Tendulkar leads India reply with 49th test century
October 11, 2010 by Trend PK
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BANGALORE: Sachin Tendulkar hit his 49th test century to help India reach 224 for two at lunch on the third day of the second and final test against Australia on Monday.
Resuming on 128 for two, Tendulkar hit a six off Nathan Hauritz to reach the century mark and was unbeaten on 106.
The other overnight batsman, Murali Vijay, was 73 not out having added 186 runs for the third wicket.
Tendulkar, who became the first man to score 14,000 test runs on Sunday, was in sublime form with boundaries flowing from his blade. He hit two fours off the day’s first over from Hauritz. AGENCIES
Pakistan 347-4 at Stumps Napier Test
NAPIER: Pakistan made 347/4 at fourth day stumps in third Test against New Zealand at McLean Park here on Monday. The visitors have 99 runs lead and six wickets remaining.
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Umar Akmal 48 and Misbah-ul-Haq 4, were at the crease.
Earlier, four half centuries of the top order batsmen helped Pakistan in their second innings to erase 248 runs strong lead of New Zealand.
Resuming on 128 without loss, a deficit of 120, Pakistan lost openers Salman Butt (66) and Imran Farhat (61) early in the opening session – both caught and bowled by part-time spinner Martin Guptill.
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Guptill had 2-21 from nine overs – the first wickets of his eight-Test career.
Pakistan resuming after lunch on 2-192, wiped off the remainder of their first innings deficit in the middle session.
Faisal Iqbal was the only casualty of the session when he was caught by Ross Taylor at slip from the bowling of Chris Martin for 67 after he had added 128 for the third wicket with Captain Mohammad Yousuf. Pakistan reached 3-278 at tea.
Umar Akmal 36, in partnership with Yousuf 89, added 59 runs to lead Pakistan to 331/3 when rainfall interrupted the match. As the match resumed the visitors lost Yousuf, who made 89 runs.
Umar Akmal 48 and Misbah-ul-Haq 4, were at the crease at stumps on day four.
Pakistan 347-4 at Stumps Napier Test was first posted on December 14, 2009 at 3:40 pm.
