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India v Pakistan, 3rd Test, Bangalore

March 24-28



Pakistan team pose with the TVS trophy after levelling series 1-1


Something for India to cheer about. Virender Sehwag won the Man of the Series award for his consistent brilliance


Younis Khan bagged the Man of the Match award for his 351 runs


Pakistan team jubiliant after levelling the series 1-1


Danish Kaneria celebrating a fantastic victory with his teammates after he claimed Laxmipathy Balaji


Shahid Afridi ended all hopes of an Indian resistance with the wicket of Sachin Tendulkar


Mohammad Sami struck again, hitting the stumps of Dinesh Karthik with a beautiful inswinging yorker


Sourav Ganguly rounded off his miserable batting form being bowled by Shahid Afridi


Mohammad Sami and Inzamam-ul-Haq appeal in vain for a leg before decision against VVS Laxman


Rahul Dravid, a man best equipped to bat out day, fell soon after to Arshad Khan


Mohammad Sami gave his team the vital opening after lunch by trapping Gautam Gambhir lbw


Gautam Gambhir started the day well scoring a fifty


Sourav Ganguly was helpless in the face of Pakistan's assault


Younis Khan continued from where he had left off in the first innings, beltimg 84 off 96 balls


Sachin Tendulkar, Rahul dravid and Anil Kumble were honoured for their individual milestones by Dharam Singh, the Karnataka chief minister


Yasir Hameed wasn't to be left far behind. He contributed 76 as Pakistan raced along


Shahid Afridi hit some scintillating shots en route to his quick-fire fifty off 26 balls


Shahid Afridi finally wrapped up the Indian innings, leaving VVS Laxman high and dry


Danish Kaneria was ecstatic after picking up his second five-wicket haul of the series


The Indian tail wagged as Anil Kumble scored 22 in a 53-run partnership with VVS Laxman


VVS Laxman struck some beautiful shots to remain umbeaten on 79


At the end of the day Pakistan were on top, and they knew it


After Virender Sehwag was dismissed Pakistan piled on the pressure with Danish Kaneria flummoxing Sourav Ganguly


If it were not for Virender Sehwag's astonishing 201, India would have been in deep trouble


Pakistan's bowlers did well to peg things back, picking up wickets at regular intervals


Virender Sehwag got a warm hug when he went past yet another milestone and kept Pakistan at bay


Virender Sehwag attacked even when the bowling was restrictive, peppering the on-side


Even with Virender Sehwag blazing away the Pakistanis were jumping with joy when they got rid of Sachin Tendulkar


Sachin Tendulkar, the one Indian batsman with a good record at Bangalore, found his groove with the sweep


Virender Sehwag was undeterred by wickets falling


Kamran Akmal and Mohammad Sami celebrate as Pakistan broke through with the wicket of Gautam Gambhir


Virender Sehwag continued from where he left off, striking the ball cleanly


Mohammad Sami turned the heat on with a good spell of bowling


The Pakistani flag flew high at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium with Younis Khan giving his countrymen plenty to cheer about


Harbhajan Singh was India's only real bright spot on the day, taking six wickets


Younis Khan could barely contain his joy, and almost prostrated on the pitch when he reached 200


Younis Khan acknowledged the crowd's cheers as he became the first Pakistani to score a double-century on Indian soil


The Indian bowlers hardly got a look in as the ball disappeared off the middle of Younis Khan's bat with regularity


The spinners and fast bowlers were treated with equal content by Younis Khan as he reached the 150-mark


Younis Khan, however, moved from strength to strength, thrashing the Indian bowling to all parts


Lakshmipathy Balaji got India off to a great start, getting rid of Inzamam-ul-Haq with the ball of the series


Younis Khan also reached his hundred, and had every reason to celebrate wildly


Inzamam-ul-Haq became one of those rare cricketers who has scored a 100 in his 100th Test and was roundly applauded


Inzamam-ul-Haq and Younis Khan ran India ragged with an unbeaten 316-run partnership


India's bowlers were made to work hard, but with little joy


Younis Khan and Inzamam-ul-Haq paced their partnership well, taking a breather when possible


Inzamam-ul-Haq settled into a great rhythm early on in his 100th Test


Younis Khan drove away Pakistan's blues with a string of good shots


Irfan Pathan then got in on the act, sending back Yasir Hameed


Lakshmipathy Balaji got India off to a dream start dismissing Shahid Afridi for a duck


The day began with Inzamam-ul-Haq receiving a cup commemorating his playing 100 Tests



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