Harbhajan ruins Hooper century
India 457 West Indies 157 and 188 India win by an innings and 112 runs
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Your support makes all the difference.Carl Hooper, the West Indies captain, will not have enjoyed his 100th Test as his side suffered a thrashing at the hands of India here over the weekend. The tourists now face an uphill task to avoid save the three-Test series after losing by an innings and 112 runs.
The architect of their downfall was the Indian spinner Harbhajan Singh, who claimed 7 for 48 as the Windies were rolled over for just 188 in their second innings.
The tourists resumed on 91 for 1, a deficit of 209, but lost five wickets for 12 runs before lunch and the contest was as good as over. Chris Gayle and Ramnaresh Sarwan were the first to go before Hooper was dismissed for just one run when he chipped a drive back to Harbhajan. He could then only watch as his side folded meekly. Shivnarine Chanderpaul was the only West Indian to offer any resistance, finishing on 36 not out to add to his first innings fifty.
Fourth day; India won toss
INDIA – First innings 457 (V Sehwag 147, R Dravid 100, S B Bangar 55).
WEST INDIES – First innings 157 (S Chanderpaul 54; A Kumble 4-51, Z Khan 4-41)
WEST INDIES – Second Innings (Following on) Overnight: 91-1
C H Gayle c Ganguly b Harbhajan 42
R R Sarwan c Tendulkar b Kumble 17
S Chanderpaul not out 36
C L Hooper c & b Harbhajan 1
R O Hinds c Sehwag b Kumble 2
R D Jacobs c Ganguly b Kumble 0
M V Nagamootoo c Ganguly b Harbhajan 18
M Dillon c Dravid b Harbhajan 0
P T Collins c Dravid b Harbhajan 8
C E Cuffy c & b Harbhajan 0
Extras (b8 lb15 nb1) 24
Total (68.3 overs) 188
Fall: 1-60 2-105 3-107 4-110 5-117 6-117 7-158 8-158 9-184.
Bowling: Srinath 4-2-19-0; Khan 4-0-26-0; Bangar 6-1- 20-0; Harbhajan Singh 28.3-11-48-7; Kumble 25-8-50-3; Tendulkar 1-0-2-0.
Umpires: E A R de Silva (Sri Lanka) and D R Shepherd (Eng).
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