India Needed Another 199 Runs To Win On Fifth Day Of First Test Match

After Australia’s 228 for 6 declaration India was needed 299 runs to win the first test. Ricky Ponting was keen to attack after giving his bowlers nearly a full day to dismiss India on a pitch that was not a minefield but continued to offer considerable variations in bounce.

Australia made two important breakthroughs before lunch on the fifth day in Bangalore, where India were set 299 for an unlikely victory. The loss of Virender Sehwag and Rahul Dravid severely dented India’s hopes and a defensive mindset from Gautam Gambhir suggested they would be happy simply to stop Australia from opening the series with a win.

As Sachin is near to Breaking the record of most runs in test cricket, he had a more positive approach than Gambhir but the man the Australians dearly wanted to remove was Sehwag, whose ability to score quickly must have featured in Ponting’s target-setting calculation. For that reason, Brad Haddin must have wanted to hide under a pile of coats and hope everything worked out after he dropped Sehwag on 5.

Right now Sachin and Laxman is fighting hard to save the test.

Lets see where they will fall on this fifth and deciding day.

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