India lost two wickets at 32 in their second innings while chasing Australian target of 216 on fourth day of the first Test at Punjab Cricket Association Stadium here on Monday. Zaheer Khan swung Australia’s tail out cheaply to build on the earlier good work of Ishant Sharma and the spinners. The Australians added 27 runs for the loss of their last four wickets after tea, which left India with a chance to make major inroads into their chase before stumps.
Zaheer grabbed the final three wickets after Pragyan Ojha had Tim Paine sharply caught by the substitute Cheteshwar Pujara at silly point in the first over after the break. Zaheer had Mitchell Johnson caught behind for 3, before rattling the stumps of Nathan Hauritz (9) and Ben Hilfenhaus (6) to finish off the Australians for 192.
India lost their two wickets at the score of 32 still need 184 runs to win the match while Sachin Tendulkar and Virendra Sehwag were at the crease.
The home team will need to make the fourth-highest successful chase in the history of Test cricket in India to win the match.
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