Sunday, December 2, 2007

INDIA V/s PAKISTAN-2nd test- pak loose half of the vickets:


Sunday, December 02, 2007 12.30 pm (pak time).
Pakistan was 203 for five Pakistan need 413 more runs to win ,on day three of the second Test at Eden Gardens on Sunday..Pakistan need 263 more runs to avoid the follow-on.Earlier, India chipped in with regular wickets to put Pakistan on the mat at lunch on the third day of the second cricket Test on Sunday.Resuming at 50 for loss of one wicket, the visitors failed to negotiate the Indian spin duo of Harbhajan Singh and Anil Kumble to lose four wickets and reach 154 for 5 in their first innings at the Eden Gardens.Off spinner Habhajan Singh snared in-form batsmen Salman Butt (42) and Mohammad Yousuf (6) while Kumble foxed Faisal Iqbal as Pakistan still needed 263 runs to avoid the ignominy of
follow on.In between, pacer Munaf Patel got the prized wicket of stand-in skipper Younis Khan (43), who needlessly chased an away going delivery to gift a simple catch to wicketkeeper Mahendra Singh Dhoni.Misbah was playing at59(89) and Akmal at 25(68).