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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