over the long on region. Great shot by Pathan. That was a towering hit by Pathan. 553/6
135.2 S Butt to Pathan, Pathan has played that off the front foot and into the ground. Dot ball. 547/6
135.1 S Butt to Ganguly, Ganguly works it down the leg side. One run conceded. 547/6
135 D Kaneria to Pathan, Ball hits Pathan low on the pads. No appeal from the fielding side. 546/6
134.5 D Kaneria to Ganguly, Ganguly has punched that ball through the offside for a comfortable single. 546/6
134.4 D Kaneria to Ganguly, Played to the point region by Ganguly. No runs conceded. 545/6
134.3 D Kaneria to Pathan, Pathan has flicked the ball off his pads for a single. 545/6
134.2 D Kaneria to Pathan, Pathan comes down the track and connects the ball hard. The ball flies pass the bowler for a boundary. 544/6
134.1 D Kaneria to Ganguly, Ganguly has flicked the ball off his pads for a single on the leg side. 540/6
134 S Butt to Pathan, Pathan chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. 539/6
133.5 S Butt to Ganguly, Ganguly rocks onto the backfoot and punches the ball for a single again. 539/6
133.4 S Butt to Pathan, Pathan tickles the ball for another single in this over. 538/6
133.3 S Butt to Ganguly, Ganguly flicks it away with a wristy shot for an easy single. 537/6
133.2 S Butt to Pathan, Driven through the off side by Pathan for a single. 536/6
133.1 S Butt to Pathan, Left alone by Pathan. 535/6
Salman Butt comes back into the attack.
Umpire calls for drinks break. India going from strength to strength in this Test match.
133 D Kaneria to Ganguly, Ganguly hammers the ball over mid wicket region. The ball races to the boundary. Second boundary in this over. 535/6
Fifty runs for Irfan Pathan off 83 balls.
132.5 D Kaneria to Pathan, Pathan works it down the leg side for a single. 531/6
132.4 D Kaneria to Pathan, Played to the point region by Pathan for no runs. 530/6
100 runs partnership between Ganguly and Pathan off 147 balls.
132.3 D Kaneria to Pathan, Pathan lets the ball go outside his off stump. 530/6
132.2 D Kaneria to Pathan, Driven through the off side by Pathan for no runs. 530/6
132.1 D Kaneria to Pathan, Pathan takes the risk and top edges the ball. The ball races away to the boundary. 530/6
132 Y Arafat to Ganguly, Ganguly has played it to the point region for a single. 525/6
131.5 Y Arafat to Ganguly, Ganguly plays a lovely straight drive pass the bowler. The ball has crossed the ropes for a boundary. Ganguly looks unstoppable out there. 524/6
131.4 Y Arafat to Pathan, Pathan finds the gap through the point region. One run added to the total. 520/6
131.3 Y Arafat to Ganguly, Played to the point region by Ganguly for an easy single. 519/6
131.2 Y Arafat to Ganguly, Played to the point region by Ganguly for no runs. 518/6
Maiden double ton for Sourav Ganguly off 324 balls.
131.1 Y Arafat to Ganguly, Driven through the covers by Ganguly. Two runs added to the total. 518/6
131 D Kaneria to Ganguly, Ganguly has driven it towards the long off region for a single this time. 516/6
130.5 D Kaneria to Ganguly, Ganguly rocks onto the backfoot and punches the ball towards the point region. Ganguly fails to find a single again. 515/6
130.4 D Kaneria to Ganguly, Ganguly has played that off the front foot and into the ground. Dot ball. 515/6
130.3 D Kaneria to Ganguly, That's hit Ganguly on his pads. No runs conceded. 515/6
130.2 D Kaneria to Ganguly, Left alone by Ganguly. 515/6
130.1 D Kaneria to Pathan, Pathan drives the ball straight down the ground for an easy single. 515/6
130 Y Arafat to Ganguly, Calmly defended off the front foot by Ganguly. 514/6
129.5 Y Arafat to Ganguly, Ganguly has played that off the front foot and into the ground. Dot ball. 514/6
129.4 Arafat to Ganguly, Ganguly goes after a wide one and misses. Poor delivery by Arafat. 514/6
129.3 Y Arafat to Ganguly, Played to the point region by Ganguly. Thrid dot ball in a row. 514/6
129.2 Y Arafat to Ganguly, Ganguly has driven it through the off side again. No runs conceded again. 514/6
129.1 Y Arafat to Ganguly, Ganguly has driven it through the off side for no runs. 514/6
129 D Kaneria to Pathan, Driven through the covers by Pathan for a couple. 514/6
128.5 D Kaneria to Pathan, Pathan has played that off the front foot and into the ground. Dot ball. 512/6
128.4 D Kaneria to Pathan, Pathan gets beaten as the ball takes the edge of the bat. The ball races towards the third man region for a boundary. 512/6
128.3 D Kaneria to Pathan, Played to the point region by Pathan for no runs. 508/6
128.2 D Kaneria to Pathan, Defended off the back foot by Pathan. 508/6
128.1 D Kaneria to Ganguly, Ganguly has slammed it through point. One run added to the total. 508/6
128 Y Arafat to Pathan, Pathan drives the ball straight down the ground for no runs. 507/6
127.5 Y Arafat to Ganguly, Ganguly has punched that ball through the offside for a single. Ganguly now crosses 400 runs in this series. He is also the leading run-scorer in the series. 507/6
127.4 Y Arafat to Ganguly, Ganguly has played that with the full face of the bat. 506/6
127.3 Y Arafat to Ganguly, Left alone by Ganguly again. 506/6
127.2 Y Arafat to Ganguly, Left alone by Ganguly. 506/6
127.1 Y Arafat to Ganguly, Arafat bowls a short ball. Ganguly pulls the ball hard for a boundary on the leg side. It has been a champion innings so far by Ganguly. 506/6
127 D Kaneria to Ganguly, Ganguly works it down the leg side for a single. 502/6
126.5 D Kaneria to Ganguly, Ganguly has played that with the full face of the bat. Dot ball. 501/6
126.4 D Kaneria to Pathan, Pathan works it down the leg side for another single in this over. 501/6
126.3 D Kaneria to Ganguly, Pushed to the cover region by Ganguly for a quick single. India continue to dominate as 500 runs are up on the board. 500/6
126.2 D Kaneria to Ganguly, Played to the point region by Ganguly for no runs again. 499/6
126.1 D Kaneria to Ganguly, Guided down to fine leg by Ganguly but fails to find a single. 499/6
126 Y Arafat to Pathan, Pathan has driven it through the off side. 499/6
125.5 Y Arafat to Ganguly, Played to the point region by Ganguly. The batsmen have run through for a single. 499/6
125.4 Y Arafat to Ganguly, Ganguly does well to leave that bouncer. 498/6
125.3 Y Arafat to Ganguly, Defended off the front foot by Ganguly. 498/6
125.2 Y Arafat to Ganguly, Ganguly has played it to the point region. 498/6
125.1 Y Arafat to Ganguly, Ganguly drives the ball straight down the ground. The ball races to the boundary. Umpire Koertzen signals a boundary. 498/6
Yasir Arafat replaces Mohammad Sami into the attack.
125 D Kaneria to Pathan, Pathan has flicked the ball off his pads but straight to the fielder for no runs. 494/6
124.5 D Kaneria to Pathan, Defended off the front foot by Pathan. 494/6
124.4 D Kaneria to Pathan, Defended off the back foot by Pathan this time. 494/6
124.3 D Kaneria to Pathan, Nicely defended off the front foot by Pathan. 494/6
124.2 D Kaneria to Pathan, Pathan lets the ball go through to the keeper. 494/6
124.1 D Kaneria to Pathan, Driven through the off side by Pathan for no runs. 494/6
124 M Sami to Pathan, Pathan has played that off the front foot for a single. 494/6
123.5 M Sami to Pathan, Pathan chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. 493/6
123.4 M Sami to Ganguly, Played to the point region by Ganguly for a single. 493/6
123.3 M Sami to Pathan, Pathan has whipped the ball off his pads through the leg side field. Three runs more added to the total. 492/6
123.2 M Sami to Pathan, Defended well off the front foot by Pathan. 489/6
123.1 M Sami to Ganguly, Driven through the leg side by Ganguly for an easy single. 489/6
123 D Kaneria to Pathan, Driven through the off side by Pathan for no runs. 488/6
122.5 D Kaneria to Pathan, Driven through the off side by Pathan. 488/6
122.4 D Kaneria to Pathan, Pathan defends the ball comfortably off the back foot. 488/6
122.3 D Kaneria to Pathan, Defended off the front foot by Pathan. 488/6
122.2 D Kaneria to Ganguly, Ganguly has flicked the ball off his pads for a single on the leg side. 488/6
122.1 D Kaneria to Ganguly, Ganguly tries flicking a ball that is wide on the leg stumps but fails to make any contact. 487/6
122 M Sami to Pathan, Driven through the off side by Pathan for no runs. 487/6
121.5 M Sami to Ganguly, Driven through the off side by Ganguly for a single. 487/6
121.4 M Sami to Pathan, Pathan defends the ball and pinches a quick single. 486/6
121.3 M Sami to Pathan, Driven through the off side by Pathan for no runs. 485/6
121.2 M Sami to Ganguly, Ganguly works it down the leg side for a single. 485/6
121.1 M Sami to Ganguly, Ganguly cuts the ball hard off the backfoot. Good effort by Butt to save runs for his team. Only a couple of runs conceded. 484/6
121 D Kaneria to Pathan, Driven through the off side by Pathan. Dot ball to end the over. 482/6
120.5 D Kaneria to Pathan, Defended well off the front foot by Pathan. 482/6
120.4 D Kaneria to Pathan, Driven through the off side by Pathan for no runs. 482/6
120.3 D Kaneria to Pathan, The ball thuds in to the pads of Pathan. No appeal from the fielding side. 482/6
120.2 D Kaneria to Pathan, Pathan tries flicking a ball that is wide on the leg stumps. No contact made. 482/6
120.1 D Kaneria to Ganguly, Ganguly has driven it through the off side for a single. 482/6
120 M Sami to Pathan, Pathan rocks on the backfoot and slams the ball through the point region for the third boundary in this over. End of an expensive over by Sami. 481/6
Fifty runs partnership between Ganguly and Pathan off 73 balls.
119.5 M Sami to I Pathan, The ball takes the edge of the bat of bat and runs down towards the third man region. The ball races to the boundary. Streaky boundary for Pathan. 477/6
119.4 M Sami to Ganguly, Ganguly flicks it away with a wristy shot for an easy single. 473/6
119.3 M Sami to Ganguly, Ganguly lets the ball go outside his off stump. 472/6
This is Ganguly's highest score in Test cricket.
119.2 M Sami to Ganguly, Driven through the off side by Ganguly for a couple. Ganguly now surpasses his highest score in Test cricket. 472/6
119.1 M Sami to Ganguly, Delicate glance by Ganguly through the fine leg region. The ball races to the boundary. Ganguly equals his highest score in Test cricket. 470/6
119 D Kaneria to Pathan, Pathan is beaten by the spin of Kaneria. 466/6
118.5 D Kaneria to Pathan, Pathan has driven it through the off side for no runs. 466/6
118.4 D Kaneria to Pathan, Pathan has played that off the front foot and into the ground. Dot ball. 466/6
118.3 D Kaneria to Pathan, Pathan dances down the track and smashes the ball through the mid on region. The ball races to the boundary. 466/6
118.2 D Kaneria to Pathan, Pathan flicks it away with a wristy shot. No runs conceded again. 462/6
118.1 D Kaneria to Pathan, Pathan works it down the leg side for no runs. 462/6
118 M Sami to Ganguly, Left alone without any hesitation by Ganguly. 462/6
117.5 M Sami to Ganguly, Ganguly does well to leave that bouncer from Sami. 462/6
117.4 M Sami to Ganguly, Defended off the front foot by Ganguly. 462/6
117.3 M Sami to Ganguly, Ganguly has played it to the point region for no runs. 462/6
117.2 M Sami to Pathan, Pathan has driven it through the off side. The fielder goes for a direct hit but misses the stumps. One run pinched by Pathan. 462/6
117.1 M Sami to Pathan, Driven through the off side by Pathan for no runs. 461/6
Welcome back after the Lunch break. Mohammad Sami to start the bowling proceedings.
India continue to dominate Pakistan in the 3rd Test as they are comfortably placed at 461-6. The hosts added 96 runs to their overnight total in the first session. Ganguly and Karthik did not let the visitors get an early breakthrough as they shared 66 runs between them for the 6th wicket. Arafat then dismissed Karthik for 24 to pick up his 4th wicket of the match. Ganguly is still there going strong having brought up his 150 runs. Join us after the Lunch break to see how long India keep Pakistan in the field.
117 S Butt to Pathan, Pathan plays the ball off the front foot for a single. Its Lunch on day 2. 461/6
116.5 S Butt to Pathan, Pathan defends the ball solidly off the back foot. 460/6
116.4 S Butt to Pathan, Pathan has played that off the front foot and into the ground. Dot ball. 460/6
116.3 S Butt to Ganguly, Ganguly has driven it through the off side for a single. 460/6
116.2 S Butt to Ganguly, Ganguly flicks it away with a wristy shot for a couple on the leg side
Salman Butt replaces Kaneria in the attack.
116.1 S Butt to Ganguly, Ganguly works it down the leg side for no runs. 457/6
116 Y Arafat to Pathan, Pathan lets the ball go through to the keeper. 457/6
115.5 Y Arafat to Pathan, Intentionally guided down to fine leg region by Pathan. The ball races to the boundary. Umpire Koertzen signals a boundary. 457/6
115.4 Y Arafat to Pathan, Pathan lets the ball go outside his off stump. 453/6
115.3 Y Arafat to Pathan, Pathan has attempted to put bat on ball but fails as the ball keeps low. Keeper Akmal fails to gather the ball. Four Byes signalled by Umpire Koertzen. 453/6
115.2 Y Arafat to Pathan, Pathan again leaves the ball outside his off stump. 449/6
115.1 Y Arafat to Pathan, Pathan chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. 449/6
115 D Kaneria to Pathan, Pathan flicks the ball using his wrist for no runs on the leg side. 448/6
114.5 D Kaneria to Pathan, Pathan chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. 448/6
114.4 D Kaneria to Ganguly, Played to the point region by Ganguly for a single again. 448/6
114.3 D Kaneria to Ganguly, Played to the point region by Ganguly for no runs. 447/6
114.2 D Kaneria to Pathan, Driven through the off side by Pathan for an easy single. 447/6
114.1 D Kaneria to Pathan, Pathan plays the ball showing full face of the bat to the bowler. 446/6
114 Y Arafat to Ganguly, Ganguly lets that bouncer from Arafat go past his head. 446/6
113.5 Y Arafat to Pathan, Driven through the off side by Pathan. The fielder goes for a direct hit but misses the stumps. The batsmen have scamper through for a single. 446/6
113.4 Y Arafat to Pathan, Pathan shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the backfoot. 445/6
113.3 Y Arafat to Pathan, Driven through the leg side by Pathan. Third dot ball in a row. 445/6
113.2 Y Arafat to Pathan, Played to the point region by Pathan for no runs. 445/6
113.1 Y Arafat to Pathan, Driven through the off side by Pathan. Dot ball. 445/6
113 D Kaneria to Pathan, Pathan dabs the ball with soft hand and takes a quick single. 445/6
112.5 D Kaneria to Pathan, Pathan picks the ball on full toss and sweeps the ball fine for a boundary. Kaneria has been disappointing with the ball so far. 444/6
112.4 D Kaneria to Pathan, Driven through the off side by Pathan for no runs. 440/6
112.3 D Kaneria to Pathan, Pathan has played that off the front foot and into the ground. Dot ball. 440/6
112.2 D Kaneria to Ganguly, Pushed to the cover region by Ganguly for an easy single. 440/6
112.1 D Kaneria to Ganguly, Ganguly comes down the track blasts the ball over the long off region. The ball goes sailing into the crowd for a six. Excellent shot by Ganguly. First six of the match for Ganguly. 439/6
112 Y Arafat to Pathan, Pathan takes a stride forward and defends the ball. 433/6
111.5 Y Arafat to Pathan, Driven through the leg side by Pathan for no runs again. 433/6
111.4 Y Arafat to Pathan, Pathan has driven it through the off side for no runs. 433/6
111.3 Y Arafat to Pathan, Pathan tries to cut the ball but fails to connect. 433/6
111.2 Y Arafat to Pathan, Pathan has driven it straight back to the bowler for no runs. 433/6
111.1 Y Arafat to Pathan, Driven through the off side by Pathan for no runs. 433/6
111 D Kaneria to Ganguly, The ball hits the pads of Ganguly. Casual appeal from the fielding side. 433/6
110.5 D Kaneria to Ganguly, Ganguly has played that with the full face of the bat. Dot ball. 433/6
110.4 D Kaneria to Ganguly, Driven through the off side by Ganguly for no runs. 433/6
110.3 D Kaneria to Pathan, Pathan has flicked the ball off his pads for a single on the leg side. 433/6
110.2 D Kaneria to Ganguly, The ball strikes Ganguly very low on the pads. One run added to the total. Leg byes signalled by Umpire Taufel. 432/6
110.1 D Kaneria to Ganguly, Ganguly has driven it straight down the ground. The ball hits Kaneria hard on his boots. Kaneria is down with pain. 431/6
110 Y Arafat to Pathan, Pathan has driven it straight down the ground for no runs. 431/6
109.5 Y Arafat to Pathan, The ball takes the edge of the bat of Pathan and runs through the gully region. The ball races away to the boundary. 431/6
109.4 Y Arafat to Pathan, Pathan has played that off the front foot and into the ground. Dot ball again. 427/6
109.3 Y Arafat to Pathan, Pathan shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the backfoot. Dot ball. 427/6
109.2 Y Arafat to Pathan, The ball strikes Pathan very low on the pads. No appeal from the fielding side. 427/6
109.1 Y Arafat to Pathan, Pathan chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. 427/6
109 D Kaneria to Ganguly, Ganguly lets the ball go outside his off stump. End of a tidy maiden over by Kaneria. 427/6
108.5 D Kaneria to Ganguly, Ganguly has played that off the front foot for no runs. 427/6
108.4 D Kaneria to Ganguly, Ganguly has played the ball showing the full face of the bat to the bowler. 427/6
108.3 D Kaneria to Ganguly, Ganguly has played that off the front foot and into the ground. Dot ball. 427/6
108.2 D Kaneria to Ganguly, Ganguly lets the ball go outside his off stump without any hesitation. 427/6
108.1 D Kaneria to Ganguly, Ganguly defends the ball off the back foot. 427/6
108 Y Arafat to Pathan, Driven through the off side by Pathan for no runs. End of a wicket taking over by Arafat. 427/6
107.5 Y Arafat to Pathan, Pathan lets the ball go outside his off stump. 427/6
Irfan Pathan joins Ganguly at the batting crease.
107.4 Y Arafat to Karthik, OUT - Karthik edges the ball outside his off stump. Easy catch for Kamran Akmal behind the stumps. Arafat gets the first breakthrough of the morning and his fourth Test wicket. 427/6
107.3 Y Arafat to Ganguly, Played to the point region by Ganguly for a single this time. 427/5
107.2 Y Arafat to Ganguly, Ganguly has played it to the point region for no runs. 426/5
107.1 Y Arafat to Ganguly, Ganguly has attempted to put bat on ball - but fails. 426/5
107 D Kaneria to Ganguly, Driven through the leg side by Ganguly for an easy single. 426/5
106.5 D Kaneria to Ganguly, Ganguly has played that with the full face of the bat. Dot ball. 425/5
106.4 D Kaneria to Karthik, Karthik has flicked the ball off his pads for a single on the leg side. 425/5
106.3 D Kaneria to Karthik, Karthik chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. 424/5
106.2 D Kaneria to Karthik, Karthik has played that off the front foot and into the ground. 424/5
106.1 D Kaneria to Ganguly, Driven through the off side by Ganguly for a safe single. 424/5
106 Y Arafat to Karthik, Karthik has played that with the full face of the bat. Dot ball to
end the over. 423/5
105.5 Y Arafat to Karthik, Left alone by Karthik. 423/5
105.4 Y Arafat to Ganguly, Ganguly rocks onto the backfoot and punches the ball for an easy single. 423/5
105.3 Y Arafat to Ganguly, Defended off the front foot by Ganguly. 422/5
105.2 Y Arafat to Ganguly, Played to the point region by Ganguly for no runs. 422/5
105.1 Y Arafat to Ganguly, Ganguly is beaten by Arafat outside his off stump. 422/5
105 D Kaneria to Karthik, Karthik is beaten for the third time in this over by the sharp turn of Kaneria. 422/5
104.5 D Kaneria to Karthik, Driven through the off side by Karthik for no runs. 422/5
104.4 D Kaneria to Karthik, Karthik is beaten by Kaneria as he tries to drive it. 422/5
104.3 D Kaneria to Karthik, Driven through the leg side by Karthik for no runs. 422/5
104.2 D Kaneria to Karthik, Karthik rocks onto the backfoot and punches the ball hard. The ball bisects the off side field for a boundary. 422/5
104.1 D Kaneria to Karthik, Karthik is beaten by the sharp spin of Kaneria. 418/5
Umpire signals for drinks break. India going strong after first hour of play on day 2.
104 Y Arafat to Ganguly, Left alone by Ganguly. 418/5
103.5 Y Arafat to Ganguly, Ganguly has slammed it through point but straight to the fielder. No runs conceded. 418/5
103.4 Y Arafat to Karthik, Karthik defends the ball off the back foot and scampers a single. 418/5
103.3 Y Arafat to Karthik, Karthik has flicked the ball off his pads for a couple towards the square leg region. 417/5
103.2 Y Arafat to Karthik, Defended solidly off the back foot by Karthik. 415/5
103.1 Y Arafat to Karthik, The ball is way wide on the leg side but Karthik still goes after it. No contact made. 415/5
Yasir Arafat comes back into the attack.
103 D Kaneria to Ganguly, Defended off the back foot by Ganguly. 415/5
102.5 D Kaneria to Ganguly, That ball has taken the inside edge and thudded into Ganguly's pads. The fielding side is asking the question. Umpire rightly shows no interest. 415/5
102.4 D Kaneria to Ganguly, Ganguly has played the square drive for a couple on the off side. 415/5
102.3 D Kaneria to Karthik, Karthik works it down the leg side for a single. 413/5
102.2 D Kaneria to Karthik, Defended well off the front foot by Karthik. 412/5
102.1 D Kaneria to Ganguly, Ganguly chips the ball over the mid on region for a single. 412/5
102 M Sami to Karthik, Defended off the back foot by Karthik. 411/5
101.5 M Sami to Karthik, Karthik lets the ball go outside his off stump. 411/5
Fifty runs partnership between Ganguly and Dinesh Karthik off 84 balls.
101.4 M Sami to Ganguly, Ganguly has slammed it through point for a single only. 411/5
101.3 M Sami to Ganguly, Ganguly has played that off the front foot and into the ground. Dot ball. 410/5
101.2 M Sami to Ganguly, Ganguly lets the ball go outside his off stump. 410/5
101.1 M Sami to Ganguly, Ganguly is beaten by Sami outside his off stump. 410/5
101 D Kaneria to Karthik, Karthik has played that off the front foot and into the ground. Dot ball. 410/5
100.5 D Kaneria to Karthik, Nicely defended off the front foot by Karthik. 410/5
100.4 D Kaneria to Karthik, Karthik plays a sweep shot but straight to the fielder for no runs. 410/5
100.3 D Kaneria to Karthik, Driven through the off side by Karthik for no runs. 410/5
100.2 D Kaneria to Karthik, Driven through the off side by Karthik but fails to find a single. 410/5
100.1 D Kaneria to Karthik, Karthik chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. 410/5
100 M Sami to Karthik, Karthik tucks the ball for a single on the leg side. 410/5
99.5 M Sami to Karthik, Left alone again by Karthik. 409/5
99.4 M Sami to Karthik, Karthik lets the ball go outside his off stump. 409/5
99.3 M Sami to Karthik, Karthik works it down the leg side for a couple. 409/5
99.2 M Sami to Karthik, Karthik defends the ball comfortably off the back foot. 407/5
150 runs for Sourav Ganguly off 241 balls.
99.1 M Sami to Ganguly, Played to the point region by Ganguly. One run conceded. 407/5
99 D Kaneria to Ganguly, Ganguly works it down the leg side for an easy single. 406/5
98.5 D Kaneria to Ganguly, Ganguly has played that off the front foot and into the ground. Dot ball again. 405/5
98.4 D Kaneria to Ganguly, Driven through the off side by Ganguly for no runs. 405/5
98.3 D Kaneria to Ganguly, Ganguly has played that off the front foot and into the ground. Dot ball. 405/5
98.2 D Kaneria to Karthik, Karthik cuts the ball towards the extra-cover region. Poor effort by Sami to save runs for his team. One run conceded. 405/5
98.1 D Kaneria to Ganguly, Ganguly drives through the leg side for an easy single. 404/5
Danish Kaneria replaces Arafat into the bowling attack.
98 M Sami to Karthik, Karthik has played that off the front foot for no runs again. 403/5
97.5 M Sami to Karthik, Karthik has played that off the front foot and into the ground. Dot ball. 403/5
97.4 M Sami to Karthik, Karthik has driven it through the off side for no runs. 403/5
97.3 M Sami to Ganguly, Ganguly plays the ball off the backfoot for a comfortable single. 403/5
97.2 M Sami to Ganguly, Ganguly chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. 402/5
97.1 M Sami to Ganguly, Ganguly solidly defends the ball off the backfoot. 402/5
97 Y Arafat to Karthik, Karthik is beaten as he tries to hit it. 402/5
96.5 Y Arafat to Karthik, Karthik beautifully drives the ball through the covers. The ball races to the boundary. 400 runs on the board for India. 402/5
96.4 Y Arafat to Karthik, Karthik is beaten by Arafat outside his off stump. 398/5
96.3 Y Arafat to Ganguly, Played to the point region by Ganguly for a single. 398/5
96.2 Y Arafat to Ganguly, Ganguly pulls a short delivery from Arafat towards the mid wicket region for a boundary. Ganguly continuing from where he left yesterday. 397/5
96.1 Y Arafat to Ganguly, Ganguly has punched the ball off the backfoot for an easy couple. 393/5
96 M Sami to Karthik, Karthik again lets the ball go outside his off stump. 391/5
95.5 M Sami to Karthik, Karthik chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. 391/5
95.4 M Sami to Karthik, Calmly defended off the back foot by Karthik. 391/5
95.3 M Sami to Karthik, Left alone by Karthik. 391/5
95.2 M Sami to Karthik, Karthik chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. 391/5
95.1 M Sami to Karthik, Karthik has driven it straight down the ground for no runs. 391/5
95 Y Arafat to Ganguly, Ganguly drives the ball nicely through the mid wicket region. Lack of efforts shown by Shoaib Akhtar as the ball races to the boundary. 391/5
94.5 Y Arafat to Ganguly, Played to the point region by Ganguly for no runs. 387/5
94.4 Y Arafat to Ganguly, Driven through the covers by Ganguly for another couple in this over. 387/5
94.3 Y Arafat to Ganguly, Ganguly ducked in time to let that bouncer from Arafat go over him. 385/5
94.2 Y Arafat to Ganguly, Ganguly has slammed the ball through the point region. The ball races to the boundary like a tracer bullet. 385/5
94.1 Y Arafat to Ganguly, Ganguly pulls the ball for a couple on the leg side. 381/5
94 M Sami to Karthik, Driven through the leg side by Karthik. Dot ball again. 379/5
93.5 M Sami to Karthik, Driven through the covers by Karthik for no runs. 379/5
93.4 M Sami to Karthik, Defended well off the front foot by Karthik. 379/5
93.3 M Sami to Karthik, Driven through the leg side by Karthik for no runs. 379/5
93.2 M Sami to Karthik, Left alone by Karthik. 379/5
93.1 M Sami to Ganguly, Ganguly plays the ball off the front foot for an easy single. 379/5
93 Y Arafat to Karthik, Karthik works it down the leg side for no runs. 378/5
92.5 Y Arafat to Karthik, The ball hits the pads of Karthik. The fielding side are asking the question. Umpire shows no interest. 378/5
92.4 Y Arafat to Karthik, Karthik again lets the ball go through to the keeper. 378/5
92.3 Y Arafat to Karthik, Karthik chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. 378/5
92.2 Y Arafat to Ganguly, Ganguly has flicked the ball off his pads for a single. 378/5
92.1 Y Arafat to Ganguly, Ganguly lets the ball go outside his off stump. 377/5
92 M Sami to Karthik, Left alone by Karthik. 377/5
91.5 M Sami to Karthik, Karthik is beaten by Sami outside his off stump. Good comeback by Sami after being hit for boundary. 377/5
91.4 M Sami to Karthik, Karthik goes for a square drive. The ball takes the edge of the bat and goes pass the gully region. The ball races to the third man boundary. 377/5
91.3 M Sami to Karthik, Karthik gets beaten outside his off stump as he tries to drive the ball. 373/5
91.2 M Sami to Karthik, Karthik has played that off the front foot and into the ground. Dot ball. 373/5
91.1 M Sami to Karthik, Nicely defended off the back foot by Karthik. 373/5
91 Arafat to Ganguly, Arafat dugs the ball short. The ball has hit Ganguly on the helmet and flies over the keeper for a boundary. Four leg byes has been signalled again by Umpire Taufel. 373/5
90.5 Y Arafat to Ganguly, The ball brushes the pads of Ganguly and runs towards the fine leg region for a boundary. Four leg byes has been signalled by Umpire Taufel. 369/5
90.4 Y Arafat to Ganguly, Ganguly is beaten by Arafat outside his off stump. Good start by Arafat on day 2. 365/5
90.3 Y Arafat to Ganguly, Driven through the off side by Ganguly for no runs. Ganguly keen to get first run of the day. 365/5
90.2 Y Arafat to Ganguly, Ganguly has played that with the full face of the bat. Dot ball. 365/5
90.1 Arafat to Ganguly, Ganguly just manages to keep the yorker out. Good ball to start with by Arafat. 365/5
Yasir Arafat will start the bowling proceedings on day 2.
Hello and a warm welcome to the coverage of day 2 of the 3rd Test between India and Pakistan at Bangalore. India won the the honours on day 1 thanks to a staggering 300 runs partnership between Yuvraj Singh and Ganguly. The duo bailed the hosts from a precarious situation by scoring brilliant centuries. India scored a massive 365 runs on day 1 which was the highest total by hosts on an opening day of a Test match on home soil. Pakistan will hope for an early breakthrough and get into the tail as quickly as
possible while India will look to build on this momentum by posting a huge total on the board today. Stay tuned for all the action.
Its stumps on day 1 of the 3rd Test between India and Pakistan. India are placed 365-5. The day belonged to Sourav Ganguly and Yuvraj Singh as they shared a mammoth partnership of 300 runs. The duo rescued India from a difficult situation when the hosts were struggling at 61-4 before Lunch. There were some smiles for the Pakistan players in the end as Yuvraj Singh was finally out for a magnificent innings of 169 runs which included 28 boundaries and one huge six. This is Yuvraj Singh's highest score in Test cricket. Ganguly is still unbeaten out there after scoring his 15th Test ton. He and Karthik will look to push the score to a massive total tomorrow. Pakistan on the other hand have lots to think about what went wrong after the great start that they had in the morning session. Thank you for being with us for the commentary on day 1. We hope to have you back tomorrow for the coverage of day 2.
90 M Sami to Karthik, Karthik tentatively leaves the ball outside his off stump. Its Stumps on day 1. 365/5
89.5 M Sami to Karthik, Karthik has played that with the full face of the bat. Dot ball. One more ball to go in first day's play. 365/5
89.4 M Sami to Ganguly, Pushed to the cover region by Ganguly for an easy single. Two balls left in day's play. 365/5
89.3 M Sami to Ganguly, Ganguly has played that off the front foot for no runs. 364/5
89.2 M Sami to Ganguly, Ganguly chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. 364/5
89.1 M Sami to Ganguly, Ganguly defends the ball solidly off the backfoot. 364/5
89 Y Arafat to Karthik, That's hit Karthik on his pads. The fielding side is asking the question. Umpire Taufel isn't interested in the appeal. Good decision in the end by umpire. 364/5
88.5 Y Arafat to Karthik, Karthik works it down the leg side for a couple. 364/5
88.4 Y Arafat to Karthik, Karthik has flicked the ball off his pads for no runs. 362/5
88.3 Y Arafat to Karthik, Karthik lets the ball go outside his off stump. 362/5
88.2 Y Arafat to Karthik, Left alone by Karthik. 362/5
88.1 Y Arafat to Karthik, Karthik has stood up on his toes to play that short delivery from Arafat. 362/5
88 Sami to Karthik, Karthik chips the ball over Sami's head. The batsmen have run through for a single. Karthik gets off the mark. 362/5
87.5 M Sami to Karthik, Karthik has played that off the front foot and into the ground. 361/5
Dinesh Karthik comes to bat in the middle.
87.4 M Sami to Singh, OUT - Yuvraj Singh tries to flick the ball. The ball takes the top edge of the bat and goes into the air. That is easy pickings for Iqbal. A magnificent innings from Yuvraj Singh comes to an end. 361/5
300 runs partnership between Ganguly and Yuvraj Singh.
87.3 M Sami to Singh, Driven through the covers by Singh for an easy couple. 361/4
87.2 M Sami to Ganguly, Ganguly has played it to the point region. One run conceded. 359/4
87.1 M Sami to Singh, Yuvarj Singh dabs the ball with soft hands and takes a quick single. 358/4
87 Y Arafat to Singh, Singh flicks it away with a wristy shot for a single on the leg side. 357/4
86.5 Y Arafat to Singh, Yuvraj Singh lofts the ball over the over the mid off fielder for a boundary. Back to back four runs for Yuvraj Singh. 356/4
86.4 Y Arafat to Singh, Yuvraj Singh whips the ball away making good use of his wrist for a boundary. 352/4
86.3 Y Arafat to Singh, Singh flicks it away with a wristy shot for no runs. 348/4
86.2 Y Arafat to Singh, Driven through the off side by Yuvraj Singh for no runs. 348/4
86.1 Y Arafat to Singh, Singh lets the ball go through to the keeper. 348/4
86 M Sami to Ganguly, Ganguly has played that off the front foot and into the ground. Dot ball to end the over. 348/4
85.5 M Sami to Singh, Singh has flicked the ball off his pads for a single. 348/4
85.4 M Sami to Singh, Smartly guided down to fine leg region by Yuvraj Singh. The ball races to the boundary. Runs have come thick and fast in the last two overs. 347/4
85.3 M Sami to Singh, Singh chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. 343/4
85.2 M Sami to Y Singh, The ball has taken the inside edge of the bat and goes down the leg side. The ball races to the boundary. Streaky boundary for Yuvraj Singh. 343/4
85.1 M Sami to Singh, Singh has played it to the point region for no runs. 339/4
Mohammad Sami is brought back into the attack.
85 Y Arafat to Ganguly, Arafat bowls a short ball. Ganguly has top edged that one. The ball races to the boundary. Second boundary in this over for Ganguly. 339/4
84.5 Y Arafat to Ganguly, Left alone by Ganguly. 335/4
84.4 Y Arafat to Ganguly, Ganguly rocks on the backfoot and slams the ball through the off side field. The ball races to the boundary. Ample time for Ganguly to play that shot. 335/4
Pakistan opts for the new ball.
84.3 Y Arafat to Ganguly, Ganguly lets the ball go outside his off stump. 331/4
84.2 Y Arafat to Ganguly, The ball is too wide on the off side for Ganguly to make any contact. Easy leave for Ganguly. 331/4
84.1 Y Arafat to Ganguly, Ganguly defends the ball off the back foot. 331/4
Yasir Arafat comes back into the attack.
84 Y Hameed to Ganguly, Ganguly has driven it through the off side. One run conceded. 331/4
83.5 Y Hameed to Singh, Singh has flicked the ball off his pads for a single on the leg side. 330/4
83.4 Y Hameed to Ganguly, Ganguly drives the ball straight down the ground for a single. 329/4
83.3 Y Hameed to Singh, The ball is way wide on the leg side but Singh still goes after it. Akmal fails to gather the ball. Byes signalled by Umpire Koertzen. 328/4
83.2 Y Hameed to Ganguly, Ganguly has played it to the point region for a single. 327/4
83.1 Y Hameed to Ganguly, Ganguly has played that with the full face of the bat. Dot ball. 326/4
83 S Butt to Ganguly, Punched off the backfoot by Ganguly for an easy single. 326/4
82.5 S Butt to Ganguly, Ganguly shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the backfoot. 325/4
82.4 S Butt to Ganguly, Defended off the front foot by Ganguly. 325/4
82.3 S Butt to Ganguly, Ganguly has played that off the front foot and into the ground. Dot ball. 325/4
82.2 S Butt to Singh, Singh works it down the leg side for a single. 325/4
82.1 S Butt to Singh, The ball hits the pads of Singh. Dot ball. 324/4
82 Y Hameed to Singh, Driven through the leg side by Singh for a single. 324/4
81.5 Y Hameed to Ganguly, Ganguly has played it to the point region for the third single in this over. 323/4
81.4 Y Hameed to Singh, Singh flicks it away with a wristy shot for a single again. 322/4
81.3 Y Hameed to Singh, Singh has flicked the ball off his pads. Dot ball again. 321/4
81.2 Y Hameed to Ganguly, Ganguly flicks it away with a wristy shot for a single on the leg side. 321/4
81.1 Y Hameed to Ganguly, Ganguly has played that off the front foot and into the ground. Dot ball. 320/4
81 S Butt to Ganguly, Driven through the off side by Ganguly. A single to end the over. 320/4
80.5 S Butt to Ganguly, Ganguly has played that off the front foot for no runs. 319/4
80.4 S Butt to Singh, Singh has played it to the point region for a safe single. 319/4
80.3 S Butt to Singh, Yuvraj Singh is beaten as he tries to hit it. 318/4
80.2 S Butt to Singh, Singh lets the ball go outside his off stump. 318/4
80.1 S Butt to Singh, Left alone by Singh. 318/4
80.0 S Butt to Ganguly, Ganguly has played it to the point region. Umpire Taufel signals a No Ball. One run conceded. 318/4
80 Y Hameed to Ganguly, Ganguly flicks it away with a wristy shot for an easy single. 316/4
79.5 Y Hameed to Ganguly, Driven through the covers by Ganguly for a comfortable couple. 315/4
79.4 Y Hameed to Ganguly, Ganguly tucks the ball on the leg side. No runs conceded. 313/4
79.3 Y Hameed to Singh, Singh has flicked the ball off his pads for a single this time. 313/4
79.2 Y Hameed to Singh, Singh has flicked the ball off his pads but fails to find a single. 312/4
79.1 Y Hameed to Singh, Singh has flicked the ball off his pads for no runs. 312/4
79 S Butt to Ganguly, Ganguly shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the backfoot. 312/4
78.5 S Butt to Ganguly, Driven through the off side by Ganguly. Dot ball again. 312/4
78.4 S Butt to Ganguly, Driven through the off side by Ganguly for no runs. 312/4
78.3 S Butt to Ganguly, Ganguly has played that off the front foot and into the ground. 312/4
78.2 S Butt to Ganguly, Ganguly rocks onto the backfoot and punches the ball for no runs on the off side. 312/4
78.1 S Butt to Ganguly, Driven through the leg side by Ganguly for no runs. 312/4
78 Y Hameed to Ganguly, Played to the point region by Ganguly for a safe single. 312/4
250 runs partnership between Ganguly and Yuvraj Singh off 335 balls.
15th Test ton for Sourav Ganguly.
77.5 Y Hameed to Ganguly, Ganguly plays a scorching drive through the mid off region. The ball races to the boundary in quick time. 311/4
77.4 Y Hameed to Ganguly, Ganguly plays a sweep shot. 307/4
77.3 Y Hameed to Ganguly, Ganguly chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. 307/4
77.2 Y Hameed to Ganguly, Driven through the off side by Ganguly. Umpire Koertzen signals a No Ball. 307/4
77.2 Y Hameed to Ganguly, Ganguly has driven it straight down the ground back to the bowler. 306/4
77.1 Y Hameed to Singh, Yuvraj Singh drives through the leg side for a single. 306/4
77 S Butt to Singh, Driven through the off side by Singh. The batsmen have run through for a single. 305/4
76.5 S Butt to Ganguly, Ganguly has slammed it through point for a single. Ganguly now one run away from his ton. 304/4
76.4 S Butt to Ganguly, Defended off the front foot again by Ganguly. 303/4
76.3 S Butt to Ganguly, Defended off the front foot by Ganguly. 303/4
76.2 S Butt to Ganguly, Ball hits Ganguly low on the pads. No runs conceded. 303/4
76.1 S Butt to Ganguly, Ganguly hits the ball straight back to the bowler. Dot ball. 303/4
76 Y Hameed to Ganguly, Played to the point region by Ganguly for a single. 303/4
75.5 Y Hameed to Ganguly, The ball strikes Ganguly very low on the pads. No runs conceded. 302/4
75.4 Y Hameed to Singh, Singh works it down the leg side for a single. 302/4
75.3 Y Hameed to Singh, Punched hard off the backfoot by Yuvraj Singh. The ball has ran through the cover region for a boundary. 301/4
75.2 Y Hameed to Ganguly, Ganguly has driven it through the off side for an easy single. 297/4
75.1 Y Hameed to Ganguly, Left alone by Ganguly. 296/4
Yasir Hameed is introduced into the bowling attack. Younus Khan trying everything to get a wicket.
75 S Butt to Singh, Singh chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. 296/4
74.5 S Butt to Ganguly, Ganguly has played it to the point region for a single this time. 296/4
74.4 S Butt to Ganguly, Ganguly has played that off the front foot for no runs again. 295/4
74.3 S Butt to Ganguly, Ganguly has played that off the front foot and into the ground. Dot ball again. 295/4
74.2 S Butt to Ganguly, Ganguly has played that off the front foot and into the ground. Dot ball. 295/4
74.1 S Butt to Singh, Yuvraj Singh defends the ball off the backfoot and scampers a quick single. 295/4
Salman Butt is brought into the attack. Younus Khan is desperately looking for a breakthrough.
74 Y Arafat to Singh, Singh works it down the leg side. One run conceded. 294/4
73.5 Y Arafat to Singh, Yuvraj Singh thumps the ball through the off side field. Four more runs for Yuvraj Singh. 293/4
73.4 Y Arafat to Singh, Driven through the leg side by Singh for no runs. 289/4
73.3 Y Arafat to Singh, Singh has played that off the front foot and into the ground. Dot ball. 289/4
73.2 Y Arafat to Ganguly, Ganguly defends the ball off the backfoot and pinches a single. 289/4
73.1 Y Arafat to Ganguly, Driven through the covers by Ganguly for a couple. 288/4
73 D Kaneria to Singh, The ball thuds in to the pads of Singh. No appeal from the fielding side. 286/4
72.5 D Kaneria to Singh, Singh sweeps the ball fine. The ball race towards the square leg region for a boundary. Runs just continue to flow from the bat of Yuvraj Singh. 286/4
72.4 D Kaneria to Singh, Singh has flicked the ball off his pads. Dot ball. 282/4
72.3 D Kaneria to Ganguly, Driven through the off side by Ganguly for a single. 282/4
72.2 D Kaneria to Ganguly, Ganguly whack the ball off the backfoot through the point region. The ball races away to the boundary. 281/4
72.1 D Kaneria to Ganguly, Ganguly works it down the leg side. 277/4
72 Y Arafat to Singh, Singh lets the ball go outside his off stump. 277/4
71.5 Y Arafat to Singh, Defended off the back foot by Singh. 277/4
71.4 Y Arafat to Ganguly, Ganguly has played that off the front foot and into the ground. The batsmen have run through for a single. 277/4
71.3 Y Arafat to Singh, Singh flicks it away with a wristy shot. The batsmen have run through for a single. 276/4
71.2 Y Arafat to Singh, Singh shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the backfoot. 275/4
71.1 Y Arafat to Singh, Played to the point region by Singh. 275/4
71 D Kaneria to Ganguly, Ball hits Ganguly low on the pads. Dot ball. 275/4
70.5 D Kaneria to Ganguly, Defended off the front foot by Ganguly. 275/4
70.4 D Kaneria to Ganguly, Ganguly has played it through mid-wicket. 275/4
70.3 D Kaneria to Ganguly, Driven through the off side by Ganguly. 275/4
70.2 D Kaneria to Ganguly, Ganguly slams the ball through point region. The ball has crossed the ropes for a boundary. 275/4
70.1 D Kaneria to Ganguly, That's hit Ganguly on his pads. 271/4
Umpire signals for drinks trolley on the field. Ganguly and Yuvraj Singh are dominating the proceedings into the middle.
70 Y Arafat to Singh, Defended off the front foot by Yuvraj Singh this time. 271/4
69.5 Y Arafat to Singh, Singh defends the ball comfortably off the back foot. 271/4
69.4 Y Arafat to Singh, Singh has dug out that yorker at the last second. Good ball bowled by Arafat. 271/4
69.3 Y Arafat to Singh, Singh has punched that ball through the offside. Dot ball again. 271/4
69.2 Y Arafat to Singh, Singh has pushed it to the cover region for no runs. 271/4
69.1 Y Arafat to Singh, Singh goes inside out and slams the ball through the point region for a boundary. Boundary number 21 for Yuvraj Singh. 271/4
69 D Kaneria to Ganguly, Ganguly defends the ball off the back foot. 267/4
68.5 D Kaneria to Ganguly, Driven through the leg side by Ganguly for no runs. 267/4
68.4 D Kaneria to Singh, Singh drives through the leg side for a single. 267/4
200 runs partnership between Yuvraj Singh and Ganguly
68.3 D Kaneria to Singh, Driven through the off side by Yuvraj Singh for a couple. 266/4
68.2 D Kaneria to Singh, Singh pulls a short delivery from Kaneria for a massive six over the mid wicket region for a six. Yuvraj Singh is powering his way out in the middle. First six of the match comes from the bat of Yuvraj Singh. 264/4
68.1 D Kaneria to Singh, Singh has dug out that yorker at the last second. Good delivery by Kaneria. 258/4
68 Y Arafat to Ganguly, Defended off the front foot by Ganguly. 258/4
67.5 Y Arafat to Singh, Pushed to the cover region by Yuvraj Singh for a single. 258/4
67.4 Y Arafat to Singh, Left alone by Singh. 257/4
67.3 Y Arafat to Singh, Singh has played that off the front foot and into the ground. Dot ball. 257/4
67.2 Y Arafat to Y Singh, The ball takes the edge of the bat of Yuvraj Singh. The ball races to the boundary. Arafat does not look too amused with that boundary. 257/4
67.1 Y Arafat to Singh, Defended off the front foot by Singh. 253/4
67 D Kaneria to Ganguly, The ball thuds in to the pads of Ganguly. No runs conceded. 253/4
66.5 D Kaneria to Ganguly, Defended off the back foot by Ganguly. 253/4
66.4 D Kaneria to Singh, Singh flicks it away with a wristy shot for a single on the leg side. 253/4
66.3 D Kaneria to Singh, Singh has flicked the ball off his pads for no runs. 252/4
66.2 D Kaneria to Singh, The ball hits the pads of Singh. Dot ball again. 252/4
66.1 D Kaneria to Singh, The ball strikes Singh very low on the pads. No appeal from the fielding side. 252/4
66 Y Arafat to Ganguly, Ganguly chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. 252/4
65.5 Y Arafat to Singh, Pushed to the cover region by Singh for a single this time. 252/4
65.4 Y Arafat to Singh, Handsomely driven through the covers by Yuvraj Singh. The ball races to the boundary again. Yuvraj Singh is on fire. 251/4
65.3 Y Arafat to Singh, Singh lets the ball go outside his off stump. 247/4
3rd Test ton for Yuvraj Singh off 142 balls. Its been a brilliant innings by Yuvraj Singh as he delivered it when India required.
65.2 Y Arafat to Singh, Yuvraj Singh plays an excellent square drive off the front foot. The ball races to the boundary. 247/4
65.1 Y Arafat to Singh, Singh plays a leg glance to fine leg. Two runs added to the total. 243/4
Yasir Arafat replaces Sami.
65 D Kaneria to Ganguly, Ganguly lets the ball go outside his off stump. 241/4
64.5 D Kaneria to Ganguly, Defended off the front foot by Ganguly. 241/4
64.4 D Kaneria to Ganguly, Ganguly has slammed it through point. The ball has crossed the ropes. Four runs has been signalled by Umpire Taufel. 241/4
64.3 D Kaneria to Ganguly, Ganguly defends it off the back foot. 237/4
64.2 D Kaneria to Ganguly, Left alone by Ganguly. 237/4
64.1 D Kaneria to Ganguly, Ganguly has played that with the full face of the bat. 237/4
64 M Sami to Ganguly, Ganguly works it down the leg side. The batsmen have run through for a single. 237/4
63.5 M Sami to Singh, Singh flicks it away with a wristy shot. One run conceded. 236/4
63.4 M Sami to Singh, Defended off the front foot by Singh. 235/4
63.3 M Sami to Singh, Singh has attempted to play that one - but missed. 235/4
63.2 M Sami to Singh, Singh has edged the ball. The ball has crossed the ropes. Umpire Koertzen signals four runs. 235/4
63.1 M Sami to Ganguly, Pushed to the cover region by Ganguly. One run added to the total. 231/4
63 D Kaneria to Singh, Singh has played that with the full face of the bat. 230/4
62.5 D Kaneria to Ganguly, Ganguly has punched the ball off the backfoot. Three runs added to the total. 230/4
62.4 D Kaneria to Ganguly, Ganguly shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the backfoot. 227/4
62.3 D Kaneria to Ganguly, Ball hits Ganguly low on the pads. 227/4
62.2 D Kaneria to Ganguly, Driven through the leg side by Ganguly. 227/4
62.1 D Kaneria to Ganguly, Ganguly has driven it through the off side. 227/4
62 M Sami to Singh, Singh has played that with the full face of the bat. 227/4
61.5 M Sami to Ganguly, Ganguly plays the pull-shot. One run added to the total. 227/4
61.4 M Sami to Ganguly, Bouncer! Ganguly does well to evade it. 226/4
61.3 M Sami to Singh, Singh plays a leg glance to fine leg. The batsmen have run through for a single. 226/4
61.2 M Sami to Singh, Driven through the leg side by Singh. 225/4
61.1 M Sami to Singh, Singh flicks it away with a wristy shot. 225/4
61 D Kaneria to Ganguly, Left alone by Ganguly. 225/4
60.5 D Kaneria to Ganguly, Ganguly has slammed it through point. The ball races to the boundary. Four runs has been signalled by Umpire Taufel. 225/4
60.4 D Kaneria to Ganguly, Left alone by Ganguly. 221/4
60.3 D Kaneria to Singh, Singh flicks it away with a wristy shot. One run added to the total. 221/4
60.2 D Kaneria to Singh, Delicate glance by Singh through the fine leg region. The ball races to the boundary. Umpire Taufel signals a boundary. 220/4
60.1 D Kaneria to Singh, The ball strikes Singh very low on the pads The fielding side are asking the question. 216/4
60 M Sami to Ganguly, Left alone by Ganguly. 216/4
59.5 M Sami to Singh, Singh plays the pull-shot. One run added to the total. 216/4
59.4 M Sami to Singh, Singh has attempted to put bat on ball - but fails. 215/4
59.3 M Sami to Ganguly, Ganguly has flicked the ball off his pads. One run conceded. 215/4
59.2 M Sami to Singh, Singh flicks it away with a wristy shot. The batsmen have run through for a single. 214/4
59.1 M Sami to Singh, Singh chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. 213/4
59 D Kaneria to Singh, Driven through the off side by Singh. The batsmen have run through for a single. 213/4
58.5 D Kaneria to Singh, Left alone by Singh. 212/4
58.4 D Kaneria to Singh, Singh plays a leg glance to fine leg. 212/4
58.3 D Kaneria to Singh, The ball hits the pads of Singh. 212/4
58.2 D Kaneria to Ganguly, Ganguly has driven it through the off side for a single. 212/4
58.1 D Kaneria to Ganguly, Ganguly works it down the leg side for no runs. 211/4
58 M Sami to Singh, Singh has played it to the point region for no runs. 211/4
150 runs partnership between Ganguly and Yuvraj Singh off 213 balls.
57.5 M Sami to Singh, Left alone by Singh. 211/4
57.4 M Sami to Singh, Singh plays a scorching square drive through the off side field. Back to back boundaries for yuvraj Singh. 211/4
57.3 M Sami to Singh, Singh slashes the ball hard outside his off stump. The ball runs down towards the point region for a boundary. 207/4
57.2 M Sami to Singh, Singh tries to hit the ball off the backfoot but fails to get bat on the ball. 203/4
57.1 M Sami to Singh, Singh chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. 203/4
57 D Kaneria to Ganguly, Ganguly plays the ball on the leg side for no runs. 203/4
56.5 D Kaneria to Ganguly, Ganguly drives the ball hard pass the non-striker. The ball races away to the boundary. 203/4
56.4 D Kaneria to Ganguly, Ganguly has played it to the point region for no runs. 199/4
56.3 D Kaneria to Ganguly, Ganguly calmly defends the ball off the front foot. 199/4
56.2 D Kaneria to Ganguly, The ball thuds in to the pads of Ganguly. The fielding side are asking the question but no interest shown by the umpire. 199/4
56.1 D Kaneria to Ganguly, Nicely defended off the front foot by Ganguly. 199/4
56 M Sami to Singh, Singh lets the ball go outside his off stump. 199/4
55.5 M Sami to Singh, The ball is too wide on the off side for Singh to make any contact. Wide signalled by Umpire Koertzen. 199/4
55.5 M Sami to Singh, Sami bowls a short ball. Yuvraj Singh is upto the mark as he pulls the ball through the leg side field for a boundary. 198/4
55.4 M Sami to Singh, Singh plays the ball towards the cover region. Misfield from the fielder allows the batsmen to run two runs. 194/4
55.3 M Sami to Singh, Singh lets the ball go outside his off stump. 192/4
55.2 M Sami to Singh, Singh nicely defends the ball off the backfoot. 192/4
55.1 M Sami to Singh, Left alone by Singh. 192/4
55 D Kaneria to Ganguly, Ganguly works it down the leg side but fails to find a single. A maiden by Kaneria to start with after Tea. 192/4
54.5 D Kaneria to Ganguly, Driven through the off side by Ganguly. Dot ball again. 192/4
54.4 D Kaneria to Ganguly, Driven through the leg side by Ganguly for no runs. 192/4
54.3 D Kaneria to Ganguly, Defended off the front foot again by Ganguly. 192/4
54.2 D Kaneria to Ganguly, Ganguly has played that off the front foot and into the ground. Dot ball. 192/4
54.1 D Kaneria to Ganguly, Defended off the front foot by Ganguly. 192/4
Welcome back after the Tea break. Danish Kaneria to start the proceedings.
Its Tea on day 1 of the 3rd Test between India and Pakistan. India have fought their way back into this Test match thanks to a brilliant 131 runs partnership between Ganguly and Yuvraj Singh. 127 runs were scored by the duo in the second session. Yuvraj Singh has scored his 4th Test fifty and is going strong on 67 runs with Ganguly who has brought up his 30th Test fifty. Earier, Yasir Arafat's lethal bowling display in the first session has India tottering at 65-4 at Lunch. Join us after a short break to see whether Yuvraj and Ganguly can continue to build on their partnership.
54 Y Arafat to Singh, Singh flicks it away with a wristy shot but fails to find a single. Its Tea on day 1. 192/4
53.5 Y Arafat to Singh, Singh lets the ball go outside his off stump. Keeper fails to gather the ball too. The ball runs down towards the boundary. Umpire Koertzen signals Four Byes. 192/4
53.4 Y Arafat to Singh, That ball has taken the inside edge of Singh and thudded into his pads. Dot ball. 188/4
53.3 Y Arafat to Singh, Singh plays an excellent on drive through the mid on region. The ball has crossed the ropes for a boundary. 188/4
53.2 Y Arafat to Singh, Singh has played that off the front foot for no runs. 184/4
53.1 Y Arafat to Singh, Singh has driven it through the off side for no runs. 184/4
Yasir Arafat comes back into the attack.
53 D Kaneria to Ganguly, Ganguly has played that with the full face of the bat. End of a maiden over by Kaneria. 184/4
52.5 D Kaneria to Ganguly, Ganguly lets the ball hit him on the pads. No appeal from the fielding side. 184/4
52.4 D Kaneria to Ganguly, Ganguly has played that with the full face of the bat. 184/4
52.3 D Kaneria to Ganguly, Ganguly has punched the ball off the backfoot. Dot ball again. 184/4
52.2 D Kaneria to Ganguly, Driven through the off side by Ganguly for no runs. 184/4
52.1 D Kaneria to Ganguly, Ganguly shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the backfoot. 184/4
52 Y Khan to Ganguly, Driven through the leg side by Ganguly for a single. 184/4
51.5 Y Khan to Ganguly, Ganguly lets the ball go outside his off stump. 183/4
51.4 Y Khan to Ganguly, Ganguly has played that with the full face of the bat. Dot ball. 183/4
51.3 Y Khan to Ganguly, Ganguly tickles the ball fine down towards the fine leg region. The ball races to the boundary. Eight runs have come so far from three balls. 183/4
51.2 Y Khan to Ganguly, Ganguly drives through the leg side for no runs. 179/4
51.1 Y Khan to Ganguly, Ganguly hits a short delivery from Younus Khan through the off side field. The ball races to the boundary. Excellent stroke play by Ganguly. 179/4
51 D Kaneria to Singh, Singh has played that with the full face of the bat. Dot ball to end the over. 175/4
50.5 D Kaneria to Singh, Yuvarj Singh defends the ball solidly off the backfoot. 175/4
50.4 D Kaneria to Ganguly, Ganguly has played that with the full face of the bat. One run added to the total. 175/4
50.3 D Kaneria to Ganguly, Ganguly has played that with the full face of the bat. Dot ball. 174/4
50.2 D Kaneria to Ganguly, Defended off the front foot by Ganguly. 174/4
Change of ends for Danish Kaneria. He replaces Arafat in the attack.
50.1 D Kaneria to Singh, Singh has flicked the ball off his pads for a single on the leg side. 174/4
50 Y Khan to Ganguly, Ganguly has played that with the full face of the bat. 173/4
30th Test fifty for Ganguly off 92 balls. Its Ganguly's first fifty at this venue.
49.5 Y Khan to Ganguly, Ganguly smartly nudges the ball down the leg side. The ball races to the boundary. Tenth boundary for Ganguly. 173/4
49.4 Y Khan to Ganguly, Ganguly chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. 169/4
49.3 Y Khan to Singh, Driven through the off side by Singh for a single. 169/4
49.2 Y Khan to Ganguly, Ball hits Ganguly low on the pads. One run conceded. Leg byes signalled by Umpire Koertzen. 168/4
49.1 Y Khan to Ganguly, Ganguly has flicked the ball off his pads for no runs. 167/4
Skipper Younus Khan introduces himself into the attack.
49 Y Arafat to Singh, Singh lets the ball go outside his off stump. 167/4
48.5 Y Arafat to Singh, Yuvarj Singh magnificently times the ball through the mid on region. The ball beats the fielder and races to the boundary. Yuvraj Singh is pacing his innings along well. 167/4
48.4 Y Arafat to Singh, Yuvraj Singh lets the ball go through to the keeper. 163/4
48.3 Y Arafat to Singh, Singh has played that with the full face of the bat. Dot ball. 163/4
48.2 Y Arafat to Singh, Wide outside off stump
48.1 Y Arafat to Singh, Left alone by Singh. 163/4
48 D Kaneria to Ganguly, Calmly defended off the front foot by Ganguly. 163/4
47.5 D Kaneria to Ganguly, Ganguly has played that off the front foot for no runs. 163/4
47.4 D Kaneria to Ganguly, Defended well off the front foot by Ganguly. 163/4
47.3 D Kaneria to Ganguly, Ganguly has played that off the front foot and into the ground. Dot ball. 163/4
47.2 D Kaneria to Ganguly, Ganguly chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. 163/4
100 runs partnership between Ganguly and Yuvraj Singh off 149 balls.
47.1 D Kaneria to Ganguly, Ganguly goes on the backfoot anf punches the ball hard off the backfoot. The ball has crossed the ropes for a boundary. Ganguly is approaching his fifty now. 163/4
47 Y Arafat to Singh, Driven through the off side by Singh for no runs again. 159/4
46.5 Y Arafat to Singh, Driven through the leg side by Singh for no runs. 159/4
46.4 Y Arafat to Singh, Singh chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. 159/4
46.3 Y Arafat to Singh, Left alone by Singh. 159/4
46.2 Y Arafat to Singh, Singh shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the backfoot. 159/4
46.1 Y Arafat to Ganguly, Driven through the off side by Ganguly for an easy single. 159/4
46 D Kaneria to Singh, Singh has played that with the full face of the bat. Dot ball. 158/4
45.5 D Kaneria to Ganguly, Ball hits Ganguly low on the pads. One run conceded. Leg byes signalled by Umpire Koertzen. 158/4
45.4 D Kaneria to Ganguly, The ball thuds in to the pads of Ganguly. A casual appeal from the fielding side but no reactions from the umpire. 157/4
45.3 D Kaneria to Ganguly, The ball thuds in to the pads of Ganguly. No runs conceded. 157/4
45.2 D Kaneria to Ganguly, Ganguly has played that off the front foot and into the ground. Dot ball. 157/4
45.1 D Kaneria to Ganguly, The ball thuds in to the pads of Ganguly. No appeal from the fielding side. 157/4
45 Y Arafat to Singh, Singh lets the ball go outside his off stump. 157/4
44.5 Y Arafat to Singh, Singh has slammed it through point. Poor effort by Sami to save runs for his team. Two runs conceded. 157/4
44.4 Y Arafat to Singh, Singh gleefully times the ball through the leg side field for the second boundary in a row. Excellent timimg by Yuvraj Singh. 155/4
4th Test fifty for Yuvraj Singh off 75 balls.
44.3 Y Arafat to Singh, Yuvraj Singh buckles the ball bisecting the leg side field for a boundary. Great shot by Yuvraj Singh. 151/4
44.2 Y Arafat to Singh, Singh chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. 147/4
44.1 Y Arafat to Singh, Yuvraj Singh plays the ball towards the point region for no runs. 147/4
44 D Kaneria to Ganguly, Ganguly shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the backfoot. 147/4
43.5 D Kaneria to Singh, Singh has driven it through the off side for a single. 147/4
43.4 D Kaneria to Singh, Singh has played that off the front foot and into the ground. 146/4
43.3 D Kaneria to Singh, Left alone by Singh. 146/4
43.2 D Kaneria to Singh, Singh is beaten by the spin of Kaneria. The ball beats the keeper too. The ball runs down towards the third man region for a boundary. Umpire indicates four byes. 146/4
43.1 D Kaneria to Singh, Singh plays the ball showing the full face of the bat to the bowler. 142/4
43 Y Arafat to Ganguly, Ganguly shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the backfoot. 142/4
42.5 Y Arafat to Ganguly, Ganguly beautifully drives the ball through the cover field. The ball has crossed the ropes. Four more runs for Ganguly. 142/4
42.4 Y Arafat to Ganguly, Ganguly has slammed it through point but finds the fielder for no runs. 138/4
42.3 Y Arafat to Ganguly, Ganguly has played that with the full face of the bat. Dot ball again. 138/4
42.2 Y Arafat to Ganguly, Ganguly defends the ball nicely off the back foot. 138/4
Yasir Arafat comes back into the bowling attack.
42.1 Y Arafat to Ganguly, Ganguly has played that off the front foot and into the ground. Dot ball. 138/4
42 D Kaneria to Singh, Singh offers no stroke and is wrapped on the pads. Dot ball. 138/4
41.5 D Kaneria to Singh, Singh is beaten by the sharp spin of Kaneria. 138/4
41.4 D Kaneria to Singh, Singh has flicked the ball off his pads. 138/4
41.3 D Kaneria to Singh, That ball has taken the inside edge and thudded into Singh's pads. No runs conceded. 138/4
41.2 D Kaneria to Singh, Yuvraj Singh plays an excellent cover drive off the front foot through the off side field. The ball has crossed the ropes for a boundary. Yuvraj Singh is growin g from strength to strength. 138/4
41.1 D Kaneria to Singh, Defended off the front foot by Singh. 134/4
41 M Sami to Ganguly, The ball is way wide on the leg side but Ganguly still goes after it. No contact made. 134/4
40.5 M Sami to Singh, Singh has stood up on his toes to play that one. One run conceded. 134/4
40.4 M Sami to Singh, Singh is beaten again by Mohammad Sami. 133/4
40.3 M Sami to Singh, Singh has attempted to put bat on ball - but fails. 133/4
40.2 M Sami to Singh, Defended off the back foot by Singh. 133/4
40.1 M Sami to Singh, Swiftly driven through the covers by Singh for a boundary. Yuvraj Singh looking in good touch. 133/4
40 D Kaneria to Ganguly, Ganguly has played that off the front foot and into the ground. 129/4
39.5 D Kaneria to Ganguly, Ganguly rocks on the backfoot and punches the ball piercing the off side field. The ball has crossed the ropes for a boundary. 129/4
39.4 D Kaneria to Ganguly, Ganguly has driven it straight down the ground. 125/4
39.3 D Kaneria to Ganguly, Ganguly has edged the ball. The batsmen have picked up a couple of runs. 125/4
39.2 D Kaneria to Ganguly, Ganguly has played that with the full face of the bat. 123/4
39.1 D Kaneria to Singh, Singh defends the ball off the backfoot scampers a quick single. 123/4
39 M Sami to Ganguly, Ganguly shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the backfoot. 122/4
38.5 M Sami to Singh, Singh has pushed it to the cover region for an easy single. 122/4
38.4 M Sami to Singh, Singh lets the ball go outside his off stump. 121/4
38.3 M Sami to Singh, Nicely driven through the covers by Yuvraj Singh. The ball races to the boundary. 121/4
38.2 M Sami to Singh, Singh drives through the leg side. 117/4
38.1 M Sami to Singh, Punched off the backfoot by Singh. 117/4
38 D Kaneria to Singh, Played through mid-wicket by Singh for a single. 117/4
37.5 D Kaneria to Singh, The ball is way outside the off stump
37.4 D Kaneria to Singh, Singh makes good use of his wrists and lofts the ball over the mid on region. The ball has crossed the ropes for a boundary. 116/4
37.3 D Kaneria to Singh, Singh paddles the ball down the leg side. 112/4
37.2 D Kaneria to Singh, Singh has played that off the front foot and into the ground. 112/4
37.1 D Kaneria to Singh, Defended off the front foot by Singh. 112/4
37 M Sami to Ganguly, Driven through the off side by Ganguly for no runs. 112/4
36.5 M Sami to Singh, Singh has flicked the ball off his pads for a single on the leg side. 112/4
36.4 M Sami to Singh, Singh is beaten by Sami as he tries to drive it. 111/4
36.3 M Sami to Singh, Singh has played that off the front foot and into the ground. Dot ball. 111/4
36.2 M Sami to Singh, Wide outside off stump
36.1 M Sami to Singh, Defended off the front foot by Singh. 111/4
Fifty runs partnership between Ganguly and Yuvraj Singh.
36 D Kaneria to Ganguly, The ball takes the edge of teh bat of Ganguly as he tries to drive it. The ball runs down towards the third man region for a boundary. 111/4
35.5 D Kaneria to Singh, Driven towards the mid off region by Yuvraj Singh. The batsmen have run through for a single. 107/4
35.4 D Kaneria to Singh, Singh has played that with the full face of the bat. Dot ball. 106/4
35.3 D Kaneria to Singh, Wide outside off stump
35.2 D Kaneria to Singh, Yuvarj Singh defends the ball again off the back foot. 106/4
35.1 D Kaneria to Singh, Defended off the back foot by Yuvraj Singh. 106/4
35 M Sami to Ganguly, Wide outside the leg stump
34.5 M Sami to Ganguly, Ganguly has played that with the full face of the bat. 106/4
34.4 M Sami to Ganguly, Ganguly has punched that ball through the offside. Dot ball again. 106/4
34.3 M Sami to Ganguly, Ganguly has driven it straight down the ground for no runs. 106/4
34.2 M Sami to Ganguly, Ganguly has played that with the full face of the bat. Dot ball. 106/4
34.1 M Sami to Ganguly, Ganguly is beaten by a deadly seaming delivery from Sami. 106/4
34 D Kaneria to Singh, Singh has played that off the front foot and into the ground. Dot ball to end the over. 106/4
33.5 D Kaneria to Singh, Defended off the front foot by Yuvraj Singh. 106/4
33.4 D Kaneria to Ganguly, Ganguly drives the ball towards the mid off region for a single only. 106/4
33.3 D Kaneria to Ganguly, Pushed to the cover region by Ganguly for no runs. 105/4
33.2 D Kaneria to Ganguly, Pushed to the cover region by Ganguly. Yasir Hameed dives and stops the batsmen from taking a single. 105/4
33.1 D Kaneria to Ganguly, Ganguly drives through the leg side for no runs. 105/4
33 M Sami to Ganguly, Ganguly drives through the leg side for an easy single. 105/4
32.5 M Sami to Ganguly, Ganguly ducked in time to let that one go over him. 104/4
32.4 M Sami to Singh, Yuvraj Singh whips the ball through the mid wicket region for three runs this time. Expensive over so far from Sami. 104/4
32.3 M Sami to Singh, Yuvraj Singh has flicked the ball off his pads. The ball has crossed the ropes for a boundary. Great wrist work by Yuvraj Singh. 101/4
32.2 M Sami to Singh, Pushed to the cover region by Singh for no runs. 97/4
Mohammad Sami replaces Shoaib Akhtar into the attack.
32.1 M Sami to Singh, Brilliantly driven through the covers by Yuvraj Singh. The ball races to the boundary in a flash. 97/4
32 D Kaneria to Singh, The ball takes the edge of the bat of Yuvraj Singh. The ball just goes pass Younus Khan at first slip. One run conceded. A let-off for Yuvraj Singh. 93/4
31.5 D Kaneria to Singh, Defended off the front foot by Yuvraj Singh. 92/4
31.4 D Kaneria to Singh, Driven through the leg side by Singh for no runs. 92/4
31.3 D Kaneria to Singh, The ball hits the pads of Singh again. No appeal from the fielding side. 92/4
31.2 D Kaneria to Singh, Ball hits Singh low on the pads. No runs conceded. 92/4
Danish Kaneria replaces Mohammad Sami in the attack.
31.1 D Kaneria to Singh, Driven through the off side by Singh for no runs. 92/4
31 S Akhtar to Ganguly, Wide outside the leg stump
30.5 S Akhtar to Ganguly, Pushed to the cover region by Ganguly for no runs. 92/4
30.4 S Akhtar to Ganguly, Defended off the front foot by Ganguly. 92/4
30.3 S Akhtar to Ganguly, The ball is too wide on the off side for Ganguly to make any contact. Easy leave for Ganguly. 92/4
30.2 S Akhtar to Ganguly, Ganguly whips the ball off his pads through the mid wicket region. The ball has crossed the ropes for a boundary. 92/4
30.1 S Akhtar to Ganguly, Ganguly ducks under the bouncer from Akhtar. 88/4
30 M Sami to Singh, Ball hits Singh low on the pads. Dot ball to end the over. 88/4
29.5 M Sami to Singh, Singh beautifully times the ball straight back pass the bowler. The ball races to the boundary. Umpire Koertzen signals a boundary. 88/4
29.4 M Sami to Ganguly, Ganguly works it down the leg side. The batsmen have run through for a single. 84/4
29.3 M Sami to Ganguly, Ganguly ducked in time to let that bouncer from Sami go over him. 83/4
29.2 M Sami to Singh, Driven through the off side by Yuvraj Singh for a single this time. 83/4
29.1 M Sami to Singh, Yuvraj Singh pushes the ball towards the cover-point region for a quick couple. 82/4
29 S Akhtar to Singh, Singh plays the ball off the backfoot and takes a single. 80/4
28.5 S Akhtar to Singh, Singh is beaten by the pace and bounce of Akhtar outside his off stump. 79/4
28.4 S Akhtar to Ganguly, Ganguly tucks the ball towards the mid wicket region for a single. 79/4
28.3 S Akhtar to Ganguly, Ganguly shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the backfoot. 78/4
28.2 S Akhtar to Ganguly, Ganguly plays a delicate leg glance towards the fine leg region. The ball has crossed the ropes for a boundary. Fourth boundary for Ganguly. 78/4
28.1 S Akhtar to Ganguly, Defended off the front foot by Ganguly. 74/4
Shoaib Akhtar replaces Arafat into the attack.
28 M Sami to Ganguly, Ganguly defends the ball off the backfoot and pinches a single. Good cricket by Ganguly. 74/4
27.5 M Sami to Ganguly, Sami gives Ganguly some room outside his off stump. Ganguly has slammed the ball through the point region. The ball has crossed the ropes for a boundary. It was four from moment the ball left the bat. 73/4
27.4 M Sami to Ganguly, Ganguly defends the ball again off the back foot. 69/4
27.3 M Sami to Ganguly, Ganguly defends the ball comfortably off the back foot. 69/4
27.2 M Sami to Ganguly, Ganguly has played that off the front foot and into the ground. Dot ball. 69/4
27.1 M Sami to Ganguly, Sami dugs the ball short. Ganguly does well to leave that ball. 69/4
27 Y Arafat to Singh, Singh chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump without any hesitation. 69/4
26.5 Y Arafat to Singh, Defended off the front foot again by Yuvraj Singh. 69/4
26.4 Y Arafat to Singh, Calmly defended off the front foot by Singh. 69/4
26.3 Y Arafat to Singh, Singh has attempted to put bat on ball but fails to connect. 69/4
26.2 Y Arafat to Singh, Singh cleverly works the ball down the leg side. The ball races away to the boundary. Good wrist work by Yuvraj Singh. 69/4
26.1 Y Arafat to Singh, Defended off the back foot by Singh. 65/4
26 M Sami to Ganguly, Defended off the back foot again by Ganguly. 65/4
25.5 M Sami to Ganguly, Ganguly defends the ball off the back foot. 65/4
25.4 M Sami to Ganguly, Played to the point region by Ganguly for no runs. 65/4
25.3 M Sami to Ganguly, Ganguly is beaten for the second time in this over by Sami. 65/4
25.2 M Sami to Ganguly, Defended off the front foot by Ganguly. 65/4
25.1 M Sami to Ganguly, Ganguly is beaten by Sami outside his off stump. Good delivery to start from Sami. 65/4
25 Y Arafat to Singh, Yuvraj is beaten outside his off stump by Arafat. A good delivery to end the first over after Lunch. 65/4
24.5 Y Arafat to Singh, Left alone by Singh again. 65/4
24.4 Y Arafat to Singh, Singh has attempted to play that one - but missed. 65/4
24.3 Y Arafat to Singh, Singh lets the ball go through to the keeper. 65/4
24.2 Y Arafat to Singh, Played to the point region by Singh for no runs 65/4
24.1 Y Arafat to Singh, Singh leaves the first ball after Lunch outside his off stump. 65/4
Welcome back after the Lunch break. Yasir Arafat to continue from the BEML end.
Pakistan dominate the first session on day 1 of the 3rd Test match as they have India struggling at 65-4 at Lunch. After Sami got rid of Gambhir early, it was Yasir Arafat's show all the way. The Test debutant was on fire as he accounted for wickets of Dravid, Jaffer and Laxman. Arafat has figures of 3/22 from 7 overs. Ganguly and Yuvraj Singh are unbeaten at the crease and lot lies on shoulders of these two to bail India out of trouble. Join us back after the Lunch break.
24 S Akhtar to Ganguly, The ball brushes the pads off Ganguly and runs down towards the fine leg region for a boundary. Umpire Koertzen gives four Leg byes. Its Lunch on day 1. 65/4
23.5 S Akhtar to Ganguly, Ganguly plays the ball solidly off the backfoot. 61/4
23.4 S Akhtar to Ganguly, Ganguly plays the ball showing the full face of the bat to the bowler. 61/4
23.3 S Akhtar to Ganguly, Ganguly defends the ball this time off the back foot. 61/4
23.2 S Akhtar to Ganguly, Defended nicely off the front foot by Ganguly. 61/4
23.1 S Akhtar to Ganguly, Ganguly has played that off the front foot and into the ground. Dot ball. 61/4
23 Y Arafat to Singh, The ball strikes Singh very low on the pads. No appeal from the fielding side. 61/4
22.5 Y Arafat to Singh, Singh drives through the leg side but fails to find a single. 61/4
22.4 Y Arafat to Singh, Defended off the back foot by Singh. 61/4
22.3 Y Arafat to Singh, Left alone by Singh. 61/4
Yuvraj Singh replaces VVS Laxman at the batting crease.
22.2 Y Arafat to Laxman, OUT - Arafat bowls it straight. The ball keeps low. Laxman has dragged the ball back on to the stumps. Arafat is on fire in his debut Test as he has now accounted for three Indian wickets. 61/4
22.1 Y Arafat to Laxman, Driven through the leg side by Laxman for no runs. 61/3
22 S Akhtar to Ganguly, Ganguly has played that off the front foot and into the ground. Dot ball. 61/3
21.5 S Akhtar to Ganguly, Ganguly is beaten for the second time in a row by Akhtar. 61/3
21.4 S Akhtar to Ganguly, Ganguly is beaten by a good seaming delivery from Akhtar. 61/3
21.3 S Akhtar to Ganguly, Ball hits Ganguly low on the pads. No appeal from the fielding side. 61/3
21.2 S Akhtar to Ganguly, Quick bouncer from Akhtar. Ganguly does well to evade it. 61/3
21.1 S Akhtar to Laxman, Laxman smartlty works it down the leg side for a single. 61/3
21 Y Arafat to Ganguly, Ganguly lets the ball go outside his off stump. 60/3
20.5 Y Arafat to Ganguly, Ganguly has played that with the full face of the bat but no runs conceded. 60/3
20.4 Y Arafat to Ganguly, Ganguly has played that off the front foot and into the ground. 60/3
20.3 Y Arafat to Ganguly, Ganguly has played that off the front foot and into the ground. Dot ball. 60/3
20.2 Y Arafat to Ganguly, Ganguly has driven it straight down the ground for no runs. 60/3
20.1 Y Arafat to Ganguly, Gleefully driven bisecting the covers by Ganguly. The ball races to the boundary quickly. 60/3
20 S Akhtar to Laxman, Laxman ducked in time to let that pacy bouncer go over him. 56/3
19.5 S Akhtar to Laxman, The ball takes the edge of the bat of Laxman and runs through the slip region. The ball races to the boundary. Streaky boundary for Laxman. 56/3
19.4 S Akhtar to Laxman, Laxman defends the ball off the back foot. 52/3
19.3 S Akhtar to Laxman, Laxman lets that bouncer from Akhtar go past his head. 52/3
19.2 S Akhtar to Ganguly, Pushed to the cover region by Ganguly for an easy single. 52/3
19.1 S Akhtar to Ganguly, Ganguly lets the ball go outside his off stump. 51/3
Shoaib Akhtar comes back into the bowling attack replacing Kaneria.
19 Y Arafat to Laxman, Laxman shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the backfoot. End of a good over by Arafat. 51/3
18.5 Y Arafat to Laxman, Laxman defends the ball off the back foot. 51/3
18.4 Y Arafat to Laxman, Laxman drives the ball back to Arafat who throws it back at Laxman. 51/3
With India in a spot of bother, VVS Laxman is the new man in the middle.
18.3 Y Arafat to Jaffer, OUT - Jaffer goes on the backfoot. That's struck Jaffer on his pad. The fielding side is asking the question. Umpire Taufel declares Jaffer OUT. Test debutant Arafat picks up his second wicket. 51/3
18.2 Y Arafat to Jaffer, Jaffer is beaten outside his off stump by Arafat. Arafat has been impressive so far. 51/2
18.1 Y Arafat to Ganguly, Ganguly dabs the ball with soft hands and takes a quick single. 51/2
18 D Kaneria to Jaffer, Calmly defended off the front foot by Jaffer. 50/2
17.5 D Kaneria to Jaffer, Jaffer drives through the leg side for no runs. 50/2
17.4 D Kaneria to Jaffer, Driven through the leg side by Jaffer. No runs conceded. 50/2
17.3 D Kaneria to Jaffer, Defended off the front foot by Jaffer. 50/2
17.2 D Kaneria to Jaffer, Driven through the off side by Jaffer for no runs. 50/2
17.1 D Kaneria to Jaffer, Jaffer chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. 50/2
17 Y Arafat to Ganguly, Ganguly flicks the ball away using his wrist for a couple on the leg side. 50/2
16.5 Y Arafat to Ganguly, Ganguly ducks under the bouncer from Arafat. 48/2
16.4 Y Arafat to Ganguly, Ganguly drives through the leg side for no runs. 48/2
16.3 Y Arafat to Ganguly, Ganguly times the ball to perfection through the off side field. The ball races to the boundary. Ganguly gets off the mark in style. 48/2
Sourav Ganguly comes to bat at the fall of Dravid's wicket.
16.2 Y Arafat to Dravid, OUT - Dravid edges the ball outside his off stump. It has been taken in the slips by Misbah. Arafat picks up his first Test wicket. Dravid pays the price for fishing outside his off stump. 44/2
16.1 Y Arafat to Dravid, Defended off the front foot by Dravid. 44/1
16 D Kaneria to Jaffer, Jaffer has driven it through the off side. Dot ball to end the over. 44/1
15.5 D Kaneria to Jaffer, Driven through the leg side by Jaffer for no runs again. 44/1
15.4 D Kaneria to Jaffer, Driven through the leg side by Jaffer for no runs. 44/1
15.3 D Kaneria to Jaffer, Defended off the front foot by Jaffer. 44/1
15.2 D Kaneria to Jaffer, Jaffer has driven it straight down the ground for no runs. 44/1
15.1 D Kaneria to Jaffer, Jaffer drives the ball straight back to the bowler. Dot ball. 44/1
Danish Kaneria is introduced into the bowling attack.
15 Y Arafat to Dravid, Dravid lets the ball go outside his off stump. 44/1
14.5 Y Arafat to Dravid, Dravid handsomely drives the ball through the covers. The ball races to the boundary. Dravid is looking good out in the middle. 44/1
14.4 Y Arafat to Dravid, Dravid lets the ball go outside his off stump. 40/1
14.3 Y Arafat to Dravid, Dravid plays the pull-shot. Two runs conceded. 40/1
14.2 Y Arafat to Dravid, Dravid chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. 38/1
14.1 Y Arafat to Dravid, Dravid has played that with the full face of the bat. 38/1
14 M Sami to Jaffer, Driven through the leg side by Jaffer for no runs. 38/1
13.5 M Sami to Jaffer, Crisply driven through the covers by Jaffer. The ball has crossed the ropes for a boundary. Jaffer looks to have settled out in the middle. 38/1
13.4 M Sami to Jaffer, Jaffer has attempted to play that one - but missed. Umpire Koertzen signals a No Ball. 34/1
13.4 M Sami to Jaffer, Jaffer fails to put bat on ball. 33/1
13.3 M Sami to Jaffer, Jaffer shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the backfoot. 33/1
13.2 M Sami to Jaffer, Driven through the leg side by Jaffer. 33/1
13.1 M Sami to Jaffer, Driven through the off side by Jaffer. 33/1
13 Y Arafat to Dravid, Dravid plays a glorious square drive piercing the cover-point region. The ball races away to the boundary. 33/1
12.5 Y Arafat to Dravid, Dravid is beaten by Arafat agian in this over. 29/1
12.4 Y Arafat to Dravid, Left alone by Dravid for the second time in this over. 29/1
12.3 Y Arafat to Dravid, Dravid has played that with the full face of the bat. Dot ball. 29/1
12.2 Y Arafat to Dravid, Left alone by Dravid. 29/1
12.1 Y Arafat to Dravid, Dravid is beaten outside his off stump by Arafat. 29/1
12 M Sami to Jaffer, Driven through the off side by Jaffer for no runs. 29/1
11.5 M Sami to Jaffer, Jaffer fails to put bat on ball. No Ball has been signalled by Umpire Koertzen. 29/1
11.5 M Sami to Jaffer, Jaffer beautifully drives the ball through the leg side field for the second boundary in this over. 28/1
11.4 M Sami to Jaffer, Jaffer has driven it through the off side for no runs again. 24/1
11.3 M Sami to Jaffer, Driven through the off side by Jaffer for no runs. 24/1
11.2 M Sami to Jaffer, Jaffer is beaten by Sami outside his off stump. 24/1
11.1 M Sami to Jaffer, Jaffer rocks on the backfoot and slams the ball through the point region for a boundary. 24/1
Umpire signals for drinks break.
11 Y Arafat to Dravid, Dravid chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. 20/1
10.5 Y Arafat to Dravid, Defended well off the back foot by Dravid. 20/1
10.4 Y Arafat to Jaffer, Driven through the leg side by Jaffer for a single. 20/1
10.3 Y Arafat to Jaffer, Jaffer has played that off the front foot for no runs again. 19/1
10.2 Y Arafat to Jaffer, Jaffer drives the ball straight down the ground. Dot ball. 19/1
10.1 Y Arafat to Jaffer, Driven through the off side by Jaffer for no runs. 19/1
First bowling change by Younus Khan. Test debutant Yasir Arafat replaces Akhtar in the attack.
10 M Sami to Dravid, Dravid comfortably lets the bouncer go over him. Good comeback by Sami. 19/1
9.5 M Sami to Dravid, Dravid picks the length of the ball early and drives the ball nicely off the backfoot. The ball has crossed the ropes for a boundary. 19/1
9.4 M Sami to Dravid, Dravid has attempted to play that one - but missed. Dravid is beaten for a second time in a row. 15/1
9.4 M Sami to Dravid, Dravid is beaten by Sami outside his off stump. 14/1
9.3 M Sami to Dravid, Dravid has played that with the full face of the bat. Dot ball. 14/1
9.2 M Sami to Jaffer, Driven through the off side by Jaffer for a single. 14/1
9.1 M Sami to Jaffer, Jaffer chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. 13/1
9 S Akhtar to Dravid, Dravid works it down the leg side for no runs. 13/1
8.5 S Akhtar to Dravid, Dravid has stood up on his toes to play that short delivery from Akhtar. 13/1
8.4 S Akhtar to Dravid, Akhtar dugs the ball short. The ball hits Dravid on his shoulder. It surely must be painful for Dravid. 13/1
8.3 S Akhtar to Dravid, Dravid does well to leave that bouncer from Akhtar. 13/1
8.2 S Akhtar to Dravid, Dravid has played that off the front foot and into the ground for an easy couple. 13/1
8.1 S Akhtar to Dravid, Dravid ducked in time to let that pacy bouncer from Akhtar go over him. 11/1
8 M Sami to Jaffer, Jaffer chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. End of a successful over by Sami. 11/1
7.5 M Sami to Dravid, The ball has been excellently square driven by Dravid. Good athleticism shown by Akhtar. Three runs added to the total. Dravid gets off the mark immediately. 11/1
Rahul Dravid is the new man out at the crease. Dravid is due for a big score for a long time and today might be his day to score big.
7.4 M Sami to Gambhir, OUT - Gambhir pokes at the ball outside his off stump. The ball takes the edge of the bat. Keeper Akmal has dived to his left and taken the catch. Sami's persistance outside the off stump has paid. 8/1
7.3 M Sami to Jaffer, Driven through the leg side by Jaffer for a single again. 8/0
7.2 M Sami to Gambhir, Driven through the off side by Gambhir for a comfortable single. 7/0
7.1 M Sami to Gambhir, Left alone by Gambhir. 6/0
7 S Akhtar to Jaffer, Akhtar dugs the ball short. Jaffer trieas to fend the ball off the backfoot. The ball pops up in the air. A diving effort by Sami at gully but he could not hold onto it. An early let off for Jaffer. 6/0
6.5 S Akhtar to Jaffer, Driven through the leg side by Jaffer. No runs conceded. 6/0
6.4 S Akhtar to Jaffer, Played to the point region by Jaffer for no runs. 6/0
6.3 S Akhtar to Jaffer, The ball is way wide on the leg side but Jaffer still goes after it. No contact made in the end. 6/0
6.2 S Akhtar to Jaffer, Jaffer plays the ball showing the ful face of the bat to the bowler. 6/0
6.1 S Akhtar to Jaffer, Driven through the leg side by Jaffer for no runs. 6/0
6 M Sami to Jaffer, Jaffer has flicked the ball off his pads for a single. 6/0
5.5 M Sami to Jaffer, Jaffer has played that off the front foot and into the ground. 5/0
5.4 M Sami to Jaffer, The ball is too wide on the off side for Jaffer to make any contact. Jaffer is being temped by Sami to play a false shot. 5/0
5.3 M Sami to Jaffer, Jaffer lets the ball go outside his off stump. Sami has been keeping the line outside the off stump from the start. 5/0
5.2 M Sami to Jaffer, Jaffer chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. 5/0
5.1 M Sami to Jaffer, Left alone by Jaffer. 5/0
5 S Akhtar to Gambhir, Gambhir lets another bouncer go past his head. Akhtar trying to unsettle Gambhir with short deliveries. 5/0
4.5 S Akhtar to Gambhir, Gambhir ducked in time to let that bouncer go over him. Good aggressive stuff from Akhtar. 5/0
4.4 S Akhtar to G Gambhir, Gambhir stood up on his toes to play that short delivery from Akhtar. 5/0
4.3 S Akhtar to Gambhir, Left alone again by Gambhir. 5/0
4.2 S Akhtar to Gambhir, Left alone by Gambhir. 5/0
4.1 S Akhtar to Gambhir, Gambhir has played it to the point region but fails to find a single. 5/0
4 M Sami to Jaffer, Wide down the leg side
3.5 M Sami to Jaffer, Jaffer lets the ball go through to the keeper. 5/0
3.4 M Sami to Jaffer, Jaffer has punched the ball off the backfoot. 5/0
3.3 M Sami to Jaffer, Wide outside off stump
3.2 M Sami to Jaffer, Jaffer has played that off the front foot for no runs. 5/0
3.1 M Sami to Jaffer, Left alone by Jaffer. 5/0
3 S Akhtar to Gambhir, Gambhir plays the straight drive off the front foot. The ball races to the boundary. First runs for Gambhir come as a boundary. 5/0
2.5 S Akhtar to Gambhir, Gambhir again leaves the ball alone. Pakistan seamers are persisting with outside the off stump line. 1/0
2.4 S Akhtar to Gambhir, Very good leave by Gambhir as the ball was way outside the off stump. 1/0
2.3 S Akhtar to Gambhir, Bouncer from Akhtar. ambhir does well to evade it. 1/0
2.2 S Akhtar to Gambhir, Left alone again by Gambhir. 1/0
2.1 S Akhtar to Gambhir, Gambhir lets the ball go outside his off stump. 1/0
2 M Sami to Jaffer, Sami continues to keep the line out side the off stump and Jaffer continues to leave the ball. Sami starts off with a maiden. 1/0
1.5 M Sami to Jaffer, Jaffer lets the ball go through to the keeper for the third time in a row. 1/0
1.4 M Sami to Jaffer, Jaffer again lets the ball go outside his off stump. 1/0
1.3 M Sami to Jaffer, Jaffer lets the ball go outside his off stump. 1/0
1.2 M Sami to Jaffer, Jaffer is beaten by a seaming delivery from Sami. 1/0
1.1 M Sami to Jaffer, Jaffer defends the ball off the back foot. 1/0
Mohammad Sami will partner Shoaib Akhtar into the bowling attack.
1 S Akhtar to Gambhir, Gambhir lets the last ball go through to the keeper. End of a steady first over by Akhtar as one run was conceded from it. 1/0
0.5 S Akhtar to Gambhir, Gambhir has played that with the full face of the bat. 1/0
0.4 S Akhtar to Gambhir, Left alone by Gambhir again. 1/0
0.3 S Akhtar to Gambhir, Gambhir chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. 1/0
0.2 S Akhtar to Jaffer, Driven through the off side by Jaffer for a single. Jaffer and India gets off the mark. 1/0
0.1 S Akhtar to Jaffer, Jaffer drives the ball on the off side for no runs. 0/0
Shoaib Akhtar will open the bowling attack for Pakistan.
Indian openers Wasim Jaffer and Gautam Gambhir are out in the middle.
Rudi Koertzen (RSA) and Simon Taufel (Aus) are the onfield officials while GA Pratapkumar will be in the TV umpire's seat.
The conditions at Bangalore are bright and sunny. The pitch is a hard one with some bounce in it. The pitch will assist the spinners as the game progresses.
India won the toss and elected to bat first. Yuvraj Singh and Gautam Gambhir come in for Tendulkar and MS Dhoni. Pakistan have made one change as Tanvir is replaced by Yasir Arafat who will be making his Test debut today.
Good morning and welcome to the coverage of the Third and crucial Test match between arch-rivals India and Pakistan at M.Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bangalore. Pakistan's confidence must be high after their fight back to save the 2nd Test in Kolkata when their backs were against the wall. The visitors have good memories from the Chinnaswamy Stadium as they beat India in the final Test to draw the series in 2005. Pakistan will hope for the same kind of fortune this time too. Shoaib Malik has been ruled out of the final Test as he failed to recover from his ankle injury. Younus Khan will once again lead the troops in Malik's absence. Meanwhile, India have injury crisis as Tendulkar and Dhoni are ruled out due to injuries. Zaheer Khan and Munaf Patel have already been ruled out of the 3rd Test. Irfan Pathan and Ishan Sharma are drafted in as their replacements. Bangalore has not been a happy hunting ground for the home side as they suffered two Test defeats in 2004-05 and if history repeats itself, Kumble will rue the missed opportunity to close out the series in Kolkata. Join us for the commentary as the action is about to unfold.