Zimbabwe 67 for six at stumps, Ganguly hits up 5,000th Test run

Zimbabwe were 67 for six in their second innings at stumps on the third day of the first Test against India at the Queen's Sports Club here on Thursday. They trail India by 208 runs after the visitors were all out for 554 in their first innings.
GANGULY: Sourav Ganguly reached a personal landmark of 5,000 Test runs to leave India on 396-6 at lunch on the third day of the first Test at Queen's Sports Club here Thursday.
However the India captain needed 146 balls and over 210 minutes at the crease to grind out his 51, which he will be keen to take past a hundred given some mediocre performances in recent months.
India had a lead of 117 with four wickets standing, having bowled Zimbabwe out for 279.
This was certainly not what the Indians were looking for at the start of play.
They lost three wickets during the morning session and added only 71 runs in the two hours.
Ganguly was on 23 overnight and Laxman on 125 as India resumed on 325-3.
They both looked secure in the early overs, even though they were facing a new ball.
Then a misunderstanding saw Laxman run out attempting a quick single to Heath Streak at mid-on when Ganguly stood his ground. Laxman, who had added 15 runs to get to 140, let his captain know how he felt.
He had hit 17 fours to take his own Test aggregate past 4,000.
Zimbabwe exploited their good luck to snatch another couple of wickets.
Yuvraj Singh was bowled by left-arm spinner Keith Dabengwa for 12 and Dinesh Karthik was caught behind by a full-length Tatenda Taibu off Andy Blignaut to give Zimbabwe a glimmer of hope.
SCOREBOARD
ZIMBABWE (1st Innings): 279 (T. Taibu 71no, T. Duffin 56, I. Pathan 5-58):
INDIA (1st Innings overnight 325-3):

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G Gambhir c Taylor b Mahwire             46

V Sehwag b Mahwire                       44

R Dravid c Taylor b Mahwire              77

VVS Laxman run out (Streak)             140

S Ganguly c Duffin b Ewing              101

Yuvraj Singh b Dabengwa                  12

D Karthik c Taibu b Blignaut              1

I Pathan c and b Dabengwa                52

A Kumble c Coventry b Dabengwa           17

Harbhajan Singh c Coventry b Mahwire     37

Z Khan not out                           13

EXTRAS: (LB-7, W-3, NB-4)                14

TOTAL: (all out, 146.3 overs, 614 mins) 554

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FALL OF WICKETS: 1-88, 2-98, 3-228, 4-356, 5-372, 6-379, 7-476, 8-502, 9-522
BOWLING: Streak 26-3-91 0 (2w), Mahwire 25.3-4-92-4 (1w, 1nb), Blignaut 19-2-96-1 (2nb), Dabengwa 35-6-127-3, Ewing 41-5-141-1 (1nb)
ZIMBABWE (2ND INNINGS):

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B Taylor lbw b Pathan                     4

T Duffin b Khan                           2

H Masakadza c Kumble b Pathan             2

D Ebrahim b Pathan                        1

T Taibu not out                          30

H Streak lbw b Pathan                     0

C Coventry c Gambhir b Harbhajan         24

EXTRAS: (W-2, NB-2)                       4

TOTAL: (for 6 wickets, 17.2 overs)       67

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