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Tue, 05 Oct, 2010,02:21 PM |
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India has won an extraordinarily tense Test match in Mohali against Australia with one wicket in hand.
The win guarantees the home side retains the Border-Gavaskar trophy.
It could have been argued a tie would be fitting a contest that has fluctuated from day to day, session to session, but India prevailed in a marvellous game.
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India was in a perilous state at 8-124 when Harbhajan Singh was removed but Sharma and Laxman found the resolve none of their team-mates could.
Edges flew wide and short balls were bunted high and safe early in the partnership but eventually Laxman’s undeniable class kicked in.
He finished on 73no, he has scored more runs in innings but only rarely have they been more valuable.
When Ishant Sharma was given out lbw to a Ben Hilfenhaus delivery that was going down the leg side India needed 11 runs to win with one wicket in hand.
The tension was extraordinary as the injured Laxman, batting with a runner, farmed the strike to protect Pragyan Ojha who hung on to be 5no
The Australians appeared to have the upper hand taking 4-69 in the morning session.
Doug Bollinger removed the Tenduklar by inducing him to play a loose shot to gully where Michael Hussey held onto a good catch.
Bollinger also removed Harbhajan Singh, who had made two runs from two balls.
Spin bowler Nathan Hauritz took the wicket of night watchman Zaheer Khan (10) but could not complete the job on the fifth day wicket forcing captain Ricky Ponting to turn to the part time spin of Marcus North.
The Australians cause was not helped when Bollinger did not take the field after lunch. |
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