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Munaf Patel is congratulated by teammates after taking Shivnaraine Chanderpaul’s wicket, on Thursday |
Roseau: Ishant Sharma cleaned up the tail for a five-wicket haul after Harbhajan Singh got to the 400-wicket mark, as India bundled out the West Indies for 204 on the second day of the third and final Test, on Thursday.
Harbhajan became the third Indian and 11th overall to reach the landmark, while Ishant continued from where he had left off on Wednesday, as the duo hastened the West Indies collapse at the Windsor Park. Just as the West Indian innings folded up, a slight drizzle brought the covers on, and an early tea was taken.
West Indies were in the middle of a revival of sorts when the gritty Harbhajan claimed two quick wickets.
Though Harbhajan achieved a milestone, the wrecker-in-chief was once again Ishant, who claimed five for 77 in yet another inspirational spell of fast bowling.
West Indies, 128 for five at lunch, began the afternoon session with a flurry of shots, to entertain a sparse crowd at the ground. Carlton Baugh (60) was the aggressor as he flexed his arms to good effect, and no less than 37 runs came from the first four overs.
Baugh survived a caught-behind appeal off Munaf Patel but then decided to cut loose, crashing Ishant for three fours in one over. He first produced a back cut, steered the next one over slips, and then crashed one past the extra cover boundary.
He didnt hold himself back against Munaf Patel either, managing two fours past the slip cordons.
Meanwhile Bravo, unbeaten on 41 at break, completed his half-century when he flicked Ishant to square leg for a single. Bravo though departed to Ishant in dramatic fashion after he had put on 59 runs for the sixth wicket with Baugh.
In a tense Sharma over, he first edged a delivery to slips where Rahul Dravid caught it but promptly indicated he wasnt sure if he had caught cleanly.
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