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26-Nov-2011 11:42:00 GMT
India v West Indies, 3rd Test, Mumbai, 5th day

3rd Test Ends in Thrilling Draw With Scores Level

Mumbai: In a thrilling finish, West Indies held their nerves to draw the third Test against India on the fifth day at the Wankhede stadium in Mumbai on Saturday. India won the three-Test series 2-0.

Chasing a 243-run victory target, India ended up with 242/9 with R Ashwin getting run out on the last ball of the match.

The match was completely in India's hand when Kohli was at the crease, but his wicket gave Windies a chance to win the third Test.

The partnership between Dhoni and Kohli was going good and they looked set to guide India for a win, but Rampaul dismissed the Indian skipper.

Before Dhoni's wicket, Ravi Rampaul had VVS Laxman caught by Adrian Barath at mid-on. Laxman hit 1 four in his 31-run knock before mistiming his pull shot to the short delivery.

India ended the second session of the day at 148/4.

Both Laxman and Virat Kohli batted well after Marlon Samuels had Rahul Dravid (33) caught by substitute Denesh Ramdin at deep mid-wicket.

The Indian run chase hit a major roadblock as Virender Sehwag and Sachin Tendulkar fell in successive overs.

India lost their third wicket when Tendulkar (3) edged a Marlon Samuels delivery to Kirk Edwards at short mid-wicket.

Sehwag hit a 65-ball 60 before edging a Devendra Bishoo full toss to West Indies captain Darren Sammy at short fine leg.

Sehwag reached his fifty off 61 balls and his knock was studded with 8 fours.

Fidel Edwards dented the Indian run chase in the second over after lunch when he had Gautam Gambhir caught by West Indies captain Darren Sammy at point.

India ended the first session of the day at 16/0.

Earlier, Pragyan Ojha took six wickets while R Ashwin scalped four, as India bundled out the West Indies for 134 runs in their second innings.

India have to a chase a 243-run victory target in 64 overs to register a clean sweep.

R Ashwin dismissed West Indies captain Darren Sammy and Devendra Bishoo off successive deliveries to end the West Indies second innings.

Ojha took his sixth wicket when he had Ravi Rampaul caught by Sachin Tendulkar at deep square leg.

Ashwin took his second wicket when he trapped Kieran Powell plumb in front of the wicket.

The West Indies lost their sixth wicket when Ashwin clean bowled Carlton Baugh through the gap between bat and pad.

Ojha dismissed Darren Bravo and Marlon Samuels in one over.

Ojha registered his second five-wicket haul when he incited Samuels (0) out of the crease with a flighted delivery but it turned and missed Samuels' swinging bat for MS Dhoni to complete an easy stumping.

Ojha took his fourth wicket when he took a simple return catch to dismiss Bravo.

Bravo hit 5 fours in his 48-run knock before Ojha made him drive against the turn which resulted in his dismissal.

Ojha struck early in the day when he had Kraigg Brathwaite caught by Sachin Tendulkar at backward point.

Brathwaite hit 2 fours in his 35-run knock and was done in by the bounce of the Ojha delivery.

The day's play started with Brathwaite and Bravo resuming the West Indies second innings.

Brief scores
West Indies
590 (Bravo 166, K Edwards 86, Powell 81) and 134 (Ojha 6-47, Ashwin 4-34)
India 482 (Ashwin 103, Tendulkar 94, Dravid 82) and 148 for 4 (Kohli 63, Sehwag 60)
Result Drawn
MOM & Man of the series Ravichandran Ashwin (India)


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