Tendulkar's 31st ton keeps Indian hopes alive
(an excerpt)
...The home side had been reduced to 87 for four mainly due to an fiery opening spell by fast bowler Mervyn Dillon but Tendulkar and Vangipurappu Laxman, who was 30 not out, came together for a 108-run unbroken sixth wicket stand...
...But India, now 56 runs ahead, are in with a good chance to draw the test and a slim chance of forcing a win as the wicket is expected to heavily favour their spinners on the final day...
...Tendulkar got his century, his first at the Eden Gardens, off 160 balls with two runs to extra cover off paceman Darren Powell. He celebrated by taking off his helmet, raising his arms in the air and hugging non-striker Laxman...
...The explosive Virender Sehwag hit Dillon to fine leg and mid-off for two fours but the bowler forced the stocky batsman to fend a rising delivery to Chanderpaul at backward short leg...
...Tendulkar and skipper Saurav Ganguly added 38 for the fourth wicket before Ganguly (16) was given lbw, also by de Silva, to Cameron Cuffy to a ball that pitched on leg stump but seemed to be angling down off...
...The visitors lost their last five wickets for 47 runs to be all out midway through the morning, with off-spinner Harbhajan Singh finishing with five for 115 to claim his 11th five-wicket haul in a test innings...
...Samuels, 89 not out overnight, got his century with a single to long-on off leg-spinner Anil Kumble and then celebrated by driving Harbhajan past long-on for four...
Apparently Cricket is a game built aroung nonsensical grammar. I think one is awarded points by stringing together as many unrelated words as possible. Anyhow, I think I am going to karaoke night at Mico's tomorrow night if anyone would like to join me.
T. Papier
...The home side had been reduced to 87 for four mainly due to an fiery opening spell by fast bowler Mervyn Dillon but Tendulkar and Vangipurappu Laxman, who was 30 not out, came together for a 108-run unbroken sixth wicket stand...
...But India, now 56 runs ahead, are in with a good chance to draw the test and a slim chance of forcing a win as the wicket is expected to heavily favour their spinners on the final day...
...Tendulkar got his century, his first at the Eden Gardens, off 160 balls with two runs to extra cover off paceman Darren Powell. He celebrated by taking off his helmet, raising his arms in the air and hugging non-striker Laxman...
...The explosive Virender Sehwag hit Dillon to fine leg and mid-off for two fours but the bowler forced the stocky batsman to fend a rising delivery to Chanderpaul at backward short leg...
...Tendulkar and skipper Saurav Ganguly added 38 for the fourth wicket before Ganguly (16) was given lbw, also by de Silva, to Cameron Cuffy to a ball that pitched on leg stump but seemed to be angling down off...
...The visitors lost their last five wickets for 47 runs to be all out midway through the morning, with off-spinner Harbhajan Singh finishing with five for 115 to claim his 11th five-wicket haul in a test innings...
...Samuels, 89 not out overnight, got his century with a single to long-on off leg-spinner Anil Kumble and then celebrated by driving Harbhajan past long-on for four...
Apparently Cricket is a game built aroung nonsensical grammar. I think one is awarded points by stringing together as many unrelated words as possible. Anyhow, I think I am going to karaoke night at Mico's tomorrow night if anyone would like to join me.
T. Papier