LIVE – India v West Indies: 3rd Test – http://www.senore.com/Cricket/V-Sehwag-c2739 falls after brisk start – Match Update
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/India-c750’s opener Virender Sehwag fell after providing a quick start to the team in the final Test of the three match series against West Indies at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on Thursday, November 24, 2011.
The home team’s openers Sehwag and http://www.senore.com/Cricket/G-Gambhir-c1447 came out to bat in a positive manner and attacked the West Indian bowlers on day three. They scored 67 runs at the top of the order before the former was dismissed.
Sehwag contributed 37 runs to the total off 50 balls with the help of three fours and one massive six. He has been getting starts throughout this series, but failed to convert any of them into a big one.
The flamboyant batsman had a very good opportunity to score a big one today, as the conditions were ideal for batting. However, he was cleaned up by the opposition’s skipper http://www.senore.com/Cricket/DJG-Sammy-c1382 with a nice in-cutter.
The ball landed on good length and moved slightly towards the stumps. There was plenty of gap between Sehwag’s bat and pads and once the ball missed everything, it went onto hit the wickets.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Mumbai-c820’s pitch has turned out to be a nightmare for the bowlers, as it is dry and has a lot of assistance for the batsmen. It might start turning towards the end of day four, but before that there is no concern for the batting side.
One of the reasons why the curators opted for a flat batting pitch would have been to provide an opportunity to veteran http://www.senore.com/Cricket/SR-Tendulkar-c2556 for completing his 100th international ton.
The Master Blaster has been struggling to reach three figures in international cricket since his century in the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/ICC-World-Cup-2011-c100625 World Cup 2011.
He came closer on a few occasions, but has been unable to reach the landmark until now.
However, the ongoing Test against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/West-Indies-c760 might be the moment for Tendulkar which he will remember for the rest of his life.
The legendary cricketer will have to wait another wicket to fall though, as Gambhir and http://www.senore.com/Cricket/R-Dravid-c2229 are batting solidly in the middle at the moment.
Both are unbeaten on 30 and one respectively, as the team has reached 74 run for the loss of Sehwag.
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